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Halfway there last season - they got battered most weeks

There seems to be a conscious effort to engage with supporters through social media much more this year, can't be a bad thing. I've read the story and I can't say I found it particularly offensive or desperate, perhaps it could have had a better title but its a few words from a new signing in February, not the worst idea anyone has had.

It's getting more suspicious

So pleased for all the worky fans,,, great bunch.

But you said "It would appear that the promotion use you as a mouthpiece," which is not the case.

It's good to see from the pictures that the new Promotion want to get the track right from the start. Birmingham can be a good racers track when preparation is good.

Hi Jarekosc, I live in Scotland but I'm a big Leszno fan - see my car plate in the picture - and I'll be driving over to Leszno at Easter for their first meeting v Gorzów.

I bet Cheryl Cole hasn't forgotten it.

take your welders goggles off and read it you lazy ?

They are, we will be 4th

Basically it's a venture by a local businessman and passionate Speedway fan Andrew Bain. He has ran the Northside training track site since 2017, from which he was running Amateur meetings and Training days on. Since the demise of the Comets in 2018, there is an obvious gap in the market for Speedway in Workington. So plans to expand the track and site were drawn up with the support of the local council and it's grown from there really with Steve Lawson since getting involved to design and build the new track over the current training track site. When I spoke to Andy plans are in place to run Open meetings this summer with the backing from Rob Godfrey and the BSPL, with certain local riders earmarked to ride. Other plans for the site include riders being able to book the track for practice days, with campsite type facilites including a workshop to prepare and strip bikes, and also hot wash facilites to wash bikes on site.

Was gunna suggest THJ, but seen they mentioned 'brief account' and thought otherwise.

There will be whole sectors of the economy facing huge challenges... With the 'entertainment' sector in particular being hit massively I would suggest.. "Fortunately" for Speedway its demographic of mainly "grey pound" spenders might help it deflect some impact? In the past, the country it has been said, has "sleep walked" into recession... No one is sleep walking into what is ahead... For many, families in particular, after food and clothing, mortgage/rent, utility bills/council tax, car, mobile phones, broadband, sat tv etc etc have been paid for, not much will be left I would suggest for a lot of families. (Maybe not enough even exists in the first place).. They may even need their "grey pound" spending relatives to help... Not sure paying people 12 months money for working 6 will be too sustainable to be honest, (if it ever was)...

Alsvenskan is Wednesday, and pretty well all the Swedes bar Freddie double down. Also note that not a single Swede rode in the UK last year, or as presently stands this season too. So unless Birmingham can offer a more attractive deal than other clubs (or re-instate airline services that have been shelved?) I doubt Swedes will prove to be the answer.

Are there relegation play offs this season !!!!

Value for money. Yes, people will be tightening their belt, no doubt about it. We started couple weeks before Xmas, glad we have hide a long stretch of mild weather. Instead of turning on the heat we put extra jumper on. A smart run meeting would be a good start, meetings 2+ hours is not on at any time, never mind a cold wet March/April night. Keep the pit gates closed if tapes broke etc, riders straight to the tapes. By all means sell a full program, but provide a race sheet only for a nominal 20p or free.

If it wasn't for the Poole contingent on here, this thread would be non existent...hardly any B'ham fans make any comments? There doesn't seem to be many of us mate. Poor Lisa makes some interesting comments IMO and she seems to get pushed around quite a lot.... Bit mean IMO.

Except when you scroll down the home page to "A word from our lads"!!

Doyle - arguably the leagues top rider King - ended last season as No1 and now No2 Batchelor and Riss both started last seasons as No1 Heeps now 5th - last season heat leader Starke and Rowe both in top 5 at times last season

Could you give me the lottery numbers? No on second thoughts you'll probably get that wrong too.

HI, I thought I would create a thread where individuals can list the names of Speedway Podcasts that are currently available - some are regularly updated although some are not. To start with: Humans of Speedway, The Five - 1 Speedway Show, Memories of the Coventry Bees, No Brakes, No Fear - The Official Podcast of British Speedway, The Speedway Podcast, Talk Speedway Podcast, Tatum & Pearson, The Inside Line. The Speedway Tavern, Speedway Chat Show, Talk Speedway, The Grasstrack Banter Podcast.

Keeping this . May be worth it

The promotion certainly don't use me as a "mouthpiece," everything I post on here is totally out of my own desire to do so. As far as helping out on the Website, been there, done that and 'got the T-shirt.'

Was that the 'Rosco admitting cheating' year?!

Nobody remembers that but EVERYBODY remembers 2010

Agree and actually think Holder is now ahead of Doyle and definitely Fricke as well, Sheffield look much better than anyone else ta the moment

Sorry I bothered

If I were you, I'd start a New, New, Original German Tracks thread...

In 2008 the Govt gave the banks billions... Maybe this time they will give the public billions to keep the economy going?

I agree about the savings but the interest rate will not go up Significantly any time soon which is wrong , as someone said on the radio this morning the banks have plenty of government money....did I hear that right.

The financial crash of 2008 had a marked effect on attendance at some tracks but the impact was softened by interest rates reducing to near zero putting money into peoples pockets. Sadly that’s not going to happen this time but let’s hope their savings will compensate for this!

If you're not happy, why not offer your services?

Welcome to the forum Jarekosc. We have regular poster Stewmac as a big Leszno fan- he might post a photo of his car reg plate.

Thank you.

From the club Twitter: King’s Lynn skipper Josh Pickering is ready to book his flight back from Australia to the UK for the new season. That really is wringing every last ounce out of a story. He's ready to book. Do people expect in February that it has never crossed the rider's mind to book a flight?

Shame you didn't put the ko Cup 2nd leg Coventry v Poole when we came from 16pts down to win, 2003 i think

The problem is, neither have you.

Just talking $h1! as usual

Do the riders get any say in it?

The website has been well and truly updated now

Poole fans taking over the Birmingham thread again !

Maybe does, but if you use a nickname you might as well use the right one.

I think it’s july, August initially pencilled in . Good turn out for Aunty Sues funeral, with a Speedway bike on a truck leading the procession after the church service and Radetzky march played on leaving the church.

The Gollob and Nilsen race?

I'm shocked by this choice. I fully expected Peterborough to name Tony Atkin as their your up & coming number 8

The latest measurements hot off the press (and I will be back round with the wheel next week to confirm it again) Inside Line on the kerb 299 metres Outside Line on the boards 410 metres Straights 13.5 metres wide Bends 18.5 metres wide Camber on Bends 8% All subject to (minor) change of course but its about where it is going to be... So if the riders want to go round the boards they will really have to go full throttle at it and wind it on... Should be a really fast track with plenty of racing and passing lines that is for sure... Here's hoping... Regards THJ

I finally found the track width info about those tracks (provided by the SCB): Ipswich: Length: 285 m Home straight: 10.7 m Back straight: 10.6 m 1st and 2nd bends: 16.0 m 3rd and 4th bends: 16.5 m Redcar: Length: 271 m Home straight: 12.0 m Back straight: 11.0 m 1st and 2nd bends: 14.6 m 3rd and 4th bends: 15.6 m Scunthorpe: Length: 285 m Home straight width - 15.0 m Back straight: 13.0 mt 1st and 2nd bends: 16.0 mt 3rd and 4th bends: 16.8 mt Redcar is shorter than Foxhall, and also not as wide on the bends - so any banking must help? Scunthorpe is the same length as Foxhall, with similar bend widths, so again the banking must help - the extra width on the straights is possibly a factor in enabling different lines into and off the bends? I've asked the SCB if they can publish this info for all of the tracks.

Unia Leszno is really good speedway team i am supporting them since i was a child ! Hopefully they can stay on top for next years. zakłady bukmacherskie

Excellent research. Many thanks for that.