paulnolan

Will be keeping a close eye on Speedway Updates tonight! Drove past the other day just to get the feel of the drive - ten days to go!

It's not the best start, only having 6 men, but it's still a bit surreal seeing Northampton listed as a club!

The call has gone out for racenight volunteers but still no sign of ticket prices or anything like that. What can we expect?

Not thrilled with the team but it's decent enough considering they were fishing for scraps. I'd have liked a new name to UK speedway in there but it'll do. Just happy to have speedway 5 miles away!

The name doesn't really matter, does it? Northampton Foxes sounds good. That's it. (Although the town crest has lions on it so maybe Leicester could swap if they're that bothered...) Both Cobblers and Saints are protected commercial properties, and as someone from Northampton, I'm sick of shoes.

I'm from Northampton but my expectations are low. As long as they get the bikes in front of a crowd at both Franklin's Gardens and Sixfields, and have something in the Market Square a couple of Saturdays before, they should be alright. There's something to be said for THIS IS HAPPENING VERY SOON! rather than THIS IS HAPPENING WEEKS AWAY, PLEASE MAINTAIN YOUR EXCITEMENT! However, people often make choices about where to spend their money in advance. I'm just happy to have a local track again.

There's a brilliant local YouTuber getting all sorts of publicity lately by just highlighting things in and around the town: Jamie Benkert - YouTube

It's actually six weeks until the first meeting, six weeks tonight. Still, a club name wouldn't hurt!

Hello, first post so be kind! Looking at the Speedway Star this week, Nicolai Klindt says he will race in the UK this year so surely he's going to be at Northampton? And maybe Lewis Kerr and Adam Ellis? Shame Dan Gilkes is signed up elsewhere because he's local, I think.