Fortythirtyeight Posted May 26, 2022 Report Share Posted May 26, 2022 On 5/25/2022 at 9:53 PM, Ghosty said: Every true Speedway supporter would welcome more tracks/teams but the fact is there is already an acute shortage of U.K. based riders. Currently for every rider that doubles up/down equals 1 rider short & that's the current situation so how can we possibly have extra tracks in 2023? Expand Forget Odsal but Workington will be back but at which level ? Would make sense to start NDL ( if it still exists in 2023 ) whilst they build up the facilities , small steps at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrickn Posted May 26, 2022 Report Share Posted May 26, 2022 On 5/26/2022 at 3:54 PM, Fortythirtyeight said: Forget Odsal but Workington will be back but at which level ? Would make sense to start NDL ( if it still exists in 2023 ) whilst they build up the facilities , small steps at a time. Expand I live a few miles from Odsal,and although the track should provide good racing,it's such a depressing stadium,and I just can't see there being enough interest to sustain a team,even in the NDL.It's a strange situation,when Bradford closed at Greenfield,which was a nice little stadium,due to poor crowds,that looked like the end of speedway in West Yorkshire,yet just a couple of year's later,Halifax reopened with huge crowds.There was just something about Halifax that was never repeated when the Dukes moved to Odsal.Sad to say,I don't see speedway returning to West Yorkshire any time soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch958 Posted May 26, 2022 Report Share Posted May 26, 2022 On 5/26/2022 at 3:54 PM, Fortythirtyeight said: Forget Odsal but Workington will be back but at which level ? Would make sense to start NDL ( if it still exists in 2023 ) whilst they build up the facilities , small steps at a time. Expand I don't know why NDL wouldn't exist, its probablt the most vibrant and cost effective division Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortythirtyeight Posted May 26, 2022 Report Share Posted May 26, 2022 On 5/26/2022 at 6:07 PM, ch958 said: I don't know why NDL wouldn't exist, its probablt the most vibrant and cost effective division Expand On 5/26/2022 at 6:07 PM, ch958 said: I don't know why NDL wouldn't exist, its probablt the most vibrant and cost effective division Expand With one fixture a month ?….. I do hope it survives in its current form but the hole of speedway needs a shake up from the top down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Eck Posted May 27, 2022 Report Share Posted May 27, 2022 The push for speedway at Odsal was coming from the stock car promoter, Steve Rees, who was actively looking for someone to take it on. But Steve has now sold up to Yorstox. They also run stock cars at Sheffield so maybe they’d look at speedway at Odsal? I know a few had a look last year, including as a possible GP venue, but no one took it up probably due to the high cost of reshaping the track so it was suitable for speedway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted May 27, 2022 Report Share Posted May 27, 2022 On 5/1/2022 at 10:35 AM, tyretrax said: Where are the riders coming from? We are constantly told there's not enough riders for one league never mind another four teams. Expand Edinburgh, Newcastle and Birmingham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khtmhai5 Posted June 3, 2022 Report Share Posted June 3, 2022 (edited) Worth pointing out that the rugby team have moved out due to the high financial cost of playing at Odsal. vidmate apkmobdro download Edited June 10, 2022 by khtmhai5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrickn Posted June 7, 2022 Report Share Posted June 7, 2022 That was over 18 months ago.The rugby are back at Odsal,but not happy as the track has reduced the width of thier pitch to less than 60 metres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krompa Posted August 2, 2022 Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 Fresh info from Polish TV commentators: "Possible 2 GP rounds next year in Great Britain. Cardiff + Bradford." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric i Posted August 2, 2022 Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 On 8/2/2022 at 6:13 PM, krompa said: Fresh info from Polish TV commentators: "Possible 2 GP rounds next year in Great Britain. Cardiff + Bradford." Expand Did they sound serious or was it just hopeful banter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted August 2, 2022 Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 On 8/2/2022 at 6:13 PM, krompa said: Fresh info from Polish TV commentators: "Possible 2 GP rounds next year in Great Britain. Cardiff + Bradford." Expand Source of the Polish information?…speculation or insider knowledge?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krompa Posted August 2, 2022 Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 On 8/2/2022 at 7:30 PM, customhouseregular said: Source of the Polish information?…speculation or insider knowledge?. Expand Eleven Sports guys and they were pretty serious saying that. Fingers crossed. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neila Posted August 3, 2022 Report Share Posted August 3, 2022 Would love to see a GP at odsal as I can do a day trip from Cumbria, but it may distract the crowd from Cardiff, then making this unviable !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch958 Posted August 3, 2022 Report Share Posted August 3, 2022 turf has to be lifted at Cardiff, so I imagine thats what would have to happen at Odsal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackett Posted August 3, 2022 Report Share Posted August 3, 2022 Can't see it !! The cost of putting a temporary track in at Odsal would be vastly greater than potentially putting a temporary stand up at Belle Vue in order to increase the attendance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted August 3, 2022 Report Share Posted August 3, 2022 I thought they were laying a shale track anyway for a cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric i Posted August 3, 2022 Report Share Posted August 3, 2022 The tracks already in and there has already been loads of stock car meetings. Not sure it would meet FIM standards though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch958 Posted August 3, 2022 Report Share Posted August 3, 2022 On 8/3/2022 at 2:57 PM, eric i said: The tracks already in and there has already been loads of stock car meetings. Not sure it would meet FIM standards though. Expand would need pulling in a bit, 5 ot 6 feet into the pitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Posted August 3, 2022 Report Share Posted August 3, 2022 On 8/3/2022 at 2:57 PM, eric i said: The tracks already in and there has already been loads of stock car meetings. Not sure it would meet FIM standards though. Expand Is it that he FIM might be concerned that the track could provide overtaking after the second bend? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortythirtyeight Posted August 4, 2022 Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 On 8/3/2022 at 2:57 PM, eric i said: The tracks already in and there has already been loads of stock car meetings. Not sure it would meet FIM standards though. Expand It doesn’t meet SCB standards so no chance of FIM approving it as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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