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No! No! No!... 15 Heats, Seven rider teams!! It's the only way!!! I remember several years ago they devised a formula which meant the best riders rode against esch other more often in a meeting.. Some of the best racing I have witnessed in many, many years.. And then they stopped doing it.. ????????

According to someone (can't remember where I saw it) but the Updates site couldn't get an updater for last night (Fri 3 July). The good ole BSPL didn't do updates from Scunthorpe last night and still (as at 11am Sat 4 July) haven't put the results from last night on their website. Their are no reports from last night either, or previews for tonight's matches !!

It's only one day so far but I wondered what happened to the Speedway Updates site yesterday - three matches and no updates. My fear is that because there is a new updates facility for referees to transmit results to the BSPL website, someone has decided that the old unofficial one should drop out. I think that would be a great pity because: 1) The official referees' version isn't always reliable, some of them don't use it, and... 2) It's easier to comment on the old Speedway Updates site. I realise officialdom does not like fans commenting. One thing I did discover - it's not easy to see where I could have asked this question on the old Speedway Updates site!

The big thing is that the football crowd use the car park at Owlerton stadium.

Yeah, the saltiness is strong with this one. Ipswich being owned by Mayfield and part owned by Wroclaw has gone down about as well as a fart in a spacesuit up Manchester way.

Only if they were programmed to ride against each other... there is more than 1 way to run a Speedway meeting 🤔

In the midst off time, so maybe not remembered too well.. But. Wasnt the fine exactly what Torun paid Peterborough for his services..?..

Only if they were programmed to ride against each other... there is more than 1 way to run a Speedway meeting 🤔

Ridiculous.

Here is translated text from sportowefakty.pl dealing with Jason Doyle activities in Poland Jason Doyle arrived in Poland at the age of 23. However, he didn't conquer the Polish league at that time. Over the following seasons, he signed contracts with various clubs, but never really got a real chance. That opportunity came in 2014, just before he turned 30. Orzeł Łódź placed their trust in him. The Australian repaid the favour in the best way possible, simply conquering the second tier of the league. He also advanced to the Speedway Grand Prix. He was noticed by the bosses of PGE Ekstraliga. This resulted in a move to the Toruń team. A 24th-place in the individual ranking wasn't exactly groundbreaking, but it allowed him to comfortably stay in the Elite. Especially since he finished fifth in the SGP. He was already 30 years old at the time. Such a late entry into the world's elite is practically unheard of. It's no surprise, then, that fans have fallen in love with the Australian. The 2016 season was another breakthrough, though it ended in a very sad way. Doyle had already become a true leader in the PGE Ekstraliga, and in the Individual World Championship, after winning three rounds in a row, he was confidently heading for the title. However, an injury derailed his dreams. He ultimately finished the entire series in fifth place again. A year later, however, he achieved his goal. By triumphing in the final round in Melbourne, he secured the gold medal. All this with two fractured metatarsals. He was already 32 years old at the time. People love stories like this. It's no wonder Doyle gained a lot of fans. However, in subsequent seasons, he dropped his pace in the Grand Prix. It's said he no longer cared as much. He waited nearly seven years for his next Grand Prix win. In the PGE Ekstraliga, he remained a top rider, though his performances were less than impressive. He changed clubs regularly, competing at the highest level for teams in Toruń, Zielona Góra, Częstochowa, Leszno, Krosno, and Grudziądz. More and more talk emerged about his aggressive driving and various scandals, both large and small. After the 2022 season, Doyle agreed to stay at Unia Leszno for another year. Suddenly, he received an offer from the newly promoted team from Krosno and accepted, leaving his former team in the lurch. Leszno fans immediately hated the Australian. He, however, gave in to their provocation during a league match and showed the middle finger, for which he was fined. "He's not an easy man. You have to be very careful with him. I was friendly with him, but I know his moods are very volatile. That's why it's difficult to make a friend of him. You can help him, but you have to know when to step away, because he has a temper, and he doesn't mince his words," Marek Cieślak , a legendary coach who had the opportunity to coach Doyle, told WP SportoweFakty. During the 2024 season, the 2017 Individual World Champion suffered an injury, forcing him to retire prematurely. His Polish club, GKM Grudziądz, demanded a refund of some of the money he received for signing the contract, as stipulated in the regulations. The Australian initially disagreed. He also gave a powerful interview to Speedway Star. "Since the accident, I haven't had a single call from my Polish club in Grudziądz. They've never asked me how I'm feeling. They only asked me when I was in hospital in King's Lynn: 'Let us know how you're feeling so we can tell the fans.' I'm just a piece of meat to them, just a number," he said at the time. He eventually returned the money anyway. Before 2026, after 11 consecutive seasons, he was relegated to the lower leagues. He returned to Krosno Wolves. As a star, he was expected to help the team fight for the Metalkas 2 Ekstraliga final. The reality turned out to be different. Doyle currently ranks only 14th in the standings. After another poor performance, he again extended his middle finger to the fans, this time from Krosno. Ironically, those same fans collected money to pay for his punishment for the same gesture in 2023. "This is the smallest measure of his frustration," Cieślak comments. Fans from the Polish Sub-Carpathian region have had enough of Jason Doyle, especially since they're aware of his hefty contract. The rider himself seems unfazed. "He doesn't feel guilty. There's already a huge conflict there, not only with the fans, but also with the club's owners," Mateusz Puka told the Speedway College. According to him, the Australian even wrote on one of his social media that the officials should take his money if they didn't like him. "Doyle's absolute arrogance is there. He's the one who ruined the team," the journalist concluded. Everything points to the 40-year-old having to move on again after the season. There will likely be someone willing to sign him, as he can still offer a lot in terms of his sporting potential. However, it's undeniable that a growing number of fans in Poland have lost respect for him; some even hate him and refuse to watch him play. This is how the story of a speedway rider who, at a late age for an athlete, suddenly became the best rider in the world, admired by many. Ten years later, it's hard to find fans who would have a positive opinion of him. On the other hand, he never hid the fact that his primary goal was to earn money. "He's got one good thing. He simply doesn't lie. He says he races for the money, and that's it," summarises Marek Cieślak. Mateusz Kmiecik, sportowefakty.pl

Why would you expect the new live updates service direct from the referees box to be working at the track run by the chairman of the BSPL? 😂

More down to a significant amount of cash from Torun than anything else.

Daugavpils v Landshut tomorrow is POSTPONED - bad weather forecast.

Probably @lewy still sleeping so can't update things or maybe sulking as Plymouth lost 😜🤣

If the riders were available to fill up teams, it would not work, some teams are on limited budget and over 10 meetings in championship offset losses with sponsorship, but in one big league the costs go up, more meetings to lose more money which sponsorship won't cover, and can fans afford twice as many meetings as now

Will want more money than he is worth in points, and would like most foreign riders put Poland 1st

People might say Scott shouldn’t be losing to youngsters but why not? When Scott was young he would have beat much older riders and now he is well into his 40s the same is happening, that’s why most used to retire, because they could no longer keep up with the kids, except in this country we have too few kids so the old timers are not under the same pressure and can ride for longer without them looking like a shadow of their younger selves. Scott is still a very good rider and riders of Scott’s age look after themselves much more than back in the day but age will catch up to you eventually, look at Serena Williams in tennis, knocked out of Wimbledon in straight sets.

And you're getting the riders that are actually competitive from where to fill all the teams? Jason Doyle Vs Simon Lambert doesn't sound entertaining

SCUNTHORPE 57: Josh Pickering 13, Luke Harrison 11, Nathan Ablitt 10+1, Michael Palm Toft 8+1, Connor Mountain 7+1, Ryan Ingram 7+2, Dan Gilkes 1. PLYMOUTH 33: Tate Zischke 10+2, Joe Thompson 10, Scott Nicholls 6, Daniel Klima 4+1, Anze Grmek 3+1, Tom Spencer 0, Danny King R/R. Scunthorpe win the aggregate point Taken from Scunthorpe's website although I'm sure it should be Ben Whalley and not Tom Spencer

Ladies are nice

The BSPL stated that live updates would be available via the referee's scorecard. They were for the other two matches yesterday. So, assuming the match did have a referee, why no updates, and no results from any of yesterday's matches?

Blair would be if he spoke English.

Sheffield speedway have run matches on the same day as Sheffield Wednesday are at home before. So why does everyone assume it has to be off?

On a serious note, Ipswich need to get Brady and Dan to travel down from their northern homes and do a press junket in their Wroclaw attire. No back story needs mentioning about being with Belle Vue as those outside the speedway bubble won’t know anyway, they will just be told about the worlds 2 & 3 who ply their trade in the most successful league in the sport. Separate to this the Tru7 Group need to get their badge onto Brady and Dans UK race suits by some sort of sponsorship just to tie things in a bit more.