No Brakes, No Fear. The Official British Speedway Podcast

This week we look back on round 4 of the Premiership Pairs at Wolves, as well as the recent action across British Speedway in general with special guest Josh Pickering!

Captain of the King's Lynn Stars, and a firm fans favourite with Edinburgh Monarchs, Josh has ridden in every round of the Pairs.

We also take a look at the Premiership league in general, as well as the playoff picture in the Championship too where the Monarchs are closing in on playoff confirmation.

And we explore a little more about the life of a speedway rider, Josh's recent role with Eurosport on comms, and the rider he'd like to beat the most in British Speedway..!

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This week we are joined by Wolves and Poole star Steve Worrall..!

Looking back on a busy time racing for both Wolves and Poole, with 2 wounds of the Premiership Pairs in the space of 10 days, and preparing for the British Final..!

We also look back on the 2 meetings in the Premiership on Monday, as well as ahead to a key clash for the Pirates against title rivals Glasgow at Poole Stadium on Wednesday night.

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This week our special guest is Ben Duffill of British Speedway Network, to tell us more about the new streaming service, and look ahead to the action coming up this week which sees BSN screen 3 meetings in 3 days.

BELLE Vue thrashed Roses rivals Sheffield 58-32 with a hugely powerful performance at the National Speedway Stadium. We hear from JACK HOLDER & CHARLES WRIGHT. Plus Team bosses Mark Lemon & Simon Stead.

PETERBOROUGH moved off the bottom of the Premiership table with a dramatic 46-44 win over A47 rivals King’s Lynn, reaction from Ulrich OSTERGAARD and Josh PICKERING.

IPSWICH are back on top of the Premiership after winning 47-43 at Wolverhampton, we have Erik RISS plus Peter Adams and Ritchie Hawkins

We learn more about BSN, British Speedway Network, the new live streaming service which started out covering the Championship, but now also brings the Premiership Pairs to viewers around the globe.

And we look ahead to Round 3 of the Premiership Pairs which brings a stellar line up to the Adrian Flux Arena in Kings Lynn this Thursday..!

Plus we round off with an full look at the week ahead in the Championship too, chatting to Danyon Hume, Dillon Ruml, Jonas Knudsen, Laurence Rogers and Stewart Dickson.

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This week we aim to shed a little light on a couple of the major talking points in British Speedway across social media.

What was the problem with the airfence at Sheffield, during the televised match with Ipswich on Monday? Sheffield centre green announcer Ryan Guest explains what happened and why the crash involving Danny King created a freak set of circumstances.

What's happening with Swindon? Fans gathered outside the Abbey Stadium earlier in the week to demand an update from the stadium owners. We have former Swindon co promoter and son of a Robins legend, Lee Kilby to share the latest on Swindon's return for 2023.

Plus there's reflection on the Newcastle closure with Roy Clarke, who has had a long association with the club, and captain James Wright who tells us about the moment he found the club no longer existed.

And as usual we have all the latest reaction and previews for the week ahead in British Speedway..!

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Fresh from qualifying for the SEC European Championships, British Champion Adam Ellis joins us throughout this weeks episode.

Discussing the Newcastle situation, looking back on the big Premiership meetings on Monday, as well as reviewing all the big stories from the past week, and looking ahead to the next 7 days.

We have exclusive chats with Alex Brady of Kings Lynn, who explains the situation regarding both Niels Kristian Iversen and the reserve change with Jake Mulford making way.

Mark Lemon & Luke Becker reflect on the Wolves Vs Belle Vue clash.

Ben Basso is starting to hit form for both Peterborough and Glasgow, and we catch up with him.

Rob Lyon and Ritchie Hawkins give their views on an action packed match on Monday between Peterborough and Ipswich.

Plus in the Championship we speak to Poole Pirates Steve Worrall, plus Ryan Douglas talks about how the Scorpions defeated the Pirates, meaning they suffered back to back defeats this week.

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It's been a week of firsts, first Super Heat, and a first win on the board for Peterborough..! We hear from Chris Harris, plus team managers on the night Rob Lyon and Simon Stead of Sheffield.

Our special guest is Ipswich Witches team manager Ritchie Hawkins, who as well as looking back on his side's table topping form, looks ahead to the next round of the Premiership Pairs. Foxhall is the venue for round 2 of the competition where 2 of the best from each Premiership side clash over 17 heats. There are a few team changes and he talks us through his own decision making process for the event.

From the Championship we catch up with Plymouth boss Garry May, whose side ran league leaders Leicester close at the weekend. And we speak with Redcar rider Jason Edwards, who is having a very busy time of late as a guest hitting some big scores too.

And it was great to see Joe Alcock back around a speedway track just 2 weeks after a massive crash, he updates us on his recovery and when we might see him on a bike again..!

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This week we are joined by Wolves and Edinburgh captain Sam Masters, to look back on the recent action and preview the week ahead in British Speedway!

Wolves clash with Peterborough was short lived, Sam explains the tricky track problems faced on the night. Meanwhile Belle Vue were fired to the top of the Premiership table thanks to a 17 point haul from recent signing Matej Zagar. We hear from the Aces top scorer, plus also the Ipswich captain Danny King on yet another last heat decider for the Witches.

Sheffield are next up for Sam's Wolves side, and we get the thoughts of Sheffield star Craig Cook, and the Tigers manager Simon Stead.

In the Championship it has been a busy week for Sam Masters' Edinburgh Monarchs too, where they ended local rivals Glasgow's aims of another cup final, beating them by just 2 points over 2 legs! We hear from Glasgow captain Ulrich Ostergaard.

And we catch up with Leon Flint of Berwick who pulls no punches on his sides fortunes, and Ryan Douglas of Scunthorpe who is one of the form men of British Speedway's top 2 leagues at this moment.

And we end with a look at the Speedway GP series with one of the new faces of the Discovery TV coverage, Scott Nicholls, on life in the Grand Prix pit lane.

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This week, Leicester Lions team manager and co promoter Stewart Dickson joins us throughout to look at the big stories of the week, and look ahead to a busy week in British Speedway.

His team are currently sitting pretty at the top of the Championship, but he knows that reigning champions Poole Pirates are closing in. We hear from Pirates promotor Danny Ford, and team manager Neil Middleditch after their win at Birmingham last week.

We also have an exclusive interview with Wolves star Drew Kemp who had his best performance yet around Monmore against Sheffield. There is further reaction to that win for Wolves with captain Sam Masters and Sheffield manager Simon Stead.

Plus Connor Bailey talks to us follow Glasgow's big away win at Berwick last weekend, meaning it's all getting pretty tight at the top of the table..!

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This week our special guest is Kings Lynn team manager Alex Brady! The Stars are having a great start to the season, into the League Cup final and the winners of round 1 of the new Premiership Pairs series.

Reflecting on a hugely controversial grand final we get Alex's view on the crash which ultimately handed his side victory, and those of opposite number Sheffield's Simon Stead. Plus we also have post meeting chats with Max Fricke, Josh Pickering, and Rob Lyon.

Edinburgh Monarchs revealed this week that their home of 26 seasons, Armadale Stadium, is due to close at the end of the 2022 speedway campaign. We have an exclusive interview with Monarch's chairman Alex Harkess, who explains the background to the situation and why he feels confident the Edinburgh Monarchs will be at the tapes in 2023. We also have the thoughts of long time captain Sam Masters.

And we check in with living legend Jason Crump, who talks about his new life in speedway as team manager at Oxford Cheetahs, and how he's coping with the pressures of tactics and team selection.

All this and much more, listen and subscribe now!

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On this week's episode King's Lynn & Peterborough speedway Director of Operations Dale Allitt joins Ian Brannan to look ahead to something new, the Premiership Pairs Series! It all gets underway at Dale's track the East of England Arena in Peterborough, as each Premiership side fields 2 of their best against each other.

Find out more about the format for this new competition, and how you can watch anywhere in the world via the British Speedway Network.

We also look back at the fixture shown live on Eurosport on Monday, where the Sheffield Tigers came from 8 points down at Foxhall to beat Ipswich Witches. And Kings Lynn Stars kept it tight at the National Speedway Stadium claiming their first league point at Belle Vue.

We have interviews with Simon Stead, Kyle Howarth, Richie Hawkins, Steve Worrall and Mark Lemon.

With Dale Allitt being a co promoter at Kings Lynn of course we get chatting about their impressive start to the season, and Dale confirms the situation regarding Niels Kristian Iversen, and the complex talks required.

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