Workington 2026

[Midget]

Hearing the news today that Nicolai Klindt has agreed a deal to be workingtons number 1 for next season

[lewy]

2 minutes ago, Midget said:

Hearing the news today that Nicolai Klindt has agreed a deal to be workingtons number 1 for next season

Very fast when he gates will be virtually unbeatable at Workington not sure how his availability will be effected when Poland comes knocking. 

[Neila]

43 minutes ago, Midget said:

Hearing the news today that Nicolai Klindt has agreed a deal to be workingtons number 1 for next season

Would be a good signing IF he is available for all/most of the meetings, but as @lewy knows he went AWOL a lot this year for Plymouth 

[SteelShoe]

7 hours ago, Marksman said:

1 King 8.59

2 Hook 5.63

3 Zischke 5.43

4 Etheridge 5.66

5 Batchelor 6.80

6 Ritchings 2.44

7 Grahn / Juhl Pedersen 5.30 / 5.00

Total. 39.85 / 39.55

That would be stronger than 2025’s team IMO, especially away from home.

You sure about those averages ?

[Marksman]

3 hours ago, SteelShoe said:

You sure about those averages ?

Yeah, just the roling averages from the Stats section https://britishspeedway.co.uk/2025-rider-statistics/

Klindt would be 8.36

[Neila]

Seen a bit from Poland that klindt is among many who has not agreed a deal to go back to Poland 

[lewy]

36 minutes ago, Neila said:

Seen a bit from Poland that klindt is among many who has not agreed a deal to go back to Poland 

He will get signed up few weeks into the season which he did last year. Hopefully he can get flights to Poland easier from Workington than  he could from Plymouth plus I believe the team he was with last year insisted he had to be at the track a certain amount of hours before the start,that said I believe he could easily be one of the best riders in the championship very quick when in front nobody catches and passes him very often. 

[TTT]

1. N. Klindt 8.36

2. J. Etheridge 5.45

3. T. Zischke 5.76

4. J. Hook 5.57

5. A. Vuolas 6.87

6. J. Grahn 5.30

7. 2.69

[Neila]

@lewy worky is a long way from airports, but within 2 and a half hours most northern airports can be reached, but whether they fly to the right airports in Poland at the right time, that's another thing, Bowes missed several meetings to be in Poland . But if certain riders have not been paid in Poland they are maybe thinking twice about going back

[Noelinho]

3 hours ago, Marksman said:

Yeah, just the roling averages from the Stats section https://britishspeedway.co.uk/2025-rider-statistics/

Klindt would be 8.36

The rolling stats don't include fixtures after the end of April. Official team building stats should include them.

[SteveLyric2]

8 hours ago, Noelinho said:

The rolling stats don't include fixtures after the end of April. Official team building stats should include them.

Surely the team building points are the GSAs (issue 26), less 2.5% for any Brit rider?!

[arnieg]

19 minutes ago, SteveLyric2 said:

Surely the team building points are the GSAs (issue 26), less 2.5% for any Brit rider?!

Issue 26 does not include matches after 23 Sept so Worky v Berwick needs to be added.

[Normski]

38 minutes ago, arnieg said:

Issue 26 does not include matches after 23 Sept so Worky v Berwick needs to be added.

cut off apparently for averages was September 7th so points from Berwicks meetings with Workington don't count.

[arnieg]

1 hour ago, Normski said:

cut off apparently for averages was September 7th so points from Berwicks meetings with Workington don't count.

That would imply somebody is making it up as they go along.

 

... so business as usual then!