Monday 22 February 2010

Speedway - A Framework for Change

Working in the Sport & Leisure construction sector, a pivotal element of my job is the provision of pre-construction advice...namely lending direction to a Client's aspirations (often disguised as an early Brief!) with regard to options pertaining to a potential venue's funding, appointment of designers/contractors, and, arguably, most satisfying for all parties concerned, monitoring the progress of the actual realised build.

A very small handful of property consultancies, including my employers, Drivers Jonas, embody small specialist teams of Surveyors and Project Managers who provide this type of procurement advice, but, whilst they will (and continue to) publish documentation on most of the major sports of interest to Local Authorities and the respective various types of Client, nobody (and I should stress, that is a qualified guess!) has ever taken any notice of the achingly obvious decline of British Speedway, due in part to the supposed lack of funds across the sport, but also a general lack of understanding of the history and set-up of Speedway Clubs.

Following on from my Speedway Star article, over a year ago, I thought the above situation should change, and that it was high-time somebody should create a readily available document in the form of a synopsis of these issues, to alert and educate both directly and indirectly interested parties of the plethora of issues with this most traditional, exciting and skillful of sports.
If any of TSR's contributors, fans or your associates wish to view this document in full, the direct link is listed below
Alternatively, if you, a friend or colleague would like a hard copy of the document, please do not hesitate to contact me via the Blog, or alternatively, the work details supplied on the publication.