SCB Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Does nobody care? It seems Adrian Miedzinski doesn't as he's already withdrawn He's replaced by Nick Morris. Other than that it's every teams top 2. Tracks too hit and miss to predict a winner. But I'll go with Doyle and Puk to make the final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Adrien Miedinski has his testimonial in Poland so probably deserves the benefit of the doubt on this one. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.N.T. Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) So if it's the top two from each club, Wolves will have Fredrik Lindgren and Tobiasz Museliak. Freddie hasn't ridden here since 2013 and Tobiasz will line up in Wolves colours having never ridden for the club !! May have been tempted to go to this but at £25 plus £4 a programme and £20 expenses thats £50 for an event that should be to celebrate those that have done well that season. Predict the final will be Jason Doyle and the three fastest gaters !! Edited March 8, 2015 by T.N.T. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G the Bee Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) I'm not going. £25 is a rip off. They do it every year and every year I decide not to go. In the past, people have shown a cost-by-heat breakdown to demonstrate that there is little difference in terms of cost per heat between this meeting and an EL meeting. However, there comes a cut-off price as to what constitutes value and being ripped off. That cost has little to do with the number of heats and more to do with the intrinsic value of the event. No Elite League event in this country is worth £25 a ticket. The show is not worth £25, the facilities in the stadiums are not worth £25, the atmosphere will not be worth £25 and the riders are not of a high enough standard to be worth £25. We're going up to Sheffield the next day for the Ricky Ashworth meeting instead. A more deserving cause. Good line up. Far superior racing track. And, to be honest, an entrance fee which doesn't assume the paying customer is a total mug (although if any Speedway meeting was worth paying £25 for, it's this one). Edited March 8, 2015 by G the Bee 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie4388 Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 1. Mikkel Bech 2. Niels Kristian Iversen 3. Bjarne Pedersen 4. Kenneth Bjerre 5. Matej Zagar 6. Scott Nicholls 7. Andreas Jonsson 8. Jason Doyle 9. Chris Holder 10. Freddie Lindgren 11. Troy Batchelor 12. Chris Harris 13. TBC (Poole Rider) 14. Nick Morris 15. Hans Andersen 16. Jacob Thorssell That's the line-up and riding order as of today but what will it be on the day. Number 13 will be whoever Poole sign as their 2nd highest average rider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjolnir Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Ideally I would like to go to this, but I'll be at Lakeside the day before for Lee's meeting and Sheffield the day after for Ricky's. The line up looks good, and Lakeside actually have 2 riders who are likely to give it a go this year - but I do agree with comments that the price is a bit steep. I've only been to Leicester for the Ben Fund last year but I seem to remember that the presentation wasn't too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 In the days of the BLRC which came near the end of the season, showcasing the top riders actually in form for that season, the event drew coach-loads of fans from all across the country...me included. A pre-season event based on last year's averages, with race-rusty riders and non-attendees is no substitute I feel. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shale Searcher Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Still go me Les Collins 1980 BLRC pin badge!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) £29 millennium stadium, Cardiff. £19 national stadium, Warsaw. £25 Leicester. No thanks Edited March 9, 2015 by Noodles 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryn Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Ideally I would like to go to this, but I'll be at Lakeside the day before for Lee's meeting and Sheffield the day after for Ricky's. The line up looks good, and Lakeside actually have 2 riders who are likely to give it a go this year - but I do agree with comments that the price is a bit steep. I've only been to Leicester for the Ben Fund last year but I seem to remember that the presentation wasn't too bad. Hope to get to both meetings you're going to Mjolnir and most certainly will be at Lee's. The other two depend upon me being able to obtain lifts to & from Dartford area in exchange for suitable fuel contribution and (I hope!) providing some lively chat! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjolnir Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Hope to get to both meetings you're going to Mjolnir and most certainly will be at Lee's. The other two depend upon me being able to obtain lifts to & from Dartford area in exchange for suitable fuel contribution and (I hope!) providing some lively chat! I would offer a lift to Sheffield, but I'm making a bit of a trip of it so I'll be going up early and staying up there while visiting other places. I hope you can sort something out though Bryn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shale Searcher Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) £29 millennium stadium, Cardiff. £19 national stadium, Warsaw. £25 Leicester. No thanks This is not Leicesters choice/decision, Leicester are merely hosts for the event and have no input on the admission prices for this event.. So please don't have a go at Leicester over this issue... Edited March 12, 2015 by Shale Searcher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) This is not Leicesters choice/decision, Leicester are merely hosts for the event and have no input on the admission prices for this event.. So please don't have a go at Leicester over this issue...Where did I have a go at Leicester and where did I state they were responsible for the price? £25 is way too much in my opinion and I won't be going regardless of who set the price. Edited March 12, 2015 by Noodles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldswindonsupporter Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 May have been tempted to go to this but at £25 plus £4 a programme and £20 expenses thats £50 for an event that should be to celebrate those that have done well that season. Based on the entrance fee that also rules me out, I do not understand the thinking from the BSPA assuming it is them who organise these events, pricing is key, comparisons rightly or wrongly will be made against venue. To my mind, £20 might be more palatable given the normal admission price of say £17. This should be the event of last year, I could understand the rationale for opening with a big meeting but being labelled as the ELRC detracts from what the occasion / entry criteria is based on. The other persuader, location, no disrespect to Leicester, it a very much a trappers track, that to me is another nail in the decision making process. In summary, this event has little appeal for me as a neutral, this just isn't marketed correctly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 BEL £17 = 4 x heatleaders ELRC £25 = 13 x heatleaders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) BEL £17 = 4 x heatleaders ELRC £25 = 13 x heatleaders BEL £17 = League match. ELRC £25 = Individual meeting. Total........Still couldn't give a monkeys about the ELRC. Edited March 16, 2015 by Gemini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
full-throttle Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 if the price had have been £20 then I most probably would have gone, but £25 is too much IMO. maybe the bspa should have sold tickets online at a reduced rate, we've still got a good product, lets promote it and get 'bums on seats' 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert72 Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Someone needs to tell them that a lot of fans won't pay £25 plus £4 for a programme,it's far too expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Science Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Someone needs to tell them that a lot of fans won't pay £25 plus £4 for a programme,it's far too expensive. Yes but plenty will, that's why its the price it is ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldswindonsupporter Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 And also the fact that this meeting is supposed to be based on the previous year's achievements, for instance, how can Swindon's 2015 signing even be considered for a place in this originally? Seen better farces on the stage, just! The format and the naming of the meeting is a marketing faux paux. Time to give some thought to promoting rather than window dressing. Look at the new promotion at Glasgow for instance... never out of the news and will no doubt sweep Edinburgh along on the tide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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