Leicester 2027

[Happy Hunter]

On 11/7/2026 at 2:01 PM, Lionsman66 said:

What about a foreign rider , I thought that was compulsory?

Cairns has signed for Ipswich.

[DJC]

11 hours ago, speedwayfan8 said:

Through the keyhole? 

Black and gold kevlars in the top left pic, number on the handlebars ends in 4...Vaculik?

Sam Masters is on there but the others are too small. The shoulder looks like Freddie's old kit but Ovethi sponsor a host of Danes:

Villads Pedersen, Kildermand, Rasmus Pedersen, Jhuul Pedersen, Jacob Jensen, Basso and Fredrik Jakobsen. 

Bar PK and KJP the others would be a great addition over here. 

[PhilTheAce]

10 minutes ago, DJC said:

Black and gold kevlars in the top left pic, number on the handlebars ends in 4...Vaculik?

Sam Masters is on there but the others are too small. The shoulder looks like Freddie's old kit but Ovethi sponsor a host of Danes:

Villads Pedersen, Kildermand, Rasmus Pedersen, Jhuul Pedersen, Jacob Jensen, Basso and Fredrik Jakobsen. 

Bar PK and KJP the others would be a great addition over here. 

all our heard teams for Leicester didnt have a dane in it, but clearly the bottom picture is of a dane.

 

i like they way Leicester have done this, perfectly done, gets fans talking and guessing, well done to the social team

[FishersGate]

12 minutes ago, DJC said:

Black and gold kevlars in the top left pic, number on the handlebars ends in 4...Vaculik?

Sam Masters is on there but the others are too small. The shoulder looks like Freddie's old kit but Ovethi sponsor a host of Danes:

Villads Pedersen, Kildermand, Rasmus Pedersen, Jhuul Pedersen, Jacob Jensen, Basso and Fredrik Jakobsen. 

Bar PK and KJP the others would be a great addition over here. 

I'd be pleasantly suprised if we get any new overseas riders at Leicester. Stewart has always picked UK based riders as he trusts them. I can't think of a rider he's bought in at Leicester that's been new to British speedway. It would be a nice change..

I think he will want to retain Masters as his average is appealing. Same with Dan Thompson and I imagine Douglas will stay after a great season. Would love for Fricke to be back but imagine Lynn, Northampton will be in the running.

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[Bagpuss]

7 minutes ago, FishersGate said:

Would love for Fricke to be back but imagine Lynn, Northampton will be in the running.

Pretty sure he isn't singing for Lynn or N'hampton.

[DJC]

2 minutes ago, FishersGate said:

I'd be pleasantly if we get any new overseas riders at Leicester. Stewart has always picked UK based riders as he trusts them. I can't think of a rider he's bought in at Leicester that's been new to British speedway. It would be a nice change..

I think he will want to retain Masters as his average is appealing. Same with Dan Thompson and I imagine Douglas will stay after a great season. Would love for Fricke to be back but imagine Lynn, Northampton will be in the running.

Dougy looks like he's been unofficially confirmed by a news outlet on socials this morn and feels like he was a cert with Masters and Thompson. 

Perhaps the u21 will be Jensen/a Pedersen. Jensen looked very good in some of the u21 meets last season and came as a name out of nowhere (to me). 

[Aries]

1 minute ago, DJC said:

Dougy looks like he's been unofficially confirmed by a news outlet on socials this morn and feels like he was a cert with Masters and Thompson. 

Perhaps the u21 will be Jensen/a Pedersen. Jensen looked very good in some of the u21 meets last season and came as a name out of nowhere (to me). 

Pretty sure Luke Harrison is the “other” U21 rider along with the rising star.

Doesn’t mean they haven’t signed another U21 rider of course. 
 

Intrigued to see what the team is as the team I thought it was doesn’t have a Danish rider. 

[FishersGate]

10 minutes ago, Bagpuss said:

Pretty sure he isn't singing for Lynn or N'hampton.

That makes it seem that a new big hitter maybe signing then for Northampton and Lynn maybe. God knows.

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[Paddy The Rebel]

7 minutes ago, Aries said:

Pretty sure Luke Harrison is the “other” U21 rider along with the rising star.

Doesn’t mean they haven’t signed another U21 rider of course. 
 

Intrigued to see what the team is as the team I thought it was doesn’t have a Danish rider. 

Maybe Howarth has had a change of heart and his place has been taken by a young Dane.

[Aries]

Just now, Paddy The Rebel said:

Maybe Howarth has had a change of heart and his place has been taken by a young Dane.

Very possible. 

[therefused]

6 minutes ago, FishersGate said:

That makes it seem that a new big hitter maybe signing then for Northampton and Lynn maybe. God knows.

neither team will have a big hitter. 

[PhilTheAce]

1 minute ago, Paddy The Rebel said:

Maybe Howarth has had a change of heart and his place has been taken by a young Dane.

yeah, thats what im thinking, must be rasmus pedersen as he wants a team spot over here 

[Aries]

Just now, PhilTheAce said:

yeah, thats what im thinking, must be rasmus pedersen as he wants a team spot over here 

Didn’t I see him linked to a Championship club too Phil? Worky maybe?

[Paddy The Rebel]

1 minute ago, Aries said:

Didn’t I see him linked to a Championship club too Phil? Worky maybe?

Would he be a 4.50 or 5.00 in Top flight ? 

[Aries]

3 minutes ago, Paddy The Rebel said:

Would he be a 4.50 or 5.00 in Top flight ? 

Well he shouldn’t be the same as the current GP rider and current Swedish national Champion, so I’d say 5.00 sounds about right. 
 

😜

[Bagpuss]

17 minutes ago, FishersGate said:

That makes it seem that a new big hitter maybe signing then for Northampton and Lynn maybe. God knows.

As it stands it will be Museilak and Lawson respectively. Although the oddity is that there doesnt seem ro be room for Pickering at Sheffield so it will be interesting to see where he ends up.

[TTT]

Logic would say Howarth.

Quit last year due to him getting bored of the format that saw him riding the same tracks and nothing is changing in 2027.

Kyle is rumoured to have signed for Oxford so maybe Stewart Dickson has decided to pivot away from Howarth after what happend last season?

[PersonalResponsibility]

1 hour ago, DJC said:

Black and gold kevlars in the top left pic, number on the handlebars ends in 4...Vaculik?

Sam Masters is on there but the others are too small. The shoulder looks like Freddie's old kit but Ovethi sponsor a host of Danes:

Villads Pedersen, Kildermand, Rasmus Pedersen, Jhuul Pedersen, Jacob Jensen, Basso and Fredrik Jakobsen. 

Bar PK and KJP the others would be a great addition over here. 

Surely the top left is green and gold? Douglas was #4 in the SWC I think? There are also photos of him riding for Leicester with blue wheels, so maybe they're him too. Bottom left also looks like Grindsted kevlars, and Douglas was there in 2026.

[Aries]

There was a poster on here a week or so ago bemoaning the fact that there was still no news on League structure etc and that would affect their Christmas present plans as they’d like to send/receive a season ticket for Christmas.

I thought it was a Leicester fan but maybe that’s because I’ve just read it on Leicesters press release so not sure. 
 

Anyway, in the press release they state they’re hoping to get season tickets out by end of November so you can relax, Christmas is sorted. 

[DJC]

8 minutes ago, PersonalResponsibility said:

Surely the top left is green and gold? Douglas was #4 in the SWC I think? There are also photos of him riding for Leicester with blue wheels, so maybe they're him too. Bottom left also looks like Grindsted kevlars, and Douglas was there in 2026.

Dougy was no1, Fricke was 4 I had the same thought about green and gold, looking at the Grinstead pics Dougy has got the same shoulder straps - but that's boring in silly season. 

Hopefully its an exciting new Dane but more likely to be Dougy in both pics.