Ipswich Witches 2026

[Sir Sidney]

On 6/20/2026 at 1:21 PM, PhilTheAce said:

Well hes just purchased a load of electric speedway bikes so im thinking you will have a proper academy for youmgsters with access to the track everyday because bikes are electric 

Unless things have changed then he'll have a fight on his hands. SCB has previous refused to licence electric or Revi bike racing on its tracks - something that frustrated Birmingham

https://www.scbgb.co.uk/news.php?extend.207.1

[Aries]

3 hours ago, Sir Sidney said:

Unless things have changed then he'll have a fight on his hands. SCB has previous refused to licence electric or Revi bike racing on its tracks - something that frustrated Birmingham

https://www.scbgb.co.uk/news.php?extend.207.1

That’s over a year old though Sid and that article does say discussions will continue to take place over the use of E-Bikes in regards to using them at licensed tracks in the future.

The Ipswich press release said 

“Coleman has reached an agreement that will open considerable opportunities for the Rowe Motor Oil Premiership champions”

Perhaps that “agreement” reached is now the green light to use them, and not stadium related as some of us initially thought?

Probably too much of a coincidence that Coleman has just purchased a load of E-Bikes, and them now calling a meeting of media. Sponsors and fans for an announcement. 
 

Think Phil could well be on the money here. Maybe some sort of Academy/training school at Foxhall most days which would be fantastic for British Speedway. 

[IainB]

4 hours ago, Sir Sidney said:

Unless things have changed then he'll have a fight on his hands. SCB has previous refused to licence electric or Revi bike racing on its tracks - something that frustrated Birmingham

https://www.scbgb.co.uk/news.php?extend.207.1

Maybe Ippo are going NORA... then they can ride against Mildenhall every week on electric bikes 😁

[Hawk127]

6 minutes ago, IainB said:

Maybe Ippo are going NORA... then they can ride against Mildenhall every week on electric bikes 😁

Probably better than Kings Lynn every week. At least Mildenhall try😁

[SPEEDY69]

It baffles me why they don't change the riding order to swap King and Nicholls.  Surely better to have your better rider at 4?

[SPEEDY69]

Electric bikes don't appeal to me at all.  May as well have those little sit on ones from the seaside with 10p in the slot.

[Dave_minall]

I was at the FGA meeting at Buxton Saturday and there were revi bikes there then - I've never seen them in action before and I must say it was borderline creepy seeing bikes go round where you could hear the steel shoe scraping on the shale.

That said though, it was nice to be able to hold a regular conversation and not have to shout 😆

[IainB]

20 minutes ago, Dave_minall said:

I was at the FGA meeting at Buxton Saturday and there were revi bikes there then - I've never seen them in action before and I must say it was borderline creepy seeing bikes go round where you could hear the steel shoe scraping on the shale.

That said though, it was nice to be able to hold a regular conversation and not have to shout 😆

What they need is a lolipop stick on the rear spokes 😁

[PhilTheAce]

3 hours ago, Aries said:

That’s over a year old though Sid and that article does say discussions will continue to take place over the use of E-Bikes in regards to using them at licensed tracks in the future.

The Ipswich press release said 

“Coleman has reached an agreement that will open considerable opportunities for the Rowe Motor Oil Premiership champions”

Perhaps that “agreement” reached is now the green light to use them, and not stadium related as some of us initially thought?

Probably too much of a coincidence that Coleman has just purchased a load of E-Bikes, and them now calling a meeting of media. Sponsors and fans for an announcement. 
 

Think Phil could well be on the money here. Maybe some sort of Academy/training school at Foxhall most days which would be fantastic for British Speedway. 

i think that might only be part of the news, there will surely be something bigger otherwise why would they want fans there 

[SPEEDY69]

1 hour ago, IainB said:

What they need is a lolipop stick on the rear spokes 😁

A clothes peg and some stiff card was the elite option.

[Baldyman]

1 minute ago, SPEEDY69 said:

A clothes peg and some stiff card was the elite option.

That's defo the way I remember and did it, a wooden peg was always best 

[IainB]

53 minutes ago, SPEEDY69 said:

A clothes peg and some stiff card was the elite option.

 

50 minutes ago, Baldyman said:

That's defo the way I remember and did it, a wooden peg was always best 

You rich southerners! 😂

 

[Roger Jacobs]

5 hours ago, SPEEDY69 said:

It baffles me why they don't change the riding order to swap King and Nicholls.  Surely better to have your better rider at 4?

Lawson and King don't ride well together.  Also, King has proved to be good cover for Heat 8.

[SPEEDY69]

11 minutes ago, Roger Jacobs said:

Lawson and King don't ride well together.  Also, King has proved to be good cover for Heat 8.

Does anyone with Lawson?  I just think it gives King an easy 3pts there which Nicholls could cover - heat 14 often has a tactical change or added pressure, maybe that's what they're trying to avoid.