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I think both teams can be happy with that result. A home win and another bonus to The Aces. When taking the RR rides and Jason’s replacement into account we were around 35 points for the team average. Very weak and some 3 points behind the home team so to get the win over two legs was a fine achievement. Seems the racing was once again an issue at Foxhall. I’d role my eyes and anticipate more of the same had the last lot still been about who were happy to plod on no matter how poor the product - sound familiar. Being a like minded chap I wouldn’t be surprised to see Colman reach out to his British GP colleagues in an attempt to iron out these issues with the circuit. Might venture down again once the magic has been administered. Well done to all riders, staff & fans for being part of this meeting on a hellishly hot evening.

The answer to that also highlights the task Coleman has in turning things around though with the winter changes to the top table, he’ll not have a better chance. I don’t need to go into the ousting of David & Chris by the cartel and shortly after Adrian washing his hands of the sport out of frustration with the way it is run. Fair play to Mark for hanging in there but things have been too heavily stacked against wholesale change so we plough on doing our own thing. Many initiatives have caught on but as they are adopted immediately become the intellectual property of those suddenly coming to the party. I have guarded optimism that Coleman and Co will prevail this time.

I agree but it’s the unnecessary Dutch auction when poaching, sorry discussing contracts with riders from other teams that I don’t like. It leads to even more money leaking out of clubs coffers at a time when they can least accommodate it. As you say, it’s the riders choice and it matters not if a Polish club asks a rider to sign for this or that team. It’s very on brand for witches fans to be rubbing their hands at the prospect of discussing contracts with another of The Aces No1 club but I just don’t see Colman aligning himself with this backwards thinking. We will of course be happy to sit down with any like minded promotions to forge a better future for our league as a whole. To this end, if it means having to offload more of our stars to help others, we will.

We had a similar tie up with Unia Tarnow about 10 years ago and it saw us use several Polish lads throughout the campaign. The Aces also took part in training days at their track plus other commercial & sporting initiatives. A first for British Speedway though different to this latest one with the 30% financial stake.

It absolutely should not be about poaching other clubs riders but more about bringing on your own. You need to swap out the previous mindset of signing off the peg big hitters or repeating the Tom situation between you and Birmingham (remember them). It’s well known that Belle Vue prefer to nurture and bring on riders for the good of all and I would hope Colman follows our lead on this too, he appears to have come on board with many of our initiatives. The age of teams is another thing he is addressing and I would hope he will assist in getting the NDL back to where it was and we can look forward to Ipswich v Colts fixtures. Maybe then we will no longer be the Belle Vue babes as the age of all other teams come down. Fingers crossed things progress and don’t get snuffed out by the cartel.

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I care as much about this as I did when we won the KO Cup after a fabulous race off in 1973 when we had Jim McMillan guesting for us who had no doubt helped eliminate his own team from the competition. Same sh**% different day for over 50 years but at least we had a sponsor. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it, until it breaks that is. If I had a pound for all the people who said things were rubbish, I’d be a rich man. If I had a pound for all the people with the answers, I’d have £7.

You’re right to highlight missing riders. Here are the years since you came up to our league that we have completed all fixtures with a fully fit 1-7. 2024

Would be great if we could keep Brady & Dan as it would have been to keep Max, Jaimon, Tom, Ben, Charles etc but at the end of the day there’s a bigger picture to look at. If our league can be healthier then all the better and that’s what we’re fighting for so if Coleman can come to the party I’m all for it. The streaming, the big screen, the tie in with a Polish club etc are the things that we need others to run with. We will prevail and we are always here for you.

Ipswich in a few weeks time.

Belle Vue’s best chance to win at Foxhall has been pretty much every year since you moved up to our league. 2019 Lost-last heat decider 2021 Draw 2022 Won 2023 Won 2024 Won 2025 Lost

They’d have been better of signing a “crap Aussie” who’s old school average for 2026 is better than four of their current team and less than a quarter of a point behind their third best rider. https://britishspeedway.co.uk/2026-rider-statistics/

Enjoyable meeting on a lovely warm evening. The track staff did well again, this time in keeping the dust down on a very warm and windy evening. Plenty of good racing but I must say The Aces have been gating way way better this season which (along with injury) has always been our Achilles heal, so it a bit daunting for the rest of our league. Be interesting to see how our gating goes on Thursday where that skill is crucial. Out of the current bunch in our league, Foxhall is our happiest of hunting grounds since Covid and I’m hoping the blip that was last season will be forgotten as we get back to winning ways. Norick seems to be finally kicking on and is currently averaging over 6.50 for 2026. Sad to see Tom stall as I know there’s a gem in there. He left us around a 6 and his current 2026 average is around that, though he does have heat 13 instead of 8 or 14 with us. He takes a special kind of managing so a winter move might be on the cards. I wish we could fit him back in. Sometimes I hate points limits as much as I did rider control as it really affects riders.

I was his first sponsor when he arrived at Belle Vue buying him a lovely set of white leathers among other things.

My team would be Peter Collins Chris Morton Dan Bewley Shawn Moran Jason Crump Andy Smith Joe Screen

Redeveloping the track and improving the surrounding spectator facilities would be the dream. Not only would it be a shoot in the arm locally but it would signal to the rest of the sporting world that speedway is on the up a worth investing in, especially on the back of Northampton. Fingers crossed this is the announcement and if so I look forward to seeing the plans for the new set up.

Just looking back to 2005 onwards on the BSPL site, Ipswich have not had big hitters like Jason & Emil circa 2023. How has the feeling that you have big hitters sunk in after only a few seasons and why has the attendance dropped when it reportedly remains strong (strongest in the country according to some). During this time span the witches spent many seasons in the second division. Is it now a case of big hitters or nothing and why can’t you get back to supporting teams assembled in the way you are normally associated with?

It was a no for us last time in ‘24 so I’m not optimistic. However the weakening of the cartel over the winter might see a different outcome.

£15 might be a tad on the dear side. 12 heats in and hour is the NSS average and 400 attendances will be what we are looking at should one “big” league kick in. Absolutely the way forward as we tip over the edge to oblivion.

Create a league with mainly British lads, the younger the better to make a pipeline for the future. Maybe run on a weekend when families can attend and make it affordable for adults with kids free. That way we can finally push our sport forward without the need for the money grabbing big hitters in a league that everyone can get behind and see succeed. It cannot fail, and those that say it would only attract a few hundred need to realise where we are right now. You should be a promoter. https://britishspeedway.co.uk/25results/belle_vue_10.08.25_res2.pdf

Chuffed for Jason as he’s been wanting to don The Aces colours for a few years now but our penchant for making our own stars has meant no room at the inn for him. Though he’s no Dan I’m hoping he can get back to something like he was when returning to the UK in 2022. He finished his glorious stint with Swindon on an 8.96 and will no doubt be looking to get nearer to that than his finishing average of just 7.86 last season. He should fit in with the British based Aussies in the team and linking up with his national team manager will see things run smoothly. I don’t know if the short term phrase is being bandied about in an attempt to re introduce Dan following his recuperation as just working off averages it would not be possible due to taking us over the limit.

If it was me I’d have guests at the NSS (mostly Jaimon) and RR away as nobody cares about away meetings and it will save us a bob or two to spend on a decent signing for the last five days of our qualification campaign. A top GP man might come over for those last few days before the play offs and then it’s all to play for. For RR away I’d run Peter, Brady, Brady, (one a TS), Zach & Zach (15). That should allow us to keep losses close then use our massive home track advantage* to secure bonus points. *Copy write BSF

Jason is nearly a point under Dan and Dan’s CMA is 1-2 points under his actual 2026 Speedway Star figure so whatever we do it’s no kind of replacement. Looking at final 2025 figures, Jaimon is marginally higher than Jason so if Northampton agreed we could have Jaimon and they could have Jason. A GP man lining up for them might produce a bit of press and we could keep our family intact rather than sign a journey man.

Very enjoyable GP again from the NSS with plenty of good racing and a few exceptional ones. Our seats remained empty in the grandstand as we stayed in the Craven suit for the whole meeting. Kasper (as all riders are) was committed to a last bend manoeuvre for position and Madsen was trying to pull it back and gain an inside advantage on the wide riding Max. It was just speedway and this can often happen though thankfully not too often. If the crowd seemed flat it is probably due to the fact that the vast majority there were Aces fans still feeling the effects of Dans injury. With such a small capacity at the NSS I’d say 50+ were locals. With so few of the competitors lining up for UK clubs it’s not surprising that other fans don’t make the trip. Everything seemed to go smoothly yesterday and I hope the fan experience (from a NSS responsibility) was a good one. Mark seemed happy but exhausted when we chatted. Looking forward to the same today and with an improved forecast I’m anticipating another memorable occasion. I’ll be sinking a few during and after the meeting and look forward to mingling later on chatting all things speedway.