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They just need to rake back the dirt that builds up near the fences.. You want riders to "fly around the outside" when watching Speedway... At Sheffield the dirt becomes too deep about a metre away from the fence to encourage riders to do that .. Or, the true racers, try to use that dirt and are never really 100% in control... The reputation gained isn't so much the crashes as they are infrequent when in context, its more the fact that when you watch riders trying to use the outside they "buck and rear" more than they should.. The track would deliver better racing if they just "thinned" the dirt up by the fence out a bit...

Getting a bit fed up now with the groundless insinuations about the Owlerton track being a danger. All speedway tracks have their moments of horror, but Owlerton is no worse than any other. This myth seems to have kicked off because Ben Cook had a shocker on bend two which knocked him senseless. But, to be fair, he was racing again ten days later. The only other accident of note at Sheffield during the 2024 season was the one which finished Emil Sayfutdinov's season, which occurred NOT on the allegedly "notorious" bend two, but on bend four, and was put down to Emil's over-exuberance to catch the race-leader (i.e. his own fault, rather than any fault of the track). Every venue has its share of bangs and scrapes every season, but nine times out of ten, riders get up and walk away, albeit licking their wounds rather gingerly. But for the record, the last time the Sheffield track saw a rider incur "life-changing" injuries was 2014, when Taylor Poole fractured a femur, causing him to draw a premature veil over his racing career (and that wasn't on bend two either). Speedway can be a dangerous sport at any venue and all tracks make every effort to ensure that rider safety is the paramount consideration. The problem is not helped by alarmist voices making baseless "wall of death" insinuations.

He's been confirmed on the British speedway announcements: https://britishspeedway.co.uk/championship-rider-announcements/ I don't make the rules. I'm merely a deluded fan that decided to collate this year's list 😊

You guys have a challenge with Newcastle select, often wondered why we can't have a similar fixture for what was the Tyne/Tweed trophy. Still can't get my head around the fact that when we have our 1st official meeting on the 19th, we will already know who the Pairs & Riders Champions are.

I just want to say thank you to the Star for bringing back team photos on the back of the issue during the season. I for one appreciated that a lot. Hopefully you will continue in 2025...

Either that, or give Leicester some of the dirt! 😄

He's also a bit of a "thug" who has very little respect for others,he is just one of several successful sportsmen who show total disregard for the rules & the people involved in the sport that gives them their living. Ronnie O'sullivan & Max Verstappen are two more examples.

Impressive ride from Fraser Bowes ( on his Facebook) to beat Chris Holder under a lot of pressure too. Looking forward to him getting stuck into our track.

Did you ever attend any meetings at the old Greyhound Stadium?

Poole probably couldn't find any riders not racing in the UK who were prepared to risk getting injured on the Owleton wall of death...🤪

No alternative site is provided because Chapman in cahoots with Butterfield said the Peterborough supporters would travel to KL and I am proud to say I will never enter his stadium again.

Ronnie got awarded the George Medal highest honour for a civilian for his part in saving Princess Ann from kidnapping plot, and he is a damm nice person

Chris holder even said the track was dangerous in a tv interview & jack holder won't even attempt it when it's bad also !!

Won a couple of world championships then turned his back on the UK. Has shown many times he has little respect for others and thinks he is above everyone.

"We have scoured the globe, left no stone unturned, etc etc etc"... "However no one was prepared to race over here at the moment, (and we asked some very top level riders)".. "Therefore, we have signed (fill in second string level riders name here), and feel that he, like the rest of the team, can put a point on their averages"... "Teams with strength in depth can often be very successful, Peterborough for example etc etc etc ." ..

but who also won multiple wc's and helped revolutionise team gb and turn it into a winning side

That’s what it looks like ! Maybe I’m wrong ! Is Mildenhall Speedway actually a saleable commodity ?

He was also at the NLRC round at Poole last year, and took 2 rides to suss it out and after that looked pretty good.

As it’s a whole new promotion maybe they are going with whole new look so a new website could be under construction !

We're not talking about riders though are we. Talking about fans in general. The Cardiff crowds have fallen off alarmingly since 2001-2010 ish and it isn't a surprise they canned it. GB have two top talents in the series now for the first time in years and years yet the crowds for the British GP were at their lowest for 20 years so not sure what having no riders coming through has to do with it. The sport is poorly promoted in the UK and ran by promoters with their own interests which shouldn't happen. It should be ran by independent people. Silly farcical decisions as well as poor fixture planning... the list is endless.

But, but, I thought everything was to do with Poole, the British speedway world revolves around them, and other teams exist only to ride against Poole. 🤪😉

And not actually anything to do with speedway.

There has been an issue spanning a couple of months where for some reason the bar codes are not scanning properly when you buy the star in WhSmiths. Can someone look into this please?

Correct we are working on this to ensure fairness.

Barry Briggs celebrated his 90th birthday on December 30, 2024 https://www.thepress.co.nz/sport/360533895/colourful-career-barry-briggs-new-zealands-last-surviving-speedway-world-champion?fbclid=IwY2xjawHvIllleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdHhOTwcSkuPuOp57BeS0cIJ0evhCOmntXjYGQZNmq989q5YWxLDvgcsvQ_aem_EgCaMi8tc6Gb92i_NsUSRg

I don't think hotel availability & cost are going to be a factor for any GP at the NSS. It's unfortunate for anyone who wanted to stay in the centre of Manchester this year that Park life (whatever that is??) Is on at the same time, but with the limited capacity of the stadium, hotels aren't going to be as in demand by Speedway fans as they were in Cardiff. I don't know what the capacity will be exactly, but Wiki says 6500 with temporary seating. I would have thought that Belle Vue fans alone and northern fans within an hours drive, or train journey of Manchester would take most of that, without the need for hotels. In Cardiff there were probably 5000 hotel rooms for an attendance of 40000 in it's heyday at the Principality. Manchester's hotel capacity far exceeds the stadium capacity. I'm not having a dig, but the GP at the NSS will be no more significant to Manchester than Stockport County playing at home. It's an unfortunate fact, but the number of people who regularly attend Speedway in the UK doesn't come close to filling a large stadium, so Cardiff relied on attracting a larger audience, outside of the hardcore fans, and initially, it did. In Cardiff, Speedway took over the City for the day and the atmosphere and vibe of the day was significant to anyone who was not a regular fan. In Manchester city centre, nobody will even know it's happening. Again, that's not a dig at Manchester, it's the same in Prague, great city but the Speedway is lost in it. I simply don't accept that hotel prices, costs, Covid or any of the other reasons stated in the Star, lamenting the loss of Cardiff were the reason for the declining attendances. Rugby & other major events still prosper there. For me, the significant factor was moving the date into the holiday season & pitching it against the opening day of the Premier League season and a full football league programme.

Sorry, I'll try not to do it again.

Because they weren't allowed to bring their own food?

Quite right... but at least we know all of the MDL riders birthdays 🤪

This brilliant and now they need the support of the Whole Speedway Community. With the losses of so many tracks we need to do whatever is necessary to ensure this happens. The relevant Authorities must understand that it is in their best interests to support this venture......Surely?

Looks like bspa / Godfrey have got their knickers in a twist, and worky getting the blame either way. Maybe after the new year celebrations worky should put a press release out, and maybe clear things up ( blame Godfrey )😛

and you think Godfrey is going to accept blame for the situation ? Workington were mislead on the makeup of the ‘league’ and so took time in considering their options waiting to see if the other suggested team(s) were actually going to join but now someone else has been persuaded to join in so all is right in the speedway world, but you can keep blaming Workington if you wish.

Not sure he would be allowed to carry his girlfriend into M&S ( unless she was deflated).

*My girlfriend and I

SoN Semi Final 1 Vojens, Denmark https://www.flickr.com/photos/the_womble/albums/72177720302958325

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/people/650-homes-plan-for-east-of-england-showground-gets-the-go-ahead-4942182 Peterborough Speedway is officially dead.

Trying to remain hopeful here....clinging on to Adams's words that the 'new' signing will be at No.3 and possibly challenging for the No.1 spot? I still think it's Thorsell....but he definitely wont be a no.1 rider....I think Musielak will struggle to be a 'genuine' no.1 also! I think it's going to be another season of making up the numbers!