old bob at herne bay

dohhh, you know who I mean Daniel BEWLAY ... the bloke who rides for Belle Vue. Connor Rushen is always being mis-spelt. Along with that Australian fella Sedgeman ..I always got his name wrong.

Looks like being a top class field then 🙂 . There will surely be a bout of breakdowns en route preventing riders fro arriving at the "national speedway stadium" but being stuck on a Scottish tour. Surely they could give Bewdley the Belle Vue track expert the title and be done with it. The fixture planners have made a boo boo on this one , and they ought to come out and admit their error.

Milton Keynes ....last raced in Milton Keynes back in the early 90's ? Think i was a Hackney supporter then . Doubt there are many supporters who still have their programme boards from 30 years ago ? Guess t he Cobblers will be hoping that hte Stock Car supporters will transfer their allegiance to the 2 wheeled sport ?

2027 ! They’ve only just got 2026 coming up to the tapes ……..forward planning never a feature of British Speedway, and with this current lot clearly happy to flog the 3 league structure to death ( even losing the Ippo promoter this season) what makes anyone think 2027 will be any different to 2026? Of the starting 6 in 2026, it will be interesting to see how Northampton fare…… of the other quintet let’s see how their businesses run with no TV money and riders new pay deals. Doubling up and down should keep most of them happy. The Poles will have pulled up the drawbridge in 2027 so even fewer riders will be tempted to stay in the UK scene unless the6 cannot get a polish spot ( or don’t get paid in 2026) We might see some 100th anniversary racing in 2028 ……😂🤣

Let’s hope the BSPL have been explicit in stating the requirements for Northampton Cobblers speedway to be granted a licence, and we do not have any unforeseen delays.

As I have posted elsewhere it has to be the Cobblers ….as is the Northampton Town F.C. The track itself looks like a death trap for speedway with short I beams supporting cables on the perimeter. Will need some serious upgrading to provide a safer raceway. It looks as flat as a board and is allegedly nearly 400m a lap.

Good luck to the Cobblers …. Let’s hope they might attract some former Panthers fans back to the sport . Should get somenovelty value of fans from nearby Leicester, Ippo and Lynn taking a look at the track for the first time… but spectator facilities look pretty spartan standing on grassy banks on a cold evening. Memories of freezing on the grassy slopes of the Arena Essex racebowl.

Will their nickname be the “Cobblers”

Hard to see anyone beating BV in the prem? Kurtsy and Bewley top two will deliver.

Ah well, all is forgiven Chris. The Ippo fans will all return to watch whatever is served up in 2026 in a 5 team “premier” league. Slowly British Speedway continues its slide downwards…… another “exciting “ season lies ahead with a cobbled together 3 league structure until the next hiatus in 2027 when the Polish Leagues impose their restrictions on riders .

Thanks for the update …….theres still 3 weeks until the season kicks off so plenty of time .. let’s hope the team know when to turn up and who will pay their wages

been away for a few weeks .... any nes on Ipswich new owners ??? Any team news ??

All this alleged money being “lost” every year ! Yer still they come back every season for another loss ……are they really making a loss ???

All this alleged money being “lost” every year ! Yer still they come back every season for another loss ……are they really making a loss ???

One must only assume that the riders named on here that are not “ fixed up “ have a secret verbal agreement in place with “Ed?” Pending formal approval of purchase of the tractor air fence and starting gate and some brooms .

Now that the excitement has died down 🥱 It is disappointing to see that there is still a fixation on the 15 heat formula for ALL meetings in all leagues in the UK. why? Could the 5 team PL be made a little more intersting byusing a different race formula for the B fixtures ? Or a different formula for the P.offs ? Lack of imagination.

Another factor is the age profile of speedway supporters. As folks get older they don’t turn out for every meeting in poor weather to stand outside in often spartan conditions on cold evenings to watch the stop start racing punctuated by all too frequent delays . With each passing year, I would suggest there are fewer “hard core” fans who will turn up every meeting .

Teams instead now flooded wih mediocre europeans and australian riders.

Dick Lawson seems not be fixed up in the PL Jamie Lidsley seems to be going well in Australia and released by the National Speedway Stadium.

Ipswich fans must be delighted to hear that they will be running in the 5 team PL next seson 🙂 They jsut need a new owner and 7 riders and all will be fine. Kings Lynn fans must be worried t hat they will no have to finish in the top 3 to get a coveted p.OFF place.

Similarly Wookieboy Don as you can probably guess, my team closed down way back when and I have been a roaming supporter of various clubs around London and the Sout East clubs until my health and patience and lack of clubs enforced my retirement. The last vestiges of any competitive speedway in the SE now appear to have been snuffed out at Kent "Eagles". I remain very critical of the BSPL who seem to operate their businesses as almost a secret society, unable or unwilling at EVERY opportunity to use the power of the media to publicise the sport. A few more press releases would at least get out the message that there is speedway still in existence in the UK.

Sorry Wookieboy Don , I strongly disagree. In view of the parlous state of UK speedway, an interim statement should have been issued to all media channels . If nothing else to confirm that the meeting has at least taken place yesterday ! Sadly this poor PR typifies the running of the sport in the UK nowadays. A publicity opportunity lost.

I heard rumours that the age had been postponed to later this month . So no idea if there was an agm today or not . There’s no rush . With 4 or 5 teams the season could start in June and be finished By August

Barnsley chops on the menu for lunch. black smoke from the chimneys

MMmm ....choice of 3 others other than Godgrey then ?? Votes please on the back of used fiver to the BSPL