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Bad crash, hope Sitek isn’t badly hurt.

Brady and Dan look exceptional, I think they are going to be pushing high again in the GPs

Wroclaw are imperious

Of course there are a lot of variables but thats why i said at its core, its the same core that existed in the 50s in the UK exempt times are very different now. Poland as a whole is very different to the UK

Its like some alternative universe in Poland, where speedway is absolutely massive. But at its core, its the same product we have, four riders, four laps..........

On my pc they are but the stream is very laggy indeed

Despite the slick track I thought the racing was ok, seen far worse than yet over the years. The stream was ok, it’s the first time so you have to allow for nerves as the lad presenting made a lot of mistakes, some down to lack of knowledge as he mentioned about Shane Parker when he was at Lynn but any long time fan knows Shane was first and foremost a Witch, and they did say they know improvements need to be made, they need better mics imo because the trackside ones couldn’t deal with the level of decibels very well.

April is a funny month, I have been to Good Friday meetings at Lakeside where it has been as high as 30 degrees during the day and conversely another at 4 degrees in the evening.

I’ve decided to sub to BSN this season after a year out, going to the celebration of speedway renewed my passion for the sport, living in Maldon, Ipswich Isn’t a million miles away and I keep saying to myself I must pop over there sometime but I can’t face the A12 and the big queues to get out afterwards. So I may well buy the stream, as being ex Lakeside Richard and Jason are still my riders in a manner of speaking and I have always liked Musielak style of riding. As others have said, streaming is great for those who were never likely to be their anyway.

Not that bothered tbh, with it being koc and the first leg earlier being so one sided it would have been dead rubber for the neutral.

I remember doing Ipswich vs Lakeside and the return in the evening one year.

I think Cobblers is a good nickname, after all isn’t there a Swedish club called the Blacksmiths?

Really enjoyed this gathering even though the weather tried to spoil it, a few riders in attendance. it was the first time in eight years since I had been to any speedway event and the smell of the bikes was just as awesome as I remember, really must make more effort to try and get to a meeting in 2026. Had a good chat with “the Dean machine” we share a lot of common ideas on how the sport should be governed.

I remember Beck riding for Arena, stylish rider and I had high hopes for him but it didn’t work out.

It’s the celebration of speedway this Sunday, maybe some news then? Nah of course I am joking.

A fixture list is only a guide really, the weather and the nature of the sport means even more than ever a meeting is in the balance unless it’s been dry for days and zero rain is forecasted.

I did not sub to BSN in 2025 and not because of their service but they can only work with what they are given and the product of British Speedway is in the main crap. I don't have a team to support anymore so as a neutral i want to see good racing and most tracks now are so slick because the bikes cant handle anything else. There is no variety with so few clubs and riders riding for multiple, for me its not worth it. Nor do i have cable tv sky etc I stick with watching highlights on social media and looking through more vintage stuff (ie pre laydowns)

Good interview and fair play to Rob for agreeing to do it, you could tell he was not very comfortable and that's no doubt because he thinks the speedway fan base is against him. Make no mistake about it he has made decisions before that adversely affected my club when they were around BUT i still want what is best for the sport and i want it to succeed so i want Rob and all involved in the running of it to succeed too. Even if fans don't all agree with the way forward, we all we want the sport to grow.

Yes just like when they conned Ronnie Russell into taking Arena Essex into the top flight in 2004 with promises that help would be provided, they left us as whipping boys for the others to beat.

Peter Oakes mentions about food this week and the Rye House fish and chips, it was not just a gimmick that Len used, they really were that good.

I love this podcast and Dean and Crabby are my favourite pundits because they know the sport inside out and have good common sense ideas.

It’s negative talk because anything else would be deluded, we are where we are and it always feels like those in charge say the right things, but then go and continue to do what they always do. If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got!

Back in the 90s I could name every rider just by looking at a race pic in the speedway star, now I would struggle, as they all look the same.

All this talk of teams being able to return if things go right off track but what happens if the likes of Boro, Bees, Robins and Heathens were able to return, where would the riders come from, its exactly the same issue without those teams and running one league. The sport somehow needs to be scaled right back so it effectively goes from weekly/semi weekly to monthly so each event is more important, quality over quantity, at least until more riders are brought through and again its the same issue of the sport being too expensive to get into. As talked about recently, all these costs and yet the bikes are going no quicker than what they were 30 years ago, its bloomin madness.

Leigh Adams Mark Loram