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14 minutes ago, cityrebel said:

Strong rumours of only two leagues next season, minus the NL!

More likely effectively minus the Premiership in reality but the name may remain

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We need a national league, and considering you have teams like IOW running almost every week even if its a wacky formatted challenge meeting which on paper shouldn't draw fans but must do because they are still in business, must mean its a very viable league if the costs are kept sensible.

Speaking of which the loss of Arena Essex will also mean the loss of the Hagon shocks training facility there.

The trouble is see though with only having a two league structure is that the promoters will end up trying to chase away what few top riders we still have, they will make it almost for the likes Jason Doyle to carry on riding over here, we need more riders not less.

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13 minutes ago, marko said:

We need a national league, and considering you have teams like IOW running almost every week even if its a wacky formatted challenge meeting which on paper shouldn't draw fans but must do because they are still in business, must mean its a very viable league if the costs are kept sensible.

Speaking of which the loss of Arena Essex will also mean the loss of the Hagon shocks training facility there.

The trouble is see though with only having a two league structure is that the promoters will end up trying to chase away what few top riders we still have, they will make it almost for the likes Jason Doyle to carry on riding over here, we need more riders not less.

The reality is, the sport can't afford the top riders anymore. I can see some sort of training league, like the SDL, for the smaller clubs that can't compete financially. Similar to what Kent have been running at Iwade this season.

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17 minutes ago, Hammer said:

What was wrong with a fenceless track?

Maybe because it was something totally different and unconventional at the time it also meant that referees had an extra workload with the possibility of rider's taking both wheels onto tarmac track and trying to get away with it hoping it would go un-noticed. Other than that no problems for me.  Any news on the Lakeside  v Peterborough rearranged fixture date yet .

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Probably Arena was at its trickiest when it was fenceless, it was the safest track around but not always the easiest to do well on, it’s amazing to think looking back how well Steve Lawson always did when he visited and now we have his son riding for us and is one of the most popular riders ever to wear the crossed Hammers, you wonder if it’s in his families genes.

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1 hour ago, Hammer said:

What was wrong with a fenceless track?

I won a sidecar meeting on the fenceless track in 1988. I got barged wide in bend 1/2 and did half the back straight on the outside track. 

 

Happy days

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49 minutes ago, Fromafar said:

How many NL teams want to upgrade their product to lose money though,or will it be a lot of Championship Teams watering down their product to cut their losses.More likely the latter if that is what is the plan.

Definitely the latter. The championship could do with blooding a few more British youngsters.

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20 hours ago, marko said:

We need a national league, and considering you have teams like IOW running almost every week even if its a wacky formatted challenge meeting which on paper shouldn't draw fans but must do because they are still in business, must mean its a very viable league if the costs are kept sensible.

Speaking of which the loss of Arena Essex will also mean the loss of the Hagon shocks training facility there.

The trouble is see though with only having a two league structure is that the promoters will end up trying to chase away what few top riders we still have, they will make it almost for the likes Jason Doyle to carry on riding over here, we need more riders not less.

The Hagon Shocks academy went two years ago. 

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The saddest thing about this whole episode, is how the club has been allowed to die with just a whimper. It doesent matter how cookie dresses it up, when the Hammers move to Rye, the game is up. We have had hardly any home meetings to attend, to share our memories and say goodbye. The fact that Arena Essex will still be staging motorsport until early November, is the hardest thing to accept. What a shambles.

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Agree with City Rebel.

30 years of my life just about to disappear into oblivion without any consultation with the supporters.

This 'exiting new era' rubbish is simply insulting to the intelligence and longevity of the core support.

Perhaps plans are afoot for an Essex based venue but I see no evidence of this. There's been way too much carrot dangling with regard to the sport continuing in the county. 

Whilst I appreciate the efforts of Jon Cook over the last few years, it just seems a little too easy to move the team to Rye.

But then again, while it is a passion and a way of life for supporters, it's simply a business for promoters of the sport....

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Yes, to be more specific at the end of 2016 season I think. Have a look, it definitely ain’t there anymore. Shame as I had a go on it, and it was fun. 

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On ‎9‎/‎9‎/‎2018 at 9:34 AM, Eyejay said:

Yes, to be more specific at the end of 2016 season I think. Have a look, it definitely ain’t there anymore. Shame as I had a go on it, and it was fun. 

when the landlords did their 3 year extentsion they put the cost of hiring on Saturday up 2/3 fold for the training track

so martin hagon took it to rye bullt one on the centre green only for some prat to flatten it and put the hills on there

for the ktms they still do training and practice days on the main track as far as I know

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yes the long term future of the club is still in doubt but at least we have a couple more seasons

even if it is at rye. I know its not ideal for people south of the tunnel I have friends who live in kent

but hopefully they can make it . the good thing is saturday meetings less traffic than the rush hours on a friday

re the future don't give up hope on our new stadium in Essex in a few years time as a stadium is in the building plans at the moment

but as we all know a few bulging brown envelopes here and there at the planning offices could change all that

as for the sport as a whole there is something afoot of which certain clubs and other interested partys get their

way then speedway in the south and south east could be on a exciting new path

watch this space.

COYH.

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