WIE-JA Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 i am not really opposed to the new gaurds except in looks maybe , i just think its a change that will just change the injury rather than eliminate it ,and if you think how many races have been run for years and years with the current style gaurds how many riders have got caught in the mudgaurd? , the bikes are a minefield for getting tangled up with and suffering burns but thats the nature of racing motorcycles and always will be and as for safety at all levels what about rear wheel spoilers , it is now a rule at all levels you have to use them to stop fingers getting caught in the back wheel except in the GPs ? ,why what so special about the GPs that makes them exempt from the rule , Wheel spoilers are only compulsory in this country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Or look at it another way. Your doing a job for someone when you're racing in a profesional league so should be earning money from it. NL is classed as semi-profesional so should at least pay most of the riders costs. For me, the equation comes down to whether my 'employer' is making money or not. If yes, then I'd want a just cut of the proceeds. If they're running the enterprise as a labour of love, especially if it costs them money, then it comes down to whether I do it for fun or in the hope of getting a better job on the back of it. The reality of the NL is undoubtedly that there's little money in it, and if riders have to be excessively subsidised to race, then there simply won't be tracks to ride at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century heathen Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 i am not really opposed to the new gaurds except in looks maybe , i just think its a change that will just change the injury rather than eliminate it ,and if you think how many races have been run for years and years with the current style gaurds how many riders have got caught in the mudgaurd? , the bikes are a minefield for getting tangled up with and suffering burns but thats the nature of racing motorcycles and always will be and as for safety at all levels what about rear wheel spoilers , it is now a rule at all levels you have to use them to stop fingers getting caught in the back wheel except in the GPs ? ,why what so special about the GPs that makes them exempt from the rule , It's fair comment to say that very few have had the severe burns mentioned earlier, thankfully. But I would then turn that back around to you say equally then that moving forward there would be equally few, or less in my opinion, similar incidents in future. I think that we would agree that speedway is a fundamentally dangerous sport where injury to a greater or lesser extent is virtually guaranteed. Any attempt to improve safety is okay by me, and I'm just standing on the terrace watching on. As for rear spoilers - they seem a good idea to me and should be used. I understand there were some potential issues with using them at the front though when the dirt hits them side-on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 now that it looks like less teams in the league unless any new teams come forward, places are more scarce than before and the big money that was paid to some riders a couple of years ago is not so widespread and its about 50/50 that get paid £10 per point and 10p per mile and those who get more , so i think its about time the bspa did their bit and made some efforts to reduce riders costs , standardisation of bikes/engines ?, the price of the licence ? ,new tyres ? .speedway has got to start reducing costs somewhere it might as well be at the bottom and work up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMW Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 This could be worth a look at http://www.fbraceplates.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Also seem now guys that Newport is over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy bill Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 I have posted on another post about rear guards, take a look at the ones used by ice racers they would be even safer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger MARTIN Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 (edited) im going to annoy some with this post but , to be a speedway rider is your own choice nobody is forceing you to do it , it is a fantastic often painfull career/hobby , you have to sacrifice just about everything to do it , no other motorcycle sport pays you anything other than prize money to compete, you dont have a given right to earn money at it ,especially at NL level , it takes a silly amount of money to compete above NL level and although sponsors are great and well recieved why should you expect someone else to pay for your privilage/hobby/passion, as brits yes we do get less backing from our govening body than say Denmark,Sweden or Poland but it will never change , i do sympathize with anybody trying to get started in the sport ,the fact is it costs a stupid amount of time and money and your always going to be on a loser , but the sport dosent do anything to help out with costs , ive been going around in circles for long enough now to know how it works ,and when i think of the money i lost around 1997-2001 trying to compete in the premier league it makes me cringe ,i was traveling to berwick and glasgow for home meetings but i wanted to be a rider and thats what you have to do no matter how much money you lose , i actually didnt lose money last year by doing my own engines and frame straightening and wheel building , im just seeing out my career this year and having fun , hopefully all you young new riders will get to the top and make loads of money from speedway , but what im trying to say is to be a speedway rider is a privalige not a right and to get to the top its going to cost you in money/time/effort/tears/heartache/sweat and blood , enjoy the ride Great post Dean and it's always great to see you when you come down to Plymouth, one of my favorite rider's at the SBA, not the best but will give 100% on the track. Edited February 15, 2012 by Devildodger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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