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I thought it would be a good way of keeping on track with venue records, If I were to post them and ask you all from your tracks to check the record / date / holder, and update it as you would update the "confirmed signings" topic before the season starts!!! I'll keep it up to date when a track record is broken and if someone notifies me about it in reply!!!! Cheers in advance ELITE LEAGUE Belle Vue - National Speedway Stadium: Track Length (m) TBC, Record set xx.xx by TBC on xx xxx xx. [Ave. Speed - xx.xxmph] Coventry - Brandon Stadium: Track Length (m) 301, Record set 57.6s by Chris Harris on 22nd May '09. [Ave. Speed - 46.76mph] Kings Lynn - The Norfolk Arena: Track Length (m) 342, Record set 57.6s by Nicki Pedersen on 11th Sept '02. [Ave. Speed - 53.13mph] Lakeside - Purfleet Stadium: Track Length (m) 256, Record set 56.8s by Andreas Jonsson on 30th May '08. [Ave. Speed - 40.33mph] Leicester - Beaumont Park: Track Length (m) 317, Record set 61.75s by Nicolai Klindt on 19th Mar '16. [Ave. Speed - 45.93mph] Poole - Wimborne Road: Track Length (m) 299.1, Record set 56.91s by Antonio Lindback on 14th Jun '06. [Ave. Speed - 47.03mph] Swindon - Abbey Stadium: Track Length (m) 363, Record set 63.86s by Leigh Adams on 31st Aug '09. [Ave. Speed - 50.86mph] Wolverhampton - Monmore Green: Track Length (m) 264, Record set 53.45s by Darcy Ward on 10th Aug '15. [Ave. Speed - 44.19mph] PREMIER LEAGUE Berwick - Shielfield Park: Track Length (m) 368, Record set 62.8s by Craig Cook on 15th Aug '15. [Ave. Speed - 52.43mph] Edinburgh* - Armadale Stadium: Track Length (m) 278, Record set 54.4s by Craig Cook on 10th Jul '15 [Ave. Speed - 45.73mph] Glasgow - Ashfield Stadium: Track Length (m) 319, Record set 56.1s by Aaron Summers on 30th Aug '15. [Ave. Speed - 50.88mph] Ipswich - Foxhall Stadium: Track Length (m) 285, Record set 56.3s by Craig Cook on 16th Oct '14. [Ave. Speed - 45.29mph] Newcastle - Brough Park: Track Length (m) 300, Record set 61s by Kenni Larsen on 24th Oct '10. [Ave. Speed - 44.01mph] Peterborough - Alwalton: Track Length (m) 336, Record set 58.4s by Krzysztof Kasprzak on 20th Sep '10. [Ave. Speed - 51.48mph] Plymouth* - St. Boniface Arena: Track Length (m) 207, Record set 48.12s by Craig Cook on 25th Jul '15. [Ave. Speed - 38.49mph] Redcar - South Tees Motor Park: Track Length (m) 273, Record set 52.2s by Chris Harris on 22nd Oct '09. [Ave. Speed - 46.8mph] Rye House - Hoddesdon Stadium: Track Length (m) 262, Record set 54.7s by Robert Lambert on 1st Aug '15. [Ave. Speed - 42.86mph] Scunthorpe - Normanby Road: Track Length (m) 285, Record set 55.18s by Nicolai Klindt on 5th Sep '15. [Ave. Speed - 46.21mph] Sheffield - Owlerton Stadium: Track Length (m) 361, Record set 59.1s by Ricky Ashworth on 14th Oct '10. [Ave. Speed - 54.66mph] Somerset - Oak Tree Arena: Track Length (m) 300, Record set 55.68s by Craig Cook on 29th Sep '15. [Ave. Speed - 48.21mph] Workington - Derwent Park: Track Length (m) 364, Record set 61.7s by Richard Lawson on 31st May '14. [Ave. Speed - 52.79mph] NATIONAL LEAGUE Belle Vue - Kirkmanshulme Lane: Track Length (m) TBC, Record set xx.xxs by TBC on xx-xx-xx. [Ave. Speed - xx.xxmph] Birmingham - Perry Barr: Track Length (m) 292, Record set 59.03s by Adam Ellis on 3rd Jul '15. [Ave. Speed - 44.26mph] Buxton - Dale Head Lane: Track Length (m) 240, Record set 52.9s by James Wright on 27th Jul '04. [Ave. Speed - 40.59mph] Coventry - Brandon Stadium: Track Length (m) 301, Record set 61.1s by Stefan Nielsen on 20th Sep '13. [Ave. Speed - 44.08mph] Cradley Heath - Monmore Green: Track Length (m) 264, Record set 55.47s by Lewis Blackbird on 29th Jul '14. [Ave. Speed - 42.59mph] Devon - St. Boniface Arena: Track Length (m) 216, Record set 49.50s by Thomas Jorgensen on 9th Jul '10. [Ave. Speed - 39.04mph] Eastbourne - Arlington Stadium: Track Length (m) 275, Record set 58.3s by Adam Ellis on 10th Oct '15. [Ave. Speed - 42.21mph] Isle of Wight - Smallbrook Stadium: Track Length (m) 385, Record set 66.4s by Adam Roynon on 24th Jul '12. [Ave. Speed - 51.96mph] Kent - Central Park Stadium: Track Length (m) 268, Record set 57.5s by Steve Boxall on 8th Jul '13. [Ave. Speed - 41.70mph] Kings Lynn - The Norfolk Arena: Track Length (m) 342, Record set 59.50s by Robert Lambert on 19th Jun '13. [Ave. Speed - 51.43mph] Mildenhall - West Row: Track Length (m) 260, Record set 49.68s by Steve Boxall on 14th Jul '13. [Ave. Speed - 46.83mph] Rye House - Hoddesdon Stadium: Track Length (m) 262, Record set 56.4s by Tai Woffinden on 27th Jul '07. [Ave. Speed - 41.57mph] Scunthorpe - Normanby Road: Track Length (m) 285, Record set 56.65s by Ashley Birks on 14th Oct '11. [Ave. Speed - 45.02mph] Stoke - Loomer Road: Track Length (m) 312, Record set 62s by Andrew Tully on 29th Aug '07. [Ave. Speed - 45.03mph] GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT TRACKS Auckland - Western Springs Stadium: Track Length (m) 413, Record set 63.66s by Darcy Ward on 23rd Mar '13. [Ave. Speed - 58.05mph] Bydgoszcz - ZKS Polonia Stadium: Track Length (m) 348, Record set 59.64s by Emil Sayfutdinov on 8th May '12. [Ave. Speed - 52.21mph] Cardiff - Millenium Stadium: Track Length (m) 272, Record set 53.8s by Matej Zagar on 4th Jul '15. [Ave. Speed - 45.24mph] Copenhagen - Parken Stadium: Track Length (m) 274, Record set 54.2s by Nicki Pedersen on 14th Jun '08. [Ave. Speed - 45.23mph] Daugavpils -Lokomotiv Stadium: Track Length (m) 375, Record set 66.1s by Grigory Laguta on 30th May '10. [Ave. Speed - 50.76mph] Gorzow - Edward Jancarz Stadium: Track Length (m) 329, Record set 58s by Niels Kr. Iversen on 13th may '12. [Ave. Speed - 50.76mph] Gothenburg - Ullevi Stadium: Track Length (m) 404, Record set 67.1s by Antonio Lindback on 26th May '12. [Ave. Speed - 53.87mph] Horsens - CASA Arena: Track Length (m) 272, Record set 54.57s by Maciej Janowski on th Aug '15. [Ave. Speed - 44.60mph] Krsko - Matije Gubca Stadium: Track Length (m) 387, Record set 64.75s by Matej Zagar on 10th Jun '06. [Ave. Speed - 53.48mph] Malilla - Malilla MK: Track Length (m) 305, Record set 55.1s by Andreas Jonsson on 7th Sep '10. [Ave. Speed - 49.53mph] Melbourne - Etihad Stadium: Track Length (m) 346, Record set 60.04s by Greg Hancock on 24th Oct '15. [Ave. Speed - 51.56mph] Prague - Marketa Stadium: Track Length (m) 353, Record set 62.33s by Tai Woffinden on 18th May '13. [Ave. Speed - 50.67mph] Riga - Bikernieku Sport Complex: Track Length (m) TBC, Record set xx.xxs by TBC on 16th Aug '14. [Ave. Speed - xx.xxmph] Stockholm - Friends Arena: Track Length (m) 272, Record set 55.0s by Jaroslaw Hampel on 21st Sep '13. [Ave. Speed - 44.74mph] Tampere - Ratina Stadium: Track Length (m) 300, Record set xx.xxs by TBC on 17th May '14. [Ave. Speed - xx.xxmph] Terenzano - Olimpia Stadium: Track Length (m) 400, Record set 71.37s by Antonio Lindback on 11th Aug '12. [Ave. Speed - 50.15mph] Teterow - Bergring Arena: Track Length (m) 314, Record set 59.75s by Ty Proctor on 22nd May '10. [Ave. Speed - 47.02mph] Torun - Mariana Rose Motoarena: Track Length (m) 325, Record set 57.07s by Tomasz Gollob on 23rd May '10. [Ave. Speed - 50.96mph] Vojens - Vojens Speedway Center: Track Length (m) 300, Record set 57.1s by Michael Jepsen Jensen on 17th Aug '11. [Ave. Speed - 47.01mph] Warsaw - PGE National Stadium: Track Length (m) 272, Record set 55.09s by Bartosz Zmarzlik on 18th Apr '15. [Ave. Speed - 44.18mph] DEFUNCT TRACKS / CHANGED LEAGUES Belle Vue - Kirkmanshulme Lane: Track Length (m) 285, Record set 56.8s by Jason Crump on 4th Aug '08. [Ave. Speed - 44.9mph] Birmingham - Perry Barr: Track Length (m) 292, Record set 56.6s by Jason Lyons on 25th Jun '08 and Kevin Doolan on 2nd Jul '08. [Ave. Speed - 46.16mph] Bournemouth - Wimborne Road: Track Length (m) 299.1, Record set 60.25s by Jay Herne on 24th Sep '09. [Ave. Speed - 44.42mph] Cradley Heath - Dudley Wood: Track Length (m) 338, Record set 60.7 by Hans Nielsen on 18th Jul '90. [Ave. Speed - 49.82mph] Eastbourne - Arlington Stadium: Track Length (m) 275, Record set 54.8s by Jason Crump on 29th Jun '08 and Chris Holder on 23rd Aug '08. [Ave. Speed - 44.90mph] Edinburgh - Old Meadowbank: Track Length (m) TBC, Record set 64.2 by Reidar Eide on 6th Aug '66 [Ave. Speed - xx.xxmph] Edinburgh - Powderhall: Track Length (m) TBC, Record set 60.1 by Mark Loram on 21st Apr '95 [Ave. Speed - xx.xxmph] Exeter - County Ground: Track Length (m) 396, Record set 64.30s by Mark Loram on 29th Apr '06. [Ave. Speed - 55.11mph] Glasgow & Scottish Monarchs - Shawfield Stadium: Track Length (m) TBC, Record set 62.2 by Brian Andersen on 2nd Jun '96 [Ave. Speed - xx.xxmph] Leicester (PL) - Beaumont Park: Track Length (m) 320, Record set 60.31s by Craig Cook on 31st Aug '13. [Ave. Speed - 47.48mph] Hull - Craven Park: Track Length (m) 346, Record set 64.4s by Magnus Karlsson on 30th Jun '04 [Ave. Speed - 48.07mph] Newport (PL) - Hayley Stadium: Track Length (m) 285, Record set 57.34s by Charlie Gjedde on 31st Aug '10. [Ave. Speed - 44.47mph] Newport (NL) - Hayley Stadium: Track Length (m) 285, Record set 59.04s by Todd Kurtz on 17th Apr '11. [Ave. Speed - 43.19mph] Reading - Smallmead Stadium: Track Length (m) 304, Record set 58.1s by Per Jonsson on 12th Oct '87. [Ave. Speed - 46.82mph] Romford - Brooklands: Track Length (m) 342.9, Record set 68.8s by Toney Davey & John Louis on 25th Mar '71. [Ave. Speed - 44.60mph] Stoke (PL) - Loomer Road: Track Length (m) 312, Record set 60.5s by Ty Proctor on 8th Aug '09. [Ave. Speed - 46.14mph] Weymouth - The Wessex Stadium: Track Length (m) 223, Record set 53.9s by Tim Webster on 8th Aug '09. [Ave. Speed - 37.02mph] * Both Edinburgh and Plymouth tracks have been re-measured prior to 2014 season

Yes, it's my intention to get this as much up to date as I can! It's not that easy as some clubs don't have the data on their website (and of course I rely sometimes on friendly users to offer historical data!)

Feel 4 ya, my ar$e... this is the first change that Edinburgh have made based on form in nearly 3yrs...I'd say were one of the more tolerable promotions in the current era... Workington have been known for team changing when riders have been scoring more points than what Jye has so be prepared for a visit from Carlisle Glass if you want to start hurling those pebbles... Indeed... Good luck Jye and thanks for your efforts...

Fingers crossed for all Devils supporters and riders that it can be saved at the last minute... Sad times:(

Ok, think I've finally got this up to date as much as I can find or as much as some of the teams websites allow... Can't believe it's so difficult on some teams sites to find this information and on some, it's not even listed!!!! Anyway, if you find a glaringly obvious mistake, please feel free to let me know and I'll try now and keep on top of them when a record is broken...

I'd love to, but my belly button is needing de-fluffed that night!

lmao... You really need to get out more...

Whereas what you should be having sleepless nights about is how to finally get through a meeting at Derwent Park with speedway bikes doing more laps than the tractors...

Surprised no-one has mentioned Tungate at Scunny last year on - I think Josh Auty? That to me is the definition of dirty riding - there's no doubt his move to take a fellow professional off was intentional and was rightly banned for his actions. As an aside, didn't Jason Doyle get thrown out of a meeting at Somerset for attacking (I think Tom P Madsen) when he was lying on the track?

Two great openers for both clubs... I've said on a number of occasions that speedway should have an "FA Cup" style tournament throughout the season which involves all the teams from all 3 divisions... If - for example, Stoke were to draw Belle Vue, then the lower division club would automatically race at home... with maybe a proportion of the probable increased gate going to the higher league club to offset the fact of not having a home leg.

Agreed, back in the day when speedway was based 90% skill, 10% speed... However, I don't see which one of Glasgow's string quartet fit into the Owen/Hunter/Beaton/Emerson mould...

http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=80620

Newcastle look solid as do Workington depending on who their last man is... However, Ipswich and Glasgow don't look so strong...Glasgow are far too top heavy of which I'm struggling to see which one of them (possibly Worrall exempt) will increase their average... None of the other 3 look likely to give any sort of consistent back-up. I'd be surprised if this is the septet that finish the season... Ipswich look about as interesting as an evening with Nicola Sturgeon... On paper they look ok, but it's not won on paper... To me, the best team so far that's completed look to be Sheffield if they can steer clear of the dreaded injuries... As for Edinburgh... last two seasons are always going to be hard to follow after losing our talisman and high scoring second string... However I trust the management to at least pull one surprise out of the last remaining places and we'll be there or thereabouts at the business end of the season. Could THJ be our 3pointer - if we used his Armadale average????

It's funny how people just look at one rider's past performances and base his future on them without seeing the bigger picture... Signing Campton (who I don't think is a bad rider at all on an average he should maintain) means Workington start with who should be one of the best reserves in the league in Adam Roynon. If - and it's a big if, he can steer clear of injury, then I'd expect him to exchange places fairly soon with Campton in the top part of the team and that keeps Workington with one exceptionally strong reserve throughout - something we know is pivotal to being right in there at the business end of the season.

Sam Masters back to Edinburgh - confirmed on the official Edinburgh website (Ave. 8.98)

Edinburgh confirm the return of Erik Riss on an average of 5.22 (On the Champions' website)

In truth then, this is surely a masterstroke signing as if gating is his only ace, Rye will suit him down to the ground...

He must've thought it safe enough now to sign considering he wouldn't be having to face Cookie several times in the season...

Surely it could get to the point that the top 8 qualify automatically, 1 wild card per round leaves 7 positions available... 1 position should go to the U21 World Champion leaving 6 places... These 6 places should come from the Qualifier - However, I think the SGP Qualifier should be held after the SGP is completed and should contain those that were outside of the top 8 in the SGP series. Therefore the likes of AJ / MJJ / THJ etc. etc., would need to re-qualify through the SGP Qualifier. There should be no Wild card picks from BSI as it makes a mockery of the sport - best friends of friends, good sponsors linked to BSI etc. etc. The qualifiers for the SGP qualifier can be held accordingly throughout the year but at least you'll be there on merit through potentially the toughest meeting of the season... It may mean that it will be a 20 or 24 strong field, but when you're competing for 6 places, it'll be worth it.

Strange, didn't think there was a Harkness anyway so you've got your wish already!!!

Would've agreed if the Weegies had left Morris at 4, but think now that he's up against Palovaara, keeping the Cook/Sedgmen partnership may be the better option.

Of course, because forums are only for the serious more intelligent folks, right? Next you'll be telling us half of what was written was politically incorrect and he's being reported to Brussels to appear in front of the court of Human rights for actually having a sense of humour...

Agreed in the Team table... Edinburgh should be +25 Ipswich should be +2 and also Berwick should be -7

I predicted defeats at both Rye and Peterborough for the Monarchs and was firmly and happily proven wrong. However, tonight is a different kettle of fish altogether... Cookie, Sedge and the Kaiser will hold their own and keep the score respectable, but whereas our tail escaped at Peterborough due to their indifferent reserves, I fully expect Starke to clean up at Somerset from reserve and Greenwood to pick up a few points to swing the tie comfortably in Somerset's favour. This meeting will be won mainly at reserve. As long as we're not disgraced, a point would be a superb result, any more would have us believing Somerset are dropping their averages lol! I'd go though for somewhere around 53-40 unfortunately...

STOP PRESS... Edinburgh make late 7 day temporary signing of 3 times world champion Nicki Pedersen to replace Sam Masters... He'll come in with the aim of replacing injured Sam Masters in the 4's to ensure victory for the Scottish outfit... A spokesman said: It's fine, we know he's not ridden for the club, but he did ride at Armadale a few years ago for Newcastle, so he's eligible to be included in the team and even though he's not raced enough matches this season for the club, he has viewed the website every day!!!! #FarcicalFours...