Round the Boards

14/11/2025

🗳 RIDER OF THE WEEK RESULTS 🗳

🏆 It was our final Rider of the Week Poll and for this we looked back at the fixtures which took place between Monday 27th October - Sunday 2nd November, and it was a win for the up and coming as he picked up his award with 45.04% of the votes for his performances during this week.

🦊 Harry has enjoyed an encouraging debut on 500cc and despite an early season injury, finished in style. He recorded 5+2/6 for Belle Vue Colts Speedway in their away success at Leicester Lion Cubs in Development League action, before swapping pits in the interval and scoring 10+1/6 as Leicester Lions Speedway Fox Cubs finished their Trophy campaign off with a fine win over Kent Eagles.

🦁 2nd place went to team mate, Seth Norman Racing who is another rider who has progressed onto the 500cc with encouraging displays. He rode for Leicester Lion Cubs and also Fox Cubs in Development League and Trophy action, scoring 9/5 and then 9+2/6. He received 34.99% of the votes.

🦂 3rd place went to Ryan Ingram was also present for Leicester and registered 9+2/5 in the home defeat to Belle Vue Colts followed by 7+3/4 in the home win over Kent Eagles. He registered 19.97% of the votes.

🗣 Congratulations go to Harry for a fine win in his start to 500cc and a fine way to end the season with 3 up and coming British youngsters being involved in the poll.

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11/11/2025

🔈 Round The Boards Season 4 Episode 39: National Development Trophy Review Show 🔈

🎉 It's our final regular show of 2025 as we wrap up season number 4 for the podcast by reviewing the National Development Trophy campaign. It was success for King's Lynn Young Stars as they returned to the 3rd tier of British racing for the first time since 2016.

👀 We are joined on the show by one of the winning 1-7, and one of the biggest emerging talents in British Speedway, Cooper Rushen Racing as he talks about his debut season, the successes, and what the future may hold.

👑 Rob and Cain take part in 1 final quiz for the season, as we say our thank you's and goodbyes for the season. All views are our own. 👊

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08/11/2025

📣 TEAM OF THE MONTH (OCTOBER) 📣

☠ There were very few meetings for us to choose from in the month but it was decided that given the fact they completed the double in the Championship, and having gone all season without a monthly award, the Poole Pirates Speedway were worthy winners of the final Team of the Month for 2025.

➡️ October began with a 6 point victory at Redcar Bears to clinch their place in the Championship Grand Final against the Glasgow Tigers. It was guest, Adam Ellis, who clinched the vital victory in heat 13 to secure their passage. A few days later they were back in action at home to Redcar Bears again in the KO Cup Final and built up a strong 14 point lead. A paid maximum from the returning Richard Lawson being the leading pirate. They completed the job later in the week with a 12 point victory at Redcar to take the first of their trophies in the quest for another treble.

🏁 Then came potentially the greatest Championship play off final having defeated Glasgow Tigers by 12 at home, they the lost by the same score line in Scotland largely thanks to a final heat 3-3 from Richard Lawson and Zach Cook Racing. The same partnership then combined for a super heat 7-2 to deliver the title for the Pirates and give them trophy number 2.

👉 The month finished with their BSN Final, once again against the Redcar Bears, and having lost by only 2 away from home, confidence was high heading into the home leg. Unfortunately for the Pirates, Redcar Bears secured a draw on the evening to take the title and grab that treble away from the Pirates.

👍 Congratulations go to the Pirates for another fantastic season and despite missing out on the treble they can be more than happy with achieving another double.

📸 Ian Adam

07/11/2025

🗳 RIDER OF THE WEEK RESULTS 🗳

🏆 Our latest result for Rider of the Week is in and for this we looked back at the fixtures which took place between Monday 20th October - Sunday 26th October, and it was a win for Jody Scott Racing #665 as he picked up his award with an outstanding 85.01% of the votes for his performance during this week.

🐻 Jody has seen his season flourish in all leagues, and it was his 7+2/6 which caught the eye, as having been pulled back for a rerun, he secured the vital 2nd place in heat 14 to secure the BSN Series for the Redcar Bears Speedway at Poole Pirates.

🐻 2nd place went to team mate, Danny King, who was another of the stars for the Redcar Bears as they secured BSN Series success with a draw at Poole Pirates having beaten them by a couple of points at home. Danny scored 14/6 in that away leg to more than play his part. He registered 8.67% of the votes.

🐅 3rd place went to Charlie Southwick who has made a fine start in the sport and his score of 13+2/6 for Middlesbrough Tigers helped them to a narrow home win over the Belle Vue Colts. He scored 6.32% of the votes.

🗣 Congratulations go to Jody who has certainly finished the season strongly and can hold his head high after successful seasons with Oxford Speedway King's Lynn Stars King's Lynn Young Stars and Redcar Bears.

📸 Colin Poole

05/11/2025

🔈 Round The Boards Season 4 Episode 38: National Development League Review Show 🔈

🎉 We wrap up the final few meetings of 2025 as the season comes to a close before we focus on the National Development League Review. It was well done to Oxford Speedway Chargers who were crowned Champions for the season.

👀 We are joined on the show by one of the winning 1-7 as Darryl Ritchings Racing #21 made a stunning comeback after 8 years away from the sport. He talks about his season with both Oxford Chargers and Birmingham Bulls and his thoughts ahead of 2026.

👑 We round up some of the usual features from the show whilst looking ahead to some of the news circulating around the sport ahead of what could be a crucial 2026/2027 in British Speedway. It will also be the penultimate quiz between Rob and Cain before we all come back for our Christmas special. All views are our own. 👊

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30/10/2025

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📢 PICKO IS A SCORPION!

Scunthorpe speedway are delighted to announce their intention to run in the 2026 championship league and in doing so also unveil their new number one, Josh Pickering.

Team manager David Howe says “I said in August that the sport would be facing a turbulent time and so it has proven. After last year, as a club we had to take a long hard look at things and decide what was best for the future. It has been a stressful period and both myself and Rob in particular have been working hard to get to where we feel excited about the sport again, we are there and signing Josh is a statement of intent from us”

Pickering, who last rode in the championship for Edinburgh but more recently Sheffield in the premiership joins the club on an 11 plus average but Howe feels he is worth it and that he is worth more than points on track.

“The last time we had a rider with an average over 10, we won the ko cup. Ok, I accept that dougy gained that improvement over the year but he was high to start with. What he did give us was points in those big races and set the tone for a meeting and Josh will do just the same. On top of that Josh’s personality mirrors his riding style, he wants to win and the help and knowledge he will bring to pits is what we need after quite a flat year in that regard.“

The signing of Pickering shows that the club are not content to be a club that just participates, David continues “none of us want another year like last season, it was depressing and hard work for everyone and you could see it wore everyone down. Josh comes in on a high average so we have had to look at riders who we feel will improve their own average and I am quite happy with the balance of youth and experience in the team. It’s big day for the club and I hope the fans can see that we want to provide a winning team but also an enjoyable, entertaining night out at speedway, we are looking behind the scenes on lots of ways to improve the own product.“

More team and club announcements to follow but welcome to the club Josh! 🦂

30/10/2025

🗳 RIDER OF THE WEEK RESULTS 🗳

🏆 Our latest result for Rider of the Week is in and for this we looked back at the fixtures which took place between Monday 13th October - Sunday 19th October, and it was another win for Zach Cook Racing as he picked up his 3rd award of the season with 66.74% of the votes for his performances this week.

☠ Zach is certainly finishing the season strongly, and he scored 11+3/5 for Poole Pirates Speedway in the 1st leg of the Championship Grand Final against Glasgow Tigers. He then scored 10+1/5 in the return leg and was the hero, combining in heat 15 with Richard Lawson to secure the 3-3 for the draw and then the super heat 5-1 for the overall win. He then registered 11/5 for the Pirates as they went down by 2 at Redcar in the BSN Series Final 1st leg, looking to complete back to back trebles.

🐻 2nd place went to Jake Mulford racing #72 who was involved in the Tigers Academy Open at Ipswich and came out on top with 15/5 and then winning the final in an impressive display. He then went on to score 6+2/4 for Redcar Bears Speedway as the opened up a 2 point lead in the 1st leg of the BSN Series Final over the Poole Pirates. Jake got 19.96% of the votes.

🇬🇧 3rd place went to Ben Trigger Racing who once again joins the list having impressed both with his team and individually. He began with a 4th place finish, and 13/5, as Tigers Academy Open took place at Ipswich. He then finished his National Development Trophy season off with Plymouth Gladiators Speedway Centurions as they won handsomely against Kent Eagles, scoring 11/5. Ben scored 13.30% of the votes.

🗣 Congratulations go to Zach for collecting another award and Captaining the Pirates to a double in 2025.

📸 Liam Cockwell

29/10/2025

🔈 Round The Boards Season 4 Episode 37: Championship Review Show 🔈

🎉 With only a few more shows left for 2025, this week we review the 2025 Cab Direct Championship season, and it was Redcar Bears Speedway who wrestled the BSN Series away from Poole Pirates Speedway in the final meeting of the season, but it was the Pirates who picked up the League and Cup double.

👀 Joining us on the show to discuss the season is T.v.T Racing as he reflects on his season with the Poole Pirates and where he would like to be in 2026.

👑 Whilst we hand our end of season awards out on the podcast, we also keep a tab on the activity still happening across the UK, and we do bring you another quiz between Rob and Cain as we look to wrap the season up in style. All views are our own. 👊

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27/10/2025

The podcast will be out slightly later than usual this week as we bring you our Championship Review of 2025 on Wednesday 29th October at 09:00.

Joining us on the show will be Poole Pirates Speedway rider T.v.T Racing who reviews his season and brings us the latest from his recent injury.

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