GraysRocket Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 (edited) First time in a very, very long time that the Star has failed to turn up in the post on a Thursday. With the postal strike tomorrow and the Bank Holiday long weekend it would have been good to get it but guess the postie’s started the strike off a bit early Edited August 25, 2022 by GraysRocket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraysRocket Posted September 10, 2022 Report Share Posted September 10, 2022 Anyone else having trouble with their delivery of the Star. 4th week running now it hasn’t arrived by the weekend. Hoping that with no postal strike this week it would be here on time but no. Fingers crossed for Monday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted September 10, 2022 Report Share Posted September 10, 2022 (edited) On 7/2/2021 at 10:54 AM, bellevueace said: Yes its getting a pain, thing is i go out at 0500 for work and the delivery is through the door at just after 4am if i get one, just the wrong item, im going to try to e mail newsteam again, i got no reply from pinegen i suppose they are as fed up with reading my e mails as i am sending them. And just post the replacement mag. Phone Dave Fairbrother at Subscriptions ,he is brilliant guy and most helpful.He did tell me last week when I renewed my subs there was trouble with deliveries for some reason.Got mine OK today. Edited September 10, 2022 by Fromafar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richspeedway Posted September 29, 2022 Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 Mine was not delivered last week and emailed Speedway Star and they it came on the Saturday in the Royal Mail It has not been delivered today either but will wait till tomorrow just incase as it is usually delivered early in the morning as it is not through Royal Mail but some other delivery firm round here. They are usually good as get my Rugby Paper with them on a Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted September 29, 2022 Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 Going to get worse for deliveries in the next few weeks with the proposed Mail strikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dog Posted September 29, 2022 Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 I've noticed some of the photos appear to be losing quality and sharpness lately, is this down to the different paper it's printed on or just the photographer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Posted September 29, 2022 Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 Can't answer your question, but the back page of this weeks: 1 Oct 2022 edition is a classic of the highest order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dog Posted September 29, 2022 Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 It is a fabulous photo given the equipment that was around at the time, but some of the pictures inside leave a bit to be desired. Only the odd one or two mind because we do have some excellent snappers who don't get the credit or reward they deserve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Posted September 29, 2022 Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 In recent years the piccys in the Lakeside proggys were my standout ones. However the majority of piccys hung up in my front room are b/w from Belle Vue in the 60's. WrightWood ar his best. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khtmhai5 Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 Sadly, we're probably reaching the stage where the magazine is better than this increasingly shambolic sport deserves. 19216811.bid panoramacharter.ltd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michanekman Posted October 5, 2022 Report Share Posted October 5, 2022 On 10/4/2022 at 9:39 AM, khtmhai5 said: Sadly, we're probably reaching the stage where the magazine is better than this increasingly shambolic sport deserves. 19216811.bid panoramacharter.ltd Reaching the stage? That ship sailed long, long ago. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigACE Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 I have just ordered the Speedway Star calendar. Looking forward to it getting here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted November 17, 2022 Report Share Posted November 17, 2022 Noticed a couple of weeks ago they had changed the packaging to paper instead of the plastic covering.Just had avery wet and soggy Magazine delivery most pages stuck together.If this is going to happen all through the Winter months there are going to be a lot of Complaints.(I will be the 1st). ps The Brown envelopes were much more substantial in wet weather.These present paper ones are cheap and nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*JJ Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 This has happened with a couple of other magazines to which I subscribe. I suppose that they think that paper is 'green' after the stuff about plastic. Certainly the paper envelopes biodegrade in the post ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted November 25, 2022 Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 Another excellent read this week.. Part 1 of an interview with David Gordon being particularly enlightening... He mentions the Sky money and how it varied from £1m to £1.5m a year in total, and basically paid for "highly priced GP riders to race in the Elite League" which left no money over for investment in the sport.. A good interview with Rob Godfrey too, which details some of the background work being done re saving tracks and reducing costs... An excellent publication once again.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted November 25, 2022 Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 1 hour ago, mikebv said: Another excellent read this week.. Part 1 of an interview with David Gordon being particularly enlightening... He mentions the Sky money and how it varied from £1m to £1.5m a year in total, and basically paid for "highly priced GP riders to race in the Elite League" which left no money over for investment in the sport.. A good interview with Rob Godfrey too, which details some of the background work being done re saving tracks and reducing costs... An excellent publication once again.... What a wasted opportunity...confirms what many of us knew. Nonsensical practice with riders taking more out of the sport than what was coming in. Of course in the "Good Old Days" many riders were part-time and the sport gave them a good side line boosting their potential earnings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted November 25, 2022 Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 5 hours ago, steve roberts said: What a wasted opportunity...confirms what many of us knew. Nonsensical practice with riders taking more out of the sport than what was coming in. Of course in the "Good Old Days" many riders were part-time and the sport gave them a good side line boosting their potential earnings. Something Rob Godfrey alluded too as well... Semi pro standard for the majority (like it used to be), has to be the way forward... I bet there have never been so many "pro riders", looking for 12 months money for six months work, and at a time when there has never been so few fans to fund this desire and expectation... An equation that simply doesnt add up... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted November 25, 2022 Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 Of course one of the problems with getting a subscription copy whether plastic or paper packaged is when the royal mail cwu members go on strike!! If the postie decides not to deliver on Saturday then its into the next week before I get mine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted November 25, 2022 Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 Excellent read this week - Godfrey's interview enlightening. Agree fully with him (and have posted on here) that I agree semi pro riders must be the way forward in a sport in the UK that cannot support so many full time riders. My star is delivered by courier - every Thursday at 5 or 6 am ! No wrapper just the magazine pushed through the letter box. How the Royal Mail is still allowed to keep the "Royal" title escapes me ... if it was the King would surely be rounding up the Union leaders and throwing them in the Tower for the Treasonable offence of interfering with His Majesty's mail. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted November 25, 2022 Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 1 hour ago, old bob at herne bay said: Excellent read this week - Godfrey's interview enlightening. Agree fully with him (and have posted on here) that I agree semi pro riders must be the way forward in a sport in the UK that cannot support so many full time riders. My star is delivered by courier - every Thursday at 5 or 6 am ! No wrapper just the magazine pushed through the letter box. How the Royal Mail is still allowed to keep the "Royal" title escapes me ... if it was the King would surely be rounding up the Union leaders and throwing them in the Tower for the Treasonable offence of interfering with His Majesty's mail. ...absolutely agree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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