Ipswich Witches 2026

[Aries]

Thorssell is only 32! 😲 Genuinely thought he was in his early 40’s! 
 

Seems to have been around forever.

[HGould]

The other Yank who rode in that 81/82 team from memory, who I thought on his day was as good as Penhall was Ronnie Preston.

I was told years ago that he wasn't in the Costa Mesa Californian group which almost all of the others were, so was always a bit off the radar. Not sure how true that was but he always went underrated in my opinion.

 

[mikebv]

14 hours ago, IainB said:

Same again next year? 😉🤞

I think we can almost guarantee it...

In the Speedway Star, Matt Ford mentions how those previous generation of promoters basically left a very poor legacy, and when the going was good, they didn't invest money back into the sport, and today's promoters get all the blame and stick from fans for the current malaise...

Ford is someone I do have a lot of respect for but the previous promoters haven't watched over the last ten to fifteen years or so worth of unchecked decline have they?

They didn't make "DU'ing" so fundamentally important, nor run Guestfests after Guestfests, nor indeed just pick and choose what league to race in whenever the moment came along to suit themelves..

And. Instead of "going it alone" when the GP's and Poland took over, they instead pandered to others and let their own operating model become defined by these outside influences...

The result? Team Speedway in the UK simply isn't an authentic product to sell, which then hugely impacts its relevance, and therefore fan engagement. .

This winter's goings on is just a "new way" of making the sport look the way it does, no doubt there will be other ways to keep the same reputation in the future...

 

 

[Steve Irving]

On 2/13/2026 at 7:21 AM, PhilTheAce said:

4.5 is what i heard. 

How on earth have they come to that figure?

23 hours ago, BluPanther said:

You might want to revise that, because Scotty is in the team...

Ipswich have a new main team sponsor as well then?

[Gavan]

Brennan , Nicholls, King , Lawson Musielek , Thorsell and Edwards 

Team Manager Paul Hurry

[False dawn]

8 minutes ago, Gavan said:

Brennan , Nicholls, King , Lawson Musielek , Thorsell and Edwards 

Team Manager Paul Hurry

Respectful question:

Are we allowed to ask if this is insider information or just speculation.

[M.D]

3 hours ago, HGould said:

The other Yank who rode in that 81/82 team from memory, who I thought on his day was as good as Penhall was Ronnie Preston.

I was told years ago that he wasn't in the Costa Mesa Californian group which almost all of the others were, so was always a bit off the radar. Not sure how true that was but he always went underrated in my opinion.

 

He rode for Eastbourne in 1982 and was fantastic averaging well over 9, sadly his last season in Europe.

What a top three Eastbourne had that year, Ronnie, Kelly Moran and Gordon Kennett all averaging well over 9.

[Aries]

15 minutes ago, Gavan said:

Brennan , Nicholls, King , Lawson Musielek , Thorsell and Edwards 

Team Manager Paul Hurry

Would take that all day long. May lack heat winners and could take a few hidings at the likes of Sheffield and Belle Vue, but it’s solid and competitive and a decent effort considering how late they’ve come to the party. 
 

IF that is the side, obviously. Thought Lawson was at Northampton?