GLASGOW have launched an ambitious new ticket initiative aimed at getting new fans into speedway.
And supporters who help bring people through the gate could be set to win the trip of a lifetime.
Club owners Gerry and Michael Facenna have this week put free tickets on offer for people who haven’t been to the Peugeot Ashfield Stadium in the last 12 months.
The tickets can be used once only and are valid for any meeting this month – with existing fans acting as their sponsor to get their friend or family member free access to 15 heats of spectacular racing.
The brothers said in a statement: “It’s been a great start to the season so far and there’s never been a better time to introduce new people to the wonderful sport of speedway in Glasgow.
“Earlier in the year we piloted a scheme in which keen Tigers fans received complimentary new supporter tickets to pass on to someone they know who hadn’t been to speedway in the past year or indeed ever. This trial project worked really well, so now we’d like to extend this opportunity to all our regular fans.
“Clearly, any such scheme could be open to abuse but we know how much the club means to our loyal supporters and we’re more than happy trusting you to use these vouchers wisely.
“Get Ashfield full to the rafters”
“We’re also confident that once someone new comes and experiences the atmosphere, excitement and facilities at a Tigers meeting there’s every chance they’ll want to keep coming back.
“Please have a think about anyone you know who might enjoy a trip to Glasgow Tigers speedway. They might be one of the thousands of people who say, ‘Oh, speedway – I used to go to that with my mum and dad and it was great,’ or they might be someone completely new to the sport.
“Even if it’s a family or a group of friends, we’re happy to offer one free visit, as long as they’ve not been in the past 12 months.
“Let’s take the opportunity of a promising team and our great new stadium to swell the Tigers family and get Ashfield full to the rafters! If we can make this project work, we’d love to share it with other speedway teams and hopefully help grow the popularity of the sport as a whole, which can only be good for all the teams involved.”
In order to incentivise the scheme, the fan who brings in the most new people via the scheme will win an all expenses paid trip to the European Grand Prix of their choice.
The vouchers were distributed at Sunday’s meeting with Berwick, while more are available at the Den Diner.
For full details of the competition, click here.