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Round The Boards is the all-new speedway podcast brought to you by your hosts Cain Watt, Nathan Bunting, and Rob Ludlow. Established in February 2022, listen in as they look to bring you all the hot topics, news, and their much-divided opinions throughout the season and beyond.
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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 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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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 Chargers who were crowned Champions for the season.
We are joined on the show by one of the winning 1-7 as Darryl Ritchings 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 wrap 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 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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With only a few more shows left for 2025, this week we review the 2025 Cab Direct Championship season, and it was Redcar Bears who wrestled the BSN Series away from Poole Pirates 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 Tobias Thomsen 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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This week sees the beginning of the Review shows for the 2025 season as we dish out our awards to those riders who have excelled. It was congratulations to Ipswich Witches who ended a 27 year wait for a top flight trophy, plus Leicester Lions were victorious in the KO Cup Final.
We also approached the end of the season as a whole and it was Poole Pirates who took the Championship Grand Final by the barest of margins as they defeated Glasgow Tigers in a super heat.
The Pirates also take a 2 point deficit back to Dorset on Wednesday evening in the BSN Final against Redcar Bears as they look to complete another treble.
We were joined on the show by Dan Thompson who saw both sides of the coin as he was victorious with the Witches in the Premiership but also missed out with the Tigers in the Championship. We also talk about him joining the top ranks of U21 in the SGP and SON for 2025.
There is another edition of the quiz between Rob and Cain as we also come towards the end of our prediction season with it being particularly tight between all 3 of us. We bring you all of this, plus a little bit more. All views are our own.
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This week on the show we congratulate the Ipswich Witches who completed the 2025 Premiership season with the ultimate prize, their first top flight victory since 1998. It was also Poole Pirates who took victory in the Championship KO Cup Final against Redcar Bears as they took their first step towards another potential treble.
It was a King's Lynn Young Stars 1-2-3 in the British U19 Final from Workington as Luke Harrison took the victory in a 3 man run off alongside Jody Scott and Cooper Rushen.
We welcome Lewis Kerr onto the show as he talks about his KO Cup Final win with the Pirates as well as a big week ahead in the Championship Grand Final. Our Meeting of the Week will see both legs of the Grand Final between the Pirates and Glasgow Tigers.
Rob will be taking on Cain in another edition of the quiz as well as some other news from around the sport where we are slowly but surely coming to the end of another terrific season of Speedway in the UK. All views are our own.
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The podcast has been on tour this week as the SON hit Torun, Poland and it was congratulations to Australia who came out triumphant in a pulsating final. There was a shock victory in the SON2 as Germany overcame Poland and Denmark to lift the crown
We come back to these shores for the finale of the Premiership campaign as this week will see Ipswich Witches and Leicester Lions battle it out to take the ultimate prize of Champions.
There was a major shock as the wildcards were announced for the SGP2026 with Max Fricke, Jason Doyle and Tai Woffinden taking the final places and we will be discussing this in detail.
Our Meeting of the Week will see the 2nd Leg of the Premiership Final, plus we will be looking ahead to the British U19 Final from Workington as Ace Pijper looks to defend his title. Rob will take Cain on in another crucial edition of the quiz, plus we have all of our usual features. All views are our own.
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We approach the month of October and whilst the weather tries its best to interrupt the progress in the UK, it is time for us to look ahead to the SON and SON2 from Torun, Poland. All eyes will be on the British trio of Dan Bewley Robert Lambert and Tom Brennan as they look to retain their title but they will face stiff competition from the likes of Poland, Australia and Denmark to name a few.
We also preview SON2 as Dan Thompson Luke Harrison and Luke Killeen lead the British youngsters into action looking to pick up a medal.
Joining us on the show will be German rider Valentin Grobauer who will be taking his place in the SON semi final on opening night. We look back over the meetings from the UK as well as looking ahead to the fixtures which will be completed in the UK.
Our Meeting of the Week will see Redcar Bears take on Poole Pirates in the 1st leg of the Championship KO Cup Final.
Cain joins us briefly from his hotel in Poland to take on Rob in the latest edition of the quiz whilst we bring you all of our usual features, plus all of the news from the world of Speedway. All views are our own.
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Slightly later than usual we bring you the latest edition of our podcast as we begin by congratulating Patryk Dudek on becoming European Champion for the first time and also becoming the 12th rider for SGP2026.
We look back over a pulsating 2nd leg of the semi final in the Premiership Play Offs as Leicester Lions defeated Sheffield Tigers by the narrowest of margins to join Ipswich Witches in the final.
We are joined on the show by one of the heroes as Ryan Douglas comes on to talk about his route to the final, his selection in the SON squad for Australia, and of course attempt 2 for his testimonial this weekend.
Our Meeting of the Week comes to you from the Championship, and also leg 2 of the semi final between Glasgow Tigers and Edinburgh Monarchs, as they both aim to become the first team into the final to face either Poole Pirates or Redcar Bears.
We bring you this plus much more in another fun filled show where we will bring you all of the latest news, plus some of our usual features as we approach the business end of the season. All views are our own.
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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 who claimed title number 6 by the barest of margins as Brady Kurtz did all he could by taking his 5th win in a row.
Wiktor Przyjemski 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 Aces, and this week we look ahead to the other Semi Final as Leicester Lions take on Sheffield Tigers.
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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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 Aces take on Ipswich Witches and the following week Sheffield Tigers take on Leicester Lions.
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 and Jody Scott.
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 can make it title number 6 or Brady Kurtz 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 take on Poole Pirates 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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We are expecting a scintillating finish to the SGP Series for 2025 as Brady Kurtz picked up his fourth victory in a row from Wroclaw over the weekend, but it is Bartosz Zmarzlik 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 William Cairns and Jody Scott Racing 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 Tigers fighting for Premiership top spot and Glasgow Tigers and Poole Pirates 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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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 and Bartosz Zmarzlik go head to head for the World Title.
We are joined on the show by Edinburgh Monarchs 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 Spires. He also reveals whether he has tried haggis yet!!!
Our Meeting of the Week sees us look over Workington Comets vs Berwick Bandits 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.
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There has been somewhat of a lull in the action this week as Nathan and Rob discuss the main events that are coming up whilst we await the end of August and September where it all begins to hot up.
We look ahead to the 3rd round of the Tauron Speedway Euro Championship as Patryk Dudek looks to maintain his lead at the top of the standings. Riders will also be making their way to Grudziadz, Poland for the European U19 Championship Final where a high Polish representation could see them take the title.
It was also delight for Patryk Dudek as he lifted the Polish Title for the first time since 2016, whilst Wiktor Przyjemski returned to his former home at Bydgoszcz to lift the U21 equivalent.
We look ahead to a packed fixture list in the UK and our Meeting of the Week will see Sheffield Tigers take on Leicester Lions in a top of the table Premiership clash.
No quiz this week as Cain is away working but we have all the latest news as well as our usual features with the quiz returning next week. All views are our own.
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Its been a great week in the world of Speedway, as not only did we welcome Leon Madsen back to the FIM Speedway Grand Prix for 2026, there were also returns for Dominik Kubera and Andrejs Lebedevs whilst we welcome a new addition in Kacper Woryna.
You will probably hear and see the delight as King's Lynn Young Stars won the National Development Trophy with a convincing victory at Kent Eagles wrapping up the Trophy. Our Meeting of the Week will be Redcar Bears vs Plymouth Gladiators as the Bears look to secure a play off place in the Championship.
With the fantastic news that Mildenhall Fen Tigers will be back on track in early September, we are joined on the show by Steve Ribbons and Kieran Phillips who talk us through all of the developments.
Rob will take on Cain in a new quiz which has been rolled over from last week whilst we also run through other news and all of our usual features in another fun packed show. All views are our own.
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Its just Nathan and Rob this week as we look back over the events of the Speedway world, and the title race for the World Championship was well and truly blown open as Brady Kurtz cut the lead of Bartosz Zmarzlik from 9 to 3 after victory in Latvia with only 2 rounds left to go.
SGP2 saw a surprise victory from Adam Bubba Bednar as he surprised the pacesetters to give himself every chance of a medal with only one round left to go. Congratulations went to Leicester Lions as they took the first trophy of the British Speedway season with a comfortable victory over King's Lynn Stars in the Premiership KO Cup Final.
We were joined on the show by Rasmus Jensen as he talked about possibly the biggest meeting outside of the FIM Speedway Grand Prix as the SGP Challenge takes place in Holsted, Denmark this weekend where he will be looking to take a place in the SGP for 2026.
Our Meeting of the week is the important National Development Trophy fixture between the Kent Eagles and King's Lynn Young Stars, whilst we are also joined on the show by former FIM and SCB Referee Graham Flint to discuss the most contentious decisions of the week. We bring you all of the latest news from around the sport as well as all of our usual features in another packed show. All views are our own.
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As we come to the end of July, we approach a crunch part of the season in all formats. This week we review the events of the 2nd Round of Tauron Speedway Euro Championship as Leon Madsen propelled himself into the hunt for the title with a fine victory. We also congratulate Team GB on their bronze medal from the European U24 Team Final in Macon, France.
We look ahead to the next round of the FIM Speedway Grand Prix as round 8 takes place in Riga, Latvia as the title race really begins to hot up, whilst the 2nd round of SGP2 also takes place the evening before. We also preview the first silverware of the Premiership season as Leicester Lions take on King's Lynn Stars in the KO Cup Final.
Our Meeting of the week comes to you from Plymouth Gladiators vs Workington Comets in the Championship whilst Rob takes on Cain in another quiz, with Cain looking to get himself on a run of victories. We bring you all of the latest news from around the sport as well as all of our usual features. All views are our own.
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The trio return to action this week as they take a look back over the events of Speedway in the UK and across the globe. Nathan has more reason to be happy than most as King's Lynn Stars saw off Ipswich Witches to make a date with Leicester Lions in the KO Cup Final at the end of July.
We look ahead to the 2nd round of the Tauron Speedway Euro Championship which comes from Gustrow, Germany as Patryk Dudek looks to continue his fine season to date and earn a place back in the FIM Speedway Grand Prix for 2026.
The GB youngsters also take part in the European U24 Team Final from Macon, France as they take on Poland, Denmark and France in a quality looking field. Our Meeting of the Week comes from Oxford Cheetahs vs Plymouth Gladiators as Scott Nicholls returns to his former club. Rob takes on Cain in another contemporary quiz whilst we bring you all of our usual features in another action packed show. All views are our own.
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Podcasts collide this week as Nathan and Rob are joined by Chris Abbs from Pride of the East - Unofficial King's Lynn Stars Speedway Podcast in the absence of Cain as they digest another big week of speedway action.
It was the first round of the Tauron Speedway Euro Championship series from Bydgoszcz, Poland as Patryk Dudek opened up with a win and is joined at the top of the table by Kacper Woryna in what is sure to be a hotly contested series.
We are joined on the show by Workington Comets Antti Vuolas as he talks about the upcoming European Pairs Championship Final in Daugavpils, Latvia this weekend. He is obviously also excited by the return of Workington Comets as they returned with a big win over current champions Poole Pirates.
We have all of our usual features with Meeting of the Week coming to you from Scunthorpe Scorpions vs Poole Pirates. Our Fan of the Week is Paul Sermon as he brings us his all time Workington Comets 1-7, and Rob takes on Chris in the quiz about topics of the week. Listen in for all of this plus much more. All views are our own.
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This week on the show we look back on the SGP rounds from Malilla, Sweden as Wiktor Przyjemski starts the defence of his SGP2 title with a win and Brady Kurtz eked some more points out of the lead held by Bartosz Zmarzlik with 3 rounds left to go.
We looked back over the fixtures from the UK as well as nominating more riders for Rider of the Week. We look ahead to the start of the Tauron Speedway Euro Championship which begins in Bydgoszcz, Poland this weekend with the winner of the 4 round series guaranteeing their place in the SGP for 2026.
Our Meeting of the Week from the UK comes from Plymouth Centurions and King's Lynn Young Stars in the National Development Trophy.
We bring you all of the news from the sport from the UK and across the globe, whilst Rob takes on Cain in another edition of the quiz. All of this plus much more in a brand new episode. All views are our own.
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The return of the show brings a busy week as we look back over another exciting week of Speedway as well as looking forward to more action in the coming week.
We preview the 1st round of the SGP2 as well as Round 7 in the SGP as we hit Malilla in Sweden. Can Brady Kurtz put a dent in Bartosz Zmarzlik quest to make it a record equalling 6 world titles. We look ahead to more fixtures, and our fixture of the week comes from Plymouth Gladiators against Scunthorpe Scorpions as both teams look to pick up vital points in the quest for a top 4 position at the end of the season.
We also review the meetings which have took place on the continent over the past week. We are joined on the show by current injury victim Jason Edwards as he talks about his season with both Birmingham Brummies and Redcar Bears and gives us an update on when he is expected back in the saddle.
Rob takes on Cain in another edition of the quiz whilst we round up all of the news from the sport over a hectic few days. All views are our own.
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