https://www.edinburghmonarchs.co.uk/news-centre/article/2026-07-14/shanes-back-for-unbeaten-academy

For all you past original supporters can you name the riders here please, and what year are we talking about?

What member of staff is so valuable that a meeting has to be postponed?

Riding staff?   Or the tea lady?

Excellent signing.

Team building off to great start.

King’s Lynn Foster Coldstores Young Stars:
Simon Lambert (C), Connor King, Jack Kingston, Mickie Simpson, Jake Mulford, Kenzie Cossey, Ollie Binns.
Team manager: TBC.

Jordy Loftus

Dayle Wood 

Connor Coles 

Vinnie Ford 

Jamie Halder 

Ben Whalley 

Anika Loftus 

Interesting looking line up that should do well. Slightly disappointing the lack of actual brits but it can be a bit challenging to get them to travel this far. 

Very one sided , not great racing but then it is a bit of a ‘technical’ track for the non regulars. Interesting to see the first female in the NDL but the lady is a bit off the pace as yet. Tigers hampered by replacing Ablitt with Norman so only one heat leader but I’d say Norman , Sadler and Southwick did ok.

Academy just too strong on their own track with ex Tiger Halder impressive .Shanes might just get in the senior team.

The replay at Redcar will be a similar result as Ablitt is not riding ( speedway injury ?). 
it’s the only speedway on so do I go or watch the GP ? without Lindgren or Bewley …..

Both Pijper’s were expected but not Ablitt.

Then throw in the ‘retired ‘ Trigger !

Add an unknown Aussie in Sadler ( he must be part British ? )

Didnt expect Southwick to be back but he’s a catch.

Ward slightly surprising as I thought he’d prefer a more southern track .

Not sure how they’ll line up think it will be Sadler and Ward at reserve which is a gamble, an unknown quantity and Ward blows hot and cold.

Slightly disappointed all the local boys have gone and thought Halder was worth a team place all day long.

The way this league has been changed means it’s no longer a development league and so this is what you get with experienced riders getting places and the odd non brit.

Still, its a team and not a bad one on paper.

Tigers on paper appeared strengthened with guests Hodder and Norman ( he’s one to watch ) replacing Ablitt ( at Scunny ) and Ward ( retired ) whilst the Chargers look good on paper the shock home defeat should just have been an early season blip.

Poor crowd ( for Friday night at Redcar ) but warm night and track looked better than previous weeks.

Tight score early doors with Chargers Watson never finishing a race and Broadhurst not upto speed whereas Tigers were solid but lacking race winners and S.Pijper withdrawing with an old injury meaning extra rides for the promising Southwick and decent Sadler.

Heat 9 changed everything.

Veteran Mudgeway infront leading Oxford pair when on bend 3-4 Mudgeway takes a wobbler due to his grasstrack style ( he did this on this bend in each of his races ) , Ritchings appears surprised and falls meaning his team mate , either Fletcher or Broadhurst ? ( the announcer was very poor and inaccurate all evening ) lays it down whilst at the same time Mudgeway is catapulted into the air fence , all his own doing in my opinion.

Takes a while but the the ref ( Mr. Hunter ) excludes both Oxford riders ?!?

Gobsmacked!

Tigers add a 5-1 to this 5-0 and now look good for a comfortable win.

Charges fight back helped by Tigers Southwick fall-exclusion and impressive Scott & Ritchings to be 3 points behind going into heat 14.

Here’s where the match is decided . 
With Southwich leading but clearly got a machine issue and slowing on lap 3 he coasts into bend 1 shaking his head as Vale goes inside him to avoid him. Southwick ends up in the fence, kicks his bike in frustration as the red lights come on. Everyone but the ref marks their programmes as a Oxford 5-1, even Roy Clarke starts telling the crowd how unlucky Southwick was when it’s then announced that the ref has awarded the race 4-2 to the Tigers as he says Vale knocked Southwick off ( he wasn’t even under power ! )

even more gobsmacked !

Chargers deserved their last heat 5-1 and to their credit didn’t appear to make a big fuss about being robbed of the match by two of the worst decisions I’ve ever witnessed in 50+ years of speedway.

otherwse….a good meeting for NDL.

Young Norman ( a former Redcar junior ) impressed at no.2, Southwick is fast and a bit wild but great to watch.

Chargers Ritchings was class, expectantly backed by Bears rider Scott and young Fletcher was impressive.

Tigers now looking for 2 or even 3 riders to replace Ward, Trigger and possibly Mudgeway?

So build a team upto 42.00 points and the highest end of the season average wins!

Only 2 riders from each club are allowed in your team.

Averages can be found on the 2026 teams thread on here or hopefully soon on the BSPL site. 

Previous results were:

2025: 1st Marky_Mark, 2nd Szkocjasid & 3rd Millersfan444.

2024: 1st DJC, 2nd Dukes & 3rd PotteringAround.

2023: 1st Islander15, 2nd Adz_mft & 3rd Hawks1975.

2022: 1st Diamonds85, 2nd Sings4Speedway & 3rd PotteringAround.

2021: 1st Hawks1975, 2nd Islander15 & 3rd Iron Scorpion.

2019: 1st Iand, 2nd Flipper11 & 3rd DJC.

 2018: 1st Hunters, 2nd SKJ & 3rd CUFC_Brummie.

 2017: 1st Eagles69, 2nd Islander15 & 3rd SKJ.

2016: 1st Halifax Tiger, 2nd John Leslie, 3rd Turn Two.

Good luck everyone