cityrebel

Sounds like me at work!

Absolutely. If you are waiting for speedway to become a serious sport, I'd stop going. I go in the hope of seeing a close meeting with some decent racing. Sometimes i get this, but mostly i don't!

Loads of tracks have pulled fast ones over the years and got away with it. I know Belle Vue got punished for the hose pipe fiasco, but that is an exception to the rule. You had Eastbourne with the 'stolen' generators and last season Mildenhall refusing to turn up for an away match. Most of these incidents are swept under the carpet and quickly forgotten. The long suffering fans just get used to it.

You probably won't have a facility if he does.

Very similar to the Eastbourne v Poole south coast derby, a mere 120 miles apart!

Mine was also 1970. I remember Ove Fundin getting booed, very loudly!

If he is riding in Denmark, do the Brummies get a facility.

Today was my first visit to Stoke for a few seasons, and I'm glad there weren't any serious dramas to ruin the meeting. The track was a bit tricky early on and the water bowser did break down for a while, but other than that it was quite well run. Kent had a fair bit of bad luck with quite a few fallers, but the impressive Jordan Jenkins clinched the win in the end.

That is the big question. There has been a lot of rain in the last few days, an update will be much appreciated!

My mate went down there on good friday and was told none are being made this season.

I know he rode in an abandoned meeting at Custom House. It must have been a shock to ride on a huge track like West Ham.

1. 70.9, 2. 73.8, 3. No time, 4. 71.2, 5. 73.3, 6. 70.1, 7. 72.3, 8. 73.6, 9. 71.0, 10. No time, 11. 73.9, 12. 73.4, 13. 71.1, 14. 72.6, 15. 72.1. Heats 3 & 10 were awarded.

Georgie Wood had a couple of awkward falls in the latter part of the meeting, which didn't help the Warriors.

If no one replies, i will post them when i get home from work.

One of my claims to fame Sid, was seeing Steve Bast ride for Wembley in 1970. I think he only rode a couple of home meetings.

I did Sid, the crowd was massive that day. I think it was the biggest at the City in the post war era.

Running a few training schools is not going to bring in enough funds to pay for the upkeep of the stadium. The owners probably have substantial bills to pay like the rest of us. You would need multiple weekly incomes to keep the place afloat. After all, this is not Iwade we are talking about.

The crowd levels were poor during Len's last couple of years there. I agree the numbers were good on saturdays when they first went into the top flight, but when they were forced to stage midweek meetings it killed the track off. Until speedway in this country runs on the nights that are most convenient to the fans, it will always struggle.

Both the Rye and Lakeside promotions lost serious money there last season. The place is probably only sustainable as a NL venue. Who in their right mind would lay out serious wedge for a few hundred people. Len knew the fan base was shrinking and the stadium needed major investment, that's why he got out.

At this present moment Rye House is an unlicensed track. The stadium owners have big issues to overcome with the BSPA before racing could resume there. I would imagine obtaining a certificate to stage public events could be a problem as well.

The stretch of water is the killer. Once you get on the boat you have committed yourself. The island does seem to have its own microclimate when it comes to the weather. It often avoids the worst of the rain. I'll make a decision early afternoon, although I'm less likely to gamble these days.

Alfie Bowtell is a lot more experienced than some of the younger riders. It's all about preparing a track all levels of riders can race on.

Hard to argue at that. Lydd is always very well prepared as well.

Sounds good to me!

Indeed it is. What about the sports club which located 5 minutes from Central Park. I bet they're quiet as a mouse on saturday nights.