Leicester Lions 2025

[Chris116]

1 hour ago, Happy Hunter said:

I suspect that the City Council placed some restrictions on how high the lighting levels could be when the track was built.

That would be in line with the problems Skegness had.

[IainB]

2 hours ago, Happy Hunter said:

I suspect that the City Council placed some restrictions on how high the lighting levels could be when the track was built.

That's only a suspicion though... there are football pitches situated over the back of the Speedway arena with floodlights on top of very large posts.

[Happy Hunter]

15 hours ago, IainB said:

That's only a suspicion though... there are football pitches situated over the back of the Speedway arena with floodlights on top of very large posts.

I will need to check but I think it was a planning condition.

[Cross Roads]

Last time in this debate as clearly if have an opinion get scolded… planning issue or not it’s an expensive solution but can be addressed

if you have the lamp posts with a 90d return at the top with a further pole nd bracket they can be more directed to the angles required ie the track, also like Sheffield have fix permanent lights on the start line advertising structure above the gates power is there to the main refs building x2 per gate front and back would made a massive difference also….

Have a good weekend all..

Edited 6 hours ago by Cross Roads

[Barrow Boy 2]

On 1/9/2025 at 12:42 PM, IainB said:

Well, as long as the riders are happy, bugger the fans that pay to watch and can't really see what's happening at the other end of the track!

Exactly

[IainB]

2 hours ago, Cross Roads said:

Last time in this debate as clearly if have an opinion get scolded… planning issue or not it’s an expensive solution but can be addressed

if you have the lamp posts with a 90d return at the top with a further pole nd bracket they can be more directed to the angles required ie the track, also like Sheffield have fix permanent lights on the start line advertising structure above the gates power is there to the main refs building x2 per gate front and back would made a massive difference also….

Have a good weekend all..

I don't think it helps that they are situated quite low and far away from the track meaning that the air fence creates quite a shadow and when the riders go wide, as they tend to do on turns 3 and 4, they dissappear into this shadow making it quite difficult to pick them out, especially when wearing darker race suits caked in with dirt.

I've mentioned it before but the sport should look at moving into the 21st century and fit led lights to the bikes. If Wiggy was still around he would have been all over led lights. 

 

Edited 4 hours ago by IainB

[Wolfie456]

2 hours ago, IainB said:

I don't think it helps that they are situated quite low and far away from the track meaning that the air fence creates quite a shadow and when the riders go wide, as they tend to do on turns 3 and 4, they dissappear into this shadow making it quite difficult to pick them out, especially when wearing darker race suits caked in with dirt.

I've mentioned it before but the sport should look at moving into the 21st century and fit led lights to the bikes. If Wiggy was still around he would have been all over led lights. 

 

Jacob Thorssell used something similar not quite as bright in an open meeting at wolves before covid if I remember right.