What about Northampton?

[eric i]

Well done to the BSPA for giving Northampton every chance to come into the league. Its a good job they don't listen to some of the people on this thread.

[mikebv]

1 hour ago, SPEEDY69 said:

My guess would be Matt Ford.

With the comments from Chris Holder the other week around there not being any chance of Speedway there this season, you may very well be right...

He just may well have been taking the pee somewhat, knowing the actual situation...

Let's hope it is a success for all involved..

 

[M.D]

Fantastic news, hope they make Northampton a great success 

[ArthurRudge]

So who is the promoter?

[FAST GATER]

54 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said:

Woffinden?

Has he got that kind of money?

Edited 4 hours ago by FAST GATER

[IainB]

21 minutes ago, FAST GATER said:

Has he got that kind of money?

Not for long if he gets involved in British Speedway financially 😂

[THE DEAN MACHINE]

23 minutes ago, FAST GATER said:

Has he got that kind of money?

Well it’s less than a years polish contract so possibly and does have backing of company’s like Betard 

[1 valve]

11 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said:

Well it’s less than a years polish contract so possibly and does have backing of company’s like Betard 

And Monster Energy

[weymouth alicat]

47 minutes ago, ArthurRudge said:

So who is the promoter?

there is an ex Promoter / Team Manager who lives not far from the Stadium  .....I wonder ?

[Tinker]

Great news re. Northampton. Hopefully, it's the shot in the arm that British Speedway needs and fingers crossed re. the return of Coventry, Peterborough, Swindon etc. Plus the fact it seems to be quite feasible that Northampton could host bigger meetings in the future considering the facilities there, Midlands location etc.

Various other sports have been on the decline in the past but they pick themselves up through a variety of different reasons (new innovations, sponsorship deals, TV deals, change of public perception etc.) and get back on track. Quite possibly and with fingers tightly crossed, just maybe it is now Speedway's turn.

[OGT]

In 1971, Brum didn't open til May 23rd and still managed to fit 25 meetings in. 

How times have changed, eh. 

[TB1]

3 hours 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 👍

Whoever he or she is a can't see it being a hit in the Dragons Den! Sorry but this smacks of desperation surrounded by a failing sport! Filling half baked Premiership teams with riders that have been round the track more times than a runner bean is not going to have punters flocking to the gates. A perfect opportunity to create something new and give advancement to NDL riders has been sorely and wilfully missed for the greed of the top flight clubs ( including my own)!

[YeOldPitGate]

2 hours 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.

I think everyone on here wishes them the absolute best but it can't be denied there's some very big challenges to be overcome hopefully every assistance will be given to them by the other tracks so they have a fighting chance.

[YeOldPitGate]

1 hour ago, FAST GATER said:

Has he got that kind of money?

I would imagine he's got a few mil the issue will be he knows how hard it is to make a profit out of a speedway track even with an established fan base and as he's at the tail end of his career I would be suprised if he's willing to risk his lifetimes earnings on Northampton.

Someone did mention Mark Webber now that would be great , a fella worth hundreds of millions who would have massive sponsorship contacts he's the kind of person who if he got involved could prove the kind of game changer needed for the sport.

[Fromafar]

Where’s Tolley these days.

[RoundTheBoards]

1 hour ago, FAST GATER said:

Has he got that kind of money?

Woffinden has enough money, but he also has a family, and he's not going to take any risk pouring his hard-earned into speedway when he has no business experience promoting speedway.

[Badge]

If it's Pete Adams and CVS, are we expecting Tai and Freddie??

[Cross Roads]

On 3/3/2026 at 1:26 PM, eric i said:

Luke Harrison?

Great news, i will take a few trips this year from Leicester with the family and friends. Fingers crossed for Cov and others in the not to distant future.

[SteveLyric2]

14 minutes ago, Badge said:

If it's Pete Adams and CVS, are we expecting Tai and Freddie??

Woffy as stadium dj/presenter!🤣

[The Cheese]

Good news. Hopefully they can promote it well and build up a solid fanbase.