Poole 2026

[barkerseggs]

12 hours ago, crescent girl said:

Only eight home state riders (including female racer Tayla Street) were seeded to this meeting.  All the out of state guys (including Bailey, Kennedy and McDiarmid) had to pre-qualify in a one-lap shoot-out prior to the actual Championship.      Fraser Bowes may not have survived the cull! 

I do know Bowes qualified 6th, so made the cut by 2, but have no results other than the 4 placegetters.

[SteveLyric2]

40 minutes ago, barkerseggs said:

I do know Bowes qualified 6th, so made the cut by 2, but have no results other than the 4 placegetters.

The final was 3 riders. Bailey  Sedgman, Kennedy. Bailey gate and gone!😄

[King Jamie]

14 hours ago, TigerIain said:

In last seasons playoff final Bomber got nowhere near passing anyone, and he is currently the best rider in Britain at overtaking.

Are there stats for this type of thing? I don't doubt that Harris is near / at the top, but it would be interesting to see who else was up there.

Separate tables for Premiership and Championship would also be welcome as it should show the difference between the quality of opposition. For example, does Charles Wright make more passes in the top flight or second tier. Does he score most of his points from the gate at Redcar but have to do more from the back at Oxford?

I wonder how many 'surprises' we would find in the top 20.

[ASpeedwayfan]

12 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

If Poole refuse to move up due to costs, they are hardly likely to break the bank trying to win the Champ.

It wouldn’t be breaking the bank to sign Beau Bailey, but it would rightly be paying more than you would for a usual Aussie doing their first season over here, but when that Aussie is one of the brightest prospects in years and I think will average near 6. It might be worth it. 
 

The costs to move up would be silly. In comparison to building a strong championship side. Not to mention Wednesdays 

[Preston Comet]

Wasnt Tate Zischke championed as the next best thing a couple of years back?

[Woke23]

1 hour ago, Preston Comet said:

Wasnt Tate Zischke championed as the next best thing a couple of years back?

Zischke was the Darcy Ward protégé with tremendous talent, but I believe Bailey has always been the next big thing.

[Pirates Of Poole]

24 minutes ago, Woke23 said:

Zischke was the Darcy Ward protégé with tremendous talent, but I believe Bailey has always been the next big thing.

I think if he decided to only ride in Poland and Denmark would be a bad move, he’s only 16 and would have a lot of pressure in Poland, riding in England would enable him to enjoy time on his bike without the massive pressure of Poland. I do worry him going straight into Poland, yes he has been shown the money, but that isn’t looking at the very long term and building to that, confidence is everything in any sport and Poland can make or break you. His Polish club will be telling him to base himself in Poland etc, but maybe his camp should talk to Boycie, Darcy and the Cook brothers and ask them what suited them best when they started out.

Edited 6 hours ago by Pirates Of Poole

[Neila]

1 hour ago, Preston Comet said:

Wasnt Tate Zischke championed as the next best thing a couple of years back?

He was and through the Darcy link, some on here thought he was a shoe in to sign for the pilots (ditto bailey) but Tate (with input from Darcy) decided to go to worky, yes has not come on as much as thought, but a lot of that was due to the bad injury. Susspose pilots have got that other outstanding Aussie Frazer Bowes 🙃

[Mr Blobby]

37 minutes ago, Pirates Of Poole said:

I think if he decided to only ride in Poland and Denmark would be a bad move, he’s only 16 and would have a lot of pressure in Poland, riding in England would enable him to enjoy time on his bike without the massive pressure of Poland. I do worry him going straight into Poland, yes he has been shown the money, but that isn’t looking at the very long term and building to that, confidence is everything in any sport and Poland can make or break you. His Polish club will be telling him to base himself in Poland etc, but maybe his camp should talk to Boycie, Darcy and the Cook brothers and ask them what suited them best when they started out.

Or he’s just going to do premiership (if it’s still a thing), cause he ain’t doing championship. 

[topaz325]

Kevin Juhl Pedersen heading to the UK to meet up with new club....?

[Fromafar]

5 hours ago, Preston Comet said:

Wasnt Tate Zischke championed as the next best thing a couple of years back?

That was before the serious head injury he had in Aus.

[YeOldPitGate]

20 hours ago, TigerIain said:

Unlikely to bring masses of entertainment on a gate and go track like you have at Poole. In last seasons playoff final Bomber got nowhere near passing anyone, and he is currently the best rider in Britain at overtaking. If Bailey is as good as the hype (I've never seen him race) then his talents would be better displayed elsewhere. Hopefully he does get a Championship spot somewhere next year though as I'd like a chance to watch him round Ashfield.

Here you go the lad in action

 

 

[YeOldPitGate]

5 hours ago, Preston Comet said:

Wasnt Tate Zischke championed as the next best thing a couple of years back?

Tate could still have a decent career but he hasn't been helped by having 3 big bangs which would have dented his confidence and held him back , plus some worky supporters were saying his machinery leaves a bit to be desired.

Its the same for Bailey, Rushden and Cairns they need good organisation from the get go an in an ideal world need to avoid big smashes in the early days whilst they are finding their feet.

[szkocjasid]

6 hours ago, ASpeedwayfan said:

It wouldn’t be breaking the bank to sign Beau Bailey, but it would rightly be paying more than you would for a usual Aussie doing their first season over here, but when that Aussie is one of the brightest prospects in years and I think will average near 6. It might be worth it. 
 

The costs to move up would be silly. In comparison to building a strong championship side. Not to mention Wednesdays 

I don't disagree with anything you've said, but I was replying to a post that said Poole should "break the bank" to sign Bailey.

[Mr Blobby]

1 hour ago, topaz325 said:

Kevin Juhl Pedersen heading to the UK to meet up with new club....?

They ride in red and white.

[topaz325]

48 minutes ago, Mr Blobby said:

They ride in red and white.

Redcar 

[Pirates Of Poole]

1 minute ago, topaz325 said:

Redcar 

Bit further north.

[topaz325]

1 minute ago, Pirates Of Poole said:

Bit further north.

Edinbrugh 

[Neila]

32 minutes ago, Pirates Of Poole said:

Bit further north.

Inverness a new team to help out the premiership will ride in red and white to try and cause confusion with that other Scottish club 😃