AndyJ

I think you posted a bad link Phil. Try http://www.manchester.gov.uk/meetings/meeting/2128/planning_and_highways_committee instead...

Apparently nearly 75,000 people signed the "Night and Day" petition - still shy of the 100,000 needed by an epetition for House of Commons debate. It'd be interesting to see the outcome should a popular football club be embroiled in a similar case. Maybe that's what is needed to get this daft law rewritten.. source: http://www.mancunianmatters.co.uk/content/180769816-night-and-day-row-finally-over-noise-nuisance-ends-seven-nights-residents-claim-it

I guess the same could be said of season ticket holders. I agree that it is perhaps unlikely but I guess it's a case of balancing the short-term loss against potential longer-term loss from out of pocket fans.

I'd imagine that these would only be honoured as a goodwill gesture by any incoming promotion. Hopefully any reasonable promoter would do so....

Sadly the fact that residents moved in whilst the speedway track is a going concern is seemingly of little relevance (the government response to the e-petition for 'Save Mildenhall Stadium' is an example of this).. Edit: Reference: http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/62894 "Since the late 1800s, it has become well established in case law that once it is established that a particular act amounts to a nuisance it cannot be justified on the basis that the complainant ‘came to the nuisance’. In other words, legal proceedings can be taken in relation to issues that can constitute a nuisance, regardless of whether those circumstances arose before the complainant became the occupier of the affected premises"

A reserve having only 1 bike would be a cause for concern but for our #1 rider to risk this is extremely disappointing. Presumably the EL makes up a fraction of Zagar's overall income and thus understandably involves a smaller investment in machinery but, to my mind at least, surely every rider needs a minimum of 2 bikes?! Irrespective of when the meeting takes place and its perceived importance, spectators are paying good money to be entertained. I'm sure the cost of admission last night was full price...

Crikey! £3.5K for Kirky Lane sounds like daylight robbery! So if I've got my facts right, and assuming no additional interest payments are payable, based on hosting 25 home meetings per season the promotion would incur only £750 per meeting additional cost. To offset this there would be the extra revenue streams (parking, food, etc) and undoubtedly an increase in supporters. Pretty sure a new stadium would see crowds increase by more than 100. Sounds like an absolute bargain if/when it actually happens! EDIT: hosting 20 home meetings would result in £1,750 extra cost per meeting or the equivalent of around 130 extra paying adults. Still, with potential savings on rain-offs and the aforementioned revenue streams this still doesn't sound like a daunting amount. As Arthur says the big question mark is over the stadium upkeep.

Isn't the current rent in the region of £2K per meeting?

8.4% of the way towards hitting the 100K goal. Methinks it needs some higher profile bumps (maybe some of Nigel Pearson's media contacts via Twitter?) to make serious inroads on this.

Not good. Honestly thought Wolves were one of the more proactive of speedway promotions

To be on the safe-side perhaps this is a question best asked directly of the club...? http://wolverhamptonwolves.co/page.php?8

Anyone considered approaching the riders to spread this via social networking? Tai Woffinden for example has 30500 followers (albeit probably many outside the UK) and surely this would be how to start "going viral". It's surely a dangerous legal precedent for any motor sports stadium and thus potentially rider income. How can an established business/activity be under threat from somebody who CHOOSES to move nearby?!

Signed and shared with friends/colleagues who have a passing interest in other motor sports.

It does look fairly balanced in that all 3 heat leaders meet each other twice- but I think it might have worked better switching the away team reserve in heats 4 and 14. Heat 4: 4&6 v 2&7 (make this 2&6) Heat 14: 4&7 v 4&6 (make this 4&7) This way all reserves would meet 3x during the meeting (instead of home #6 meeting away #6 twice but away #7 four times). Still intrigued to know how the averages will be worked out and therefore scaled beyond 2014.. EDIT: or maybe a better alternative, change heat 4 to 4&7 v 2&7 and 14 to 4&6 v 2&6. This way the reserves also meet both second strings too. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 1. 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 2. 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3. 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 4. 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 5. 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 6. 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 7. 0 1 0 1 0 3 3

Christ is (or was) a literacy teacher?

Can't see this reported on the official site, unofficial site, twitter (https://twitter.com/MPT_Racing) nor discussed anywhere obvious. Is this pure speculation?

Presumably you're referring to the http://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-Programming-Channels/Will-sky-show-speedway-next-year-2014/td-p/1407251/page/2 forum? If so the post "I have read on various websites today, that speedway will be on premier sports in 2014, after sky and BT reduced there bids dramatically" wasn't an official one. I can't find anything to validate the post and suggest it is just more speculation.

I've never used it nor, in this internet age with widespread social media usage ideal for spreading any messages that such a service might offer, would I ever consider paying for a premium rate call.

For reference, the STS game can be played on Windows (XP, Vista, 7 and 8), Linux and Apple Mac. Sadly not, as far as I'm aware unless there is some ingenious workaround, on iPad or Android devices. There are two different versions of the game and the links that Sanrajss (who represents stspl.EU) posted refer to the Polish version. The British version can be downloaded from the "guide" page on http://www.britishspeedwaysliders.com. It is possible to install both versions but the Polish download is needed to race with the Poles; likewise the British download for racing with the Brits (plus some Swedes, Danes, Aussies, Germans and a few other miscellaneous nations)

Isn't the problem with that the fact that Eurosport do not film/produce the footage they show? AFAIK it costs Sky £tens of thousands for each match they show. If Eurosport took the league contract too, who would film it and how would it be funded?

Hmm.. water cannons and custard pies? Does this mean that the rumour about a new 'special' tactical rider, who must ride clockwise whilst 3 opposing race clockwise & earns bonus points for the number of opponents knocked off during the 4 laps, is being shelved?

How are they "tampering" with the career records? Have you taken a step back and actually thought about the time/effort involved collating this information and keeping their site updated? As has been suggested on the other topic, why don't your devote YOUR time and effort towards pulling this information together and, as has been offered by the owner of the site, supply this to them so that it can be added to the site? If you aren't willing to spend your time doing this, what right have you to criticise the fact that they don't spend their time?!

Much as I'd love Zagar, isn't he ( a ) unlikely to be interested in the 2014 EL due to the increased fixtures and ( b ) likely to be too expensive?

Frigbo said this in post #76...

It is a shame because it would offer opportunity for a friend or family member, who doesn't ordinarily attend, to pop along and maybe evolve into a paying customer. However I guess the reality is that it'd most likely be passed to an existing fan and therefore lead to a loss of income for the promotion.