Belle Vue Aces 2026

[TTT]

Team Building Limit 36.00 and One Rider Over 8.00

 

1. B. Kurtz 8.97

2. N. Blodorn 4.87

3. B. Cook 6.39

4. Z. Cook 6.20

5. M. Zagar 6.46

6. T. Zischke 3.00

7. W. Cairns (RS)

= 35.89

[Gavan]

7 hours ago, ouch said:

I think The Aces will stick with six of this year’s team that have been the mainstays for many seasons. The vacant spot will depend on the points limit being between Zagar or Cairns. 

Brady & Dan. No better top two. 

Jaimon. No better third heat leader, home or away. 

Norick. No one better at his age or younger. 

Tate. No better three pointer. 

Jake. As good as most RS for this coming season, though he’d move to first reserve should the limit be low and gain a 25% reduction with a real average being used rather than the 3 point base rate.

Zagar or Cairns. Best number four or a very promising RS.Play offs as usual then hope we have Brady & Dan from 2024 instead of 2025.
 

Be sad if we need to off load more from our conveyor belt of talent but if it keeps or brings teams to our league then I’ll live with it. 
In an alternate universe we have a top five of Brady, Dan, Max, Jaimon & Tom. Staring average of that team before we worked our magic, around 22 - wow. 

But that’s 6 of the 7 from last season that were woeful away from home and the one rider you left out in Zach Cook was awesome at home 

Brady and Dan are the best top 2 in the league 

Id definitely have Brennan over Lidsey

With Blodorn he was awful last season maybe the SGP2 win will help him but he basically was the worst number 2 in the league 

All season your fans moaned about the 2 reserves and Norick and now you want all 3 back?

 

[PhilTheAce]

1 hour ago, Gavan said:

But that’s 6 of the 7 from last season that were woeful away from home and the one rider you left out in Zach Cook was awesome at home 

Brady and Dan are the best top 2 in the league 

Id definitely have Brennan over Lidsey

With Blodorn he was awful last season maybe the SGP2 win will help him but he basically was the worst number 2 in the league 

All season your fans moaned about the 2 reserves and Norick and now you want all 3 back?

 

No. We want Dan and Brady back and to have them we will need a 3 pointer. So no better than Tate who’s had a years experience now 

[szkocjasid]

18 hours ago, TTT said:

Team Building Limit 36.00 and One Rider Over 8.00

 

1. B. Kurtz 8.97

2. N. Blodorn 4.87

3. B. Cook 6.39

4. Z. Cook 6.20

5. M. Zagar 6.46

6. T. Zischke 3.00

7. W. Cairns (RS)

= 35.89

What would be the reason for a 36 point limit? If there's less clubs then no reason to lower the limit. Unless it's to encourage Champ clubs to step up / Northampton to join in?

[SpeedwaySlider72]

8 minutes ago, szkocjasid said:

What would be the reason for a 36 point limit? If there's less clubs then no reason to lower the limit. Unless it's to encourage Champ clubs to step up / Northampton to join in?

Maybe financial considerations. Sounds like most teams lost big bucks this year and with rumours of no tv deal must be terrified.

Edited yesterday at 08:34 AM by SpeedwaySlider72

[1 valve]

1 hour ago, szkocjasid said:

What would be the reason for a 36 point limit? If there's less clubs then no reason to lower the limit. Unless it's to encourage Champ clubs to step up / Northampton to join in?

Maybe to unilaterally remove the cost and points of at least one top rider per team and remove Rising star concept in favour of another reserve. 

[blue witch]

2 hours ago, 1 valve said:

Maybe to unilaterally remove the cost and points of at least one top rider per team and remove Rising star concept in favour of another reserve. 

And then put admission prices up to £30 so we can watch even more sub standard riders and rip the public off some more

[TTT]

4 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

What would be the reason for a 36 point limit? If there's less clubs then no reason to lower the limit. Unless it's to encourage Champ clubs to step up / Northampton to join in?

Personally I don't believe the 36 Points Limit rumour simply because of the amount of riders who finished on 6+ GSA's in 2025.

As always, I just go with the flow in the off season and build teams within a points limit just to show an example of how strong a team / teams could look like within the rumoured rules.

My personal guess is a 40.00 limit and I still wouldn't be surprised to see one team join the Premiership (Glasgow or Scunthorpe)

[szkocjasid]

5 hours ago, 1 valve said:

Maybe to unilaterally remove the cost and points of at least one top rider per team and remove Rising star concept in favour of another reserve. 

If they wanted to lower the cost, wouldn't adding a 2nd "rising star" be more beneficial than removing the system completely?

[1 valve]

5 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

If they wanted to lower the cost, wouldn't adding a 2nd "rising star" be more beneficial than removing the system completely?

The money saved by substituting a number 6 with a RS is absolutely nothing compared with dropping a number one for another 4-5 point reserve & dropping RS altogether.  

[szkocjasid]

1 hour ago, 1 valve said:

The money saved by substituting a number 6 with a RS is absolutely nothing compared with dropping a number one for another 4-5 point reserve & dropping RS altogether.  

But I still don't understand why they'd get rid of the RS system to save money. If they could lower the points limit so a number one is replaced by a 4-5 point rider, but keep a RS, that would make more sense to me!

[1 valve]

8 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

But I still don't understand why they'd get rid of the RS system to save money. If they could lower the points limit so a number one is replaced by a 4-5 point rider, but keep a RS, that would make more sense to me!

Losing the RS system would not be to save money but to make way for higher average and competitive reserve. Saving money comes from doing away with the top scorer.  
The RS initiative would/could be adopted by the championship as part of consolidating riders from the NDL & championship to accommodate a lower points limit in the second uk league. 
 

[Col]

On 10/21/2025 at 11:32 AM, Diamonds85 said:

As someone who never watches the aces and have no real feeling towards either rider. Brady Kurtz over Dan Bewley. I just think he's better.

Bewley has a better away average, 8.25 compared to Kurtz 7.76, is better to watch at the NSS and is more willing to team ride.  But if Aces can keep both they surely will.  Absolutely no point in preserving with Zischke for a year if they are to abandon him now when he's on a 3.00 reason, but h's on a 3.00 average for a reason because the reserves were what let Belle Vue down.  Would have to look at the RS list when it's published to see if there is anyone preferable to Mulford.  Cairns didn't really impress in his only NSS Premiership outing.
Would only consider Lidsey if Kurtz/Bewley spearhead isn't possible.

[SUPERACE]

4 hours ago, Col said:

Bewley has a better away average, 8.25 compared to Kurtz 7.76, is better to watch at the NSS and is more willing to team ride.  But if Aces can keep both they surely will.  Absolutely no point in preserving with Zischke for a year if they are to abandon him now when he's on a 3.00 reason, but h's on a 3.00 average for a reason because the reserves were what let Belle Vue down.  Would have to look at the RS list when it's published to see if there is anyone preferable to Mulford.  Cairns didn't really impress in his only NSS Premiership outing.
Would only consider Lidsey if Kurtz/Bewley spearhead isn't possible.

Bewley will be at BV for sure. 

[Hackett]

In an interview in the Speedway Star - Mark Lemon seemed to want to bring both Kurtz + Bewley back to the Aces in 2026. NAturally will depend on the structure but seems as hought they want a Premiership and if you are going to have two leagues then the SGP riders will be central to it being seen as "Elite". 

[Col]

I'd love Brennan to be back in Red & Black next year but if Ipswich are losing Sayfutdinov then they'll surely retain him.

[Col]

Not convinced Blodorn is a shoe in for Axes next year with him taking up aU24 berth in Ekstraliga with Toruń.  He's not really progressed as expected.