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Post by schumi on Dec 18, 2009 16:42:29 GMT
Interesting quote from Greg Hancock on speedwaygp.com, where he talks about his reasons for not riding in Britian: “It’s more important for me to focus on Poland and Sweden and the World Championship. I’m riding against the best in the world and these leagues are the most professional. For me, that’s most important.”Full article at: speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a945 |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2009 17:26:42 GMT
“It’s more important for me to focus on Poland and Sweden and the World Championship. I’m riding against the best in the world and these leagues are the most professional. For me, that’s most important.” For 'professional' read 'money'.  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2009 17:40:07 GMT
“It’s more important for me to focus on Poland and Sweden and the World Championship. I’m riding against the best in the world and these leagues are the most professional. For me, that’s most important.” For 'professional' read 'money'. And why is there no money in British Speedway ? Beacuse the running of it is so Unprofessional ! |
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Post by Genghis on Dec 18, 2009 17:45:40 GMT
For 'professional' read 'money'. And why is there no money in British Speedway ? Beacuse the running of it is so Unprofessional ! Or maybe there are more honest than the Polish promoters, who promise the earth but quite often don't pay out. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2009 17:53:23 GMT
And why is there no money in British Speedway ? Beacuse the running of it is so Unprofessional ! Or maybe there are more honest than the Polish promoters, who promise the earth but quite often don't pay out. Cough..Waggy..Cough Cough...Horton...Cough Cough..Legg...Cough Hancock has been burnt in the past over here as I'm sure you well know, Rob. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2009 17:53:37 GMT
And why is there no money in British Speedway ? Beacuse the running of it is so Unprofessional ! Or maybe there are more honest than the Polish promoters, who promise the earth but quite often don't pay out. No ! It's just that they're unprofessional ! |
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Post by Genghis on Dec 18, 2009 20:46:31 GMT
Or maybe there are more honest than the Polish promoters, who promise the earth but quite often don't pay out. Cough..Waggy..Cough Cough...Horton...Cough Cough..Legg...Cough Hancock has been burnt in the past over here as I'm sure you well know, Rob. Frigbo, maybe, but at least it's not virtually every club over here. The Russian League went tits up and the Polish League will be the next to go. Soon the riders will be all wanting to return to the supposedly "Unprofessional" British Leagues, the home of speedway. |
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Post by schumi on Dec 18, 2009 20:49:35 GMT
Frigbo, maybe, but at least it's not virtually every club over here. The Russian League went tits up and the Polish League will be the next to go. Soon the riders will be all wanting to return to the supposedly "Unprofessional" British Leagues, the home of speedway. Can you explain Oooogers' post about Hansen and Buczkowski's averages then? Or why Wolbert was assessed a 7 pointer? Because that's the sort of thing he means, I guess - too many inconsistencies in the British rules. At least you know where you are with the Poles and Swedes, even if the Poles are too heavy-handed. |
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Post by Genghis on Dec 18, 2009 21:01:24 GMT
Frigbo, maybe, but at least it's not virtually every club over here. The Russian League went tits up and the Polish League will be the next to go. Soon the riders will be all wanting to return to the supposedly "Unprofessional" British Leagues, the home of speedway. Can you explain Oooogers' post about Hansen and Buczkowski's averages then? Or why Wolbert was assessed a 7 pointer? Because that's the sort of thing he means, I guess - too many inconsistencies in the British rules. At least you know where you are with the Poles and Swedes, even if the Poles are too heavy-handed. Schumi, there's always going to be inconsistencies within British Speedway, because it is governed by averages. But that's not to say that a league built on false promises is better than ours. At some point, Polish Speedway will go arse over tit. You can't keep on spending more money than is coming in - that always catches up with you eventually. |
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Post by schumi on Dec 18, 2009 21:04:54 GMT
Can you explain Oooogers' post about Hansen and Buczkowski's averages then? Or why Wolbert was assessed a 7 pointer? Because that's the sort of thing he means, I guess - too many inconsistencies in the British rules. At least you know where you are with the Poles and Swedes, even if the Poles are too heavy-handed. Schumi, there's always going to be inconsistencies within British Speedway, because it is governed by averages. So is Sweden.  |
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Post by Genghis on Dec 18, 2009 21:28:31 GMT
Schumi, there's always going to be inconsistencies within British Speedway, because it is governed by averages. So is Sweden. Schumi, and that's why I like both British and Swedish speedway, unlike that shower of shite you get over in Poland.  |
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Post by schumi on Dec 28, 2009 19:49:14 GMT
Well at least someone wants to ride here. Snippet from speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a962?SID=9c5c699b99de2cc6ea4a2f85b964860d[Kenneth] Bjerre is confident his decision to choose in Britain over Sweden will ensure he has enough meetings to keep him on top form for the Grand Prix series, even if it has a negative effect on his income.
He said: “The worst thing is that I am going to lose money. But I’m not racing to make money – I’m racing to become world champion.
“If I didn’t race in Britain, I wouldn’t have had enough meetings at the start of the season. So that’s why I picked it.” |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2009 20:14:46 GMT
The whole sport is unprofessional bar the odd riders who organises themself accordingly.
From the rather money-led way the GP's are led to the tinpot system of promoting in the UK. The three top leagues all have clubs owing or losing money sadly.
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