screm Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 Current champ Charles Wright wont be there to defend his title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 Pretty sure someone said that days ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 I ordered early on the Tuesday morning, got a refund today. Maybe I'll watch the stream but if its glitchy I don't expect they'll refund that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 2 hours ago, Speedway28 said: Troy Batchelor has seemingly tweeted that he’s in the line up, having becoming a dual citizen. Just heard Skippy has done the same.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 31 minutes ago, SPEEDY69 said: Maybe I'll watch the stream but if its glitchy I don't expect they'll refund that! I’ve purchased the stream as I want to watch the meeting. If it’s a cr@p stream of poor quality I’ll know not to bother in future. If it’s good, then it’s something I’ll consider more of in the future if it’s an avenue they go down moving forward. I understand the others points of view on pricing though it is on the steep side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 41 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: I’ve purchased the stream as I want to watch the meeting. If it’s a cr@p stream of poor quality I’ll know not to bother in future. If it’s good, then it’s something I’ll consider more of in the future if it’s an avenue they go down moving forward. I understand the others points of view on pricing though it is on the steep side. Can't get a quality burger and chips at home like being there though...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LagutaRacingFan Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 £12.95 is a hefty price but this country has become very expensive, £12.95 is what a decent pub meal costs nowadays. I have had Premier Sports since June and their value for money is amazing. Fantastic polish league action with top riders for only £11.99. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sommelier Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, geoff58 said: yes but it's subsidised by the TV DEAL money !! Yes & what did we do with all the Sky money!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmuncie Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 5 hours ago, Najjer said: Again, just a comparison. Premier Sports is as standard £11.99 per month which includes about 16 Polish matches a month aswell as 4 Swedish matches. 20 matches in total. Yet the 'British Championship' is more than that for a single meeting. What an absolute shambles that is. Difference being Premier Sports buy a ready made tv production off the shelf then just have Dave doing commentary so there production costs are peanuts. Compare that to the cost of setting up Foxhall for a one off event add to that hosting costs etc online and I’d suggest that at £13 the break even point for this will be fairly high and it’s very unlikely the BSPA will be making much if any profit at all A more realistic comparison would be the cost of other sporting events to stream such as Ice Hockey at £10-£15 a match, Football (£10-£20 a match for Scottish Premiership) are all in the same ballpark 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris116 Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 Spedeworth TV covers the car racing at Ipswich and all their other tracks for £12 a month! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 (edited) I will subscribe, would've been happy to spend £30 if I'd got tickets so £13 isn't too bad for the household. I wonder if the rumoured Aussies will be guests rather than have a chance to be British Champ. Edited September 15, 2020 by SPEEDY69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 55 minutes ago, SPEEDY69 said: I will subscribe, would've been happy to spend £30 if I'd got tickets so £13 isn't too bad for the household. I wonder if the rumoured Aussies will be guests rather than have a chance to be British Champ. Which Aussies are riding? Schlein, Crump and Bachelor all have a claim to be British, so I guess they could be seen as more than guests. We should be grateful they are riding, with the likes of Wright and Cook declining to take part and with Ellis out injured. Does anyone have the full line-up? I am tempted to watch, but will probably decide nearer the time. Is twelve quid really that much? A Chinese takeaway costs more than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 British Champions: 1961 Barry Briggs 1964 Barry Briggs 1965 Barry Briggs 1966 Barry Briggs 1967 Barry Briggs 1968 Ivan Mauger 1969 Barry Briggs 1970 Ivan Mauger 1971 Ivan Mauger 1972 Ivan Mauger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crescent girl Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 39 minutes ago, iainb said: British Champions: 1961 Barry Briggs 1964 Barry Briggs 1965 Barry Briggs 1966 Barry Briggs 1967 Barry Briggs 1968 Ivan Mauger 1969 Barry Briggs 1970 Ivan Mauger 1971 Ivan Mauger 1972 Ivan Mauger All the Commonwealth boys rode on British licences up until the 'seventies. It was only then that these countries joined the FIM directly, instead of going through the ACU. Ole Olsen won the Australian Championship in 1976, Ken MacKinlay in 1964. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 Heeps has British heritage too (hence he was able to ride in the NL) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksman Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 A few Brits have rode over in the Australian state championships recently, also Joe Screen actually finished 3rd in the Aussie Championships in 2008. Don't see the problem including the Australian's with British passports especially given the lack of standard this year with no Woffinden, Lambert? , Cook, Wright, Ellis etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 £10 for the stream to watch Belle Vue Aces v All Star Select on the 24th. https://www.sportcentral.tv/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 2 hours ago, iainb said: British Champions: 1961 Barry Briggs 1964 Barry Briggs 1965 Barry Briggs 1966 Barry Briggs 1967 Barry Briggs 1968 Ivan Mauger 1969 Barry Briggs 1970 Ivan Mauger 1971 Ivan Mauger 1972 Ivan Mauger You've missed out Peter Craven in 1962 and 1963. Although held over three British Semi-Finals rather than a single British Final, those are considered as official British Championships. Don't airbrush Peter Craven's two British Championships out of history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 29 minutes ago, lucifer sam said: You've missed out Peter Craven in 1962 and 1963. Although held over three British Semi-Finals rather than a single British Final, those are considered as official British Championships. Don't airbrush Peter Craven's two British Championships out of history. Peter Craven was British Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Lady Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 I really can’t understand all the fuss over the cost. How many people will watch this alone? I’d guess most will watch with at least one member of family, which cuts the cost to £7.50 per person. Even if you watch alone it’s cheaper than going to a meeting. Fair enough moaning afterwards if the quality is crap but for once (shock horror, never thought I’d say it) I’m defending the BSPA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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