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On the plus side some fence panels passed! Sheesh only in British speedway is a team introduced to the league prior to passing a track inspection. Hopefully all just minor and easily resolvable issues.....

There’ll be season tickets and they’ll be discounted. How many actually gets sold is anyone’s guess. My guess is nowhere near as many as last year! I’ve had a pop before about this forum being full of miserable b@stards and everyone being glass half empty and seemingly whinging about anything and everything. But I’m now a fully paid up member. I’m bored to tears with it all and I’ve got to the point where I’m not all that bothered whether we run or not. They need to put all their efforts in to Northampton to get a fifth team running, let them sign the riders earmarked for Ipswich and let them crack on with it. Absolutely desperate stuff all round. They need to make sure they have a cunning plan for 2027 because another winter like this would practically kill it all off stone dead.

A few years ago this division was as almost perfect as it could have been... Competitive meetings with a mix of experienced riders and new riders developing... I can only presume it was seen by some as "too good", and much better than what was being delivered, for considerably higher entrance fees, in other leagues, so changes were made..

70/71 close season: Allied Presentations swapped the licences as they ran both tracks. Reading inherited Michanek, Curtis, Gifford and Lovaas. Newcastle then promptly relocated to Sunderland for 4 years.

It's pretty simple, they will release the news when it's ready. I'm sure not having season tickets for a year isnt really a problem. In fact with so few meetings the last thing they will want to do is also give a discount.

Very much doubt it. The Star wouldn’t get that exclusive before the official Ipswich socials.

Looking at all the teams so far I must say it looks the most competitive championship in a while. My team Poole look really good with Cairns and Rushen at reserve with decent top end if Lawson and Cook and solid enough with the middle order riders I feel both reserves and 2nd strings will all have 5-6pt averages come the end of the season and I feel Poole will be the team to beat again. With regards to other teams Oxford- look definate play off team and for me the main threat to Poole. Regarding other play off teams I think it’s wide open for the other 2 spots every team looks decent enough. Think Scunthorpe will be rock bottom awful looking team imo. Thoughts….

... yet Lynn are staging an FIM event this year

I think this is a league where the old elite league fast track format would work best i.e heat leaders against heat leaders & reserves against reserves more often. I don't actually see the need for a 2.00 minimum average. The downside of the 3.00 minimum is a rider with a 3.5 average gets dropped for a 3 point rider to fit under the limit. Now it's even worse a 2.5 averaged rider could miss out because clubs need a 2 pointer. Surely someone running a 2.5 NL average should have no barriers to finding a team spot?

Personally the likes of Mulford (too good?) & Lambert (experienced) spearheading Lynn doesn't bother me. Mulford is still only 21 & has a sub 5 Champ average, almost surprised the Jack Smith singing didn't get more negativity, I'd suggest Mulford has more development on him than Smith? As for Lambert, I'd hope his experience would be helpful to his teammates, likewise with Smith at Buxton. I like that the points limit was raised to 42, which is only equal to last year's standard, as everyone's average should rise in a low limit, to stop improving riders missing out (ideally). Even if I considered Mulford & Lambert to be taking places away from more "deserving" development riders, I still appreciate that Lynn would be giving 5 team spots & 10 league matches to "genuine" development league riders, which is more than every club who didn't enter the NDL!

Interesting that FIM has not homologated the polyfoam barrier but SCB licences it. I wonder why that might be?

Will probably be in this weeks star when it comes out

They didn’t want to splash the cash He was £35 😂

I'm hearing travel plus have a reserve list for lodz as initial allocation has sold out , got friends on the waiting list

National League first then Newcastle's assets moved as the Diamonds closed down in 1971? I think.

ditto White City

Didn't Kings Lynn run open meetings in prior seasons? So not exactly a brand new venture. Coatbridge you could argue was a track move albeit to another city. But yes White City is it. Although you could argue opening a brand new team/track in London at the height of the sports popularity is a little removed from opening a new track in the top division in 2026 😄 Then of course, Kings Lynn aside, neither Coatbridge, White City or Bristol lasted very long anyway.

What a gentleman 👍

You mean since Oxford won 18 out of 18 in the league? 😃

I think BSN is brilliant. Hope they continue to grow and expand.

Spot on there Markie Boy!

Celsius 👍

What they should have done is introduce an 'old hand' rule only one rider that is too experienced for the league per club allowed to pass on their experience down the ranks.

It's not like Speedway promoters often say one thing whilst continuing to do the opposite....

You're excused 🙃