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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.

The main problem you’re having is Ged’s Loyalty to certain riders who are past their sell by date and have no improvement in them. Until he changes his philosophy then it’ll continue to be more of the same. Again, changes will almost certainly be made and trophies are handed out in October not March. Even if the team to start with isn’t to your liking, at least you have one of the best tracks in the country and are almost guaranteed to be entertained every other week. Lunna will love the Showground when he gets to grips with it it’s right up his alley. He’ll be a big favourite.

Nicholls if signed, will do well for the Panthers. But, that’s one rider who will take a hit on his average straight away which isn’t the name of the game. Not a chance he’ll even hold that average. As has been said though we know how Ged works by now and the Panthers team that finish the season will be much different and stronger than the one that starts! With fewer fixtures they’ll have to make sure they don’t give themselves too much to do though and make those inevitable changes as soon as possible.

Exactly my thoughts on first glance Baldy. Pretty sparse fixture list! Three weeks between some fixtures not just two. Pleased to see the 16 lapper back as well as the traditional Good Friday double header on the positive side. Surely they could have plugged those gaps with a couple more individual meetings? Billy Sanders memorial, Star of Anglia etc.. Also just noticed we face Lakeside in the KOC. Didn’t we have a bye in the first round and then face either Lakeside OR Peterborough in the second round?

It isn’t “stupid” at all! Everyone has their own way of doing things there isn’t a right or wrong way to do it. Chris Louis actually commented when he revealed the Ipswich 1-7, that although some clubs like to drip feed, he much prefers to do a full 1-7 reveal as soon as the signatures are on the contracts. That’s his prerogative and works best for HIM. Just because your promoter/Club prefers to drip feed, doesn’t mean the way Chris Louis prefers to do it is “stupid” There’s so much to be done over the winter that Louis prefers to get the team side of things out the way as soon as possible, and then concentrate on the business side of things like sponsorship etc. Each to their own.

CL is right in to his Twitter these days and is usually the first to “Like” retweet or comment when a club asset achieves something especially something as big as a national Championship. He’s done it with King, Paco, Gino etc etc. But yesterday when Rohan tweeted his delight at his victory, nothing from Chris whatsoever. Think that’s pretty telling! Ritchie one of the first to offer his congratulations though.

Anyone know if the track work is still going ahead? Pretty sure I read somewhere at the end of the season that they were going to bring in the kerbs on bends 3 and 4 this winter but heard nothing since. Bob can you tell us anything on this? Edit: Found it, it was actually bends 2 and 4 Louis hopes to do more track work in the winter, rounding off bends two and four to make it a more rounded circuit. Certainly the racing this year has been good, with riders starting to make the most of more space on the Foxhall track. “I just want to entertain the fans – and of course win,” Louis added. “I want to make Foxhall the best it can be, some of the racing on Saturday night, for instance, was really good.” http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/sport/speedway/ipswich-witches-for-the-premiership-in-2018-louis-won-t-rule-it-out-what-do-you-think-vote-here-1-5221673

Will definitely be your lot or Lakeside. Haven’t really got a preference as I’m looking forward to facing both. Didnt get the result but really enjoyed the cup final. Huge crowd and great atmosphere makes a hell of a difference. Hopefully the same on Good Friday.

Seeing a tweet from CL, he’s “hopeful” that we’ll have a Good Friday fixture this season. Wonder if it’ll be Lakeside or the Panthers.

Looks a pretty poor team to be honest. Can’t see it troubling the play off places.

Interesting that on the admission prices section of the website, they state that debit and credit cards are now accepted. About time too!