Ipswich Witches 2026

[noaksey]

12 minutes ago, TTT said:

Someone like a Bjerre, Thorssell etc.

Yes

[Daniel Smith]

2 hours ago, Kieran22222 said:

Why does everyone seem to hate Woffinden on here?

Not me, he's is a Great Britain Speedway living legend.

He's done nothing to deserve the hate at all. 

I'd argue with anyone, that without him, we may never have seen the likes of Lambert & Bewley competing near the top on the World stage.

He singlehandedly demanded & lifted the standards of our international setup.

We were an international laughing stock before this guy came along.

He's a little hyper, swears a bit, has a little arrogance, grew up in Australia. Who gives a feck.

Wearing that Union Jack, he's given everything, almost killing himself a few times doing so. 

Like you, I do not get the hate at all. 

[THE DEAN MACHINE]

2 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said:

Not me, he's is a Great Britain Speedway living legend.

He's done nothing to deserve the hate at all. 

I'd argue with anyone, that without him, we may never have seen the likes of Lambert & Bewley competing near the top on the World stage.

He singlehandedly demanded & lifted the standards of our international setup.

We were an international laughing stock before this guy came along.

He's a little hyper, swears a bit, has a little arrogance, grew up in Australia. Who gives a feck.

Wearing that Union Jack, he's given everything, almost killing himself a few times doing so. 

Like you, I do not get the hate at all. 

I don’t hate him, I don’t like him but I respect what he has achieved and as much as I dislike him he would be the first name on the list if I was putting on a big individual meeting because he is a headline generator and gets people talking and is vastly underused by British speedway as a marketing tool, the less said about his music the better though 

[mikebv]

1 hour ago, SteveArena said:

Dennis SIgalos making a comeback?  Chris himself?

Cowboy Cook?

He could maybe DU with the "Young Stars"...

 

[YeOldPitGate]

10 minutes ago, mikebv said:

Cowboy Cook?

He could maybe DU with the "Young Stars"...

 

Thats whats needed for the Witches in 2026 some new youngster who can ride a bike like the Cowboy in his prime how I miss all those brilliant american riders from back in the day.

[Tapewrecker]

Anglia news tonight mentioned the club takeover and stated a full announcement will be given in 2 weeks

[Hamish McRaker]

1 hour ago, Daniel Smith said:

Not me, he's is a Great Britain Speedway living legend.

He's done nothing to deserve the hate at all. 

I'd argue with anyone, that without him, we may never have seen the likes of Lambert & Bewley competing near the top on the World stage.

He singlehandedly demanded & lifted the standards of our international setup.

We were an international laughing stock before this guy came along.

He's a little hyper, swears a bit, has a little arrogance, grew up in Australia. Who gives a feck.

Wearing that Union Jack, he's given everything, almost killing himself a few times doing so. 

Like you, I do not get the hate at all. 

I get the impression he's a bit "neurologically different" as i think the correct expression is these days. I doubt he'd have achieved what he has, and rebounded from so many setbacks, and maybe be as sweary, if he wasnt built a bit that way

Edited 15 hours ago by Hamish McRaker
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[Roger Jacobs]

2 hours ago, mikebv said:

Lifeboats that the Premiership teams have subsidised...

And the “unsinkable” Premiership decided they didn’t need their own …

[InTheDeepStuff]

Thorsell has had offers from both Ipswich and Northampton, not sure if he’s agreed a deal with either though, but info was he wants to ride in UK in 2026

[TTT]

I gather Jacob would be re-assessed as a 6.00???

[Hawk127]

3 hours ago, Tapewrecker said:

Anglia news tonight mentioned the club takeover and stated a full announcement will be given in 2 weeks

John will be turning in his grave at the way CL has handled this.

Another opportunity to use the local media to the Witches advantage lost.

What has become of Ipswich Speedway that for so long has been a big part of Suffolk sport with a rich heritage of home grown riders and a management team who were true Suffolk folk.

Yes things move on and new blood is needed to take the sport forward but the link between local home grown riders and local folk is now gone.

Another chapter but hopefully not the final one.

A question mark sits against Mayfield as to whether they have understood on the broader picture what they are/have bought into given the inept promotional structure and the lack of vision by too many self interested parties who have spent too many years failing to deal with the here and now.

The corporate philosophy of Mayfield may well be the down fall of the league in the  UK. Time will tell and we can only hope that they can overcome the obstacles and influence the future direction of the sport otherwise it is curtains.

[DaveWayne]

4 hours ago, Daniel Smith said:

Not me, he's is a Great Britain Speedway living legend.

He's done nothing to deserve the hate at all. 

I'd argue with anyone, that without him, we may never have seen the likes of Lambert & Bewley competing near the top on the World stage.

He singlehandedly demanded & lifted the standards of our international setup.

We were an international laughing stock before this guy came along.

He's a little hyper, swears a bit, has a little arrogance, grew up in Australia. Who gives a feck.

Wearing that Union Jack, he's given everything, almost killing himself a few times doing so. 

Like you, I do not get the hate at all. 

He is a team player as well. None of this riding off into the sunset and letting his partner fend for themselves. The effort he puts in to support every rider in the team both on and off track is second to none. He will increase the average of any rider in his team that is happy to listen to his advice.

[noaksey]

1 hour ago, TTT said:

I gather Jacob would be re-assessed as a 6.00???

Lower I heard, surprisingly so if true I'd have said 6 

[Witches1998]

1 hour ago, noaksey said:

Lower I heard, surprisingly so if true I'd have said 6 

4.50 looks like just 

[Baldyman]

Would someone like Rasmus Jensen be re assessed down as well? And Timo Lahti 

[PhilTheAce]

7 hours ago, Witches1998 said:

4.50 looks like just 

4.5 is what i heard. 

[YeOldPitGate]

32 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said:

4.5 is what i heard. 

Could be an absolute steal on that average was developing into a possible future gp rider last time he rode in the UK but a really bad crash set him back and then from memory he didn't return to the UK, if Northampton do run assuming they can't get a number one he is exactly the kind of rider they will need on a false average to make sure they win most of their home meetings.

Maybe Nigel has a brother who will be underwriting the anticipated losses for the coming season.

[TTT]

If Thorssell is a 4.50 then Jenkins has to be released imo....Even though I like the lad.

That's a ridiculous reduction for Jacob when his last GSA was 7.33.

[TTT]

Doesn't have a massive hitter but it looks rock solid.

 

1. T. Brennan 7.05

2. R. Tungate 5.89

3. R. Lawson 6.81

4. D. King 6.50 or N. Klindt 6.46

5. T. Musielak 6.63

6. J. Thorssell 4.50

7. J. Edwards (RS)

= 36.98 / 36.94

[cowboy cookie returns?]

56 minutes ago, TTT said:

Doesn't have a massive hitter but it looks rock solid.

 

1. T. Brennan 7.05

2. R. Tungate 5.89

3. R. Lawson 6.81

4. D. King 6.50 or N. Klindt 6.46

5. T. Musielak 6.63

6. J. Thorssell 4.50

7. J. Edwards (RS)

= 36.98 / 36.94

I’d put Nicholls in over Tungate. Scott is still awesome around Foxhall & would out score Tungate comfortably at home. May not be so good away but you’d get more out of Nicholls over a season than Tungate. Also no concern if he will turn up or not.