TonyK39 Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Dear Promoters, Please arrange the League and Knock Out Cup fixtures as the priority this year. Any additional competitions can be run in September and October. As this is the right time of year for miracles and wishes coming true, I am almost optimistic. Just a little common sense and co-operation required. Yours hopefully, Tony K. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhoundp Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 (edited) Dear Promoters, Please arrange the League and Knock Out Cup fixtures as the priority this year. Any additional competitions can be run in September and October. As this is the right time of year for miracles and wishes coming true, I am almost optimistic. Just a little common sense and co-operation required. Yours hopefully, Tony K. Dont be silly Tony, this is Speedway we are talking about, Its guaranteed there will be a scramble at the end of October to get the Play Offs and KO Cup final run, why ? because they are totally unable to forsee any fixture pile ups., all it needs is certain rounds of the KO Cup to be run by a certain date, with the Play Offs its a little more difficult, but still doable, again just bring the cut off date forward. Then for those who want, they can enter the National Trophy to see September & October out, and even hold the League Shield in the same year between Play Off winners and KO Cup winners, that should be a money spinner. The promoters need to realise, Speedway is primarily a summer sport, and we dont enjoy watching Speedwaay on freezing cold late October nights, and also realise its somewhat ridiculous to have a league fixture to complete after the Play Offs have been run. Also there are 20+ weeks to hold meetings between May and the end of September, more than enough for most Teams. Edited December 10, 2013 by greyhoundp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waco Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Hope the potential new teams could be announced after meeting can see little being sorted without that knowledge in place ,,Hopefully also someone else might apply for the league co-ordinators position it could certainly be improved in my opinion ,,Malcolm ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathen1984 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 No rye house in nl anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMW Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Has there been any white smoke seen yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballinger Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 News : http://www.speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.23420 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMW Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 News : http://www.speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.23420 What could have happened to RH and Scunny? Oh well maybe they will re think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAN2 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Not enough riders to go round ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny the spud Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Have the eligibility rules been relaxed ? If there's not enough riders to go round they may have to change ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMW Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Not enough riders to go round ? Well RH were talking about 5 rookies so I can't see that being an issue and i'd say Scunny would have been the same maybe not enough rookies Have the eligibility rules been relaxed ? If there's not enough riders to go round they may have to change ? Doesn't sound like it. Nothing in the press release and that would be quite a change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny the spud Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Shame then. Adam Ellis ( my son ) is ruled out of the NL after competing in only one season of racing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Jones Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 What could have happened to RH and Scunny? Oh well maybe they will re think Len Silver was asking for sponsorship to fund the Raiders which I guess didn't happen. Crowds would never be enough to pay their way and any spare change will have gone into buying the air fence. Maybe if someone feels generous in the near future then the January 31st deadline given to IOW will be extended to new entries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil H Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Shame then. Adam Ellis ( my son ) is ruled out of the NL after competing in only one season of racing Despite only racing one season, Adam is way too good for the NL. He needs to push himself on at a higher level rather than spending money to compete at the lower level (unless he signed for Cradley ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Despite only racing one season, Adam is way too good for the NL. He needs to push himself on at a higher level rather than spending money to compete at the lower level (unless he signed for Cradley )Surely with the relative lack of experience Adam and similarly experienced riders have they need as much competitive track time as possible even a couple of race wins after a few hard and pointless higher level appearances can make the difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMW Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Surely with the relative lack of experience Adam and similarly experienced riders have they need as much competitive track time as possible even a couple of race wins after a few hard and pointless higher level appearances can make the difference This league is about a conveyer belt of new talent the conveyer belt needs to keep moving I can see both sides you don't want new talent getting fed up waiting for places but then by the same token you need to as we say in my trade 'underpin knowledge' because you can't beat experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil H Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Surely with the relative lack of experience Adam and similarly experienced riders have they need as much competitive track time as possible even a couple of race wins after a few hard and pointless higher level appearances can make the difference The things is that Adam hasn't been having 'hard and pointless higher level appearances'. I don't think he will learn anything by beating lesser able riders by half a lap while shutting off before the chequered flag. Yes, it's great to see talented riders like Adam but why ride in the NL just for the sake of it, his ambition should keep him moving up rather than holding back? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK39 Posted December 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Shame then. Adam Ellis ( my son ) is ruled out of the NL after competing in only one season of racing It is a shame, but he should learn more from riding with the likes of Peter Karlsson for a month, than he would by spending another season in the NL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancient mariner Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Shame then. Adam Ellis ( my son ) is ruled out of the NL after competing in only one season of racing Yes. Because he's far too good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMW Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 I suspect tha JTS argument is about Adams earning potential as much as anything else. His earning potential in the national league is quite high even on £10 a point which I doubt he is on and I quite agree he should be given the opportunity to earn as much as he can during the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny the spud Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Actually I'm thinking more about track time. £10 a point doesn't even cover the cost of engine wear/ clutch plates / tyres etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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