THE DEAN MACHINE

It’s trivial, at this point in time we haven’t got a sport, we need to sort that out before we even contemplate how teams are made up

Unless someone is on a wind up which is possible although they not known for their sense of humour we are heading for something really big, I don’t know what it could possibly be,all the rumours I hear are 2026 the same as 25 but with less teams which is a thoroughly depressing thought and imo is going to continue the demise of British speedway, I hope there is an idea out there somewhere to drag us out of this mess the sport finds itself in my

You are right I don’t know that and I’m not party to any official information regarding speedway futures or the bspl although I do hear things which I know are true and either don’t make sense or are troubling

But my point being most of the BSPL members seem to have been cut out the deal and they will have to accept whatever crumbs they are offered

By the sound of it that’s exactly what British speedway will be getting but I’m sure the sail off into the sunset will be a pleasant one for the few, Harry Redknapp doesn’t give a flying F**k about speedway and he does nothing for nothing

So basically some of the BSPL have set up a company (speedway futures Ltd)to get a media deal for British speedway which they will sell to themselves (BSPL) and keep a finders fee for themselves (speedway futures )excluding the rest of the BSPL from the profits or have I got that wrong ?

What is the actual job of speedway futures Ltd ? Are they running British speedway ? Are they trying to find a sky sports type deal for the sport and then sell it to the bspl (themselves) and keep a finders fee like Russel did last time ?

5 teams won’t work, surely they know this, at this rate by 2027 we will have the equivalent of the Oxford/Cambridge boat race

Congratulations to Redcar, well deserved

I think the current rev limiter is set at 12,500, on track with the drag of the wheel they rev to about 10-11000 at most British tracks,at the start line without the drag of the wheel they rev to about 12,000 but sometimes you can hear some riders hit the limiter, without the limiter they would probably hit 13,500 revs

The sport is in a real mess at the moment

3 riders of the modern era that stand out are zmarzlik who rides like he is stretching his throttle cables but very tidy and smooth, sayfutinow who rides with his body very upright on the bike even at the start gate and bewley who you can tell he has a motox background because the way he rides the bottom of the fence like a berm in motox

Yes

He said he had a spin last year in Queensland for the first time since he retired and it was a disaster

Jamie habbin messaged me a few weeks back about a bike I was selling and he was surprised I remembered he was the pink panther saying that was a lifetime ago

I keep seeing various fights at ice hockey matches, so I asked some ice hockey fans do the players get fined or get any form of ban if they fight and the reply was no it’s practically encouraged, although if you have too many fights you gets points and then get a match ban, so why do we take such a pussyfooted approach to any kind of handbags

I’m riding something better than a Wessie now, I’m riding a 1952 jap 4B, I will be having a blast up in those hills soon

I agree with this, running a league is not really their thing but running something like the GP is but there are a couple of things which are odd like Redknapp asking Hearn and doing the publicity pics and then 3 of the shareholders in speedway futures Ltd are sport management people including ex motox rider Jamie Dobb, why ? Do they know something is coming ?

If people think a speedway track is something they don’t want there is a new menace coming down the road for green belt land and that is solar battery facilities and there is one being proposed about 5 miles from the proposed cradley track although it does fall under another council and they are going to spring up all over the place over the next 5 years ruining the green landscape

Non except the track, maybe changing rooms as a permanent building, the rest will be containers for storing equipment, it will look similar to Workington which to anyone who has been there looks like a country park with a track in the middle, you won’t see it off the road and wouldn’t know it was there, no it’s not straightforward and the council certainly aren’t making it straightforward

Recorded another podcast tonight should be out Friday,,listen to our points and views,agree ? Disagree?

It’s not Dudley council so it’s not even something they had 40 years ago

Oh sorry, it’s today’s paper, Harry Redknapp asking Barry Hearn to make speedway great again

Yes but that’s not an issue for a sports facility and it’s private land

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