WookieboyDon Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago Congratulations to all involved. This is nothing but great news for British Speedway, despite what some might think. 😉 Good luck to them and hopefully the start of something big. 👌 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago What I think the 1-7 will be. 1. J. Lidsey 7.87 2. L. Kerr 5.36 3. N. Klindt 6.46 4. C. Wright 6.11 5. N-K. Iversen 6.71 6. J. Jenkins 4.49 or J. Jeppesen 4.34 7. J. Mulford (RS) = 37.00 / 36.85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romans lovechild Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago dont forget byron becker without a club over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 4 minutes ago, WookieboyDon said: Congratulations to all involved. This is nothing but great news for British Speedway, despite what some might think. 😉 Good luck to them and hopefully the start of something big. 👌 I can't recall seeing a single post saying that the addition of Northampton would be anything other than a good thing 🤷♂️ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biffa Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 11 minutes ago, IainB said: At least until July last year, when this topic was stated... or the Coventry hearing a couple of years ago 😉😁 Totally lost by these replies🤷♂️. Obviously it’s been said somewhere but I,like many are unaware of previous news. The Northampton bit I know has been on the go for a while, it’s the “who” that’s been kept quiet🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 3 minutes ago, romans lovechild said: dont forget byron becker without a club over here. Thought he retired years ago, and was only NDL standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 6 minutes ago, romans lovechild said: dont forget byron becker without a club over here. Are you sure you mean Byron Bekker ?? Or do mean Luke Becker ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 6 minutes ago, Biffa said: it’s the “who” that’s been kept quiet🤔 Now that is an interesting question 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 1 minute ago, IainB said: Now that is an interesting question 👍🏻 My guess would be Matt Ford. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WookieboyDon Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 7 minutes ago, IainB said: I can't recall seeing a single post saying that the addition of Northampton would be anything other than a good thing 🤷♂️ There have been plenty of posts saying that there is no point as it won't survive beyond two to three years, the sport is a circus so it's a waste of time, it will have no fan base, the track won't be good enough for passing etc, etc, etc, blah, blah, blah. If that's positive and a good thing... You either haven't read the posts or have forgotten them. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WookieboyDon Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 3 minutes ago, SPEEDY69 said: My guess would be Matt Ford. Isn't he saving his pennies for Coventry? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishersGate Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 7 minutes ago, WookieboyDon said: There have been plenty of posts saying that there is no point as it won't survive beyond two to three years, the sport is a circus so it's a waste of time, it will have no fan base, the track won't be good enough for passing etc, etc, etc, blah, blah, blah. If that's positive and a good thing... You either haven't read the posts or have forgotten them. To be fair they currently have no fans and based on recent history it's going to be a hard task to keep it running for a long time. I think fans are just being realistic rather than being negative. Fingers crossed it goes well though...I hope they smash it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago (edited) 42 minutes ago, WookieboyDon said: There have been plenty of posts saying that there is no point as it won't survive beyond two to three years, the sport is a circus so it's a waste of time, it will have no fan base, the track won't be good enough for passing etc, etc, etc, blah, blah, blah. If that's positive and a good thing... You either haven't read the posts or have forgotten them. There has been a lot of (justified) concern as to the viability of such a project, especially with the timescales involved and with the sport being in its lowest ever position. Surely nobody really thinks a new track is a bad thing... closing mid season, having an uncompetitive team, running in front of poor crowds with an expensive team are all bad things which many have been and still are concerned about. Good luck to them though, I for one can't wait to get down there at some point 👍🏻 Edited 4 hours ago by IainB 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago Does anyone know the capacity of the stadium? I shall definitely be giving it a visit at least once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoweRacing143 Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago For me whos fairly new to speedway and loved going to peterborough to watch this is amazing news. I will get to as many home meetings as I can even if they don't have the strongest team & then hopefully given a bit more time in 2027 it can become a proper outfit. Or maybe they've got some tricks up their sleeve for this years team 🤔 but all in all it has got be good news. I actually went to watch the F1 stockers there 2 years ago and it does seem a really well fitted track for speedway 👍 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveWayne Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 25 minutes ago, Baldyman said: Does anyone know the capacity of the stadium? I shall definitely be giving it a visit at least once. The majority of the stadium is grass bankings for spectators, but there is a large uncovered all seater grandstand on the back straight. Capacity won't be an issue, the track is holding the F1 Stock Car World Final this year which will see an attendance far bigger than any British Speedway Premiership match will achieve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trotter65 Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago (edited) Good news…6 teams isn’t too different from 9 as far as a league goes and the team put together will be competitive so it’s good news…and yes there have been fans who seemingly didn’t want this to happen, mainly Championship fans , a lot of who seemingly want the Premiership to collapse and fail for some reason Edited 4 hours ago by Trotter65 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 1 hour ago, Biffa said: Will be interesting to find out who the promoter/money man is. Whoever it is has done a cracking secrecy job to keep this all under wraps. Well done 👍 Woffinden? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 23 minutes ago, Trotter65 said: Good news…6 teams isn’t too different from 9 as far as a league goes and the team put together will be competitive so it’s good news…and yes there have been fans who seemingly didn’t want this to happen, mainly Championship fans , a lot of who seemingly want the Premiership to collapse and fail for some reason A strange outlook if so... Without each other, both leagues fail... Sharing the costs of tier two Heat Leader's and Second Strings is the only reason clubs can run at the individual level they do, as neither can pay these standard of riders individually what they want to earn... The top tier has to exist so the second tier can have a certain standard of rider as the No1 and No5... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoundTheBoards Posted 3 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 1 hour ago, TTT said: What I think the 1-7 will be. 1. J. Lidsey 7.87 2. L. Kerr 5.36 3. N. Klindt 6.46 4. C. Wright 6.11 5. N-K. Iversen 6.71 6. J. Jenkins 4.49 or J. Jeppesen 4.34 7. J. Mulford (RS) = 37.00 / 36.85 We need the new owner to throw a few dollars at Bartosz, get him over here... I'll go for: Jaimon Lidsey 7.87 Niels Kristian Iversen 6.71 Charles Wright 6.11 Rohan Tungate 5.89 Lewis Kerr 5.36 Foreign newbie 4.50 Jake Mulford R/S 36.44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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