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The regs do not need to change for Kim’s average to be higher than 4.50. It’s as clear as day in the current rulebook. 010.2.3 Amended MA’s With the approval of the BSP LTD GC or Directors for: - a) riders who have been absent from British Speedway racing for more than 3 seasons (the table in 10.2.2 will be used as a reference, the MA may be increased or decreased)

Ipswich read it right with the “welcome to the dark side” post and their black outfits. Everybody loves a baddie with comedy booing at a panto or wrestling. It’s set up for good v evil, young v old with a Disneyesque wicked witch against The Aces. Done correctly we are on to a winner.

Ipswich fans by the end of the week. 🤣

Ipswich fans by the end of the week. 🤣

Is this the heist movie sent in the clamours world of car racing and based in Hong Kong? If it’s the one I’m thinking a crafty business man diverted business opportunities away from his partner, Carlton Bentley Hawthorne (played by that bloke from Rivals). Our hero intentionally misled and made secret profit in breach of his fiduciary duties and in breach of shareholders agreement. Sounds a cold fish of a movie but there are clamours locations, loved ones, relationships, luxury car brands the fullshabang. Requests where made and money received when our hero fell on hard times and things were put in place for the purpose of UK tax. After a lengthy court case (a bit wordy this bit with no exciting car races) where a counter claim was thrown out our hero filled for personal bankruptcy after paying a small amount demanded by the court before going on to set up other projects in the two wheeled motorsport sector. I think there might be a sequel due in a year or two.

Given the riders that attract the most interest and love being the youngest Cooper and Jody you have to wonder how long it will be before Kings Lynn are chased out of our league given the changing nature of how a team assembles its squad. No rider, no matter how the connection to a club is perceived is safe from having their heads turned for the big bucks. If we can hang in there until our centenary and get that celebrated before putting the shutters up. I was going to say we should show some Bulldog spirit but seeing how that oddly similar scenario played out, it’s probably not the best.

“Coleman stated that the previous financial models in speedway are not viable, requiring urgent cost restructuring and commercial modernization to ensure long-term survival”. 360 speedway. I wasn’t expecting chucking money at an already over stretched sport. Maybe that’s what he meant and feels all tracks should follow suit. Kings Lynn, Sheffield etc take note, what could possibly go wrong. Sorry do I put the laugher emoji here? Where’s my Coleman BS bingo card, I’m on a role here.

Firstly, many thanks for offering up some debatable points rather than the one sentence replies usually containing abuse. Just on that, you called me a clown for stating Ipswich gave up. I never said that, it was another poster. If you could differentiate between who says what when dolling out insults as it’s bad enough being called all the names under the sun for my posts so taking the flak for others is a bit much. With regards your comment. 2025 … 4 teams go into the play offs and any one of them could win 2026 …. 4 teams go into the play offs and only one can win That is just your opinion and should not be presented as fact as it doesn’t stand up to scrutiny anyway. The last two semi finals between our two clubs ended 110-70 & 79-101. A difference of just 9 points in negligible yet one year is consider nip & tuck, who’s going to win, whilst the other is a forgone conclusion. Unfair assessment. This unfairness is further enforced when taking into account the plaudits being rightfully bestowed on champions elect Ipswich. The Aces were not thought of in the same way, as this forum is testament to. Much like this season in ‘23 Belle Vue sailed away at the top of the league, indeed the gap between top and bottom was a colossal 35 points. Did we win it that year - no we didn’t. If you listen to interviews or transmissions from around the tracks, read social media (inc here), speedway star or other media outlets the overriding comments over the decades about the play offs is that “anything can happen” or “we all start equal”. The team you scrambled together ended up being the strongest team at the start of the season when looking at the declarations. Jason Edwards was signed in early January. It has been stated on here that if you think a rider hasn’t signed just because it’s not been announced then you are being naive. Why do you think Mark didn’t approach Tom or Danny when sorting the Northampton team. There would have always been an A and B team set up purely to cater for Jason. Having ridden in this country over three separate decades he has no doubt had occurrences where a handshake was done but the contract never signed. Couple this with his heavy schedule and he needs certainty, certainty that Ipswich couldn’t provided given their predicament. Don’t be in any doubt but most of your team was in place pending signed contracts very early on. The fact Jason was rebuffed part way into the season had nothing to do with the purchase of the club. Most witches increased their average and the problem for you guys was Tom and the number six position. Those positions should have totalled 12.5 by seasons end, the fact you got less than 9 was the issue not the purchase of the club. To target Norick and Zach, suggesting they only won races due to your supposed poor team is grossly unfair. Norick has won heats at Foxhall in every season since we signed him as a 17 year old (‘22 was 4 paid wins). Zach scored paid 13 from 15 on his Foxhall debut in 2023. This information is all available on updates. Dan Thompson was always going home to the track he cut his teeth as a boy. Money didn’t enter into it. You have your opinions about Dan & Will and I respect that. Jason was always returning to Ipswich but to call it home is a stretch considering he has done way more laps with Poole, Somerset and Swindon. To say I’m not clued up on the sport is simple not true and I prefer to debate than receive constant insults, nice sign off btw. I look forward to debating these points and others with you over the coming weeks.

Though Ipswich stated as the strongest team at the beginning (inc RS) of the year they did slip back a bit by the end. Both Sheffield & Belle Vue filled the top two spots as they did in the play offs. Northampton and Kings Lynn brought up the rear and in the middle, separated by less than half a point were Ipswich and Leicester. Only 6.05 separated top and bottom at the end of the year compared to a colossal 12.70 in the highly uncompetitive 2025 season. Even the team that occupied second from bottom was a large 7.03 behind the excellent yet predictable winners. https://britishspeedway.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/p25_issue_27.pdf https://britishspeedway.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/p26_issue_23.pdf

They felt their team building was so unfair that they turned down Jason Doyle when he asked for a place though it would have been tricky to fit him in as they had the highest team average of all six teams at the start of the year - which was also unfair on them.🤪

Ipswich don’t win = “complete farce”. Again & again & again. Gallant losers you are not despite the practice. 🤣

Surely it should be Chase the money. 🤣

Some more websites “mocking” their appearance you sick minded foul mouthed little deviant. What is wrong with you? http://www.guskuhn.net/GKuhn/Contemp/Sprouts Elder.htm http://www.swindon-speedway.com/bopetersen.php https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/1388790.working-in-tv-lets-me-stay-in-contact-with-the-sport/

I’ve never done that so it impossible to go back to and as always you cannot prove any different. The misinformation, bad language and abuse is true to form, just as I predicted. Your trolling to SO transparent. You are a total disgrace to this forum and the sooner you leave the better so we can get on debating facts and opinions in a safe and adult environment.

We’re from Ipswich, we do things differently here. 🤣

What the hell is wrong with you two really wtf. Out of all the witches trolls you are both gold standard. I’ve previously posted about the points difference between teams in the league table in 2025 & 2026. You can deduce the competitiveness from that. I’m not putting the figures down again, look up some facts yourselves for once. Christ, you say the Aces were down as champions in June but Ipswich the previous season were considered champions before a wheel was turn with many on here saying it was the best league team since 1998 and they would go the whole season without defeat. It’s on this site from last year for Christ sake, why are you denying this????? You then go on to say you weren’t competitive so it was unfair. When adding in the RS to your total team average, you had the highest of the lot ffs. You were all telling us that Jason Doyle approached you this year and you turned him down yet everything is so unfair for you, that’s bleedin ridiculous. You cannot see the published data and arrive at the nonsense you do, it’s impossible so are you trolling and why?? One consistent with you both is the absolute refusal to debate the facts as your go to response is bad language and name calling. WHY??

How anybody can complain about the standard last year when compared to this coming season is beyond me.

Where’s the proof for the drop off comment? We are the only club to have the level of support to remain in the top division for nearly 100 years (the same age as many speedway fans lol). You also have to remember how utterly sh*** we were after Perrin got fed up and then when all our cash was going towards the NSS. Just this century we have had 2000 2001 2007 2009 2012 last 2002 2010 2013 2014 2nd to last. During that time we have seen countless teams yo yo between leagues or lost altogether whilst our support for top league racing has remained steadfast. That was such a bizarre comment given the facts.

If you don’t like tall speedway riders then that’s an issue between you and yourself. Zagar and Lee are two of my favourites out of many. If it was the facts I lifted from the updates site then you really need to take it up with them, don’t shoot the messenger. Your “vile” comment was way off the mark and you added nothing to back it up by way of logical discussion. Due to this, you are I’m afraid yet other Ipswich troll clogging up the site with your insults. Please could I ask that you all stop. We are all speedway fans and we don’t need a speedway fan/Ipswich divide.

If we have a 2028. The way Ipswich go about their business chasing a bit of tin usually sees a few casualties left in their wake. Apparently the tears from these lost fans create another river in their town (usually followed by a laughing emoji)

And why were we down to six teams? The soulless season that was 2025 saw two teams drop out at the end. Mark did what he could assembling and help get Northampton on track to fill some of the void created. After progress made this season we are stepping back to the dark times and I just hope everyone can hang on this time. The image that summed up that turgid season is that of a Birmingham volunteer packing things away for the last time only to open up his phone and see their poached number 1 lifting the league trophy above his head surrounded by laughing fans. Little did the trophy wielding lad know, but a few months later he would be shown the door.

So mentioning about a growing lad, er growing, you consider it crude, disgusting and snide. This is going to make family Christmas around the world rather uncomfortable. Or are you trolling AGAIN!

Better to complain that a loved rider has left than complain about an unloved rider still being in your side. Whilst we were all enjoying the speedway in the summer sun you guys created a topic about who you could get rid of for the following season - whilst they were still on track! Fair play though you have done a great job with the sackings (sorry, not signing them again as they are all free agents lol). Rather than revel in the distress of others, why not embrace your new signing. I thought when you said fans like it when other teams riders get injured, you were trolling again but I think you actually meant it. Christ. You really are the classiest bunch of fans, loyal too.

Get your cards out for Coleman BS bingo. “self-governance does not work in British Speedway due to conflicting self-interest” Ipswich promoter announces the British GP will be moved from Belle Vue to ……. Ipswich. Keep those cards handy as there’s more to come.