StevePark

Launched in 2014, the North of England Speedway Launch was an idea by the late Bob Tasker (GRT Media) and it has happened every year since.

I know it's a different league, but Newcastle (in the SGB Championship) have brought back 6 of last season's 7 for 2017. Similarly, Scunthorpe are bringing back the whole 7 who finished 2016! So it does happen occasionally!!

Fixtures update (kind of!): https://twitter.com/SpeedwayGB/status/829613009966419968

It goes down to the league that the owning club rides in (in the example you give, Workington would have first choice as Edinburgh ride in the Championship, along with Workington). I haven't seen anywhere (yet), what happens in the end of season play-offs, but I'm presuming it will be the same as throughout the season, so see above! Unless they decide a rider rides for the home team in both legs, which would make even more of a mockery of the whole thing!!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article-3209003/Sky-Sports-vs-BT-Sport-broadcast-rights-battle-intensifies-bring-guide-showing-sports.html

Copied and Pasted from the Daily Mail web page under the story "Sky Sports vs BT Sport: As the broadcast rights battle intensifies we bring you the full guide to who will be showing which sports" MOTORSPORT Sky Sports hold the rights to show live coverage from every Formula One race of the calendar until 2018 as well as GP2, GP3 and Elite League Speedway. The only slightly worrying thing is, the story is from August 2015!

The Ben Fund Bonanza is held every year all around the country and is being 'shared about' every year. Every track has a collection every season for those who wish to donate and cannot attend the meeting at the start of the season, also, you can donate directly, as already pointed out, so ample opportunity for everyone to make a donation.

Around 40,000 fans would disagree with you.

This week's Star has George saying that we will "NOT be at home to Workington on the 23rd, with the week before (16th) being the likely date." It also says, "expect more changes to the fixture list, once clubs have liaised with each other."

The agreement with Sky, is that there must be at least 8 teams in the top flight. Whilst there was uncertainty over Belle Vue, Leicester and Coventry (that would leave 6 if none came to the tapes in 2017), then there was uncertainty over Sky showing speedway in 2017. Thankfully, all uncertainty about Coventry and Leicester is now over (and hopefully Belle Vue too), so Sky will continue to show speedway in 2017.

Used a few times in the NL last season by teams.

Coventry run in 2017. Sharing with Leicester while Brandon is sorted out... http://www.speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.31780

They are appearing (rather slowly!) on there now. Although why it has "Border Trophy" next to the Scunthorpe away fixture on Bank Holiday Monday 29th May, is a bit of a mystery!!

https://twitter.com/EdinMonarchs/status/824607078463533057

So why have they scheduled Glasgow vs Berwick (and no one else)? Unless Glasgow and Berwick aren't going to be in the Fours (8 teams left), but I doubt, if only 8 teams are going to be in the 4's, Glasgow would be one of the teams missing!!

Especially when we don't have a fixture planned for 16th July (only meeting that day is Glasgow vs Berwick). Added to that, the 23rd is also the World U21 Final Round 1 at Swindon.

If they are "100% sure of the facts," what exactly are they afraid of? Genuine question (I realise it's a question which only Mr Rising can answer).

Ipswich have Tweeted that the fixtures will be released at 9am on Tuesday (24th). https://twitter.com/ipswichspeedway/status/822782018568224768

Scroll down towards the bottom this from the Speedway Star from May 2016: https://reader.exacteditions.com/issues/51171/page/2

https://twitter.com/Simon_Stead/status/803573194254786561

That's March 2018

Aye, Forgot about Windsor!

Smartar*e

That's mainly because some racecourses are left-handed and some are right-handed (with one figure of 8 track). You only go one way round a speedway track

2pts.