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We recommence our Isle of Wight 'Wightlink Warriors' historic footage meeting streams on Thursday 22nd Oct @ 7pm with the 2018 National Trophy meeting against the Eastbourne Eagles.

Virtual Skid 15 'The Rematch' Premiered on the Speedway Portal YouTube Channel in association with Iwade Garage. Isle of Wight 'Wightlink Warriors' vs Belle Vue 'Colts' at Smallbrook Stadium. The was anticipated in the rematch from Virtual Skid 2 which featured Warriors Super Fan Sandra Hinchliffe who lead the Isle of Wight against Colts rider Paul Bowen for Belle Vue.

Hi guys, something a little different that we hope will be of interest to all speedway fans. Tomorrow, Sunday 10th May, at 6pm a new type of speedway is coming…. Are you ready for suspense, excitement, and speedway? Are you ready to be entertained, to see a real speedway meeting which you do not know the result of? We kick off tomorrow at 6pm – this is a game changer. Join Barry Bishop in the YouTube live chat room from 6pm, as we watch the action unfold. The countdown is on now

Virtual Skid 15 'The Rematch' Premieres @ 7pm on Wednesday October 14th 2020 on the Speedway Portal YouTube Channel in association with Iwade Garage. Isle of Wight 'Wightlink Warriors' vs Belle Vue 'Colts' at Smallbrook Stadium. The much anticipated rematch from Virtual Skid 2 featuring Warriors Super Fan Sandra Hinchliffe leading the Isle of Wight and Colts rider Paul Bowen in charge of the Colts. Fans in the Premiere chat room on YouTube will have a chance to win 2 x meeting DVD's used in the meeting courtesy of Speedway Portal, along with a private 40 minute fitness session over Zoom courtesy of Papa Luckman Fitness.

Virtual Skid 14 Premieres @ 7pm on Wednesday October 7th 2020 on the Speedway Portal YouTube Channel in association with Iwade Garage. Cradley 'Heathens' vs Oxford 'Cheetahs' from the Dudley Wood Stadium. Former Heathens rider Anthony Boyd takes the reigns as Virtual Team Manager for the Heathens, with Cheetahs super fan Stuart Baker leading the Cheetahs. Fans in the Premiere chat room on YouTube will have a chance to win 2 x meeting DVD's used in the meeting courtesy of Jan Staechmann at Classic Speedway Videos who has supplied the meetings race footage.

Virtual Skid 13 Premieres @ 7pm on Wednesday September 23rd 2020 on the Speedway Portal YouTube Channel in association with Iwade Garage. Eastbourne 'Eagles' vs Coventry 'Bees' from Arlington Stadium. The Speedway Chat Show hosts take the reigns as Virtual Team Managers for this one, with Gerry Simms leading the Eagles and Shane 'Childsy' Childs in charge of the Bees. Fans in the Premiere chat room on YouTube will have a chance to win 2 x meeting DVD's used in the meeting courtesy of Ken Burnett at T2TV Media who has supplied the meetings race footage, along with a snap back hat courtesy of the Speedway Chat Show.

Virtual Skid 12 'The Rematch' Premieres @ 7pm on Wednesday September 16th 2020 on the Speedway Portal YouTube Channel in association with Iwade Garage. Swindon 'Robins' vs Oxford 'Cheetahs' 2nd Leg from the Abbey Stadium. Swindon Marketing Manager Lee Kilby takes charge of the Robins, with former Oxford rider Spencer Timmo leading the Cheetahs. Fans in the Premiere chat room on YouTube will have a chance to win 2 x meeting DVD's used in the meeting courtesy of Steve Girdwood at ReRun Productions who has supplied the meetings race footage. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE STREAM

Virtual Skid 11 Premieres @ 7pm on Wednesday September 2nd 2020 on the Speedway Portal YouTube Channel in association with Iwade Garage. Rye House 'Rockets' vs Newcastle 'Diamonds'. Former Rockets Track Staff Member Ronnie Piccalo takes charge of the Rockets, with Diamonds Super Fan James Luckman leading the Diamonds. Fans in the Premiere chat room on YouTube will have a chance to win 2 x meeting DVD's used in the meeting courtesy of Ken Burnett from T2TV Media who has supplied the meetings race footage.

Virtual Skid 10 Premieres @ 7:30pm on Thursday August 27th 2020 on the Speedway Portal YouTube Channel in association with Iwade Garage. Isle of Wight 'Wightlink Warriors' vs Cradley 'Heathens'. Former Warrior & Current Wizards rider Jamie Sealey takes charge of the Warriors, with his brother and mechanic Lewis Sealey leading the Heathens. Fans in the Premiere chat room on YouTube will have a chance to win 2 x meeting DVD's used in the meeting.

Virtual Skid 10 Premieres @ 7:30pm on Thursday August 27th 2020 on the Speedway Portal YouTube Channel in association with Iwade Garage. Isle of Wight 'Wightlink Warriors' vs Cradley 'Heathens'. Fans in the Premiere chat room on YouTube will have a chance to win 2 x meeting DVD's used in the meeting.

Virtual Skid 9 Premieres @ 7pm on Thursday August 20th 2020 on the Speedway Portal YouTube Channel in association with Iwade Garage. Isle of Wight 'Wightlink Warriors' vs GB 'Young Lions'. Island Super Fans Lisa & Evie Sokol take charge of the Warriors, with Plymouth Promoter Mark Phillips leading the Young Lions. Fans in the Premiere chat room on YouTube will have a chance to win 2 x meeting DVD's used in the meeting.

Virtual Skid 9 Premieres @ 7pm on Thursday August 20th 2020 on the Speedway Portal YouTube Channel in association with Iwade Garage. Isle of Wight 'Wightlink Warriors' vs GB 'Young Lions'. Island Super Fans Lisa & Evie Sokol take charge of the Warriors, with Plymouth Promoter Mark Phillips leading the Young Lions. Fans in the Premiere chat room on YouTube will have a chance to win 2 x meeting DVD's used in the meeting.

Virtual Skid 8 Premieres @ 7pm on Thursday August 13th 2020 on the Speedway Portal YouTube Channel in association with Iwade Garage. Isle of Wight 'Wightlink Warriors' vs Stoke 'Potters'. Island Machine Examiner Andrew Perring takes charge of the Warriors, with former Stoke rider Jon Armstrong leading the Potters. Fans joining Barry Bishop in the Premiere chat room on YouTube will have a chance to win 2 x meeting DVD's used in the meeting.

Hi Dickie, First off we would like to thank you for your continued support for the Virtual Skid streams, you have posted positively promoting Virtual Skid in various threads on the forum and that hasn’t gone unnoticed by us. Regarding the viewing figures, you are correct that just over 100 viewers tuned in live to watch the Premiere of Virtual Skid 7, however it remains viewable on catch-up as Chris has mentioned above for those who were unable to watch live as is all past Virtual Skid streams. These viewing figures continue to increase daily. We constantly monitor various streams up and down the country and can say our viewing figures for Virtual Skid, SGB streams aside, sit well alongside regular club meeting streams and in many cases gain more Premiere viewings than a good portion of them. Also, there are many other private statistics available on our streams which are even more important to us than the view count visible to the public below the videos. Amongst others, just one important observation the public view count doesn’t show is that friends are starting to get together to watch it in groups and multiple families are doing the same, so whilst the view count may show 1, there are in fact, in some cases that we know of over 10 people watching on that count alone. All of the speedway streams from the various production companies within the sport have been a massive help to people up and down the country in so many ways during the current situation. Many people print out our race card, put the Virtual Skid Premieres in their diaries, watch it with their families and friends, engage and many take the time to send us dedicated emails and messages privately of thanks etc. It makes it worthwhile in many ways to try in every way we can to continue to produce the Virtual Skid streams. Sponsorship wise, we have already hit our minimum target to allow us to go weekly for the next 4 instalments with 8 heats, meetings sponsor and 1 team sponsor per meeting already taken before any teams have been announced. Although we are in good shape, we do need more support for the future, we still have those remaining 7 heats available along with other opportunities to get involved. We do try at all times to promote those who help us and give back as much value as we possibly can. There is an incredible amount of hours involved in producing a Virtual Skid meeting stream, well over 15 times that of a standard meeting stream that is already recorded and edited. The sponsorship goes towards making it possible to dedicate that time weekly (or as close to it) for the fans to continue to enjoy, for free. And it is great to see that multiple speedway production companies have already been involved with us (Speedway Portal, Oxford Speedway Productions & Classic Speedway Videos) and we continue to reach out to other production companies to include footage from multiple clubs, tracks and teams along with featuring a variety of fans, riders and officials from within our sport. With only 7 Virtual Skid meetings so far, we are still at the infancy of our journey. So for everyone who sponsors us, supports us and watches our Premieres we thank you for your support, and look forward to growing Virtual Skid with many new tweaks and ideas already in mind to implement as we progress. Andy and Barry

Virtual Skid 7 Premieres @ 7pm on Thursday July 30th 2020 on the Speedway Portal YouTube Channel in association with John Carpenter Speedway Spares. Isle of Wight 'Wightlink Warriors' vs Mildenhall 'Fen Tigers' SCB Referee Christina Turnbull takes charge of the Warriors, with Mildenhall super fan Ellie Kirk leading the Fen Tigers. Fans joining Barry Bishop in the Premiere chat room on YouTube will have a chance to win 2 x 2016 meeting DVD's used in the meeting.

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