Round The Boards: The Speedway Podcast

It's a return to the podcast for Cain, and Nathan is delighted to have him back as we talk speedway once again on the conclusion of the SGP and SGP2 calendars for 2024.

We rounded proceedings off in Torun as Bartosz Zmarzlik rode to another fantastic victory to claim victory and cap off another fantastic world title, whilst Robert Lambert clung on to the silver medal from a hard charging Freddie Lindgren. In the SGP2 event, it was Mathias Pollestad who claimed victory but it was Wiktor Przyjemski who was crowned the Champion for 2024.

Back in the UK, and the weather has taken a turn for the worse and the season rolls on. Belle Vue Aces have taken a huge step towards their second title in three years, whilst Poole Pirates have one hand on the BSN Trophy they also won in 2023. We look ahead to more drama as the SGP Challenge takes place in Pardubice and the British U19 Final takes place at Oxford.

We have all of our usual features including Rider of the Week, all of our predictions including the final round of our Fantasy Draft and Fantasy Fours, whilst having all of our usual features. All views are our own.

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We return to take a look back over another week of speedway action that saw the conclusion of the European Championship as Andzejs Lebedevs not only secured the title but also regained his SGP place for 2025.

It's playoff time in British Speedway as we look forward to Belle Vue Aces taking on Leicester Lions in the Premiership Grand Final as well as Oxford Cheetahs taking on Poole Pirates in the Championship equivalent. There is also the opening leg of the BSN Series final as Scunthorpe Scorpions taking on Poole Pirates.

We focus on the conclusion of the SGP and SGP2 as the final round hits Torun in Poland, and we finally congratulate Bartosz Zmarzlik on making it World Title number 5. The fight for the sixth and final automatic qualification place will see one of Mikkel Michelsen, Jack Holder or Dominik Kubera securing their spot for 2025.

We have all of our usual features including Rider of the Week, all of our predictions including the final round of our Fantasy Draft and Fantasy Fours, whilst having all of our usual features. All views are our own.

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Nathan and Rob return as they wrap up the action from another frantic week of speedway which included the penultimate round of the SGP in Vojens, Denmark as Bartosz Zmarzlik was crowned Champion of the World for the 5th time, but also we saw Robert Lambert finally clinch his maiden SGP victory.

We also look back over the first semi final of the Premiership Play Offs as Leicester Lions overcame Ipswich Witches to make the final with their opponents to be decided this week. We also look back over how the Championship Play Offs are shaping up with a round up of the results.

Congratulations also go to Josh Pickering who was crowned Championship League Riders Champion at Redcar, in a meeting overshadowed by the call offs prior to the meeting itself.

Its the final round of the SEC in 2024 where Andzejs Lebedevs will be looking to win his first European title and ensure he is back in the SGP for 2025. It's also the British U19 Final from Oxford as the youngsters get a chance to grab their piece of silverware for 2024.

Joining us on the show this week will be Vinnie Foord, as we look ahead to the mentioned British Under 19 Final but also looking back over what has been a break through year for the youngster.

We have all of this on the show plus much more as we come to the crunch point of the season for all teams still involved in the hunt for trophies. All views are our own.

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Nathan and Rob return with another action packed edition of the show as we look back over another fantastic week of action across the continent and UK. It was another win closer to title number 5 for Bartosz Zmarzlik as he returned from a horrific crash to regain form and take one step closer to that title.

It was also another step closer for Wiktor Przyjemski as he took an 8 point lead into the final round of SGP2, which reaches its conclusion at the end of September in Torun. Sheffield Tigers gained the first honours of the Premiership season as they took the KO Cup from Ipswich Witches in a resounding performance.

We look ahead to more meetings as the SGP makes it 3 meetings in 3 weeks as we take the trip to Vojens in Denmark for the penultimate round in the series. Our Meetings of the Week include the first Premiership PO Semi Final between Ipswich and Leicester, plus also the CLRC from Redcar.

We have all of this on the show plus much more as we reach the conclusion of our 2024 season. All views are our own.

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Its been another week of fantastic speedway action across the globe and the UK, as we finally find out the line-ups for the Premiership Play Offs in 2024.

It was Round 8 of the SGP as we hit Wroclaw, Poland and it was MartinVaculik who propelled himself back into medal contention with a fine win, and both Robert Lambert and Fredrik Lindgren cut the lead of Bartosz Zmarzlik with 3 rounds left to go.

We again looked at the results from the UK, and cast our new votes for the latest edition of Rider of the Week. We also previewed a new week of fixtures, and its a quick turn around as the latest round of the SGP hits Vojens, Denmark and our Meeting of the Week came from Berwick as the last round of the National Development Series commences.

Joining us on the show, we were delighted to welcome Andy Freegard and Charlie Meredith who are part of the group Swindon Needs Speedway aiming to bring back speedway to Swindon. We talk over their focus, as well as the news developing regarding a new plot of land being found.

We have all of this on the show plus much more as we reach the conclusion of our 2024 season. All views are our own.

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This week see's Nathan and Rob take another look back over a fantastic week of Speedway action in the UK and on the continent, as the pressure begins to build for those teams looking to attain silverware in 2024.

The SEC Series will come down to a final conclusion in Chorzow, Poland in September but it was Andžejs Lebedevs who put himself in pole position for the title as he topped the scorers from Gustrow, Germany in Round 3 and a chance of automatic qualification for the SGP in 2025.

We also looked back over the action of the week in the UK, as well as casting new nominations for Rider of the Week. There was a look ahead to the next week of Speedway, which includes a return to the SGP Series as it hits Round 8 in Wroclaw, Poland.

Joining us on the show this week is Poole Pirates and Birmingham Brummies racer Zach Cook as he talks us through a busy period ahead with the Pirates, as well as rating how well he has done across both the Championship and Premiership in 2024.

Our Meeting of the Week this week comes from Glasgow Tigers vs Redcar Bears, as the final position in the Championship PO hits its final few days, whilst we have all of our usual features plus much more. All views are our own.

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Nathan and Rob have arrived back safely from their weekend, albeit feeling a little bit second hand, but they are ready to enjoy the success that has been a British 1-2 at the Cardiff SGP.

It was a special weekend as Dan Bewley and Robert Lambert took the top steps on the podium, a day after Redcar Bears took top step in the Championship Pairs at Oxford on Friday evening.

We look back over the events of the whole week, as well as selecting our new nominations for Rider of the Week, and looking at how all of our Prediction tables look.

We look ahead to another top list of fixtures as well as the SEC Round 3 from Gustrow, Germany as Andžejs Lebedevs looks to extend his lead at the top of the series, whilst back in the UK, our Meeting of the Week is a crucial Cab Direct Championship fixture between Glasgow Tigers and Oxford Cheetahs. Rob takes on the quiz in preparation for Cain next week, whilst we have all of our usual features plus much more. All views are our own.

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The trio are finally united after what feels like an eternity apart, and what a time to come back together as we enter SGP Cardiff week, as well as previewing the Championship Pairs at Oxford.

We look back over the weeks fixtures in the UK whilst looking ahead to further fixtures before the big events of the weekend. We congratulate our latest winner of Rider of the Week whilst selecting the next contenders for the crown.

Our Predictions Leagues start to hot up as we bring you are latest UK results whilst selecting for our own SGP draft as well as the Talk Speedway Podcast Fantasy Fours, which will come later in the week.

We have all the latest news to come from the UK, all of our usual features, and finally we bring the tie break question from our tied quiz, as well as a new catch up quiz for Cain as we finally get up to date. All views are our own.

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It's Nathan and Cain this week as Rob goes kitchen shopping, and we bring you another packed week of fixtures and results from the UK.

We keep up to date with the last fixture of the week as the 2nd round of the National Development League Series hits Leicester, whilst looking back over the past week and selecting more nominations for our Rider of the Week.

We look ahead to another week, and our Meeting of the Week will be live on BSN as Sheffield Tigers take on Ipswich Witches in a crunch meeting in the Premiership.

Joining us on the show this week is new Plymouth Gladiators recruit Patrick Baek as he talks us through how the move came about as well as his future aspirations. We have all of our usual features plus much more news from the world of British Speedway as we edge close to the SGP commencing again in Cardiff. All views are our own.

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Nathan and Rob return together as we look over the past week in British Speedway as well as looking ahead to another fascinating week of action in the UK. We have more nominations for our Rider of the Week as well as congratulating the winner from last week.

Our Prediction League starts to hot up and this week our Meeting of the Week will be Belle Vue Colts vs Oxford Chargers, in what will be a debut in Belle Vue colours for hot prospect William Cairns. We also look ahead to the next round of the National Development League Series which takes place at Leicester this week.

We are joined on the show by Belle Vue Colts TM Steve Williams as we ask him what its like to have secured William in the NDL, his experiences of speedway and where it all began for him.

Rob takes on the quiz in the latest edition. We have all the week's news from across the leagues as well as an update on the latest rounds of the British Youth Championships from Redcar and Workington. All of this plus much more. All views are our own.

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