wilsonpaul198 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Hey guys, Watch sky on July 14th and actually see a full stadium for the 1st time in recent years for live speedway!! Full team out and I expect 55 points min. Lions roar again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTM Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Trouble is Paul it could put off a lot of first time fans if the racing is first bend winner as is more often than not the case especially at Leicester,s poorly designed track . Personally I hope this isn,t the case but I don,t hold out much hope of a different scenario. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert72 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Hey guys, Watch sky on July 14th and actually see a full stadium for the 1st time in recent years for live speedway!! Full team out and I expect 55 points min. Lions roar again. Is DH paying fans to return to pack it out for sky ? He is a man living for his ego and not the good of the sport in Leicester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Observer Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Is DH paying fans to return to pack it out for sky ? He is a man living for his ego and not the good of the sport in Leicester Allegedly he has something lined up, so you would have thought it would be heavily reduced entry fees. I want the stadium to be shown in a good light and for sky to fully witness the loyal support the Lions have. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Hey guys, Watch sky on July 14th and actually see a full stadium for the 1st time in recent years for live speedway!! Full team out and I expect 55 points min. Lions roar again. Gotcha, full stadium and full team, I will be watching. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Hunter Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 I thought that this, which was posted on the Lions 2014 page, might amuse you all if you have not seen it already! jim the whipper, on 19 Jun 2014 - 09:20 AM, said: Yes' it's going to be like the Americans landing on the moon in 1969 , the meeting will actually be at Scunthorpe but all the background shots are being filmed this week at BP 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethelion Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Hey guys, Watch sky on July 14th and actually see a full stadium for the 1st time in recent years for live speedway!! Full team out and I expect 55 points min. Lions roar again. Can't see the crowd being that good, it's the start of the local school holidays that week & lots of people will be going away. I for one will now miss a match that i have paid for on my season ticket because it's been moved from the original date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilsonpaul198 Posted June 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Trouble is Paul it could put off a lot of first time fans if the racing is first bend winner as is more often than not the case especially at Leicester,s poorly designed track . Personally I hope this isn,t the case but I don,t hold out much hope of a different scenario. Unfortunatley you could be correct. I"d like to know the stats for the Elite league 1st bend winners though. Each time I watch it on SKY the majority of races are settled after the first lap at the latest.Most after the 2nd bend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shale Searcher Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 To be honest, a lot of the meetings I've watched on bet365 (so not selected by sky for tv viewing) have had pretty processional racing, passing only on the first bend and drag race to turn 3, seems it's pretty common nowadays at most UK Speedway venues, not just Leicester...... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedibee Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Maybe Hemsley has got the newly promoted Leicester city team to come ? reduced admission and them , or maybe Kasabian ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionstigersnotbearsohmy Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 What should have been an opportunity to showcase all the hard work put in by so many people to revive the Lion's will simply only highlight the poor track and the extremely boring version of speedway on offer. However a positive outcome from this might be that DH may finally listen to the views of others. The be grateful/stop moaning/don't go if you don't like it argument doesn't really wash anymore. We're well into the fourth season now. For the reputation of the Lions and the sport in the city, something needs to be done. Just because a lot of us choose not to go anymore doesn't mean we don't want Leicester Speedway to flourish and have a bright future. We can dream..... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwatcher Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 £1 admission on the night with a folding chair thrown in for all the spectators in Lions colours. No I for one agree, it is not only Leicester track that races are won one bends one and two. It happens at most tracks these days, with lack of dirt, slick tracks and bikes that are far to powerfull with the riders just riding on full trottle, they could give two hoots where thier partner is on the track, because they are up gone when the gate goes up, if they are behind them or in last place they haven't a care in the world just so long as they cross the line in first place and keep thier averages up at the top. Yes BP has got it's share of problems, but so have other tracks and as I said this all boils down to the surface, the bikes and they way they ride these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionstigersnotbearsohmy Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Yes BP has got it's share of problems, but so have other tracks and as I said this all boils down to the surface, the bikes and they way they ride these days. Nothing wrong with how the track is prepared at BP. Glyn Taylor knows his stuff. When the track has been prepared deeper the riders have struggled to get round the bends because of the shape of the track. Most tracks evolve during their lifetime. Foxhall and The Showground spring to mind as venues that have had alterations to their inner line to improve the quality of the racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Hunter Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Those of you who have read Alan Jones books on the history of speedway in Leicester will know that even the Blackbird Road track was tweaked on more than one occasion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTFC LION Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 How much difference does the shale make? I remember last season when we had some darker coloured shale put on the track, I think it came from Scunthorpe? If I remember correctly it was only for a couple of meetings, but they were very good ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionstigersnotbearsohmy Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 I think different types of shale from different parts of the country have variations in clay content. Which affects how the material binds and the level of grip. If memory serves me right Glyn has posted in the past that the track's successful drainage means that a lot of the clay content gets washed out of the track. Like I said he knows his stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilsonpaul198 Posted June 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 What should have been an opportunity to showcase all the hard work put in by so many people to revive the Lion's will simply only highlight the poor track and the extremely boring version of speedway on offer. However a positive outcome from this might be that DH may finally listen to the views of others. The be grateful/stop moaning/don't go if you don't like it argument doesn't really wash anymore. We're well into the fourth season now. For the reputation of the Lions and the sport in the city, something needs to be done. Just because a lot of us choose not to go anymore doesn't mean we don't want Leicester Speedway to flourish and have a bright future. We can dream.....Totally agree with these comments. We are taken for granted plus the slickness of organising an FIM meeting disappears for the normal league meeting. Nevertheless,at present I will continue to put the club before any one individual. Changes required though!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shale Searcher Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Ditto, you wouldn't believe how much clay gets "washed" out of the shale!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwatcher Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Announced today the adission for the match is £10 across the board, season ticket holders get 2 free programmes to make up for the reduction. Hope it works to fill the stadium. It would have made more sence to do a little bit more for season ticket holder other that 2 free programmes though. Not sure how many there are this year though. So maybee it is not that many programmes to give away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert72 Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Announced today the adission for the match is £10 across the board, season ticket holders get 2 free programmes to make up for the reduction. Hope it works to fill the stadium. It would have made more sence to do a little bit more for season ticket holder other that 2 free programmes though. Not sure how many there are this year though. So maybee it is not that many programmes to give away. Hemsley would have to pay me a tenner to come along when I can watch it for free at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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