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vs Birmingham? Was that a wise investment?

Could it be a "come or we'll close down" promotion?

Maybe British Speedway should have subbed out their whole merchandising operation... https://motorsport-merchandise.com/

They probably want to wean you off of online booking and back to cash sales as cash is easier to erm... "account" for, ahem

Unfortunately Speedway is about as "trendy" as going to church these days

I don't buy a programme, complete waste of money! Lions merch? None, I was looking at the caps a while back but, personally, I thought they were a bit bog standard. I prefer to buy rider merch because I know the money goes to the rider. In the past I have bought rider caps directly from their website and most recently a Chris Harris face mask. In fact (genuinely) I've been through many airport security facilities around the world wearing a cap with "Bomber" written on the front and never got searched once Craig Cook had some great stuff available to support his GP campaign when he was riding in them

Birmingham or Eastbourne?

Probably visiting the accountant on Monday

It's easy, they just need to be kept engaged. How many times have you seen a kid at the Speedway and they just ain't interested in what's going on and they're just running around being a pain in the @rse. 15 mins engagement in 2 hours is tough for an adult, so what chance with a kid! It won't be for every kid and it's more difficult these days with with CRB checks etc. but ideally there should be a kids club on race night where parents could drop their kids off to have them indoctrinated in the ways of Speedway... like churches do with Sunday school. Watching the kids on the centre green last week they seemed to be having a great time mucking about with Brummie Bear during the interval.

R&R takes his to restaurants with him... and still manages to beat the SGP organisers

Is that right do you ALL sit there in front of your TV's filing in a Programme for the GP's? I know some do... but all of you? Please tell me you don't... I think I'm developing a complex

That's quite a claim, whatever floats YOUR boat.

Haven't filled a Programme in for years, waste of money and I'm still mentally agile enough to know what's going on

There's pretty much a full domestic and international calendar of speedway happening throughout Europe, with riders travelling between them all. They're even going to Russia for goodness sake!

You and racers & royals I believe

What on earth are you going on about? Could easily have done 1 or 2 back to back GP's in the following countries this season. Poland Czech Republic Sweden Russia GB Denmark That's a 6 or 12 round series, there's never been more or less than 6 and 12.

It is true, the GP series and finals were introduced to attract TV coverage and make money. So everybody knew who the winner of the event was at the end of the meeting without having to study a programme and working out all of the possible permutations.

No need to cancel the GP's that would be stupid, just be fair on where they are held

IT IS UNFAIR

TV/Money

You think it's totally fair that 6 rounds in an 11 round World Championship are held in one country. In these days of marginal gains, where riders spend thousands of pounds on machinery, hours in the gym honing the body, special diets, psychology consultants, physios, mechanics just to get the slightest advantage over an opponent but it's fine to hold half the rounds in such familiar territory for a few of the riders. Even Jason Doyle said he was feeling home sick for his dog (and wife) in the last GP.

Yes, I meant 8, semi finalists, they even award points in the semi at the moment for the losers based on the 20 qualifying races

Wasn't on the forum in those days... if there's anything else you want my retrospective opinion on please do let me know

Agreed top 10 should only get points like in F1. They're effectively running 2 systems in one at the moment

That was a flaw... easily changed though, they just elected not to