No Brakes, No Fear. The Official British Speedway Podcast

In this final episode of 2025, we celebrate the BSN Series win for the Redcar Bears, who spoiled Poole Pirates treble hopes with a 2 point aggregate win to claim their first team silverware for 6 years. In this episode Ian Brannan speaks to team manager Gavin Parr and Co Promoter Jamie Swales, after the Bears sealed with final available trophy of 2025, despite only having a team of 6 riders! https...

Poole Pirates are once again Cab Direct Championship Champions but it took a Super Heat against the Glasgow Tigers to decide the title. The 2 side were locked on 90-90 after 30 heats, but Zach Cook and Richard Lawson grabbed maximum points in the ultimate decider! We have reaction from Ashfield speaking to Zach & Richard, plus Will Cairns, Gary Havelock, Neil Middleditch and Danny Ford. We also he...

The Ipswich Witches are the 2025 ROWE Motor Oil Premiership Champions, ending a 27 year wait for the top flight title. In this special episode Ian Brannan chats to Captain Danny King, Team Manager Ritchie Hawkins, and Promoter Chris Louis about that tense Grand Final 2nd leg against Leicester. Find out where this ranks on their list of achievements, what it means for the town, and the philosophy b...

In this episode we bring you a round up from Redcar after the Poole Pirates claimed their first silverware of the season, winning the MaxiCab KO Cup. Plus Luke Harrison claims victory in the British Under 19 Championship in Workington. Later this week we will have an Ipswich Witches Champions special, look out for that in the coming days..! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...

4 point separate Leicester and Ipswich at the halfway stage of the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership Grand Final! We have the 2 managers Ritchie Hawkins and Stewart Dickson plus Max Fricke and Emil Sayfutdinov give their verdict. The main guest is Ace Pijper on what is a busy week for the reigning U19 Champion. Redcar race the KO Cup Final home and away against Poole, and then on Saturday he attempts to...

The Leicester Lions make it back to back Premiership Playoff Finals, we have al the reaction from Monday Night, plus team manager Stewart Dickson joins us for an exclusive chat you won't find anywhere else. Also, reaction from Glasgow after the Poole Pirates sealed a 2nd cup final in a week, hear from Zach Cook, Chris Harris and also Dan Thompson ahead of captaining GB in the SON2 next week. Learn...

This week, Ben Cook of the King's Lynn Stars joins us to chat about his injury ravaged season, but which ultimately ended in one of his best experiences in speedway to date..! Plus reaction from the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership playoff Semi Finals, and the Cab Direct Championship playoffs too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The playoffs are underway in both the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership and the Cab Direct Championship, and in this episode we have reaction and previews! Reaction from the National Speedway Stadium at the Belle Vue Aces drew first blood against the Ipswich Witches, but will a 6 point lead be enough? We hear from Dan Bewley, Brady Kurtz, Zach Cook, Tom Brennan, Jason Doyle and Chris Louis. The Champions...

This week as we head towards the playoffs we focus a little more on the Cab Direct Championship. 3 teams are still contesting all 3 trophies and the next week will see action is the Semi Finals of the League, KO Cup and BSN Series, with Redcar Poole and Glasgow still in all of them! In this episode we chat to Redcar Bears Team Manager Gavin Parr ahead of their playoff semi with Poole, after what s...

The top 4 in the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership are now knows, the final order is to be settled, but in this week's episode British Speedway legend and TNT Sports commentator Kelvin Tatum joins Ian Brannan to look ahead to the end of season playoffs, Kelvin reveals who he feels could be the team to be feared..! Plus we have reaction from the latest fixtures in the Premiership and Championship! Learn m...

This week as well as rounding up everything which has happened in the latest round of matches in the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership, we are joined by Poole Pirates manager, and all round speedway legend NEIL MIDDLEDITCH. No only do we look at the Pirates fortunes as they head for the playoffs, but also the prospects of one of his proteges, Brady Kurtz, who became part of the Middleditch family when he...

This week the main guest is a very busy man, who ahead of a schedule which features 10 meetings in 2 weeks across all leagues joined us to talk the season so far..! Peter Schroeck manages the Spires in the Premiership, the Cheetahs in the Championship and the Chargers in the National League, with each side having very contrasting fortunes..! The Cheetahs & Chargers are heading into a crucial perio...

LEICESTER are celebrating major top-flight team silverware for the first time in their history after lifting the Premiership Knockout Cup. The Watling JCB Lions thrashed King’s Lynn 60-30 in the second leg of the Final at a packed Hydroscand Arena, Beaumont Park on Thursday to complete a 30-point aggregate triumph. Whilst the final score doesn’t totally tell the story of the match, and this episod...

With reviews of recent action, plus a look ahead to the upcoming fixtures, Ian Brannan updates you on the latest happening in British Speedway. In this episode we have an extended chat with Jason Edwards, who after an injury layoff now begins life with the Ipswich Witches. We are also joined by his new captain at the Witches DANNY KING, who is also Jason's Championship team mate at Redcar. Plus we...

This week Ian Brannan is joined by Rob Lyon, King's Lynn boss as the Stars pull off a sensational comeback on Monday to defeat league leaders Ipswich Witches in a last heat decider..! We also have a round up of the rest of the action from the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership and the Cab Direct Championship, including a chat Jame Denham, Workington team boss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca...

This week Ian Brannan is joined by British Speedway's newest Rising Star, Will Cairns, who in his first week since turning 16 has bagged race wins on his first heats at both Championship and Premiership level! But he explains why he's keen to keep grounded as he keeps his eye on the very summit of world speedway. Plus we have reaction from the latest ROWE Motor Oil Premiership fixtures, and a look...

In this episode of No Brakes No Fear Ian Brannan brings you a round up of all the latest matches from the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership, including from the National Speedway Stadium where Belle Vue defeated Ipswich on Monday. Main guest in Plymouth Gladiators team manager Garry May, who explains the reasons behind their latest team change bringing in Czech GP wildcard Daniel Klima for his British deb...

This week hear an exclusive chat with Brady Kurtz, fresh from standing on the top step of the SGP in Gorzow, the Aces captain assess his teams chances at the midway point. Plus new Brummies signing Ben Barker talks life at the top level of British Speedway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode we have reaction to the latest matches from the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership, speaking to Rob Lyon & Chris Harris of the King's Lynn Stars, Richie Hawkins of Ipswich and Simon Stead of Sheffield. We also look back on a terrific 2 nights in Manchester for the British Speedway GP rounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

All eyes of the speedway world fall on Britain this week as Manchester hosts 2 rounds of Speedway GP for the first time! Phil Morris, Premiership CEO and FIM Race Director looks ahead to this massive event, and gives some insights of what to expect. He also looks at British Speedway at the halfway stage, and the challenges the sport needs to tackle in the coming months. Learn more about your ad ch...

This week we bring you reaction from the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership as Birmingham make it back to back wins in the league. We hear from manager Chris Adams and star man of the win over Belle Vue Matej Zagar. It's also half time in the Premiership KO Cup Semi Finals, with advantage to King's Lynn & Leicester after the first clashes. And out main guest is Cooper Rushen, fresh back from Prague where...

Join Ian Brannan as he looks back on another busy week in British Speedway, including the thrilling bank holiday meeting for Birmingham against Leicester, where the Brummies triumphed with a nail-biting 45-44 victory. Our main guest is one of the top scorers on the day, Paco Castagna, a recent addition to the team, shares his insights on the season's challenges and the importance of team spirit. L...

Featuring an extended chat with Birmingham Brummies boss Nigel Tolley, after what has been a dramatic week on and off track, including the news the club will be closing its doors for the final time at the end of the season. Joe Thompson speaks about how misfortune for his brother, and Dan Gilkes has given him an opportunity at Premiership level, and on the world stage. And Glasgow Tigers director...

The 2025 Attis Insurance Sports Division British Final delivered one of the greatest races in living memory, Robert Lambert claimed his 2nd British Championship, and Charles Wright bagged 2 SGP Wildcard spots! In this episode Charles joins Ian Brannan to look back on the meeting and talk us through a blow by blow account of that epic finale, as well as his preparations for the big 2 days in June....

This week one of British Speedway's most in form riders Dan Thompson, joins Ian Brannan. Hot off the back of winning the British Semi Final, the Ipswich and Glasgow racer has bagged a paid max for Glasgow, a place in the British Final on Monday, and has a chance this month to claim a place in SGP2. He explains why the rising star system is vital for the future of British Speedway, and why getting...