barraider Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 They just use the speedway track but with diff bikes(brakes and gears) Its a event setup more for the riders than fans , not many fans lasttime i went but lots of riders paying £80 each to race Prob take £3000/4000 with riders money then food drink on top if that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barraider Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 The crowd normally consists of riders family and friends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barraider Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 Lakesides last meeting at arena essex fri 14th sep then start at rye house soon after 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris116 Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 Lakeside are advertising the KO Cup against Peterborough on Saturday 29th September and Rolling Thunder Show are also advertising a meeting on the same evening. One of them will have to be either moved to another track or the date changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocha Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 49 minutes ago, Chris116 said: Lakeside are advertising the KO Cup against Peterborough on Saturday 29th September and Rolling Thunder Show are also advertising a meeting on the same evening. One of them will have to be either moved to another track or the date changed. Also, although Lakeside's home leg date appears on both clubs' websites, it is not on the BSPA fixture list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New era Panthers Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, tocha said: Also, although Lakeside's home leg date appears on both clubs' websites, it is not on the BSPA fixture list As there is a cut off date for league fixtures shouldn't Lakeside's home meeting against Peterborough be the first preference as I don't see it listed anywhere or are Lakeside holding something back here about the venue , I can't see why they would want to miss out on a possible 3 points towards there quest for a top 4 play off place and those 3 points could make all the difference . Interested to know Hammers supporters thoughts on this. Edited August 30, 2018 by New era Panthers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris116 Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 9 minutes ago, New era Panthers said: As there is a cut off date for league fixtures shouldn't Lakeside's home meeting against Peterborough be the first preference as I don't see it listed anywhere or are Lakeside holding something back here about the venue , I can't see why they would want to miss out on a possible 3 points towards there quest for a top 4 play off place and those 3 points could make all the difference . I think the cut off is two weeks before the KO Cup date so looks like they need to get a move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcatdiary Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 15 minutes ago, Chris116 said: I think the cut off is two weeks before the KO Cup date so looks like they need to get a move on. 16th September Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daytripper Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 40 minutes ago, New era Panthers said: As there is a cut off date for league fixtures shouldn't Lakeside's home meeting against Peterborough be the first preference as I don't see it listed anywhere or are Lakeside holding something back here about the venue , I can't see why they would want to miss out on a possible 3 points towards there quest for a top 4 play off place and those 3 points could make all the difference . Interested to know Hammers supporters thoughts on this. Lakeside are listed as away to Edinburgh on Friday 7th Sept then then at home to Glasgow on Friday 14th Sept. My understanding is they wanted to race Peterborough in the League tomorrow but Peterborough can’t put a full team out. The outstanding meetings in the League, K.O. Cup and Shield are against Peterborough, Peterborough, and ...er... Peterborough. What a mess. Well done Rob Godfrey, on behalf of the the BSPA , you have collected the £50,000 bond from Rye House for pulling out (being forced out) of the PL , now stand to collect a fine from Lakeside, and possibly Workington, for not completing their fixtures, alienated even more fans, in a sport that can’t afford to lose a single one, and helped with the plan to reduce the number of tracks in 2018, so there can be one big league. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinderfella Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Daytripper said: Lakeside are listed as away to Edinburgh on Friday 7th Sept then then at home to Glasgow on Friday 14th Sept. My understanding is they wanted to race Peterborough in the League tomorrow but Peterborough can’t put a full team out. The outstanding meetings in the League, K.O. Cup and Shield are against Peterborough, Peterborough, and ...er... Peterborough. What a mess. Well done Rob Godfrey, on behalf of the the BSPA , you have collected the £50,000 bond from Rye House for pulling out (being forced out) of the PL , now stand to collect a fine from Lakeside, and possibly Workington, for not completing their fixtures, alienated even more fans, in a sport that can’t afford to lose a single one, and helped with the plan to reduce the number of tracks in 2018, so there can be one big league. The sooner a fully independent body is appointed to run speedway the better. Yes promoters are the ones who make investments in their clubs but it is the fans' gate money that keeps them in existence but that fact is always overlooked when it comes to the BSPA making decisions. It is only human nature for promoters to vote to protect their own interests but OWN interests mean exactly that and other teams do suffer eg Rye House. I do believe the amalgamation of the PL & CL would benefit the sport especially if it stopped doubling up. Going back to clubs' traditional race nights would also surely be a good thing (ask Rye House) but then no doubts the Poles and their money would mean some riders choosing not to ride over here. Maybe that wouldn't be a bad thing if meant giving loyal british riders and youngsters better opperchancities. Incidentally if clubs who can't fulfill their league commitments are fined then the sport really is doomed. The weather can't be helped unless one of those promoters is actually God like he thinks he is and has been turning the tap on. Edited August 30, 2018 by cinderfella 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spl77 Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 10 minutes ago, cinderfella said: Incidentally if clubs who can't fulfill their league commitments are fined then the sport really is doomed. The weather can't be helped unless one of those promoters is actually God like he thinks he is and has been turning the tap on. Because of the weather? It's been the best summer in 40 years! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinderfella Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 2 minutes ago, Spl77 said: Because of the weather? It's been the best summer in 40 years! Maybe but speedway start in the spring and look at the number of meetings that were postponed at the beginning of the season (53 in March & April) and now at the business end of the season the weather is taking it's toll again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 (edited) Lakeside could potentially have nine home meetings to fit in before the end of the season. I don't see how this is going to be possible, given the difficulty is securing race nights during the last couple of months. Maybe a few double headers could be on the cards, but this has rarely happened in the past at Arena. There are rumours of some 'home' matches being staged at Rye, I wish the promotion would confirm or deny this, to put us out of our misery. Edited August 30, 2018 by cityrebel Mistake in post 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytogo28 Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 1 hour ago, cityrebel said: Lakeside could potentially have nine home meetings to fit in before the end of the season. I don't see how this is going to be possible, given the difficulty is securing race nights during the last couple of months. Maybe a few double headers could be on the cards, but this has rarely happened in the past at Arena. There are rumours of some 'home' matches being staged at Rye, I wish the promotion would confirm or deny this, to put us out of our misery. Misery is what they sell us in speedway, in one way or the other. Secrecy is their byword until there is either a leak ( I thought there had been re-re-located fixtures?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 5 minutes ago, waytogo28 said: Misery is what they sell us in speedway, in one way or the other. Secrecy is their byword until there is either a leak ( I thought there had been re-re-located fixtures?) Just gossip at the moment, nothing official. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barraider Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 Lack of communication from promotion is poor, people make plans then they will inform everyone lastminute.com. Expecting the fans to just up then wonder why crowds are falling Promote the meetings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frigbo Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Announcement this morning - last meeting at Arena on 14th Sept and club moves to Rye House from the 15th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, frigbo said: Announcement this morning - last meeting at Arena on 14th Sept and club moves to Rye House from the 15th. Sad but expected. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Good luck to the Hammers for the future. While it is sad to lose a speedway venue, I hope the club thrives at Rye House. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthegearbutnaeidea Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 At least that’s not 2 clubs closing! Sad to see the track go as I never got to go to it and it was very near the top of my list of ones to go to along with NSS. Best of luck to everyone and I hope they get the support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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