Triple.H. Posted Tuesday at 09:02 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 09:02 AM BetGoodwin are the new team sponsors of Oxford Spires. https://oxfordspeedway.club/2025/01/oxford-speedway-announces-betgoodwin-as-title-sponsor-for-oxford-spires/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted Tuesday at 09:24 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 09:24 AM (edited) 25 minutes ago, Triple.H. said: BetGoodwin are the new team sponsors of Oxford Spires. https://oxfordspeedway.club/2025/01/oxford-speedway-announces-betgoodwin-as-title-sponsor-for-oxford-spires/ Speedway has dabbled with betting companies in the past and nothing has ever really come from it, which is a shame as it looks to be a huge untapped cash cow 🐄 for the sport and are effectively the modern day equivalent to tobacco companies, you only have to look at most other sports who have obscure betting companies plastered all over their clothing etc. Victor Chandler used to sponsor Coventry, I'm pretty sure there was some on course betting at a few tracks back in the noughties and Bet365 showed meetings (similar to dog meetings) for a while. Not sure why it didn't work as you'd think it would be a humane alternative to the doggies 🐕 Good for Oxford though 🎰 Edited Tuesday at 09:28 AM by IainB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish McRaker Posted Tuesday at 11:26 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 11:26 AM 20 hours ago, Pauldoveyspeedway said: Lacks a big hitter ..Janowski can be a bit and miss at times ..Ok team but not going to win the prem with that team ... I suppose it's a matter of how well a team is doing over the second "half" of the season, that counts. Had the impression Oxford threw in the towel last year especially after Leicester got into gear. Perhaps this year, they're more oriented towards having scope for beefing up the team later-on. I can see some big away defeats, early doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted Tuesday at 11:55 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 11:55 AM (edited) 2 hours ago, IainB said: Speedway has dabbled with betting companies in the past and nothing has ever really come from it, which is a shame as it looks to be a huge untapped cash cow 🐄 for the sport and are effectively the modern day equivalent to tobacco companies, you only have to look at most other sports who have obscure betting companies plastered all over their clothing etc. Victor Chandler used to sponsor Coventry, I'm pretty sure there was some on course betting at a few tracks back in the noughties and Bet365 showed meetings (similar to dog meetings) for a while. Not sure why it didn't work as you'd think it would be a humane alternative to the doggies 🐕 Good for Oxford though 🎰 We've had on course betting at Oxford Speedway (at the Championship Pairs). Don't think it wax a great sucess as they don't seem to have returned. I think the betting industry's problem with Speedway is they don't like events that can be easily fixed. Edited Tuesday at 11:57 AM by arnieg 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted Tuesday at 02:03 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 02:03 PM There used to be a bookie at Oxford for a season or two a couple of years before the closure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted Tuesday at 06:03 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 06:03 PM BV at the dog bowl used to have a betting hut... Lasted a couple of years but never really took off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilly Posted Tuesday at 07:58 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 07:58 PM 7 hours ago, arnieg said: We've had on course betting at Oxford Speedway (at the Championship Pairs). Don't think it wax a great sucess as they don't seem to have returned. I think the betting industry's problem with Speedway is they don't like events that can be easily fixed. It was a success but can only really be done for a big meeting, you need to be able to balance a book to make it worthwhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technik Posted Tuesday at 08:22 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 08:22 PM 10 hours ago, IainB said: Speedway has dabbled with betting companies in the past and nothing has ever really come from it, which is a shame as it looks to be a huge untapped cash cow 🐄 for the sport and are effectively the modern day equivalent to tobacco companies, you only have to look at most other sports who have obscure betting companies plastered all over their clothing etc. Victor Chandler used to sponsor Coventry, I'm pretty sure there was some on course betting at a few tracks back in the noughties and Bet365 showed meetings (similar to dog meetings) for a while. Not sure why it didn't work as you'd think it would be a humane alternative to the doggies 🐕 Good for Oxford though 🎰 I don't think the gambling companies are very aware of Speedway but they are fully versed on advertising & being able to get your name on live TV for over 2 hours by sponsoring a sports team seems cheaper than asking a retired footballer or former actor to make a 30 second commercial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted Tuesday at 08:43 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 08:43 PM 18 minutes ago, Technik said: being able to get your name on live TV for over 2 hours by sponsoring a sports team seems cheaper than asking a retired footballer or former actor to make a 30 second commercial. They seem to draw the line at Eurosport though 😂 I think the Elite League was sponsored by SkyBet for a time during the Sky years wasn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon1983 Posted Tuesday at 09:29 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 09:29 PM 1 hour ago, Technik said: I don't think the gambling companies are very aware of Speedway but they are fully versed on advertising & being able to get your name on live TV for over 2 hours by sponsoring a sports team seems cheaper than asking a retired footballer or former actor to make a 30 second commercial. More people watch the 30 second commercial once than all those who watch speedway as a whole And the average man in the street probably identifies the person endorsing it, would they know Chris Harris? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeandTV Posted Tuesday at 09:54 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 09:54 PM 24 minutes ago, Falcon1983 said: More people watch the 30 second commercial once than all those who watch speedway as a whole And the average man in the street probably identifies the person endorsing it, would they know Chris Harris? Yeah, he was on Top Gear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted Tuesday at 11:18 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 11:18 PM 1 hour ago, CoffeeandTV said: Yeah, he was on Top Gear That maybe a different Chris Harris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted 19 hours ago Report Share Posted 19 hours ago 20 hours ago, arnieg said: We've had on course betting at Oxford Speedway (at the Championship Pairs). Don't think it wax a great sucess as they don't seem to have returned. I think the betting industry's problem with Speedway is they don't like events that can be easily fixed. That's why betting was prohibited on speedway for donkeys years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted 17 hours ago Report Share Posted 17 hours ago 1 hour ago, Trees said: That's why betting was prohibited on speedway for donkeys years? Certainly a factor, although that may be more of the reason bookies were not rushing to get involved. I think historically it is more to do with the 'gentleman's club' environment of speedway's administrators [The ACU was set up by the Royal Automobile Club to administer motorcycle sports]. There were a series of unlicensed meetings at Lea Bridge in 1932 where betting was allowed but it didn't catch on. See: https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/leabridge.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Posted 16 hours ago Report Share Posted 16 hours ago From 12 fixtures Gusts averaged 2.43 (0.607) in Ekstraliga for Wroclaw in 2024, replacing Woffinden post injury. Less than Anders Rowe. From 2 fixtures Gusts averaged 4.40 (1.10) in Eliteserien. On a par with Adam Ellis. Struggling to find much else on him league wise, didn't seem to race in Denmark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther1997 Posted 16 hours ago Report Share Posted 16 hours ago (edited) 25 minutes ago, Col said: From 12 fixtures Gusts averaged 2.43 (0.607) in Ekstraliga for Wroclaw in 2024, replacing Woffinden post injury. Less than Anders Rowe. From 2 fixtures Gusts averaged 4.40 (1.10) in Eliteserien. On a par with Adam Ellis. Struggling to find much else on him league wise, didn't seem to race in Denmark Looks like he averaged 2.363 per ride in U24 Ekstraliga in 2024 https://ekstraliga.pl/en/se/classification-list/u24e/2024 Edited 16 hours ago by Panther1997 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technik Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago I have seen Gusts in open events on the continent & he is a sound prospect if a little untidy in style at times. I don't know how he will adapt to the tight Cowley circuit. But if he is to start at reserve then it's a fair gamble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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