Speedway Star

[Preston Comet]

Mick, Round & Jon... Do any of you own an iPad/tablet?

[Byker Biker]

It's an open secret that Royal Mail are totally focused on their parcel service and are looking to move to two regular mail deliveries a week so any subscription service will be affected, digital subscription will be the only way to go.

[Normski]

Get mine online and it is there every Thursday morning, plus keeps wife happy as no Speedway Stars taking up attic space

[mikebv]

2 hours ago, Jon Boy said:

Same reason for me not renewing. I think at least three times in the last year of subscription I had two issues turn up together. Probably over half the Monday or Tuesday by which point any relevance to the previous weekend was irrelevant. 
 

Luckily my local Tesco has them so I probably buy 1 in 2 now. 
 

it is a shame as I think the quality of content has improved in the last few years. 

It is noticeable that over the past few years the Speedway Star has become more critical in it's comments on the running of the sport in the UK..

With plenty of giving voice to the fans off the various social media accounts linked to the sport..

I would imagine they had to be more circumspect when their sales came in the main from the tracks...

After all. You don't bite the hand that feeds you do you?

I presume sales now come more from online, hard copy subscription, and retail outlets, given so few tracks...

Nowadays it is a very good read, giving plenty of fans a voice, and not slow at challenging, but constructively, and fairly, (recognising the challenges promotions face), the current malaise that exists...

The New Year addition covering every league and every major competition in the world was particularly excellent...

[Mick Bratley]

3 hours ago, Preston Comet said:

Mick, Round & Jon... Do any of you own an iPad/tablet?

Of course, but for me it’s the ultimate bog read. LOL

[Youhave2minutes]

50 minutes ago, Mick Bratley said:

Of course, but for me it’s the ultimate bog read. LOL

Do you then use it as toilet paper🤣

[bellevueace]

22 hours ago, Mick Bratley said:

Regretfully my subscription expires this month and I won’t be renewing. This is through no fault of Pinegen. Out of 52 issues, only 11 arrived on a Thursday, the bloody magazine is only printed and dispatched 20 miles from where I live, which makes a sting a bit. I’ll get the odd copy in Morrisons going forward.

Same with me after years of subscribing its so easy calling into sainsburys thursday morning and picking it up.

[bellevueace]

5 hours ago, Preston Comet said:

Mick, Round & Jon... Do any of you own an iPad/tablet?

I do but much prefer sitting on the sofa with a brew with a physical copy to reading online, just a personal preference

[Mick Bratley]

1 hour ago, Youhave2minutes said:

Do you then use it as toilet paper🤣

No, I have old copies of the SCB rule book from when I was a promoter for that. 🥴

[martinmauger]

7 hours ago, bellevueace said:

I do but much prefer sitting on the sofa with a brew with a physical copy to reading online, just a personal preference

And me, + a few biccies.  Have take bit of an issue with recent Star however & their 'winners & losers awards of 2025' tho.  They branded Glasgow as 'losers' after a season running neck & neck with Poole for the Champs title, only losing out by - one race, yet not a mensh of Scunny who finished bottom.   No bias here, as I know people who are heavily involved at both tracks and I do know what it feels like when your team wins trophies or finishes bottom / last.  I very much know which I prefer.  And 2nd ISN'T 'the first of the losers', it means you performed very well on that occasion / season and only one competitor or team were better than you. Don't believe me: ask the competitor / team placed 3rd or 4th if they'd care to swap places....