Round The Boards: The Speedway Podcast

It's been another busy week of speedway action as we first of all look back over the SGP from the Marketa Stadium in Prague as Martin Vaculik made it 3 wins from 3 in the Czech Republic to reignite his SGP season. It was Bartosz Zmarzlik who extended his lead in the series, as others dropped away. Sam Hagon collected the ultimate prize for British Youth as he was crowned British U21 winner in a fa...

We gear up ready for round 4 of the SGP series which returns for the 30th Anniversary at the famous Marketa Stadium in Prague, Czech Republic. We also look ahead to the British U21 Final at Glasgow on Sunday which promises to be a hotly contested meeting. We look back over the week's meetings, dominated again by the weather, as well as casting some new votes for our Rider of the Week poll. We are...

Cain returns to the show, just in time, as we look back over another exciting SGP as the series entered Landshut in Germany, where we congratulate Mikkel Michelsen on his victory as well as seeing Bartosz Zmarzlik hit top spot as the series begins to hot up ahead of the Czech Republic in 2 weeks. We look back at the meetings of the week, as well as previewing the forthcoming week as we are joined...

Nathan and Rob take up the mantle of discussing the hot topics to have come out of the sport this week, as they congratulate Jason Doyle on his superb victory in the SGP Warsaw, and with the series hotting up, they look ahead to the next round taking place in Landshut, Germany next week. The show has a different feel this week, as we take a slight detour away from Speedway and look at Longtrack as...

This week Rob has returned from his Norwegian cruise to return to the show, whilst Cain takes a small break from proceedings, and of course we send him our love. We begin by looking ahead to the 2nd round in the SGP Series as we make our first stop to Poland as the riders visit Warsaw. Can Jack Holder extend his lead in the series and pick up another win, or can Bartosz Zmarzlik pick up his first...

This weeks sees just Nathan and Cain discussing the hot topics of the week including a fascinating opening to the SGP Series in Croatia. Unfortunately Jack Smith could not make it onto the show due to a heavy tumble at Workington on Sunday afternoon, but fear not, he will be back. We start by congratulating the history maker Jack Holder as he made his way onto the top step of the podium at the SGP...

The weather has been much better this past week and we have plenty to bring you in a packed show. We begin with our preview of the opening round of the FIM Speedway Grand Prix which kicks off in Croatia this weekend. Can anybody stop Bartosz Zmarzlik as he aims for World Title number 5. We are joined on the show by new Edinburgh Monarch and Leicester Lion Cub Max James as he prepares for his Briti...

More wet weather has hampered the British Leagues, but it won't dampen our spirits as we bring you another action packed show with plenty of talking points. Joining us on the show this week is current Ipswich Witches and Unia Leszno youngster Keynan Rew as he talks about his progress and expectations ahead of another big season, as he has one last opportunity to take the World U21 title. There are...

This week has been a damp squib but there is plenty of news to come from Round the Boards as we look forward to the speedway to come as well as the few meetings we have had in the past week. We are joined on the show by former Edinburgh Monarch and Glasgow Tiger, Mitchell Davey, as he talks us through his new role as part of coaching the Monarchs Academy and TM for the NJL side. We have all of our...

Rob returns to the show this week, and is forced into a grovelling apology to super fan Chloe Davis for his failure to meet and greet on his travels to Oxford Speedway. This week we look ahead to some intriguing Premiership KO Cup action as the Quarter Finals begin. We are joined on the show by Ipswich Witches Rising Star and current British U19 Champion Dan Thompson as he looks forward to these f...

The Premiership campaign is now in full swing with all teams having ridden at least one fixture. We begin to approach the Easter period when the Championship and National Development League begin. Joining us on the show this week is Sheffield Tigers Rising Star Dan Gilkes as he talks Sheffield and his new experiences in Poland. There is also the talk of why he will not be riding in the Championshi...

With the season having now started we can begin to talk about what we have seen over the past week. Rob made the trip to Oxford, as they took on fellow Premiership newbies Birmingham, whilst Cain Watt enjoyed the Charles Wright Testimonial on British Speedway Network. Joining us on the show this week was host of HEAT 1 Motorsports and fellow podcaster Logan Wiltshire as we talk about Australian Sp...

The season has approached us very quickly, and it is now time for the talking to stop and the racing to begin. We begin our first week of action with special occasions for both of our guests as Kyle Howarth and Charles Wright both celebrate their testimonials and we congratulate them on their service to British Speedway. We also see the start of the Premiership Season as Leicester Lions take on Be...

This week we complete the top 3 tiers of British Speedway as we preview the National Development League with our preview and predictions. After the losses of both Mildenhall and Kent for 2024, will it be Oxford Speedway who come out on top again or maybe Leicester Lion Cubs will mount a fresh bid. How will the new teams of Middlesbrough and Scunthorpe/Sheffield fare? We are joined on the show this...

Its the turn of the Championship this week as the trio look to predict what is looking a very competitive league with a lot of changes. Can Glasgow Tigers Speedway retain their title? Could the new boys of Workington Comets throw a cat amongst the pigeons and lift the title on their return to the 2nd tier? There has been much change in the league for 2024 with plenty of new faces. We are joined on...

This week sees the trio move into British Speedway and look into who will be the main players in 2024. Can Sheffield Speedway retain their title or will Ipswich Witches look to go one better than 2023? Could we also see one of the two new teams in 2024 making a charge for the title? Its shaping up to be an exciting season as we look at our predictions for the league, who will top the averages and...

Its been a long winter but Nathan, Rob and Cain return in earnest for 2024 with their first episode of 2024 as they preview and try to predict what will happen in the FIM SGP2024 series. Can anybody stop Bartosz Zmarzlik from another title, and can any of the new breed of riders cause some upsets and make there way into the top 6. We are joined on the show by new King's Lynn Stars number 1, as he...

For the third installment, we call upon another former guest host, as we welcome Edinburgh's Ryan Mitchell to give us his three Pit-Bay 101 selections. The three things up for nomination are set race nights, admission prices, and announcements about announcements. NOTE: All opinions are our own, and not all comments are endorsed by Round The Boards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc...

A warm welcome back to Pit-Bay 101, who bring yet another familiar face back to their show, and a lot more closer to home. Cain brings in one of his two main co-hosts of Round The Boards, everyone's favourite Swindon fan, called Rob, who does a podcast on speedway, Rob! Rob's three selections for the show cover a wide range of issues, some more closer to home than others - The guest rules, poor tr...

We are pleased to finally announce the debut of our new show, Pit-Bay 101. Each show will feature one special guest, who presents us with three of their pet hates in Speedway, and try their best to persuade both hosts, Cain and Craig to banish each of their presented hates into Pit-Bay 101 For the first show, we welcome back James Jessop, who has featured on Round The Boards previously. James camp...

The boys return for 1 final time in 2023 as they present the Round the Boards Big Fat Quiz of the Year for 2023 but they are not alone. Team Kings Lynn take on Team Swindon and Team Workington but are joined by mystery partners of whom Rob and Cain have to guess prior to the quiz commencing. You must listen in to the episode to find out who these guests are but we are delighted to be joined by a f...

The winter break was proving too much for Nathan, and this week he brings you a special interview with Lewi Kerr as we talk about the crash in 2015 that almost cost Lewi his life. He talks about events leading up to the event, the impact of the crash on both himself and his family, as well as the after effects and how he had to rebuild his body. There is the impact of the Speedway Riders Benevolen...

Its the final show of 2023 and the trio finish off this week with a review of the SGP 2023 Series, which saw Bartosz Zmarzlik secure World Title number 4. Mikkel Michelsen came out on top if the SEC Series, and secured his place in the SGP for 2024. The World Cup returned in Wroclaw, and it was last heat heartbreak for Great Britain as Maciej Janowski passed Robert Lambert to ensure Poland took th...

This week we look back over the final fixture of 2023 as Oxford Chargers beat Leicester Lion Cubs in a 1 legged Play Off Final to lift the National Development League Title. We look back over the National Development League Season, along with Workington Comets Team Manager James Denham, as we discuss the comeback season and look ahead to the Championship in 2024. We hand out our awards for the lea...

This week we look back over the 2023 Championship campaign and congratulate all of the sides who have tasted success over the course of the season, namely Glasgow, Scunthorpe and Poole. We hand out our individual and team awards and look forward to the feedback we receive on social media. It was congratulations to Dan Thompson as he was crowned British U19 Champion at Birmingham. We look back to t...