hawks 1975 Posted May 16, 2023 Report Share Posted May 16, 2023 It looks like the Nora 'League', now a four team tournament, gets under way at Sittingbourne this coming Sunday. The launch of the Nora 92 No Brakes League all seems very low key, I had to really delve deep to find out who was due to be riding for the four sides, and two of those listed - Jake Turner and Connor King - are both doubtful. The lack of communication/publicity hardly augurs well for a healthy attendance for the opening match at Iwade. I don't believe there was any mention of it at last Sunday's Kent v Berwick meeting - I know it is not run by Si Kellow, but surely there could have been something about it to tempt fans who may not know anything about Nora. Given how pro-active the Isle of Wight promotion are - and it is their baby I believe - I am surprised. Will this weeks Speedway Star even mention it - or will the powers that be have muzzled them?! With Alfie Bowtell, Alex Spooner, Ben Morley and Rhys Naylor all turning out for the other three sides, Kent fans might struggle to support the home Sittingbourne quartet! Let's hope it all goes off without any problems - good racing and everybody safe at the end of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sotonian Posted May 16, 2023 Report Share Posted May 16, 2023 A wider concern would be that something called 'Nora' hardly screams dynamic and is unlikely to tempt newbies imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortythirtyeight Posted May 17, 2023 Report Share Posted May 17, 2023 It’s an amateur league, why should it get major publicity? Non of the other amateur events around the country get pre publicity in the star. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted May 17, 2023 Report Share Posted May 17, 2023 3 hours ago, Fortythirtyeight said: It’s an amateur league, why should it get major publicity? Non of the other amateur events around the country get pre publicity in the star. I wouldn't expect major publicity, but it is hard to imagine that the Speedway Star were not unaware of it, therefore the decision to exclude it from the 'this week's fixture listing' was a conscious one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawks 1975 Posted May 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2023 12 hours ago, Fortythirtyeight said: It’s an amateur league, why should it get major publicity? Non of the other amateur events around the country get pre publicity in the star. An Amateur League? With Bowtell, Morley, Atkins etc riding? I think not.......! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sidney Posted May 17, 2023 Report Share Posted May 17, 2023 The team will put on a slick show for the supporters who I hope give it a chance and back it with support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted May 17, 2023 Report Share Posted May 17, 2023 Who's the promotion team behind this bold venture ? Hard to believe it hs anything to do withe IoW team who are very good at publicising their events on IoW. No sign of any promotional stuff around these parts. Contrast with the Grass track meetings at Swingfield when we have roadside placards springing up everywhere advertising the event. Speedway Star have obviously been gagged (no such thing as a free press) on pain of not admitting their photographers to " BSPA events" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawks 1975 Posted May 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2023 Thankfully the fixture is listed in the Star, and there is even a column announcing the launch of the league. Hopefully the two replacements for King and Turner are of similar ability and we get an afternoon of close racing. Good luck to all those involved in this new venture . 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sidney Posted May 18, 2023 Report Share Posted May 18, 2023 21 hours ago, old bob at herne bay said: Who's the promotion team behind this bold venture ? Hard to believe it hs anything to do withe IoW team who are very good at publicising their events on IoW. No sign of any promotional stuff around these parts. Contrast with the Grass track meetings at Swingfield when we have roadside placards springing up everywhere advertising the event. Speedway Star have obviously been gagged (no such thing as a free press) on pain of not admitting their photographers to " BSPA events" There are plenty of links on Facebook groups about the meeting. I'm sure there will also be on other social media platforms. Get along to the meeting. I'm sure you will enjoy it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortythirtyeight Posted May 18, 2023 Report Share Posted May 18, 2023 On 5/17/2023 at 6:01 PM, hawks 1975 said: An Amateur League? With Bowtell, Morley, Atkins etc riding? I think not.......! Six NDL riders in Redcars AMATEUR meeting …..still an amateur meeting as they are not getting paid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 On 5/17/2023 at 5:31 AM, Fortythirtyeight said: It’s an amateur league, why should it get major publicity? Non of the other amateur events around the country get pre publicity in the star. On 5/16/2023 at 11:06 PM, Sotonian said: A wider concern would be that something called 'Nora' hardly screams dynamic and is unlikely to tempt newbies imo. and people wonder why speedway is dying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 On 5/17/2023 at 10:38 PM, old bob at herne bay said: Speedway Star have obviously been gagged (no such thing as a free press) on pain of not admitting their photographers to " BSPA events" really? i'm planning to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimmo Posted May 21, 2023 Report Share Posted May 21, 2023 On 5/18/2023 at 7:46 PM, Sir Sidney said: There are plenty of links on Facebook groups about the meeting. I'm sure there will also be on other social media platforms. Get along to the meeting. I'm sure you will enjoy it Having been lucky enough to see a Nora Meeting on the Isle of Wight last summer, which was also a 4TT, I can only endorse what you say. There is a real platform here for speedway to reinvent itself, rather than letting it die in the way it currently is. The SCB/BSPL really should go along and witness one of these meetings, assuming they haven't already secretly done so, there's a lot to learn. Do I think in it's current form that it would satisfy supporters up and down the country, then no I don't, but there are certainly parts of it that could be intermingled with what we know as normal league speedway, thus making it more pleasurable afternoon/evening for all ages, which includes young children. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted May 21, 2023 Report Share Posted May 21, 2023 36 races in 3 hours 10 minutes. Warriors 32 (Morley 12, Butcher 9) Cradley 28 (Bowtell 10, Spencer 8) Sittingbourne 22 (T Woolley 9, McGuiness 7) Plymouth 14 (L Harris 7) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted May 21, 2023 Report Share Posted May 21, 2023 Most exciting rider award - Rhys Naylor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berniev123 Posted May 21, 2023 Report Share Posted May 21, 2023 1 hour ago, arnieg said: 36 races in 3 hours 10 minutes. Warriors 32 (Morley 12, Butcher 9) Cradley 28 (Bowtell 10, Spencer 8) Sittingbourne 22 (T Woolley 9, McGuiness 7) Plymouth 14 (L Harris 7) Can you post all the scores as an image or like above? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted May 21, 2023 Report Share Posted May 21, 2023 (edited) Ht1 Bowtell, Naylor,Kl Kingston, Daniszewski (f/ex) Ht2 Morley, Harris, Spencer, S Woolley Ht3 McGuiness, Spooner, Congreve, Watts Ht4 T Woolley, Widman, Butcher, Trigger Ht5 McGuiness, Butcher, Spencer, Daniszewski (ef) Ht6 Bowtell, T Woolley, Harris, Congreve Ht7 Morley, Kingston, Spooner, Widman Ht8 Naylor, Trigger, S Woolley, Watts Ht9 Morley, T Woolley, Watts, Daniszewski Ht10 Harris, Widman, McGuiness (15m), Naylor (f) Ht11 Butcher, Bowtell (15m), S Woolley, Spooner (FX) Ht12 Spencer, Congreve, Trigger (15m), Kingston (ef) Ht13 Butcher, Watts, Harris, Kingston (f) Ht14 Widman, Congreve, S Woolley, Daniszewski (f) Ht15 Spencer, T Woolley, Naylor (15m), Spooner (ef) Ht16 Morley, Bowtell, Trigger, McGuiness Note: the 15m handicaps were allocated by opposing team managers, not for normal penalty offences. Edited May 21, 2023 by arnieg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted May 21, 2023 Report Share Posted May 21, 2023 despite the number of races i was really impressed how the meeting flowed, even with some fallers (most of who got up quickly) and getting water down, was a job well done today by the organisers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrybishop Posted May 22, 2023 Report Share Posted May 22, 2023 I would just like to comment on some of the earlier posts. Like you I was extremely disappointed not to have publicised this meeting a lot more. It's my forte, because I totally believe in what we offer as a product. However, the reason why none of this happened was, because in reality we only knew we were going for it 10 days (maximum) before with a lot of risk, but really, we had just three days. (we almost drew up a plan to run it on the island) I wont go in to the why or how, but you can all draw your own conclusions as to why. We didnt promote it hard due to the not actually knowing if we were on or not, and I didnt want to put even more egg on the face of our sport. However, we probably did just enough in the few days we had... perhaps that was what the intension of others, who knows. Rest assured, moving forward, it will be better promoted, even better presentation, an even better day out. Taking an idea to another stadium is a challenge, we had to get know volunteers quickly, show them how we do things, learn from them too, which we did and we had a great day..... Anyways, the blueprint has left the island now and for sure, it will grow more. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds85 Posted May 22, 2023 Report Share Posted May 22, 2023 15 hours ago, berniev123 said: Can you post all the scores as an image or like above? Isle of Wight 32 – Ben Morley 12, Arran Butcher 9, Rhys Naylor 6, George Congreave 5. Cradley 28 – Alfie Bowtell 10, Tom Spencer 8, Chris Widman 7, Chris Watts 3. Sittingbourne 22 – Tom Woolley 9, Brayden McGuinness 7, Sam Woolley 3, Jack Kingston 3. Plymouth 14 – Luke Harris 7, Ben Trigger 4, Alex Spooner 3, Patryk Daniszewski 0. From the Isle of Wight Warriors website. http://www.warriors-speedway.com/ Surprised to see Brayden McGuinness name there, seems like a random meeting for him to come over for but fair play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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