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RIP Arthur, rode for Workington in the late 70,s.

Agree but all depends on costings for riders wages etc.

Yes I said used to be, so many clubs could do with other income wether this is from other sports, football , Dirt track, or even festivals.

All clubs could do with extra fans coming through the gates but I think the problems are much greater than not enough fans, the increased cost of everything including insurance, medical cover, shale etc plus riders wages . The overall structure of the League could also help matters with riders DU up or sometimes in three Leagues at times. Which clubs are doing well enough to stand without major help....Poole, Ipswich ? but even these clubs rely on plenty of Sponsors I believe but this is the case now in all sports. Scunthorpe for example get by with having Stock car meetings to off set the Speedway ( i'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong) , so stadiums need to be used for other events like the Greyhounds used to be.

This Weekend Workington Speedway host two FIM events in the 125 cc class both events start at 3pm with the gates open at 1:30 pm . Saturday is the FIM Track Racing Youth Gold Trophy and Sunday is the FIM European Track Racing cup final. Come down and support these future world stars and witness some great racing, admission is £15.00 per day or £25.00 for a two day ticket, kids go free.

To be honest the team GB places are open to just about any Brit now with only Lambert guaranteed a place in the team, will Allen go with youth for the future or gamble on Brennan , Ellis etc.

Makes Northampton weaker in my opinion.

Get well soon Tate . A great comeback after Tates crash when the Comets looked to really push on for the win after it looks like Berwick would win the meeting . All the lads chipped in with vital points , Drew and Jonas especially won some good races.

It’s 3pm as stated on all official sites .

Afraid these changes will come to late for many clubs.

Not looking good for Workington next year.

There must be other tracks in the Championship struggling to survive as well, maybe only Poole making any profit which is not sustainable for the League, Scunthorpe might make a little from the Stock cars so will off set the Speedway maybe?

There is one in a few weeks time along with old bikes etc over two days.

Possibly , practices, flat track, old bike weekends auto jumble etc . Not confirmed about next year but this news does not bode well for 2027.

Not premiership but news not looking good for Workington next year .

Not good news to hear, says the track will run on practices and other events .

Not sure , will be better for fans I would have thought travelling from Berwick .

This weekend (Sunday) sees the Comets up against the old enemy The Berwick Bandits in this League encounter with the Comets eager for points after last weeks draw against Edinburgh. The weather forecast at this early stage looks good so hopefully we will see plenty of Bandits fans make the trip over from the North East. Don't forget 3pm on Sunday this weekend.

Stranger things have happened at sea

Good scores for Batch and Drew tonight in the Premiership

Dan Thompson didn’t score very many, Loftus scored more than his average

All opinion maybe he would maybe not ?

Max Perry also stated he aggravated a rotator cuff injury yesterday. I too would like to win home meetings and I’m sure the riders would too they must be frustrated as well, points make prizes . Hopefully next week we can beat the bold enemy Berwick .

Yes but Loftus rode like heatleader

After last weeks defeat by Poole the Comets will be looking to gain League points from this meeting against Edinburgh. The Monarchs however have a very handy side with big hitters in Dan Thompson, Justin Sedgemen and Kye Thomson, so another difficult meeting ahead. Its not clear at the moment if the Monarchs will be using r/r for Paco who is away in Italy for the Gp challenge . The weather on Saturday has showers forecast for the morning and early afternoon so the track will have some good natural watering!