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The fight's not over yet but we've got AEPG on the ropes now, More hope than ever before. Well done to all involved in the fight to save Peterborough Speedway, Their passion doesn't go unnoticed and everyone appreciates the effort they've all put in even if we don't say it enough.

Well done to the Save Peterborough team for putting up arguments to defeat the application for 650 houses on the track site. No doubt this will now go to appeal, but well done to the Chair of the Committee for saying, not directly in these words, that AEPG should have done more to comply with the Local Plan and NPPF to retain existing facilities. The war may not have been won, but at least the Save Peterborough team will be able to fight on. Well done

Thank you to all involved today, especially to all the speakers and the passion they showed for our club. Also a big vote of thanks to the Chair of the committee, I believe he really did sway the votes of some of the committee, with his passion for the showground facility. As for that Cllr Fitzgerald, the less said the better, he must be friends with Mr Butterfield who flapped his way through all afternoon, getting people who are obviously more qualified than him to fights his battles as he couldn’t fight them himself!

You couldn't be more wrong. You shouldn't assume. I am, however, a Pensioner and I am aware of those not so fortunate as myself. To some of them, a two pound extra could be the difference between attending or not. You don't know what the situation is for Pensioners, poor or not. "Think it's fair to say" that you are a young person who is fairly well off, lacking understanding of other people's circumstances.

Saw that myself earlier. I know the competitive nature of supporters is to not want your rivals to look good and sign strong riders, but there surely can’t be any true fan that doesn’t want him to return. There are few riders in Speedway that have the X factor but he’s one of them. Box office and he’s great for the league.

You can't help but think that the best long term solution would be for the local plan to be adhered to and the developers to relocate the Panthers to a protected blank canvas site where there would be no environmental concerns. Everybody gets what they want that way

100% 👍🏻

If Killeen got concussion in the heat 2 crash with Vinnie, why was he allowed to ride again in heat 6 when he crashed again and Foord wasn't in that race?!

RIP Len. Had many discussions with Len when I was a promoter at Newcastle Speedway and I was always entertained by what he said. Views on everything and often spot on with what he said. Nice man who saw the greater picture not just as a promoter. RIP Len

Don't think it's just the increase in admission prices that could put the older generation off, which we all know makes up the majority of all clubs fan base, it's also the cold and wet weather we nearly always get at the start and end of every season, my parents are a prime example, their both in their mid 80's bless um and have been going to speedway for as long as i can remember and used to have a season ticket for Ipswich, Lynn, P'boro and Mildenhall, obviously 2 of those teams no longer run but my parents haven't purchased a season ticket for Ipi or Lynn for the last couple of yrs mainly because of the weather being so unpredictable ie rain offs or just because they ain't keen on turning out on a cold wet evening, i got them hooked up to BSN and have purchased them a season pass the last couple of seasons now and their quite happy to get their weekly fix of speedway in the comfort of their own front room and only take in an actual live match so to speak if the weather is nailed on to be decent.

Sad news, the sport has lost another old-school promoter & more importantly a true showman. In the mid-1980's, when the Boulevard had closed & before Craven Park opened for speedway, in between coach trips the Hull Speedway Supporters Club held regular get-togethers & often invited guest speakers; promoters, riders, team managers, etc. Len Silver was one such guest and very entertaining & interesting he was too. All were offered travel expenses most didn't accept anything, Len flatly refused to take a penny saying "save your money, put it towards a bus trip to a speedway meeting". He likely had business in the area anyway, I don't know, but it struck me that there was a guy from all the way from down south come to chat with us northerners brought together by the sport of speedway. RIP Len....

Your post sums up why so called Speedway fans will never be taken seriously. There's no fact in any of your statement. Just smacks of anti Poole and mouthing off in general.

We don't wany anyone named Lewy or Lewi near Poole!!

Trump commentates on Poole v Oxford.

Top Job to Save the Panthers Group. Fight all the way as Coventry. We need The SHOWGROUND & Panthers BACK ASAP !!!

Because of what you posted before about the Poole 2025 team Lewy/Wayne!🤣 Now its Wayne and Kerr. Who would have thought it?🫢

Len never suffered fools gladly and the song my way could have been written for him. He never brought much trophy success to hackney but he gave the hawks fans something priceless, a fantastic circuit and some of the most exciting riders who could pass anyone upon it. I think his loyalty to riders stands up as a shining light and stuck with many through thin and thinner. A trait sadly gone today as riders are dumped easily as the play off semis approach (yes you stead and lemon). They broke the mould when they made Len and sadly speedway will never see a promoter like him ever again.

Well done to Councillors for identifying, and then officers confirming that, with a single entrance onto and off of the proposed development, then any emergency would cause gridlock

Are you seriously telling me that had Luke Killeen not had Vinnie Foord barge into him and rip out over half the spokes in Luke's wheel with Vinnie's footrest, face-planting Luke and giving the lad concussion, that Luke wouldn't have scored at least six points so that Cheetahs would have won the Championship Grand Final on aggregate? Deluded of Dorset is alive and well!

If that's the team it shows we haven't learnt from this season Edwards & Gilkes have not shown enough to say they will be the answer at reserve

Yes, I think that's a good insight even with the undoubted pressures of promoting. I'm not sure if anyone can remember the book he wrote about speedway - possibly around 1969. I remember it being quite a decent read and much of what he said then is still more than applicable now!

This is on todays Sun website https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/31080768/wembley-stadium-motor-racing-speedway-wreck-locals/

On my way, Hope it's a great turn out.

Yes.

Good idea Doyle and Emil both long term injured so reduced to 8 a piece - happy days

I'm in my 40s, disabled & broke. If I was still going to meetings paying the concession price, I wouldn't sweat over £2-£4. Concessions is an old idea to cover the 'blue collar' workers whose bodies had packed up by 55. Pretty much all those hard slog jobs don't exist anymore and people in to their 70s are way fitter than a 70yo, 30 years ago. If concessions are a need, it should simply be for the disabled & blue badge holders. Just because you're "old" shouldn't give an automatic right to money off. That's absurd in 2024. Anyway, this ain't for this thread. Thanks @LagutaRacingFan for stirring that hornet nest 🤣

Congratulations to DJC who is the 2024 winner!! He adds gold this year to bronze in 2019. The winning team was: Harrison 6.86 to 7.66, Trigger 6.34 to 8.71, A. Pijper 5.81 to 6.44, James 5.70 to 7.20, Wood 4.50 to 7.76, Crang 3.61 to 5.49 and Vale 3.00 to 6.17. 2 of the biggest improvers were Vale and Wood and DJC was the only person to pick them both, whilst Wood was picked by nobody else and Vale by only one other person. The most poplar picks to significantly improve were Scott and Foord. Vale was the most improved 3 pointer. However nobody picked Jason Garrad who was actually the biggest improver in the league! 1. DJC 49.43 2. Dukes 47.73 3. Pottering Around 47.27 4. Hawks 1975 46.77 5. North Yorks Bear 45.41 6. Islander15 44.61 7. RS50 43.92 8. Marky_Mark 42.88 9. Technik 42.40 10. Szkocjasid 42.31 11. Bluenose 42.25 12. Secsy1 38.39

Think it's fair to say that if you're a pensioner & poor, it's not likely they're attending Speedway anyway. If you are already attending Speedway, you can manage an extra £2.

I wonder if you would say that if you were one (Pensioner). I somehow doubt it. It is largely PENSIONERS who are keeping Speedway going in this country and have done for years. Some Pensioners ARE rich, however, a hell of a lot aren't. You need to think about that.

A great summary... R.I.P. Len... The sport owes him a huge thanks for the incredibly high standards he set, and the enormous amount of effort, work and time he put in to deliver those standards that set the bar height for others to aspire to... Condolences to Andrew and all his family...

Far too coherent for Trump.

https://britishspeedway.co.uk/miscellaneous/fresh-hope-for-panthers/

Despite the fact he thought he was Buke Lilleen and was looking in two different directions at the same time.

I did query the paramedic but he said he was happy for him to carry on.

I'm not saying they weren't. But as soon as Luke tried to race again in Heat 6, there were problems.

Not quite correct. All relevant questions were asked and Luke seemed fine.

King was an empty kettle of fish riding at 2 in the play offs at Leicester...😉

Okay here... but they do seem to be having trouble with the audio at their end

I'd be happy to see Fricke & Lindgren at 1 & 5 . Wozniak I don't see coming to Lions again after ( allegedly) having a non payment of wages issue last time.

Obviously you don't want riders to get injured, but do you plans teams around that? Would Ipswich say no to Doyle & Sayfutdinov on case one of them gets injured? As for Rowe, as soon as he rides one match his rolling ave would shoot up for the next month's averages.

Replacing Rowe for Howarth is a positive move. That team with Pickering firing is unreal especially at home. The semis against BV were decided by Pickos engine issues in the first leg and the Holder bro’s both having an off night in the home leg if we got past the semis we would of smashed Leicester. Not sure if Edwards and Gilkes would both be back as they were disappointing last season

Yes the state pension is poor but people can make provision for themselves as well. My Dad is 87 and very comfortable due to not assuming the state would look after him in his old age, and no he wasn't in a high paid job, he was blue collar working class and Mum was a housewife. Private pensions were introduced in the UK in 1988, and many companies had occupational schemes before that. Anyone under the age of 80 who is living purely on state pension hasn't planned ahead very well.

NORA

The loophole that they caught Kent with previously is that Graham was listed as one of the promotors. If he was purely renting the venue out there shouldn't be an issue (but im sure the weasel will find one). Does anyone know what banner the Eastbourne lakeside fixture was run under? If SCB then appears to be fine if NORA then it was full of SCB riders who clearly think its fine to ride. The naming issue will probably be dropped now as it was only really in place to disband the MDL allowing the PJL to take over.....how did that work out?

I have watched Speedway for61 seasons and have very little respect for promoters in general. However I have great respect for Len as.a Promoter. He was a shining light who actually PROMOTED the sport properly. His family should very proud of his achievements in the Sport

I've still got Kyle in my Sheffield line-ups because they won't find anyone better around Owlerton on a 5.05 imo. One built to 39.00 the other using a 40.00 Limit. 39.00 Exactly (Same as you) C. Holder, Howarth, Pickering, Harris, Woffinden, Rowe & Edwards/Gilkes (RS) 39.40/39.06 (J. Holder, Howarth, Pickering, Harris, C.Holder/Woffinden, Rowe & Edwards/Gilkes (RS)

Oh dear, still lying. As someone else has said. "what a sad life"

Writing nonsense again? The tapes up at 20:05 will have been about heat 5. The whole meeting was completed by 21:05 There was one faller in the entire meeting. (Matt Marson slid off when he was being passed and tried to turn the bike harder to defend his position). The only thing that spoilt anything was the rain. You don't get the best racing in the rain (although there were still more passes than the Premiership play-off final second leg).

I was happy with the 9 o’clock finish which seems inline with other tracks out there, maybe slightly better. Havoc? I was there and missed it. Please elaborate. I would imagine it will go down similar to all the World Cup, SON, British Finals, Play Off finals etc have gone down. Don’t forget to order a new axe for next season.

Thank you Weeyin for those kind words, it has been great to be back. Not sure about any Worky fans disliking you guys, for me personally the Tiggers Fans, Club and Track are top notch and an exemplar for eveyone else to follow. See you next season 👌👍