Haza Posted Thursday at 02:24 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 02:24 PM 1 hour ago, noaksey said: Borrowing a significant amount of money from an external source doesn't seem to be a good fit with the fan ownership model Presumably "the fans" would then be responsible for paying back the loan regardless of what happens Best bet is to find a wealthy sponsor or backer borrowing the money without knowing how successful the venture will be is very risky- if I’d pledged money as a fan Id withdraw it if the 100 or so fans are deemed responsible for repaying for any loan if that’s the route they go down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noaksey Posted Thursday at 04:58 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 04:58 PM 2 hours ago, Haza said: Best bet is to find a wealthy sponsor or backer borrowing the money without knowing how successful the venture will be is very risky- if I’d pledged money as a fan Id withdraw it if the 100 or so fans are deemed responsible for repaying for any loan if that’s the route they go down That would be a tough ask I guess, sponsors are hard to find at the best of times and this seems like a significant amount for this level of speedway. We can only wish them well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Stadia Posted Thursday at 05:58 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 05:58 PM Just a thought, could they not use old tyres to cover the upright RSJs? Which could be put on and taken off some how? I would imagine the cables wouldn't/couldn't be taken down for speedway, but actually, the cables may help with rider protection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.D Posted Thursday at 06:44 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 06:44 PM 45 minutes ago, Ray Stadia said: Just a thought, could they not use old tyres to cover the upright RSJs? Which could be put on and taken off some how? I would imagine the cables wouldn't/couldn't be taken down for speedway, but actually, the cables may help with rider protection? In a word, no.. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Stadia Posted Friday at 08:21 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 08:21 PM On 3/6/2025 at 6:44 PM, M.D said: In a word, no.. With respect, how do you know it's no? 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binman Posted Friday at 09:16 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 09:16 PM 54 minutes ago, Ray Stadia said: With respect, how do you know it's no? 🤔 Can't believe it's got to this point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoundTheBoards Posted Friday at 11:43 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 11:43 PM Just found this Speedway Forum post from @norbold regarding the ill-fated 2002 Wimbledon revival and its promoters: It was definitely Dave Cro ucher and Steve Ribbons who were behind the Wimbledon revival. They commissioned my book "Two Wimbldeon Legends" to launch on opening night. I offered to do it for nothing as long as they paid the printing costs, which they agreed. When I gave them the invoice from the printers, they both said I should speak to the other one about it and both denied ever making the agreement. In fact they both made it as I met both of them to talk about it. It took me over a year and various threats of legal action to get anything out of them and even then it only amounted to some of the cash and a number of complimentary copies of the book. Oh yes, it was those two all right. I'm not likely to forget it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.D Posted yesterday at 04:21 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 04:21 AM 7 hours ago, Ray Stadia said: With respect, how do you know it's no? 🤔 Tyres around a metal post that close to the track would offer very little protection for a rider and would not, thankfully, be approved anymore. it would be potentially lethal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.D Posted yesterday at 04:30 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 04:30 AM 7 hours ago, Binman said: Can't believe it's got to this point Agree but Ray has asked a question, hopefully his question has been answered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted yesterday at 09:09 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 09:09 AM 9 hours ago, RoundTheBoards said: Just found this Speedway Forum post from @norbold regarding the ill-fated 2002 Wimbledon revival and its promoters: It was definitely Dave Cro ucher and Steve Ribbons who were behind the Wimbledon revival. They commissioned my book "Two Wimbldeon Legends" to launch on opening night. I offered to do it for nothing as long as they paid the printing costs, which they agreed. When I gave them the invoice from the printers, they both said I should speak to the other one about it and both denied ever making the agreement. In fact they both made it as I met both of them to talk about it. It took me over a year and various threats of legal action to get anything out of them and even then it only amounted to some of the cash and a number of complimentary copies of the book. Oh yes, it was those two all right. I'm not likely to forget it! Am correct in thinking Ribbons was involved with the aim to bring speedway back to Norwich? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted yesterday at 09:14 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 09:14 AM 4 hours ago, M.D said: Tyres around a metal post that close to the track would offer very little protection for a rider and would not, thankfully, be approved anymore. it would be potentially lethal. A metal post set in concrete isn’t going to move how ever much protection is put around it I really can’t see how speedway can return to West Row now the stock car fence has been installed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted yesterday at 10:37 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 10:37 AM 10 hours ago, RoundTheBoards said: Just found this Speedway Forum post from @norbold regarding the ill-fated 2002 Wimbledon revival and its promoters: It was definitely Dave Cro ucher and Steve Ribbons who were behind the Wimbledon revival. They commissioned my book "Two Wimbldeon Legends" to launch on opening night. I offered to do it for nothing as long as they paid the printing costs, which they agreed. When I gave them the invoice from the printers, they both said I should speak to the other one about it and both denied ever making the agreement. In fact they both made it as I met both of them to talk about it. It took me over a year and various threats of legal action to get anything out of them and even then it only amounted to some of the cash and a number of complimentary copies of the book. Oh yes, it was those two all right. I'm not likely to forget it! Correct! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch958 Posted 23 hours ago Report Share Posted 23 hours ago 5 hours ago, Haza said: Am correct in thinking Ribbons was involved with the aim to bring speedway back to Norwich? yes, another half arsed job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGould Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago There is a (hugely more expensive) answer but you'd need Poole level crowds to afford it. Put a foam fence to the height of the concrete fence all the way round the track, then add a higher foam fence that sat on top of the lower one and encased the poles. (Those foam fences like at KL / Glasgow dont give an inch on impact but cushion) The cost would be enormous but the height might be an issue too for 3 reasons (1) visibility for spectators (2) efectiveness of lights e.g a black spot near fence like Leicester used to have (3) on rare occasions a bike can clear a fence and at least be out of the way it would "bounce back" from a dangerous height on to the track. THere is always plan g - sneak in one night and grind the things off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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