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Birmingham & maybe Sheffield

To be honest watering the product down & changing to 6 man teams isn’t the answer & similar ideas over the years are proof of that. To grow the sport its needs to attract the best & to be an ever improving product, the race to the bottom via diluting the product will only see the sport dye. Having said that with it looking certain that Birmingham will be no more at the end of this season & now question marks around Sheffield it does make you wonder if it’s all to late.

It does. To be fair to Louis he works exceptionally hard in all areas around the club to ensure it’s the best that it can be. A good friend of mine is looking to provide some sponsorship to the club & Louis has spent time talking to him on the phone to understand the business needs & has gone away to work out a package that works for both parties. A some point Buster had Guy Nicholls on board but managed to lose his support to Sheffield. What has been achieved at Ipswich over the past few years is proof that hard work pays off. Don’t forget in 2020 & 21 our box office signing was a way past it Jason Crump. Louis & Morris seem to be of a similar mindset hopefully it’s not too late for them to turn the tide with UK speedway. In the meantime as a Foxhall regular I’m just going to enjoy this Ipswich side & the likes of Doyle & Emil while the uk speedway model allows for it. It’s been a long time coming for the great days to return to Foxhall.

About as many as you’ll find on any uk track these days. Although credit to Louis he has spent the winter altering the track again. On the evidence so far certainly more racing lines just need a team to turn up who either want to or can race.

In that case wins of any kind become a bore!

Correct riders will ride where they want to & also where they are looked after. It’s not always about the have & have nots, Ipswich have enjoyed some of the best gates if not the best gates in UK speedway for a longtime. They have also always enjoyed good sponsorship backing from the local business community. It’s only the last 3 or 4 years that we have been competing. Trying to constantly weaken the product has gotten uk speedway to where it is today on the point of extinction.

I was really impressed with MJJ attacked the track & looked very good. Hopefully for Brum he’ll stick around! Brum put up the most fight we have seen at Foxhall so far this year. Rew however given he has spent 2 years on the heath was very poor, seems like Louis & co made the right call.

I was really impressed with MJJ attacked the track & looked very good. Hopefully for Brum he’ll stick around! Brum put up the most fight we have seen at Foxhall so far this year. Rew however given he has spent 2 years on the heath was very poor, seems like Louis & co made the right call.

Mind you if they did hold a major event at Foxhall, they could turn it into a weekend festival. Plenty of room for camping & the showground is just up the road.

Not always the case. Emil broke the track record the the first time he rode it. The Leicester track is a little like Ipswich some riders are beaten by it before they arrive. Quality, talent & throttle control will always shine through at Leicester & Ipswich.

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Leicester & Dickerson got that badly wrong & must be kicking themselves now. Louis & Hawkins seem to be fantastic judges of not only talent but attitude & personality. No pre Madonna’s just a bunch of talented, hardworking down to earth guys.

And the mighty referee 😀

It would be interesting to know how much each team costs to run. Take Ipswich &Oxford are we sure there is a massive gap in costs? Ipswich have Emil & Jason at the top end with the other 5 all brits. Ippo only fly Emil in each week the others are uk based & 3 of those with in 2 hours of Ipswich. Oxford on the other hand have to fly in Magic, Tungate & Gusts.

Thursday nights at Foxhall are even attracting some Lynn fans. They certainly appreciate all Ippo are doing.

One built to the limit one built 3 points under it. It’s a management issue.

Oxford did perform better than Belle Vue 2 weeks ago.

The two home meetings have both been in front of bumper crowds & the atmosphere particularly tonight has been superb. So yes we are enjoying it & so far seems to be attracting a fair number of non regulars. Tonight’s crowd was up on Belle Vue.

One thing is for certain the turnstiles are clicking, the opening two meetings have been staged in front of very healthy crowds!

We have just used the regulations & yes we have benefited from the Brit reduction, but we have built with 5 Brits. Other had the same rules to work with but chose other routes. Lets be honest whatever the regulations are Lynn historically build teams to challenge for last place 😂

Quite agree. We’re all well aware that things can go wrong after last season. So far this season the current reserves have been a major influence on the results while the top 2 get going.

I feel very lucky to be able to watch Emil & Jason week in week out not to mention 3 of the best young British riders out there. We’re also fortunate to have the most forward thinking & professional owner who gets great backing from local business. The future of the premiership at its current level could be in doubt if the rumours about Birmingham & now Sheffield having their stadium sold are true. Emil might choose not to ride in the uk after this season. I plan on enjoying the ride while these top guys are here. What makes it all the sweeter is knowing that there is one very bitter & jealous Belle Vue fan who can’t handle it!

Ironic as your team is one team who has displayed a ‘win at all costs mentally’ calling in the lawyers!

Doyle is on record saying he doesn’t want to go anywhere else. Emil was a free agent prior to the 2023 season anyone in the uk could have signed him. Louis put in the time & effort to make that happen & by all accounts had to win over Emil’s manager to make that happen. Did any other UK promoter think outside the box to try & sign him? I doubt it but if they did then he chose Ipswich over the others. It now appears that Ipswich is the only UK club he would ride for.

It’s quite clear that Louis won’t pay over the odds as he let Rew go because Brum offered him a better deal. In the time that I’ve been attending Ipswich they have been the opposite to cheque book speedway. One thing Chris has done is turn a well run club in to a highly professional outfit. You only need to look at the way they are all kitted out even down to matching club chairs for the pits. As for Tom I think it was clear he wanted to move to Ipswich & who can blame him wanting to be part of the most professional outfit in British speedway. If only the others & the sport in general could match it.