Most are not "forced" to build their team - they make choices. KL chose to go with a genuine #1 and overall a stronger looking top 4, which restricted their options for riders 5 & 6. Signing Fricke might also have restricted the budget. Ipswich knew they were without Doyle and Sayfutdinov, which did admittedly force the likelihood of a strength-in-depth line-up, but they still had to make some choices ... Hellström-Bängs being the best from my perspective, i.e. instead of Jordan Jenkins.

So hopefully we will open the Oxford season tomorrow night. Surprised no Oxford fan could start a thread but this place is nothing like it used to be. Pretty dead nowadays. Both teams I guess at full strength. Still loath to pay for a ticket online just incase we get a notification at 4pm tomorrow that the meeting is not going ahead due to a leasing problem. Fingers crossed all is now sorted. Should be a close, entertaining fixture if all goes smoothly. Thoughts?

O was told by a Clerk of the Course that the PZM have come into line with the SCB on this for the 2026 season.

That is a red herring it is all to do with recovery time. If a mouthguard in rugger can can have an impact sensor in it why can we not have one in a helmet?

https://britishspeedway.co.uk/rowe-motor-oil-premiership/rushen-steps-up-with-stars/ https://britishspeedway.co.uk/rowe-motor-oil-premiership/scotts-dream-move/

As has been said before, UK league speedway is not as easy as some think.