Brady is far above Lightcap as a prospect (and looks better than Becker was on the same tracks). He definitely passes the eyeball test and should go far.
Flying the whole troupe 5000 miles with equipment will always be a hugely costly venture. There is no low cost alternative.
Existing speedway tracks in California are almost unrecognizable for European fans.
Per Jonsson in 1991. Apparently wanted too much of a pay rise and so stayed in Sweden. Perhaps no coincidence that Reading won the league in 1990 and 1992 when he was there!