mikebv

Signed for Slangerup in Denmark... Wonder if not doing a Thursday track will be in his plans?.. Or maybe Sweden also is???.

Doyle was though... Seemed to have a great time too, looking at the photos .. Obviously didn't want all that fun he said that he had riding for the Aces to stop....😁

"I am sure Tom would rather be at a club that will support his career rather than move him on quickly".. Was that bit true too?...😁 Two whole seasons... Have they retired his race number?... 😀

Chuckle Brothers Team Planning.... To Me. To You. To You. To Me... Going to be great though, not like last season in any way shape or form...

Didn't Ipswich sign the best RS in 2025?.. Even though they weren't entitled to given the regs?.. Birmingham should have had him, a team so poor, they had to sign a rider who couldn't complete a season just to look "competitive"... Was that "integrity"?... Ipswich last season also had two of the top eight in the averages, which in a league of 42 riders doesn't suggest they did too bad a job in getting a team together... In fact, it was only really Tom Brennan's unusual, uexpected poor season that prevented them from quite possibly being in the final.. And it was no ones fault but Ipswich why they didn't put their team together later than others.. It took several months, which were ultimately lost months... This season is looking like last with relation to the actual names of riders involved, and could actually be much weaker if NDL riders take positions held by Championship Heat Leaders.. Will that mean 2027 is a great season worth winning?..

He has quite clearly hit upon a system that works for him... Like Woffy who also gave the UK a miss when at his peak.. And becoming a father will also mean he wont be wanting to be away from home... If he rides over here, then great, if he doesn't, he just joins a long list of those who don't...

In the Speedway Star, Mark Lemon mentioned how he likes to keep as many riders as he can, which does make sense if they have improvement in them (like last season), as you have invested time in them and had to take the "not too good days"... It is much more of a gamble when coming off a season of good increases in averages, and for riders to move up a position in a team and even just keep the same average will be a challenge.. The joys of being successful in Speedway!!😁 The opportunity being of course, that a poor season from "the engine room" could see them having great averages for the 2028 team!!😁 Only in Speedway...

Will be a challenge with three riders moving up a position in the team higher than the positions their averages were gained at.. Blodorn and Cook to HL's and Tate to Second String... And the RS? Won't be as good as Cairns you would have to think.. Klindt at four?.. And ???? at six, probably needs to be a very decent level U21...

Surely nothing is stopping the UK doing this?... And if there is... They didn't think this through very well. Just by coming on here you could see how many lads were moving out of the RS scheme, so, surely, "someone" should have considered who were likely to replace them?... The foreign U21 riders better be good!!! (But I have my doubts as to their level too given how many of the best ones ride in Sweden and Denmark)..

This season is very much, completely different... As all the teams have much longer to pick from pretty much exactly the same riders.. Meaning it will be the best season, ever, ever, ever..* Even better than the seven team 2025, which surely will be talked about for decades to come... * (Unless Belle Vue win again)....

You would think that "the stock car tracks" would automatically run on a Thursday wouldn't you?.. Must be logistically so much easier to prep the track... That would be four of the six, with Belle Vue being the outlier of the other two left... If they went to Thursday's (could still do BHM's), then one meeting a fortnight would be doable, with all teams riding on the same night... Meaning No Guests!!! So that won't happen then...

If we get more top level riders over here then clashes could be inevitable.... However, if we only have a few top tier Polish riders, like currently, then as you say, hopefully they can work around it... Who knows maybe if will focus them on delivering some fit for purpose fixture planning across the season with home matches, weather permitting ,evenly spread out?..

Agreed, however. Just running on Thursday would mean clashes with Poland running on that night.. Eight meetings planned next year plus any rearrangements... And also would mean riders flying out on Friday to possibly race in FIM meetings or Polish top league matches that night.. Scandinavia has the advantage of "being done" by Wednesday evening, so the fixtures at the weekend have prep time...

Josh Grajczonek???? Game over with that on a triple word ..😁

Jason Crump born in Bristol... Our first three time world champ...😁