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I love the speedway star. It's a great read with lots of information that otherwise I would be oblivious to.

 

But tonight I had stumbled across the pairs meeting on Eurosport. Heat 13. Didn't have. Clue it was on and likewise 3 other speedway households didn't.

 

For a nation that doesn't get to see the big names live that often and with fewer meetings being on tv i don't understand how 3 speedway star reading households were unaware.

 

I think it's a big meeting. As big as wards benefit meeting. The riders clearly think its big too. So why isn't there a bigger build up to it.

 

Is it to keep some of the uk promoters on side.

 

If Eurosport was to get big figures for this. Who is to say one day uk speedway won't be grateful for those figures if the big 2 were to drop British speedway. Eurosport realising its worth taking on.

 

I'm not saying a big 2 or 4 page spread even. Just an inch mention on the 1 st couple of pages would have done the job

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But tonight I had stumbled across the pairs meeting on Eurosport. Heat 13. Didn't have. Clue it was on and likewise 3 other speedway households didn't.

 

For a nation that doesn't get to see the big names live that often and with fewer meetings being on tv i don't understand how 3 speedway star reading households were unaware.

 

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Tbf Eurosport have been plugging it for a while. That said I posted at 5pm speedway live on Eurosport on my facebook and the amount of people who only knew about it because I had posted.

I ended up watching it twice as my dad turned up at 8 as he did not know it was on.

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I would suggest that people take more note of what is on the British Speedway forum !!

my thread of the 22nd March http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=83760&page=1 and the match thread on the international section both mentioned it was live on TV.

video with polish commentary is here https://www.youtube....h?v=S4CSc-qlupA

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Make me No. 6 - I didn't know either. :sad:

 

Thanks r&r - I will have to pay more attention. :t:

 

The trouble is my memory isn't very good. If I get up to go to the loo - I've forgotten by the time I get back. :sad:

 

No hope for me I'm afraid. :sad:

 

I'm not ill or anything - just a very bad memory. :t::)

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Why the hell should our British speedway magazine support Polish speedway when they are trying hard to stop any top rider from racing in the UK .....

For me the international section is easily the most interesting bit of the Star. However I don't really understand how anyone can get excited over who wins out of Team Boll or Team Fogo.

 

Three or four column inches giving the basic information (venue, date, line-ups and TV coverage details) was all it really warranted.

 

It's a rare opportunity to watch riders like Maxim Drabik, and to see who's rusty and who's ready to race but I suspect that by round 3 when our season is in full swing it will be even more peripheral.

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Yeah last year I struggled to be engaged by the sponsor teams, with only the Monster Boys being heavily associated with their brand.

 

I also think with Torun they should run a junior meeting first, as the big overtaking lines really develop after 15 or 16 heats....

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Can't argue that it's not a good show though. The race suits, the buzz about it amongst the competitors. As meaningless as it is to us it's great to see the elite do battle. I brought it up on here just to ask why there wasn't any mention of a meeting with a field only 2nd arguably to the grand prix in the star. I wondered if phil rising was going to give a reason on it.

 

Is there pressure to cut back on some of the coverage from the British promoters. As much as I am a bspa sympathiser. Their stance on the European meetings is holding British riders back. Cook, king, lambert, worral, Newman, Ellis ect would all benefit big time having a run in these meetings.

 

For the star not to mention a field that strong I and many others I spoke to found interesting.

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The bumper edition of the Star arrived today, a bit soggy but soon dried out!

So Brian Havelock did the Championship prediction for 2017 and while I have every respect for Brian (Workys No1 when I started watching) I cannot believe he rated Ipswich in 9th place and yet Workington in 2nd place......oh well each to their own. :approve:

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