What will 2026 UK speedway bring?

[Weeyin]

2 hours ago, BluPanther said:

Because the short-sighted Championship clubs would not entertain forming one league, something that CL was willing to embrace...

On a Monday or Thursday race night!! No thanks

[Fromafar]

21 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said:

They argue about superheats and points limits usually after either a team has lost a superheat or they trying to sign a rider on a low average and the other teams don’t like it 

Not far wrong.Sheffield situation probably threw a spanner in the works .

Edited yesterday at 09:43 PM by Fromafar

[THE DEAN MACHINE]

5 minutes ago, Fromafar said:

Not far wrong.Sheffield situation probably threw a spanner in the works .

worryingly Sheffield seems to be absolute silence 

[Fromafar]

9 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said:

worryingly Sheffield seems to be absolute silence 

Get the impression they told them they wanted to drop to Championship and the sh*t hit the fan.(just a guess though)since there is  not much being said about anything. Poor Communication no regards for the fans.

[dontforgetthefueltapsbruv]

2 hours ago, Fromafar said:

Don’t think they will notice to be honest.

Just as the thousands upon thousands who have walked away and no longer pay into the sport are not noticed...

Oh hang on , yes they are as the sport is financially fu#£ed!!

[THE DEAN MACHINE]

43 minutes ago, Fromafar said:

Get the impression they told them they wanted to drop to Championship and the sh*t hit the fan.(just a guess though)since there is  not much being said about anything. Poor Communication no regards for the fans.

Communication is dreadful and imo shows total contempt for fans, the little bits I know is only because of people I know and not even they know what the hell is going on 

[BluPanther]

1 hour ago, Weeyin said:

On a Monday or Thursday race night!! No thanks

Who mentioned a Monday or Thursday race night ? One league was ruled out before anything like race nights were even discussed...

[ShanoXtra]

1 hour ago, Weeyin said:

On a Monday or Thursday race night!! No thanks

I guess Ipswich fans always turning up on a Thursday night shows there is more loyalty to that club than others who want to pick and chose their race nights to suit themselves (Friday/Saturday/Sun). Force everyone to race Mon and Thurs and let’s see who really has the most loyal supporters. 

[mikebv]

Speedway Futures Limited?

An apostrophe missing somewhere maybe? 

[PhilTheAce]

Wonder if all these are coming on board correspond to the rumours of a big investment into british speedway in 2027

 

Could explain why dickson is confident of 2 leagues of 8 next season and why they are desperate to keep the top league going to next year with just the 5 teams 

[SteveLyric2]

1 minute ago, PhilTheAce said:

Wonder if all these are coming on board correspond to the rumours of a big investment into british speedway in 2027

 

Could explain why dickson is confident of 2 leagues of 8 next season and why they are desperate to keep the top league going to next year with just the 5 teams 

I thought Dickson said 2 leagues of 6 and 8 for 2027?

[LisaColette]

20 minutes ago, SteveLyric2 said:

I thought Dickson said 2 leagues of 6 and 8 for 2027?

Yeah he did. Sounds like they expect a team to move up. But who? 

[mikebv]

34 minutes ago, LisaColette said:

Yeah he did. Sounds like they expect a team to move up. But who? 

Maybe Oxford will give it another go, and swap leagues again, if "big investment" comes in? 

[dontforgetthefueltapsbruv]

2 hours ago, PhilTheAce said:

Wonder if all these are coming on board correspond to the rumours of a big investment into british speedway in 2027

 

Could explain why dickson is confident of 2 leagues of 8 next season and why they are desperate to keep the top league going to next year with just the 5 teams 

 

2 hours ago, SteveLyric2 said:

I thought Dickson said 2 leagues of 6 and 8 for 2027?

 

2 hours ago, LisaColette said:

Yeah he did. Sounds like they expect a team to move up. But who? 

 

1 hour ago, mikebv said:

Maybe Oxford will give it another go, and swap leagues again, if "big investment" comes in? 

It would be ironic (and rather funny) if the the investment was so big that those refusing now want to be a part of it but are turned away......

[mikebv]

3 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said:

 

 

 

It would be ironic (and rather funny) if the the investment was so big that those refusing now want to be a part of it but are turned away......

Yer Barred!!!!!

[Byker Biker]

This may be of interest from almost 50 years ago, a passage from an Ivan Mauger book first published in 1976 which attributes the piece to George Barclay;

"If 1976 was the year that saw a comparative explosion of press and television coverage, I hope '77 will be a year that sees speedway being accepted by the media nationally. To establish this we must put our house in order and lose the incidents that make us seem a joke sport. After all,what other sport has it's rules and regulations drawn up only to see them over-ruled by "special dispensation" on so many issues? In what other league competition can a competitor appear for teams other than his own, and by doing so jeopardise his own teams chance of championship honours? Walk outs! Either by individuals or by whole teams. These and many other silly facets can only cause harm to speedway, and the circumstances leading to them must be eradicated once and for all. For surely they prevent our sport being respected as a serious one and worthy of "press" attention even though it is so largely supported. The time is long overdue for the relative ruling bodies to get together in amending the rules with speedway the consideration. We know it would benefit us all eventually."

Oaksey was the editor so I dare say there's a bit of his own agenda in there.

[SteveArena]

Could Coventry be back for 2027. They will be backed by guys with deep pockets.

[Roger Jacobs]

20 hours ago, ShanoXtra said:

I guess Ipswich fans always turning up on a Thursday night shows there is more loyalty to that club than others who want to pick and chose their race nights to suit themselves (Friday/Saturday/Sun). Force everyone to race Mon and Thurs and let’s see who really has the most loyal supporters. 

The Witches have always had Thursday as their main race night, so fan loyalty is already established. If they had to change it would be interesting to see the reaction.

Edited 3 hours ago by Roger Jacobs
Added second sentence after accidental first post..

[Hawk127]

59 minutes ago, Roger Jacobs said:

The Witches have always had Thursday as their main race night, so fan loyalty is already established. If they had to change it would be interesting to see the reaction.

It also depends on East Suffolk council. Certain restrictions are in place and with Spedeworth running on Saturdays it may be difficult to operate on other days on a regular basis given the eight day rule which I believe use to exist and may still exist. Ipswich has been synonymous with Thursday night speedway and I doubt any new owner would advocate a change to another race night. I simply hope that a way can be found to see the Witches come to the tapes in 2026 if not simply putting the sport on hold for a year may just see the end of this famous club and the sport will be poorer for the demise of Ipswich. 

[Hawk127]

1 hour ago, Roger Jacobs said:

The Witches have always had Thursday as their main race night, so fan loyalty is already established. If they had to change it would be interesting to see the reaction.

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Hawk127
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