comet49 Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 1 hour ago, spin king said: Okay to explain further. the club obviously feel that Kyle has the potential to put more on his starting average than Charles. Yeh, fair enough, I expect a lot were surprised that Charles left, hope Kyle has a better year than last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thbender Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) There is a petition online at https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/support-the-return-of-lakeside-hammers-speedway calling on Thurrock Council to find a new home for Lakeside Hammers following the closure of Arena Essex for housing development. Since Essex is the spiritual home of British speedway (the very first speedway meeting in Britain took place at High Beech in February 1928) I hope that every contributor to this forum will sign the petition (if you haven't already done so). Having lost the facility for the Lakeside team in order to make way for redevelopment, Essex has become just one more speedway backwater. As lovers of our fantastic sport, we can't afford any more track closures. Therefore, despite the fact that you may not feel that Lakeside is "home turf," please nevertheless sign the petition in honour of Essex's speedway heritage and in recognition of its founding contribution to 90 years of British motor sport, restoring the long tradition of speedway racing in the county. Edited December 31, 2018 by 4thbender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 2 hours ago, 4thbender said: There is a petition online at https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/support-the-return-of-lakeside-hammers-speedway calling on Thurrock Council to find a new home for Lakeside Hammers following the closure of Arena Essex for housing development. Since Essex is the spiritual home of British speedway (the very first speedway meeting in Britain took place at High Beech in February 1928) I hope that every contributor to this forum will sign the petition (if you haven't already done so). Having lost the facility for the Lakeside team in order to make way for redevelopment, Essex has become just one more speedway backwater. As lovers of our fantastic sport, we can't afford any more track closures. Therefore, despite the fact that you may not feel that Lakeside is "home turf," please nevertheless sign the petition in honour of Essex's speedway heritage and in recognition of its founding contribution to 90 years of British motor sport, restoring the long tradition of speedway racing in the county. Done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) On 11/14/2018 at 7:05 PM, Charlieboy said: One home one away ? Great can't wait. 14 meetings presume stock cars take bank holiday Sunday's ? People always say track prep is difficult for Sunday afternoon meetings. I would expect that's when we will be racing as statement mentions kids getting to bed at a reasonable time.The main thing is we have a good team to follow.lets hope we get that right this time. According to Startrax fixtures their dates at Owlerton are 14 April, 23 June, 4 August and 6 October. All Sundays 12.30 start so presumably no speedway those weeks. Incidentally, does anyone know of any other Sundays stadium not available. Info would be useful for planning weekends away. Edited January 2, 2019 by RS50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlieboy Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 Hope we can get a couple of home meetings in before the 14 th April and get our season under way. Possibly a challenge and a league or cup meeting !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 8 minutes ago, Charlieboy said: Hope we can get a couple of home meetings in before the 14 th April and get our season under way. Possibly a challenge and a league or cup meeting !! Per BSPA statement Official meetings not to start until April. Not sure if this would affect any possible challenge matches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlieboy Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 June 4 th weekend could be a good time to do Somerset and Eastbourne no rush back for Sunday meeting ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Charlieboy said: June 4 th weekend could be a good time to do Somerset and Eastbourne no rush back for Sunday meeting ? No the June meeting is 23 June Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 5 hours ago, RS50 said: Per BSPA statement Official meetings not to start until April. Not sure if this would affect any possible challenge matches Shouldn't, as Newcastle have said they hope to open on Sunday 31st March with a Challenge against Redcar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlieboy Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 18 hours ago, RS50 said: No the June meeting is 23 June Sorry. Misread it. 23 rd even better should be bit warmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted January 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 On 2 January 2019 at 3:27 PM, Charlieboy said: Hope we can get a couple of home meetings in before the 14 th April and get our season under way. Possibly a challenge and a league or cup meeting !! I believe that the first meeting will be the 90th Year Anniversary meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 7 hours ago, Blackadder said: I believe that the first meeting will be the 90th Year Anniversary meeting. Thanks for the info. Any idea what date it will be staged or what format it will be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted January 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 3 hours ago, RS50 said: Thanks for the info. Any idea what date it will be staged or what format it will be? Not yet, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 Anything interesting said at yesterday's STAARS meeting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerAl Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 From the STAARS meeting; Kyle has kept fit by going on holiday with his girlfriend to Costa Rica. The referees don't report back on the quality of the track any longer. Steady thinks Somerset will be up near the top of the league. Fixtures will be out any day now. First meeting will be 90th anniversary celebration. There could be something different about the race jackets for the 90th anniversary season. No plans to run a national league team as access to stadium for race dates would be prohibitive. Ricky Ashworth has been riding a pushbike at Manchester velodrome. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Like the look of the Sheffield Team,especially if King returns to full fitness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted January 25, 2019 Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 On 1/23/2019 at 8:13 AM, TigerAl said: From the STAARS meeting; Kyle has kept fit by going on holiday with his girlfriend to Costa Rica. The referees don't report back on the quality of the track any longer. Steady thinks Somerset will be up near the top of the league. Fixtures will be out any day now. First meeting will be 90th anniversary celebration. There could be something different about the race jackets for the 90th anniversary season. No plans to run a national league team as access to stadium for race dates would be prohibitive. Ricky Ashworth has been riding a pushbike at Manchester velodrome. Out of interest is there any plans to include an MDL team again now the team is racing on the weekend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted January 25, 2019 Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 Would be good to get a few extra races. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted January 25, 2019 Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 18 minutes ago, RS50 said: Would be good to get a few extra races. Just wondered as the Sheffield fans took to the NL standard meeting that took place last year? Plus with the promotion having a lower division side based at Leicester adding an MDL side into the mix would create the full conveyor belt for potential rider progression and offer extra races to any fans who wanted to view it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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