Bald Bloke Posted 17 hours ago Report Share Posted 17 hours ago On 3/21/2026 at 1:24 PM, ArthurRudge said: Is there still nothing on the riders for the coming season? Not officially as far as i know. Lidsey, NKI, Klindt, and Kerr was four that i was told a few weeks ago. But with NKI's crash, that might of changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egmont Posted 16 hours ago Report Share Posted 16 hours ago 1 hour ago, Bald Bloke said: Not officially as far as i know. Lidsey, NKI, Klindt, and Kerr was four that i was told a few weeks ago. But with NKI's crash, that might of changed. I hope I'm wrong but this has all the hallmarks of not happening. At all. If the people that are behind it think that a total news and marketing blackout is a good decision then they're wrong and they're clearly not business people. Track prep, starting gate, track lights (ie green and red lights for racing) airfence (and on and on) all need sorting. And that's before you assemble a team. If someone was to confirm who's promoting the venue and where they're at with the above (and more) then maybe fans would feel excited or at least confident about the future. Silence does you no favours and no news is always worse than bad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheDeepStuff Posted 15 hours ago Report Share Posted 15 hours ago 1 hour ago, Bald Bloke said: Not officially as far as i know. Lidsey, NKI, Klindt, and Kerr was four that i was told a few weeks ago. But with NKI's crash, that might of changed. That’s the four I was told alongside Harrison as the RS. Could be a reshuffle with NKI being out or they go R/R until he’s back and get what the can for the final three, also told that Wright was approached but he turned them down weeks ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crescent girl Posted 15 hours ago Report Share Posted 15 hours ago 7 minutes ago, InTheDeepStuff said: That’s the four I was told alongside Harrison as the RS. Could be a reshuffle with NKI being out or they go R/R until he’s back and get what the can for the final three, also told that Wright was approached but he turned them down weeks ago 7 minutes ago, InTheDeepStuff said: That’s the four I was told alongside Harrison as the RS. Could be a reshuffle with NKI being out or they go R/R until he’s back and get what the can for the final three, also told that Wright was approached but he turned them down weeks ago No way they could get a facility for a rider who hasn't even been named in their 1-7 let alone not ridden for them. Maybe a 'no facility' guest, but that'd be that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle77 Posted 15 hours ago Report Share Posted 15 hours ago 23 minutes ago, crescent girl said: No way they could get a facility for a rider who hasn't even been named in their 1-7 let alone not ridden for them. Maybe a 'no facility' guest, but that'd be that.... With the way things are going they are probably going to be one of the weaker teams anyway... just what a new club needs to get the fans flocking in their thousands...!!! If they are then also told that they can't have a proper facility for one of their chosen riders that really would put the lid on it... Surely this should be a case of the famous... "In the best interests of the Sport"... rule... and this would be one of the more reasonable applications of it... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago (edited) 40 minutes ago, Eagle77 said: With the way things are going they are probably going to be one of the weaker teams anyway... just what a new club needs to get the fans flocking in their thousands...!!! If they are then also told that they can't have a proper facility for one of their chosen riders that really would put the lid on it... Surely this should be a case of the famous... "In the best interests of the Sport"... rule... and this would be one of the more reasonable applications of it... One million percent... More meetings will have guests this season, again, than not, for a plethora of avoidable reasons, therefore Northampton starting with them, and even running all season with them, for something out of their control, isn't going to make one jot of difference to the credibility of the sport.... And, it is imperative that Northampton are competitive... And, given the other promoters have put their team together, I am sure they will ensure it... Whichever way it has to happen... Edited 14 hours ago by mikebv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouch Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago 1 hour ago, crescent girl said: No way they could get a facility for a rider who hasn't even been named in their 1-7 let alone not ridden for them. Maybe a 'no facility' guest, but that'd be that.... If they threaten to close their track that might get it. Also, whilst they’re at it they could get a reduction on their number one’s average. https://britishspeedway.co.uk/21results/kings_lynn_17.05.21_res.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phannan Posted 13 hours ago Report Share Posted 13 hours ago 38 minutes ago, mikebv said: One million percent... More meetings will have guests this season, again, than not, for a plethora of avoidable reasons, therefore Northampton starting with them, and even running all season with them, for something out of their control, isn't going to make one jot of difference to the credibility of the sport.... And, it is imperative that Northampton are competitive... And, given the other promoters have put their team together, I am sure they will ensure it... Whichever way it has to happen... More meetings will have guests this season? This time next year Rodney , Bomber will be a millionaire.. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technik Posted 13 hours ago Report Share Posted 13 hours ago Maybe they could sign Dag Lovass (pronounced Rider replacement) from White City 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldPitGate Posted 13 hours ago Report Share Posted 13 hours ago 15 minutes ago, Phannan said: More meetings will have guests this season? This time next year Rodney , Bomber will be a millionaire.. i would imagine he already is 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHarris Posted 13 hours ago Report Share Posted 13 hours ago What the hell is going one here? I keep looking every day on the interweb thinking surely there must be some news. Surely even what the team are to be called? The season has begun and we have little to no information about this new venture. Interestingly enough I did some work in Northampton the other week and one of my clients used to follow MK back in the day. I asked him if he was looking forward to the new speedway at Northampton and he hadn't got a clue what I was talking about!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phannan Posted 13 hours ago Report Share Posted 13 hours ago 10 minutes ago, YeOldPitGate said: i would imagine he already is With the amount of miles and meetings he does over all aspects of racing, he certainly deserves to be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish McRaker Posted 13 hours ago Report Share Posted 13 hours ago 2 hours ago, crescent girl said: No way they could get a facility for a rider who hasn't even been named in their 1-7 let alone not ridden for them. Maybe a 'no facility' guest, but that'd be that.... Ah but it was very heavily hinted during the recent feature article on him in SS that he is going to be in the team, so in the circumstances that should be enough for a facility to be given Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 13 hours ago Report Share Posted 13 hours ago 45 minutes ago, Phannan said: More meetings will have guests this season? This time next year Rodney , Bomber will be a millionaire.. 198 Guests used last season in the top two leagues... With one less team in the top tier they are going to have to go some to beat it... My money is on them to do it though... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboy cookie returns? Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago 2 hours ago, Eagle77 said: the best interests of the Sport All ready named at number 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Jacobs Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago 2 hours ago, crescent girl said: No way they could get a facility for a rider who hasn't even been named in their 1-7 let alone not ridden for them. Maybe a 'no facility' guest, but that'd be that.... How do you know he hasn't been named? Just because they can't be bothered to tell the customers ... After all, they've announced Northampton as a new team, but it seems that the track still hasn't been approved ... lots of assumptions being made ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago There will be a facility if Iversen has been declared in the team and rightly so imo. His injury was on UK soil in the opening meeting of the UK season. Regardless whether it was for Northampton or not, all meeting in the UK are deemed as 'Official' race meetings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therefused Posted 59 minutes ago Report Share Posted 59 minutes ago 8 hours ago, Daniel Smith said: There will be a facility if Iversen has been declared in the team and rightly so imo. His injury was on UK soil in the opening meeting of the UK season. Regardless whether it was for Northampton or not, all meeting in the UK are deemed as 'Official' race meetings. Iversen hasn’t been declared in the team though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.D Posted 44 minutes ago Report Share Posted 44 minutes ago 14 minutes ago, therefused said: Iversen hasn’t been declared in the team though So what is the team then? I was told last week just 2 contracts left to sign but I didn't ask any names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleze Posted 6 minutes ago Report Share Posted 6 minutes ago 13 hours ago, JamesHarris said: What the hell is going one here? I keep looking every day on the interweb thinking surely there must be some news. Surely even what the team are to be called? The season has begun and we have little to no information about this new venture. Interestingly enough I did some work in Northampton the other week and one of my clients used to follow MK back in the day. I asked him if he was looking forward to the new speedway at Northampton and he hadn't got a clue what I was talking about!! There is no news on anything is there, you’d think new season, lots of promotion, rider interviews, club aspirations anything to shine the light on the Sport and the upcoming season.. a S:#t Sh0w of the highest order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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