Arch Stanton

Crikey how tall is the German lad!!

Quite fancy Scunny myself. Manzarez, and then Nielsen at reserve could be huge for them

Good luck to the Diamonds in their quest to complete the team. Fingers crossed they can pull a couple of rabbits out of the hat and look competitive at the very least.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/0/2646057 Tuesday and Wednesday looks dry so far. Unless the track isn’t ready? Last update we had was that the track work wasn’t completed because of the poor weather and we’ve heard nothing since..

So press and practice this Wednesday as well as the meet the riders evening. Fingers crossed for some dry weather so the lads can get some decent laps under their belts.

https://ipswichwitches.co/wayne-bavin-presenter-foxhall/

Agreed. Kevin Long is a big loss no doubt about it.

So Wayne Bavin on the mic it is. Hope he does well. P.S Hope you don’t mind me linking your tweet Mr Long

At first glance I thought nah not for me. But looking again I’m not so sure! Always so difficult to get a result at Edinburgh and I expect that to continue. Honestly haven’t a clue where to place them in the table. Ruml looks an exciting signing though I think he’ll be a hit.

Baracus?

Good to read Guy Nicholls is sponsoring Cam this year and has already brought him a brand new engine with another on the way. That has to be a massive boost to him and will help him continue the superb progress we saw last year.

Any ideas?

Disagree personally. Hartel is a talented lad and was highly sought after when he burst on the scene as a 16 year old a couple of years back. He comes with a good pedigree at youth level and he reportedly has a very good set up and comes with top equipment which is half the battle. Now I could be vaulted in a month or two and look silly as he could always flop badly, but as it stands right now, I’d rather gamble on him than gamble on Nathan Greaves in the 1-5. We’ll soon find out.. edited to say I loved Greaves by the way. 100% trier who gave us a big boost at reserve last year after the blow of losing Hume.

Nicholls on the face of it is actually a poor signing. It’s not a question of IF he’ll drop his starting average, it’s a question of how much. I’d say around a point minimum. But having said that, I’m pretty sure Ged has a plan and there’s more than one way to skin a cat. Nicholls won’t be the only one to drop his average so I’m fully expecting a Kennett or another heat leader to replace a lower end rider after the first set of averages. Peterborough will then look a much better outfit and will challenge IMO. Will be interesting to see how much ground they’ll have to make up and if there’s time to do it with fewer fixtures. I wouldn’t rule them out though and like I’ve said before, trophies are handed out in October not March.

Looking forward to watching the youngsters with particular interest in Drew Kemp and Jordan Jenkins. Seen them do plenty of Foxhall laps already but not competitive racing so very much looking forward to seeing them.

Press and practice on the same day you reckon Badge?

Or more accurately, Championships and cups can, and sometimes are, won undersevedly with huge slices of pure luck. These predictions come up every year and are purely a bit of fun. This is a sport however where an overwhelming favourite can have their wheels well and truly come off after a single meeting.

Sad news indeed bruv, RIP Ron.

Raymond.

Stumbled across this on YouTube and definitely worth a watch. Some great racing on a Foxhall track obviously before all the alterations in recent years. Packed crowd as well. As they say, them were the days!

Track looks like the Showground from a few years ago

More pics of the track work courtesy of Stephen Waller. Looks plenty of room on those bends.

That’s some tail..

https://www.speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.33591 Well it’s the same “official” SGB Website that reported it incorrectly! Clearly states on their press release after the AGM Ipswich vs Lakeside or Peterborough.