Racin Jason 72

Don’t know when you last went to Ipswich in person but the stadium is vastly improved in the last few years. Enough seating for 3500 and excellent views from all of the stadium. The track has been altered 3 times to try and improve the quality of the racing. Whether that has been achieved is open to debate but the club has continued to spend big sums to try and up the entertainment levels.

Totally agree. Thoroughly enjoyable viewing.

What’s happening at the stadium?? The banger meeting has been cancelled and all further ones are TBC.

Graham Drury would be my choice. Experience as a rider and promoter and currently retired.

I thought you were talking about Jason crump !!!

Tungate has put his 2020 Kevlars up for sale on Facebook !!!!

Great shout. I watched Exeter v Ipswich from 1990. Interesting racing and a punch up. Definitely the meeting that cost us the league that season.

19 !!!! The leader so far

Not many I’ve missed then !!!! Cheers

Kyle Newman. Bournemouth Poole Somerset Newcastle Newport Ipswich lakeside Birmingham Eastbourne 9 in total but have I missed any

While watching lots of old meetings it struck me how often I’d forgotten how certain riders had ridden for different teams. I’m sure joe haines rode for 5 different teams in one season. my example is Chris Harris. Trewlawny, Exeter Peterborough Coventry Birmingham Belle Vue Rye House Poole Ipswich Glasgow Somerset Have I missed any ? Total of 11 anyone got more high scoring examples. I’m sure Paul Starke and Kyle Newman must be high up

The night frede Schott crashed at foxhall was also the night Brett saunders ruptured his spleen by going through the speedway fence and going across the stock car track and hitting the concrete wall. as already mentioned the Jamie smith crash at Mildenhall and the Stuart robson were both truly horrendous.

By far the best in choice of meetings and quality of commentary. I’ve watched a couple of Eastbourne meetings and they use two commentators which seemed a good idea but one says indeed constantly and the other says absolutely in reply. Drove me crazy and I switched off after heat 7.

There was no chance of the delivery getting to Edinburgh

Has had two spells as a witch and on the track was absolutely brilliant especially his passing and team riding. But other off track issues hold him back. I feel if you could do a deal where the club provides the bikes and a mechanic who cleans and maintains them with Ben just turning up and riding them before returning home with the bikes going in the opposite direction with the mechanic. then I think you would see a even better version and if he could lose a stone or two then he would really benefit imo.

I’m sure Woffinden uses this device.

Is that where cookie rode a lay down for the first time pass British Grand Prix winner Brian Andersen and waved as he went past !!!!!

I think you should get a advert on the SGB website listing the new features and details of how to subscribe. today’s and last weeks star were outstanding and possibly the best in the last 36 years of my readership. One comment I would make is that the on and off track feature is more comprehensive and more like the rider profile. Also gaffers greatest gaffer also seems too brief. I’d like to see a weekly in depth interview with former promoters of which there are many. Recently I chatted online to Bill Barker which was fascinating with a few questions and I’d love to know how they started in the sport and why they left plus all the stories in between.

I’m not sure if you are being sarcastic but it’s Carl stonehewer

Today’s issue is first class !!! Lots of innovative articles and interviews. Really enjoyed the riders reviews on the tracks. I would like to see the star continue in this way once the pandemic is over and we resume racing. in the age we live in now the vast majority can access results and local reports from every club so perhaps less emphasis should be given to the results and a bit more on new features. I do enjoy the retro side but only if it’s of the time I’ve spectated otherwise it’s of no interest. This week’s issue imo is spot on. Well done to all involved.

I thoroughly enjoyed the Berwick meeting. Especially mike hunters brutal honesty towards the home riders. great service. Thank you very much

If there is no racing the books of most clubs will be more healthy than in previous years. im furloughed at the moment and working on decorating my house. So all my weekend jobs will be complete when racing hopefully resumes. I shall be going to as much speedway as I possibly can as you don’t know what you have until it’s taken away. what’s the betting when we do resume the weather changes for the worse.

I’ve had the digital version for two years now and the advantages are it arrives at midnight Wednesday and I can read it anytime on my phone. I don’t own a laptop just a smartphone so one thing that is a pain is the layout. I have to zoom in to read and features and photos that overlap pages makes that awkward. another thought which another poster suggested was a monthly direct debit rather than a yearly subscription. I think that’s a great idea and would be more affordable to many more people. ive had the star every week since April 1985 and I still look forward to reading it every Thursday. Carry on the great work

Absolutely brilliant and heartwarming. Danny is a really genuine nice guy. Stay safe everyone and stay at home

He did mention Newcastle. I watched it again just to make sure. I do agree with tsunami that I imagine it’s a late payment rather than a non payment. Newcastle promoters have always had a good reputation and were in the game for a long time.