Northampton vs Ipswich June 29th

[PhilTheAce]

15 hours ago, mikebv said:

And a last heat decider, with a Northampton win, wouldn't be the worst result in the world for UK Speedway....

just not next week 😜

[BTFC LION]

39 minutes ago, paulnolan said:

@BTFC LION I have zero clue about the science of track prep but can I offer the following advice? PLEASE OPEN THE OTHER GATE. I've spent so many hours watching the tractor trying to squeeze through that gap...

I don't think it opens,?

[mikebv]

1 hour ago, PhilTheAce said:

just not next week 😜

Perfect timing for them Phil...

Crowds are (as expected), levelling off, so...

I would think the crowd would be one of their best over the last few meetings, given Brady is there..

Which you expect will be advertised locally..

Meaning a "last gasp" victory would generate some fresh impetus at a key time of their development, and maybe boost the crowds up again for the next few matches, and a decent turn out when the Aces visit again...

It won't make any difference to the Aces Play Off Qualification and it would be good to see a very close meeting on my visit....

[therefused]

15 hours ago, Spoofer said:

No as it's not true. 

 

 

unprofessionalism if you ask me

[mikebv]

2 hours ago, BTFC LION said:

I don't think it opens,?

Can't Buster fix it?...

[IainB]

5 minutes ago, mikebv said:

Can't Buster fix it?...

Where do you think that hinge is? 🤔😂

[Youhave2minutes]

5 minutes ago, mikebv said:

Can't Buster fix it?...

He can’t fix the pit gate properly so what hope is there.

[Youhave2minutes]

3 minutes ago, IainB said:

Where do you think that hinge is? 🤔😂

There is no hope in hell of finding it. Besides why would he that’s an excuse to call a meeting off

Edited yesterday at 09:54 AM by Youhave2minutes

[mikebv]

23 minutes ago, IainB said:

Where do you think that hinge is? 🤔😂

Sharing track equipment, air fences, and hinges...

[marko]

It would have been easier and less expensive for Northampton to share Leicester's track and by the same token a Peterborough team could race at Kings Lynn.

Maybe thats the way forward? you have riders doubling up, why not tracks so long as its not more than a hours drive between the two and the stadiums would spend less time just sitting their not attracting revenue.

[Racin Jason 72]

On 6/30/2026 at 9:44 AM, Steve Irving said:

Didn’t really have to, it’s pretty obvious isn’t it?

He’s not going to come out and admit it on live television is he. Excellent at a well run club in Sheffield, saw right through Busters circus at Lynn pretty quickly and sacked them off sharpish, walked in to a car crash at Birmingham and rarely delivered, now riding well again at another well run club at Ipswich. 
 

You can guess which kind of Musielak you’re going to be getting when you see which club he signs for every winter.,,

Totally agree. Said exactly the same when he signed

[BTFC LION]

2 hours ago, mikebv said:

Sharing track equipment, air fences, and hinges...

Luckily we have all our own fence etc now.

[ouch]

1 hour ago, Racin Jason 72 said:

Totally agree. Said exactly the same when he signed

I bet he wishes he could have ridden against Northampton last season as he could get his 12-13 points against those so so tough Foxes. Better than the single figure scores he banks against other teams that see his average from those meetings almost identical to that with the unprofessional Brummies. 

Figure sans Northampton 7.18 Brummies figure 6.87. Difference due to not riding in the harder number 1 position. 0.31, inc bonus. As has been said you can tell which Musielak you get when you see which club sign him. Brummies = Witches. Dam those facts & statistics. 

[TheSmiler]

Attended this meeting on Monday as my first visit to Northampton and to play devils advocate here I absolutely loved it from the first impression.

One of the promoter’s out the front greeting supporters was a really classy touch and made a world of difference. I entered feeling already valued as a spectator. The food was of a decent quality. The drinks whilst on the penny side come with a nice souvenir Foxes cup which is a nice touch. Merch is of a decent quality and I understand they are constantly refreshing and adding to it. 

The team is obviously sub-par but they’ve not exactly been pushovers, they could have easily won this meeting if Batchelor (get rid btw) & Jeppesen showed up a bit earlier. A quality rider up top and a better effort from Jeppesen and this team will win its home meetings which is vital to keeping good crowd levels.

Yes the track needs work; and it is always going to struggle after Stox & Bangers meetings but it isn’t far off being a good race track as was shown in the latter heats.

This has made me a fan and is a better option to me as a Coventry fan than visiting and supporting Leicester. I will 100% be back. 

Well done Northampton. 

[edmon]

First visit for me and I didn't like the look of the steel posts behind the fence which had foam blocks over the top of them. Did wonder how they got away with the Mildenhall debacle with the protection they were going to provide to their posts.

But then I remembered - they needed another team in the Premiership.

Edited 19 hours ago by edmon
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[Racin Jason 72]

1 hour ago, edmon said:

First visit for me and I didn't like the look of the steel posts behind the fence which had foam blocks over the top of them. Did wonder how they got away with the Mildenhall debacle with the protection they were going to provide to their posts.

But then I remembered - they needed another team in the Premiership.

Mildenhall have got a air fence rather than the poly foam fence that Scunthorpe Lynn Berwick and Northampton use which is the biggest difference 

and slightly worryingly have purchased the old air fence from Ipswich which is not fit to use as it’s over ten years old now. 

[paulnolan]

7 hours ago, TheSmiler said:

Attended this meeting on Monday as my first visit to Northampton and to play devils advocate here I absolutely loved it from the first impression.

One of the promoter’s out the front greeting supporters was a really classy touch and made a world of difference. I entered feeling already valued as a spectator. The food was of a decent quality. The drinks whilst on the penny side come with a nice souvenir Foxes cup which is a nice touch. Merch is of a decent quality and I understand they are constantly refreshing and adding to it. 

The team is obviously sub-par but they’ve not exactly been pushovers, they could have easily won this meeting if Batchelor (get rid btw) & Jeppesen showed up a bit earlier. A quality rider up top and a better effort from Jeppesen and this team will win its home meetings which is vital to keeping good crowd levels.

Yes the track needs work; and it is always going to struggle after Stox & Bangers meetings but it isn’t far off being a good race track as was shown in the latter heats.

This has made me a fan and is a better option to me as a Coventry fan than visiting and supporting Leicester. I will 100% be back. 

Well done Northampton. 

For all I bang on about the team, the rest of the night is absolutely fine, on a par with anything I've been to at more established tracks. I think that's what makes it even more frustrating!

[marko]

We all know where the Foxes stand, Mark Lemon I understand is part of the Foxes setup? Co opted as promoter or something yet as soon as Doyle became available, did he try to get him in at Northampton? Oh no, he made sure to look after Belle Vue first.

Its just like I said it will be, we need another club, not to be competitive, but to make up the numbers, same as Arena Essex circa 2004

[Steve Irving]

6 hours ago, marko said:

We all know where the Foxes stand, Mark Lemon I understand is part of the Foxes setup? Co opted as promoter or something yet as soon as Doyle became available, did he try to get him in at Northampton? Oh no, he made sure to look after Belle Vue first.

Its just like I said it will be, we need another club, not to be competitive, but to make up the numbers, same as Arena Essex circa 2004

The club that although had lost Bewley, still has one of the best riders in the league and the current world number two. Lemon couldn’t give a sh!t about Northampton or the league in general let’s have it right. He’s not content to have just the one GP star at BV, he wants TWO while perfectly happy to leave a newcomer at the foot of the table without one.

As has been said earlier, where is the help that was promised if Northampton were struggling for results? Lemon had the perfect opportunity of talking to every GP rider in Manchester over two days, found one willing to ride over here, then selfishly signed him up for Belle Vue rather than give Northampton the help they desperately need in their maiden season.

Don’t fool for that troll’s crap on here that Belle Vue are the bastions on British Speedway guff who do things for the benefits of others at the expense of his beloved Belle Vue 🤮

Edited 5 hours ago by Steve Irving

[Phannan]

1 hour ago, Steve Irving said:

The club that although had lost Bewley, still has one of the best riders in the league and the current world number two. Lemon couldn’t give a sh!t about Northampton or the league in general let’s have it right. He’s not content to have just the one GP star at BV, he wants TWO while perfectly happy to leave a newcomer at the foot of the table without one.

As has been said earlier, where is the help that was promised if Northampton were struggling for results? Lemon had the perfect opportunity of talking to every GP rider in Manchester over two days, found one willing to ride over here, then selfishly signed him up for Belle Vue rather than give Northampton the help they desperately need in their maiden season.

Don’t fool for that troll’s crap on here that Belle Vue are the bastions on British Speedway guff who do things for the benefits of others at the expense of his beloved Belle Vue 🤮

Bet you believe in fairytales. Have you considered that Doyle may have had a say in all this? Maybe he’d only race over here again if it was at Belle Vue. Slating Lemon and Belle Vue is obviously your agenda.