Speedway 2026 ??

[Hamster00]

Clubs losing money need to seriously look in the mirror, Plymouth who are hardly world beaters and have a very limited track and space have upped their crowds considerably by the looks of it through some savvy work on social media etc.

Granted in some cases things can’t be avoided but I absolutely think there would be a lot to be said for promotions being less insular and less of the ‘woe is me’ attitude.

[KK62]

2 hours ago, Hamster00 said:

Clubs losing money need to seriously look in the mirror, Plymouth who are hardly world beaters and have a very limited track and space have upped their crowds considerably by the looks of it through some savvy work on social media etc.

Granted in some cases things can’t be avoided but I absolutely think there would be a lot to be said for promotions being less insular and less of the ‘woe is me’ attitude.

Upping your crowd is very commendable but doesn't mean your making money.

[Hawk127]

37 minutes ago, KK62 said:

Upping your crowd is very commendable but doesn't mean your making money.

Agree but perhaps giving the punter what they want with a weekend race night does possibly reduce the odds of losing so much money. Speedway use to be a good weekend sport but alas circumstances dictate that it is not possible albeit NDL teams seem to cope. This is possibly why a rethink is necessary and perhaps go backwards first in order to progress. I would rather go to a Saturday evening meeting or a Sunday afternoon meeting than go mid week. Thursday is OK but after that having been brought up on Friday, Saturday and Sunday meets I would not bother with any weekday/ mid week racing. Just my view and others may feel different but promoters should race on nights which give them a best chance of a return on the asset/investment.

[Catalan]

5 hours ago, lewy said:

Come to Plymouth, ride down with Garry you'll be made welcome and appreciated at our happy little club.

If it didn't take too much of my day I would love to come down, do like Mark and Gazza

[Neila]

1 hour ago, KK62 said:

Upping your crowd is very commendable but doesn't mean your making money.

But they are not paying the wages for a number 1 so probably are making money 🤪

[lewy]

28 minutes ago, Neila said:

But they are not paying the wages for a number 1 so probably are making money 🤪

That's called sponsors like worky are sponsored by Glasgow 😀

[Paul Johnson]

Scrap the "stupid heat"

[SCS]

I wonder if tracks would struggle more if they ride midweek due to having less volunteers to help on race day.

 

[Catalan]

1 hour ago, SCS said:

I wonder if tracks would struggle more if they ride midweek due to having less volunteers to help on race day.

 

At Poole seems the other way.

Volunteers are ok on Wednesday but struggle to make Fridays or Saturdays

[SteelShoe]

Championship definitely needs more meetings imo. Worky recently had a run of weekly home meetings and the crowd held up well even with holidays and the usual many summer attractions in the area. It was good to talk about who is it next week rather than having a gap of 3-4 weeks without a home fixture. Need to change the current model it has stagnated and proved detrimental to British Speedway for too long now. 

[topaz325]

1 hour ago, SteelShoe said:

Championship definitely needs more meetings imo. Worky recently had a run of weekly home meetings and the crowd held up well even with holidays and the usual many summer attractions in the area. It was good to talk about who is it next week rather than having a gap of 3-4 weeks without a home fixture. Need to change the current model it has stagnated and proved detrimental to British Speedway for too long now. 

Agree we usually have better crowds when  Edinbrugh , Redcar and Glasgow are the opposition those teams tend to bring plenty of supporters .

[Diablo]

Find a way for clubs to have a home fixture every week or even fortnightly instead of going weeks & sometimes months without a home race night.

Having no home fixtures when the football season has finished combined with the school holidays & summer months of June & July is madness.

i bet this year we run into October yet again when it’s not very spectator friendly. 

[Fromafar]

21 minutes ago, Diablo said:

Find a way for clubs to have a home fixture every week or even fortnightly instead of going weeks & sometimes months without a home race night.

Having no home fixtures when the football season has finished combined with the school holidays & summer months of June & July is madness.

i bet this year we run into October yet again when it’s not very spectator friendly. 

Sorting the fixture List is a priority.Then again it is set around riders dictating their availability.So it is big problem.

[Fromafar]

21 minutes ago, Diablo said:

Find a way for clubs to have a home fixture every week or even fortnightly instead of going weeks & sometimes months without a home race night.

Having no home fixtures when the football season has finished combined with the school holidays & summer months of June & July is madness.

i bet this year we run into October yet again when it’s not very spectator friendly. 

Sorting the fixture List is a priority.Then again it is set around riders dictating their availability.So it is big problem.

[Greg]

one big league one average for every rider .

[Derrickn]

On 8/31/2025 at 11:18 AM, LisaColette said:

Not sure i agree with that. Get more regular fans if weekly home speedway meetings. 

I remember when Poole were in the Prem and they did one week at home and next week away. Didn't really work, people get out of the habit. 

Works for football.

[CTD26]

15 hours ago, Derrickn said:

Works for football.

It’s absolutely pointless comparing it to football. We don’t have the following, certainly in this country, to keep people interested in 2 home meetings a month. Football has millions of fans in the country, speedway be lucky if there’s 10% of that amount of people who attend regularly. 
 

If it is one big league, then the clubs and bspa need to lay down the law to the riders. If you signed for a British club before anyone else, then that league takes priority. I get Poland pays the big bucks, but it’s about time someone put them back in there box. They tried being sly a few years back and that soon got overruled. If not, it’s simple, the riders who want to ride over here will, the ones who don’t, well, see ya later. 
 

With the polish u24 league not running after this season, there’s going to be a lot of young riders wanting spots over here, a select few may find themselves riding in the second or third division over there. 
 

A rotation of a week at home and a week away wouldn’t wash with me. I want to see weekly action at my home track, I’ve known people lose interest because there was a 2 or 3 week gap between meetings. And before anyone says about going away, try going to a midweek track, when my nearest is 2 and a half hours away, working full time and having a family.

[Normski]

2 Leagues move Poole up let them ride on a Wednesday. Championship 8 teams 2H 2A 14 home meetings guaranteed. Designated dates like football for Cup meetings Redcar beat us {Berwick } in 1/4 Final in May riding Semi-Final 4 months later unreal.

[LisaColette]

51 minutes ago, CTD26 said:

It’s absolutely pointless comparing it to football. We don’t have the following, certainly in this country, to keep people interested in 2 home meetings a month. Football has millions of fans in the country, speedway be lucky if there’s 10% of that amount of people who attend regularly. 
 

If it is one big league, then the clubs and bspa need to lay down the law to the riders. If you signed for a British club before anyone else, then that league takes priority. I get Poland pays the big bucks, but it’s about time someone put them back in there box. They tried being sly a few years back and that soon got overruled. If not, it’s simple, the riders who want to ride over here will, the ones who don’t, well, see ya later. 
 

With the polish u24 league not running after this season, there’s going to be a lot of young riders wanting spots over here, a select few may find themselves riding in the second or third division over there. 
 

A rotation of a week at home and a week away wouldn’t wash with me. I want to see weekly action at my home track, I’ve known people lose interest because there was a 2 or 3 week gap between meetings. And before anyone says about going away, try going to a midweek track, when my nearest is 2 and a half hours away, working full time and having a family.

Apparently there is going to be u24s in Poland now. Heard it on one of the podcasts last week. 

[Fromafar]

1 hour ago, Normski said:

2 Leagues move Poole up let them ride on a Wednesday. Championship 8 teams 2H 2A 14 home meetings guaranteed. Designated dates like football for Cup meetings Redcar beat us {Berwick } in 1/4 Final in May riding Semi-Final 4 months later unreal.

Don’t think Poole need to move up.Let the Premiership sort their own problems.