A reduced or absent 2026 Speedway SGP Series providing short term relief to British Speedway?

[RoundTheBoards]

16 minutes ago, Ben91 said:

Are there any facts behind this supposed cancellation/massively reduced GP calendar 

No.

But there are factions within Poland who are upset that a British company (Mayfield Sports Events) have taken charge of the SGP, when they wanted the Polish mafia to get hold of it.  So they're trying to make negative crap up.

It's a bit like that Clark Osborne apologist who keeps posting crap about the Save Coventry Speedway campaign, and the halfwit with the mental health problems who has a grudge against Cradley.     They're best ignored.

[Daniel Smith]

2 minutes ago, RoundTheBoards said:

No.

But there are factions within Poland who are upset that a British company (Mayfield Sports Events) have taken charge of the SGP, when they wanted the Polish mafia to get hold of it.  So they're trying to make negative crap up.

It's a bit like that Clark Osborne apologist who keeps posting crap about the Save Coventry Speedway campaign, and the halfwit with the mental health problems who has a grudge against Cradley.     They're best ignored.

Is that necessary??

[RoundTheBoards]

Just now, Daniel Smith said:

Is that necessary??

I guess it's their right to free speech.   Just take them with a pinch of salt is my advice.

[1 valve]

11 hours ago, Spidvej said:

Looks like the charming individual calling my post “garbage” doesn’t know their facts. Before throwing insults, maybe check who’s actually running the 2026 Speedway Grand Prix series. Richard Coleman from Mayfield Sports—the very group supposedly managing it—is now the team principal of the south of France based “Tech3” team in MotoGP. That role demands his presence at 22 race weekends across Europe and beyond. 

So tell me, how exactly is someone supposed to oversee an entire SGP season while spending nearly half the year on the MotoGP circuit? Doesn’t quite add up, does it? Maybe do some research before dismissing my post as “garbage.”  

Then, you also wonder whether the FIM conducted due diligence re Coleman, given his losing a court case brought by another MotoGP team he was involved in, Craft Bamboo Holdings, with judgement against him being as recent as June 2024. 

So yes, you may very well be mistaken! Time will tell of course.

Your post is obviously devoid of knowledge, and yet you think its fine to throw insults around!

 

https://moto3.tech3racing.fr/index.php/en/news-gp-2025/253-news/884-guenther-steiner-leads-acquisition-of-tech3-motogp-tm-team

https://legalref.judiciary.hk/lrs/common/ju/ju_frame.jsp?DIS=160551

In this your second post on the matter you have not told me anything I didn’t already know re Mayfield Sports, Richard Coleman and his future involvement with Tech3 especially since I have been fortunate to count the current owner Herve Poncharal as a close friend for many years and who will be a sad loss to the MotoGP paddock when he eventually signs off at the end of this current season, although I believe he will  continue to be of help and assistance to Gunter's consortium following their acquisition of the business. 
Regarding the Speedway GP series, contrary to your assumptions, I am sure of many related facts. One being that Mayfield sports will be working closely with hosting organisations to ensure each meeting follows a suitable and consistent agenda mindful that broadcasting of each event remains with WBDS. 
You appear to be concerned that Coleman is spreading himself too thin on the ground whilst failing to acknowledge that it his company (albeit not a large one with huge resources but at least adequate) who will be promoting the SpeedwayGP series not just him. 
Although you and many others may share a mutual concern about the quality of the 2026 GP series (which I have raised elsewhere on this forum) your concerns are based on unfounded speculation to believe that the 2026 SpeedwayGP series will not happen leaving the top riders short of work & desperate to ride in the UK. 

[dontforgetthefueltapsbruv]

Going by the rumours on other threads around the potential of an AGM delay perhaps the worry should be for a reduced or absent British League season......

[stevebrum]

Like the GP series is going anywhere. What a ludicrous suggestion in the first place.

Its successful, well run and a total success for the sport.

British speedway’s failings have nothing to do with it. 

[The White Knight]

1 hour ago, stevebrum said:

Like the GP series is going anywhere. What a ludicrous suggestion in the first place.

Its successful, well run and a total success for the sport.

British speedway’s failings have nothing to do with it. 

I don't see it that way. When the SGP was at Cardiff, it was a special occasion. Even then though crowds were decreasing.

Now we have two GPS in two days at the NSS. Smaller than Cardiff and doesn't hold as many people.

Perhaps interest is waning in this Country.

Perhaps we should return Speedway to it's roots. Do away with GPs and have a genuine Word Final, as was - a much more spectacular occasion.

There is a reason folk are not attending, the powers that be have changed everything and people are voting with their feet.

[SteveLyric2]

38 minutes ago, The White Knight said:

I don't see it that way. When the SGP was at Cardiff, it was a special occasion. Even then though crowds were decreasing.

Now we have two GPS in two days at the NSS. Smaller than Cardiff and doesn't hold as many people.

Perhaps interest is waning in this Country.

Perhaps we should return Speedway to it's roots. Do away with GPs and have a genuine Word Final, as was - a much more spectacular occasion.

There is a reason folk are not attending, the powers that be have changed everything and people are voting with their feet.

We could have a Grand Scrabble  Championship. That could end with a Word Final.🤣

[foreverblue]

14 hours ago, The White Knight said:

I don't see it that way. When the SGP was at Cardiff, it was a special occasion. Even then though crowds were decreasing.

Now we have two GPS in two days at the NSS. Smaller than Cardiff and doesn't hold as many people.

Perhaps interest is waning in this Country.

Perhaps we should return Speedway to it's roots. Do away with GPs and have a genuine Word Final, as was - a much more spectacular occasion.

There is a reason folk are not attending, the powers that be have changed everything and people are voting with their feet.

I agree Cardiff was special and the event of the year even with the diminishing numbers which was sad but I felt they cancelled it a year too early as I felt the crowd was lower because the previous years racing was very poor, the last year at Cardiff the racing was better so I think that would have generated a better attendance this year but its all too late now and we either go to Manchester or not bother, having been to every Cardiff GP, I decided to give Belle Vue a miss.  I expect it will revert to one GP in the UK in 2026.

[stevebrum]

On 11/10/2025 at 1:09 AM, The White Knight said:

I don't see it that way. When the SGP was at Cardiff, it was a special occasion. Even then though crowds were decreasing.

Now we have two GPS in two days at the NSS. Smaller than Cardiff and doesn't hold as many people.

Perhaps interest is waning in this Country.

Perhaps we should return Speedway to it's roots. Do away with GPs and have a genuine Word Final, as was - a much more spectacular occasion.

There is a reason folk are not attending, the powers that be have changed everything and people are voting with their feet.

But folk ARE attending the GPs in much bigger numbers the world over and the Play offs always ensure much bigger crowds than usual.

World finals always had also rans who qualified from the European states who hardly ever had a chance. No different to now.

Speedway was much bigger in the 70s etc so of course it was an epic occasion. But let’s not pretend they offered superior racing to now.

At least with the GPs you will get 10 or 11 chances to show world class speedway to the TV world. If we go back to the old final and qualifiers you would have empty stadiums for the qualifiers, maybe a little more interest for the semis but only one chance to really represent the best of the best.

At least with the GPs you are guaranteed to see the vast majority of the best riders in the world 11 times. Plus of course there isn’t the mass amount of talent that we had in the 60 to 90s. 
can you imagine a one off world final with half the best riders missing due to an engine failure or tape exclusion and you get Kai Huckenbeck racing in Germany crowned world champion. A complete farce and absolutely worse than what we have now!

[stevehone]

i hear BV need a 2 event weekend to make it pay, even if it's a GP and A.N Other event .....

[False dawn]

17 hours ago, stevehone said:

i hear BV need a 2 event weekend to make it pay, even if it's a GP and A.N Other event .....

That was my assumption.
Mind you, if we had a half way decent league they could run the BLRC. Was always as good, if not better than the World Final back in the day. Hey ho.

[topaz325]

1 hour ago, False dawn said:

That was my assumption.
Mind you, if we had a half way decent league they could run the BLRC. Was always as good, if not better than the World Final back in the day. Hey ho.

GP and British final.

We dont always get what we want but we get what we need.

Edited yesterday at 09:50 AM by topaz325

[szkocjasid]

19 hours ago, stevehone said:

i hear BV need a 2 event weekend to make it pay, even if it's a GP and A.N Other event .....

SGP & SGP2?

[therefused]

10 minutes ago, szkocjasid said:

SGP & SGP2?

would make the most sense and i imagine thats what will happen too. 

[False dawn]

52 minutes ago, topaz325 said:

GP and British final....

Not necessarily in that order, eh?

[NickB]

31 minutes ago, therefused said:

would make the most sense and i imagine thats what will happen too. 

If they need 2 events to "make it pay" then SGP2 certainly isn't the answer.

You only need to look at attendances for SGP2 to see that, back to empty stands of SON qualifying rounds.

[False dawn]

45 minutes ago, szkocjasid said:

SGP & SGP2?

Sadly, SGP2 doesn't attract the fans. We all talk about fostering the next generation but won't turn out to support them.

[YeOldPitGate]

On 11/9/2025 at 6:09 PM, The White Knight said:

I don't see it that way. When the SGP was at Cardiff, it was a special occasion. Even then though crowds were decreasing.

Now we have two GPS in two days at the NSS. Smaller than Cardiff and doesn't hold as many people.

Perhaps interest is waning in this Country.

Perhaps we should return Speedway to it's roots. Do away with GPs and have a genuine Word Final, as was - a much more spectacular occasion.

There is a reason folk are not attending, the powers that be have changed everything and people are voting with their feet.

Agreed Cardiff started out well as did much of the Grand Prix when it was created but post covid the crowds at Cardiff were well down and the year Dan Bewley won it on a dreadful track killed it stone dead in my opinion it was so bad like going into a Michelin starred restaurant and being served up a cold back street kebab most would never be going back.

I would prefer the old one off world finals back but can't see it happening so long as Poland pulls in the crowds and they have monster on board they will carry on for a while yet. 

[YeOldPitGate]

1 hour ago, False dawn said:

Sadly, SGP2 doesn't attract the fans. We all talk about fostering the next generation but won't turn out to support them.

Agreed and there's some really good youngsters in SGP2