Oh, you cynic... But. With your inside knowledge, and my years of following the sport, I can only assume you are very much probably right!.... On a separate note, Mark Lemon in his Speedway Star interview, mentioned how important to the "integrity and credibility of the sport" this sixth team is... Reading further, it apeears that there are several (all, who knows?), other BSP promoters actually running the show, with riders already spoken with, and team planning in an advanced stage... So... This means that promoters of teams in the same top tier competitions are compiling the Northampton team... The very same team that their own team(s), (already announced) will race against.. "Integrity and Credibility"??? Imagine a professional sport being ran that way, with spectators then being expected to take it seriously...?    

Remember the Belle Vue opening night ?

Which means that nothing at all will be done as no ones thought of it. 

Here's a plan... Let's run a thrilling, exciting, adrenaline pumping sport and get as many teams as possible to participate... Then... let's keep it a secret and not tell anyone anything about it... What could possibly go wrong...? Anyone remember the film... Brewster's Millions...? 

Good job you mentioned that, they probably wouldn't have thought of it...

Their first fixture is against Ipswich - several might be tempted to attend, especially locals to see what it's all about, so I do hope that they will have tried out the staring gate, lights, the track equipment, the surface etc. etc. beforehand because issues at that first event will kill off early enthusiasm.