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Zagar is an absolute pleasure to watch at the NSS, I'd only rate Bewley higher around that circuit. If he can master Perry Barr similarly he will score heavily at home. Belle Vue were at their most prolific in the title winning 2022 season when Zagar was #1 rather than Kurtz or Fricke. Away from has always been patchy, would be a good #3/4. Can win races at Foxhall & Owlerton, but can also go missing.

No officially confirmed Aces signings for 2025. It is their Christmas Cracker a week on Friday (29th Nov), all 7 signings are likely to be announced at that event.

Rated Lions last year, don't this. Masters is not the force he was Becker & Douglas didn't progress last year as they should have. Fricke's level has been found just not quite world class.

4 horses, only count 3. Aces, Tigers & Witches. But question marks against all. Kurtz has GP's & Ekstaliga pressure to deal with for the first time.... Woffinden has neither for the first time in years, finances will be down. Doyle & Sayfutdinov are coming back from injury and are not getting any younger... Neither is Chris Holder. While Jack Holder seems to be the one the SGP promoters think is ready to challenge Zmarzlik. Focus could be shifting away from league racing.

Hellstrom-Bangs? Can't see it, he's riding Ehstraliga for the first time in 2025.

Makes sense for Stars to run on a different night to Witches.

Becker was pretty good at the NSS in the SoN semi, but he never produced that form for Leicester's visits.

US sponsorship or maybe US speedway fans watching streams? Maybe he attracts Wolverhampton supporters?

It's a fair point, Musielak is also younger than Lindgren. However, the league had more ex-GP standard riders in 2024 than 2023.

Janowski had a few solid years at Swindon, Kings Lynn & Poole.

Tungate, Wright & Killeen signed. Janowski likely?

Skornicki & Janowski. Ulamek?

Hope the move works out for both Musielak & Brummies. Musielak had been reliable for Wolves, Swindon & Sheffield before his move to Kings Lynn last year, where it seemed to go very wrong. I've seen him unbeaten at Owlerton more times than I care to remember, less effective at Leicester, but seemed to have got to grips with the NSS after struggling first few times I saw him there. With the number of GP & ex-GP riders returning to British League racing I'm not sure Musielak qualifies as a genuine #1 any more though. Two other solid heat leaders are required.

Whichever of the 1-6 are at 1 & 5 are going to struggle for their period in those positions. Whichever of the 1-6 are at 2 & 6 should thrive in those positions. The 4 & 5 should hold the own. Can the 2 & 6 get the team a big enough lead before heats 13 & 15, where this team will be pretty much conceding 8 points home & away (two 5-1's against). Teams built this way are less capable of taking advantage of tactical substitutes & are more susceptible to tactical substitutes.

Could have a good year if Klindt gets to 2nd in the averages when he gets injured and is out for the year in May. R/R for all.

Don't know why any PL team would consider Riss.. Pawlicki barely looked interested in racing for Brummies. Milik did, was ditched earlier & on a lower average.. worth a punt more than Pawlicki & Lampart in my opinion. If Musielak signs, Janowski has a fellow Pole in the pits.

You can't deny that's a solid 1-7 Ipswich have assembled. Other than Brennan & Thompson there are no average improvers in the side. Doyle, Sayfutdinov, King & Ellis are all injury prone and are on a downward trajectory in performance terms. Yet, I think there are less question marks on this septet than the predicted Aces & Tigers lineups. I'm quite glad they plumped for Ellis & King over Rew, if they had that option.

If, and it's a big if, that team stays injury free they'll be the team to beat. Hope Rew isn't lost to British League.

9.36, 9.13, 6.17, 5.5, 6.56 = 36.71 Limit? Thompson?

Doyle, Sayfutdinov, Brennan, Ellis, King & Thompson can't surely fit under a points limit...

I'm in my 40's and I have been to more British defunct tracks than tracks which are still open. Of those considering the crowds I'm certain Cradley & Coventry were profitable. In the 70's & early 80's - British Speedways glory years riders didn't have much of an alternative income.... tracks could stage meetings any night they wished. So there were more teams & more fixtures which generates more interest & more fans.

Why has Wozniak left Gorzow?

His average will go down if he's at #1 rather than #4. Why would there be more pressure on him in a team that clearly won't compete, than in a team which expects to win the league? That septet will endure humiliation away from Saddlebow road almost every fixture.

As Cradley have found out and Wolves are now finding out, finding the space for a Speedway track in the West Midlands is not easy.

No protected rides. Can be replaced by any other rider, not just another RS if form dips