The GP's in Manchester must have had circa 3,000 Aces followers there on both nights... They get less than half that for a UK domestic play off qualifier, simply down to a lack of interest in the league competition.. This shows that there is still a decent demand for the sport out there if done properly, and the events have actually something tangible worth winning, which brings interest... As a "team sport", as you say, it does appear to have a restricted shefl life in its current guise (in the UK)... You can't see too many of the current 30 and 40 something's holding down two HL positions in both leagues in five years, or so.... And that truly will leave a huge hole to fill and a huge problem for "team Speedway" (in the UK)..      

Strange not to see a Glasgow vs Edinburgh thread today

Never been much of a problem with Ipswich track prep for a long time … it’s just not a good size and shape for great racing  This season the prep is awful  we know Belle vues track is the best for racing stop banging that drum as for many years you had Kirky Lane which was horrific 

Well I’ll find out later this month as I’m at Glasgow, Berwick and Workington over a weekend. That’ll be six tracks for me this season. After that I’ll probably post a crapness scale on rider presentations at the tracks I’ve been to this season so Glasgow, Berwick and Workington now is the time to up your game!

What does it mean? Who came up with the name? In an age where even countries and cities change their name... If you were rebranding it in 2026 what would you call it? All suggestions (serious or not) considered 🤔 

Shale on your face! No thanks that stings.