Col Posted November 2 Report Share Posted November 2 Dudley Wood Road to Loomer Road at 11:20 pm on a Sunday... 59 minutes according to Google. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bagpuss Posted November 2 Report Share Posted November 2 2 hours ago, szkocjasid said: Are there enough U19s of sufficient quality to ride in the Prem next season? Think it'd be better if it was U24 in Prem, U19 in Champ. 2 hours ago, Bagpuss said: Looking at the British U19 from this year and excluding Foord who I think will be too old the top six were Harrison, Scott, Rushen, Cairns, Pjiper and Loftus. Assuming of course they are young enough at whatever the cut off point is. Main U24s would presumably be Flint, Rowe, Thompson, Edwards, Kemp and Gilkes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted November 2 Report Share Posted November 2 4 hours ago, TTT said: Phil is reffering to Northampton racing at Oxford. You could probably get to Oxford from Northampton in just over an hour by car. Why go to Oxford when Leicester is closer and track is available for speedway 7 days/nights a week? If Northampton in top flight they could use Mondays & Thursdays to stage meetings for both clubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post THE DEAN MACHINE Posted November 3 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 3 9 hours ago, 1 valve said: Why go to Oxford when Leicester is closer and track is available for speedway 7 days/nights a week? If Northampton in top flight they could use Mondays & Thursdays to stage meetings for both clubs. Who are these Northampton fans that would go to Leicester or even Oxford ? They don’t exist, what’s the point of having a new team that doesn’t have any fans or a track or any history of fans that would still be alive, inventing a team and expecting fans that don’t exist to attend a track miles away from the town it’s supposed to represent is stuff of the matrix 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aries Posted November 3 Report Share Posted November 3 9 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: Who are these Northampton fans that would go to Leicester or even Oxford ? They don’t exist, what’s the point of having a new team that doesn’t have any fans or a track or any history of fans that would still be alive, inventing a team and expecting fans that don’t exist to attend a track miles away from the town it’s supposed to represent is stuff of the matrix I’ve thought exactly this. If you’re going to reinvent a club from the past and stage their meetings elsewhere, why not a more recent and successful club like Coventry? Still wouldn’t be ideal but I’m sure they still have a big enough fan base that would travel to watch the Bees again. At least in the short term. The novelty would inevitably ware off with the travelling but by that time they’d hopefully have made progress in returning to Brandon or another location closer to home. Who on earth local to Northampton, is going to travel miles to watch a team ride there? It’s been an awful long time since Speedway was raced in Northampton so I’d be surprised if many there even know what the sport is! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted November 3 Report Share Posted November 3 16 hours ago, Bagpuss said: Main U24s would presumably be Flint, Rowe, Thompson, Edwards, Kemp and Gilkes. And of course Mulford, apologies to him for my forgetfulness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted November 4 Report Share Posted November 4 17 hours ago, Bagpuss said: And of course Mulford, apologies to him for my forgetfulness. It’s your age, don’t worry it comes to us all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted November 6 Report Share Posted November 6 So the Leicester team for 2026 based on how Mr D has built previous teams is likely to be British based riders, and little change. So I hope for Leicester's sake their is a change at rising star. The top 6 have an average of 42.14 and Fricke has an average of 9.89. If they don't have Fricke, keep the other riders with Douglas as the new Number 1, they have 3.75 plus a bit for if the discount for British riders for their new rider. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teromaafan Posted November 6 Report Share Posted November 6 18 minutes ago, SJA said: So the Leicester team for 2026 based on how Mr D has built previous teams is likely to be British based riders, and little change. So I hope for Leicester's sake their is a change at rising star. The top 6 have an average of 42.14 and Fricke has an average of 9.89. If they don't have Fricke, keep the other riders with Douglas as the new Number 1, they have 3.75 plus a bit for if the discount for British riders for their new rider. Hopefully Mr Dickson has realised the importance of contributions from a team's RS after the last two seasons. Ideally I'd like to see Dan Gilkes back or even Luke KIlleen. Frustratingly, we carried our No.7 throughout last season and still got within a whisker of doing the double. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted November 7 Report Share Posted November 7 23 hours ago, Teromaafan said: Hopefully Mr Dickson has realised the importance of contributions from a team's RS after the last two seasons. Ideally I'd like to see Dan Gilkes back or even Luke KIlleen. Frustratingly, we carried our No.7 throughout last season and still got within a whisker of doing the double. If my understanding is correct the Lions will have the last but one pick based on finishing runner up in the Grand Final. And remember that if a rising star is picked earlier in the ballot and turns down the offer they are automatically withdrawn from that years r/s scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therefused Posted November 7 Report Share Posted November 7 4 minutes ago, SJA said: If my understanding is correct the Lions will have the last but one pick based on finishing runner up in the Grand Final. And remember that if a rising star is picked earlier in the ballot and turns down the offer they are automatically withdrawn from that years r/s scheme. there is no such thing. riders will just ride where they want, as proved by this years rising star picks. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted November 7 Report Share Posted November 7 1 minute ago, therefused said: there is no such thing. riders will just ride where they want, as proved by this years rising star picks. You may just want to check that. I was told this directly by a former Premiership Promoter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted November 7 Report Share Posted November 7 On 11/3/2025 at 9:43 AM, THE DEAN MACHINE said: Who are these Northampton fans that would go to Leicester or even Oxford ? They don’t exist, what’s the point of having a new team that doesn’t have any fans or a track or any history of fans that would still be alive, inventing a team and expecting fans that don’t exist to attend a track miles away from the town it’s supposed to represent is stuff of the matrix Exactly,desperate stuff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldPitGate Posted November 7 Report Share Posted November 7 1 hour ago, SJA said: If my understanding is correct the Lions will have the last but one pick based on finishing runner up in the Grand Final. And remember that if a rising star is picked earlier in the ballot and turns down the offer they are automatically withdrawn from that years r/s scheme. So working on the current possible prem league set up 2-3 teams will get to pick before them so should be plenty of choice to go at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therefused Posted November 7 Report Share Posted November 7 1 hour ago, SJA said: You may just want to check that. I was told this directly by a former Premiership Promoter. it might be in the rulebook but its not enforced, it definitely wasnt this year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teromaafan Posted November 7 Report Share Posted November 7 11 hours ago, therefused said: there is no such thing. riders will just ride where they want, as proved by this years rising star picks. Yes the draft pick system when the RS idea was introduced a few years ago was based on where a team finished the previous season (as I recall/understand). This made perfect sense and is in line with the way American sport operates. Unfortunately, this idea was not enforced and soon evaporated. This is what disappoints me with the sport in this country. On the rare occasions that sensible ideas (as scarce as rocking horse rubbish) are introduced, they are seemingly dropped without reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teromaafan Posted November 7 Report Share Posted November 7 11 hours ago, therefused said: there is no such thing. riders will just ride where they want, as proved by this years rising star picks. Yes the draft pick system when the RS idea was introduced a few years ago was based on where a team finished the previous season (as I recall/understand). This made perfect sense and is in line with the way American sport operates. Unfortunately, this idea was not enforced and soon evaporated. This is what disappoints me with the sport in this country. On the rare occasions that sensible ideas (as scarce as rocking horse rubbish) are introduced, they are seemingly dropped without reason. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoundTheBoards Posted November 7 Report Share Posted November 7 5 minutes ago, Teromaafan said: Yes the draft pick system when the RS idea was introduced a few years ago was based on where a team finished the previous season (as I recall/understand). This made perfect sense and is in line with the way American sport operates. Unfortunately, this idea was not enforced and soon evaporated. This is what disappoints me with the sport in this country. On the rare occasions that sensible ideas (as scarce as rocking horse rubbish) are introduced, they are seemingly dropped without reason. That's how the draft pick still works. Any team can keep the same RS from the previous year, but anyone who needs/wants a new RS gets a pick starting with any newcomers and then from bottom of the league working upwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teromaafan Posted November 8 Report Share Posted November 8 23 hours ago, RoundTheBoards said: That's how the draft pick still works. Any team can keep the same RS from the previous year, but anyone who needs/wants a new RS gets a pick starting with any newcomers and then from bottom of the league working upwards. Fair enough, take your point, but the system is still a farce! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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