Humans of Speedway

Simply one of the greatest riders of the modern era, Jason Crump not only claimed 3 World Individual speedway championships, but also finsihed on the SGP podium every year for 10 years, which when you remember this was the era of Tony Rickardsson, Nicki Pedersen, Tomasz Gollob & Greg Hancock, makes it no small feat! He was also in the previous Australia team to win the World Team Cup in 2001, as well as numerous domestic league titles across Europe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The British Speedway season is almost back, and after a long winter the first official action of 2026 takes place at King's Lynn's Adrian Flux Arena on March 15th. Nicolai Klindt marks his testimonial year with a huge event in Norfolk to officially raise the curtain on British Speedway's season, and has assembled a tremendous line up including 4 current Speedway GP stars in a 4 team tournament, which also brings 2 great team names back to the tapes for the first time in years. Each team has played a part in Nicolai's career, and the names representing each team are some of the recent greats to wear the respective race jackets. In this video Nicolai joins Ian Brannan and explains what to expect from the day, the line ups, and a few other surprises planned..! Swindon Robins & Wolverhampton Wolves will join King's Lynn Stars and Poole Pirates for what will be a top class contest, featuring names such as Jason Doyle, Max Fricke, Brady Kurtz and Freddie Lindgren, along with a host of other well known names. Sponsorship packages for the meeting remain available. For full details and to secure your package, please e-mail [email protected] . And you can also join Nicolai, Niels-Kristian Iversen and Mads Korneliussen for a special night at The Rathskeller, King's Lynn on March 14. Full details and tickets at https://sportingknights.co.uk/events . RED - Swindon Robins 1. Jason Doyle 2. Rasmus Jensen 3. Peter Kildemand 4. Mads Korneliussen TM: Alun Rossiter BLUE - King's Lynn Stars 1. Max Fricke 2. Jan Kvech 3. Niels Kristian Iversen 4. Chris Harris TM: Rob Lyon WHITE - Poole Pirates 1. Brady Kurtz 2. Tom Brennan 3. Ben Cook 4. Lewi Kerr TM: Neil Middleditch YELLOW - Wolverhampton Wolves 1. Fredrik Lindgren 2. Ryan Douglas 3. Sam Masters 4. Jacob Thorssell TM: Peter Adams And to know more about Nicolai, and many other riders you can head into the Humans of Speedway archives! #speedway #speedwaygp #britishspeedway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rory Schlein is a modern day British Speedway legend, who despite retiring a few years back, came back for more! Now having finally hung his kevlars for goodie looks back on a career which has taken in most of British Speedway's top side, including winning 3 Elite League titles with Coventry, including a treble in 2007, And 2nd tier titles with Edinburgh and Poole Pirates. Edinburgh Monarchs (2001–2004, 2011–2012) Sheffield Tigers (2001–2002) Belle Vue Aces (2004–2006, 2011–2012) Coventry Bees (2005–2010) Ipswich Witches (2008, 2017–2018) Peterborough Panthers (2010) King's Lynn Stars (2013–2016) Wolverhampton Wolves (2017–2021, 2023) Somerset Rebels (2019) Poole Pirates (2021) Berwick Bandits (2023–2024) (He also rode internationally for teams in Poland like Rybnik, Wrocław, and Łódź, and in Sweden for Indianerna and Dackarna.) His list of clubs is pretty much a who's who of British Speedway, and the legacy continues as his nephew Blake has just been crowned Australian U16 Champion! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

He conquered the world of Speedway, then he conquered TV screens across the World. 🇺🇸🏍️ In this episode, we explore the incredible, dual-career life of Bruce Penhall. From his meteoric rise as America's golden boy of Speedway to his shock retirement on the podium at Wembley, we trace the steps of a true sporting icon. Join us as we look back at his back-to-back World Championship victories (1981-1982), his legendary days with the Cradley Heathens, and the moment he traded his leathers for a badge to star as Cadet Bruce Nelson in the hit TV series "CHiPs." In this video, we cover: 🏁 How Penhall broke the European dominance in Speedway. 🏆 The 1981 & 1982 World Finals. 🎬 The controversial decision to quit racing for Hollywood at age 25. 📺 His life on the set of CHiPs and post-racing career. Don't forget to hit subscribe for future episodes. Audio only version also available on Spotify and all other podcast apps. Was Bruce Penhall the most charismatic rider in Speedway history? Discuss in the comments! BSN Australian Championships: Here's the link for more info on the 2026 Australian Champs being shown live on British Speedway Network https://bit.ly/bsnpass #Speedway #BrucePenhall #CHiPs #MotorsportHistory #CradleyHeath #BritishSpeedway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Celina Liebmann is a trail blazer in speedway, becoming the first female rider to race in an FIM World Speedway Championship event competing in SGP2 in 2022. And in 2024 she will become the first female rider to race in a professional British league when she joins the Workington Comets on the Cab Direct Championship. With speedway being a male dominated world, she's had no shortage of advice from online experts, but as you'll hear, she doesn't care what anyone thinks. Celina has been riding a speedway bike for 18 of her 23 years, and comes from a family of motorcycle racers. Her dad was a top German Ice Speedway rider, and her mum competed in Moto X, and so in her words "we know how to ride a bike". In addition to British league racing she will also have the chance to face some of the finest riders in world speedway in the season opening Peter Craven Memorial meeting in Manchester UK, at the National Speedway Stadium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices