PHILIPRISING Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 THANKS for the positive comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moxey63 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 (edited) All the worry of late Speedway Stars. I find the best ones are the 40 year-old editions anyway. Edited January 7, 2016 by moxey63 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinMills Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 speedway stars were great for doing the old fashion scrapbooks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgy Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 SS still always a great Speedway mag and value for money with subscription. Our only available dedicated Speedway Magazine and still some people knock it - usually because of daily social media and forums. Postal subscription by far the most reliable and consistent. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinMills Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 SS still always a great Speedway mag and value for money with subscription. Our only available dedicated Speedway Magazine and still some people knock it - usually because of daily social media and forums. Postal subscription by far the most reliable and consistent. yeah, of course can knit pick bout certain sections, but SS still a quality production 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semion Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Got last weeks copy of Travel Plus with the Speedway Star In it. Nice of them To allow Phil Rising to put his Mag inside their travel brochure It big the mat with a thud, and My eyes lite up.... However once inside to find 31 ( ish) Pages of adverts in a 72 page mag, that must be some record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgy Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 The Travel Plus brochure has been in the star for years. Great interview with Russell Paine, The Pain in Spain. What a nightmare that venture turned into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Postal subscription by far the most reliable and consistent. The online version is actually more reliable. No postman to worry about and can pick it up anywhere in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 The online version is actually more reliable. No postman to worry about and can pick it up anywhere in the world. ... and now you've started selling it as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee jay Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 I know its the Christmas Holidays but still have not received my Star from last week, anyone else still waiting? i wouldn't worry you're not missing much. half of it is advertising for 'sunshine tours' and 4 pages of the russell paine story AGAIN. The Travel Plus brochure has been in the star for years. Great interview with Russell Paine, The Pain in Spain. What a nightmare that venture turned into. true but how many times must we hear about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Usually find it good value, just one or two in the last few months have been a bit light on content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countershaftcounter Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 i'd like to know if i could have my subscription put on hold over the winter months, 90% of the "news" is on here days before it's in SS and the rest of it is just pre written features about "the good old days" yaaaaaawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) The online version is actually more reliable. No postman to worry about and can pick it up anywhere in the world.But if you're in a crap reception area a paper copy is far more reliable in your van on your lunch breakRenewed my subscription last week and have probably had less than 5 late deliveries in the 15 years or so I've subscribed i'd like to know if i could have my subscription put on hold over the winter months, 90% of the "news" is on here days before it's in SS and the rest of it is just pre written features about "the good old days" yaaaaaawnBet if you ring and ask for a bespoke subscription ie season preview issue to 1st issue after 31st October they would sort something out Edited January 18, 2016 by Triple.H. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 i'd like to know if i could have my subscription put on hold over the winter months, 90% of the "news" is on here days before it's in SS and the rest of it is just pre written features about "the good old days" yaaaaaawnJust take a 6 month subscription March to October . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 (edited) But if you're in a crap reception area a paper copy is far more reliable in your van on your lunch break If you download it before you go out then it's on your tablet/phone whether there's any reception or not... Great interview with Russell Paine, The Pain in Spain. What a nightmare that venture turned into. I thought it was quite an interesting read and wish him better luck, although you have to wonder why otherwise successful businesspeople would take on such a risky business venture without good backing. We do need entrepreneurs and I know it's easy to be wise after the fact, but speedway is such a bad investment at the best of times that it should only be done if you have the money to lose. The Travel Plus brochure has been in the star for years. It sums up for me, the current demographic of speedway. Who books travel by filling in paper forms these days...? I prefer to travel independently anyway, but if it can't be done over the Internet, it doesn't get my business. Edited January 19, 2016 by Humphrey Appleby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semion Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 I am surprised that Phil Rising agree to this Travel Plus brouchure going in the Speedway Star every year. It does devalue the whole issue. Like Humpie says, if you want to book any of these trips they are all available online, and must be a lot cheaper if you book it all up yourself. Certainly the mag could do with a bit of a makeover for the winter months, maybe a fresh pair of eyes would help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimmo Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Personally, I can see nothing wrong with the Speedway Star. I also am not interested in the Travel Plus brochure, so just ignore those pages, after all they're not costing any extra money to the purchaser. Having said that, there will be those who are interested, so why should they be denied the chance of seeing what's available to them? Somebody posted that they thought the magazine got a bit tired in the winter months, which to an extent I guess it does, but so does all the nonsense we read on the various social media outlets, so little difference there. I here what Humphrey Appleby says about downloading onto an ipad/tablet, but a lot of people spend their working hours sat starring at a PC/Laptop, and it can be a relief to get away from that form of using your eyes, and look at a good old fashioned paper document. These are purely my own views on the subject, and I fully respect the views of those who have expressed a different opinion, that's the wonderful thing about freedom of choice. Long may the Speedway Star continue. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 (edited) AS Mimmo kindly points out, the Travel Plus brochure is included in addition to the usual 48 pages. TP's continuing success in providing speedway tours is testimony to the fact that many people do not want to search for these things online or in thousands of cases work out their own trips. In that respect many speedway fans are no different to people booking all-inclusive holidays in other aspects of life. HA is probably right that it reflects the current demographic of speedway fans ... an older audience with disposable income who prefer to have the arrangements made for them and to enjoy the considerable benefits of choosing to let Travel Plus do the work. Edited January 19, 2016 by PHILIPRISING 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*JJ Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Personally, I can see nothing wrong with the Speedway Star. Some things could do with improving. Page after page of fawning over the GPs: who is that interested? National League tucked away at the back as an afterthought. It's a fully-fledged league now, Phil! Only a postage stamp-sized section for MDL/NDL affairs. This deserves very much more. Totally ignoring the Amateur speedway scene, although Richard Hollingsworth sends a report every month. There is Lydd, Iwade, Dragons and STR as well. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimmo Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Some things could do with improving. Page after page of fawning over the GPs: who is that interested? National League tucked away at the back as an afterthought. It's a fully-fledged league now, Phil! Only a postage stamp-sized section for MDL/NDL affairs. This deserves very much more. Totally ignoring the Amateur speedway scene, although Richard Hollingsworth sends a report every month. There is Lydd, Iwade, Dragons and STR as well. I certainly agree with your last three lines of the posting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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