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Not much though. Sorry for misquoting you. 🙂

I think bringing riders in who are unattached is a much better "look" for the sport... You cannot use averages all year and then not use them just because something may not look right to some... As long as Rider A has an equal or lower average than the one he replaces then all is fair game for me... At least it makes the sport look professional and in line with other sports, and also makes it look like winning the competition has kudos, is something worth winning, and will stimulate plenty of interest!! It wouldn't take much to work an algorithm average for each level of rider from BZ down, and there would also need to be caveats such as the missing rider mustn't ride elsewhere, and be injured/ill tll the seasons end (eg like Fricke when Lambert replaced him)... If Emil got injured and missed the play offs, then Lambert, Madsen, Dudek etc would be much better "like for like" replacements than anyone from the bottom three teams, and a much more credible move for a pro sport... Wroclaw brought in Charles Wright when Tai got injured and he then subsequently got injured, which meant Wroclaw got hammered in the final, but, for the greater good of the competition, they couldn't bring a "ringer" in, which meant the status of their league stayed top level, maintaining TV and "major" sponsor involvement... UK Speedway needs to aspire to that level of professional credibility, and, somehow, find a way of achieving it...

Just heard that there will be no live match tonight, but instead the restaging of tonight's postponed fixture will be screened live next Monday - so a double bill next week!

We look forward to completing our tour of East Anglia’s tracks by being part of the Fen Tigers’ long-awaited return to race action this Saturday, 6 September. The ‘Racing in the East’ exhibition will be on display, accompanied by a free booklet. A feature in the meeting’s programme - ‘Cold War, Hot Fen!’ - will shine a light on fifty international years of Mildenhall speedway. For more, see the ‘Racing in the East’ website. Hopefully see you there!

I took me a fair amount of time to find the rules, translate them and post.

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We look forward to completing our tour of East Anglia’s tracks by being part of the Fen Tigers’ long-awaited return to race action this Saturday. The ‘Racing in the East’ exhibition will be on display, accompanied by a free booklet. A feature in the meeting’s programme - ‘Cold War, Hot Fen!’ - will shine a light on fifty international years of Mildenhall speedway. For more, see the ‘Racing in the East’ website. Hopefully see you there!

Mildenhall Speedway Supporters Trust CIC Press Release dated 01/09/25 [PR 16/25] Speedway returns to West Row this Saturday (6/9)! Saturday 6th. September is the big date for all involved with the revival of Speedway at Mildenhall Stadium – when the Fen Tigers finally return to their home of half a century, in their Golden Jubilee year. The opponents are long-time rivals, Rye House Rockets – themselves a club in the midst of a long campaign to see them return to their track. For the Herts club that prolonged battle goes on, but for the Fen Tigers Saturday represents the successful conclusion of a journey, albeit with many a bump in the road which has seen them battle back from closure nearly two years ago, an unsuccessful attempt to move up the divisions, a near catastrophic fire at the stadium in West Row, the established Speedway authorities failing to accept the style of foam safety barrier erected to deal with the new Stock Car fence built as part of the arena refurb and the club opting instead to go under the alternative licensing body, NORA92. But all of that is behind them now and rather it’s all hands to the pump to ensure all goes well when a large crowd is anticipated on the Suffolk Fens to welcome the club back. And for one of their young riders it’s been a long and patient wait also. 20 year old Kenzie Cossey was introduced to the fans (supporters who at the meeting back in February took the decision to form the Community Trust which has ultimately been the financial and promotional model to get the club back on track) as one of the new breed of riders who will be donning the famous orange and black Fen Tigers’ race jacket and gave an insight into his racing background then. “I’ve been riding Grasstrack, initially as a schoolkid with the Norfolk Star club, since I was only about six years of age – and had a successful spell in the youth ranks winning the GB championship in 2014. “Moving up to the seniors I was unsure at first how it was going but when I came third in the GB 250cc championships it gave me a big boost. And increased my determination to follow in my family footsteps and move onto Speedway”. That family connection goes back two further generations because Kenzie’s grandfather is a GB Speedway legend: 33-times-capped by his nation, World Finalist and winner of the FIM Internationale, former Norwich Star, King’s Lynn, Wimbledon and Hackney rider Trevor Hedge. “My granddad is a bit of an idol of mine as he was one of the very best in the sport back in the day. And of course he’s also very famous in the sport for his company which produced and serviced Speedway engines so having had him in my corner has taught me so much on and off the track”. And there’s a family connection to the Mildenhall club also as Kenzie’s uncle and long-time mentor was the late Gavin Hedge – son of Trevor and one of the most popular ever Fen Tigers’ riders. “Yes my uncle was Fen Tigers captain for three years (from ’99 to ’01) and to me it’s such an honour to be following him into the Mildenhall team myself. I have to say with Trevor and Gav to live up to I am glad that my surname isn’t actually Hedge as it takes a little bit of pressure off!” And the youngster from Barford near Norwich has made a great start in those Fen Tigers’ colours with a paid double figures return, including a first ever race win in senior Speedway at Mildenhall’s away win at fellow NORA club Isle of Wight last week, “It was a first for me riding the Isle of Wight circuit, but I couldn’t have asked for a better night, coming away scoring 9+1 and to win a race around the very same track that Gav won many races at was a lovely feeling! “And to be selected as the Mildenhall Rider of The Night was the icing on the cake.” Kenzie also revealed a familial connection to the very beginnings of the Mildenhall track that hasn’t been commonly known. “My granddad Trevor was called in, being an East Anglian based rider, to help the group who first built the Mildenhall stadium for Speedway to help design the track in the mid-1970s. So I’m so looking forward on Saturday to be racing there representing the Fen Tigers – the fulfilment of a long-held dream. “I’m so pleased we got our Team Manager Kieran Phillips off to a winning start in his role – I cannot thank him and the club enough”. And Phillips has another third generation Fen Tiger in his side for that opener, with Connor Coles (whose grandfather Bob Coles was one of the original 1975 team). Coles will be joined by twice Grasstrack European Champion, the locally-based James Shanes plus the experienced duo of Rhys Naylor and Sam Woods and Hull-based Polish racer, Patryk Daniszewski. The Rockets will be led by the rider who’s ridden West Row the most times as an opposition rider, Ben Morley and the trophy up for grabs will remember a legendary Rockets rider sadly passed away, the late Kelvin Mullarkey, who lived in West Row. Steve Ribbons has taken a huge lead in the campaigns to revive both clubs and was a great friend of Kelvin’s. “We really wanted to use this opportunity to remember Kelvin and we hope his daughter Leigh will be in attendance to present the trophy in her father’s name to the winning side. “Big thanks go to the School of History at UEA who are bringing their ‘Speedway In the East’ exhibition along, for their sponsorship of the meeting along with long-time Mildenhall supporter. Local businessman Troy Dudley.” Ribbons explained that on this occasion they’ll be no second half racing but it’s very much in the plans for future meetings, “It’s really a Herculean feat on our hands getting everything ready for this first meeting and organising a second half has proved to be a step too far. Riders interested in racing on the new track can though come along to our practice session on Sunday – places are available but filling up fast”. The Fen Tigers vs. Rockets action in The Speedway In The East Challenge gets underway at 7.30pm on Saturday 6th. September at Mildenhall Stadium, Hayland Drove, West Row, Suffolk IP28 8QU. Admission (by cash or card) is £15, accompanied children aged 15 and under go free.

1. What's that got to do with how many meetings they have staged? 2. Where's the proof that's they haven't?

Here's a thought:- what if clubs could only have the second leg in semis and finals, if there was some form of live stream coverage.

Then you think Oxford could afford to pay their riders on time .

Well we have a new contender for the dumbest post of the week award. Maybe you should look at the Oxford fixture list for both teams and you will see that one of the teams has been riding every week at home.

Any idea of line up or more importantly the admission price?

I don’t know, but the dates have been in the British calendar since the fixture list announced. It would be strange for Sweden to take priority because ‘it rained there first’.

Brennan has already confirmed in a comment reply to that post that Britain would have priority as its their race night

The play off dates would be logged in the International calender and priority established accordingly

Would the fact we still don't know the teams riding in the play offs penalise that priority? Sweden can obviously name the teams scheduled...

The golden era was very much led by World Of Sport having an English Golden Generation on the International stage with which to sell the domestic sport... Winning Team World Cups often, and having PC riding like he did so regularly, was a perfect advert for the sport... And in the pre internet days you mainly found out riders were missing only when you entered the stadium, so "too late" to decide whether it was worth visiting or not... That "necessary evil" has now unfortunately morphed into a fundamental part of the operating model.. I have seen on here mention of giving out one point each for a meeting called off, (ianb?), and many dismissed this idea.. However, if last Thursdays meeting had been declared a draw (like cricket would have), I wonder if llosing several grand in payments may have been "very influential" in their decision to ride or not...? And also, focus promoters on protecting their tracks and preparing them better...?

And Poole has staged 14 (I think) fixtures so far. Less than half, but it's the only club trying to get all their fixtures done? Bravo Poole!

Poole have kept up with all there fixtures,completed all league matches played the 1st leg of both of there semi finals because there waiting for all other teams to complete there fixtures,I guess Poole are going to have to wait yet again for Redcar to get a date for 2nd leg of play off as they are miles behind in sorting g fixtures out knowing other clubs Poole will prob have to wait weeks for other teams and go into the play offs cold.

Do you mean Redcar rather than Oxford? They are the only ones holding things up that I can see.

Oxford have squeezed in 29 meetings at Sandy Lane this season. Instead of unfairly criticising them, try praising a rival club for an amazing job in staging all their fixtures so far - with dates also arranged for the three (likely) remaining fixtures. All done by September 17.

Does British speedway not have priority over Swedish speedway on a Monday/Thursday?

Sorting the fixture List is a priority.Then again it is set around riders dictating their availability.So it is big problem.

Poole are the only team trying to get the fixtures sorted. That's why they are mostly 1st legs. We don't mind lifting trophies at away matches. Why do we have to wait to play Oxford, yes a riders ban will be finished.