LisaColette Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 Just now, Jaizer said: We own our stadium, don't have any rent Okay but others do and clubs seem to be set at similar prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaizer Posted November 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 Just now, lisa-colette said: Okay but others do and clubs seem to be set at similar prices. If feels like Birmingham have tested the water with this 20quid pricing, many will follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 Just now, Jaizer said: If feels like Birmingham have tested the water with this 20quid pricing, many will follow. Especially as it looks like Prem are going with £22. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinderfella Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 6 minutes ago, Jaizer said: We own our stadium, don't have any rent As do the stock cars at Cowdenbeath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedway fan Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, Jaizer said: If feels like Birmingham have tested the water with this 20quid pricing, many will follow. more like all the promoters have discussed it and agreed a rough level each will charge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 1 minute ago, Speedway fan said: more like all the promoters have discussed it and agreed a rough level each will charge There is quite a variation in what Clubs charge going by previous seasons.Consessions ,discounts ,online, price on the day to name a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinderfella Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Easy solution though is don’t overpay the riders. Often wonder how it would be if they reveryed to all the machines were owned by the team and mechanic employed to tune and maintain them and riders contracted to race them? Might find some talented kids who could never afford machinery that that way. Oh and if a rider wants to chase individual championships he uses machines he has purchased and maintained himself. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, cinderfella said: Often wonder how it would be if they reveryed to all the machines were owned by the team and mechanic employed to tune and maintain them and riders contracted to race them? Might find some talented kids who could never afford machinery that that way. Oh and if a rider wants to chase individual championships he uses machines he has purchased and maintained himself. I was told be a young riders father, that is how they treat the younger riders in Poland, basically all the rider has to do is just turn up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beirao Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 41 minutes ago, Jaizer said: We own our stadium, don't have any rent Are you sure we don't "pay" Ashfield Allied , our parent company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlicktrackSandy Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 33 minutes ago, cinderfella said: Often wonder how it would be if they reveryed to all the machines were owned by the team and mechanic employed to tune and maintain them and riders contracted to race them? Might find some talented kids who could never afford machinery that that way. Oh and if a rider wants to chase individual championships he uses machines he has purchased and maintained himself. Way back in the dim and distant past was George Hunter not an advocate of this type of arrangement ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaizer Posted November 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, Beirao said: Are you sure we don't "pay" Ashfield Allied , our parent company. Wouldn't like to think so. Made a big deal of being rent free for us and ashfield juniors at the time of the takeover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragdoll64 Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 34 minutes ago, cinderfella said: Often wonder how it would be if they reveryed to all the machines were owned by the team and mechanic employed to tune and maintain them and riders contracted to race them? Might find some talented kids who could never afford machinery that that way. Oh and if a rider wants to chase individual championships he uses machines he has purchased and maintained himself. Would just need the same two bikes for the whole meeting too……lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinderfella Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 1 minute ago, ragdoll64 said: Would just need the same two bikes for the whole meeting too……lol Not sure about that - remember the diminutive Mitch Shirra struggling on a borrowed bike at Coatbridge. His feet could hardly reach the ground. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragdoll64 Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, SlicktrackSandy said: Way back in the dim and distant past was George Hunter not an advocate of this type of arrangement ? I remember him advising the (troublesome at the time) street bikers to come and vent their adrenaline on the Meadowbank track instead of alienating other road users. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaizer Posted November 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 1 minute ago, cinderfella said: Not sure about that - remember the diminutive Mitch Shirra struggling on a borrowed bike at Coatbridge. His feet could hardly reach the ground. Before my time but the old man always talks about the track spare. Probably from around the Hampden era. Said riders would do anything but ride the track spare ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Jaizer said: Before my time but the old man always talks about the track spare. Probably from around the Hampden era. Said riders would do anything but ride the track spare ha Except Ove Fundin.Think he mainly rode the Norwich track spare.( probably specially maintain for him though) Edited November 28, 2022 by Fromafar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinderfella Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Except Ove Fundin.Think he mainly rode the Norwich track spare.( probably specially maintain for him though) Think he won at least one of his World titles on the Norwich spare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch958 Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 when sitting down to agree admission prices you can not put your expenses first - it has to be market level first and costs have to be adjusted to accommodate that market level. Asda can't sell milk at £5 a pint, they have to compete with the others. Speedway has to compete with cinema, pizza or even going out at all. In any business control of costs is paramount otherwise its disaster for any business and speedway is no different. Controlling costs has to be the way forward, cheaper bikes, whatever, that's the big question. £22 this year, £25 next - its the road to oblivion. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, cinderfella said: Think he won at least one of his World titles on the Norwich spare. Think he won another one with a bike Belle Vue cobbled up for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragdoll64 Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 6 minutes ago, Jaizer said: Before my time but the old man always talks about the track spare. Probably from around the Hampden era. Said riders would do anything but ride the track spare ha Yup, track spares never seemed to be kept in great nick but they were a necessity back in the day as riders generally only had the one bike which was usually transported on a rack across the backs of their cars or on a wee trailer. The only other option, if things went wrong, was to borrow a team mate’s bike. Most riders in those days did their own mechanics too and the only other personnel involved were pushers. Speedway was also only a full time job for very few. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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