Speedway Star

[JamesHarris]

19 hours ago, RoundTheBoards said:

Back in the day we didn't have GPs

Back in the day they would have a current photo of the world final winner, but that was one week in September.   What about the other 51 weeks?   And which "GP or event of that week" photo were you expecting for the last week of November?

What a pathetic response. We've had Grand Prix's for the last 30 years. Prior the 1995 yes we had the World Final and yes the cover reflected that. The World Final preview edition was always good. The front covers always reflected the news and events of the week. Fair enough there is not much action in the close season but just accept that the current format is dull and uninspiring. 

[bigcatdiary]

On 11/28/2025 at 3:23 PM, Tim Templeton said:

I understand that it may be Royal Mail that needs approaching, not the Post Office.   The Post Office and Royal Mail are both independent privatised separate businesses.  I complained about postal services to the PO, and they told me to go to RM!

Royal Mail do make it difficult to make a complaint but freepost via customer services gets a pretty quick reply, but it’s clear that the problem is sorting offices who are clearly holding post back and just sending it out on certain days.

My local postman is very helpful and says if it comes out for delivery to them it all gets done that day, which just supports the view that some of it just gets held back, we get very little post Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Thursdays we get loads and then it’s back to very little if anything Fridays and Saturdays.

My star generally arrives on Thursdays but occasionally it’s later and I have even had it Mondays, which again from where it’s printed and posted (20 miles away) isn’t terribly brilliant on a first class postage.

Like a lot of others I have considered the internet version but I do prefer a hard copy and the difference in price isn’t much help, editorial tell me it’s expensive for the internet version as well.

[Fromafar]

21 hours ago, JamesHarris said:

Does anyone still buy the Speedway Star? It's outdated and irrelevant in todays media. I have a cheeky look in Tesco every now and then and put it back on the shelf. It's front cover is uninspiring. Back in the day the cover reflected the GP or event of that week and was a kind of collectors item. Since they just use a stock photo now of whoever the interview is that week it had become boring and doesn't catch the eye.  

Good for you.Who cares if you don’t want to purchase it.

[secsy1]

With a dwindling and ageing supporter base, what does the Speedway Star offer to entice the younger generation to purchase it?

The same goes basically to most speedway teams, what do they offer to entice the next generation of fans? 

[mikebv]

I think the Speedway Star has actually improved its  output in the past 12 months or so...

Given the internet makes many stories "old news" for a once a week magazine, they have increased features and interviews with not just riders and promoters but others within the sport...

It also often brings detail to what gets said on here, eg a rider riding for a certain team, they will have the reasons behind the move. .

Well worth £3.60 a week for a hard copy. .