Main Man Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Well done to one and all. Just sorry I couldn't make it for the meeting to watch these emerging young talents . Totally agree that there should be more meetings or a defined structure to the lad's racing. Having had involvment with most of the lads on show and their parents I know that is what they want and surely the future of British Speedway needs the lads at this level and age to be supported and nurtured. Laurence Rogers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilK Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 (edited) Woah, woah, Mike. I thought it was only MY posts which got read a re-quoted out of context! Phil is massively in support of these U-16 meetings and waxed lyrical about last night's one before anyone else on here (mind you he can get home quicker than me!! ). All Phil said, in an innocent aside, was that perhaps THREE of these meetings a year at every track might be a tad ambitious at the mo..: a bit like trying to run before we can walk, as the huge majority haven't (as you imply in your posting..) even organised ONE!! After seeing last night, I would defy anyone promoting NOT to want to stage such a meeting as, as all who've posted have said, this was superb fare.. In fact, surely THIS is the future for Speedway's "third" (or perhaps it'll come "4th.") division.. I guess the only thing to think on is the team names. Last night the KL & RH tags were kind of generic really (some actual club connections; some not...). IF (as I strongly believe should happen...) these matches go on a "road tour" visiting all tracks, then would similar local names be used OR would it be best to return to the Academy League idea of a couple of years back with names like Rhinos, Cobras etc.??? Good luck to your two lads.. D. Thanks for saving me the effort of responding Derek. 30 stand alone tracks (incl Boston) x 3 equates to 90 meetings a year which to mind is too many However there should be nothing to stop each Elite and Premier track running ONE , which would give us 25 meetings of this type a season. Add to that some proper second half events, that actually get run, rather than being abandoned because the 'main' event has been protracted, and we'd be heading in the right direction. Personally I am amazed why the U15 championship is only 4 or 5 rounds! Edited September 18, 2008 by PhilK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 some pictures from the meeting here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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