We, the paying customers, demand that the British Speedway Promoters Ltd. (the Promoters) makes changes in 2027 to secure the long-term survival and prosperity of the sport in the UK.

In 2026 the sport lost Birmingham and in recent years we’ve seen the loss of many iconic teams such as Wolverhampton, Coventry and Swindon. From recent announcements within the sport it seems that all teams are now under threat unless some radical changes are made. Decades of the sport’s inefficiency has come to a head. 

Firstly, bending over backwards to comply with an agenda dictated by foreign interests has had its day. British speedway needs to set its own agenda and not kowtow to foreign stipulations. Existing Speedway policy has brought about a generation of riders who want to have their cake and eat it: they want to earn their bread and butter in the UK leagues and chase foreign contracts to put the jam on top. This faces the British authorities with the dilemma of having to dance to the tune of foreign interests when trying to plan the home fixture list. This cannot go on.

For survival therefore, we call upon the Promoters to initiate in 2027 a single nationwide league of 15 teams wherein all its riders are contracted and committed exclusively to British racing between March and October.

A 28-match league programme plus a further 12 matches in a split north-south KO cup competition will guarantee teams a regular weekly match programme,  and a sensible rider payment policy will provide ample earnings potential for riders over a guaranteed 40-match season.

Secondly, the last thing we want is for British speedway and its contracted riders to be isolated from European competition. So, with immediate effect, we demand that the Promoters open negotiations with its European counterparts for the initiation of European competition on two levels:

1)    An annual European League of Nations, with initially the four participating countries of Great Britain, Sweden, Denmark and Poland.

2)    An annual European Champions’ League, featuring the top teams of all the four participating nations of Great Britain, Sweden, Denmark and Poland. 

We believe that a nationwide league of 15 teams in meaningful competition - with the addition of the possibility of genuine European glory - will revive the waning interest of fans, riders, media and potential investors. It is time for the Promoters to bite the bullet to avoid inevitable extinction of British speedway.