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Where is the source of this concept coming from. Unless I am mistaken, The 2026 GP series will run pretty much in line with 2025 concept. Or put another way, your post is without foundation and is in fact utter garbage!

I would scrap all of the GPs. I am not sure that British Speedway has benefitted too much from having them. The old World Final was a much better way of deciding the World Champion than the GPs. However, we have what we have and I suppose we will have to put up with it.

Unfortunately we are where we are but I'd take 100% committed Simon Lambert over play off Bob every day of the week 👍🏻

When Plymouth changed nights from a Tuesday to a Saturday, their crowds increased by several double digit percentages .. Mainly families... Which suggested these people knew about Speedway but were not prepared to have their kids (and maybe even themselves), out late on a Tuesday... There is a reason Poland use Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the vast majority of their meetings, and it isn't to allow all the GP riders there, as, if they ran on Monday and Thursdays only each week, the GP riders would still be there due to the money... However... The fans wouldn't be there in the same numbers, especially the kids who make a up a decent portion of each crowd in Poland.. UK Speedway simply cannot be ran like a "proper team sport" so why keep trying? (The evidence even suggests they don't)... The 2nd tier ran a semi final in their flagship competition, with one team having three guests, yet I suggest the crowd wouldn't have been that different if Glasgow turned up with seven of their own riders, therefore just try and run as many meetings on whatever your "best" night is... The Aces for example would 100% get more fans on a Friday or Saturday night than they do on a Monday, given more families would go... Long gone are the days when you could take what you are watching "too seriously" in the context of a bona fide team sport, yet the raw material of the racing is as good as ever for me, (from Div One to NDL), so just run on nights you find most of your customers want to attend... The Entertainment Industry lives or dies by what it takes at weekend, not what it takes on Monday and Thursday... Plymouth changed nights, not riders, and their crowds have been quoted as doubled, with not one GP rider in sight, and often not even all their own riders there!!

Are all these returning GP riders going to ride for a lot less money, because if they don't we cant afford them

Interesting piece in this week's Speedway Star that the Ford's are pushing for 2H and 2A league fixtures for next season. This needs to happen and do away with the BSN series if needed imo.

But we have "RR and guests all over the place" now... So, no real difference other than running on nights that could attract a better crowd level...

And that benifits who ? Not even the hard core fans of the top 5 teams want a league with 5 teams or even 6 teams if they could pull one out of the hat, roll on next Wednesday I can’t bare anymore rumours cause that’s all it is at the moment but I can’t help but feel next season is going to be awful for British speedway at the top level

100%... You could have a very decent season of racing with "14 Simon Lambert's" riding each week...... And have a very similar crowd level, (after the initial novelty has worn off after about four weeks), that "14 Robert Lambert's" would deliver.... With one being very much more costly than the other, for very little difference in both the entertainment level and the size of the prize in winning.

Ive said it before and ill say it again, Simon Lambert has done much more for the sport than your inane and nonsensical posts on here ever will.

To add, my number one highlight was to the detriment of Belle Vue (sorry BV fans). The 2023 semi final at Belle Vue heat 15 for Emil and Doyle to come through and win vs Bewley and Kurtz was unreal, not many pairs do that to them at Belle Vue! And hats off to Bewley and Kurtz because they made that race amazing to watch. Four laps of total madness with emotions everywhere! What a heat that was.

In light of Andrew Bain's comments about 'something exciting happening for 2026'! Should this be moved to the Premiership section?

A bit harsh.... 'Arry, in that article, seemed to have an almost encyclopedic knowledge of the sport from the early 70's to the modern day...😉

...unless you're taking the p!$$.

And with 14 Robert Lambert's you wouldn't get a meeting until late August.

I think Scunthorpe is a bit too far North for Ablitt....but to be fair Watford is a bit too far North for Ablitt

Would love to have Mcdiarmid at Poole. Considering this guy was 17 in March and his first season in UK at Poole Stadium alone he scored a 4 ride av of 6.77 or 7.38 incl bp from 3 matches and 13 rides. Very impressive for a 17 year old in his first season. His GSA is only 5.18 and he rode in POL U24 Lge and finished runners up with Zischke in the Son FIM U21 World team Champ. Definitely got a future in the sport.

No need me and @lewyare best of mates 😃 well we are once a year when the Comets visit Plymouth and we catch up in person, then have banter on here with the 🤡 😁 😁

Hopefully Mr Dickson has realised the importance of contributions from a team's RS after the last two seasons. Ideally I'd like to see Dan Gilkes back or even Luke KIlleen. Frustratingly, we carried our No.7 throughout last season and still got within a whisker of doing the double.

Now then lads we don’t want any squabbling otherwise I will need to step in

I thought he only rode for Ipswich this year, unless I am going mad

Kettle, pot, black? 🤔😂

I got a sponsor at long Eaton in 1996 and he remained a sponsor till I retired in 2012 and even then I remained in touch till he passed away 2 years ago, I never asked anything of him and was very greatful for whatever sponsorship he gave me which over the 16 years was quite a fair bit,I think it’s called respect and although most riders are respectful I have seen a few over the years who imo took the pee

2025: 322 meetings 2004: 1095 meetings All-time high- 1300 in 1978. Sobering stats.

The fixture gaps are a problem retaining fans it would go along way too resolving it.Take the 3 BSN + the extras for the teams that made the Semi’s and it not that big a problem + some teams didn’t even have fixtures in Oct. Also the fans turned in Oct for Finals so can’t complain about the cold nights.

So why are Poole, Berwick, Glasgow and Redcar been complaining all season about too many long gaps between fixtures then

Phil Morris is interested in getting an app set up, so, if you want it to be an official app and to showcase your skills then you might want to contact him

Just like every year everything is rosy in the sport.It just the fans who can’t see that.🤔

Apart from his u21 win at Ashfield Sam Hagon hasn't really made any progress, in fact he always underwhelms, especially around Ashfield. I really thought he'd have kicked on by now.

It is going to be a news/scores app to make is easier to follow meetings live, check results, tables, etc as there isn't really anything like that at the moment. The Polish League have one (the app is just called Ekstraliga I believe) which would be a good indication of what I am aiming for. Also the Premier League football one as well as Fotmob are other good references.

Keep watching here or websites/social media all will be relieved in time, obviously your excited because you are on here talking about it 🙃

Says the bloke posting the garbage.

He’s only introducing a new burger van on the third bend for christ’s sake

And don't forget the ever powerful Michal Sikora will be in the background pulling the strings as much as possible,

No problem with RR as clubs are using their own resources to cover for injured riders instead of guests. What needs to be severely limited in order to help establish credibility of the sport is riders doubling up and the drastic reduction of guests.

You've posted more than one of these opinion pieces in the GP section and, while they're interesting, I've not seen anything to back them up. Yes, the Moto3 thing and the court case are real, but otherwise it seems to boil down to the fact you don't think it's possible to run a GP series with such commitments and that the GP calendar hasn't been announced. I'd say it's a reach to say the GPs will be reduced significantly in any way, and even more so that it would somehow benefit British speedway. I don't think riders have ever made fortunes from the GPs, that's what Poland is for, so taking an extra 20 meetings in the UK is hardly going to move the needle.

British speedway fans are a curious bunch. They’ve long lamented the decline of the sport, shouting loudly for change — yet the moment anyone dares to suggest or attempt something different, the very same voices instantly turn against it. It’s the living embodiment of that old saying: “If you always do what you have always done, you will get what you have always got” This insular, short-sighted mindset has become part of the sport’s identity in Britain. Instead of embracing progress, too many cling to nostalgia, treating innovation as some sort of betrayal. And heaven help anyone who dares to be optimistic — for in British speedway circles, positivity is often treated as heresy. Those who still see potential in the sport, who genuinely believe it can rise again, are mocked, attacked, or dismissed by a fan base that seems to draw pleasure from rubbishing the very thing they claim to love. If British speedway is to escape its slow decline, the culture around it must change first — from one of cynicism and self-sabotage to one of belief and boldness. Until then, the sport will remain trapped by its own spectators, let alone its promoters, who must be sick of the pessimism and negativity from within its own fan base! Knowing a little of the inner workings of British Speedway, I used to think some on the inside of the sport, promoters, officials etc were disrespectful when showing disdain for fans, but now, I understand it! Some of you would happily nail the coffin shut on the sport, purporting to want change, but not really, you would rather moan and whinge from behind a keyboard! British speedway's fans are its biggest asset, whilst simultaneously being its biggest weakness!

See it's taking over everything I try to right 🙃

Which of course, he had absolutely nothing to do with. It's ludicrous that anyone would have that mindset, although I suspect they are feeling a tad silly now. He was a breath of fresh air in the Premiership, and a fabulous lad to boot...

Just like the crap you put on another thread about plymouths main sponsor There is always 1

Antti is a real frustrating rider, often looks like an out and out Number 1 at Home. But away rode like a reserve most of time and averaged 4.71. Often finished 3rd in 5-1 defeats so I think the 4.71 away average flatters him. Would be a good signing for Scunny if all they are concerned about is winning at home and getting fans in. As I think they will really struggle away from home anyways with a big chunk of the points limit already used up, so might as well just try and rack 55+ point wins at home and build from there.

Because most of their sponsors are not Speedway fans who fancy giving their favourite rider/club a few grand a season.... Instead, they are major companies who only want to associate with ventures that have similar values and professionalism to themselves... With, in Poland, it being very much a commercial decision to have their name shown rather than a "oh look my company name is on the telly!"..

The more kids involved the better the crowd will be, give them something to want to go for....and it makes me laugh when i read"but its a school day tomorrow" but will quite happily take them to football which can finish past 10pm

Bring back proper race jackets, same as in the 50's, 60's and 70's. They looked good and made for a far better look than the flashy boring suits they wear today. As Marko says, "they all look the same". They have removed all sense of individuality from Speedway. Sad, I think, as that was part of the attraction of the Sport.

i paid £54 to fly to turkey, cost me £50 to get taxi back home from Manchester airport no more than 10 miles. mental

Worky I expect

Greed and a lack of both discipline and vision have got the sport when it is,unfortunately the sport is in a downward spiral and all decisions taken these days are reactive and not proactive and the deeper you dig into the sport the more you realise that downward spiral is of our own doing as much as we like to blame outside influence

There was a match presented to the paying public last week at Leicester. It was a double header Leicester vs Belle Vue in the NDL followed by Leicester vs Kent in the NDT. In the first match Leicester tracked 2 guests and R/R, Belle Vue 1 guest and R/R In the second match Leicester tracked 5 guests 1 of which didn't start and Kent R/R In the second match Leicester tracked 3 riders who were riding for Belle Vue in the first match. In the second match Kent tracked 1 rider who was riding for Belle Vue in the first match. The 2nd match was scheduled to start at 20:30 but didn't start until after 21:00 and the 2nd match was abandoned after heat 14 due to the curfew. I was toying with the idea of attending this as my last match of the season as it's a long close season. I asked Leicester Speedway a simple question on TwitterX of how much the admission price was only to get no reply... so I didn't bother. Everything that is wrong with British Speedway encapsulated in 1 night! And the powers that be are proposing business as usual as the cure... the sport is finished!