blueherb777 Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Living in Kent it takes about 30 minutes to Kent Kings. It should be roughly the same to Lakeside but usually on a Friday takes about 1.5 to 2 hours ??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notenoughnerve Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 I live in York and do not have a car. Sheffield would be the nearest track making a round trip of 4 buses and 2 trains. taking around 4 hours in total. The cost of travel plus entrance and programme is too much for me, as would be getting home at midnight. There are direct trains to Sheffield from York. Maybe tricky getting back mind, but there are v late services Leeds to York so I'm sure it's doable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 (edited) Distance from track about 10 miles. One of the troubles with Swindon is that anyone who does not have a car finds it very difficult to to the track. There are a couple of buses that run past the stadium before the meeting but none after. When I started going to the track they had special buses before and after the meeting. Edited April 26, 2016 by A ORLOV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Im Moving to York soon also so you can grab a lift :-) Crumbs! At this rate there will be a need to have a speedway in York! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUFC_Brummie Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Go by train not by car so probably further than these in all instances but, 71 miles to the Brummies, 45 miles to my nearest track (Coventry). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Jones Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 16 miles from Walthamstow to Rye House. About 45mins on the bike or about an hour by train. Arena-Essex is the same distance but doesn't appeal as much as it used to in the 80s & 90s when I was a regular there travelling from Barking. Happy to visit any track, apart from Poole, if it fits in with other travel plans. Did a thousand mile weekend to take in the youth round at Glasgow but sometimes it's cheaper by public transport as is this week's trip to Sheffield and Donington Park and "home" in time for Monday's double header. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Nearest track is a 45minute drive,but only has 3 meetings a year.For more I have to either drive 75 minutes to a track that hosts 2 meetings or I am driving 2 hours to the next tracks,one of which is in a different country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 Crumbs! At this rate there will be a need to have a speedway in York! The grass car track on the A59 would be ideal. Im Moving to York soon also so you can grab a lift :-) Thanks for the offer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy2706 Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 I had hoped Halifax Tiger would respond to this, because I guess Chris is travelling 8-10000 miles per year to watch speedway? During a season I will travel from Uttoxeter to Buxton regularly (until last meeting!), Sheffield frequently, Scunthorpe often, Mildenhall sometimes, Leicester possibly, Coventry reluctantly, Plymouth once, Birmingham once, Wolves once, Kings Lynn once and Stoke never, ever, ever under any circumstances whatsoever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sommelier Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 I don't really support any particular club to be honest, I just pick my meetings. But always go to a minimum of 4 meetings a week average mileage per week is around 500 miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunnasPerm Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 I don't really support any particular club to be honest, I just pick my meetings. But always go to a minimum of 4 meetings a week average mileage per week is around 500 miles Four meetings, every single week? Wow, that's impressive. If you don't mind me asking, how much do you spend on the speedway? Between petrol, entry, a programme and food, you must spend hundreds on the sport every month. Good on you. Do you with family or friends? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sommelier Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 Four meetings, every single week? Wow, that's impressive. If you don't mind me asking, how much do you spend on the speedway? Between petrol, entry, a programme and food, you must spend hundreds on the sport every month. Good on you. Do you with family or friends? My partner attends most meetings with me when she can get time of work, otherwise I travel alone. Regarding costs bloody Hell, I shudder to think what with fuel, admission, plus all the GP's I attend and also I'm a big memorabilia collector. So as you can imagine speedway swallows up a right few quid a year. Almost as much as my wine!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunnasPerm Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 My partner attends most meetings with me when she can get time of work, otherwise I travel alone. Regarding costs bloody Hell, I shudder to think what with fuel, admission, plus all the GP's I attend and also I'm a big memorabilia collector. So as you can imagine speedway swallows up a right few quid a year. Almost as much as my wine!! Speedway and wine, plus your partner shares the same hobby. You, my friend, have the life. I salute you. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 5 miles to King's Lynn for me. Currently I'm doing 5mtrs to my dinning table to check social media for updates as I can't be bothered to leave the house for that pile of poop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummie Kev Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 Only 2.6 miles from where I live and Perry Barr, sometimes I go to Monmore Green which is about 11 miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 Currently my two closest tracks are Somerset and Swindon. Somerset is about 40 miles away with equates to a near 90 minute journey on a Friday evening but can be home in a little over 30 minutes. Swindon takes about an hour. Coventry for a home meeting is about a 120 mile one way trip and I try and allow 2.5 hours to get there. My shortest journey to a speedway track, apart from pre-Newport and then the last year I've always lived within about 5 miles of a track (Newport or Coventry) but the closest was Cardiff, ok it took me 6 hour and 15 minutes to walk from door to track but I was in the pub for 6 hours of that! Have to get a bus and a train this year though, oh the shame, slumming it with the riff-raff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 It's a full day out for us to see The Pirates. 3 hours to get there and twenty minutes less to get home as very little traffic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifaxtiger Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 (edited) I had hoped Halifax Tiger would respond to this, because I guess Chris is travelling 8-10000 miles per year to watch speedway? During a season I will travel from Uttoxeter to Buxton regularly (until last meeting!), Sheffield frequently, Scunthorpe often, Mildenhall sometimes, Leicester possibly, Coventry reluctantly, Plymouth once, Birmingham once, Wolves once, Kings Lynn once and Stoke never, ever, ever under any circumstances whatsoever. It probably is about that, yes. The closest tracks to me are Belle Vue, Sheffield & Buxton but I count Redcar & Scunthorpe as local too. Stoke would be but I also don't go there. Belle Vue is about 40 minutes away, Sheffield 50 minutes, Buxton & Scunthorpe 75 minutes and Redcar 90 minutes. Coventry 'reluctantly'. Love it Speedway and wine, plus your partner shares the same hobby. Mine loathes speedway......but it doesn't stop her coming if I go away on tour. Edited April 28, 2016 by Halifaxtiger 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiseguy Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 Living in Kent it takes about 30 minutes to Kent Kings. It should be roughly the same to Lakeside but usually on a Friday takes about 1.5 to 2 hours ??????? Same here AJ, I live in Kent, around 30 minutes to Central Park, Have only attended Lakeside once this year and that was the Easter Friday meeting, it only took me 10 minutes, but its not usually like that on a Friday night it also takes about 1 hour to Rye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aces51 Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 I travel about 90 miles to Belle Vue. There are closer tracks but I've always supported the Aces. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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