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Anyone wishing to purchase the DVD of this meeting can do so by clicking the following link taking them to the Warriors online DVD shop. £7 plus £2 P&P. http://www.speedwayp...-dvd-shop/ij7yc Many thanks Andy

Anyone wishing to purchase the DVD of this meeting can do so by clicking the following link taking them to the Warriors online DVD shop. £7 plus £2 P&P. As this meeting was postponed due to rain after 3 heats, you also get the first meeting the Vince Maply Memorial and 30 mins of press and practice day footage as well as all the footage and interviews taken at the 4TT meeting. http://www.speedwayp...-dvd-shop/ij7yc Many thanks Andy

Anyone wishing to purchase the DVD of this meeting can do so by clicking the following link taking them to the Warriors online DVD shop. £7 plus £2 P&P. http://www.speedwayportal.com/#!wight-warriors-dvd-shop/ij7yc Many thanks Andy

This coming Thursday, The Isle Of Wight Warriors take on the Weymouth Wildcats in a Challenge match at the Andrew Younie Smallbrook Stadium. Here Martin Widman talks to Brendan Johnson with his thoughts on the up coming match. Remember, Children 16 and under go free with a paying adult. Brought to you by A.R.Cook Building Services, Warriors & Speedway Portal. http://www.speedwayportal.com/#!wight-warriors-media-channel-home-page/pbcfz Remember guys, anyone interested in watching any of the meetings held at the Andrew Younie Smallbrook stadium in 2016, all home meetings are covered by SpeedwayPortal.com, and can be purchased both from the track shop on race nights or by clicking the link below to take you to the Warriors online DVD shop. http://www.speedwayportal.com/#!wight-warriors-dvd-shop/ij7yc £7 plus &2 p&P.

Hi guys, it's been an awesome couple of weeks over on the Island on race nights. Attendances are on the up each week, and it's great to see more and more travelling supporters not only from the away teams, but also others living far afield becoming regulars. The track is becoming more consistent and the racing has been superb especially the last 2 meetings. The last 2 matches were both won by the Warriors in a last heat decider. We even had some attendants arrive in their private Helicopter, landed in the next field to come and watch the meeting. Now that is what I call a Drone to watch heat 15 in!!! This week also saw a film company called Procamfilms come along, watch out people I predict some awesome footage coming soon from them! Don't forget all home meetings are covered by SpeedwayPortal.com, and are available to buy on DVD from either the track shop or on the Warriors Media channel. £7 each. Last night at Somerset the meeting was abandoned before the re-run of heat 4 due to rain, which means all the boys from both teams have bikes to clean today! If you do get a chance, do come over to the Island, there's an awesome buzz about the place and everyone is very approachable for a chat. Andy

Injured Warrior Brendan Johnson's Track Talk Part 2 - "Into Turn 3" video. Taken just before the Warriors took to the track on 19/05/2016 against Mildenhall at the Andrew Younie Stadium Smallbrook. Brought to you by Westover Nissan, Wight Warriors & Speedway Portal. http://www.speedwayportal.com/#!bj-interviews-2016/xxwe3

Wight Warriors take on the Mildenhall Fen Tigers in the second home national trophy meeting of the season at the Andrew Younie Stadium Smallbrook this coming Thursday. Here is Warriors promoter and team manager for the meeting Barry Bishop with his thoughts looking at the match ahead. Brought to you by Wessex Marine, Wight Warriors and Speedway Portal. http://www.speedwayportal.com/#!wight-warriors-media-channel-home-page/pbcfz

Hi guys, my apologies for not getting on the forum recently. However, I am back now and this coming week the media channel will be updated and tweaked along with working with the guys on the website. All of your comments are welcome and taken on board, and we will look into them when working on the website etc. It was a shame that the 4TT meeting was rained off, but the opening individual meeting was a great success and a good start to the season for the new promotion. The first team match last Thursday at home to Kent was a brilliant meeting, although the Warriors didn't get the result they were going for. There was some great races with multiple passing maneuvers in many heats, and the crowd was up from the previous week, although the forecast for that meeting wasn't good so I would suspect quite a few gave it a miss. The track did produce a lot of dust, well quite a bit actually, however with that exception the track held up well and was consistent throughout. Regarding the attendance figures, like teaboy279 I too am not a good judge of those numbers, and I guess if I estimated it I'm going to either be over or under, so I prefer to stay away from those figures. But I would say we were happy with the opening meeting crowd, and Thursdays meeting was a step in the right direction so all is buoyant and good. Many thanks Andy P.S, DVD's of the first individual meeting are now on sale. For £7, you get the full Vince Mapley Individual Meeting and 2 bonus features, 35 minutes of press and practice day and all the footage taken from the rained off 4TT meeting. All are shot on dual cameras by Speedway Portal, and include interviews, live commentary and much more. If anyone is interested message me on here and I can get them sent out to you.

It's been a long wait, but SPEEDWAY PORTAL are proud to announce the launch of 2016 WIGHTLINK WARRIORS GEORGE PIPER'S MEDIA CHANNEL which is now live! Head into the riders section on SPEEDWAY PORTAL to access the channel. http://www.speedwayportal.com/#!george-piper-speedway-rider/b6kuv Many thanks, Andy

Ok guys, so who do you think will be the one to watch in this years Warriors team? And which rider do you think will be the one to watch in the National League in 2016? I am biased, so I will be watching all 8 of ours Warriors! haha However come the other teams in the league, I think Danny Ayres. Thoughts? Andy

Great stuff Brummiestormer, will see you there!

OK guys, so after the in-forced swap around of the team, what are your thoughts on how the Warriors are going to get on this year in the National League? 1 - 8.95 - Benji Compton 2 - 8.59 - James Cockle 3 - 5.88 - Mark Baseby 4 - 5.76 - Lee Smart 5 - 4.49 - Kelsey Dugard 6 - 3.00 - Tyler Govier 7 - 3.00 - Matt Saul 8 - 3.00 - George Piper TEAM MANAGER - Neil Vatcher TEAM CAPTAIN - Brendan Johnson

Warriors make team changes. http://www.wightwarriors.co/news/82/warriors-make-changes

Now the tapes having risen on the 2016 speedway season, why not check out the Isle Of Wight's Wightlink Warriors Media Channel on Speedway Portal. Lots of videos, behind the scenes action, sponsor videos, forum event videos etc. With their press day on April 2nd getting ever closer, and the first meeting on Thurs April 7th, get a feel of the passion and pride that has been injected into the club by the new promoters and army of Warriors on their media channel by clicking the link below. http://www.speedwayportal.com/#!ww-landing-page/gk680

Richard Weston, obviously we hope and believe they will, and are doing everything we can to help towards making that happen. But as you say, only time will tell, but it won't be for a lack to trying! Andy

Warriors announce travel details, Wightlink Discounts and launch their travel page, which you can view by clicking the link below. http://www.wightwarriors.co/travel Andy

Hi Stoke Potter, just June 2nd is still reserved at the moment with no plans or further information available at the moment. I will make a log of your interest and as soon as an announcement for that date has been made I will pop it up on here. Thanks Andy

Many thanks for your support Kirkylane. Kitten 2502, The Wightlink and all travel options will be released if not today then tomorrow I believe. As soon as it is released I will post on here. Andy

Teams for the 4TT have officially been announced. The Warriors : Brendan Johnson ©, Mark Baseby, Matt Saul, Kelsey Dugard. Southampton : Lee Smart, James Purchase, Luke Priest, Danno Verge. Weymouth : James Cockle, George Piper, Richard Andrews, Layne Cuppit. Exeter : Ellis Perks, Tyler Govier, Luke Chessell, Alfie Bowtell. The 4 riders for the individual meeting are still yet to be confirmed. Andy

Hi guys, so sorry for my absence these last few days. Captain, I have spoken to Barry and Martin and as yet a date for the announcement of those riders is not immanent. MikeC & Pitlane. The fixtures I believe came out yesterday however I didn't want to reply to you until the list had been looked over and confirmed as correct. However, I am happy to say those dates are indeed going ahead as planned so great news for you guys. If there are any changes to our fixture list in the future I will post them up on here ASAP. Thanks guys. Andy

Thank you very much for all your feedback, I can assure you it all helps and is taken on board. 45year = Great idea regarding newcomers, will have a think on this one. Thanks guys Andy

Countershaftcounter, I don't think it's an elephant in the room anymore as people have voiced their opinions on the logo both on this forum and other social media outlets. Opinions from all angles have been listened to and the decision has been made to go with this logo, so naturally it will feature on the clubs merchandise. Would be great though to get your feedback on last nights 4 announcements on pricing/press day/first match and 4TT? Many thanks Andy

Warriors v Falcons v Wildcats v The Saints The second meeting of the season for the Warriors looks to be an absolute cracker with a 4TT between Isle of Wight, Exeter, Weymouth and Southampton on April 14th. The meeting will see all 8 Warriors joined by another 8 riders to make 4 teams of 4. Warriors will be split amongst the 4 teams, with riders representing teams closest to where they live or have previously been associated with. Commercial Director Barry Bishop said, "This is going to be a fantastic meeting with 3 famous sides returning to the track at Smallbrook. We hope that if this meeting proves to be the success we think it will be, we can repeat it in the years to come. Personally, I cannot wait to watch this meeting and welcome our friends from Exeter, Weymouth and Southampton to Smallbrook." Islander 15, glad you like the pricing structure. A lot of thought and discussions have gone into these figures to make sure that whilst it works for the club, the fans get the maximum benefit that can be passed on through the admission prices. Andy

The Wightlink Warriors will open the 2016 season with the Vince Mapley Memorial Trophy meeting. The meeting will celebrate the life of Vince who was a member of Team Warrior until he unfortunately passed away at the stadium whilst helping the team at Smallbrook. The season's opener will take place on Thursday April 7th and will include all 8 of the Warriors in the individual meeting and they will be joined by a further 4 riders. The trophy will be contested over 16 heats and with other surprises coming along it's sure to be a great meeting. As it's the season opener it is bound to be a night full of pride for everyone who has helped in the return of speedway to Smallbrook. Warriors Skipper Brendan Johnson said "Over the years of racing at the island, Vince was always a top guy, from helping me unload my race van to just being there for a chat if you needed it. He was a a true gentleman, so for our season opener to be in his honour is great and I will be trying to win it with pride. I would like to thank each and every member of Team Warrior, our sponsors and the promotion for getting the Warriors back on track in 2016."

The Wightlink Warriors will be formally introduced to the fans, sponsors and press on April 2nd. Rider introductions to the media will be followed by a structured practise session where fans and sponsors will be able to see their team get to grips with the Smallbrook race track for the first time in Warrior race jackets. Admission to the rider introductions and practice day is free to all, and it is planned to follow with a “start of season” party that evening in the Premier Lounge at the stadium. Timings for the event will be released closer to the date.