Trees Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 (edited) We are hoping to bring a minibus to this meeting BUT the weather looks dodgy, what a predicament!!! Any weather updates will be very welcome!! Edited April 2, 2018 by Trees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 3 hours ago, Trees said: We are hoping to bring a minibus to this meeting BUT the weather looks dodgy, what a predicament!!! Any weather updates will be very welcome!! If the forecast doesn't alter Trees I wouldn't even bother setting off. Looks awful. Forecast poor for the second leg next Wednesday too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted March 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 We've cancelled the minibus on the basis of the forecast, hate doing that but I think it's sensible.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flagrag Posted March 31, 2018 Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 Trees- I think you may have made the correct decision as seeing all the flooded fields around Leicestershire this morning with more rain due today and a poor forecast for Monday I think an early decision may be made to prevent riders flying in 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted March 31, 2018 Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 This cup tie is very important to both clubs what with both having endured difficult seasons and trying to revive their fortunes, a win will be a big booster to the winners. Better to decide now to reschedule, and also avoid having to go in without a complete 1-7 from Lions point of view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therefused Posted March 31, 2018 Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 If it does go ahead don’t think there will be much in it. 48-42 I reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSL84 Posted April 1, 2018 Report Share Posted April 1, 2018 Dont think this meeting will go ahead or any more with the forcast for monday. What a wash out. Think with good weather there would have been some big crowds?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g13webb Posted April 1, 2018 Report Share Posted April 1, 2018 After a long off period, we are all waiting for the new season to start. The Easter weekend has always been an ideal opportunity to hold home and away meetings, enabling good crowds the chance to do both meetings, but this appalling weather has sure put the mockers on that. We never seem to get opportunity to do that with the re-arranged dates.... When Easter's are lost, more meetings are cancelled than any other time of the year, Most clubs will be playing catch-up for the whole season.... Countries like Poland and Sweden put their start dates back till the weather improves. Probably we ought to do the same.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted April 1, 2018 Report Share Posted April 1, 2018 I remember as many early Good Friday meetings where it has been t-shirt and sunglasses rather than rain and called off so simply delaying the start of the season isnt the solution IMO Lets hope there is swift and efficient planning for all rearrangements - thats the more important issue 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Ace Posted April 1, 2018 Report Share Posted April 1, 2018 MEETING OFF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted April 1, 2018 Report Share Posted April 1, 2018 Problem is, with GB now playing third fiddle to Polish and Swedish leagues, GB only has a short time to be the main league before the others take over their places in the pecking order. So going straight into the league and cup programme late March/early April and playing roulette with the weather is almost forced upon GB, and it also provides pre-season practice for foreign riders as Leicester know only too well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted April 1, 2018 Report Share Posted April 1, 2018 14 hours ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: I remember as many early Good Friday meetings where it has been t-shirt and sunglasses rather than rain and called off so simply delaying the start of the season isnt the solution IMO True. I can remember being at Ipswich on a Good Friday and it was boiling hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g13webb Posted April 2, 2018 Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 20 hours ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: I remember as many early Good Friday meetings where it has been t-shirt and sunglasses rather than rain and called off so simply delaying the start of the season isnt the solution IMO Lets hope there is swift and efficient planning for all rearrangements - thats the more important issue You and me both. There is no easy answer. Some promoters will call meeting of at the thought of rain, not wanting to lose money from a poor crowd, and who can blame them . Years ago when the bikes were slower and more rideable, it was possible to run wet meetings, but them days have long gone. I don't have the answers, but we do need bigger crowds, we needs good racetracks that ensure exciting racing, then probably we could entice them old fans back and hopefully new ones besides. Meetings called off, don't do anyone any favours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted April 2, 2018 Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 12 hours ago, Big Al said: Problem is, with GB now playing third fiddle to Polish and Swedish leagues, GB only has a short time to be the main league before the others take over their places in the pecking order. So going straight into the league and cup programme late March/early April and playing roulette with the weather is almost forced upon GB, and it also provides pre-season practice for foreign riders as Leicester know only too well. And the added issue with 'getting in early, whilst they can', and then not getting meetings on, is that fixtures start to pile up so tracks end up running three times in seven days later in the year, which then creates reduced crowds due to the costs involved and the 'guestfests' that often get created... As an overall business model, if you showed it to a bank manager for a loan to finance it, I would suggest not many would give you the cash.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytogo28 Posted April 2, 2018 Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 So the more powerful bikes have brought little to the 21st century sport of speedway? Only to mean that meetings can't be run as they used to be - often in poorish conditions, but still to decent sized crowd. Now that the crowd is on average 750 -1,000 no one can afford to let that drop by 30% - 50%. But speedway remains an outdoors "summer" sport and there has been no improvement in things like track covers ( except here and there ). One more bad summer it seems, could scupper speedway completely. What a pity we had not gone with ( or kept ) lower performance sealed engines. Is it too late for something like that? It could well come back to something like that in a few years. A different sport in some ways but one that the crowd base could afford. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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