ShanoXtra

Just for anyone interested in polish riders contracts, Leon Madsen new 2025 contract on polish media: Madsen has signed next year from Częstochowa to zielona góra: Signature of contract - £300,000 One point - £2,750 From one new sponsor - £10,000 X3 year deal. He still has all of his old sponsors also.

I’m at Gorzów for the second leg so will be interesting to see! Straight fro Wroclaw GP to Gorzów for me

Harris and Emil for play offs, unless Harris guests for Sheffield instead of Tai. Cup will be Harris and Nichols at home.

TEAMS IPSWICH: 1. Scott Nicholls (G) 9.36 2. Dan Thompson 5.02 (RS) 3. Danny King 6.98 © 4. Troy Batchelor (G) 5.63 5. R/R for Emil Sayfutdinov 9.04 6. Keynan Rew 4.77 7. Jordan Jenkins 3.66. Team Manager: Ritchie Hawkins BIRMINGHAM: 1. Fredrik Lindgren © 7.59 2. R/R for Piotr Pawlicki 5.26 3. Antti Vuolas (G) 4.94 4. Zach Cook 5.05 5. Tom Brennan 6.07 6. Michael Palm Toft 4.31 7. Leon Flint (RS). Team Manager: Sam Ermolenko

Yes but that’s because they aren’t guesting? They are part of a team that has officially got into the play offs, so contractually they have to represent their official team, not from teams who failed to qualify but still want to participate.

I heard lindgren and Janowski were not allowed to be released by Wroclow and Lublin due to Poland play off push? Harris and Nichols I would have guessed at home? - also, Emil is trying to be ready.

How much BS is that!! Three weeks ago, the Sheffield vs Ipswich cup final next Monday was on BSN. Now Eurosport have kings Lynn vs Leicester (nothing match) so BSN cannot live stream at the same time.

Sheffield must be licking their lips for next week and the fact they will take the first trophy of the season that’s available! I wonder if other fans genuinely feel like it’s a shame we don’t have Emil and Doyle so everyone can see some amazing racing and feeling like you’ve beaten our full team, tai and holder, Kurtz and Bewley, fricke and Lawson… if these were all missing I’d feel slightly deflated beating that team knowing it isn’t really their team. But, you can only beat what’s in front of you and this is speedway so I’m not sorry for myself! Haha

Funniest thing is that he even corrected himself also on the BS podcast and said he got it all wrong and it’s 1 v 4 and 2 v 3.

Just watched him race completely fine in the vs Lublin play off match! A lot of heavy crashes in that meeting!

Although I’ve only come into the sport a few years back and never claim to know that much about it, I still feel like going to each home meeting is worth it. I live in Ipswich so I guess I don’t have to travel far but the team try and they are in the final and the play offs so I believe showing some support is always key and back the team. They have given us a great year so far even with injuries. To not back them now seems disappointing, win or lose it doesn’t matter. The sport needs building for sure, but everyone can be part of it.

Emil will be back next year. He seems the type to be loyal and I genuinely think he enjoys riding Ipswich, I also believe Emil and Doyle will want to ride together again. Heat 15 Belle Vue play offs for me will never be beaten, as they nod at each other over the line! Also, Torun may well be out of the play offs with a fully fit Gorzów. I’m going to the Gorzów home meeting on the 1st. If Torun are out then Emil has a free September calendar for Ipswich. Hoping he is fit of course !

Last night showed, in my opinion, how much Emil was carrying the team whilst Doyle is out. I said before that we will now go on a losing streak until Birmingham when he isn’t in the team. Missing the top two riders in the league if not in all of speedway. No rider can cover for them. Emil is the only person who is capable of covering Doyle. Maybe it’s just me but that special sparkle about foxhall isn’t there without Emil and Doyle, heat 13/15 were so exciting.

At this point with all the injuries we have, I’m just thankful we are in the play offs, I don’t expect much from the remaining four fixtures. It’s all about who will be fit in time for the cup and the play offs.

Agreed, like I wrote anything can happen and it might not heal 100%. I think if any, Emil and Doyle would be the ones to push their limits to ride, especially for a cup match, i think with Emil. We might get 1 trophy, without Emil (and obvious Doyle) we won’t get any, but great season from the lads.

I’ve got a Direct message from Emil that he will race in the play offs. That is direct from Emil and not from a secondary source. Obviously if things worsen then he wouldn’t, but as it stands, he is riding for us in September. I’m also going to the 1st Sept gorzow vs Torun second leg play offs which I suspect he will ride in.

Emil is racing in the play offs for Ipswich, he has written that he will make the play offs and I’m sure Torun will push he to race on 23/25th race days for his play off against Gorzow.

I get the comments about polish clubs shielding their assets but that remark falls short when nobody on here I’ve seen has yet to mention basso took part in the danish individual championship as well where he rode on the 7th August?

What is the betting that Emil’s first return is back at the track he crashed at! I can’t see him risking anything in England. He won’t ride Torun this weekend as they are playoff bound anyway. Their play offs kick off back end of August so he will ride for that due to Poland pushing riders hard. So he won’t come back to England until September… first match. Cup final first leg, where? Sheffield!

Amazing news that he came out of that one with no broken bones! I’m genuinely happy for the guy, forget speedway for one moment, it’s a guys life that was at risk! Emil wrote to me this morning that he plans to be back for the play offs!

Jack has always been like that. He didn’t have anything to do with the accident though. Emil was determined to beat him and crashed. Although Jack looks bitter whenever someone beats him… even his own team! I’m sure bomber beat him and Jack barely acknowledged him when going back to the pits! I was happy when Vaculik got third in the Grand Prix last year!

Thoughts with our man Emil. Be it the track or that he clipped the fence before the corner, one thing is for certain, he is a true rider and wasn’t backing out of fighting for the win for Ipswich. So so so so gutted for ipswich, the season and how it will now end… but more importantly Emil. If we don’t win anything this season so be it… I’m still super proud of having two of the most dedicated and loyal riders. Emil and Doyle. (Ps also was a great meeting until then).

Heat 4 Jenkins showing king how to do it! Nice work. I’m worrying about Ellis and king for our chances to win.

Speedway is the only sport you can get a rivals team member who just beat you to then ride for you in the next meeting haha. Kind of why the sport isn’t as strong as others, the loyalty isn’t / can’t be there due to riders needing to take rides for money. If you do get him good lucky just don’t bloody get him in an accident and mess up our double cup season haha

Can we agree that Ellis coming from last to second on the line and riding the air fence was ride of the night ! Got the crowd up!