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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...

Emil in Polish media is quoted as saying "For now, I'm focused on PGE Ekstraliga and Premiership, and I'm not thinking about the world championships at the moment". Sounds like he is back for Ipswich in 2025.

I wouldn't have him back but I think Dickson will

I am guessing the Poole promotion want to get it on tomorrow and won’t make a decision until the morning.

Mines ok

Filibuster (not Chapman 😂)

Can't get the day right. So how can you say any thing about the racing incidents last Wednesday. Go Pirates. Go Vinnie.

Ooopss 🫢 Yes it’s only Tuesday today !

Agreed. Think the Holders and Woffy will maintain their averages, but then it's all the pressure on Pickering and Rowe to have a blinder of a season. Leaves us with a really unbalanced side and doesnt solve the problems we had last season.

Im sure Laguta Racing Fan has been in contact with his best mate Artem to attend today

Slight change of topic but very much worth a mention........ POOLE 'Comets' Cycle Speedway Team NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 🏆 2024 Congratulations 🍾🍾🍾

Unfortunately I believe that is our top 5 for 2025 🙈 unless there’s a bit of averages manipulation early doors to get a 5 pointer in for the 3 point reserve that team won’t be picking up a trophy, we got stung lower down the order this season and will be the same next

quite possibly I'm missing something, but don't think either Thompson nor Jenkins will be RS next season.....

That's not entirely the case. That enabled them to say they would fine Kent, but they key issue quoted was an alleged insurance case (the Goodwood case) that meant the SCB said it could be held liable for any event held at Iwade, even if run under another Governing body. Of course, that didn't stop it turning a blind eye at both Scunthorpe (for Flat Track events) and at Kings Lynn for the Dirt track events. Scott Nicholls will be fine. The SCB has already conceded that it has no power to stop riders taking part in NORA events

A life well lived who gave an awful lot to Speedway over the (many) years. RIP.

R.I.P. Uncle Len A really great character who could occasionally ruffle a few feathers with his opinions; but he always spoke from the heart about the sport that he cared so passionately about. A great promoter and the last of that generation of promoters from the 70's when I first fell in love with the sport. I was fortunate to chat with him on quite a few occasions down the years and he always had an interesting tale to tell or an opinon to give - and, even if you didn't always agree with his opinion, it was interesting to hear nontheless and always gave you something to think about. Great memories and I think I will make a point to sit down and read his book again this week. Condolences to his family and friends at this very sad time.

Why should the brummie fans pay anything towards the clubs debt?, like most of the population they too will be counting their pennies.

Please let us know how you would do it? You mentioned we need to change the weather but hand on heart we’re going to struggle with that.

The only nonsense on here is YOUR TROLLING. It is factual that the meeting started at 20:05, I was their with several Belle Vue season ticket holders. Up to heat 9 the weather, although raining from heat 6 had not affected the racing with scores equal at 27-27. From heat 10 onwards races directly affected by the rain with 5-1 to Belle Vue in 3 consecutive heats. In the Premiership play off the races were affected by the weather and delays in having heat 4 interval to wait for the rain. All in all a lot needs changing with the way the meetings are run and a more professional approach. Particularly the weather and timing of breaks, frequency of tractor racing and much more. The crazy part of all this is the rose tinted glasses everyone appears to look at speedway at the moment in this country. It is on its knees and all and sundry think all is well, look at Birmingham and round the boards. Time to change with avengeance and put all behind that needs leaving behind including doddering trolls

You know fine that the GP will not have this type of management.You only had to see the on to see that.They done a great job in Challenging conditions.🤔

Arthur Payne 101 years today!