Round 1 World Speedway, 31 March Western Springs

[pete376403]

might be worth raising your concerns with the Springs - E-Mail: info@springsspeedway.com

[jellywrestler]

I guess it comes down to once they have their money they don't give a shit on how happy or unhappy the spectators are.

That couldn't be further from the truth, while this seems to be a silly mistake to make, especially if the seats were proffesionally erected, the enjoyment of the sport for one and all will be high on the minds of the Western Springs people.
Bill Buckley owns the Springs, despite all the noise shit etc over the years he's persevered, as he did when he brought the BSL500 Grand Prix bike to reality.
He owns Buckley Systems LTD google it and see how succesful this business is, no need to own a muddy controversial track in the middle of town to turn a few bucks, he's doing it so we can all enjoy the sport.
Shame though that this happened.

["D" FZ1]

I was thinking of going but saw in the Harold it was $50 a ticket. I stayed home & had a domestic instead

Was it $50?

Yip, $50.00 and WELL worth it. Fkn AWESOME to see World Class Speedway at the Springs. I grew up watching the Solos and Sidecars in amongst the Midgets and Sprint cars every Saturday night for many years

[Tink]

We got a partial refund from the springs, so they are trying...

[Duke girl]

Well l am very pleased that the organisers of the Western Springs World Speedway have come to the Party and offered both my Husband & l 50% of next years tickets as well as Pit passes. Thank You, and here's hoping that the stands along the main straight will be better situated so that those who have allocated seats in them can see the bikes on the startline and don't have to watch it on the Big Screen.

[Kickaha]

I didn't even get a reply to the email I sent them

[jellywrestler]

The grandstand seats were a fucking crap waste of money, grandstand needed to be on a steeper angle of further back, you couldn't even see the front straight or start/finish line even if you were standing

Personaly while I liked the event and it was well run and a good venue the racing was pretty average and I've watched better racing at club days

if you worded it like this I'm not surprised they haven't replied.


As for the racing being pretty average that's what you get when everyones at the top of their game, they're so precise that there's very little swapping around etc

[Kickaha]

if you worded it like this I'm not surprised they haven't replied.

I didn't word it like that I was nice and polite

As for the racing being pretty average that's what you get when everyones at the top of their game, they're so precise that there's very little swapping around etc

I've been to enough racing to work that out myself, it was still a good night out, just not as good as it could have been

[Duke girl]

We emailed them during the week after the event and have only just heard back from them so hopefully you should get a reply before the end of this week if not resend them your email until you do.

[haydes55]

I didn't word it like that I was nice and polite

I've been to enough racing to work that out myself, it was still a good night out, just not as good as it could have been

Well over 100km/h sideways on dirt literally touching each other and you aren't that impressed by the racing? They got closer on an inconsistent dirt surface than I have seen any moto GP rider get to each other on a definite surface.

Yes I'm biased because I love speedway haha. But I watched the V8s in hamilton, tickets well over the $50 at springs, saw one little section of the track, saw about 3 or 4 overtakes the entire weekend and one crash. At speedway the majority of people saw the entire track, the entire race, every over take, all the rubbing togethers.

BTW any KBer want a ride on one of these bikes just give me a message. seriously. No more practices this season but later this year I could help someone who wants to give it a try.

[Kickaha]

Well over 100km/h sideways on dirt literally touching each other and you aren't that impressed by the racing? .

You must have gone to a different meeting than I did, there were maybe 4-5 close races where something interesting happened,most times whoever got the holeshot had the race without being seriously challenged past turn 1

[pete376403]

What would you have done to make it different? Also, have you every ridden speedway solos competitively? It's not as easy as those guys make it look.

[pete376403]

BTW any KBer want a ride on one of these bikes just give me a message. seriously. No more practices this season but later this year I could help someone who wants to give it a try.

I'd love to have just one more ride on the merry-go-round. Still got my leathers and boots.

[haydes55]

I'd love to have just one more ride on the merry-go-round. Still got my leathers and boots.

You have the lop sided boots? haha

[jellywrestler]

What would you have done to make it different? Also, have you every ridden speedway solos competitively? It's not as easy as those guys make it look.

Don't worry he's the sort of guy who'd moan if he was on fire and you pissed on him to put it out.