secsy1 Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 With no competitive speedway or any riders, why oh why is this event being held in Croatia? To expect any of the existing riders to make such a long and expensive journey is beyond belief. Surely Poland, Denmark, Sweden, Italy or the UK would be a more suitable venue for most of the existing riders? This is why speedway is on the decline at the moment with ridiculous planning and promoting of speedway! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secsy1 Posted April 1 Author Report Share Posted April 1 The apathy on this particular thread just shows what our speedway community think of Women's Speedway!!! If the interest is non existent here, then what will it be like for this event in Croatia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 If anybody was serious about it (the FIM) there'd be regular subsidised competion to encourage more women into speedway, this is just a token gesture in the hope of grabbing some media attention isn't it? Like the SGP events held in Australia over the winter and the SGP4. You can't just hold one off annual events and hope to breed a new generation of rider, there needs to be proper investment in a WSL. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted Monday at 12:43 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 12:43 PM (edited) On 4/1/2025 at 8:17 AM, secsy1 said: The apathy on this particular thread just shows what our speedway community think of Women's Speedway!!! If the interest is non existent here, then what will it be like for this event in Croatia? Expand I think you might be a tad harsh on the FIM here- if it’s like last seasons comp it involved many days. Firstly a training camp with expert instructors followed by 2 semi’s and the final. Gorican is one such track that is suitable for all this track action and is a great size for the girls. Edited Monday at 08:49 PM by racers and royals 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortythirtyeight Posted Tuesday at 10:59 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 10:59 AM On 4/14/2025 at 12:43 PM, racers and royals said: I think you might be a tad harsh on the FIM here- if it’s like last seasons comp it involved many days. Firstly a training camp with expert instructors followed by 2 semi’s and the final. Gorican is one such track that is suitable for all this track action and is a great size for the girls. Expand Of which there are how many? Britain struggled to fill a race with ‘girls’ in last season's events . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted Tuesday at 12:03 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 12:03 PM On 4/15/2025 at 10:59 AM, Fortythirtyeight said: Of which there are how many? Britain struggled to fill a race with ‘girls’ in last season's events . Expand So should we close down speedway in countries like Italy, Romania, Netherlands that don't have enough riders to fill a meeting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortythirtyeight Posted 46 minutes ago Report Share Posted 46 minutes ago On 4/15/2025 at 12:03 PM, arnieg said: So should we close down speedway in countries like Italy, Romania, Netherlands that don't have enough riders to fill a meeting? Expand Of course not but don’t try to run an event when you can’t find enough competent riders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2ohh Posted 15 minutes ago Report Share Posted 15 minutes ago 46 minutes ago, Fortythirtyeight said: Of course not but don’t try to run an event when you can’t find enough competent riders. Expand the same can be said about the prem and the championship in the UK . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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