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The fact that the BSPL/SCB are using a registered charity in their petty battle with NORA tells you everything you need to know about the people involved at the top of our sport and they should be nowhere near any decision making. If I were involved in the SRBF I'd be issuing a statement demanding that point 3 be removed from the SCB statement. And would be distancing the charity from such a corrupt organisation as the SCB.

The fact that the BSPL/SCB are using a registered charity in their petty battle with NORA tells you everything you need to know about the people involved at the top of our sport and they should be nowhere near any decision making. If I were involved in the SRBF I'd be issuing a statement demanding that point 3 be removed from the SCB statement. And would be distancing the charity from such a corrupt organisation as the SCB.

In light of the SCB warning to NORA riders below, who are the SCB to dictate to the SRBF who does and does not get funds!?! When the SRBF are giving out funds to tracks to provide them with the starting gate tower protectors and even paid for Ben Barker's hotel accomodation when his kid was in hospital having treatment to suggest that NORA riders would not be "entitled" to funds or benefits seems to be an overstep of their authority, surely it's down to the SRBF trustees and not the SCB, somebody seems to have ideas above their station and should not be meddling in SRBF affairs, absolutely disgusting! RIDERS NOTICE Competing at events held on non SCB Homologated (licenced) Tracks and / or events for which an SCB Event Permit has not been issued. The SCB wishes to bring the following to the attention of all riders holding an SCB Riders Registration. 1. Personal Accident Insurance. Your British Speedway Insurance cover is NOT valid at non SCB Permitted events and / or on non SCB Homologated tracks. Riders are strongly advised to check the level of Personal Accident Cover provided by the organiser. Additionally, riders should consider taking out an additional Personal Accident Insurance policy. 2. Injury at a non SCB Permitted Event and / or on a non SCB Homologated Track. In the event of rider who holds an SCB Riders Registration sustaining any injury at either a non SCB Permitted Event and / or at a non SCB Homologated track, a ‘Fit to Return’ letter from a their doctor / consultant must be submitted to the SCB prior to resuming racing at an SCB Permitted event on an SCB Homologated track. 3. Speedway Riders Benevolent Fund. In the event of any injury sustained at a non SCB Permitted Event and / or on a non SCB Homologated track, with the exception of whilst competing for ‘Team GB’ anywhere in the world, you will not be entitled to any funds or other benefits from the SRBF. 4. BSPL Riders Agreement. Riders who have a BSPL Rider Agreement with a BSPL Promoter / Club must seek permission from their promoter / club prior to competing in non SCB Permitted Events and / or on non SCB Homologated tracks. An SCB Event Permit is automatically issued for any meeting listed on the BSPL Official Fixture List. Training and Amateur Event Permits, either Seasonal or One Event, are available from the SCB upon request.

Who are the SCB to dictate to the SRBF who does and does not get funds!?! When the SRBF are giving out funds to tracks to provide them with the starting gate tower protectors and even paid for Ben Barker's hotel accomodation when his kid was in hospital having treatment to suggest that NORA riders would not be "entitled" to funds or benefits seems to be an overstep of their authority, surely it's down to the SRBF trustees and not the SCB, somebody seems to have ideas above their station and should not be meddling in SRBF affairs, absolutely disgusting!

When I was there earlier in the season Godfrey was on the mic and said something to the effect of thanking his commercial manager because he doesn't have a clue regarding such things.

Apart from the trailer sign plonked on the roundabout on race nights what other promotional activities are happening at Scunthorpe? Genuine question.

I'd suggest that there should be some kind of official policy as to what to do in such events that happen quite regularly.

Exactly, which is why he should have been the first name on the Leicester team sheet this season but it sounds like we were maybe dithering around and he decided to accept a concrete offer from Lynn. We ended up with Craig Cook!!!!

I said that last season but he decided to bugger off to your lot and drop his average by half a point 🤷‍♂️

Kudos to Leicester who interviewed Andy Grahame, Nigel Tolley, Laurance Rogers and after the match the whole of the Birmingham team and management for those who stayed behind, even though there wasn't much said by the riders that wasn't about themselves, most of these riders seem to be so out of touch with the club and fans they ride for, sometimes it seems as though it would be better if they kept their helmets on and we could just live with the illusion that they actually care about the club they ride for. Not so much kudos to Mr Zagar though, while a bit of language doesn't particularly bother me, effing & jeffing over the PA to the crowd is not big, clever or particularly that funny. After the Allen/Wright fine I fully expect Mr Zagar to be receiving a similar fine for breach of SCB Reg 017.2 h) The use of any accessible form of media to propagate foul, abusive or offensive language, profane activity or fraudulent comments against any rider, official or member of the SCB or deemed to bring the ACU, SCB or BSP LTD into disrepute.

Brummies have been bloody good value at Leicester this season... more so than at their own (former) place

Yes but the club nurse called that one off in the end if I remember correctly 😂

I'm not questioning the efforts of the track staff, 100% kudos for their effort. Fans should not be admitted entry to the stadium until the match is declared as going ahead... this kind of thing does the sport no favours at all... just another cut to die by. Called off by the SCB, who have zero financial investment in the sport, just choosing who and when to apply their tin pot rules to.

I'm afraid if you're charging fans £25 to get into the stadium (not to mention £3 parking & £4 for a prog) and there's no further rain there is no excuse for not running the meeting!

Doing the SRBF collection before the match? After a heavy rain shower earlier... 🤔. Do I detect an incoming shambles?

Have you not heard? ... they're putting a roof on it, I'm sure it'll be ready any day now 😁

Could be ideal practice for the pay offs

I know that this reply wasn't for me but you ask some valid questions, so I'll chip in my two penneth anyway 😂 2) The PCMT gets a big crowd at the beginning of the season, partly due to the line up but also partly because the Speedway public has been starved of Speedway for the previous 5 months and the appetite is high, whether it would attract such a large crowd on a Monday night in the summer is questionable. 3) If a family has an "entertainment" budget to use for a weekly outing do you choose a Monday night when the kids have school the next day or save it for a weekend activity when they don't? If it's the latter, that budget has gone and Speedway has lost out. There is no competition there and the weekend attraction generally wins. 4) The lack of promotion and relegation in British Speedway means many more meaningless matches, you're always going to get them, but they need to be minimised. Imagine this dreadful season with promotion and relegation the top 4 jostling for pay off spots and the bottom 3 against relegation. Now the 2 leagues run under one banner there should be no excuse for not having promotion and relegation. 6) The 15 minute argument is valid(ish), comparing it to Football, the "stars" are in full view of the public for 90 minutes, so it doesn't really matter if they're stood there picking their nose, that's what you've paid to go and watch. Speedway you'll see them for 15 minutes of racing, maybe a minute before a race gardening (picking their nose) and if you're really really lucky one of them may come round and acknowledge the crowd after winning a race. At Leicester they're marched out after the match for a quick interview in front of the crowd on the main straight, it's been a bit hit and miss this season but is well worth hanging around for after the match and I don't know why all clubs don't do this as part of the match day experience. As the riders spend the majority of their time during a meeting in the pits I've always advocated that the pits should be on the infield in full view of the paying public.

I can't see there being a TV contract with 6 teams and especially not 5 and it's questionable if there will be one with 7 as the TV companies haven't been queuing up to cover Speedway over the last few years.

Neither of my 2 emails asking the SCB to tell me which specific rule was broken that resulted in Workington being docked 2 league points were replied to and yes I did send them to the right email address.

Fines go to the SRBF don't they... so if Wright and Allen put a claim in for severe handbag whiplash injuries... all good 😁

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Actually 2 different organisations, it was the BSPL that put it on their socials not the SCB, but... as proven, especially over the last couple of years, the SCB does exactly what the BSPL wants, so yes I'm inclined to agree. The integrity of our sport is so corrupt at times!

SCB STATEMENT: REDCAR v SCUNTHORPE (22 AUGUST) Tuesday August 26, 2025 The Speedway Control Bureau have viewed the footage of the incident between Jake Allen and Charles Wright after the conclusion of Heat 6 at the Redcar v Scunthorpe Championship fixture on Friday 22nd August 2025. It has been concluded that both Mr Allen and Mr Wright Breached Speedway Regulation 017.2 g) which reads - g) Breach of the Rules, any act which is violent, threatening or abusive nature to an Official, Rider or any other person. Due to this Breach, both Mr Allen and Mr Wright have been issued with a Cash Penalty and also a Warning of their future behaviour as per SCB Regulation 017.3 Both Mr Allen and Mr Wright have a Right to Appeal this Penalty as per Chapter 18 in the 2025 SCB Regulations.

Annoys the hell out of me this does! And we get to see quite a lot of this with Drew Kemp at Leicester, even if you're not going full bore at the back you should at least be on the pace(ish) at the back, who knows what's going to happen to the riders in front during the rest of the race... it shows a really poor mental attitude.