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"Shall we get a new face in? Someone young, exciting, fresh or should we stick with an old face, someone we at least know will be challenging at the top end?" "What about if we just did neither?" What a strange 3rd pick.

Is IRR available for the 3rd heat leader?

It’s a shame Doyle is in as I was looking forward to Gavans meltdown

Agreed! I would however say this is the strongest line up in years for a SGP series

I think Michelsen can count himself rather unlucky. The Tai one is very odd.

Yeah that’s interesting!

Problem is it's a team sport using sub contractors metaphorically speaking . I've been in rider negotiations where they were demanding a certain palce in the pits ! It was rediculous what goes on with these so called "star riders"but it's hard to resist if you have someone who can knock in double figures week in week out . I've seen so many that would ride at a training school with ice on the puddles end up refusing to ride after a light shower of rain a few years later . I don't see anyway of reining the riders in unless there is a true concensus of agreement between the promoters and the govt body , I won't be holding my breath on that one !

Doyle, Fricke, Woffinden.

2026 FIM SPEEDWAY GRAND PRIX LINE-UP – IN FIM RANKING ORDER WITH RIDER NUMBERS: 95. Bartosz Zmarzlik (Poland) 101. Brady Kurtz (Australia) 99. Dan Bewley (Great Britain) 66. Fredrik Lindgren (Sweden) 25. Jack Holder (Australia) 29. Andzejs Lebedevs (Latvia) 505. Robert Lambert (Great Britain) 46. Max Fricke (Australia) 69. Jason Doyle (Australia) 415. Dominik Kubera (Poland) 30. Leon Madsen (Denmark) 52. Michael Jepsen Jensen (Denmark) 692. Patryk Dudek (Poland) 223. Kacper Woryna (Poland) 108. Tai Woffinden (Great Britain) SUBSTITUTE RIDERS 785. Nazar Parnitskyi (Ukraine) 105. Anders Thomsen (Denmark) 201. Jan Kvech (Czech Republic) 744. Kai Huckenbeck (Germany) 999. Mathias Pollestad (Norway)

He never mentioned anything about not racing this morning when I spoke to him so all should be ok for this week although probably very sore!

It’s not better or worse than lot of others on the various meetings I’ve seen in Uk. Their riders can cope with it that’s the difference IMO.

Particular congratulations to all involved on growing the fanbase by successfully integrating two very disparate groups of fans.

Refreshing interview from Redcars manager tbh . No excuses , no blame . He did seem a bit peeved that he can't use the guest he wants on Sunday v Glasgow tho .

As harsh as this sounds, you chose the wrong event if you wanted an atmosphere, I think people need to realise what events to go to and not to go to in Poland. League matches (especially derbies) should be on a bucket list, next, any SGP event in Poland (worst is Warsaw, you want a club based one) and then next would be the Polish individual / SWC, last on the list would have been SoN. Im glad you enjoyed your weekend though and it didn’t ruin it, it’s a lovely country with nice people and great food 👌🏻I hope you do decide to go back and maybe visit a better event!

Tom Brennan resigned with Bydgoszcz until 2027.

Well, we got back to the UK last night after attending this. The flight and hotel we stayed in were great. Torun was a nice little place and we had a good look around on the Sunday. The disappointment was the event itself - no, not the racing as we enjoyed that. It's always better to be there live and the stadium was great from a viewing and noise perspective. We thought the crowd would have been bigger, given this is meant to be the place that many think all other speedway nations should look up to but it was only half full. The 'fanzone' was tiny with little in the way of interesting content. We were not offered any programmes or race sheets and didn't see any for sale anywhere. Navigating to our seats was not straightforward either. The centre green announcer was obviously partisan for Poland and he tried his best to get the Poles involved, which worked but we couldn't hear the english announcements/interviews. The catering was awful but that didn't matter as we'd eaten beforehand. Overall, it was the organisation, signposting and management of spectators which was poor and nowhere near as polished/professional as Cardiff for example and even Belle Vue. We do these events much better in the UK. For the meeting itself there were some good battles, Freddie got owned by Zmarzlik in one race and cost the Swedes points as he didn't look for his partner once I don't think. Zmarzlik fell on purpose at the start of one race to get a re-run and iDudek did the same in the semi - Denmark were really unfortunate not to make the final. Looking in slow-motion does not show what we all saw in the stadium. As for the final it was great to see Australia do a number on the Poles and whilst I'm no fan of Holder, Kurtz again proved he's the best rider in the world this year. So, will we go back to Poland for another event - probably not. Prices are cheap and Eastern Europe makes for good breaks/holidays but we won't be basing any future visit around speedway.

“Laguta back 2035 😂”

Poorest meeting I've seen there. Usually a good standard at Redcar.

what has Laguta said?

Indeed. Has to be positive surely.

Been badly run for 25+ years - disaster after disaster the only good times they had in that period was under Mandaric whose passing was annouced very recently. However I am convinced it will be sorted. Tom still listed as riding so lets hope he is fit and we really want 14 club riders and no appearance from Mr Harris even tho i love him as a rider! May the best team win over 2 legs! My preference is for the Witches but my 2nd choise was the Lions so if they do prevail well done to them!

I'm expecting Fricke, Michelsen and Becker.

Maybe but that had nothing to do with last night's crash, none of the GP boys were in that heat, he had made a good start and was in complete control of the race. Just a big slice of bad luck, it happens.

Curtain down on the NL season at Iwade and time to say well done to Messrs Graveling and Gray for bringing speedway back to South East. Thanks also to all those volunteers who helped make it happen.

Being self employed doesn’t prevent riders being on or off a list of those who agree to a statutory & all inclusive “guest pay rate” - The challenge would be to get all promotions to abide by the associated rules & not to try work arounds. Which of course some will, especially those with little business acumen, and or their own vested interests over that of the sport.