INTERNATIONAL CYCLE SPEEDWAY FEDERATION NEWS

UK ENTRY FOR ICSF LOGO - posted 14 January 2012

The winning UK entry to design a logo for the International Cycle Speedway Federation (ICSF) has been submitted by Tom Hutchinson from Leicester CSC.

Tom's design will now be assessed against the best entries from other ICSF nations (Australia, Poland etc) to determine the overall winner which will be chosen as the official ICSF logo.  The overall winner will be given a professional 'work-over' and become the official used for future ICSF documentation, award medallions etc.


ICSF EUROS ANNOUNCEMENT - posted 11 January 2012

ICSF Announcement on behalf of Kalety Cycle speedway club – Ref: Accommodation during Euro Club 2012
 
Clubs intending to travel to Poland for the Euro Club Championships in May (1st-2nd-3rd) are being offered special deals by the Kalety club, aimed at providing ‘budget’ accommodation next to the track or subsidised travel from the nearest city (Katowice) via provision of mini-bus and driver, plus a host of other services.
 
The deals on offer are as follows:
 
Option 1: (budget accommodation at sports venue – adjacent to Kalety track)  
50 places have been made available to British visitors.  Available dates are from March 28th (Saturday) until May 5th (Saturday) and the price (per day/1 person) is 80 zloty.
  
At current rates, this equates to approx £15 per night and includes the following:
 
Accommodation (with shared toilet & washing facilities)
Meals (breakfast, coffee/ tea with cake and dinner)
Mini-bus to provide free ‘pick-up/drop-off’ at Katowice airport
 
Visitors will also be provided with storage for bikes and options to rent a min-bus (with a driver) for evening trips into the city of Katowice or other locations.
 
Those interested In this option should contact the Kalety club about making a reservation asap via the following email address:   katowice@tpd.org.pl
 
Option 2: (those with accommodation elsewhere – in Katowice for example, which approx 30 miles away)
 
Kalety is a small town, with no major hotels, so those clubs and visitors who chose to stay in hotels elsewhere will be offered the possibility to rent a mini-bus (with a driver).
 
This will involve airport pick-up, (Katowice airport) and transfer to the hotel and the option of daily transfer between their hotel and the Kalety track at a cost of 150 zloty per day (approx £28 per day at current exchange rates)
 
A list of hotels along with price, number of stars, the distance from the airport and Kalety will be made available soon.
 
Visitors should be reminded that during these championships it will be Polish Bank holiday (May 1st -3rd), so it is recommended to book accommodation as soon as possible
 
Those wishing to book the shuttle-bus service should (after booking the
accommodation) provide the Kalety club information regarding their hotel, the number of people in their group and length of stay via the following email address: 
katowice@tpd.org.pl
 
Emails about accommodation and shuttle services can be sent in English (for the attention of Jan Wiesiolek at TPD Kalety).

Dave Murphy - ICSF General Secretary

Editor's Note - Additonal information about hotels appears on British Cycling's website.

ICSF LOGO COMPETITION - posted 5 November 2011

Do you have artistic flair?  Then British Cycling would like to hear from you. 

The International Cycle Speedway Federation (ICSF) is seeking designs for a logo to be used on World champion’s jerseys, headed paper and associated promotional material.  Each nation affiliated to the ISCF is being invited to submit a design for consideration. Budding artists are asked to submit their suggested designs, in electronic form or hard copy, to Paul West at BC headquarters by 1st December.

SPECIAL WORLDS MEETING - posted 15 September 2011
 
The International Cycle Speedway Federation will reconvene a special meeting later this month to finalise the World Championships schedule for the period up to and including 2019.  This conference call, involving Australia, GB, Poland and USA members, will be considering a number of proposals (some of which were debated at recent ICSF session in Bydgoszcz) on the understanding that a decision is now necessary.
 
In 2009, at Findon, the ICSF World Council initially agreed the following based on two-yearly rotation between the Southern and Northern Hemispheres: 
2011 World Championships – USA (Edenton)
2013 World Championships – South Australia
2015 World Championships – Great Britain
2017 World Championships – South Australia
2019 World Championships – Not identified (but assumed to be Poland based on previous rotation)

In 2010, at Leszno, the European ICSF members proposed to modify the previous agreement as follows:
2011 World Championships – USA (Edenton)
2013 World Championships – South Australia
2015 World Championships – Great Britain
2017 World Championships – Poland
2019 World Championships – South Australia

This 2010 proposal was based on the fact that Poland last staged a World Championships in 2007 and Britain last staged the championships in 2003.
 
Many points were discussed at the recent ICSF session, during a long and drawn out debate, without any decision being reached before the scheduled conclusion of this meeting.
 
Each Federation agreed that they needed more time to consider options and formulate new proposals
 
EURO DATES CONFIRMED - posted 15 September 2011
 
The ICSF have agreed on the following schedule for European Championships:
o    2012 European Championships – Great Britain
      BCF to confirm dates and venues by November 2011
o    2012 Euro Club Championships – Poland
      Polish Federation to confirm dates and venues by November 2011
o    2014 European Championships – Poland
      Dates & venues to be confirmed in 2013
o    2014 Euro Club Championships – Great Britain
      Dates & venues to be confirmed in 2013
 
NEW ICSF RULES - posted 15 September 2011
 
The ICSF has recently adopted a set of international racing rules and regulations as the final step of the process aimed at achieving a standard set of rules and regulations to cover all ICSF events worldwide. 

This process was initiated by Mick Harley in Australia and based on the British Cycling rulebook with adoption of modifications proposed by ICSF members from across the World.
 
Mick's initiative was progressed with Dave Murphy via a programme of proposals and modifications being debated and agreed at ICSF meetings over a period of two years.  Murphy also took the opportunity the review and update the ICSF constitution which, with valued assistance from his wife Eva, has been translated into Polish to help remove some of the confusion that previously existed.
 
Prior to this adoption, ICSF events were previously governed by the rules and regulations of the host nation which led to an inconsistent approach and some confusion among referees when asked to oversee events while overseas.

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT - posted 15 September 2011
 
Ian Brown has been working with Simon Gamble to produce promotional DVDs (including Polish language version) to assist the ICSF members in promoting development of the sport across the World. This is aimed at assisting a Polish initiative to introduce the sport to other parts of Eastern Europe and even attempts to create awareness in some parts Africa via Catholic Missionaries.
 
Future steps may involve input from Australia to create DVD's aimed at encouraging further interest in New Zealand and the USA while it is envisaged that this project could be used to create awareness as part of initiatives during the London Olympics,
 
Additionally the ICSF general secretary views recent developments in Sweden (where the sport has previously flourished) creating another region ready to target with this awareness campaign - particularly as Scandinavia holds much potential with its strong speedway links.
 
NEW ZEALAND LATEST - posted 15 September 2011
 
Mick Harley recently updated ICSF members on the development for two new tracks in New Zealand.

Formal plans are now in place for the build and development of a $500k cycling complex in Auckland, including cycle speedway. Project leader, Bryan Scott, claims that the Auckland project already has around 100 potential riders signed up.
 
Meanwhile a possible new track is being proposed in Hamilton by a local enthusiast Clive Wiltshire.  He is in contact with Mick Harley (Adelaide) and Bryan Scott (Auckland) and has communicated a view that this club could also become members of ‘Cycle Speedway New Zealand’ once the track and club are in place.