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It also reads that Mark Lemon is assessing their options? Well that shouldn't take long should it?

Belle Vue have confirmed he won't race tommorow, but faces a spell on the sidelines, whatever that means.

Far too many injuries all round.

Mentioned before I know, but am I correct in thinking the the current freeholders are still Ipswich Speedway Ltd 1951? If it is what people are speculating how would development issues sit with East Suffolk Council? Just asking.

Why what's happened?

Just for clarity, is that the same Danny King that supporters have been slating for years and said we should have got rid of because we'll never win anything?

Perhaps they've brokered us a 42 points limit next year while everyone else can suffer on 37

I agree, even though we won I thought it was the best race of the night, excellent team riding from both of them.

I agree, but is it nervousness as the crowds are lower than last year with a weaker side. I think the expectation of fans is possibly expecting the worst and hoping for the best. 7 wins out of 9 isn't to be sniffed at but with only Belle Vue and Sheffield away to boot have we really been tested yet? I think we are solid but quite honestly I don't know the answer.

Apart from when they bashed us in the KO cup at Foxhall 53 -37. Lance King with a 15 maximum. Paulo Salvetelli with 4 doughnuts that night! Ah those were the days!

That's nothing Iain, I believe in 1988 we faced Kings Lynn home and away 14 times! Mind you, i believe there was 10 teams in the British League that year.

Careless words and all that! Isn't that what they used to say?

I know it's the wrong thread, but I'm currently at the NORA meeting Mildenhall v Norwich. 15 quid to get in and 12 heats completed in just over 1 hour. Around 400 here I reckon and not bad. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea but it's not bad and has to be looked at as a way forward.

I believe it was spoken about a few years ago. Obviously Spedeworth run the stadium but I believe the owners are still the original Ipswich Speedway from 1951. The stands I think came from the London Olympics. I believe the capacity is around 12000, and I'm pretty sure it will be packed in a few weeks for the Hot Rod final. As for improvements, it's a lot better than a few years ago but as with everything it's a numbers game.

I think Mayfield have saved us and the league. For which we should all be grateful. Unfortunately, the speedway authorities are just delaying the inevitable collapse of speedway in the UK. In my opinion ( not universally popular I guess) the quicker we get a reset the better. Back to one league and get the youngsters on board and make the bloody sport viable again!

Do you have an emergency supply of those Mondays and Thursdays you mentioned 😆

Of course years ago every track had its sprinkling of individuals, test matches, 4TT etc. However, hardly anyone runs them now so we end up with massive gaps in the calendar.

Is that 2026 or 2027?

It's quite simple, one big league and keep costs down. I'm not saying it's their fault. But I don't buy a Ferrari as I cannot afford one. I merely stated that fixed race nights give them problems, or clearly you have the solution?

Once again speedway in Britain has backed itself into a corner. Fixed race nights ( whether you agree or disagree) will contribute to the death of the sport in the UK. Already we have a pile of fixtures stacking up with limited dates on which to stage them. If the top flight promoters won't deal or cannot deal with the problem, then quite frankly the sport deserves to die on its arse!

I don't think they done much wrong, it seems to me to be largely out of their control.

All joking and P1ss taking aside, there must come a point where the reality drops in on British Speedway. They whether be lack of crowds, riders or whatever, seriously how long can a cockroach survive without it's head!

Great news, but just makes the sport look even more farcical than it already does!

At least the trophy cabinet will float as its never had anything in it.

What's the betting that some of these teams run past the cut off date? The sport lost its tv contact because it could run a p1ss up in a brewery. So what do we get more of the same.