Peterborough v Belle Vue Monday June 26th live on Eurosport

[LagutaRacingFan]

Are we sure that's Tarasenko and not Artem Laguta?

[chun]

the showground has a reputation for overtaking but it’s mostly been gate and go stuff tonight

[ouch]

Night night everyone. This has made for an early night for me. Yawn ZZZZzz. 
 

One thing speedway does have to market is it’s insomnia curing ability. 

[hans fan]

1 minute ago, chun said:

the showground has a reputation for overtaking but it’s mostly been gate and go stuff tonight

It’s been cack apart from the odd meeting since buster got his hands on it 

[StarBoy]

15 minutes ago, TTT said:

You see what happens when Ben Basso is partnered by a proper team mate, Back to his old self with a 5-1.

Wouldn't really say VT was much of a team mate in that race, but I still see your point

[Arch Stanton]

I miss Ermolenko in his office. At least we could rip the pi$$ out of him and have a laugh. 

[Hawk127]

6 minutes ago, mikebv said:

100% correct...

But you could have written the same, at least, 10 years ago..

The ego's involved though won't ever allow the fundamental, radical change needed...

Support through the turnstiles continues to fall and the cloth cap brigade have all but gone with no new blood coming through and with the financial demands from the riders, how much gate money really makes a difference these days. So much is now wrong with the sport from costs to riders, clubs and punters to intermittently run league meetings with gaps in the calendar throughout the summer months that makes it a joke to call it a summer sport added to which the poor tv coverage via Eurosport (BSN are the exception) through to the lunatics who run the sport and are the same idiots who are doing their utmost to stop the likes of the IOW running with Vacther and co being the cancer of the sport. Cut out these people and it may have a chance but it will probably take some clubs to break away and without knowing all the rules, I would suggest that come the end of season, clubs close, get the bonds refunded and then start up again under the governance of another body who are interested in making the sport a success but more importantly, a form of genuine entertainment for the punter.

[Baldyman]

7 minutes ago, chun said:

the showground has a reputation for overtaking but it’s mostly been gate and go stuff tonight

Hasnt had that reputation for a couple of years if not 3 or 4 

[LagutaRacingFan]

Why no interview with Tarasenko?

I want to hear his thoughts on the track.

[Baldyman]

Poor Jenkins,, last to first,,, then first to last in half a lap 

[40-38]

Cracking race there.

[LagutaRacingFan]

Panthers let down by Iversen and Worrall tonight.

[chun]

heat 12 is a bit late for the show to start.  better late than never i guess

[Mr. Clemens]

Good job Tarasenko is there to inspire the Panthers, otherwise it would have been a walkover.

 

The interesting thing is watching meetings like this inspire you not to go to watch it live and to keep your money in your pocket.

I had resolved to get out and about this season to a few tracks up and down the country, but the more I watch it on TV the less likely I am to do that. You just get the feeling there is no point in driving miles just to be disappointed. That's the real tragedy of the sport these days.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 26, 2023 by Mr. Clemens

[truthsayer]

2 minutes ago, Hawk127 said:

... more importantly, a form of genuine entertainment for the punter.

British speedway will never turn itself around by making itself a form of entertainment.

Times are different, too much competition and too many different attitudes to its heyday.

Success is making a sport for competitors. Create an inexpensive form of motorsport for hobby riders. This is almost completely non existent. Is there another successful sport without any grassroots? Speedway's an amateur sport pretending to be professional. It needs to be an amateur sport with semi-professional aspirations.

A strong competitor base will create a product for spectators but you want to put the cart before the horse. There are not enough speedway riders to run league speedway (speedway is an individual sport, not a team one IMO, but that's another matter). There are many, many problems in speedway, but lack of riders is by far and away the biggest one I can see. 

[chun]

russian relegation

[LagutaRacingFan]

Impossible to compete with a council funded team.

Bewley, Kurtz, Wright and Lidsey. Would love to see the wage bill.

[StarBoy]

Just now, BassoRacingFan said:

Impossible to compete with a council funded team.

Bewley, Kurtz, Wright and Lidsey. Would love to see the wage bill.

Less than what Doyle and Emil is. 

[40-38]

2 minutes ago, truthsayer said:

…speedway is an individual sport, not a team one IMO, but that's another matter…

Couldn’t disagree more. I follow Leicester, and without that team aspect I wouldn’t go as often as I do.

[IainB]

At last! It's only taken 23 years but at last some technical insight from the comms team. I didn't think I'd ever find myself typing the words... Well done Eurosport!