Dave_minall

This is national league racing for you - it's the lowest rung of the sport and a place for youngsters to earn their stripes and hone their skills. Back when I was a rider in the early 2000s you'd be hard pressed to run 15 races without some form of incident - St John's certainly earned their money back then and most likely still do! I've witnessed some truly horrifying crashes with being at so many (back then) conference league meetings. It's a part of the sport that not that many get to see, and it can come across as a bit unprofessional to those who are used to watching the professionals, but we've all got to learn somewhere! I bet even BZ was a little ropey when he first threw his leg over a 500!

I was there too, over the moon that it's back. Probably the healthiest crowd I've ever seen which was lovely to see. It was bitterly cold though with a relentless freezing wind that just didn't give up. Me and my dad had to leave after heat 12 because the cold won, but we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and can't wait to go back for more. For those who are already moaning about it or have negative comments to make, please keep them to yourselves. The people that have poured their hearts and souls into brining Buxton back from the dead would be hurt to see this, and we should be supporting new tracks coming into the sport, no matter what your opinions are.

The BSPA just posted a statement that follows: "𝗦𝗖𝗕 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧: 𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 📋 Please note for the 2026 season, riders’ Personal Accident Insurance is now covered by their Federation Licence (e.g – ACU Licence holders insured by the ACU), and not with Attis via the BSP Ltd." Very interesting that it states" NOW" and not "as of the beginning of the season" - so what does that mean to Charles Wright and Tobi? Christ it's like pulling teeth nowadays.

I figured you would be the guy to know. Massive F up that they didn't tell anyone if true! Doubt it'll get sorted now the season has started but we can hope 🫣

Is he back in again though? I took that comment as tongue in cheek.

Just saw this from Ben Barker on Facebook following what happened to Tobias Thomsen (hope he gets better soon): "Really wish tobias a speedy recovery... horrible timing for any accident but to find out we are not insured by the bspl like we have been for the last 30years that I remember... probably get fined for this but as captain of my team this needs addressing... please share this post so this gets addressed and sorted ASAP" I'm not 100% sure of the ins and outs of this, so hoping someone in the know can shed some light on it, but it sounds pretty bad if the BSPL have moved the goalposts and not told the riders...

Kind of on topic but I read recently that Abi Stephens wasn't hosting any speedway this year, so we could see an even more stripped back GP series with just Kelvin and Louis hosting perhaps. I'll admit I was never keen on Abi, but I can't knock her knowledge or enthusiasm.

I stopped listening to it midway through last year. It was actually very good and very well put together, I just lost interest in it to be honest.

It's to help the teams, press agencies, the BSPA etc get content they can use in their social media posts. It is a useful resource to be fair. The BSPA used interviews from the press day to pad out the British Speedway Podcast throughout the season for one example.

Chance would be a fine thing. The season starts in 13 days 😆

I don't think one will happen this year with how late Northampton are to the party. No announcements as to who is riding for them, no team name, so probably don't even have team suits made yet (if they're even going to have any)

The application to build on the stadium has been rejected. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1A5dPxTP8J Not out of the woods yet, but this is a good start.

This is literally the same as posting a picture of a field before the new Workington track was laid and saying "it's a bit bumpy at the new Worky track" 🤣

Actually a pretty decent team if it does!

For a team who are competing in the top league in the UK, this image is very poor. I'd have thought now Mayfield are in charge they'd have a decent graphic designer at hand but clearly not 😂

For a team who are competing in the top league in the UK, this image is very poor. I'd have thought now Mayfield are in charge they'd have a decent graphic designer at hand but clearly not 😂

They responded to that point on facebook: "British Speedway are still in talks with several broadcasters in regards to the Premiership Play-Offs so for now they are not included. The Premiership Pass has a small price increase this year with the same amount of meetings as last year" With that said I'm going to hold off on subscribing in case it gets added to a service I already pay for.

Its cheaper than I expected, so for breakfast I'm going to have some humble pie 🥧

Would that be classed as "Doubling sideways"? I can see the powers that be spinning that into a marketing ploy to try desperately to make it seem appealing "Doubling Sideways, switching pits mid-skid"

Oh I know. I was just as vocal about this on Facebook as I am in here. I'm an avid supporter of the sport and I'm often on the team of "stop being so negative" but it's been bloody hard to try not to be this winter 😂

Just out of interest what was the season pass cost in 2025?

Saw that coming a mile away. Best start applying for loans now folks because I've got a feeling now they've got the exclusive it's going to be big bucks. I for one won't be paying for it if its big money, I'd sooner do without and just watch the GPs.

Just a thought - does anyone live locally enough to witness if there is actually any work going on there? A lot of this is pure hearsay right now - some sort of evidence of a fence being built would be enough to know.

But they more often than not share posts from other clubs' pages when it comes to Facebook - but nothing for buxton? I genuinely think that whoever runs the page didn't "follow" Buxton when they created their new page and therefore don't see it to share it. A really poor show if you ask me. Imagine if Northampton happens and joins the premiership and the BSPA don't post a damn thing about it? It's basically the same thing.