Chris116

Latest news in the local press is that Spedeworth expect racing to return to Arlington by the end of October this year which means it should be possible to plan for Speedway in 2027 if there is anyone who is interested in running it.

The nearest we got to that was Barry Bishop at Isle of Wight under NORA but even if he had stayed I think he would not have been able to get enough tracks to go along with the way he ran meetings. The other problem he had is that the IOW can only really run in the holiday season with between six and eight meetings being the most that can be profitable.

Trouble is finding promoters like Johnnie Hoskins to PROMOTE the sport.

Drivers in many types of Banger, Stock Car and Hot Rod racing pay to race, normally £20 or £25. However, the BriSCA Formula One Stock Cars are paid to race with start and prize money. Now the amounts paid will not keep a car in full working order it does help the driver make ends meet and can also remove a fair amount of the profit from a meeting. Many other classes also get paid prize money which helps the successful drivers but comes nowhere near paying for their racing.

It is the one good thing he has done for the sport.

Probably too scared the local council would say it didn't have planning permission.

The big problem is that 90% of the current promoters would never agree to spend a penny on advertising as they would be worried that the money might help another promotion more than their own.

Nothing they want to tell us about!

Spedeworth own Mildenhall Stadium.

Sad to see no Isle of Wight pair in this event.

No, the F1 World Final is being run at Northampton by Yorstox who are hiring the track from Spedeworth. Trackstar who run Kings Lynn have one of the F1 World Semi Finals on 25th July.

It is around five weeks before the season is due to start in mid July but so far there is no news about the season ahead. I did see a message somewhere saying that Barry Bishop has pulled out of his position with IOW Speedway which is not good news but I hope his departure will not have an adverse effect on the promotion. Looking forward to news once they have something to tell us.

I am showing my age with this comment but Ronnie Moore in the days of handicap league racing was brilliant. Starting on a 30 yard handicap at Wimbledon he would regularly be in the lead by the end of the first lap. He was also a master of team riding his partner to victory.

Probably the same as the rest of us think of him!

Will Mr Godfrey make a team change their fixtures so Workington have a better choice of guests like he did a few seasons ago? NO, he only did that for his teams benefit, all in the best interests of the sport (his team).