M.D Posted Saturday at 01:17 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 01:17 PM Just now, IainB said: " a lengthy spell" Very much so, can be season ending or even worse, hopefully not poor lad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArthurRudge Posted Saturday at 01:24 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 01:24 PM Is there still nothing on the riders for the coming season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.D Posted Saturday at 01:25 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 01:25 PM Just now, ArthurRudge said: Is there still nothing on the riders for the coming season? I would imagine they are waiting for all rider contracts to be signed before they announce, that would be my guess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted Saturday at 01:36 PM Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 01:36 PM 15 minutes ago, M.D said: Very much so, can be season ending or even worse, hopefully not poor lad. I've not seen it but just from reading the description on updates it sounded like a nothing fall... and he was stuck under the air fence. Another case of a rider ending up under the air fence, why is this still happening some 20 years after their introduction 🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted Saturday at 04:07 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 04:07 PM Wright didn't want Prem AFAIK, Iversen very much on Northampton's radar and that may still be the case despite his fall. Smektala also in the frame as well as others already mentioned on the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TB1 Posted Saturday at 05:16 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 05:16 PM On 3/20/2026 at 12:44 PM, Happy Hunter said: Everybody seems to have forgotten that for several years Milton Keynes, which is only 20 miles from Northampton, had a team. Thats a lot nearer than Coventry, Peterborough and Wolverhampton! From what I remember of Elfield Park and going there was that although the viewing areas around the track were elevated, the track itself was pants! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Hunter Posted Saturday at 05:29 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 05:29 PM 3 hours ago, IainB said: I've not seen it but just from reading the description on updates it sounded like a nothing fall... and he was stuck under the air fence. Another case of a rider ending up under the air fence, why is this still happening some 20 years after their introduction 🤷♂️ Does anyone know if any research has been done comparing injuries before and after the introduction of air fences? For example how many injuries have been caused by a rider bouncing off an air bag into the path of another rider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.D Posted Saturday at 06:31 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 06:31 PM 1 hour ago, Happy Hunter said: Does anyone know if any research has been done comparing injuries before and after the introduction of air fences? For example how many injuries have been caused by a rider bouncing off an air bag into the path of another rider. Most air fence injuries are caused by the bike going in before the rider and lifting the fence off the floor and then the rider going under it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted Saturday at 06:37 PM Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 06:37 PM 1 hour ago, Happy Hunter said: Does anyone know if any research has been done comparing injuries before and after the introduction of air fences? For example how many injuries have been caused by a rider bouncing off an air bag into the path of another rider. 4 minutes ago, M.D said: Most air fence injuries are caused by the bike going in before the rider and lifting the fence off the floor and then the rider going under it. I thought there was going to be an investigation, in Poland, after DJ Woffy's crash last year... don't know if anything ever came of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.D Posted Saturday at 06:53 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 06:53 PM 16 minutes ago, IainB said: I thought there was going to be an investigation, in Poland, after DJ Woffy's crash last year... don't know if anything ever came of it? No idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky_Mark Posted Saturday at 07:52 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 07:52 PM Charles wasn’t in the Northampton line up but as others have said Iversen was definitely in the plans so they’ll need to find a replacement now, Lidsey and Klindt have signed contracts as far as I know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveWayne Posted Sunday at 10:26 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 10:26 PM On 3/20/2026 at 4:39 PM, old bob at herne bay said: Milton Keynes ....last raced in Milton Keynes back in the early 90's ? Think i was a Hackney supporter then . Doubt there are many supporters who still have their programme boards from 30 years ago ? Guess the Cobblers will be hoping that the Stock Car supporters will transfer their allegiance to the 2 wheeled sport ? The flaw in that plan is that Stock Car racing isn't a 'local sport' and is very much a 'travelling circus'. There are fans in all areas, but the bulk of the fans at Northampton on Saturday night would have been at Kings Lynn the previous Saturday, and will probably be at Scunthorpe next Saturday. I would hazard a guess that on average, only about 10% of the crowd at a stock car meeting live within 50 miles of the track. I do 35-40 meetings a season, but my nearest track is about 35 miles from my home, and most other tracks I visit are around 60-90 miles away, with others further still, such as Taunton at 220 miles, and St Day (Cornwall) and Cowdenbeath (Scotland) both just over 300 miles. F1 stockcars still have a strong following in the North West due to past history, despite there no longer being any tracks up that way, so many fans at their meetings are travelling from North and West Yorkshire, Manchester and Lancashire. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStarsFan91 Posted yesterday at 10:16 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 10:16 AM I bet Northampton weren’t far away from announcing when Niels got injured… Lidsey and Klindt are definitely in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted yesterday at 10:38 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 10:38 AM 19 minutes ago, SuperStarsFan91 said: I bet Northampton weren’t far away from announcing when Niels got injured… Lidsey and Klindt are definitely in Doesn’t stop them announcing who is running it unless buster picked up an injury on his tractor and the others are so busy doing other things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adonis Posted yesterday at 01:11 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 01:11 PM On 3/20/2026 at 5:58 PM, YeOldPitGate said: The Terry Chainey days from memory. correct . the guy was struggling , generators getting nicked , having to run a business to keep his head above water and try to run the track aswell . Bspa helpful as usual handing out fines to add to his woes , finally taking his deposit . another track the Bspa closed ,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teromaafan Posted 19 hours ago Report Share Posted 19 hours ago 9 hours ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: Doesn’t stop them announcing who is running it unless buster picked up an injury on his tractor and the others are so busy doing other things Hopefully Buster didn’t crash his tractor in to the pit gate, because if it needs a new latch, this could put back the grand opening even further! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago On 3/21/2026 at 4:07 PM, Bagpuss said: Wright didn't want Prem AFAIK, Iversen very much on Northampton's radar and that may still be the case despite his fall. Smektala also in the frame as well as others already mentioned on the thread. Are you sure? He was one of the riders saying there needs to be 2 leagues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldPitGate Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago On 3/23/2026 at 1:11 PM, adonis said: correct . the guy was struggling , generators getting nicked , having to run a business to keep his head above water and try to run the track aswell . Bspa helpful as usual handing out fines to add to his woes , finally taking his deposit . another track the Bspa closed ,, Yes that was the time I was really into the sport I can remember poor old Terry's woes he was another fella who went from being relatively wealthy to skint by the end of his promoting days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago I'm pretty sure Terry used to comment on a forum that i followed many years back, long before this one existed. He always seemed to be suffering with noise complaints after each meeting even though the track was pretty remote.I recall once when "one of the usual people" sent in the regular complaint about excessive noise at the previous night's meeting even though it had been called off a couple of days previously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 1 hour ago, LisaColette said: Are you sure? He was one of the riders saying there needs to be 2 leagues. It surprised me too but I heard that once he got sorted at Landshut he didn't need/want Prem. Might not be true of course but if it is I wonder if his experience at Oxford last year put him off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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