Seathestars Posted October 1, 2019 Report Share Posted October 1, 2019 Does anyone know what date it is i November Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted October 1, 2019 Report Share Posted October 1, 2019 Middle of the month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirates Of Poole Posted October 1, 2019 Report Share Posted October 1, 2019 14-17th November I heard but could be wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted October 1, 2019 Report Share Posted October 1, 2019 1st of April 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 15 hours ago, Pirates Of Poole said: 14-17th November I heard but could be wrong! I believe that is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 Are the NL promotions going to be invited this time or will they be left to fend for themselves as usual after the higher tiers have picked the carcass clean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spl77 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 I can safely predict that this will be the most important AGM for years and that major changes are needed to ensure speedways survival..... Then on the Monday we'll find out nothing has changed and that the same crap will continue and be allowed to ruin this sport further still. That's until the AGM of 2020 which will again be the most important one ever. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyke Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Spl77 said: I can safely predict that this will be the most important AGM for years and that major changes are needed to ensure speedways survival..... Then on the Monday we'll find out nothing has changed and that the same crap will continue and be allowed to ruin this sport further still. That's until the AGM of 2020 which will again be the most important one ever. Can't agree, I'm afriad They'll at least change the helmet covers from yellow to green That apart, you're bang on the money 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 hour ago, tyke said: Can't agree, I'm afriad They'll at least change the helmet covers from yellow to green That apart, you're bang on the money + Buster will buy the rest Premiership Teams. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 This year under Buster has been so good they will be having sandwiches instead of biscuits No doubt there will be even more discussion on the make up of these than there was on the choice of biscuits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWC Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 What is most people’s gripe with sport? The fact you are not seeing the ‘top’ riders for your buck? Or the doubling up and down due to the lack of riders because we haven’t or didn’t want to invest in UK riders? Or the quality of racing and the overall meeting experience? Loss of teams in the south east of England? The overall condition of the majority of stadiums that don’t measure up to 21st century viewing requirements? My answer would be ‘all of the above’ but being a realist it is what it is and unless there is money and lots of it none of this will drastically change. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spl77 Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 7 hours ago, GWC said: What is most people’s gripe with sport? The fact you are not seeing the ‘top’ riders for your buck? Or the doubling up and down due to the lack of riders because we haven’t or didn’t want to invest in UK riders? Or the quality of racing and the overall meeting experience? Loss of teams in the south east of England? The overall condition of the majority of stadiums that don’t measure up to 21st century viewing requirements? My answer would be ‘all of the above’ but being a realist it is what it is and unless there is money and lots of it none of this will drastically change. The rule book plus the doubling up and down and the overall experience at the tracks makes the package very undesirable. The bikes are clearly not suitable to most of the UK tracks. Having the top riders back won't really make any difference to the above. Let's face it the sport in the UK needs a complete overhaul top to bottom rule book the lot. The problem seems to be that the bspa for whatever reason for as long as I've been a supporter have never wanted on the face of it to run the UK leagues in a professional manner. Well that's not strictly true the old NL prior the amalgamation with the BL at the end of 1990 was a professional well run league. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 Personally my biggest gripe is the gulf of ability between the riders on track. Teams built with 10 point and 2 point riders going to the tapes at the same time and still expect entertainment. If teams were forced to build strength in depth many meetings and races would be far more entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 On 10/3/2019 at 8:18 PM, tyke said: They'll at least change the helmet covers from yellow to green What about Green & Black? We've not tried that yet... It may just be the innovation that save Speedway in the UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czechhero Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 2 hours ago, iainb said: What about Green & Black? We've not tried that yet... It may just be the innovation that save Speedway in the UK Or brown, maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 3 hours ago, iainb said: What about Green & Black? We've not tried that yet... It may just be the innovation that save Speedway in the UK Chocolate sponsorship opportunity too .... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_martin Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 10 hours ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: Chocolate sponsorship opportunity too .... Nah, but the right shade of purple, and you might....er because the speedway viewing public is of that chocolate eating age, innit? Perhaps a beige helmet colour to attract Horlicks over as sponsors, maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAST GATER Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 My own take on the sport has changed over the last few years and in some ways I am amazed that it still functions at the level we have now. It is said there needs to be more shale on the tracks but mean promoters won't buy it but the truth is that modern s/way engines are too powerful and perform in such a way that riders cannot control them under these circumstances .Efforts to change this are always meet with resistance to say the least ,riders hate change and there is the cost implications as well.Just look what has happened with the the GTR ,love or hate it IMO it typifies the attitude of riders to change in the sport about anything. Bring all or many top riders back to the league is a non starter (IMO the quality of racing is what matters they all look the same with helmets on) because the very top riders are GP oriented and their demands are too great on the whole for the league to afford . The GP'S were the death knell of top league racing in this country definitely at weekends and probably as a whole if I am honest. I think the ruling bodies missed a trick in not running the GP's or having a large rake off from day one but maybe they thought it would not evolve into what we have today. The sport must work with what it has got and make the most of it I sadly do see the top two leagues merging into one and maybe a merging in part of some Champ L and Nat L making a true semi/pro nursery league. The sport needs to work with what it has got I still love to watch s/way think the racing is as good as it has ever been on it's day , the ruling bodies need to work together have some form of collective planning even foresight ( love or hate him Mr Olsen certainly did) try and act like professsionals at least once a year! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWC Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 (edited) On 10/8/2019 at 8:13 AM, Sings4Speedway said: Personally my biggest gripe is the gulf of ability between the riders on track. Teams built with 10 point and 2 point riders going to the tapes at the same time and still expect entertainment. If teams were forced to build strength in depth many meetings and races would be far more entertaining. Most teams are built with depth it’s the racing format that puts a reserve with a heat leader in some heats. Some teams decide to go for upper rider strength and then have NL standard reserves so you can guess the outcome there. If they changed the points limit teams would just do the same except the lower points riders would perhaps be a better standard but still fodder for the better riders. Edited October 9, 2019 by GWC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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