Gone Posted November 3 Report Share Posted November 3 (edited) . Edited Saturday at 07:00 PM by Gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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robolots Posted November 3 Report Share Posted November 3 31 minutes ago, Youhave2minutes said: Exact Location site. :- NN7 2BA Promotor/s. :- Team Riders. :- Team Manager. :- News as anyone knows it, copy and paste in here please. NN7 2BA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted November 3 Report Share Posted November 3 With Northampton running at Oxford, Do they take minimal financial risk by putting out a budget 1-7 whilst using a few 2025 Spires Riders who've got a couple of years worth of Track experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted November 3 Report Share Posted November 3 2 hours ago, Youhave2minutes said: Exact Location site. :- Promotor/s. :- Team Riders. :- Team Manager. :- News as anyone knows it, copy and paste in here please. Is this just speculation, or has something definite been announced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldPitGate Posted November 3 Report Share Posted November 3 I can't see the logic in running a prem team at an existing club under a different name, it just strikes me as more desperation to get the numbers up in the top league, I just hope whoever is taking this on has uber deep pockets as sadly I fear they are going to need bucket loads of cash to burn, would love to be proved wrong and its a success. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin king Posted November 3 Report Share Posted November 3 Why would Northampton run at Oxford. There is a shale track at Northampton running stock cars. Could they not run speedway there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted November 3 Report Share Posted November 3 9 minutes ago, spin king said: Why would Northampton run at Oxford. There is a shale track at Northampton running stock cars. Could they not run speedway there? Financial suicide... And the track itself looks "very oval" which doesn't make for great racing in today's modern era of machinery... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proud panther Posted November 3 Report Share Posted November 3 19 minutes ago, mikebv said: Financial suicide... And the track itself looks "very oval" which doesn't make for great racing in today's modern era of machinery... Think it is financial suicide for any team to make the numbers up in the Premier League. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilTheAce Posted November 4 Report Share Posted November 4 i think the guys that that wanted to bring speedway to Northampton didnt realise the cost it would take so they next best option is to invest in oxford and keep the prem team going, whether they change name i dont know or just keep the oxford spiers going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flagrag Posted November 4 Report Share Posted November 4 (edited) 10 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said: i think the guys that that wanted to bring speedway to Northampton didnt realise the cost it would take so they next best option is to invest in oxford and keep the prem team going, whether they change name i dont know or just keep the oxford spiers going Northampton Saints with Travis Perkins as Team sponsor to tie in with Rugby union team was the latest that I had heard.I believe there is some people who are involved in both sports that are part of this new venture. Them work progressing through the summer to move to Northampton later in year or 2027 Edited November 4 by flagrag 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted November 4 Report Share Posted November 4 (edited) The thing is... If someone is "OK" at spending a quarter of a million to keep a Speedway team going... They would do the sport far more good by just putting that amount up as prize money... Many come on here saying "sponsors pay for the No1's" when someone mentions the cost of them and that the gate revenue wouldn't support their inclusion... Again, these "wealthy sponsors", putting in high five figure numbers, at individual tracks, would raise the sports profile NATIONALLY far more by using this money to make a "huge" prize pot, than any individual rider would raise it by riding for any team... Literally MILLIONS has been pumped into the sport by TV, Sponsors, admission money and the deep pockets of the owners.... And the return on such a huge investment is what we have today... A strange "insular" use of an enormous resource pool that could have got some traction if used more broadly for increasing the sports awareness amongst the wider UK public... Edited November 4 by mikebv 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldPitGate Posted November 4 Report Share Posted November 4 2 hours ago, PhilTheAce said: i think the guys that that wanted to bring speedway to Northampton didnt realise the cost it would take so they next best option is to invest in oxford and keep the prem team going, whether they change name i dont know or just keep the oxford spiers going I wish them all the best but if its true "they didn't realise the cost" with everything looking stacked against it already that quote along makes me turn white. Then to race at another track under a different guise to the home team (other than Cradley at Wolves) I don't think has ever worked. I really hope they can make a go of it but I think you would need a team of a modern day John Berry as promotor, Russell Lanning heading promotions and Tolley to underwrite it all writing cheques out for 100k with a smile on his face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted November 4 Report Share Posted November 4 21 hours ago, mikebv said: Financial suicide... And the track itself looks "very oval" which doesn't make for great racing in today's modern era of machinery... If that’s what’s being considered it just shows how much trouble the so called Premiership is in.Desperate times for the sport.If that’s their answer to keeping a failing League. Cant possibly see how that will be viable. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelShoe Posted Tuesday at 10:54 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 10:54 PM (edited) On 11/3/2025 at 8:44 PM, spin king said: Why would Northampton run at Oxford. There is a shale track at Northampton running stock cars. Could they not run speedway there? maybe don't have the infrastructure, airfence, refs box, starting gates etc and don't have the finances to buy them ?. Looking at the Northampton Shaleway on google I don't think the track shape is conducive to good speedway, looks narrow with long straights. Can anyone confirm ?. Edited Tuesday at 10:57 PM by SteelShoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellevueace Posted Wednesday at 08:29 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 08:29 AM 14 hours ago, Fromafar said: If that’s what’s being considered it just shows how much trouble the so called Premiership is in.Desperate times for the sport.If that’s their answer to keeping a failing League. Cant possibly see how that will be viable. Seems like the last desperate throw of the dice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted Wednesday at 08:59 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 08:59 AM As a new team, where will the new fan base suddenly come from,, building a fan base takes time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted Wednesday at 09:23 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 09:23 AM 19 minutes ago, Baldyman said: As a new team, where will the new fan base suddenly come from,, building a fan base takes time Flag Rag referenced a link to Northampton Saints. If correct, then the first thing I would do is carpet bomb every Saints home game with advertising, etc to drum up interest. There’s also the football club fan base to target as well. Focus the initial effort on existing sports fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted Wednesday at 12:00 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:00 PM 2 hours ago, Baldyman said: As a new team, where will the new fan base suddenly come from,, building a fan base takes time Think they're hoping a chunk of Oxford fans will turn up to see Premiership Speedway. It's so risky though and I'm surprised it's even being considerd tbh. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTFC LION Posted Wednesday at 01:46 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 01:46 PM 14 hours ago, SteelShoe said: maybe don't have the infrastructure, airfence, refs box, starting gates etc and don't have the finances to buy them ?. Looking at the Northampton Shaleway on google I don't think the track shape is conducive to good speedway, looks narrow with long straights. Can anyone confirm ?. Northampton its 396 metres. The bends are slightly banked. The track has steel plate full circuit, plus rope and post, just like mildenhall. There is on office over looking the track that could possibly be converted in to a refs box. No air fence, it would probably have to be a foam fence as the track inspection at mildenhall stated for them to join the national league, wooden panels would have to be made for the straights, like coventry used to have. Start gates could be fitted quite easily, bike pits would need to be built. Showers would need to be put somewhere. Lots would need doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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