Bojangles Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 23 minutes ago, Noelinho said: The promotion have decided to make call-offs very early for a few years now. It's not a new thing. Home fans have on the whole been very supportive of this, and that's their main source of income. It might be different to how others do it, but it does seem to work well up here. Fair enough. If that’s what works for them. A lot of other clubs don’t take that route though, so it should come as no surprise that opposing fans find that strange - and, as I said, I think that’s why some people (including myself, rightly or probably more likely wrongly) wondered if there was an ulterior motive. Let’s draw a line under it there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, tyretrax said: Who's being provocative? I'm only making a polite request. It’s provocative because a lot of money was spent and lost as a result of the cancellation, and you think it’s acceptable to make a joke about it. Congratulations, give yourself a pat on the back. Edited May 11, 2023 by Bojangles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseq7 Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 I can't believe this thread is still going? Did I miss something? Did the meeting go ahead? Is this an alternative reality? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmarsbar2 Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 2 hours ago, Noelinho said: The promotion have decided to make call-offs very early for a few years now. It's not a new thing. Home fans have on the whole been very supportive of this, and that's their main source of income. It might be different to how others do it, but it does seem to work well up here. Works well, I don't think so! Crowds are down because of the lack of regular fixtures. If meets are going to be cancelled in May when 3mm of rain are forecasts we'll be racing in poor weather in October again. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beirao Posted May 12, 2023 Report Share Posted May 12, 2023 7 hours ago, gmarsbar2 said: Works well, I don't think so! Crowds are down because of the lack of regular fixtures. If meets are going to be cancelled in May when 3mm of rain are forecasts we'll be racing in poor weather in October again. The Glasgow promotion have made a rod for their own back. Right now there's a similar forecast for Sunday afternoon when the Brit Junior event is scheduled and possibly they need to be careful for the youngsters. Are crowds down because of the lack of fixtures or because of the aftermath of the heat six abandonment ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaizer Posted May 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2023 In the immortal words Elsa will everyone just let it go. How is this still going on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted May 12, 2023 Report Share Posted May 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Beirao said: The Glasgow promotion have made a rod for their own back. Right now there's a similar forecast for Sunday afternoon when the Brit Junior event is scheduled and possibly they need to be careful for the youngsters. Are crowds down because of the lack of fixtures or because of the aftermath of the heat six abandonment ? The fixture list at most tracks are a shambles no doubt it will have an effect on crowd levels.IMO. don’t think the heat six abandonment is a reason ?IMO.Poor weather forecasts put a lot of fans off these days.IMO.Riders attitudes have a bigger knock on effect,it does takes much to make them want to go home.Fans are wary these days. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickinho Posted May 12, 2023 Report Share Posted May 12, 2023 (edited) Bit off topic but i hope you all turn out for Sundays' British Youth Championship fixture. Last year's event was poorly attended despite it being a very entertaining 25 heat meeting. I think last years price was £10 so it was well worth the entrance fee. And supporting the next generation of riders is no bad thing. Edited May 12, 2023 by Nickinho 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeyin Posted May 12, 2023 Report Share Posted May 12, 2023 32 minutes ago, Nickinho said: Bit off topic but i hope you all turn out for Sundays' British Youth Championship fixture. Last year's event was poorly attended despite it being a very entertaining 25 heat meeting. I think last years price was £10 so it was well worth the entrance fee. And supporting the next generation of riders is no bad thing. Weather forecast for Sunday is horrendous, hope it changes before then 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmarsbar2 Posted May 12, 2023 Report Share Posted May 12, 2023 27 minutes ago, Cookiefan said: Weather forecast for Sunday is horrendous, hope it changes before then That depends on which forecast you look at. If it's the BBC then it's terrible but others only have a couple of millimetres rain for the whole day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelinho Posted May 12, 2023 Report Share Posted May 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Nickinho said: Bit off topic but i hope you all turn out for Sundays' British Youth Championship fixture. Last year's event was poorly attended despite it being a very entertaining 25 heat meeting. I think last years price was £10 so it was well worth the entrance fee. And supporting the next generation of riders is no bad thing. It was absolutely fantastic, despite the dust. I think I barely counted 30 punters all afternoon though, which was a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted May 12, 2023 Report Share Posted May 12, 2023 On 5/9/2023 at 11:35 AM, Fromafar said: This crazy fixture list will kill off the Sport.Whoever voted to change to 1 Home 1 Away has lot to answer for .IMO Most teams with NDL teams that can't fit fixtures in even though Berwick tried to full fill a double header last Saturday when the Bandits do not have a home meeting until mid June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickinho Posted May 13, 2023 Report Share Posted May 13, 2023 (edited) 21 hours ago, gmarsbar2 said: That depends on which forecast you look at. If it's the BBC then it's terrible but others only have a couple of millimetres rain for the whole day. I dumped the BBC weather app months ago on account of it always being wrong and i use the Met Office's one now and the forecast is changing slightly for the better with each passing hour so hopefully the weather tomorrow will be fine. Edited May 13, 2023 by Nickinho 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted May 14, 2023 Report Share Posted May 14, 2023 On 5/12/2023 at 12:39 PM, Nickinho said: Bit off topic but i hope you all turn out for Sundays' British Youth Championship fixture. Last year's event was poorly attended despite it being a very entertaining 25 heat meeting. I think last years price was £10 so it was well worth the entrance fee. And supporting the next generation of riders is no bad thing. Before this meeting came to Glasgow, I'm sure it was usually a £5 fixtures or freebie, possibly added after another meeting (my memory may be playing tricks on me) so I'm not at all surprised at a low turn out with a £10 entrance fee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelinho Posted May 14, 2023 Report Share Posted May 14, 2023 1 hour ago, szkocjasid said: Before this meeting came to Glasgow, I'm sure it was usually a £5 fixtures or freebie, possibly added after another meeting (my memory may be playing tricks on me) so I'm not at all surprised at a low turn out with a £10 entrance fee. The meeting lasts 2.5/3 hours. £10 is good value. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beirao Posted May 14, 2023 Report Share Posted May 14, 2023 9 hours ago, Noelinho said: The meeting lasts 2.5/3 hours. £10 is good value. Not sure that the duration is a selling point, though 30 heats certainly is. Did you think the crowd was far better today. I guestimated between 200 and 300 but might be wrong. We need to consider whether we have classes where there are four or fewer entrants. Only two showed up in the 500cc class today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelinho Posted May 14, 2023 Report Share Posted May 14, 2023 14 minutes ago, Beirao said: Not sure that the duration is a selling point, though 30 heats certainly is. Did you think the crowd was far better today. I guestimated between 200 and 300 but might be wrong. We need to consider whether we have classes where there are four or fewer entrants. Only two showed up in the 500cc class today. Well of you want to be picky, it was 34 heats. I think it was more like 150 people, but definitely well up on last year. The 500cc was a bit of a joke, although Ashton was fast! Incidentally, what is the technical difference between the two 125cc classes? The heat times were about 6 seconds apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaizer Posted May 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2023 4 minutes ago, Noelinho said: Well of you want to be picky, it was 34 heats. I think it was more like 150 people, but definitely well up on last year. The 500cc was a bit of a joke, although Ashton was fast! Incidentally, what is the technical difference between the two 125cc classes? The heat times were about 6 seconds apart. Wasn't able to attend but the laddie from Leicester in 500s times aren't far off what you'll see in a champ match. Impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelinho Posted May 14, 2023 Report Share Posted May 14, 2023 Just now, Jaizer said: Wasn't able to attend but the laddie from Leicester in 500s times aren't far off what you'll see in a champ match. Impressive They were as fast as many reserve times. He’s got talent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beirao Posted May 14, 2023 Report Share Posted May 14, 2023 9 minutes ago, Noelinho said: They were as fast as many reserve times. He’s got talent. He's not 16 till late August which precludes him from riding in the Championship until then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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