RPNY Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 (edited) Hold it on a non GP Saturday afternoon. Highest placed non GP rider is Cardiff Wild Card Have it at Peterborough - a big, fast, entertaining, fairly convinient and neutral (well if last few years are anything to go by) track. £10 entrance for adults £2 for kids/over 65s Find a sponsor that could put up some prize money Make it an actual event not just a Monday night meeting! Edited May 15, 2013 by Tex 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers89 Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Agree with it completely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coventry_Bee Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Far to easy and sensible!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Great idea Tex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSC67 Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Time to give the meeting the status it deserves , one thing I would add is that it should be held on a fixed date in the calendar . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPNY Posted May 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Time to give the meeting the status it deserves , one thing I would add is that it should be held on a fixed date in the calendar . My fixed date would be the Saturday before Cardiff.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencebel Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Would love to see this meeting at Peterborough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giacomelli Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 My fixed date would be the Saturday before Cardiff.. Great idea Tex. One thing though, having it the Saturday before Cardiff is not leaving much time for re-arranging any rained off British final. And we all know what our "summers" have been like recently................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPNY Posted May 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Very true. Bloody English weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foamfence Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Hold it on a non GP Saturday afternoon. Highest placed non GP rider is Cardiff Wild Card Have it at Peterborough - a big, fast, entertaining, fairly convinient and neutral (well if last few years are anything to go by) track. £10 entrance for adults £2 for kids/over 65s Find a sponsor that could put up some prize money Make it an actual event not just a Monday night meeting! I don't think the organisers actually get to pick the wildcard, even though it has been the top placed none GP rider in the past. I would hold it at the new Belle Vue track when it's available. You have to consider possible TV coverage when picking a date and time. You also have to hold it at a venue that actually wants to hold it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Have it on the friday night at Cardiff top 3 not counting any GP rider are the wildcard and reserves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Highest placed non GP rider is the Cardiff wildcard, what prat thought of this years idea? Hold the meeting on a bigger fairer track so the kids can actually race... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coventry_Bee Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Suprised if next years its not done by phone vote! They already don't give a toss what us supporters want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndbendbeerhut Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Far too much sense in this idea, go to the corner of the room and wait until you are told to move! Also like the idea of staging it on the friday before the Cardiff GP. Or even the sunday after..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Highest placed non GP rider is the Cardiff wildcard, what prat thought of this years idea? Hold the meeting on a bigger fairer track so the kids can actually race... Suprised if next years its not done by phone vote! They already don't give a toss what us supporters want. No wonder promoters have a conception of speedway fans lacking intelligence. How many times do people have to be told!! The wildcard for the GP is decided by BSI. It was not the BSPA's decision and had nothing to do with them. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Hold it on a non GP Saturday afternoon. Highest placed non GP rider is Cardiff Wild Card Have it at Peterborough - a big, fast, entertaining, fairly convinient and neutral (well if last few years are anything to go by) track. £10 entrance for adults £2 for kids/over 65s Find a sponsor that could put up some prize money Make it an actual event not just a Monday night meeting! BSI have already said no to that. It was fine as it was before BSI took the qualification part out of it. Why is Peterborough `neutral`? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Leslie Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Why is Peterborough `neutral`? Why isn't it? Which Peterborough riders did you see in the British Final? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 No track is ever 'neutral' in essence. They will all favor certain riders over others depending upon their preference. You could have staged the British Final on any track in the UK and the result would have been pretty much the same, especially the winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPNY Posted May 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 These were just ideas guys! Yes it's likely there would be the same winner regardless of where it was, but it should still be on a bigger faster track IMO. And staging it on a Saturday with reasonable entrance fee is the main issues as its better for the fans. Better prize money & the wild card 'carrot dangle' are again just ideas to add spice to the meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Why isn't it? Which Peterborough riders did you see in the British Final? And which rider other than the usual top 6 do you think would benefit from it being on a `neutral` track like Peterborough? None of the EL tracks can be deemed `neutral` to the EL riders. There is an argument that having the British Final at a PL track could in fact help a PL rider cause a shock and what a joke that would be. The EL big guns would still dominate wherever you put it IMHO. Wolves do a grand job hosting the Final and give it a good race track for the riders to feel safe on. The annoying thing i get from some is that the British final deserves to be in a much better stadium with better facilities. If some feel so strongly about hosting the event why don't you campaign your promoter to put in for hosting it, if what i have read is true no other club wants it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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