Speedway 2026 ??

[secsy1]

6 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

Why have a North / South split? So few teams could easily have all teams meeting once home & away.

Money is the root of all evil and finances are restricted to have one league.

Travelling expenses and the present lack of fans and sponsorship would be the downfall of one league.

It would make financial sense to split into North and South making a league cup where they all meet more interesting and hopefully give fans what they want.

[IainB]

12 hours ago, ONTWOMINUTES said:

Modern day riders across the board think everybody owes them a living and are beyond greedy when it comes to money.  Very few if almost any would do anything for nothing,  not like back in the 80s.  Yes I realise they need to spend on machinery etc etc but they all make far more than the average working man so you'd think they'd give something back.  This along with unreasonable admission prices is among other things that's destroying Speedway.  

... and all on the back of an army of volunteers that move heaven and earth each week to enable tracks to stage meetings and riders to earn money.

[1 valve]

On 9/4/2025 at 8:45 AM, shippy22 said:

The first division in 1970 had 19 teams.  Of those 7 teams, Belle Vue, Coventry, Halifax, King's Lynn, Wembley, Cradley and Swindon raced on Saturdays, so hardly a minority !!

Sorry to be pedantic but seven of seventeen is a minority number.

[Technik]

10 hours ago, secsy1 said:

Money is the root of all evil and finances are restricted to have one league.

Travelling expenses and the present lack of fans and sponsorship would be the downfall of one league.

It would make financial sense to split into North and South making a league cup where they all meet more interesting and hopefully give fans what they want.

I know the North South league has been mentioned many times. I fear the biggest issue there is just that some riders will want to ride in both & there will be a time when both teams the rider is in will be racing on the same night then an even bigger problem is on our hands.

I know earlier this season a team came to Oxford for an NL level fixture & one of their riders was missing so they used a guest as per the rules. The rider they were using had an average in both variations of this seasons NL leagues & the higher average ment he could not ride in place of the injured rider as his average in that league was higher although lower in the other league.