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Congratulations to Mark and the whole team at Plymouth who obtained a notable achievement on Saturday by having a record attendance for over 10 years in the defeat against the Pirates. Fantastic for a sport that needs positive news stories to see a club going in the right direction and the swell of momentum behind the club within Plymouth. It's fantastic to see and long may it continue.

Let's be honest, the "improvements" made have pretty much all been suggested on here down the past few years... All very basic, cosmetic changes... Fundamental change was never going to happen, given so many promoters are quite content with their lot... Fans say that want to see the sport have credibility, integrity, and able to be taken seriously, however, to be fair to the promoters, I have never seen those apirational aims ever being quoted from themselves as objectives to be achieved... To run UK Speedway "properly" as a team sport, takes more money, and also, brings close scrutiny, which UK Speedway doesn't stand up to well when it happens.. Phil made those obvious, quick win, changes, (which was more than had been done by others), however, ultimately, those running UK Speedway know that their skill sets are not what the sport needs, (hence it is where it is), but definitely won't relinquish control of it to someone else who may be able to lead it in delivering its true potential... I presume the lack of a TV deal meant no more job for Phil? As, again I presume, this helped pay his salary?.. The sport, 100%, needs grabbing by the scruff of the neck, with someone showing ambition, vision, and drive... It sadly just will never happen...

... and Workington... and Scunny who had doubts surrounding their return... and Edinburgh who seemed set to lose their stadium a couple of years back (and who knows whether that one has well and truly gone away). And if you count going quite well, a league of just 9 teams and having lost Somerset, Newcastle, Rye House, Birmingham, Stoke, Sheffield, Leicester, King's Lynn & Ipswich over the years as "doing quite well" that's a very strange measurement. Poole & Glasgow are "going quite well", I'd say the rest are clinging on by their finger tips! Mr Morris also engaged with the fans, I personally spoke with him on the phone after the play off semi debacle a couple of years back. He set up the fans forum with fan representatives and I know of others who he has reached out to when they have been ignored by individual clubs. You may reply "what actual good did that do?" but as @mikebv said he picked and addressed all of the low hanging fruit, anything more radical he was never going to be allowed to do with no stake in the sport financially.

Do you work for the BSPL? Old fashioned, outdated, and unwilling to change..

If he's gone I think its a great shame he brought ideas and professionalism to the Premiership and having the guy who directs the GP series could only be a good thing. Assuming he is still involved with Speedway Futures and that still has legs then hopefully we haven't seen the last of him.

Absolutely bonkers ruling. If not enforced anywhere else then it’s a joke to be enforced here. should be enforced worldwide.

Let me guess the fan was 60 plus and wanted speedway to go back to the good old days

Well they have announced the team for Wednesday, they would not do that if there was doubt it was happening.

I was there too, over the moon that it's back. Probably the healthiest crowd I've ever seen which was lovely to see. It was bitterly cold though with a relentless freezing wind that just didn't give up. Me and my dad had to leave after heat 12 because the cold won, but we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and can't wait to go back for more. For those who are already moaning about it or have negative comments to make, please keep them to yourselves. The people that have poured their hearts and souls into brining Buxton back from the dead would be hurt to see this, and we should be supporting new tracks coming into the sport, no matter what your opinions are.

He made the clubs adhere to a schedule to speed meetings up with set grading breaks. Introduced the centre green clocks. Had the sponsors banners made up in the pits so every club looked the same. Brokered deals with riders to ride in the premiership. For the grand final he had a magnificent looking stage not made of three pallets. Pyrotechnics and flames. Spoke to save Coventry stadium and offered to buy Ipswich with his own money. Introduced the media day. but apart from that not much. now the sport is imploding and going backwards under the current regime

Even for 2026, Phil has been a great advocate for British Speedway Premiership and has done lots of work behind the scenes which most people simply do not see. Always knowing that his role of Chief executive wasn’t to continue this year due to lack of money He was instrumental in keeping Ipswich going including being part of a consortium that made an offer to keep it going if Mayfield deal had fallen through. Has also had a a lot to do with the opening of Northampton giving guidance of what was required to get Speedway running along with being involved in the negotiations with stadium owners and management . There has been some failures previously maybe the loss of TV deal being the greatest but he did explore various options but none could be got over the line for various reasons. It has not been helped by some promotions not backing him fully. He wanted to modernise the product to try to get in new fans and sponsors some of which cost money like for tv meetings having a set presentation team and DJ, Lights and fire cannons on centre field but certain promotions wouldn’t back this and could even be objective like refusing to move advertising A boards for tv meetings and not even keeping the league sponsorship ones clean. Phil was also key to a number of top names returning to the UK like Woofy , Janowski and Lindgren along with brokering deals for Lambert and Dudek to ride for clubs to then back down on the deals

I think it’s more likely to get the last BSN meeting done than anything sinister against Berwick. If the BSN meeting is not run until later in the season it could screw up the whole competition.

Oxford has always been the priority, Berwick is/has merely been Oxford B However it is besides the point right now really, I’d rather see Oxford continue on and have them running, it would be another devastating blow to British Speedway if they can no longer run.

We have ordered 1 day of baking hot sunshine. Not sure which day or if its a Sunday 😁

Really hope that doesn’t bite you in the ass one day

I think Poole will hit the 60+ mark with Pickering scoring 50% of Scunthorpe’s points.

Fricke, Bewley, Kurtz and J.Holder should all average around 11 this season. Then a wide gap down to 8.

Friday’s line-ups Leszno v Czestochowa start time 5pm UK time Leszno 9 Piotr Pawlicki 10 Kolodziej 11 Ben Cook 12 Rew 13 Zengota 14 Parnitskyi 15 Mania 16 Czestochowa 1 Tungate 2 M Hansen 3 Miskowiak 4 Szostak 5 Lidsey 6 Karczewski 7 Ludwiczak 8 Wroclaw v Zielona Gora start time 7.30pm UK time Wroclaw 9 Kurtz 10 Janowski 11 Kowalski 12 Bewley 13 Laguta 14 Andersen 15 Kowolik 16 Zielona Gora 1 Kubera 2 M Curzytek 3 Lebedevs 4 Madsen 5 Prem Pawlicki 6 Hurysz 7 McDiarmid 8

Its the right decision but way too late after advertising tickets etc for the last 3 days

I think we all hope so.

Full statement for anyone unable to see: "🗞️ 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗢𝘅𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝘅𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗵𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 “You will be aware that over the weekend there have been a series of meetings following the termination of the deal between SIS and Oxford Greyhounds to stream racing from the BetGoodwin Stadium. “Inevitably that decision and subsequent ongoing negotiations impact on Oxford Speedway and I can confirm that Wednesday’s BSN Series meeting between the Cheetahs and Plymouth will not go ahead. “We will, however, travel to The Coliseum on Saturday night to face the Gladiators with the visit of Poole next Wednesday opening the official home season at the BetGoodwin Stadium. “Plymouth – and I must thank Mark Phillips for his understanding and co-operation on this – will now visit Cowley on April 22 to compete the BSN Southern Section fixtures – a date Berwick were due to travel south to fulfil a Championship fixture on. “That fixture will be re-arranged for later in the season. “With complex and involved negotiations between a number of stakeholders, including ourselves, on-going and the added inconvenience of a double Bank Holiday I did not feel it was possible to run Wednesday’s meeting. “I firmly believe that it is short-term inconvenience which will have long-term and far-reaching benefits for Oxford Speedway and Oxford Stadium. “British Speedway Promoters Ltd and the Speedway Control Bureau have been kept updated regarding the situation, as has Oxford Greyhounds. “I know there has been much online speculation and a lot of misinformation posted “as fact”. “We will keep our loyal supporters and sponsors updated via the club’s official channels.” Jamie Courtney, 7 April, 2026 #OxfordSpeedway | #BritishSpeedway🇬🇧"

Complex negotiations are ongoing Fingers crossed for a success resolution

I agree, but we’re just the paying public so if you don’t like don’t come along simple…..🤦‍♂️

This site is a a microcosm of the running of the sport as a whole. Anyone who brings up an issue by a club whether that be poor racing/track prep, running outside the rule book or poaching riders, to give a few examples, immediately gets berated by home fans who’s desire to back their team trumps the greater needs of the sport as a whole. The most irritating thing is the very issue they are defending soon becomes wrong when another team do it. This yo yoing of morals is indefensible in my eyes and renders any point of view they have, moot due the biased nature from where it is comes from. “It’s ok for me and my mates to do these things but not you, especially if it gives us an edge.”This is not only where we are now but also where we have been for years and the reason good people have walked away from the sport. We don’t aspire to match the best but prefer to pull the rug from under them. The current pushback has already started and I fully expect it to succeed.

Would tend to agree,also being back up by Generous Supporter Club Donations by loyal speedway fans. problem being if they decide they have had enough it’s hard to say where the sport will end up.Most of said Promotions are knocking on in years.

Yes, but don't let that get in the way of all the potty-posters in here, Speedy!

Yes that is exactly the clip I had seen, it looked horrific. I think the only way to avoid that exact scenario is banning pit entrances on corners. Easier said then done though. As a matter of rider protection I think any fence lifting is a huge issue. It’s never going to be a safe sport but more needs to be done to mitigate risk.

You could come up with a formula that provided excellent exciting racing surrounded by an enjoyable race night experience at a price point fans where happy with in a packed stadium and all the other utopian ideals in place but in speedway if it came from a team or person you didn’t like, holes would soon be picked however invalid they may be and the whole thing would fall apart or not get off the ground to start with. Petty bias is the underlying issue with this sport where competition spills off the track, into the boardroom and onto the terraces. An independent body would be fine as long as it’s your independent body and the pushback against those who’s face doesn’t fit no matter how fine their ideas is alarming and sole destroying for a sport that is absolutely required to work together.

Pretty routine win for the Witches in my opinion, I think our reserves will take a while to settle and Ben doesn’t traditionally do very well at Foxhole. 54-36

I have no idea where this multi millionaire came from, he allegedly only ever spends other peoples money and it is a fact that he often enjoys having a bet, seems this time his gamble has come unstuck.

1. Bewley 8.64 2. K Howarth 5 3. Flint 5.05 4. Musielak 6..63 5. Kvech 6.91 6. Helstrom Bangs 4.5 7. Edwards RS 36.73

They are struggling with this everywhere so it's something that needs looking at very closely. Mencel went underneath the fence on Saturday in Ostrow because it doubles as the pit gate. Anywhere you have a pit gate on a bend you cannot dig down the required level or anchor it the same as other panels so that area has massive vulnerability.

Dave, I think I can reply on behalf of some of those who have poured their heart and souls into this, if its a genuine complaint or suggestion of which can be addressed please by all means contact the club and we will see if we can fix it. If its a moan about the weather or the price of the outside catering, there's not alot we can do. I know there was a starting gate problem and the P A wasn't the best, however everyone keep turning up and you will see improvements every time you come.

'Post of the week' so far

Have to agree, when i was down in Cornwall many businesses didnt accept cash, when i encountered one i just cancelled the order and walked out, i always to prefer paying cash, use it or lose it.

Mines invested. I never have cash always pay by card

while I think Mulford is a fair shout, I can understand Joe T because he's got experience at Leicester, Foord could improve but he's currently only a Champ reserve, so not on the level of the aforementioned duo yet.

With the Championship "product" solely reliant on being subsidised by the top tier also paying the same riders that the Championship want to use... Crowds of 600/700 would only support NDL racing, and not support top tier HL's leading their teams... One Big League was suggested, and, personally, with so few teams in total, I feel that would resonate to a wider public number, however, the logistics would mean it couldn't happen as these teams with 600/700 crowds couldn't afford to solely pay top tier HL's who no longer could double up... Hence, two tiers will need to remain... With the tail wagging the dog...

Will be a shame 100%. Who else that isn’t tied to their own club is there to oversee the running of things? Bit of a worry tbh.

Agree and I think we’re all intrigued and looking forward to seeing PHB ride on Thursday. It’s the one signing that has generated a bit of interest and without him, it would all have felt a little flat with all due respect to the others. I’ve said it before, but I’ve always wanted to sign a Rew/Bangs every winter because it freshens things up and gives us someone new to run the rule over. We recycle the same old riders here generally and we know everything about them, what they can do, and how they ride. Bangs gives us that element of the unknown which is exciting. Impossible to predict how he’ll get on mind you. Seems a talent and a good signing on the face of it, but then again I thought Francis Gusts was a good signing for Oxford and he turned out to be awful so you never can tell.

Would Aces have won with Kurtz & Blodorn.. who knows. Guessing we hope Lions get aggregate win over Tigers. Strength in depth teams can prevail but isn't great having a Bewley. Hope he was as entertaining tonight as he was at midday. Jeppeson is an untidy uncompromising sort, but he's much more useful than I gave him credit for.

Nobody is to blame, just a racing incident. Always liked Tobi, he was liked by everyone at Poole, his injuries are horrific and we all hope his recovery goes well.

Any more news on the lucky replacement? Also no disrespect to Tom who is trying his best, but I really do think a change to Max Perry would bring a crucial extra 3-4 points per meeting

Oh really thanks, although I'm sure I saw a result from Germany that he was competing in🤷‍♀️🤔

Never rated Dickson as a TM and he is a bit like Rossiter and picks his mates

They looked poor on paper and so it has proved on track. Why they went for JT as a replacement for Gilkes I'm not sure, they turn to the same old riders every time 🤷‍♂️

Well myself for one is highly delighted- Marcelina speaks great English and knows how to present and interview , so yes very happy.

With respect to the youngsters that night, it’s night and day compared to what he’ll meet on Thursdays. Worlds apart. Rushen was beaten that night by Trigger, Loftus, and twice by Mulford who he didn’t look close to competing with. Let’s not forget Mulford has a Championship average over two points LESS than Ipswich #7 and rising star, Edwards, let alone a Swedish U21 Champion. That’s the scale of what he’ll be up against. I’m not saying he won’t get in amongst them as he’s clearly a talented boy, but he shouldn’t be expected to beat either at this moment but as I say, that doesn’t mean he won’t. He’ll have better opportunities on the horizon against weaker reserve pairings but he’ll be up against IMO the strongest reserve pairing in the league currently. Having said that, he’d do well to stay completely clear of Bangs while he’s getting to grips with Foxhall! Could be a very interesting spectacle watching his early heats on Thursday which is the main reason I’m taking the trip across to give him a look.

My biggest fear is losing mayfield due to the cartel.

The newcomer wouldn’t ask that question because he/she/they/them/it wouldn’t have a clue who Brady Kurtz was.