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23 minutes ago, Trees said:

Swindon is def back next year? Good if so!

I'll believe it when I see it...the future of Swindon's Stadium has been banded about for so long now it's easy to think cynically.

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This weeks star said efforts were made to get a GP at Odsal but the track wasn't wide enough to meet FIM standards. It would however meet British league standards if someone could come in and stump up the cash for a bespoke fence that would need to be taken down before every stocks meeting. The new owners are keen to see speedway return, I guess any extra revenue is good from their perspective, they must need all the cash they can get to maintain a big old stadium.

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32 minutes ago, eric i said:

This weeks star said efforts were made to get a GP at Odsal but the track wasn't wide enough to meet FIM standards. It would however meet British league standards if someone could come in and stump up the cash for a bespoke fence that would need to be taken down before every stocks meeting. The new owners are keen to see speedway return, I guess any extra revenue is good from their perspective, they must need all the cash they can get to maintain a big old stadium.

It would be a huge risk for anyone...

A title winning team with world class  riders couldnt attract enough punters when Speedway probably had, at least, double the crowds it gets now...

And, unlike areas like Swindon, Coventry, Oxford and Birmingham, there hasnt been much of a concerted effort to try and bring Speedway back..

Maybe when they build that Superdome roof, meaning there wont be any rain off threats, it could then be viable...;)

 

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8 hours ago, rocket007 said:

No mention of Stockcars/Speedway within the Stadium. Will there be room?

assume if it's a dome then the surface is not permanent so, as with Cardiff and Tottenham, the floor level can be configured for other sports and concerts. Although the strangely low capacity suggests it may be pretty basic - the previous Bradford Superdome in the 80s was going to be 75,000 

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On 9/21/2022 at 6:03 PM, George Dodds said:

assume if it's a dome then the surface is not permanent so, as with Cardiff and Tottenham, the floor level can be configured for other sports and concerts. Although the strangely low capacity suggests it may be pretty basic - the previous Bradford Superdome in the 80s was going to be 75,000 

Speedway and stox  not included in the new plans,but don't worry,we have heard it all before and nothing happened.Wildly over optimistic attendance and revenue figures being bandied about.Once reality sets in,the scheme will be quietly dropped.

 

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