IainB

When you consider that this topic was started on July the 15th 2025 and that the track that Phil Morris mentioned at the Coventry hearing a number of years ago was thought to be Northampton... you have to wonder what they're faffing about at? 🤔

I'm not sure the problem is with Mr Kemp's bikes 🤔

I don't know how the riders were treated but the long suffering Speedway fan was strung along and lied to, I remember the press releases at the time saying a new stadium was going to be built and all the plans were in place and the i's just needed dotting and the t's crossing. There does seem to be a long running theme running through Speedway 🤔

I'm pretty sure Long Eaton didn't close mid season

Brave, foolish or filthy, stinking rich 😁

1992 Milton Keynes, 1987 Glasgow/Worky

All them riders on parade with no helmets... however did they survive! 😁

Same again next year? 😉🤞

I think it's really been the best worst close season ever, even better than the Coventry/Peterborough fiasco, this close season started pretty early and has been the gift that has just kept on giving, it's kept me fully engaged with the forum throughout as I normally dip out during the close season, part of me will be sad to see it all finally resolved 😁

Wasn't grumbling when he picked up around £8k for 2 filler GP appearances last year. 🤔

Ideally, they'd pick the other 4 PL clubs off one by one, cut the train wreck that are the other promoters adrift and go their own way with the future of Speedway while the other clubs continue to run themselves into the ground following their business as usual model. 🎣

... and NDL

That maybe the way it has evolved but originally it was for doubling up... there is an old BSPA press release knocking about on the Internet saying as much. https://www.acu.org.uk/news/2017/11/british-speedway-announce-major-moves/#:~:text=Monday November 20%2C 2017 at,Association AGM over the weekend. Anyway, the question still stands, who has first dibs?

Who gets first dibs if there's a fixture clash with the "Young" Stars? ... in fact how many riders are doubling up/down between CL & NL? That's why fixed race nights were brought in for the PL to stop riders being double booked. It appears they may be repeating the mistakes of the past... who would have thunk it 🤔

Will they announce the team on opening night (if there is one) it'll at least maybe get a crowd in (for one meeting anyway). There's absolutely no reason not to announce yourself as prospective buyers, other sports clubs that have changed ownership don't hide behind a curtain of secrecy so why would Ipswich Speedway's?

I'm still wondering why the new buyers are still so shy about revealing themselves? If 5 riders are "signed" why not name them?

We went through all this last year with Eurosport... I wish they'd make their minds up on what they want to call themselves 🤷‍♂️

Aren't the GP's & SWC still on TNT?

It did say an update would be given this week. I hope Mayfield do a better job at promoting the SGP series as they seem almost ashamed/embarrassed to be associated with the Witches!

What does that mean for Speedway?

It should, but you're forgetting... this is Speedway 😂

100%, Until it's treated as a sports entertainment business instead of a tax write off vanity project nothing will ever change.

Haha! Everybody seems to have forgotten about him with the problems the rest of the sport faces.

You've literally mentioned every single rider currently riding Speedway at one point or another 😂