The programme of events: Curtis Sport.

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Speedway programmes provide an intrinsic link to the observable action and, unlike many other professional sports, they enshrine a detailed and contemporaneous record of the event. But to the well-informed fan, contemporary publications are more than just a racecard. They are an anthology of data, drama, and disclosure. Furthermore, the reach extends to a record … Read more

Selling Speedway: the sizzle of accessibility.

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Manchester – at least in my personal experience – has a reliability and permanency of one facet: rain. And I wasn’t to be disappointed during the qualifying rounds and the Under-21 final of this year’s Speedway of Nations tournament held at the National Speedway Stadium in Belle Vue, Manchester. Thankfully, the proceedings brightened up for … Read more

Beasting it in Benidorm: synopsis of the stag do.

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The stag do – or as our friends across the pond would call it, the bachelor party – can be traced back to ancient Sparta (circa 404 B.C.) where soldiers would hold a celebration for a groom the night before his wedding. This masculine meet sought to bid a final salute to singledom whilst preparing … Read more

Living in spite of death.

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There is something compelling about graveyards and the narrative they provide for the living. Once people gathered around these memorials, no doubt expressing the undertaking of eternal remembrance; but that isn’t a reality, since we all wither – just like these stones. Filling the space between being born and ending up in a similar place … Read more

Win tickets for the most exhilarating UK motorsport event: The 2024 FIM British Speedway Grand Prix.

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Kirkeytalk.com has teamed up with Warner Bros. Discovery Sports to provide five pairs of tickets for the Monster Energy 2024 FIM British Speedway Grand Prix to be held at The Principality Stadium, Cardiff on Saturday 17th August 2024. To enter the competition simply message kirkeytalk.com via the contact tab above with your answers to the … Read more

Tying up talent: speedway contracts.

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Drawing a parallel between speedway and professional football is perhaps a less than perfect comparison when it comes to renumeration. The latter contains multiple examples of lucrative, often eye-watering contracts, which dominate the sports pages. As an example, in January 2018 Mesut Özil signed a three year contract with Arsenal worth around £55.9 million, including … Read more

General Election (GE): It’s all about being right or left.

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As the GE looms, under our first-past-the-post electoral system, the choice is fairly simple: right v left. Right wing – smaller state, with free enterprise and capitalism acting as the driving forces. Left wing – believes the government should play an active role in regulating the economy and providing welfare (e.g. NHS). Politics isn’t some … Read more

4th July: Time to take back control.

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I’m a former Tory voter and until recently I was also a local Conservative councillor. Back then I mistakenly believed that the party was still loyal to its centre-right homeland. Now it’s so far right that you need the Hubble telescope to locate the crazies (incidentally the dim glow beyond this point is Deform UK) … Read more