old bob at herne bay

and I wouldn’t be reading too much into Matt Fords return to the Uk , other than the rules of residency surrounding Brexit. I guess Matt prefers to remain a UK citizen , rather than. French citizen .

Oops , they made a mistake there then , Its BRADY KURTZ. 🙂 Dont know a Brody in speedway ?

Jeez, after 65+ years of supporting the sport ..... the computer tells me I am now a rising star !!!!! A b***y rising star I should be a World Champion by now ( at Wembley over 20 heats) Must be a ruling by the BSPL

10% reduction on your season ticket 😃 Welcome to the world Brady , following in the footsteps of your namesake Brady Kurtz I guess ?

I'll be monitoring the BSPL website closely all day on the 7th . its on my phone calendar with an alert . Will it be the famous five, the super six or the magnificant seven.

How could we forget Squire (aka Split) Waterman . A character he was. A pretty good speedway rider. 🙂 Think the key point you correctly state is AFTER Speedway. Lived out a quiet life in sunny Spain 🙂 Think the Vintage Speedway Magazine did an interview with him in Spain.

Hagon Hausl Nagel and Hodder already signed for the Cheetahs. Glasgow must be gutted. Team stripped by Forum. 🙂 🙂

Found their website together with a demo video. Looks a basic dirt oval ... dont see any buildings of any description. Like most of the suggested tracks would need £100k plus investment to get it to a speedway track . https://stanstedraceway.com/about-us%2Ftrack-history

Pickering on an 11.64 really is a bit silly IMO. Messes up the rest of your side. Unless you gamble on strengthening up once his average drops to a realistic figure after 6 ? meetings

Oxford 2026 seem to be signing up last years Glasgow side ?

RS50 .... Team GB would indeed be a pool of mediocrity. Lambo and Bewdley the only 2 "top " grade UK riders . the rest Wooffy (if fit) Dick Lawson , Christopher Harris, Thomas Brennan, Addy Ellis, Charlie Wright, Louis Kerr ? Nearly as good as the Cricket Ashes mismatch

Yup , know that ...... BUT assuming that the track and the staff will be available for one weekend even in PL doesn't run in 2026 ?

Bewley signed , thats good to see one English top rider in the UK speedway leagues. Got to be doubt over the affordability of Kurtz (even if he can be assed to race in the UK ) with the lack of money aound in PL 2026. unless BV have a big money sponsor

Yup , NEW faces are needed right across the sport , from the promoters stadium owners sponsors the team managers and riders. Someone to capture the fans’ imagination for 2026

Hypothetically of course the BSPL could ignore those two rules in the interests of the sport 😮

Surely will not be released at least until after the BSPL AGM and confirmation that the PL will be running in 2026 ?

Thank you for the update. I can only admire your patience and tenacity. Recently saw pictures of the local area being seriously flooded, including the nearby Railway Station.

The Dean Machine .... theres a common theme here with Speedway being kicked out of stadia, whilst the stadia continue operating other sports be it greyhounds stock cars etc. Do I sense that speedway racing and all its baggage is just too much hassle for stadia owners.

Nope .... sorry they would have to "buy" the club from Christopher Louis. Not sure that would ever happen.

Think the BSPL have a cunning plan. The clue was in their statement " a league of at least 5 teams" Come the AGM they have either Ippo sale confirmed and ready to go OR they have jointly agreed that they will run Oxford stadium as a BSPL "sponsored" track with a team in the PL. So at least 5 teams whatever happens to Ippo. Hopefully this has been signalled to Christopher Louis , who can either sell the club for 5 shillings or not at all and receive sod all. Either way the BSPL will run a PL in 2026.

Thoughts on a return of the Spires in 2026 , the saviour of PL 2026 ?

So Oxford could have their arms twisted and be the saviours of the PL 2026 ????

safe in the knowledge that there's no possibility of a PLor CL track opening within 100 miles of Old Bobs manor ... the out of season entertainment on this forum has reached new heights this close season. Thread of the year has to go to 2026 Premiership is Go! - At least 5 teams by Round the Boards

Yup check out google earth IainB ....... amazed that the GoKart track remains in place tbh. Maybe Lewis Hamilton practised there as well as Rye House 🙂

Ye olde pit gate , A per pro my earlier tongue in cheek guess, Google earth as of March 2025 shows the shale oval and the tarmac outer stock car track still visible. The first bend building has been demolished as have all the bus shelters on the back straight. … the steelwork of the home straight shed remains minus its roof. Never had a fence back when it first opened back in the day ….just some sticks to mark the track perimeter . Do I honestly think it’s a contender …. NO….the landowners want to build 600 houses on it at 500k a pop …. Not rent out a speedway track at what £2k a week for 2O weeks a year.