Oxford 2026

[poole keith]

I'm guessing the rent to galliards is paid quarterly in advance so assuming it's standard quarter dates and assuming the March payment was made the next payment will be due mid June so that could be decision time

[Chairboy]

I would hope that the speedway promotion will be able to complete this season, if a sensible conversation can take place with Galliard Homes. The property developers will surely not have plans in place to do anything to the place before the Autumn - ? (Grasping at straws here)

[Triple.H.]

40 minutes ago, Chairboy said:

I would hope that the speedway promotion will be able to complete this season, if a sensible conversation can take place with Galliard Homes. The property developers will surely not have plans in place to do anything to the place before the Autumn - ? (Grasping at straws here)

The owners haven't got planning permission. 

 

[Steve Shovlar]

I thought some multi millionaire dog bloke got the lease?

[JamesHarris]

14 hours ago, HGould said:

The great irony here is timing.

Had SIS have pulled out a month ago, the future of Oxford Speedway may have been far more assured for 2026.

The BSPL and PL Promoters would have shelved the very costly Northampton project, that must be costing them more that £100,000 and pumped £20,000 a month rent in to Oxford and run an Oxford Team in the PL.

To optimise income, they could still have run an Oxford Team in the CL.

That would have given a further 12 months to properly market and develop Northampton, if it was still needed after a bigger reorganisationfor 2027.

Timing!

 

 

 

 

You might not be far off the scent here. If the Northampton gamble turns out to be a complete financial disaster (given  its lack of promotion) I would say its a very good bet they would move shop to Oxford (established venue and fan base) mid season. In the last 35 years I think that has happened before. Wimbledon to Eastbourne in 1991 and Skegness to Isle of Wight in 1997.