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To be honest there needs to be a way that in the event of the meeting being postponed any travelling supporters are entitled to a refund. That way you may encourage additional supporters to a travel. Yes you would still be out of pocket for the fuel & food etc but at least the admission fee would be coming back to you.

UK speedway was never ran professionally & the great chance of creating a future was blown when the Sky money was wasted. The fact that the poles have a product that attracts huge crowds, investment form business & more than one tv company broadcasting the league live is down to their hard work & running the sport professionally.

If the regs stay the same I think we could have the same 1-7 next year as we have now.

I’d be happy with that Ipswich team if the regs stay the same which I think is unlikely.

Unfortunately Dean I think you are right. The writing is on the wall for the whole of uk speedway. A very sad state of affairs that the sport finds its self in. A shadow of its former self & light years away from the Torun v Wroclaw match on Sunday. I really hope that a way can be found to turn the fortunes but I believe it’s to late.

Possibly Ipswich

Wouldn’t go anywhere near Magic he has been shocking this year

Definitely not passes on lap 1 are just the first part of the race settling down. I learned that this from a very experienced speedway mind on here.

We failed badly as a team getting beat by Lynn in the cup semi, that’s why I am personally not feeling over confident.

The inconsistency of the Ipswich team still concerns me…..I am not counting my chickens yet.

Lots of questions going into this. Can Dan Thompson re find his early season form, Will Edward’s best his opposite number & can Brennan find some consistency. The Witches should pick up the bonus point but at the moment seem to have found some inconsistency & are certainly making hard work of things at time. For Leicester the big question is how will Becker far. Should be a good match fingers crossed the Witches find their early season form.

Ipswich is certainly more of a community club. They get decent coverage on both local radio stations, Louis or Hawkins are normally on there at least once a week, also BBC Suffolk usually have a recap on the speedway during half time on their live ITFC match commentary. Louis has also done well in not only keeping the locally based sponsors but attracting new ones this season. I think it also helps that Louis is local so understands the town & the Louis name is still well known. As a local lad Ipswich legend & his main income the guy is passionate eats & breaths speedway. Above all he is very approachable. If only we had more like him.

Great meeting & a great result enjoyed by a large crowd. What more do we want. The move to number 2 seems to be paying dividends for Ellis but has he also had a change of equipment? The form of the reserves is a little concerning at the moment but overall we can’t complain.

Great meeting & a great result enjoyed by a large crowd. What more do we want. The move to number 2 seems to be paying dividends for Ellis but has he also had a change of equipment? The form of the reserves is a little concerning at the moment but overall we can’t complain.

A minimum of 3k I would say. Louis does something right.

With Jenkins making his comeback back at the weekend, do we reintroduce Jordan one Edward’s 28 day deal expires or has Edward’s done enough to keep his place?

I for one hope that Emil will be back again next year. I’m still not convinced the league structure in the uk next year will allow his return. Having said that if the structure does & his schedule allows I’m convinced we’ll see Emil back again. I’m not convinced he would rider anywhere else in the uk either.

Given that a lot thought it was going to be a whitewash I thought it was a decent meeting. Looks like some are riding with next year in mind. A big if but if the league structure stays the same in 2026 then Jenkins at 6 Edwards as rising star Thompson in the top 5 with one of King,Ellis or Brennan to move on. Or if rising stars are scrapped then the same top 6 with either Edward’s or Jenkins at 7.

To be honest I didn’t see Ellis, King, Brennan,Thompson, Lawson, Kildermand, Klleen or Wright wobbling around. Edward’s & The number 4 from Oxford did struggle a bit but it certainly wasn’t wobbling around. Plenty of criticism always thrown at the Ipswich track however plenty of riders seems happy to ride fro Ipswich & our gates are by far the healthiest in the league. We can’t all have the council build us a shiny new stadium.

Image if speedway had drawn in decent crowds consistently & was a consistently profitable business, not subject to massive booms & busts. Ipswich would be one of the best tracks in the world. Foxhall built as a speedway stadium in 1950 the track was what is now the stock car circuit. Unfortunately due to the sport losing popularity in the 60s speedway closed & the stocks carried on, eventually seeing the circuit covered in tarmac. If the money was in speedway I’m sure that the current lease holders would happily have the speedway track reinstated on the outside, or the speedway would actually be able to afford to operate the stadium theirselves. Given none of that will happen we have to make due with what we have & feel content that we have one of if not the most forward looking & professional promotions, while also enjoying the best crowds in the uk.

Or it encourages team riding so one doesn’t just clear off & forgets about his mate. Same scoring as used in the old best pairs competition back in the day. I used to love that.

No Romance Tungate….. gutted 😭

I’ve given the speedway authorities plenty of stick over the years. Plenty of daft regulations golden doubles aka the twit hat, green helmet colours the home team riding with numbers 8-13 then some that are still with us out of control doubling up, guest feats the list goes on. However the super heat does add something, some drama & atmosphere. It’s the one change over the last 30 years that actually adds something positive.

next week gate positions are being decided using the medium of dance.

Until they don’t, which in speedway happens quite a lot.