No Brakes, No Fear. The Official British Speedway Podcast

Our special guest this week is someone who is firmly involved in the playoff semi finals in both leagues..! Danny King is captain of the Ipswich Witches in the Premiership, and reigning champions in the Championship, Poole Pirates!

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This week we look back on the 2022 Sports Issue British Final, with special guest, new British Number 2, Tom Brennan!

We look back on the event on Sunday at the National Speedway Stadium, and ahead to the upcoming playoffs in both the Premiership and Championship, with Belle Vue and Glasgow.

Plus a look at life beyond the under 21 system, as he makes his own way in the sport after this year.

Plus we have reaction from Plymouth where the Poole Pirates booed their place in the Championship playoff semi finals, to face Tom's Glasgow Tigers side.

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This week we're joined by BSPL Director, and co owner of Sheffield Tigers & Leicester Lions speedway teams Damien Bates, as we look ahead to a big week in British Speedway.

The Sports Insure British Final takes place on Sunday at the National Speedway Stadium in Manchester, as the best of British battle it out for the national title.

We take a look ahead to the playoffs in both the Premiership and Championship, with Damien having a firm interest and both Sheffield and Leicester are involved in the business end of the season.

And we also talk 2023, what are the plans so fan and when will we know more about how British Speedway will be shaping up next year?

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This week we put the spotlight on the future of British Speedway.

We speak to Leon Flint's Dad, Gary Flint (himself the Berwick manager & co promoter) about Leon's double title success this year, winning the U19 and U21 British championships. And what it was like seeing his son lining up against Zmarzlik and Woffinden in his first ever SGP heat at Cardiff.

We also speak to the man responsible from bringing though GBs next generation. Having helped Dan Bewley and Robert Lambert reach the world stage, GB U21 boss Neil Vatcher hopes Leon and Tom Brennan are not far away from following in their footsteps.

The conveyor belt of talent continues though and we look at some names to keep an eye on over the next 5 - 10 years who could soon be household names in the sport.

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This week we have reaction from the Wolves / Belle Vue Bank Holiday double header, including interviews with Mark Lemon, Drew Kemp and Brady Kurtz.

Birmingham consortium leader Nigel Tolley gives an update on the Brummies after they released news about their future plans for 2023. Birmingham is also the venue for the British Under 21 Final this week, and we have interviews with reigning champion Tom Brennan, and current U 19 champion Leon Flint who is looking to go 1 better..!

Plus we hear from Sam Masters after winning the CLRC title at Poole, and on the subject of the Pirates we also bring an extended interview with club legend Neil Middleditch who marks his testimonial a ,mere 38 years after the original staging..!

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This week the focus is on Poole Pirates, as we are joined by Co Promoter and British Speedway Board Director Danny Ford! Poole is the venue for the 2022 Championship Riders Individual Championship, so we're looking ahead to that.

We also get an update on life in the championship for the Pirates, and their quest to retain their league and cup double which they claimed in 2021.

Plus a little look ahead to 2023, could we be seeing more teams going the Premiership, and will new clubs be heading into the British Speedway fold?

All this and more in this weeks show!

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After Dan Bewley claims the British SGP title in Cardiff, we discuss what's next for British Speedway's rising stars on the world stage.

Joining us is someone who has played a big part in introducing Dan and many others onto the world stage, GB & Sheffield team boss Simon Stead!

We discuss Cardiff, look ahead to the Premiership Pairs at Owlerton, and look back on the Championship Pairs held at Oxford last week.

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The eyes of the speedway world turn to Cardiff this weekend, where after 3 years away the FIM British Grand Prix returns to the Principality Stadium. 16 of the worlds best riders will come together in the 20th anniversary running of the event.

Kelvin Tatum is not only a British Speedway legend, but as a TV commentator he's attended all bar 1 of those 20 meetings. He'll be remembering his personal highlights from the past 2 decades as well as looking ahead to this year.

We are also joined by Phil Morris, FIM Race Director of the SGP series, to give us an insight into how the weekend will look from a fan point of view, and explain some of the work that comes with building a track especially for the event..!

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It has been a big week in British Speedway, and we have 2 guests who have been firmly and deeply involved in the action.

BSPL Chairman Rob Godfrey joins us, after the abandonment of British Speedway's showpiece British Riders Final, and to explain the thinking and the conversations over what happened next after conditions deteriorated.

It has also been a big week for Australian Speedway after they became World Champions at the Speedway of Nations in Denmark. We are joined by team manager Mark Lemon.

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This week the GB Speedway Team begin the Speedway of Nations as reigning champions for the first time in 32 years! Our special guest is GB Joint Team Manager Olly Allen, who looks back on the momentous day last year, and ahead to this year's tournament where arguably a stronger GB team look to retain the crown.

It also the British Final on Monday August 1st, we look ahead to another massive fixture in the calendar where not only will the 2022 champion be crowned, but the wildcard for the Cardiff GP will be decided. We speak to current champion Adam Ellis too..!

Tom Brennan will be riding at Cardiff in SGP2, but also in the SON 2 in Vojens on Friday night, and we speak to Tom ahead of a very bust month.

And Leon Flint has become the U19 British Champion, we catch up with him after a perfect night in Redcar.

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