Trevor Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 I totally understand the need to cut costs. The thinner paper however does cause a more crumpled magazine. Would it be possible from a production point of view, to have the wrap around cover thicker than the inside pages? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted July 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 16 hours ago, Trevor said: I totally understand the need to cut costs. The thinner paper however does cause a more crumpled magazine. Would it be possible from a production point of view, to have the wrap around cover thicker than the inside pages? SADLY no ... the magazine is printed in two sections .... 32 and 16.As previously stated, if and hopefully when sales reach a certain level we will re-examine. Pinegen's revenue from retail sales of SS in April were the lowest on record and have only marginally improved since. Once again, our sincere thanks to everyone who has continue to purchase SS through these extremely difficult times. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayleigh Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 I urge people to rally and keep buying the Speedway Star it is an institution and if we lose it would be sadly missed. I remember a chap at Rye House, I think called Arthur bellowing "are you reading Speedway Mail" well nobody does now. On a practical level the history articles and brilliant. Remember you never knew what you had till its gone ...…. Rayleigh, Rye House 1 and Rye House 2. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wealdstone Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 (edited) Got permanent reservation. Will still do so despite Mr Risings fanatical support for Brexit Edited July 24, 2020 by wealdstone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 8 hours ago, Rayleigh said: I remember a chap at Rye House, I think called Arthur bellowing "are you reading Speedway Mail" well nobody does now. Yes Arthur it was ... I used to buy my Star from him every week at Hackney .. a real character, he would walk around the track in a white coat with armfuls of Stars and Mails ... must have been a nice little earner in those days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMcCaffery Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 Arthur Caton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 10 hours ago, old bob at herne bay said: Yes Arthur it was ... I used to buy my Star from him every week at Hackney .. a real character, he would walk around the track in a white coat with armfuls of Stars and Mails ... must have been a nice little earner in those days We had "Kojak" at Oxford who used to wind up the away fans when selling "The Star" & "Mail". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawks 1975 Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 I seem to remember in the early days of the Mail there being two separate sellers at Hackney, and both would be extolling you to buy either the Star or the Mail as you queued to get out at the end of the meeting. "Get your this week's Star" would be followed by "Get your Mail here". Then a wag in the crowd would shout out "Get (or was it Got?!) your Female Here!" Happy days. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted July 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 EDDIE Toogood - who was at one time Briggo's mechanic - sold SS at Wimbledon and Eastbourne as well as Hackney. A great character and a lovely man. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Racer Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 1 hour ago, PHILIPRISING said: EDDIE Toogood - who was at one time Briggo's mechanic - sold SS at Wimbledon and Eastbourne as well as Hackney. A great character and a lovely man. A top man was Eddie, done the track shop at Ipswich as well for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcatdiary Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/9/2020 at 7:11 PM, PHILIPRISING said: I WENT two weeks not getting mine through the mail until Monday ... this week's arrived this morning! The Royal Mail postal delivery has been all over the place during the COVID crisis with my star being delivered any day from Thursday to Saturday and rarely two weeks the same, bearing in mind I live 24 miles from where it’s printed I think 3 days for RM to deliver it on a first class stamp is a joke and have queried it with them, it generally improves immediately so it shows an email can change things. The star itself is a great read currently and very welcome, I particularly like the articles on previous winning teams, what about a short season review during the modern era from 1965 along the lines off what you currently do at the end of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted July 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 1 hour ago, bigcatdiary said: The Royal Mail postal delivery has been all over the place during the COVID crisis with my star being delivered any day from Thursday to Saturday and rarely two weeks the same, bearing in mind I live 24 miles from where it’s printed I think 3 days for RM to deliver it on a first class stamp is a joke and have queried it with them, it generally improves immediately so it shows an email can change things. The star itself is a great read currently and very welcome, I particularly like the articles on previous winning teams, what about a short season review during the modern era from 1965 along the lines off what you currently do at the end of the season. WORTHY of thought, thanks Dick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 Hats off to all the editorial and production staff bringing us a quality magazine in these very trying times for all. Well done guys 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 Not keen on the new paper but if it keeps the magazine in circulation then its ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 (edited) Another excellent edition this week.. Well done to all in maintaining such a high standard.. Edited July 26, 2020 by mikebv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandking072 Posted August 5, 2020 Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 WILL the back issues for digital subscribers which currently go back to 2013 be added to in the near future? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMcCaffery Posted August 5, 2020 Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, sandking072 said: WILL the back issues for digital subscribers which currently go back to 2013 be added to in the near future? I expect they start from the date when the Star went digital so I doubt it would be a high priority to go back and digitise earlier issues, sadly. When I mentioned all those back issues were available and might be a useful selling point I suspected that was news to them. As you can imagine they've probably got more pressing matters to think about right now. Edited August 5, 2020 by RobMcCaffery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandking072 Posted August 5, 2020 Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 Thanks for the reply. It was just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted August 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 27 minutes ago, RobMcCaffery said: I expect they start from the date when the Star went digital so I doubt it would be a high priority to go back and digitise earlier issues, sadly. When I mentioned all those back issues were available and might be a useful selling point I suspected that was news to them. As you can imagine they've probably got more pressing matters to think about right now. THANKS Rob, you are right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMcCaffery Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 13 hours ago, PHILIPRISING said: THANKS Rob, you are right. Glad to help, especially at this difficult time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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