Redcar 2026

[Youhave2minutes]

1 hour ago, redlead said:

No team assets now. Riders are all self-employed. 

Best way to be, at least no one is tied down.

Edited Monday at 06:10 PM by Youhave2minutes

[Spiderman1]

On 10/27/2025 at 10:18 AM, Paddy The Rebel said:

Jake Allen is no more than a 6.50-7.00 rider and has been for years and much the same as palm Toft now,no huge improvement in either of them.

Isn’t a 6.50 - 7 rider a good number 3 or 5,I think Allen done well , he was lucky to ride once every 2 weeks, up against other number 5’s riding in 2 to 3 different leagues ,done well for a part timer and guest appearances with us ,couldn’t asked for much more,Allen instead of Riss any day for me

[Fortythirtyeight]

On 10/27/2025 at 4:39 PM, redlead said:

No team assets now. Riders are all self-employed. 

Riders have ALWAYS been self-employed.

[redlead]

Sadly, it's official that Danny King won't be in The Bears team next season due to the one rider over  8 point rule, It was announced at the Redcar awards do last night. He said his farewells and received a standing ovation from the supporters. It's unfortunate when rule changes force riders out of a team place. That apart it was an excellent evening, and good to see Erik there looking well.

 

[SteelShoe]

59 minutes ago, redlead said:

Sadly, it's official that Danny King won't be in The Bears team next season due to the one rider over  8 point rule, It was announced at the Redcar awards do last night. He said his farewells and received a standing ovation from the supporters. It's unfortunate when rule changes force riders out of a team place. That apart it was an excellent evening, and good to see Erik there looking well.

 

I'm not initially a fan of this rule, will have to see how it works in practice. Danny been a solid signing for the Bears, appears a good club man and a fair racer.

Edited 7 hours ago by SteelShoe

[Bear_Bottom]

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[Fromafar]

54 minutes ago, SteelShoe said:

I'm not initially a fan of this rule, will have to see how it works in practice. Danny been a solid signing for the Bears, appears a good club man and a fair racer.

Don’t think the rule is necessary when you have a points limit.But that’s  Speedway.

[Youhave2minutes]

21 minutes ago, Fromafar said:

Don’t think the rule is necessary when you have a points limit.But that’s  Speedway.

Neither do I. In fact it’s damn stupid

[cheekycobra]

12 riders finished the season with a plus 8 average, 13 if Craig Cook is still around. With Picko coming back that means at least 5 riders will miss out.

 

[Woke23]

10 minutes ago, cheekycobra said:

12 riders finished the season with a plus 8 average, 13 if Craig Cook is still around. With Picko coming back that means at least 5 riders will miss out.

 

Have you taken into account the british rider reduction? I could be wrong, but last time I checked it was around 9 or 10 riders over 8. Still too many, but slightly better.

[cheekycobra]

Charles Wright 9.11

Jake Allen 6.53 15.64

Jason Edwards 6.60 22.24

Jake Mulford 4.37 26.61

Ace Pijper 4.14 30.75

Jody Scott 3.92 34.67

Zaine Kennedy 5.24 39.91 

or 

Charles Wright 9.11

Lewis Kerr 6.94

Jake Allen 6.53 

Jason Edwards 6.60 

Jake Mulford 4.37 

Ace Pijper 4.14 or Jody Scott 3.92 

Tom Spencer * 2.00

 

[Normski]

16 minutes ago, Woke23 said:

Have you taken into account the british rider reduction? I could be wrong, but last time I checked it was around 9 or 10 riders over 8. Still too many, but slightly better.

9 Riders over 8pt average. Kemp, Howarth,Nicholls drop below 8 with their 2.5% reduction. With Pickering now at Scunny that, if the rule goes through means there will be a spare rider with an 8+ average.

[lewy]

1 minute ago, Normski said:

9 Riders over 8pt average. Kemp, Howarth,Nicholls drop below 8 with their 2.5% reduction. With Pickering now at Scunny that, if the rule goes through means there will be a spare rider with an 8+ average.

Klindt not doing championship possibly. 

[NC86]

I was devastated to hear Danny say at the awards evening that he won’t be back, why does speedway keep shooting itself in the foot , I’m sure or I hope Danny will get fixed up but there may be some riders who don’t , looking at the averages it’s Redcar who have been post penalised as others like Poole and Glasgow only have one rider over 8 once reductions applied 

[Bellers101]

1 hour ago, cheekycobra said:

12 riders finished the season with a plus 8 average, 13 if Craig Cook is still around. With Picko coming back that means at least 5 riders will miss out.

 

Yet we keep getting told there are a shortage of riders. 

Edited 2 hours ago by Bellers101

[RoundTheBoards]

16 minutes ago, Bellers101 said:

Yet we keep getting told there are a shortage of riders. 

You're answering an incorrect post.

There are 9 riders on averages above 9, and there are 9 teams.

 

[Youhave2minutes]

2 hours ago, cheekycobra said:

12 riders finished the season with a plus 8 average, 13 if Craig Cook is still around. With Picko coming back that means at least 5 riders will miss out.

 

Making riders redundant as they have no team is crackers. That’s British Speedway for you.🤯

[Paddy The Rebel]

1 hour ago, NC86 said:

I was devastated to hear Danny say at the awards evening that he won’t be back, why does speedway keep shooting itself in the foot , I’m sure or I hope Danny will get fixed up but there may be some riders who don’t , looking at the averages it’s Redcar who have been post penalised as others like Poole and Glasgow only have one rider over 8 once reductions applied 

Glasgow had Dan Thompson who after reduction goes to 8.50,so if Klindt is signed up by Workington then you have Thompson,King and Jeppesen for the 2spots at Plymouth and Edinburgh remaining.

[PersonalResponsibility]

1 hour ago, RoundTheBoards said:

You're answering an incorrect post.

There are 9 riders on averages above 9, and there are 9 teams.

 

There were 9 riders above 8 last season. Scunthorpe have already signed one from outside of that 9, so at least one of them will miss out.

Another needless rule. The points limit already does the job.