MattK Posted March 16, 2019 Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 2 hours ago, geoff58 said: thanks so they are just shortening because the houses that will be built on the car park would be built on the existing bends 1&2 so that just leaves the back straight where no houses are YET ? the future doesn't look good you can't have a stadium surrounded by houses that close like the are in the pits area !! where is the pre-built new grandstand in storage in wales what rosco & russell said was just waiting to be built up ??? and who is paying the storage cost for such a large item must cost of a fortune ? my guess is it doesn't exist ? telling the poor swindon fans lies ??? sadly !! This is the new stadium plan: http://www.thisisspeedway.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/S_RES_18_0027-PROPOSED_SITE_LAYOUT-697013.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted March 16, 2019 Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 Is it still a requisite that no houses are to be started on until the stadium is finished? Is Osborne still waiting to implement his dirty tricks, as usual/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted March 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 20 minutes ago, IronScorpion said: Is it still a requisite that no houses are to be started on until the stadium is finished? Is Osborne still waiting to implement his dirty tricks, as usual/ ...more than likely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted March 16, 2019 Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, geoff58 said: all that is never being done in 4 weeks !!! The time scales continually mentioned have been from cloud cuckoo land, as were the start dates of any changes since 2015. Edited March 16, 2019 by A ORLOV 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytogo28 Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 All will be well. The speedway Elders have spoken and they are never wrong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGould Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 So the Pits are going to be located under/behind the main stand (possibly to reduce noise??)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reliant Robin Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 On 3/16/2019 at 3:09 PM, geoff58 said: all that is never being done in 4 weeks !!! I don't think anyone has said it will? Could be wrong though. What will be done is the altering of the track. As you may or may not have seen, this work has been started Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinkox Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 20 hours ago, HGould said: So the Pits are going to be located under/behind the main stand (possibly to reduce noise??)... Under - sounds like non compliance with fire regs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reliant Robin Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 10 minutes ago, geoff58 said: so where is the pre built new grandstand in storage in wales ?? it doesn't exist sadly so why tell the fans that ?? some porkies being told sadly !! altering track only so more houses built again within meters of the track !! sadly i think it will be final season there !! Remember all of the same negativity surrounding the NSS before it all finally happened, and look at it now. I appreciate the circumstances are completely different in Swindon. The Club have only been able to pass on info they're told, a lot of which has proven incorrect hence why they have stopped saying anything about the new stadium. The Club commented that an altered track would be in place for the 2019 season. Again, nothing about the stadium. The new track will be in place for the 2019 season. I very much doubt money would be being spent on all of the alterations if it was for one season. We'll see I guess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Hunter Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 See http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/news.php?extend.36102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 Track work progressing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 Interesting that Terry Russell talks about "his" contractors and "the clubs" contractors. It certainly gives the impression that the club are paying for this rather than the stadium owners. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafiarule Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 31 minutes ago, A ORLOV said: Track work progressing. 23 days to new season and when ready will fit in press day.will wait with baited breath. .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagonshocker Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 All will be fine have the right people on the job have no fear folks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proud panther Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 Looks like there is a lot of work to be done to have the track ready for the start of the season. Good luck to the track staff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedy swindon pete Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 7 hours ago, Grachan said: Interesting that Terry Russell talks about "his" contractors and "the clubs" contractors. It certainly gives the impression that the club are paying for this rather than the stadium owners. This is what I’d assumed about these track changes, the club needed to push on with things and change the track layout to try and rejuvenate the project a bit. The old track certainly wasn’t fit for purpose any more and the entertainment value had gone through the floor. If the club can keep going with healthy enough attendances and general support, it makes it harder for the council to say that the site needs to be put out of its misery because only a couple of hundred of people are turning up a week and no one cares any more. I’m almost certain thats what would have happened with the old track and was Osbourne’s plan to bleed any support for the speedway dry. Hopefully with a better track and a competitive team, attendances and support will stay healthy....it’s then up to Osbourne and his cronies to fulfil their side of the bargain and put some sort of new stadium. If not, the elephant in the room over osbourne and this mythical stadium just keeps getting bigger. Sadly I think the club and council are still ultimately just being strung along though. I don’t know why Geoff58 is sounding off as if he’s just uncovered some inside scoop.....we’ve known all this for years mate... it doesn’t need rubbing in any more. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odds On Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 thought the press release many moons ago was about a new stadium and not just track work?...surely this track work should of been done weeks/months ago? if mother nature is unkind this could be an absolute disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 8 hours ago, Grachan said: Great stuff Grachan, that track needed reinventing the racing generally has been dog poor for along time now.As Speedy Pete says if the entertainment level can go up the crowds can stay healthy and we are still well supported generally and i am convinced we can get a gate between 12/1400 most weeks fingers crossed anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted March 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, Sidney the robin said: Great stuff Grachan, that track needed reinventing the racing generally has been dog poor for along time now.As Speedy Pete says if the entertainment level can go up the crowds can stay healthy and we are still well supported generally and i am convinced we can get a gate between 12/1400 most weeks fingers crossed anyway. Blunsdon used to produce some great racing when I used to attend but even in my time I do recall the track deteriorating and becoming rough and uneven although it was occasionally put right. I would be concerned as a 'Budgie' fan that it appears from the photos that the track may be significantly shorter but perhaps that may be for the better...time will only tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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