Ipswich Witches 2027

[Aries]

2 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said:

if he is essex and im wrong, very well could be, then sod lynn, come join a partnership with will at belle vue 😄

 

 

Speedway rider Cooper Rushen lives in Essex, England. [1, 2]

 

Background Details

• Hometown Origin: Born in Colchester and raised in Essex, where he was homeschooled to accommodate his busy racing schedule.

• 😉

[PhilTheAce]

1 minute ago, Aries said:

 

 

 

Speedway rider Cooper Rushen lives in Essex, England. [1, 2]

 

Background Details

• Hometown Origin: Born in Colchester and raised in Essex, where he was homeschooled to accommodate his busy racing schedule.

• 😉

sorry lynn fans, your in big trouble

[TTT]

34 minutes ago, Arthur73 said:

Could Drew Kemp be an option his average is a 5.05 and he has been fantastic around Foxhall this season scoring 10, 15 and 7. His average this season at Foxhall was 7.11. Also, he single-handedly won the KO Cup for Leicester.

I know there is a lot of controversy around Drew and there was a rift between the old management and him. I just think he has awesome raw talent and if someone could tell him to stop giving up when he's last he could be fantastic.

Think his mindset will be a problem for Mayfield after the experience they've had with Lawson this season tbh.

[89buttons]

1 hour ago, PhilTheAce said:

Surprised the amount of posters naming Rushen into your line ups.

 

i cant see him leaving Lynn

My thoughts too

[TTT]

A good chance of Rushen at Ipswich imo.

King's Lynn can easily sign Jody Scott again to fill that role so I doubt Buster will get into a bidding war as he always operates on a budget.

I don't think this rough guess of a prediction is unrealistic for the British U21 positions tbh.

 

Belle Vue -> W. Cairns

Ipswich -> C. Rushen

King's Lynn -> J. Scott

Leicester -> 2026 Team Member of the Lions Cubs? (F. Hodder, R. Ingram or M. Perry)

Northampton and Sheffield -> L. Harrison and A. Pijper

Newcomer to the League -> Whatever the other Clubs leave them with....V. Foord????

[Bagpuss]

Maldon.

[Arthur73]

44 minutes ago, TTT said:

Think his mindset will be a problem for Mayfield after the experience they've had with Lawson this season tbh.

I don't think Lawson's mindset is like Kemp's. Lawson turned up late and cancelled at the last minute I don't think Drew has ever been accused of that.

Honestly I think Drew runs on emotion probably too much sometimes but he is still young. I think his massive performance in the KO Cup final was to prove to Ipswich they should not have dropped him. He also performed quite well in both legs in the playoff semi when many of his team mates were crap in the first leg. He seems to ride well in big events.

When he has a bad start to a meeting he lets that affect him and it means he ends up scoring very poorly. A change in that mindset especially with international level riders around coaching him would help massively.

[Tinker]

6 hours ago, PhilTheAce said:

thought hes from lynn area

Think you're getting mixed up with Jody Scott Phil. He's from the Kings Lynn area, Hunstanton I believe. 

[dontforgetthefueltapsbruv]

10 hours ago, Steve Irving said:

Sign King on his current figure and that eats in to what you can potentially have as your top 2. If Mayfield retain him then that’ll be a red flag in my opinion and show that they don’t know how to wisely put a winning team together.

Keep your eyes open for those flags....

[Aries]

1 hour ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said:

Keep your eyes open for those flags....

Sake 😩 

Sorry Danny love ya an all but no 🤦🏼‍♂️

[TTT]

Does anyone know what the proposed points limit is?

[Steve Irving]

2 hours ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said:

Keep your eyes open for those flags....

Silly if they’ve signed him again. You’ll hear the cheers from Manchester all the way down in Suffolk.

[DaveWayne]

On 10/4/2026 at 11:15 AM, Arthur73 said:

I went to the banger world final last night. Despite the large crowd there was a huge amount of waiting around for crashed cars to be cleared. 

However, the presentation made it feel like this was a proper event, it mattered. Even though it is a bunch of amateurs and the luckiest one who wins. 

The build up to the world final was impressive and the Witches need to do something similar for the start of their meetings imo.

Glad you enjoyed your night out, but if you think it was purely down to luck who wins then you didn't fully understand what you were watching. 😉

To the uninitiated, cars may have been taken out of the race randomly, and sometimes they are, but there are also ongoing feuds and team battles that mean a fancied runner getting taken out by a mate of another fancied runner. I am not saying there isn't an element of luck involved, but the winners of the major events usually come from the same small pool of drivers.

Bunch of amateurs yes, in terms of the fact it is a hobby and you can't make a living from it, but the standard of driving and car prep is far from amateur. Some of them are almost semi-pro when you look at the equipment they are using both on and off track. Race engines are costing upwards of £5k and some of the drivers are racing every weekend up and down the country, with multiple cars being built in fully fitted workshops.

[LisaColette]

10 hours ago, TTT said:

Belle Vue -> W. Cairns

Ipswich -> C. Rushen

King's Lynn -> J. Scott

Leicester -> 2026 Team Member of the Lions Cubs? (F. Hodder, R. Ingram or M. Perry)

Northampton and Sheffield -> L. Harrison and A. Pijper

Newcomer to the League -> Whatever the other Clubs leave them with....V. Foord????

Exactly why no one will move up as you try to screw them before it even happens.