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Now that Tom has confirmed he is having double surgery this winter to remove metal work from both legs could this have played a part in Mayfields decision not to renew his contract. Concerns over fitness and all that.

They are trying to arrange a meeting at which they will agree on a date for the AGM.

Thats would be a good team

It's probably a bit of both in reality but the jump from NDL to Champ is too big; as I've said elsewhere doubling up also needs to be brought under control and be a means of bringing on young brits and not topping up the salaries of Masters, Harris, Pickering etc. People find it hard enough to identify with their team and riders without doubling up/down. As for Championship RS's, absolutely agree.

Yes, I really think they need to dictate a dedicated development place at #7 for each team. I would insist they must get 4 rides too.

The Championship isn't too strong, it's the Premiership that's got weaker. It would help young riders develop if the Championship had rising stars.

So any guesses on the remaining 4 riders to sign for Redcar for the 2027 season that will be revealed at the Xmas PArty on the 5th December ? Most people have this septet down as the likely team 1 Charles Wright © 8.68 2 Jake Mulford 5.13 3 Jason Edwards 6.28 4 Jody Scott 6.00 5 Danny King 7.76 6 Ace Pijper 4.15 7 Charlie Southwick 2.00 40.00

I wish him all the best if thats the case, unfortunately he never really looked comfortable round Lynn after his nasty crash when he badly broke his wrist. Backed out of too many tight situations at the AFA last season and its probably a good move for him. Never really reliable on the smaller tracks either.

Mayfield doesn’t disappoint, means we won’t have you at foxhall

Be awesome if Belle Vue have secured Pawelczak, that’s absolutely the calibre of rider you’d hope the new u21 rules would/could attract over the channel to uk shores. Hope it comes to fruition

Daft as it will sound to the inward thinking majority who run this sport but we should all be working together to ensure Robert lines up at Kings Lynn. If done correctly the PR the sport in the UK could get from his presence as World Champion at his home town club could be priceless. Couple this with the blossoming career of Cooper and it’s a UK PR dream. I just cannot see the shortsighted self interested brigade backing this in any way.

It says, (copied and pasted from the digital edition) ”I’ve had talks with a few clubs now, so I’m definitely coming back to England but it is not sure yet which club that will be” Also says about his first time at Plymouth, “First time I went there, I didn’t know if it was a practice track or the real track!”

Speedwaywinner1993 talks a load of rubbish.

He seems the type of character that would thrive at having the extra responsibility of being at 1. Douglas made that jump this year after Fricke left and I think Pickering could do the same. Love watching him.

We are lead to believe that the rules are dependant on the number of teams who have declared they are riding. So there is no way it can be "as you were" necessarily. But my main argument is who took part in these discussions during the past months? Either we have an independent ruling body or all promoters should have a say. Don't tell me that all promoters have participated in the decision making process during this season for next year's rules and regs. And hey, are we allowed to know the process by which decisions are arrived at? I'm not asking for a running commentary. Just some transparency as to the who and how decisions are made. Am I unreasonable?

I attended the Manchester Storm v Cardiff Devils ice hockey match at the AO Arena in Manchester city centre on Sunday (1 November 2026) – and so did the majority of the Belle Vue Aces!! When I arrived at my seat, the big screen above the ice rink displayed ‘Today’s Game Sponsor’ with the Aces logo below it. Not having seen or heard anything about this happening, I was quite surprised. Before an ice hockey match, the two team captains and, usually, representatives of the game sponsors take part in a ceremonial puck drop. So, after both teams entered the rink, came the announcement:- ‘Today’s Game Sponsor is the Belle Vue Aces Speedway Team, the 2026 Premiership Champions. Please welcome out onto the ice Brady Kurtz and Norick Blodorn.’ My seat was on the back row of the lower tier with one of the hospitality boxes directly behind it. When there was a break in play after a few minutes, I thought I heard the familiar dulcet tones of Norick Blodorn behind me, and so I turned to look over and there indeed was Norick and Brady Kurtz – with Brady sporting a Storm replica away shirt. Then I could see Mark Lemon; Zach Cook; Tate Zischke and William Cairns were there also – along with a couple of faces I did not recognise. I wonder if one might have been ‘Chase The Ace’ in civvies?? I managed to exchange a few words with Brady & Norick during the break at the end of the first period, and the chap near me asked ‘Do you know those guys?’ I replied, ’They're members of the Belle Vue Aces speedway team, tonight’s sponsor’. ‘I’m not sure I know what that is’ he said, ‘Are they actually based in Manchester?’ I wasn’t sure then whether to laugh or cry!! LOL!! Anyhow, the drinks must have been flowing freely, as the cheering from the Aces box got louder and louder as the match progressed. Norick seemed to be acting as cheer leader as they were all joining in with the 'Let's go Storm, let's go' chants. Finally, at the end of the match, the man-of-the-match presentations (one player from each team) were done by Mark Lemon and Zach Cook. Maybe it wasn't the best time in the Ice Hockey season for this to have happened? The season goes on until May/June, so had the Aces done a sponsorship in e.g. late March, it would have been just about the perfect time to have incorporated some Aces ticket marketing to get some newbies (like that chap near me) to go along to the NSS and witness some speedway?

it was during the time Brady left and Chapman came back in if i remember correctly, i dont think it was the best of terms.

Senna Summers rides Sandy Lane better than Max Perry, other than that I’d be happy with that lineup

It helps a great deal when you are not forced to make changes due to the rules, something Belle Vue have had to do year on year whereas Ipswich only once at the start of ‘26. Considering the amount of changes the witches have made when not required compared to the few The Aces have made out of necessity I cannot say continuity is a word I would associate with the witches. There was the Covid year when Ipswich signed Jason Crump on an 8.21 average but as the season never happened it was carried over to 2021. When Louis saw his team didn’t fit he went to his cartel buddies and had Jason’s average changed to 8.00 rather than re jig his team as others had to. 😡 The only time recently that Belle Vue could have remained unchanged the cartel altered the limit forcing us into our regular change. https://ipswichwitches.co/2020-witchesjason-crump/ https://britishspeedway.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/p21_issue_1.pdf

Id go for loftus as RS, although personally id scarp it all together till we have a bunch of riders that are ready, throwing these lads in this season will do more damage than good, unless they change the race format and they only face reserves and 2nd strings

I like the sound of Flint and Thompson leading the line. I think there’s a lot of potential there and significantly more to come. Both continuing their development in the Premiership and abroad can only benefit us.

Emil has renewed his contract in Denmark. I think that rules him out not because of rule but because he is happy only doing Poland & one other league. From what he said during his time at Ipswich about spending time with his family I really can’t see him doing Poland on a Sunday the Uk on a Monday/Thursday & Denmark on a Wednesday. I’d have him back at Ipswich in a heartbeat.

Actually, small private limited companies like the BSPL do not have to hold an Annual General Meeting at all (unless their articles actually stipulate the need for one). If you did have an independent management committee they would have to report to somebody and that somebody would be the BSPL. It is very conceivable that the plans for next season have indeed (and hopefully) been discussed during the past months but there is no beneficial reason or requirement to inform others until all matters are in place.

ive already told you, we are respecting the riders that did so well last season, and rightly so despite some very high averages, they deserve a 2nd chance, if it dont work we will look at things mid season. mark loves continuity, and so do i, so while we will have the worst team on paper, its a team i will back as they brought so much joy last season

agreed, should never be able to drop below at least a four. i also think there should be two british riders at reserve at the start of each season.

Unless it's a combination of a hard no from him and difficulties with visas, I am amazed that no-one is pulling up trees to get Emil back in the UK, especially Ipswich. Mayfield's MO is to improve the product in this country and Emil literally puts bum on seats where ever he goes in this country.

Irritates the life out of me the Grmek is available on 3.56. The fact that assessed foreign riders can drop under their assessment figure ridiculous and detrimental to British riders. That said why are so many Brits failing to make any real impression in the CL? Foord and Hodder lack some technical basics and blow hot and cold, Perry always gets mentions but rarely delivers. Hagon and Smith have all the backing but miss something to progress. I question the 2.00 lower limit encourages riders to be signed but with a green light for failure rather than be aspirational it has an approach of anything scored is a bonus.

He would be a good signing, rides Belle Vue better than King's Lynn.

As I've done since 2020, my Teams and Fixtures blog for next season is up and running. So far it lists all known team squads for: All 3 Polish divisions Swedish Bauhaus Ligan Danish SpeedwayLigaen Additionally, all SGP, SEC, qualifiers, National Finals etc are also listed. Once the various leagues' fixtures are published, I'll also add these via the links on the right hand side, and hopefully it can help you if you have any planning for meetings over the upcoming summer across Continental Europe... https://speedwayteams2027.blogspot.com/

Much better, thank you! Will be checking the site a few times a week through the winter!

Doyle and musielak, I like Dan but rather he stayed at belle vue

This may be a daft question….. Why don’t clubs offer riders a multi year contract? Is there anything in the rule book which states that all rider contracts are for one season only? I assume that it’s due to the fact that there is a points limit and the constant messing around with said limit. If you give a rider a two or three year contract and their average increases significantly in the first season, then you have a problem particularly if it happens to more than one rider. The only solution is to do away with the points limit which of course would create different challenges and radically change the structure of the sport.

The good thing is, that anyone in the team has access to practice at home as often as they need, especially for new riders, last season our riders were offered the same, I believe that Mario declined the use of practice but the others did use it.

The speedway season never ends at the NSSC! All our guests give up their time to help the GB Young Lions. If you live within striking distance of Brandon Stadium come and give us a try. We are delighted to announce that Cooper Rushen is our next guest on 10th November. Then on the 24th November we are really pleased that Phil Morris will be our special guest. Everyone welcome. Come and help support the GB Young Lions. Only £4 entry. The meetings start at 8pm at the Brandon Club, Main Street, Brandon, Coventry, CV8 3HW

Yes it's poor but it looks realistic. 1. N-K. Iversen 7.11 2. A. Rowe 5.92 3. C. Harris 6.38 4. N. Klindt 5.76 5. J. Kvech 6.76 6. C. Rushen 4.74 7. J. Scott (RS) = 36.67

I don’t think it’s anything to do with money Robert has a wife and soon a child and a world championship with the schedule he had this year. Why would he want to change that and spend far more time away from home.

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Hardly subtle is it 😂

His "low" average certainly is something that belies his capability, especially around the NSS .. And riding Mondays/Wednesdays would knock plenty of Thursdays off his schedule, as it would be away only he needed to ride.. Obviously if he signed in Sweden then it would be the only Polish meeting he had to do on Thursdays which may be more appealing..? I think the UK does have an issue given it's two nights a week structure, especially as Thursday is so close to the weekend "high pressure" meetings, which can start on Fridays.. GP/Top Level riders seem to start to pick and choose their schedule the more they get older, and if you have done a fair few years in Poland as a HL in the top league, you will have earned some serious money, so maybe not the same need to travel around Europe any more than you need to..? And the old adage of having to ride in the UK to be World Champion is well debunked, (unless those two races BZ did for Birmingham made all the difference?) 😀, so the best young foreign riders are not coming over like they were, with many of them also getting some incredible Polish contracts due to their capability and demand for their services.. The UK is almost being squeezed from above and below, and given so many riders are now at the "veteran stage" over here it does need some radical change ..

We travel to home matches from Barrow due to work we cant make all matches, however may be less inclined to spend £50 on admission and £40 on diesel to see the Comets get thrashed, thats not to say we wont come but it is far more attractive to watch your side winning and being in the mix for honours

Don’t really think it could get much worse than this season, pal. The old trackrat has a very valid point about you.