Seems a simple answer is heat leaders getting paid more than second strings, who get paid more than reserves. Not easy to work out the averages fairly, but I'd prefer a format like that for better racing.

MikeBV, Its been said many times before bt the modern day "promoters" just want to win at all costs.  They all forget that they are in the ENTERTAINMENT business. What is served up nowadays falls far short of acceptable entertainment. 

Well done to the PZM. They know how to get their ducks in order.

With only a passing interest in speedway nowadays, I just read online that another season of slow decay had been completed.  I took in the SoN online and frankly that reminded me of why I packed in attending speedway.  What dross.  I thought Polish tracks were maent to produce good racing ???  News of another club closing (Birmingham) and huge uncertainty over the future of another (Sheffield)  There is an ever growing "ghost league"  of defunct clubs, all with decaying tracks and with dreams of reopening, but none look even remotely likely for 2026.   Patching up the situation will no doubt take place with tweaks to "points limits", but making a silk purse out of a sows ear will tax the bunch of speedway promoters even with thier best  rose tinted specs.   No idea what attendances were like in 2025 (its always been a closely guarded secret) but aside from a few historically well supported clubs would be surprised if anything but holding even was the norm. Fixtures becoming more irregular with gaps in the summer, then a mad scramble in early winter really cannot help. Some non P.off clubs finishing fixtures by late August doesnt help.  Same old same old 15 heat format across all meetings.  The ever decreasing band of ageing  "hard core" supporters will probably be served up something for a few more seasons until the sports 100th anniversary in 2028, but i wouldn't hold my breath for any dramatic changes of direction ....... .    

For me as a worky fan, very similar to Plymouth A good season is watching entertaining racing with the majority of home wins, if we get beat by a better team so be it 😄 Then if our team survives and runs the following season that is a success and hopefully the guys that run the speedway have broken even

I hope not, do not want any Workington cast offs.