Spl77 Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 On 6/24/2019 at 7:23 PM, steve roberts said: Indeed the British League Division Two/New National League and later National League ran for many years without having to resort to using guests. There were a few exceptions and if I recall riders on World Championship duties could be replaced but I can't remember the specifics? And that league was fair more successful in the last few years than the old BL. Maybe the promoter's should dust off the old NL rule book 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buttons Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 On 6/17/2019 at 8:19 AM, Odds On said: speedway is all but done, take Saturdays Grand Prix as an example, 16 of the best riders in the world(in theory), 24 races and arguably 20 of those races were pure rubbish, very little in terms of entertainment and excitement. I would say that 80-90% of speedway meetings see the first 25% of a meeting with no overtaking or excitement other than when a rider gets out of shape. It is also very noticeable that nowadays riders find it hard to control a bike if the track is anything other than a smooth and shale less.. Right now there aren't many people making money out of the sport, the top riders and engine tuners for sure but the vast majority of riders and promoters are doing their proverbials. Fans need to realise that in a matter of only a few years there will only be one league in the UK, as Clubs will sadly go to the wall and never return. Speedway is in the entertainment business,it needs to start entertaining to the wider audience than just the die hard speedway fan. Absolutely right, why would anyone want to watch Speedway when its a total procession for the majority of the meeting, the sport is not exciting anymore most of it is like the last GP., of course there are exceptions but few and far between. Bikes need to be slower, just because the bikes are fast doesn't make the racing exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytogo28 Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 On 6/17/2019 at 8:19 AM, Odds On said: speedway is all but done, take Saturdays Grand Prix as an example, 16 of the best riders in the world(in theory), 24 races and arguably 20 of those races were pure rubbish, very little in terms of entertainment and excitement. I would say that 80-90% of speedway meetings see the first 25% of a meeting with no overtaking or excitement other than when a rider gets out of shape. It is also very noticeable that nowadays riders find it hard to control a bike if the track is anything other than a smooth and shale less.. Right now there aren't many people making money out of the sport, the top riders and engine tuners for sure but the vast majority of riders and promoters are doing their proverbials. Fans need to realise that in a matter of only a few years there will only be one league in the UK, as Clubs will sadly go to the wall and never return. Speedway is in the entertainment business,it needs to start entertaining to the wider audience than just the die hard speedway fan. Truly spot on! Only standardised bikes and results only rewards ( points money ) will give us a return to much better racing ( and it is not in my imagination that it was much better in the last century ). Rocketship bikes have made UK speedway into an even more Gate & Go paradise - with zero entertainment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.