Trevor Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 I see the Government have said today that if the data allows at the time sports venues can reopen on May 17th. That is with a limit related to the capacity of the venue. I take that as good news for Speedway, as only some of our announced fixtures needing to be rearranged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner85 Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Good news.. it is about time.... however as with this pandemic...nothing is set in stone.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Plan B required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 The only thing that could allow an earlier start is for Speedway to be included in some test event capacity....... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Both realistic and manageable, but we may yet be overtaken by events. It should be relatively straight forward for most teams to simply postpone the first couple of meetings. I imagine that the 1000 or 50% limit will mean that we continue to have admission by pre-purchased ticket. Aside from unforseen setbacks the biggest unknown is how much of a relaxation there will be on international travel restrictions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGould Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Very good news Some events last Autumn were pilot events so we may see a bit of action before May 17. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortythirtyeight Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Be careful...what’s the interpretation of .?...” If successful, "up to 10,000 people or 25% of total seated capacity, whichever is lower" will be allowed in stadiums for sporting events, but not before 17 May.“ If a speedway club has only enough seats for 150-200 ( about the norm at a lot of tracks ) then 25% of that is not viable. Im sure there will be other twists and turns but I hope that is not a hardened fact type statement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 5 minutes ago, Fortythirtyeight said: Be careful...what’s the interpretation of .?...” If successful, "up to 10,000 people or 25% of total seated capacity, whichever is lower" will be allowed in stadiums for sporting events, but not before 17 May.“ If a speedway club has only enough seats for 150-200 ( about the norm at a lot of tracks ) then 25% of that is not viable. Im sure there will be other twists and turns but I hope that is not a hardened fact type statement. 50 % or 4000 capacity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Central Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Fortythirtyeight said: Be careful...what’s the interpretation of .?...” If successful, "up to 10,000 people or 25% of total seated capacity, whichever is lower" will be allowed in stadiums for sporting events, but not before 17 May.“ If a speedway club has only enough seats for 150-200 ( about the norm at a lot of tracks ) then 25% of that is not viable. Im sure there will be other twists and turns but I hope that is not a hardened fact type statement. You are discussing the wrong part of the statement. League Speedway will be governed by the 50% or 4000, whichever is lower. Which would be fine for most except a 'bumper' bank holiday crowd Cardiff would be a different matter ... perhaps July will be under different rules ? Edited February 22, 2021 by Grand Central 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Too many "ifs and buts" . Long way to go to May 17th Just as well Arena Essex isn't still open. Seating capacity of 3 (Ref Timekeeper and Announcer) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Who has ever seen a published figure for the "capacity" of any UK speedway stadium ??? (NOT the Rugby Stadium in Wales) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 (edited) Every venue will have a maximum capacity set by the Health & Safety exec. Clubs will know exactly what that is and plan accordingly. So pleased that Poole have not scheduled any home meetings til end May - the only question being will any of their 3 scheduled early May away meetings be able to take place? Edited February 22, 2021 by Skidder1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 1 hour ago, old bob at herne bay said: Who has ever seen a published figure for the "capacity" of any UK speedway stadium ??? (NOT the Rugby Stadium in Wales) I was absolute shocked by this but Dale Allitt a couple of weeks ago said King's Lynn's capacity was 10,465. This is not a typo, 10,465 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Berwick Rangers(Bandits) has a capacity of 4,099. According to Wiki. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said: I was absolute shocked by this but Dale Allitt a couple of weeks ago said King's Lynn's capacity was 10,465. This is not a typo, 10,465 Is that with the big old temporary stand that popped up the other year for the stock car world final? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 32 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said: I was absolute shocked by this but Dale Allitt a couple of weeks ago said King's Lynn's capacity was 10,465. This is not a typo, 10,465 Scaling that up makes Foxhall about 50k !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Skidder1 said: Every venue will have a maximum capacity set by the Health & Safety exec. Clubs will know exactly what that is and plan accordingly. So pleased that Poole have not scheduled any home meetings til end May - the only question being will any of their 3 scheduled early May away meetings be able to take place? Given the rudimentary crowd safety conditions that passed muster for "speedway stadia" in the UK long before the pandemic, not sure the HSE have shown any interest in spectator safety in UK speedway. Borne out by the ludicrous capacity alleged by Dale Allitt at Kings Lynn. Surely this information will now have to be published and verified ? Guess a crowd of 750 to 1,000 would be viable at £20 a head to watch the 2021 economy class teams now being presented. So a stadium capacity of 2,000 would be sufficient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 6 hours ago, Bagpuss said: Is that with the big old temporary stand that popped up the other year for the stock car world final? Don't think so, that was only 2500 tops. That would still make the AFA 8000. I just can't believe that. The only other way I see those sort of capacity numbers is when Jonathan Chapman got venue approval as an outdoor music venue?!? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poole keith Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 12 hours ago, old bob at herne bay said: Given the rudimentary crowd safety conditions that passed muster for "speedway stadia" in the UK long before the pandemic, not sure the HSE have shown any interest in spectator safety in UK speedway. Borne out by the ludicrous capacity alleged by Dale Allitt at Kings Lynn. Surely this information will now have to be published and verified ? Guess a crowd of 750 to 1,000 would be viable at £20 a head to watch the 2021 economy class teams now being presented. So a stadium capacity of 2,000 would be sufficient. cant see any promotion risk charging " £20 a head" for league racing bob,would be a lot of resistance to that price amongst fans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topsoil Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 12 hours ago, old bob at herne bay said: Given the rudimentary crowd safety conditions that passed muster for "speedway stadia" in the UK long before the pandemic, not sure the HSE have shown any interest in spectator safety in UK speedway. Borne out by the ludicrous capacity alleged by Dale Allitt at Kings Lynn. Surely this information will now have to be published and verified ? Guess a crowd of 750 to 1,000 would be viable at £20 a head to watch the 2021 economy class teams now being presented. So a stadium capacity of 2,000 would be sufficient. So you know more about Kings Lynn than Dale Allitt? And who charges £20? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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