Triple.H. Posted July 18 Report Share Posted July 18 On 7/17/2025 at 3:15 PM, SJA said: I'm amazed that no one ever mentions theย new track opening for banger racing in Prestwood, Buckinghamshire as a possible site for speedway. It looks ideal for speedway. Too close to Northampton ๐ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattB Posted July 18 Report Share Posted July 18 (edited) Difficult to see this happening.ย It was hinted at the Coventry inquiry about two years ago, yet not a whisper since then. Edited July 18 by MattB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted July 18 Report Share Posted July 18 Slough has gone very quiet.....๐ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted July 21 Report Share Posted July 21 On 7/17/2025 at 1:49 PM, old bob at herne bay said: What about Northampton ?ย ย ๐คฃ Struggling to find enough support for the ever decreasing number of clubs today.ย You ould have thought that with the closure of Coventry , Cradley Heath and Wolverhampton that htere woudl be bumper crowds at the one remaining midlands track?ย Oh no speedway supporters area fickle lot ( and I include myself in that group) Never really could transfer my support bewteen clubs in he London area.ย I think the issue that most West Midlands speedway fans have is that the track at Birmingham is dodgy to say the least and not great from a viewing perspective.ย There were always quite a few Cradley fans at Wolves but then Monmore was known to be a well prepared race track and had a team that was likely to be racing for honours.ย Huge difference between the 2.ย Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noaksey Posted July 22 Report Share Posted July 22 No point in anyone moving up unless there's some form of rider control introduced. There aren't enough top riders around so you can replace Birmingham with Northampton but where are the heat leaders coming from. Oxford, Lynn and Birmingham unsurprisingly are once again the poor teams this year. ย ย Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoundTheBoards Posted 6 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 6 hours ago On 7/16/2025 at 9:36 PM, RoundTheBoards said: Before Birmingham and Oxford came into the Premiership, and while fears circulated that it could go down to 5 clubs, there were strong rumours (fuelled further by Phil Morris comments at the Coventry hearing) that Chris Louis could be interested in bringing a Premiership club to Northampton. As we are set to lose Birmingham and others are wobbling, could it be time to make Northampton a reality? One big league could never work.ย ย It would have to involve a sharing out of riders, but even if Belle Vue gave up one of Bewley/Kurtz,ย Ipswich gave up Doyle./Sayfutdinov, Sheffield gave up Holder/Holder, could the likes of Workington, Plymouth, or Berwick really afford Kurtz, Sayfutdinov or Holder?ย ย Of course not! So could Northampton be the Premiership saviour? ย ย ย Peter Oakes picking up on the Northampton possibility again in the Speedway Star today. He's reporting that someone is looking into the viability of laying a shale track and joining the Premiership again. A 2,000+ grandstand added to the stadium now, and the owners apparently interested in bringing speedway onboard. Could it be a realistic option this time? ย Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldPitGate Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 20 minutes ago, RoundTheBoards said: Peter Oakes picking up on the Northampton possibility again in the Speedway Star today. He's reporting that someone is looking into the viability of laying a shale track and joining the Premiership again. A 2,000+ grandstand added to the stadium now, and the owners apparently interested in bringing speedway onboard. Could it be a realistic option this time? ย Pray god its not poor old Tolley behind this huge expense to get up and running in an area with no Speedway following/heritage in the most expensive league of the three to boot. ย Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldPitGate Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago On 7/17/2025 at 9:53 AM, StarBoy said: Can see Godfrey being the saviour and move Scunthorpe up Rob always runs teams to win at home on a shoestring budget he's not the kind of fella who's willing to repeatedly drop six figures every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 26 minutes ago, RoundTheBoards said: Peter Oakes picking up on the Northampton possibility again in the Speedway Star today. He's reporting that someone is looking into the viability of laying a shale track and joining the Premiership again. A 2,000+ grandstand added to the stadium now, and the owners apparently interested in bringing speedway onboard. Could it be a realistic option this time? ย It already is a shale track and has been for a number years as the promoters wanted to get the European drivers to attend major meetings and they very much prefer/insist racing on shale.ย From what I understand the move proved to be worthwhile.ย Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk127 Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago Spedeworth have reportedly spent ยฃ200k in bringing the venue up to scratch and Deane Woods is keen to see speedway added to the sites fixtures in 2026. The interested party (prospective promoter) wants to remain anonymous at this stage whilst looking at the numbers involved and the size of investment needed. Guess it is a case of watch this space and keep everything crossed that it comes to fruition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teromaafan Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 15 minutes ago, Hawk127 said: Spedeworth have reportedly spent ยฃ200k in bringing the venue up to scratch and Deane Woods is keen to see speedway added to the sites fixtures in 2026. The interested party (prospective promoter) wants to remain anonymous at this stage whilst looking at the numbers involved and the size of investment needed. Guess it is a case of watch this space and keep everything crossed that it comes to fruition. So the interested promoter is keeping things under his (top) hat? ๐ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castrolargh Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago On 7/17/2025 at 9:53 AM, StarBoy said: Can see Godfrey being the saviour and move Scunthorpe up I heard a similar rumour at lynn a couple of weeks ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk127 Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 2 hours ago, Teromaafan said: So the interested promoter is keeping things under his (top) hat? ๐ Or he is ordering extra broom sticks for the commute๐ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTFC LION Posted 34 minutes ago Report Share Posted 34 minutes ago Who ever decides to try and go into Northampton will need very deep pockets.ย Track wise there would need to be a lot of investment,ย other facilities around the track are very good,ย Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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