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22/09/2025

📣 TEAM OF THE MONTH (AUGUST) 📣

🐻 There was a podcast first for our Team of the Month for August as the winner was decided despite suffering a home defeat during the month. It was a warm congratulations to Redcar Bears Speedway who have started to hit top form ahead of a crunch end of season push for titles.

➡️ It was a turbulent beginning of the month for the Bears as they initially went down by 6 at home to Glasgow Tigers but it was what happened after this that warranted them this award for August. Tails were lifted, and confidence restored, as they travelled to Oxford Cheetahs and won by 8, restoring their own push for a play off place. Leon Flint, guesting for Erik Riss, went unbeaten on route to this victory.

🏁 Two days later and back to winning ways at home with a 4 point victory over a rejuvenated Berwick Bandits. It was a final heat advantage from the reliable Charles Wright Racing and Danny King which ensured victory. The following week, another home win, and much more emphatic as they overcame Plymouth Gladiators. The following night, they travelled down to Plymouth and secured a 2 point victory to take all 3 points. It was guest Lewis Kerr and Jake Mulford racing #72 who made sure it didn't go to a last heat decider.

👉 It was then another 5 points from a possible 5 the following week as they beat Scunthorpe Scorpions home and away. A month which saw them take 15 out of 19 points, and ensure they extended the season into the Play Offs. The Bears now have the opportunity for a treble as they reach the latter stages of all 3 competitions.

👍 Congratulations go to the Bears who have finished strongly, despite the loss of the integral Erik Riss, and will be looking to finish the season with a bang and add the Championship, KO Cup and BSN Series to the Pairs they already have on display.

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21/09/2025

🗳 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 25th August - Sunday 31st August, and it was a win for Zach Cook Racing who picked up 58.93% of the votes for his performances during the week.

☠ Zach was in good form in both leagues as he scored 9+1/4 in the home victory over Sheffield Tigers for Belle Vue Speedway Aces, and then was instrumental in the Poole Pirates Speedway win over Glasgow Tigers, where he scored 12+1/5, including a pivotal role in the heat 15 5-1. He then notched 6/4 in the defeat at King's Lynn as the Aces rounded off their Premiership league campaign.

♣ 2nd place went to Dan Bewley, as he made a rare entrance to the competition, given his form in the World Championship in 2025. He scored 10+2/5 as Belle Vue Aces recorded victory over Sheffield Tigers and then completed his week with 11/5 as the Aces went down by 10 at King's Lynn. He took 26.02% of the votes.

🌟 3rd place went to Ben Cook Racing who has made a great return from injury at the end of the season, and has enjoyed his stint at reserve for King's Lynn Stars. He started with 10+1/5 as the Stars recorded a 20 point victory at Oxford Spires, and then continued it with 11+1/5 as they registered another home victory, this time against Belle Vue Aces. He received 15.05% of the votes.

🗣 Congratulations go to Zach for winning his second award of the season, given his move to Belle Vue in the Premiership and taking on the captaincy at Poole Pirates.

📸 Tony Hartman

16/09/2025

🔈 Round The Boards Season 4 Episode 31: SGP, SGP2 + SGP4 Vojens Reviews + SEC Round 4 Preview 🔈

🎉 It was the finish that everybody wanted for the 2025 SGP season as the title went right down to the last heat of the last meeting and it was Bartosz Zmarzlik #95 who claimed title number 6 by the barest of margins as Brady Kurtz Racing did all he could by taking his 5th win in a row.

👀 Wiktor Przyjemski #505 tried in vein to make an early return from injury to defend his SGP2 title, but it was ultimately too much as Nazar Parnitskiy took the title in Vojens with a faultless performance. It was also a weekend to remember for Tino Stjernegaard Olsen who took the SGP4 event, an event now recognised by the FIM as a World Championship.

👑 Ipswich Witches made their way into the Premiership Play off Final with victory over Belle Vue Speedway, and this week we look ahead to the other Semi Final as Leicester Lions Speedway take on Sheffield Speedway. We preview the final round of the Tauron Speedway Euro Championship from Pardubice as we find out who will be rider number 12 for the Grand Prix Series in 2026.

👉 We bring you all of the results and fixtures from the sport of the past week, as well as the latest news as we approach the final stages of another Speedway season. Rob takes on Cain in another quiz as he looks to get himself back on track and secure the title again. All of this plus much more in a show not to be missed. All views are our own. 👊

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15/09/2025

🗳 RIDER OF THE WEEK RESULTS 🗳

🏆 For our latest result for Rider of the Week is in and for this we looked back at the fixtures which took place between Monday 11th August - Sunday 17th August, and it was a win for Team Pijper Racing Ace Pijper who picked up a richly deserved award with 70.00% of the votes.

🐻 Ace was in great form and starred in the Championship where points have often been hard to come by. He scored 13+1/6 as Redcar Bears Speedway secured victory over Scunthorpe Scorpions. He was then back in action for Middlesbrough Tigers as he scored 15/6 as they went down by 13 at Leicester Fox Cubs.

🦁 2nd place went to Ryan Douglas Racing who has continued his fine season and again found himself in contention for Rider of the Week. He scored 14/5 as Leicester Lions Speedway took victory over Ipswich Witches and followed this with 10+1/5 as the Lions went down at Sheffield Tigers. He recorded 21.82% of the votes.

☄ 3rd place went to Antti Vuolas who has made a return to form for Workington Comets as they made a late push for the play offs. He scored 13+1/5 as the Comets secured a big victory over Championship table toppers Glasgow Tigers. He recorded 8.18% of the votes.

🗣 Congratulations go to Ace on a richly deserved award in a week when he started to show what he is capable of, particularly at Championship level.

📸 British Speedway

13/09/2025

09/09/2025

🔈 Round The Boards Season 4 Episode 30: SGP, SGP2 + SGP4 Vojens Previews 🔈

🎉 The trio come together again as the season comes to its ultimate conclusion and we begin to enter play off season. We look ahead to the Premiership Semi Finals as Belle Vue Speedway Aces take on Ipswich Witches and the following week Sheffield Speedway Tigers take on Leicester Lions Speedway.

👀 We look back at the European U19 Pairs Championship as TeamGB took 6th place in what would be valuable experience riding on the continent for William Cairns Luke Harrison Racing #9 and Jody Scott Racing #665.

👑 Its another big weekend for the sport as we head to Vojens, Denmark for the final Grand Prix of the season and we will find out whether Bartosz Zmarzlik #95 can make it title number 6 or Brady Kurtz Racing will win the title at the first time of asking. We will also see the SGP2 and SGP4 come to their conclusion this weekend.

👉 Our Meeting of the Week will see Redcar Bears Speedway take on Poole Pirates Speedway in what will be the 2nd Leg of their Championship PO Semi Final, whilst not only does Rob have to complete the last quiz, he takes on Cain in another edition of the quiz. We have all of this on the show, as well as all of our usual features in another packed out show. All views are our own. 👊

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02/09/2025

🔈 Round The Boards Season 4 Episode 29: Wroclaw SGP Review 🔈

🎉 We are expecting a scintillating finish to the SGP Series for 2025 as Brady Kurtz Racing picked up his fourth victory in a row from Wroclaw over the weekend, but it is Bartosz Zmarzlik #95 who still holds a 3 point lead going into the final round in Vojens.

👀 We look back over another week of fixtures in the UK, as we prepare ourselves for the play off campaign across all leagues, although rain has caused an unnecessary distraction this week.

👑 We look ahead to an important meeting for the Under 19s as Luke Harrison Racing #9 William Cairns Jody Scott Racing #665 make the trip to Czech Republic as they take on the best of Europe this weekend. We also look ahead to another weeks of fixtures in the UK with 2 meetings taking the spotlight this week with Ipswich Witches and Sheffield Speedway fighting for Premiership top spot and Glasgow Tigers Speedway and Poole Pirates Speedway battling for a place in the Championship KO Cup Final.

👉 We bring you further news from around the sport as well as our usual features, and Cain gets over excited as Nathan will be making a trip to Workington for the British U19 Final in late September. All of this plus much more in another great show as we reach the crunch period of the season. All views are our own. 👊

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30/08/2025

🗳 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 4th August - Sunday 10th August, and it was a win for Richard Lawson who picked up a richly deserved award with 56.34% of the votes.

🌟 Richard has really started to fire and he was instrumental in the King's Lynn Stars win at Birmingham Brummies, scoring 10+3/5. He then scored a full 15 point maximum as Poole Pirates Speedway saw of Oxford Cheetahs in the BSN Series. He finished with 12/5 as the Stars saw off Birmingham Brummies, in what almost certainly would have been another full maximum had it not been for a start line machine failure.

🇩🇰 2nd place went to Peter Kildemand who has being enjoying his stint at reserve with the Oxford Speedway Spires and earned 9+3/6 as they went down by 10 at Leicester Lions. He then thundered in 14/7 as again the Spires went down to defeat by 3 at home to Sheffield Tigers. He registered 29.11% of the votes.

☠ 3rd place went to Lewis Kerr Racing who has had a quiet spell with only one current league but he has excelled in some guest bookings this week. He started with former club, King's Lynn Stars, as they won away at Birmingham Brummies, with his 14+2/6 being a major factor. He was then back with his current Poole Pirates as they toppled Oxford Cheetahs to take control of the BSN Series Semi Final with 7+1/4. He then finished, again guesting for a former club in Redcar Bears as they won away by 2 at Plymouth Gladiators with Lewi scoring 10/5. He got 14.55% of the votes.

🗣 Congratulations go to Richard for a deserving victory given the form he has been showing in the previous few weeks.

📸 Channia Farr

26/08/2025

🔈 Round The Boards Season 4 Episode 28: SEC Round 3 & European U19 Reviews + Wroclaw SGP Preview 🔈

🎉 With Rob away this week, it was the return of Cain to the podcast as he and Nathan discussed the week of Speedway as they saw it. It was Patryk Dudek who took another stride towards SGP 2026 qualification as he took victory in Round 3 of the Tauron Speedway Euro Championship in Leszno whilst it was a surprise victory for Bartosz Jaworski as he became European Under 19 Champions in Grudziadz on the same day.

👀 We cover off the meetings from the UK as well as nominating more riders for Rider of the Week, before taking a look ahead to the penultimate round of the SGP Series in Wroclaw, Poland as Brady Kurtz Racing and Bartosz Zmarzlik #95 go head to head for the World Title.

👑 We are joined on the show by Edinburgh Monarchs Speedway number 1 Victor Palovaara as he discusses his recent illness, as well as evaluating the play off chances of the Monarchs as well as his experience with the Oxford Speedway Spires. He also reveals whether he has tried haggis yet!!!

👉 Our Meeting of the Week sees us look over Workington Comets vs Berwick Bandits Speedway in what could be a pivotal fixture for the Comets heading into the latter stages of the league campaign. We have all of this plus our usual features in another packed out show. All views are our own. 👊

📸 Edinburgh Reporter



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