Belle Vue Aces 2026

[TTT]

4 hours ago, mikebv said:

Rents won't come down though, neither will the riders costs of those who do get a team place, (of all levels)...

And if no TV deal, it will remove a huge amount from the budget..... 

Even "staying the same" might just be a pipe dream..

Which isn't going to help move the sport forward in anyway, shape or form, is it? 

The hole they have dug for themselves over the last two decades is certainly a very deep one to climb out of...

Unfortunately those who sleep walked themselves into it, are also, in the main, the same ones trying to get themselves out of it...

Exactly why it can't be a 36.00 Limit for a Top 5.

36.00 Limit for a Top 5 makes the League stronger than last year with no potential TV deal / loss of income.

[YeOldPitGate]

3 hours ago, Fromafar said:

That should have the fans piling in again.🤔

A cunning plan indeed.

[PhilTheAce]

3 hours ago, StarBoy said:

Is Lidsey swerving the UK next year? If a team could fit him in, he’d be a great little no. 5 in a watered down league …

I’m guessing we can’t fit him in unless we choose one of Brady and Dan. If we pick only one of them then I’m pretty sure he will be back 

[CoffeeandTV]

Bewley potentially not riding in the UK after signing to ride in Denmark?

[Wee Eck]

53 minutes ago, CoffeeandTV said:

Bewley potentially not riding in the UK after signing to ride in Denmark?

Why would that stop him? Denmark runs on Wednesdays

[CoffeeandTV]

43 minutes ago, Wee Eck said:

Why would that stop him? Denmark runs on Wednesdays

It's not just about free race nights, it's about work overload. If he also signs for Rospiggarna as rumoured, he's going to be a very busy man if he stays in the UK.

[PersonalResponsibility]

25 minutes ago, CoffeeandTV said:

It's not just about free race nights, it's about work overload. If he also signs for Rospiggarna as rumoured, he's going to be a very busy man if he stays in the UK.

Maybe making hay while the sun shines until the new Polish rules come in in 2027?

[Wolfie456]

52 minutes ago, CoffeeandTV said:

It's not just about free race nights, it's about work overload. If he also signs for Rospiggarna as rumoured, he's going to be a very busy man if he stays in the UK.

If signs in Sweden he won't be allowed to ride in UK as present polish stand is riders can only ride in 2 other leagues.

[PhilTheAce]

he wont do many meetings in denmark i should think, i think he is sharing a spot with lindgren, i could be wrong though

[ouch]

On 11/5/2025 at 11:52 AM, TTT said:

I think Belle Vue have to look at the bigger picture instead of the usual......We want Kurtz and Bewley.

It may very well be a weakend League next season but don't forget that Belle Vue weren't seriously challenging for anything this season with Kurtz and Bewley being backed up by Lidsey and Z. Cook.

To fit Kurtz and Bewley in again within a 36.00 Limit then you'll need to get rid of the 2025 backup to them and put faith in riders who haven't improved at all.

Any planning for 2026 should see a No.3 & No.4 pairing of B. Cook and Z. Cook imo, Two riders who can fly around the NSS in the engine room and improve starting GSA's of 6.39 and 6.20.

We didn’t seriously challenge Ipswich. They knocked us out of the cup & play offs and rightly so given the team they had this year, next year will not be as good as they’ll have to de strengthen. 
Our team this year was basically the same as our title winning team from last season and if it stayed the same for next season, we’d be in the mix again.