The 'Show' of a meeting

[Trees]

Home riders 100% should do a victory lap!!!!

[longlivefrankie]

I think it does help to have a good announcer, when Newport returned we had Bob Radford then Jason Harald both were good in different ways.  Presentation of anything is a fine art and needs preparation, thought and skill. 

 

[Midland Red]

1 hour ago, Trees said:

Home riders 100% should do a victory lap!!!!

All winners should, to engage with the fans

[speedwaysliders]

Bring back a bit of spice!!! I always looked forward to friday nights at Hackney,you never knew what you were going to get,other than a decent race track that was always good week in week out.Also to add a bit of spice let the tapes marchall/referee have a bit of power and give riders red and yellow warning himself.Bring the refs phone into the current error with riders talking to the ref via video tech.

[geoff100]

5 hours ago, iainb said:

I was at Oxford last night (vs Leicester), first of all I'll say what a great match it was and a bit emotional to be back after 15 years... If Cov ever came back it may destroy me lol

But I must comment on the meeting presentation, Oxford had 8 race winners... yet only 2 riders came around for a victory lap! I'm not saying it would but if they'd come round an geed the crowd up a bit more they may have just squeaked it in the end, the crowd can sometimes be your 8th man, the riders really need to engage with the fans more... and what a crowd it was! It was like watching a match from the late 80's and 90's!

Also the "music" played just before the race stats grated on me a bit... 90's club anthem!

Also too much tractor racing!

Oxford are still in their honeymoon period and it was great to be a part of it last night and well done to everybody that has made it happen, but that honeymoon period will eventually wear off and the crowds will level off also.

Great night with a Leicester win though 

Hate it when riders wear helmets on parade,barry campbell used to to doughnuts in front of grandstand at derwent park crowd loved it .

[marko]

Craig Soul (probably spelt that wrong) was always good at both Rye House and Arena Essex, I also like the guy that still does the mic at Ipswich (name is on the tip of my tongue) and from what little I have seen on TV and the internet, the presenter at Wolves is very passionate and animated too.

I never needed special attractions, just keep the crowd informed and the meeting moved along at a reasonable pace.

All these R/R/s don’t help, so often riders have two on the trot and it breaks up the any momentum, when the action is good, you just want  to keep that buzz going.

[steve roberts]

4 hours ago, geoff100 said:

Hate it when riders wear helmets on parade,barry campbell used to to doughnuts in front of grandstand at derwent park crowd loved it .

Couldn't agree more...good old H&S and of course once upon a time kids (and the odd adult) were once allowed to ride pillion on the bike during the interval etc.

[TINYS]

23 hours ago, Trees said:

I liked it though haha. If they played the interview over the tannoys in the stadium that would be OK?

Depends where you stand because if you are in the stand by the starting gate you would'nt hear much of it as the tannoys are rarely working properly.

[Bruiser]

23 hours ago, cowboy cookie returns? said:

The guy at Lynn in the early 90s was good along with if memory serves me right Peter York at Coventry and not forgetting Ipswichs own John eary 

Was it Mike Bennett at Kings Lynn in the early 90’s ?……

I never took to Peter York though

i used to watch speedway at Claremont in Australia and they had great announcers and the live commentary during races was excellent but something that never worked in Britain at all.

[steve roberts]

31 minutes ago, Bruiser said:

Was it Mike Bennett at Kings Lynn in the early 90’s ?……

I never took to Peter York though

i used to watch speedway at Claremont in Australia and they had great announcers and the live commentary during races was excellent but something that never worked in Britain at all.

Didn't Dave Lanning try this at Wimbledon?

[cowboy cookie returns?]

8 hours ago, steve roberts said:

Didn't Dave Lanning try this at Wimbledon?

Indeed he did, it sort of works but only because he excelled at commentary. It's on you tube somewhere.

 

[cowboy cookie returns?]

9 hours ago, Bruiser said:

Was it Mike Bennett at Kings Lynn in the early 90’s ?……

I never took to Peter York though

i used to watch speedway at Claremont in Australia and they had great announcers and the live commentary during races was excellent but something that never worked in Britain at all.

Yes Mike Bennett, I remember going to Lynn on good Friday mornings with Ipswich he was superb and then John Earey at Ipswich in the afternoon, they both helped to create a great atmosphere. Happy days 

[Trees]

I'd like British Speedway to try live commentary, it would help with atmosphere imo.

[*JJ]

2 hours ago, Trees said:

I'd like British Speedway to try live commentary, it would help with atmosphere imo.

No! What is the use of this? The whole point of speedway is that you can see the whole race. It's inside a stadium; you don't need to be told what you are seeing.

[steve roberts]

4 hours ago, cowboy cookie returns? said:

Yes Mike Bennett, I remember going to Lynn on good Friday mornings with Ipswich he was superb and then John Earey at Ipswich in the afternoon, they both helped to create a great atmosphere. Happy days 

Mike Bennett for some reason wasn't a success at Oxford which is something he has often mentioned although he did get a good reception when he made an announcement on behalf of Bernard Crapper deriding a decision made by the match referee on one occasion!

[Trees]

8 hours ago, *JJ said:

No! What is the use of this? The whole point of speedway is that you can see the whole race. It's inside a stadium; you don't need to be told what you are seeing.

Entertainment of course

[*JJ]

14 hours ago, Trees said:

Entertainment of course

Annoying, of course!

[chunky]

8 hours ago, *JJ said:

Annoying, of course!

You can buy earplugs...

[chunky]

One of the problems with modern speedway (for me, anyway) is that it has become too "clean". I know H&S has played a part, but there's more to it than that.

Yes, machinery dictates the track surfaces, but I miss the deep dirt on the tracks, with he-men struggling to control bucking broncos. I miss getting covered - or trying to avoid getting covered - in shale. I miss bags of sawdust being dumped on the bends. We never knew what a poxy "blue groove" was.

That was all part of the show for me, like riders doing the parade without helmets, rakers, being pushed off on the track, tractor rides, bike racks etc... I loved the fact that it was a lot simpler and more basic back then.

[Trees]

3 minutes ago, chunky said:

One of the problems with modern speedway (for me, anyway) is that it has become too "clean". I know H&S has played a part, but there's more to it than that.

Yes, machinery dictates the track surfaces, but I miss the deep dirt on the tracks, with he-men struggling to control bucking broncos. I miss getting covered - or trying to avoid getting covered - in shale. I miss bags of sawdust being dumped on the bends. We never knew what a poxy "blue groove" was.

That was all part of the show for me, like riders doing the parade without helmets, rakers, being pushed off on the track, tractor rides, bike racks etc... I loved the fact that it was a lot simpler and more basic back then.

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