jimmy jimmy Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 Bank holiday racing is when you would get the biggest crowds, so every team should target those dates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 Bank holiday racing is when you would get the biggest crowds, so every team should target those dates Absolutely, but at King's Lynn we get Good Friday as a home fixture only. Every other Bank Holiday Monday at the Norfolk Arena is taken up by Stock Cars as they offer a better revenue stream for the stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomkat12 Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 what about Fridays..no school after that and as for saturdays being a good reason for larger crowds this is just not the case as "adults have more to do on staurdays (and I speak as a Lions supporter who would have been able to watch more meetings this season if they had been held on Wed/Thurs/Fridays...plus why is it such a problem if it is a school day the next day, unless of course we are talking about real young kids and lets also not forget that Speedway is held during the summer when the kids are on hols....no school at all for 6 weeks. Conclusion. no easy answer but there is more than one! Unfortunately we travel about 40 mins to the meeting. As often happens due to accidents / being too sunny / grading meetings dont finish till 9-45 and its often near 1030 when we get home. Then for kids to get up at 7 the next day for school its too much. Ok if you like local but otherwise forget it. Nice to know theres 6 weeks when we could go, unless we go on holiday of course. As i said before not family friendly if in the week Fri would be fine but mon tue wed thu and sun no go for us. At least sunday meetings at Leicester are usually a 6pm start for families Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dump that clutch Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 BRITISH LEAGUE SPEEDWAY bosses have announced a radical new idea which they say will put the British League back in its rightful place as the number one league in 2015. “We’ve introduced a number of innovations in recent years which have enhanced the league racing here” a spokesman said today, “such as double point tactical rides, and allowing riders to compete in all three leagues — Elite, Premier and National — which have been very successful.” “But we can’t rest on our laurels” he said. “We are always looking for ways to make the sport more exciting, especially the league matches, and we think we have come up with the ultimate tactical idea.” “For 2015 we will introduce a new tactical rule in which any team 10 or more points behind after nine heats, will be able to exchange one rider with the opposition team.” “As an example, in the recent Kings Lynn v Lakeside match, Lakeside trailed by 14 points after heat nine, thanks in part to Nicklas Porsing who was in brilliant form for Kings Lynn with 9 paid 11 from four rides. Under the new rule Lakeside could exchange one of their lowest scoring riders for Porsing for the final six heats. This will have the effect of changing the strengths of the two teams and could completely change the outcome of the match. “People in Britain love their team racing, and with this rule there is every chance most, if not all, matches will go down to the wire. “We are very excited about this new innovation and we envisage crowds will come flocking back to the sport with the prospect of a last heat decider in every match.” is this for real....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Ace Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 BRITISH LEAGUE SPEEDWAY bosses have announced a radical new idea which they say will put the British League back in its rightful place as the number one league in 2015. Weve introduced a number of innovations in recent years which have enhanced the league racing here a spokesman said today, such as double point tactical rides, and allowing riders to compete in all three leagues Elite, Premier and National which have been very successful. But we cant rest on our laurels he said. We are always looking for ways to make the sport more exciting, especially the league matches, and we think we have come up with the ultimate tactical idea. For 2015 we will introduce a new tactical rule in which any team 10 or more points behind after nine heats, will be able to exchange one rider with the opposition team. As an example, in the recent Kings Lynn v Lakeside match, Lakeside trailed by 14 points after heat nine, thanks in part to Nicklas Porsing who was in brilliant form for Kings Lynn with 9 paid 11 from four rides. Under the new rule Lakeside could exchange one of their lowest scoring riders for Porsing for the final six heats. This will have the effect of changing the strengths of the two teams and could completely change the outcome of the match. People in Britain love their team racing, and with this rule there is every chance most, if not all, matches will go down to the wire. We are very excited about this new innovation and we envisage crowds will come flocking back to the sport with the prospect of a last heat decider in every match. is this for real....? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Love it. Deffo what the EL needs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj350z Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 Be careful what you wish for DTC - there may be some promoters listening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 Better still, If after 10 heats a team is 10 or more points behind, half of the points scored by the leading teams top rider is transfered to the trailing team thereby guaranteeing an instant closing of the gap and removing the risk that the rider in the B&W helmet fails to win the heat. So a team leading by 10 with top guy scoring 9 would see their total reduced by 4.5 (rounded up to 5) and the losing team given 4.5 points rounded down to 4 (to be fair to the leading team) and thus now making the meeting a one point match...such excitement bound to get sky commentators go crazy with wows all over the place at such an instant fight back and no extra money for promoters to pay out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 easy answer - run on the night which is best for your club and your fans, sign the riders who can ride on that night, forget all about gp riders or other non British who can not commit. And just ignore that both the EL and PL haven't enough riders to go around without them wanting and needing to double up?? Simplistic thought that just wont work sadly. Well CVS is quoted (by SteveBrum I think - apologies if it was another poster) as saying at their fans forum that its been provisionally agreed to go for a 28-meeting fixture schedule, and that equates to 8 teams, home/away twice!! I quoted the poster who made the post from the forum yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dump that clutch Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 Be careful what you wish for DTC - there may be some promoters listening! well, if that comes in then speedway is finished. One of, if not the worst statement i have ever read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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