The Dane joins the GT Tyres Comets in 2026 having already enjoyed a successful visit to the GT Tyres Arena last season, where he recorded a paid maximum — and he says he is looking forward to returning, but in Comets colours.

“It feels pretty good. It seems like a very nice place with good people around it and the team is looking pretty strong and I think there’s some boys that we could have a good laugh with during this season – so I’m just excited to get going.”

Reflecting on his previous experience of the Northside track, he added:

“It’s a really cool track with lots of racing lines and plenty of room for good racing,” he explained. “The day I scored the paid maximum the conditions were a bit different because of the weather, but it’s definitely a track I enjoy. I’m looking forward to coming back and learning even more about it.”

Looking ahead to his equipment for the new campaign, the Dane is looking for continuity with his equipment, with a focus on improving himself as a rider.

“The bikes will pretty much be the same for the 2026 season. Hopefully I can bring in some new engines I started using last season but ultimately it will be pretty much the same. I’ll definitely be working a bit more on my style and my gating.”

Jonas is also set for another busy year across Europe, alongside his Comets commitments.

“I’ve got Workington, and then I’ve got Region Varde as well in Denmark and Opole in Poland so I hope I’ll be quite busy and hopefully something in the Premiership will come as well so I’m expecting to be flat-out racing.”

On his first impressions of the Comets’ 2026 side, he believes there is a strong foundation in place for success:

“We’ve got some young blood in and we got some of the guys with more experience so I think we are in a good place with riders.”

In terms of his own targets, Jonas is aiming for consistency and further development.

“My personal goal for this season would just be to be around the same average that I finished with last year and just improve on all the tracks I’ve been to, and just improve my weaknesses over last season. I would like to have a really good Polish season and Danish season as well and just build a lot of confidence in myself and the team.”

Jeppesen believes the GT Tyres Comets can challenge strongly if everything comes together as it’s expected:

“I think we can go as far as we want if we stand together and do our job. We need to be strong home and away, score points consistently, and support each other. For me, the goal is to help the Comets reach the play-offs — and if we get there, anything can happen.”

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The Witches have been acquired by Mayfield, parent company of the FIM Speedway World Championships, and the new management team, led by co-promoters Richard Coleman and Andrew Chisholm and team manager Paul Hurry, have assembled a team packed with strength in depth as they bid to build on the club’s 2025 title triumph – their first league championship success since 1998.

Fans in Suffolk welcome home one of Foxhall’s favourite sons as record seven-time British champion Scott Nicholls returns to the Witches one-to-seven for the first time since 2010 in what the 47-year-old admits may be his final season in the sport after over three decades on the bike.

Skipper Danny King, double FIM Speedway of Nations world champion Tom Brennan and Essex-based rising star Jason Edwards all return from Ipswich’s 2025 Rowe Motor Oil Premiership title-winning side.

They are joined by 2019 Ipswich star Richard Lawson and Polish racer Tobiasz Musielak, with Swedish sensation Philip Hellstrom-Bangs making his British league debut as he joins Edwards in a promising reserve duo.

Nicholls is excited to be back at the club where he rose to stardom, playing a starring role in their unforgettable 1998 Elite League treble-winning season alongside the likes of speedway legends Tony Rickardsson, Tomasz Gollob and Chris Louis.

He said: “I haven’t raced for them since 2010, and I didn’t realise it was that long ago actually. But it was the place where I grew up and watched the sport and all my heroes as a kid.

“I haven’t set anything in stone – I am not that type of person – but I have tentatively said that this will be my last season, so it all fits right really.

“After a number of guest appearances over the years, going back as a fully-fledged Witch will be good. It was where my career really started and I had my testimonial. Who knows? Maybe I will have my farewell meeting there, which would be pretty cool.

“Mayfield is taking over. Richard and Andrew seem like really nice people, and they will put their spin on the club. In some ways, it will be like going back to an old house that you lived in, but after it has been redecorated.

“I dare say there will be some new faces involved, but there will still be a lot of familiar faces there too. I know the track, I know the people, and I spent a big chunk of my life there. I lived in Ipswich up until I was in my 30s. I can’t wait to be back and see everyone again.”

Hellstrom-Bangs is excited for his British debut season as the former Swedish Under-21 champion, SON2 silver medallist and SGP2 star bids to take the next step in his promising career.

He said: “I am really looking forward to it. I have been looking for a UK club and when Ipswich called me, I was really glad.

“They made me an offer and we have been talking a lot. It seemed like a good deal, and I can’t wait to come to the UK and race. I think the Ipswich track will fit me pretty well. It’s small and tricky, but I like grippy tracks, as everybody knows. I’m a good outside rider.

“I would like to score the points for the team and be a good rider that everyone can believe in. I want to show the fans what I can do, and how good I am. I want to give them everything they are expecting and be the crazy rider that I am on the dirt line.”

New Ipswich co-promoter Coleman is pleased with a new-look Witches side, assembled amid Mayfield’s takeover talks in recent months. He said: “As I mentioned in my open letter to fans on Saturday, it’s almost impossible to replace Jason Doyle and Emil Sayfutdinov.

“But the side we have assembled for 2026 has plenty of strength in depth. We have riders who are vastly experienced as heat leaders in British speedway and a fantastic blend of youth and experience.

“Tom, Danny and Jason are all excited to be back after a fantastic season in 2025, and we are hugely grateful to them for hanging on for us, despite the uncertainty over the club’s plans for 2026 at the time. Their loyalty has given us the chance to build a side with real strength in depth.

“We are also excited to welcome our newcomers. Richard is in the form of his career and Tobiasz is a three-time Premiership winner. We are delighted to give Philip his chance to impress Britain. He displayed huge potential in SGP2 and SON2, the World Under-21 Championship events, and I’m sure his all-action style will make him a Foxhall favourite.

“It’s also a joy to welcome Scott back to Foxhall for the first time in 16 years. If this does prove to be his final season, it’s only fitting that he spends it at Ipswich. I’m sure he will be determined to go out on a high in his hometown.

“After a long winter of waiting for news about the club, we were keen to share news of the side that Andrew and Paul worked hard to assemble in the weeks and months while we concluded Mayfield’s acquisition of the club.

“This was at a time when the other four teams in the league had pretty much already built their teams. Despite that, I feel we have a well-balanced side, and I really hope fans will get behind the Witches class of 2026.”

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Mayfield can today confirm that it has purchased the Suffolk side from Ipswich legend Chris Louis, who won league titles with the Witches as a rider in 1998 and again as a promoter in 2025.

With Louis opting to sell the Witches following one of the greatest seasons in the club’s history, Mayfield looked at the opportunity to purchase the club late last year.

The acquisition comes just months after the Silverstone-based company took over as global promoter of the FIM Speedway World Championships.

Coleman is joined on the Ipswich management team by co-promoter and general manager Andrew Chisholm, who was responsible for the project when Mayfield served as an award-winning local organiser of the FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Cardiff on behalf of Warner Bros. Discovery Sports in 2023 and 2024. Chisholm has won multiple championships in other motorsport disciplines working alongside Coleman.

Former Ipswich rider and European Grasstrack champion Paul Hurry – a member of the Autocycle Union (ACU) Track Racing Commission – will serve as the club’s new team manager, replacing title-winning boss Ritchie Hawkins.

As a company steeped in motorsport heritage, Mayfield is excited to step up their involvement in speedway in the UK .

Coleman said: “We believe deeply in the sport of speedway. At its core, it is a fantastic product – fast, intense and perfectly suited to modern attention spans – but it has not always been promoted or presented in the way it deserves. We care enormously about the future of the sport in the UK, and we are genuinely excited to become custodians of Ipswich.

“This club is far more than a business. Founded in 1951 and winners of five top-flight league titles, Ipswich is an institution with a proud history and a passionate community behind it. We feel the weight of that responsibility and are honoured to play a part in its next chapter.

“For various reasons, I have not been able to speak publicly while we worked hard behind the scenes to secure the club’s future. We arrived very late in the process for the 2026 season – at a time when other clubs had already assembled their teams, which made building a competitive squad particularly challenging. Despite that, we believe we have put together a line-up capable of competing, and our immediate priority now is to stabilise the club and put in place the foundations for long-term success. We look forward to sharing the full one-to-seven on Monday.

“I want to thank the supporters for their patience during a period of uncertainty. They deserved clarity sooner, and I would have preferred to communicate earlier, but that was not possible while negotiations were ongoing. Their loyalty has not gone unnoticed, and we are determined to repay that faith by building a stable, ambitious future for Ipswich Speedway.”

The full Rowe Motor Oil Premiership fixture list and details about season tickets will be released very soon. The club’s press and practice day will take place on March 26, with more information to follow in due course.

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Fans can secure their seats for both nights of Grand Prix racing, with the sport’s elite riders set to battle it out across back-to-back rounds in Manchester.

Last year’s event delivered unforgettable drama, with Dan Bewley storming to victory on Friday ahead of Bartosz Zmarzlik and Brady Kurtz, before Zmarzlik edged out Kurtz in a thrilling Saturday showdown. Expectations are high for another spectacular two days of racing in 2026.

Organisers have also confirmed a series of enhancements for this year’s event, including earlier raceday opening times, a revised layout for bars and catering facilities, and an upgraded public address system in the East Stand to further improve the fan experience.

Supporters purchasing Friday tickets will also gain access to Qualifying and the Sprint Race, which takes place on Friday afternoon.

Single-day tickets (subject to availability) will go on sale from 10am on Tuesday March 3.

Plans are also being finalised for a park and ride service to and from the stadium, with further details on transport and parking to be announced soon.

For full event information and to secure your tickets, visit https://www.sgpmanchester.com/tickets

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The 32-year-old returned to British speedway last season after a six-year absence, catapulting himself from reserve to number one at Edinburgh with a string of huge scores, including 20 from seven rides against his new employers in the BSN Series at Armadale.

But since making his debut at debut in 2014 – under current Berwick boss Stewart Dickson – Palovaara has only raced six teams at his new Shielfield Park base, a track which can be notoriously difficult to master.

“I’ve have had the odd, good race there in the past,” he told host Greg Blair on the club’s Total Access podcast.

“It is a tough place to prepare for when you only visit once a year but it’s always easier when it’s your home track.

“I know the rest of the team apart from Reid (Battye) and I already get the feeling that I have joined a good group of guys and we will all be working together.

“It looks a solid team, one that will raise a lot of eyebrows home and away.”

After a winter in Sweden Palovaara has regained full fitness after the bout of pneumonia which blunted his late-season form with Edinburgh and Premiership Oxford.

“I don’t want to make excuses but looking back I shouldn’t have come back so quickly,” Palovaara admitted. “I should have taken at least three weeks off but I came back after one and I suffered a tough end of the season. But I just wanted to be back racing.”

Victor will be joining the rest of his R.E.D Bandits, powered by STS, team-mates at the season launch party at the Black and Gold on Friday 27 March.

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This year’s edition once again boasts a stacked field, underlining the event’s reputation as one of the standout fixtures on the domestic calendar. A host of Grand Prix stars and top UK performers will battle it out on the National Speedway Stadium shale.

Former World Champion Jason Doyle headlines the entry list alongside fellow big names Chris Holder, Fredrik Lindgren and Max Fricke. Belle Vue’s own top six are also set to feature, with strong support from riders including Rasmus Jensen, Nicolai Klindt, Niels-Kristian Iversen, Jan Kvech, Charles Wright and Tom Brennan.

With Brady Kurtz chasing a third consecutive victory and several former winners in the mix, the meeting promises fierce competition from the very first tapes of the new campaign.

Belle Vue CEO Mark Lemon believes the strength of the field highlights the event’s prestige within British Speedway.

“The line-up once again shows this is a premium event for British Speedway, and I’m very pleased with how it has come together,” he said to the Clubs website.

“It has prestige written all over it. Even though riders are looking for early-season track time, they’re all highly competitive and that really comes out in this meeting.

“We have a fantastic racetrack with plenty of racing lines, and year after year this event delivers top-quality action.”

Peter Craven Memorial – Full Line-Up

Dan Bewley, Norick Blodorn, Tom Brennan, Zach Cook, Jason Doyle, Max Fricke, Chris Holder, Niels-Kristian Iversen, Rasmus Jensen, Peter Kildemand, Nicolai Klindt, Brady Kurtz, Jan Kvech, Fredrik Lindgren, Charles Wright and Tate Zischke.

Tickets are available via the Belle Vue Speedway website >> https://www.bellevue-speedway.com/tickets

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Ross Eco Technologies are a leading renewable energy contractor specialising in solar PV, ground source heating, and air source heating, as well as underfloor heating installation and plumbing services.

Company boss Fraser Ross has been serving as a leading plumbing and heating contractor since 1995, and installed his first ground source heat pump in 2007 which is still going strong today.

Fraser is a more recent convert to speedway, having started following the sport four years ago, and is delighted to become main sponsor of the Monarchs for 2026, “We are absolutely honoured to be main team sponsor. We were introduced to the sport through Kye Thomson maybe four years ago and since then we have been hooked.

“It was amazing when we started to tell people about the sport how many of them said they used to come along. We are always trying to bring a few new people along to show them how great it is.

“When our name was drawn out to be main sponsor we were absolutely thrilled. We genuinely hope the team progress and do well this season. It is a strong looking team and we will be backing them all the way!”

Monarchs Co-Promoter Alex Harkess is delighted to welcome Ross Eco Technologies on board, “The support of our sponsors is tremendous and it is a great pleasure to welcome Fraser and Ross Eco Technologies as our main sponsor this season.

“It will be a new adventure for them which we hope they enjoy thoroughly. We will proudly wear their name front and centre on our race suits this season.

“I must also thank all of our new Club Sponsors that took up the opportunity to enter the draw to become main sponsor. The enthusiasm shown by all eight businesses demonstrates the strength of the Monarchs network and the value of community partnership.

“All of your support is vital and I look forward to seeing you at Armadale this season.”

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The agreement secures BSN’s position as the official streaming platform for British Speedway through to the end of the 2028 season, ensuring long-term continuity for supporters and clubs across the sport.

The 2026 season will mark BSN’s fifth year of streaming British Speedway, reflecting the continued growth of the service and its commitment to delivering comprehensive live and on-demand coverage.

Season passes for the 2026 season will be released later in February, with further details — including pricing — to be confirmed at that time.

In addition to the new broadcasting agreement, BSN can also confirm that a new website is currently in development. The updated platform will provide subscribers with an enhanced viewing experience, including improved features and functionality, as well as apps for most major TV brands.

Martin Hunter, Co-Director of BSN, said “We’re absolutely delighted to have secured this new three-year agreement with British Speedway. It gives us the ability to plan ahead, invest with confidence and continue improving the service we provide to fans.

“Reaching our fifth season of streaming British Speedway is a significant milestone for us, and this long-term deal allows us to keep building and enhancing the overall experience for supporters.

“I’d like to thank British Speedway for their continued support of BSN and look forward to building our partnership further over the next 3 seasons.

“I’d also like to thank fans for their patience regarding the later release of our season passes this year. The delay was necessary while discussions were ongoing with British Speedway, and we appreciate the understanding shown.

“We’re looking forward to sharing full details very soon and can’t wait to get our 2026 season started!”

Further updates regarding the 2026 season will be announced very soon.

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The list of dates and fixtures ratified by the Trust at their AGM is as follows:

2026 Mildenhall Speedway Fixtures

25th. April Spring Triangle [3TT] Mildenhall vs. Rye House vs. Peterborough
2nd. May Mildenhall Grand Prix (individual/open)
16th. May vs. Anglian Select
30th. May vs. Cradley Heath
13th. June England vs. Scotland (NORA Home Nations Championship) [provisional]
4th. July vs. Rye House
11th. July vs. Thurrock
25th. July vs. Isle of Wight (NORA League Cup)
1st. August vs. Peterborough (Simon Barton Memorial)
15th. August England vs. Australia (NORA International) [provisional]
22nd. August Tourists [provisional]
12th. September Reserved
19th. September Reserved
10th. October Reserved

NB All fixtures subject to change

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The prestigious national showpiece – featuring the country’s leading young talents – follows directly on from the two-night FIM Grand Prix of Manchester at Belle Vue on the Friday and Saturday, making it a standout few days for British speedway fans.

A new British Under-21 Champion is guaranteed to be crowned this year, with double winner Sam Hagon – victorious in 2024 and 2025 – now moving beyond the age limit for the competition.

Among the eight seeded riders already confirmed are last season’s third-place finisher Luke Harrison and fellow 2025 finalist Will Cairns. The seedings have been determined using Championship averages from the previous campaign.

The home club will be represented by Ace Pijper and Jody Scott, while Ben Trigger – set to race for Middlesbrough in the National Development League – is also included. Completing the seeded line-up are Luke Killeen, Vinnie Foord and Freddy Hodder.

The final eight spots on the grid will be decided via a Qualifier at Leicester, with the date for that meeting set to be announced.

With a national title on the line and a new name ready to be etched onto the trophy, Redcar’s June 7 showdown promises to be a fitting finale to a blockbuster weekend of speedway.

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