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Hearing this morning that Dan Bewley has left Belle Vue to join Ipswich feels reminiscent of when Ivan Mauger left the Aces after the 1972 season (not saying that Dan is as good of course). The team were all conquering that year and I, as a young fan, couldn't see how they would ever recover without their talisman, but of course they did with Peter Collins and others coming to the fore. I think that most Aces fans will be grateful that he spent ten years with us and produced countless great races and wins and I'll still be wanting him to win the GPs. Not many riders show loyalty to one club, so to get a decade from Dan was a great testament to the relationship between him and to Mark Lemon. All the best Dan - except when the Witches come to town!

Can someone change the thread title now......

Agree, Main Challenge will come from Leicester imo as the rumoured 1-7 looks fantastic tbh. Got a lot of experienced riders on low GSA's, Powerful Top 2 and someone at reserve who'll be one of the better No.6's. The League needs a strong Belle Vue so I hope they can pull a rabbit out of the hat.

Another ultra competitive season.... Exciting stuff!!!!!

Great signing, not ever seen him be fab at Foxhall but his away form for sure will be a huge plus. Sure he will dial in too quickly!

I'm not so sure on Belle Vue yet tbh, Need to pull a rabbit out of the hat imo because they've lost a lot of points when it comes to the No.5 and No.6 positions. They even look weaker in the engine room department compared to other Clubs rumoured 1-7's on paper. They've got Brady granted but he still needs some form of backup.

What an odd individual. And it’s okay to feel embarrassed now that the Bewley deal has been announced…

As class as Chris Holder has been and Is still a good rider. He’s not a good signing on that average. 37 been the limit will they go for Etheridge at reserve again on a 3.00?

To be fair, Poole do have a different fanbase to the Aces, and have shown "success" keeps them attending, and "no success" sees them drift away, hence those who run it know their business well, and try to ensure their fanbase is given every reason to keep attending .. The Aces do have a pretty decent "hardcore" who have attended down the years, regularly, each season regardless of the level of teams put out, (and a fair few have been dire). and not having to lay out for Bewley/Doyle will also help the coffers I would think, and, just as long they win most meetings at home they will maintain that 1200/1300 or so who attend each week.. It certainly is a track that provides significant home advantage when riders get dialled in, with visitors usually taking several races to find the set up, and some never actually finding it!!... Fourth is as good as first, so building a team that does that will be the priority this season I would imagine, with the end of the season being often very different than the start, rider wise from team to team due to injuries...

It won't make any difference to his improvement imo, not at his age, hes gone for the £££££, which is fine. I thank Dan for everything but I wish him no luck riding for a rival 😂

I take your point Phil. I also wholeheartedly agree that the loyalty shown by Lemmo is both unusual and to be appluaded. It can only help persuade riders to sign for the Aces as they will get a fair crack of the whip. Mulford got plenty of time. We're not Poole. I think you point about Klindt adapting to riding the NSS each week is right. Seem to remember Zak took a while to get dialed in. The only point I'd like to make is that there are, and have been, certain riders who are 'built' to ride our track. Bjerre, Ben Cook, Tungate, Batchelor (in earlier days), and having someone like Tungate to rely on in Heats 13 and 15 might be a way to go. I seem to remember it took quite a while for Brady to become as good around the NSS as he is now so giving riders time to work it out is sensible Whatever happens I'm sure we will compete and hopefully get in to the final. Remember it could be worse, I recall the season Morton and Gordon took over at the dog track and the the scamble to get seven guys who could ride a bike to become the Aces! How far we have come!

Tremendous gesture from true fans of the sport.

Dan confirmed his intention to sit out the UK this coming season in the Ipswich press release. It’s something we have know for some time and respected. The chance however to become the highest paid team man in British league history (not allowing for inflation) was too big a gift horse to pass up, so fair play to him. I posted that he would likely phone in his performance but that was a disservice to Dan who will try his best no matter who he has to ride for. My only hope is that Ipswich work their magic again and take a talented ex Aces reserve, knock a chunk off his average then drop him like a hot potato for someone else to reap the benefit. Christ, they even turned Jason into a seven point odd man before we returned him to a near nine point man. The advantage of riding for a prestigious club and having fun again.

Agree with the sentiment but at the end of the day they’re running a business. The Ford’s at Poole don’t agree with those sentiments, they’re ruthless and have no time for sentimentality in search for Trophies and keeping their club successful. That in turn keeps their turnstiles clicking and keeps their business profitable. If Belle Vue start getting tonked regularly and the crowd levels fall through the floor causing a huge monetary loss at the end of the season, who is footing the bill? Certainly not you or I. His business though and if he’s fully prepared to risk capital by staying loyal to riders then genuinely hats off to them. You can’t blame others for not doing the same though. Hopefully for him it will be. Will be far more lucrative for him for obvious reasons.

Not a chance lambert is signing for Lynn

I don’t think Spin King was upset to be fair the dick swinging is tiresome and if i was told confidential news about signings I wouldn’t be repeating ad nauseam like some people

So who is expecting Woryna to replace Dan at Belle Vue or Fricke? Will be interesting to see how the pieces are put together for the rest of the league. Lambert to Kings Lynn I’m assuming but I haven’t really been keeping up to date with anything so far in the off season.

https://ipswichwitches.co/premiership-plans-for-2027-confirmed/

Has anyone checked on Geoff, he must be on suicide watch today

Nice racetrack that 😉

Its a nice thought but with the gp,s it would never happen,mind u he did ride at northside on sun !!!

About 13.12 to be precise (or 12.00), try again in another 10 years. Pickering came in at 11.64 at the start of last season

If people had to wait for official announcements then you may as well close down this forum!! Edit https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1A1wHf3jXU/ Official enough for everyone I hope

You have. Don’t tell Spiv and Spin King though otherwise they’ll get upset. What am i saying here, Doyle hasn’t been announced anywhere so it’s all speculation, of course he hasn’t signed!!

Full credit to you for continually embarrassing yourself and being proven wrong time and time again and yet keep coming back for more Spiv old boy. This has to be a record even for you, 11 hours this time before you’ve been handed your @rse even beats the two and a half days of your “Coleman can’t and won’t be organising a full GP Calendar” Corker. Please keep them coming and continue to keep us all amused.