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If Lidsey's in, then looks like it's only 4 out of those 6 that would fit and you'd need someone like Jeppesen to round it off. Although if Lidsey's not in, then the 6 riders that SuperStarsFan91 mention come to a total of 36.99 (i think!)

https://britishspeedway.co.uk/rowe-motor-oil-premiership/northampton-enter-2026-premiership/

Glad they are running, still a few teams short of a proper league but it's a start..

Announced now.

I’ve heard Lidsey has signed a deal to be number 1 if it ends up being a yes 👍🏻 and they’ve also spoke to Iversen, Klindt, Tungate, Wright, Riss and Kerr… so the top 6 would be made up of Lidsey and 5 of those 6 😊 depending on who says yes and who fits 😂

Would be good to be able to utilise the stox current stop lights, but I'm not sure if their positioning and format would be allowed for speedway (meaning I just don't know). Maybe somebody from Kings Lynne could shed light (no pun intended) if the utilisation of Stox lights are used for speedway at the AFA or if specific lights are required.

Well it will very much depend on what of the existing electrical system can be utilised but at a speedway stadium, track electrical cables generally need to be installed underground, buried in conduits, or placed within protective trenches to ensure safety and prevent mechanical damage during racing. So it will be almost certain that some groundworks (digging & making good) will be required. So along with the time required to establish connectivity, installation of breakers testing and sign off etc. five days is likely to be a best estimate to get the job done, start to finish. Which of course is far from being a deal breaker.

That could all be done in less than a day so is not much of a barrier.

Think the date for the Ben Fund was announced before P+P

Not if they wore a pair of shorts they wouldn’t

Postage and packing is down to the sender

They would need very deep pockets to run matches without any income... And then pray their outgoings will get covered by enough people coming through the doors when the novelty has worn off.. Especially, if say played six, lost six, is their record up to their opening night.. Best of luck though to those trying to make it happen... Doubling Up is desperately needed so probably four or five riders will be relying on those team places..

He dropped what he was asking from Belle Vue to get a ride at Ipswich.

It’s a sunny day here.

Northampton could race away from home to build up a profile in the local media before starting their home fixtures at say either of the May Bank Holidays. That gives them a minimum of 8 weeks to sort everything out.

Has there been any news on when Sheffield P&P is taking place? Seen a few other tracks announce theirs on socials

Yes that's fair comment in terms of the electrics, but people on here are talking as if a new structure would be required. Stock cars use traffic lights for signalling to drivers, so there are multiple sets of lights all the way round the track which could be utilised for the 'race stop'. The existing box also has LED lighting built into it externally so that the whole box lights up in green, yellow, or red to signify current race conditions.

The point is that the date was announced as Press and Practice.Obviously the whole Team would not be available on that date.!!

Today’s going to be a Fabrizio Romano sort of day

Seems the new owner's are changing quite a bit, and to be fair, probably the right thing to do, start with a complete overhaul. The Kevin Long thing isn't something we didn't know about as he said at the Presentation Evening in November he was retiring, bit surprised by the Love in Yesterday, as he got rewarded on Presentation evening. Yes he has been very loyal, and as ive been going since 1980, he was one of the better ones in the League over a long period of time, but things change, and i know he will be hard to replace, but he will be replaced and we hope the next person in is just as good, over the past few years in my opinion, there are certainly better people on the microphones at other clubs than Kevin, So Thanks again Mr Long for your service, but definitely the right time to be walking away. As for the Chris Louis Video, watched it....Once, That's enough, Move On. As it's been said by so many people(And i'm not saying they are wrong)we are lucky we have got Speedway At Foxhall for 2026,but for me this season, i certainly will watch Kings Lynn at home most weeks and hopefully the odd Thursday trip to Leicester, not forgetting supporting Jordan Jenkins for the odd weekend up in Redcar. So thankfully the Speedway diary is as full as can be expected, Manchester included, so let's get it started.

There will be a need to put in the appropriate electrics & controls for a starting gate, and lights for starting procedures, green x 2, the four rider “exclusion” colours, and yellows for two minute warning protocols. I’m not sure if the required red “race stop” lights are already in situ for stox.

Yes, there is a box on the home straight where the steward, lap scorer, commentator, etc are housed, but people on this thread talking about what will need to be built keep including a ref's box so I assumed they were confident none of the existing infrastructure is suitable. 😉

Mikkel Bech has come out of retirement and signed for Slangerup.