Ipswich Witches 2026

[Hawk127]

1 minute ago, ShanoXtra said:

Why do people constantly put lamberts name in the mix when he already done an interview stating he isn’t coming back to British Speedway until things drastically change, I don’t think he meant for the worse either. You have more chance of the new number 1 for witches being Christina Turnbull.

That is taking doubling up to the extreme. Possible though, she could always get back to the refs box and take a look a video of the race and then decide where she finished. Not such a bad idea after all.

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12 minutes ago, ShanoXtra said:

Why do people constantly put lamberts name in the mix when he already done an interview stating he isn’t coming back to British Speedway until things drastically change, I don’t think he meant for the worse either. You have more chance of the new number 1 for witches being Christina Turnbull.

Christina did well as the Leicester number 8 in 2024 😂

[JamesB]

1 hour ago, kevin bass said:

Good news not far away then, regarding the No 1 rumours about Woffinden/ Lambert, what's the chance of Lindgren riding over here again, and if so what his average last season.

My uninformed view is that Lindgren would be the more likely of the three.

The last I heard was that there were two line ups being considered, one with a GP rider and one without. With the riders still available, I think you could build a solid team without a GP rider.

Hopefully, not long until we find out.

[YeOldPitGate]

2 hours ago, SPEEDY69 said:

Whoever it is I hope their salary is not big 🙂

Lets hope he doesn't want Sudden Sam rates when he cleaned up at reading for a year.

[YeOldPitGate]

4 minutes ago, JamesB said:

My uninformed view is that Lindgren would be the more likely of the three.

The last I heard was that there were two line ups being considered, one with a GP rider and one without. With the riders still available, I think you could build a solid team without a GP rider.

Hopefully, not long until we find out.

Freddie would be a great signing if they could get him one of the few on a par with Emil with excitement.

[DJC]

1 minute ago, YeOldPitGate said:

Freddie would be a great signing if they could get him one of the few on a par with Emil with excitement.

I think he'd be even more fun! Most of the time its only his races worth watching in the GPs

[noaksey]

36 minutes ago, JamesB said:

My uninformed view is that Lindgren would be the more likely of the three.

The last I heard was that there were two line ups being considered, one with a GP rider and one without. With the riders still available, I think you could build a solid team without a GP rider.

Hopefully, not long until we find out.

Last I heard there they hadn't been able to get a no 1 and Brennan was the likely no 1

That was a short while ago though so it may have changed

 

[kevin bass]

30 minutes ago, noaksey said:

Last I heard there they hadn't been able to get a no 1 and Brennan was the likely no 1

That was a short while ago though so it may have changed

 

Loads of rumours flying about, last one i heard was Lindgren plus Brennan, King, Ellis and Nicholls at reserve with Edwards, plus one other.

[TTT]

Lindgren hasn't signed a contract in his home country so the 3 League Rule wouldn't hinder Mayfield if they did want to make a move for him.

Loads of rumours are doing the rounds at the moment but I'm sticking with Woffinden though because of the GP Wildcard Pick.

[Aries]

25 minutes ago, kevin bass said:

Loads of rumours flying about, last one i heard was Lindgren plus Brennan, King, Ellis and Nicholls at reserve with Edwards, plus one other.

You’re not getting Nicholls at reserve on 5.55 in any scenario, even with Brennan at 1 let alone Freddie! Not in a 37 point league.

At the same time, if Noaksey is correct and we’ve gone strength in depth with Brennan at 1, we’re gonna need a far stronger rider at 6 than Jordan Jenkins that’s for sure.

Edited 4 hours ago by Aries

[YeOldPitGate]

14 minutes ago, Aries said:

You’re not getting Nicholls at reserve on 5.55 in any scenario, even with Brennan at 1 let alone Freddie! Not in a 37 point league.

At the same time, if Noaksey is correct and we’ve gone strength in depth with Brennan at 1, we’re gonna need a far stronger rider at 6 than Jordan Jenkins that’s for sure.

Rambo Lambo at six 

[Aries]

3 minutes ago, YeOldPitGate said:

Rambo Lambo at six 

Spot on 👍🏻

😂

[TTT]

Anyone else expecting a tail end of Jeppesen, Jenkins and Edwards?

Has to be a reason as to why Jeppesen's not been announced by another PREM Club on that bargain of a GSA imo.

[dontforgetthefueltapsbruv]

6 minutes ago, Aries said:

Spot on 👍🏻

😂

I was having an OK sort of day and you go and show me that!! 

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1 hour ago, Aries said:

Spot on 👍🏻

😂

I really hope not! Northampton maybe

[Spidvej]

6 hours ago, Steve Irving said:

Think you should do a little more research. As far as a British Speedway club ownership goes, it’s pretty huge. 
 

Wouldn’t be at all surprised if they don’t just stop at Ipswich in the near future either. 

Research....Yes Steve, maybe you should

Why are some British speedway fans suddenly treating Mayfield Sports Events like the saviour of Ipswich Speedway and the entire SGP series when, on paper, they barely exist as a company?

According to Companies House, Mayfield Sports Events Limited was only incorporated on 5 August 2025, as a private limited company with a SIC code of “Other sports activities.”

MAYFIELD SPORTS EVENTS LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK

 First accounts are not due until May 2027, and there is no visible track record of having ever run a speedway event, let alone a world championship series.  Yet people are talking as if they’re the proven, long‑term guardians of the sport, rather than a brand‑new outfit with the minimum share capital and everything still to prove.

Then look at what’s actually happening with the 2026 Speedway Grand Prix under this new era. The FIM’s regulations for this year’s SGP, as reported in Poland, highlight two key changes: the reintroduction of race jackets (plastrons) and, far more importantly for riders, a reduction in prize money for each SGP round.  The Polish report notes that the prize fund per round drops from 125,000 euro in 2025 to around 90,325 euro in 2026, meaning riders are collectively losing roughly 25–30 percent of the pot per event.  Over a 10‑round season that’s a seven‑figure saving for organisers, not exactly the move of a “saviour” investing heavily in riders and the product.

On top of that, the same piece stresses that “one of the two most important” changes is bringing back race jackets after they disappeared from the world championship a few years ago, with “the second, much more significant for the riders themselves, [being] the reduction in the prize money for each SGP round.”  So not only are we seeing a cut to riders’ earnings, we’re also seeing a step away from full race suits to jackets, which hardly screams modern, premium world championship presentation.

A shocking decision by the organizers of the World Cup. Competitors will lose nearly PLN 1.5 million

And yet there’s another elephant in the room that almost nobody seems willing to talk about: Richard Coleman of Mayfield Sports Events is also going to be acting as Team Principal for the Tech3 MotoGP team, based in the south of France, with over 20 race weekends plus testing and all the other commitments that come with a senior MotoGP role. That’s a massive, year‑round job in itself, involving constant travel, factory work, commercial duties and media.

How exactly is that supposed to sit alongside being the driving force behind the SGP series and supposedly “saving” Ipswich Speedway? Are fans assuming Tech3 owner Günther Steiner is just going to wave Coleman off for SGP commitments whenever there’s a clash, or that both world‑level programmes can be run at full tilt without any conflict of time, focus or accountability?

If people want to hail Mayfield as the future, fine—but at least be honest about what we’re actually looking at: a company incorporated in August 2025 with no public track record in speedway promotion, a significantly reduced prize fund for the 2026 SGP series, cosmetic changes like race jackets being spun as “innovation,” and a key figure who is simultaneously committed to a top‑tier MotoGP role. 

Maybe the real question isn’t “why don’t you trust Mayfield?” but “why are so many people willing to suspend basic scrutiny the moment a new logo turns up and tells them everything will be alright?”

[Phannan]

1 hour ago, Aries said:

Spot on 👍🏻

😂

Witches new number 1 if there’s any justice in the world… in the words of Lemar 

[Steve Irving]

25 minutes ago, Spidvej said:

Research....Yes Steve, maybe you should

Why are some British speedway fans suddenly treating Mayfield Sports Events like the saviour of Ipswich Speedway and the entire SGP series when, on paper, they barely exist as a company?

According to Companies House, Mayfield Sports Events Limited was only incorporated on 5 August 2025, as a private limited company with a SIC code of “Other sports activities.”

MAYFIELD SPORTS EVENTS LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK

 First accounts are not due until May 2027, and there is no visible track record of having ever run a speedway event, let alone a world championship series.  Yet people are talking as if they’re the proven, long‑term guardians of the sport, rather than a brand‑new outfit with the minimum share capital and everything still to prove.

Then look at what’s actually happening with the 2026 Speedway Grand Prix under this new era. The FIM’s regulations for this year’s SGP, as reported in Poland, highlight two key changes: the reintroduction of race jackets (plastrons) and, far more importantly for riders, a reduction in prize money for each SGP round.  The Polish report notes that the prize fund per round drops from 125,000 euro in 2025 to around 90,325 euro in 2026, meaning riders are collectively losing roughly 25–30 percent of the pot per event.  Over a 10‑round season that’s a seven‑figure saving for organisers, not exactly the move of a “saviour” investing heavily in riders and the product.

On top of that, the same piece stresses that “one of the two most important” changes is bringing back race jackets after they disappeared from the world championship a few years ago, with “the second, much more significant for the riders themselves, [being] the reduction in the prize money for each SGP round.”  So not only are we seeing a cut to riders’ earnings, we’re also seeing a step away from full race suits to jackets, which hardly screams modern, premium world championship presentation.

A shocking decision by the organizers of the World Cup. Competitors will lose nearly PLN 1.5 million

And yet there’s another elephant in the room that almost nobody seems willing to talk about: Richard Coleman of Mayfield Sports Events is also going to be acting as Team Principal for the Tech3 MotoGP team, based in the south of France, with over 20 race weekends plus testing and all the other commitments that come with a senior MotoGP role. That’s a massive, year‑round job in itself, involving constant travel, factory work, commercial duties and media.

How exactly is that supposed to sit alongside being the driving force behind the SGP series and supposedly “saving” Ipswich Speedway? Are fans assuming Tech3 owner Günther Steiner is just going to wave Coleman off for SGP commitments whenever there’s a clash, or that both world‑level programmes can be run at full tilt without any conflict of time, focus or accountability?

If people want to hail Mayfield as the future, fine—but at least be honest about what we’re actually looking at: a company incorporated in August 2025 with no public track record in speedway promotion, a significantly reduced prize fund for the 2026 SGP series, cosmetic changes like race jackets being spun as “innovation,” and a key figure who is simultaneously committed to a top‑tier MotoGP role. 

Maybe the real question isn’t “why don’t you trust Mayfield?” but “why are so many people willing to suspend basic scrutiny the moment a new logo turns up and tells them everything will be alright?”

You’ve already bored everybody to death on another thread with your scare stories about Mayfield sports and the lack of a full GP Calendar and their credentials to present one. 
 

You then strangely disappeared when they subsequently announced a full GP Calendar a week or so later.

Pipe down.

Edited 2 hours ago by Steve Irving

[TTT]

Got to feel for Simon Lambert.

It's a bit like Ant & Dec revealing the Bush Tucker Trial votes to the camp on I'm a Celeb where everyone is praying that it's not them.

[IainB]

2 minutes ago, TTT said:

Got to feel for Simon Lambert.

It's a bit like Ant & Dec revealing the Bush Tucker Trial votes to the camp on I'm a Celeb where everyone is praying that it's not them.

I'd have him at Leicester ahead of Drew Kemp 👍🏻