djr Posted June 1, 2021 Report Share Posted June 1, 2021 59 minutes ago, OveFundinFan said: Hasnt it been past experience that where stock cars are involved speedway take second best. If that is the case, would it be a good move. If Speedway is second best when it comes to numbers of spectators / profitability etc. then you have to accept that , and be thankful that the Stock Car promoter is happy to share a track with speedway Too many Speedway fans moan about sharing a stadium with Stock Cars, greyhounds, etc. yet it is often the other activities that keep the stadium going as a business 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted June 1, 2021 Report Share Posted June 1, 2021 1 hour ago, djr said: If Speedway is second best when it comes to numbers of spectators / profitability etc. then you have to accept that , and be thankful that the Stock Car promoter is happy to share a track with speedway Too many Speedway fans moan about sharing a stadium with Stock Cars, greyhounds, etc. yet it is often the other activities that keep the stadium going as a business Having some major stock car meetings has definitely helped Kings Lynn Speedway... The stadium upgrade wouldnt have happened with just Speedway income I would have thought.. I believe this year Odsal has the World Final so maybe that will impact the KL finances? It does appear that a great many things help "subsidise" lots of Speedway clubs to compete, as the fan numbers dont always cover the costs, so whether fans like it or not, sometimes you just have to accept it and live with it.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepturningleft Posted June 1, 2021 Report Share Posted June 1, 2021 Watching the videos, the track doesn't appear to have quite the same shape as it did. The corners look much tighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Central Posted June 1, 2021 Report Share Posted June 1, 2021 8 minutes ago, keepturningleft said: Watching the videos, the track doesn't appear to have quite the same shape as it did. The corners look much tighter. Well, it is exactly the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepturningleft Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 Fair enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Posted June 27, 2021 Report Share Posted June 27, 2021 The Bulls are back playing at Odsal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejam Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 On 6/27/2021 at 11:47 AM, Gringo said: The Bulls are back playing at Odsal. Yeah,I went yesterday for the footy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 27, 2021 Report Share Posted July 27, 2021 Looks like the same crowd numbers the Speedway used to get The place is looking good though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejam Posted July 27, 2021 Report Share Posted July 27, 2021 56 minutes ago, iainb said: Looks like the same crowd numbers the Speedway used to get The place is looking good though! Gates had only just opened when I took the pic. Looking good indeed 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrickn Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 New promoters announced for the stock cars,taking over both Odsal and Owlerton stocks.Talking of possibly a new surface at Odsal,though I don't know if that means removing the shale,which cut up badly towards the end of last year's season,admittedly after quite heavy rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrickn Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 Looks like they are keeping the shale track,so maybe hope for speedway yet,in years to come. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAST GATER Posted April 3, 2022 Report Share Posted April 3, 2022 (edited) On 3/6/2022 at 6:52 PM, Derrickn said: Looks like they are keeping the shale track,so maybe hope for speedway yet,in years to come. My daughter was speaking a RFL Rep at a recent match he said both RFL and the Stocks promotion are hopeful for s/way to return to Odsal possible as soon as 2023 ! Edited April 3, 2022 by FAST GATER 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speed29 Posted April 3, 2022 Report Share Posted April 3, 2022 2 hours ago, FAST GATER said: My daughter was speaking a RFL Rep at a recent match he said both RFL and the Stocks promotion are hopeful for s/way to return to Odsal possible as soon as 2023 ! yeah bring back Bradford Dukes!!! great stadium as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted April 4, 2022 Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 17 hours ago, FAST GATER said: My daughter was speaking a RFL Rep at a recent match he said both RFL and the Stocks promotion are hopeful for s/way to return to Odsal possible as soon as 2023 ! We live in hope! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25yearfan Posted April 4, 2022 Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 (edited) Halifax was the real hotbed of the sport in that area so any new team at Odsal should be called Halifax "Odsal" Dukes and in the old red blue and white colours the Dukes used! Saturday nights in the 2nd Division would be the best option I reckon for anyone brave enough to do it! Edited April 4, 2022 by 25yearfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds85 Posted April 4, 2022 Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 Well then any Halifax fans should be hoping for one maybe two current teams to close over next winter then, or else who the bloody hell is going to ride for them??? I fear my team may be one of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch958 Posted April 4, 2022 Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 5 minutes ago, 25yearfan said: Halifax was the real hotbed of the sport in that area so any new team at Odsal should be called Halifax "Odsal" Dukes and in the old red blue and white colours the Dukes used! Saturday nights in the 2nd Division would be the best option I reckon for anyone brave enough to do it! it can't be Halifax in Bradford, although if it was in Halfax there'd be better crowds 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25yearfan Posted April 4, 2022 Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 (edited) Yes there is certainly a shortage of riders but hopefully Polish rules maybe relaxed and more Scandinavians can be found? Losing the Shay was a massive blow not only to speedway but in the long run landlords Halifax FC also suffered. I'm convinced that had ways been worked out to keep speedway going at the Shay in the mid 80's then it would likely still be running there now cause that place was always well supported! Edited April 4, 2022 by 25yearfan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*JJ Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 As for riders, wasn't there talk last year of removing visa rules for Commonwealth citizens? If they did that, there would be a source of, at least, more Australian riders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 52 minutes ago, *JJ said: As for riders, wasn't there talk last year of removing visa rules for Commonwealth citizens? If they did that, there would be a source of, at least, more Australian riders. No - a complete fantasy. Anyone that imagines the UK government would give unrestricted access to Commonwealth citizens (including 1.4 billion Indian citizens) is deluded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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