Beowulf Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 As a programme collector, I of course have to purchase a programme. Not only do I fill in the usual details but I also note the passes i.e. lap and bend that they occurred. I find this very useful when dissecting the match afterwards over a beer when I can back up what I say! Each to their own but I find filling in a programme is part of the enjoyment. Also if you use a programme board, it is useful to wave at the riders on their victory lap. Finally and overlooked, it is nice to actually read the programme and see what the management have got to say for themselves 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmac1969 Posted October 19, 2003 Report Share Posted October 19, 2003 I have to say that filling in the programme is part of going to speedway , for me at least. As a relative newcomer to the sport (as a regular supporter anyway) at first I didnt have a clue as 2 how to do it , i knew nowt about bonus points rider replacement tac subs ect , but it was fun to ask and learn about the sport , now I'm hooked and look forward to my speedway each week....and I fill the GP proggie in the Speedway Star as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted October 19, 2003 Report Share Posted October 19, 2003 As a programme collector, I of course have to purchase a programme. Not only do I fill in the usual details but I also note the passes i.e. lap and bend that they occurred. I find this very useful when dissecting the match afterwards over a beer when I can back up what I say! well, i am glad that i am not the only one!! i collect programmes, only fill in the meetings i go to thou, and i also note passes, falls and where they occur, what lap, and the position in the race they are. also note at the bottom/top/side any warnings, fines etc dished out by a ref. Each to their own but I find filling in a programme is part of the enjoyment. Also if you use a programme board, it is useful to wave at the riders on their victory lap. yep..can relate to that! Finally and overlooked, it is nice to actually read the programme and see what the management have got to say for themselves oh yes, and sometimes there can be some handy and useful news in those notes too!! if your looking for club rumours!! thanks Beowulf....you have put my mind to rest..there was me thinking i was the only anorak !!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PorkyFenman Posted October 19, 2003 Report Share Posted October 19, 2003 Non speedway fans ( the people the sport needs to attract if it wants to thrive ) are confused and bemused by the sight of hundreds people 'doing their homework' at meetings . It's not natural . It is very strange . It scares newbies off . Stop it now . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby Tuesday Posted August 9, 2004 Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 Someone that I know actaully takles 5 different coloured pens to meetings and he fills in falls in one colour, tapes offences in another etc etc, now that is scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazysue Posted August 9, 2004 Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 Since starting to do live updates, the quality of my programme filling in has gone downhill....I usually have scribbles everywhere noting who won toss, what gates they chose, the times are roughly scribbled down as i am usually composing the text message at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryn Posted August 9, 2004 Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 (edited) I know where you are coming from Rog and there is a cost to all of this but if speedway is competing with other sports for spectators it has to be mindful of the quality of product it serves up. I'm not talking a state of the art multi million pound scoreboard or scoring system, but surely it shouldn't be too hard to have a scoreboard with 2 teams and 14 riders names on it with scores updated after each heat. Those that wanted to could still keep filling in programs but a score service would make it far easier for the newbies. I'm a tad late in replying I know BUT good idea Lunchy...take it you're gonna put your name forward for the job of "scoreboard operator and filler in" at Broadford??? Edited August 9, 2004 by Bryn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sir Lunchalot Posted August 9, 2004 Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 I'm a tad late in replying I know BUT good idea Lunchy...take it you're gonna put your name forward for the job of "scoreboard operator and filler in" at Broadford??? Bryn, you get two teams to Broadford and I'm up for it !!! By the way, where do we put the scoreboard, do we nail it to the tree in the centre brown ? By the way no double joker dingly dangly things, they would make a scorers life unbearable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest i love me Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 One day these programs could be sold for a small amount of money if filled in. i hate the commentators sometimes they just go on and on and on. i like filling in the program so i can take it home and show people if they are intrested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clivehitch Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 My brother who lives in Australia said that when he watches speedway there and fills in his programme in the programme board the crowd look at him as if he's some kind of nutter!!Nobody does it!! Took a relative to a match and he said that the progamme completion takes longer than the race!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sir Lunchalot Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 I'm from Oz and I fill in a programme !! Actually quite a few do it but hardly any have programme boards so perhaps it isn't quite as obvious. Perhaps it's because we don't have league racing and there are no averages involved so there isn't quite the same interest in keeping scores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clivehitch Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 G'day LUNCHY..bruv lives in Adelaide and says speedway is not very popular there,says people who attend are mainly bikers unlike British fans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sir Lunchalot Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 Well that makes two people at Adelaide who use programme boards !! I have sat next to a British fellow (ex Hackney I think) who drives up from the south east coast and who uses a programme board .... unless it's the same bloke !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clivehitch Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 must tell him to look out for the other geezer with a programme board!! can't be bruv..as we are from sarf London and were fans of New Cross and Wimbledon before moving to Swindon(that's where the board originates!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben2a Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 I know this is a post from years back, I'm a newbie, and been to a few races at Foxhall, look at the score page in the program. I know how speedway is scored ect. Is there any guidance/guide how to fill it in , I think I can work it out, but would be good to be sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enotian Posted September 23, 2023 Report Share Posted September 23, 2023 16 hours ago, Ben2a said: I know this is a post from years back, I'm a newbie, and been to a few races at Foxhall, look at the score page in the program. I know how speedway is scored ect. Is there any guidance/guide how to fill it in , I think I can work it out, but would be good to be sure Hi Ben, You're probably best off checking out the official referee scorecard on the BSPA site. Maybe for a match you attended ipswich_21.09.23_res.pdf (britishspeedway.co.uk) hopefully that link works? If not just go to britishspeedway.co.uk, click on results and fixtures then click on the fixture and the official referee scorecard will be at the bottom. You can then see how it's officially done. It's not too tricky and it always added to my enjoyment of a meeting. Hope that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben2a Posted September 23, 2023 Report Share Posted September 23, 2023 7 hours ago, enotian said: Hi Ben, You're probably best off checking out the official referee scorecard on the BSPA site. Maybe for a match you attended ipswich_21.09.23_res.pdf (britishspeedway.co.uk) hopefully that link works? If not just go to britishspeedway.co.uk, click on results and fixtures then click on the fixture and the official referee scorecard will be at the bottom. You can then see how it's officially done. It's not too tricky and it always added to my enjoyment of a meeting. Hope that helps Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technik Posted October 19, 2023 Report Share Posted October 19, 2023 I was one of the army of programme fillers back in the day when I was a team supporter. but now without a dedicated team I am unbiased & just watch the racing. I'm like an Italian SAS member "Who cares who wins" & I believe I enjoy myself as much as I did when watching my team in their glory years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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