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1 hour ago, the outsider said:

Hi I've just found my copy of Speedway Promoter on floppy disk. Only problem now no floppy disk drive. Has anyone managed to transfer the floppy disk files to a laptop running Win XP. If so I presume you used a Floppy Disk Reader can anyone recommend a FDR that would do the job. Would be great if I could play Speedway Promoter after all these years. Remember it being about the best Speedway management game then or since. Thanks.

The problem may be that the floppy is no longer readable if it's more than a few years old and depending on how it was stored. 

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Came upon this thread during a long odyssey to find a copy of Speedway Promoter. 
 

We played this game religiously as teens, and despite the limitations, was an absolute cracker. Many a late Friday night after a meeting at Oxford spent on this beauty.

 

Looks like it’s been a while since this thread was updated, but if anybody has a copy of the files that they’d be willing to share, we’d be made up. 

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There is plenty of scope for a speedway game - Speedway challenge on Android / Iphone is a decent effort. With the success and support of the sport in Poland no doubt a Football Manager type game with graphics like the phone game would work or go the alternative route and full interaction and racing mode like MotoGP or MotoX games would succeed to a degree. 

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On 4/20/2022 at 4:54 PM, Lghornets said:

Came upon this thread during a long odyssey to find a copy of Speedway Promoter. 
 

We played this game religiously as teens, and despite the limitations, was an absolute cracker. Many a late Friday night after a meeting at Oxford spent on this beauty.

 

Looks like it’s been a while since this thread was updated, but if anybody has a copy of the files that they’d be willing to share, we’d be made up. 

I had a copy and never got it to work, something that would work on a modern pc/laptop/tablet would be amazing..

There are Youtube guides on how to get the old Championship Manager games and the library that you can choose from looks extensive, could be worth looking at those process' to see if its available, I'll post the link if I can dig it out

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For those looking for a speedway game, speedway challenge 22 is available on the App Store/Google play. On speedway challenge you can play as a rider starting your career, a manger or online 

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Hello all, how is everyone? Can someone please help me out again. Heres the story

Iv bought a new laptop, after losing or having my other stolen, and lost the contents too, so i now have a new laptop with absolutely no SP files of any kind, id love to get the game going again so would anyone be able to help me out at all? 
Obviously id fire anyone who can a few quid for the trouble

All the best

Rob 

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Hey all, sorry to necro an old thread but thought it might be something some of you are interested in. 

I'd been monitoring a game over on Twitter https://x.com/SpeedwayClubMan that was being developed by a few guys from Poland. They released version 1.0 on 30th Sept and looks promising, understandably due to licensing they can't have real names of riders and teams but seems easy enough to edit it and I have done a first draft which I know I've missed bits out of. 

I'm sure some of you guys would enjoy giving it a try 

Downloads – Speedway Club Manager 

 

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If somebody could correct these for me, I'll upload an updated file as I've done everything else:

teams
teamName city
KMA Zlatá Biřpla Pardubice
KA Slaný
Spewdaey Liberec
KA Mékarta Praha
Lapins Morizès
Taupes Marmande
Cerfs Miramont
Panthères La Réole
Wnada Kraków
Śąlks Świętochłowice
Marnasa Avesta
Fyrtelibna Linköping
KS Nässjö
CS Žarnovica
Requins Lamothe-Landerron
CS Munkebo
CS Brovst
Lions Mâcon
CSM Weflö Wittstock
KS Holstebro
TSM Dohren
CSM Fiona Lirsins Moorwinkelsdamm
CM Bregingr Teterow
CM Hroents Meißen
Wopsflack Wolfslake
Backl Fstroe Elgaes Berghaupten
VMD Witeh Tgires Diedenbergen
CSM Fhigrets Cloppenburg
Gornista Malmö
Erdlana Huddinge
SMM Glumsø
Hammers Thurrock
Bees Coventry
SCK Randers
Diamonds Newcastle
Urkina Równe
STW Warszawa
Bikák Miskolc
MSS Silkeborg
SKH Herning
VMS Herxheim
CS Neunknick
CM Spot Leipzig
CM Norden
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2 hours ago, IainB said:

If somebody could correct these for me, I'll upload an updated file as I've done everything else:

teams
teamName city
KMA Zlatá Biřpla Pardubice
KA Slaný
Spewdaey Liberec
KA Mékarta Praha
Lapins Morizès
Taupes Marmande
Cerfs Miramont
Panthères La Réole
Wnada Kraków
Śąlks Świętochłowice
Marnasa Avesta
Fyrtelibna Linköping
KS Nässjö
CS Žarnovica
Requins Lamothe-Landerron
CS Munkebo
CS Brovst
Lions Mâcon
CSM Weflö Wittstock
KS Holstebro
TSM Dohren
CSM Fiona Lirsins Moorwinkelsdamm
CM Bregingr Teterow
CM Hroents Meißen
Wopsflack Wolfslake
Backl Fstroe Elgaes Berghaupten
VMD Witeh Tgires Diedenbergen
CSM Fhigrets Cloppenburg
Gornista Malmö
Erdlana Huddinge
SMM Glumsø
Hammers Thurrock
Bees Coventry
SCK Randers
Diamonds Newcastle
Urkina Równe
STW Warszawa
Bikák Miskolc
MSS Silkeborg
SKH Herning
VMS Herxheim
CS Neunknick
CM Spot Leipzig
CM Norden


I have gotten a zip file with all my own changes in there. 
coaches, leagues, newGenRiders, riders and teams. 

Download the file Edited and unzip in the mods folder

My mods folder looks like this for reference 
image.png.eb132542288dae96602a48ca5ec39e13.png

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3 hours ago, Sp33dy89 said:


I have gotten a zip file with all my own changes in there. 
coaches, leagues, newGenRiders, riders and teams. 

Download the file Edited and unzip in the mods folder

My mods folder looks like this for reference 
image.png.eb132542288dae96602a48ca5ec39e13.png

Thanks, Did you do a manual edit or automate? I linked the tables to MS Access using the 64 bit SQLLite3 ODBC driver and automated the edit for the rider names, using a function, as there was a structure to it, couldn't see any structure to the team names, so did a manual edit, but ran out of Speedway team knowledge towards the end of the table lol

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3 hours ago, IainB said:

Thanks, Did you do a manual edit or automate? I linked the tables to MS Access using the 64 bit SQLLite3 ODBC driver and automated the edit for the rider names, using a function, as there was a structure to it, couldn't see any structure to the team names, so did a manual edit, but ran out of Speedway team knowledge towards the end of the table lol

But of both. 
Rider names were actually quiet easy to spot. 
last two characters are moved to the front with then capitalise the first letter only 

Used the function below in google sheets

=UPPER(LEFT(RIGHT(A1, 2), 1)) & LOWER(MID(RIGHT(A1, 2), 2, 1)) & LOWER(LEFT(A1, LEN(A1) - 2))

image.png.95238e1692155659e755678e81f4cb6a.png

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55 minutes ago, Sp33dy89 said:

But of both. 
Rider names were actually quiet easy to spot. 
last two characters are moved to the front with then capitalise the first letter only 

Used the function below in google sheets

=UPPER(LEFT(RIGHT(A1, 2), 1)) & LOWER(MID(RIGHT(A1, 2), 2, 1)) & LOWER(LEFT(A1, LEN(A1) - 2))

image.png.95238e1692155659e755678e81f4cb6a.png

Yeah, did pretty much the same thing in Access 

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On 5/4/2020 at 5:01 PM, MassMarauder said:

If anyone wants a copy of Speedway promoter - dm me your email address.  It won't install on Windows 10 or W8 or W7 but you may have luck with W2000. It definitely works on W95 , W98 and XP (edit: thanks for info below)  No idea about installing on Apples.

Does this game still work? I spent so much of my youth on this game and wonder how it can be used in todays age. What a basically time losing game. Would be interested if you have access to it.

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7 minutes ago, AllyN said:

I've been trying to install with SCM but get the attached error message when I run the SCM.exe file.  I was wondering if anyone knows how to fix the problem?  Cheers

SCM Exe Error.png

I found the solution to this issue via the game's Facebook page, so posting it here in case it might help someone in the future.

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OK - I don't do discord, supposedly there's a new MOD file for the updated release of SCM.  Is it much different to the MOD file I managed to get already?  Will I need the new MOD file if I download the patch release file.

BTW - I am still playing Flying Shale.. will be updating all the riders with their 2024 averages v. soon.

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On 11/1/2024 at 5:14 PM, MassMarauder said:

OK - I don't do discord, supposedly there's a new MOD file for the updated release of SCM.  Is it much different to the MOD file I managed to get already?  Will I need the new MOD file if I download the patch release file.

BTW - I am still playing Flying Shale.. will be updating all the riders with their 2024 averages v. soon.

I'd think the mod file comes with the updates. 

Might need editing where possible. 

Flying Shale would be good to try edit but I can't bring myself to purchase it with the messing around 

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