Talk Speedway Podcast

Italian Champion Paco Castagna joins Scott on this weeks episode as he talks accolades, Grand Prix ambitions, his love for Edinburgh and much more. If you like this episode please leave a comment and review!

Popular Dane Nicolai Kilndt joins Graham and Greg on this weeks episode as he looks forward to the 2025 season with King's Lynn and Plymouth. He also discusses the challenges of a modern rider, injury frustrations and dropping down into the Championship.

In this episode Scott & Greg catch up with Paul Ackroyd from the Speedway Riders Benevolent Fund to discuss the incredible work they do for injured riders past & present. The guys also discuss our upcoming charity walk in aid of the Ben Fund and look forward to this years Bonanza meeting at Oxford.

On our first show of 2025 we welcome Glasgow Tigers managing director Peter Facenna. In this episode Scott chats with Peter about all things Tigers, from humble beginnings to winning the Championship, and British Speedway as a whole.

It's the time of the year when we are all eating and drinking way too much, settled down and put your speedway knowledge to the test with 40 quiz questions to keep you going over the festive period, and we have of course our favourite Christmas themed speedway riders!

On this week's episode Greg catches up with SCB referee Chris Gay as he talks through his 30 years in the box. The guys talk controversial decisions, the process of becoming a referee and how officiating has evolved in the sport.

Open, honest and frank. Scunthorpe captain Simon Lambert joins Scott this week to discuss his career to date, first steps in team management and of course some big opinions. Please subscribe, comment and review!

It was a standout year for Luke Killeen with Oxford, racing for the club at all three levels of British Speedway. He joins Scott to discuss his 2024 season, representing Great Britain, Polish aspirations and much more!

Martin Hunter and Ben Duffill from the British Speedway Network join Greg Blair in this episode as they discuss the origins of the streaming service that's taken the sport in the UK by storm.

In this bumper episode we sit down with Scott Courtney for a chat about all things speedway. Scott talks everything from him recent exit from the sport, speedway marketing, grassroots, National League, all the way through to the current state of play in the Grand Prix series. Please like, review and subscribe!

In this episode of Talk Speedway & Friends, Greg Blair sits down with Sue Cundy to give us unique insight into what it's like to be not just the wife of a speedway rider, but the mother to multiple world champion Tai Woffinden. She explains the sacrifices and big choices they made as a family to allow Tai to pursue his dreams in the world of speedway. Please like, share and subscribe!

In our first episode of Talk Speedway & Friends we sit down with one of the most popular men in the sport, Sam Masters. We talk about early setbacks in his career before hugely successful spells with Edinburgh and Wolves. We chat about Oxford and Leicester, and what really annoys Sam about speedway today?! Please leave a review, like and share!

In this episode Scott, Graham, and Greg look back over the 2024 Grand Prix season. The boys reflect on the GP Challenge qualifiers, wild card picks for 2025, crown the Fantasy Fours winner and our end of season quiz!

In this bumper episode the guys preview the final Grand Prix of the season in Torun. They look back at Vojens as Bartosz Zmarzlik claims his 5th world title and Robert Lambert claims his first GP win. Team GB manager Oliver Allen reacts to Robert's win and the boys give their wild card picks for the 2025 season.

Scott Nicholls and Nicolai Klindt join Scott and Greg to review last weeks Latvian Grand Prix, and look ahead to a crucial penultimate round in Vojens this Saturday.

Graham and Greg look back at a sensational Wroclaw Grand Prix as things heat up in the World Championship standings. The boys look ahead to this weekends action in Riga and look ahead to round two of SGP2 with GB's Leon Flint!

In this episode Graham is joined by guest host Greg Blair and Phil Lanning as they look over Dan Bewley's magnificent win at Cardiff, discuss the chances of Zmarzlik blowing his lead in the standings, and preview this weeks Speedway Grand Prix in Wroclaw.

On this episode the boys preview the flagship event in the British Speedway calendar with Grand Prix star Dan Bewley. They also reflect on Team GB's success in the Speedway of Nations with Oliver Allen and of course our fantasy fours picks as well as fan polls.

Team GB team manager Oliver Allen joins Scott and Graham to preview the home sides chances of glory and former world champion Mark Loram gives his thoughts on the British side. The boys also make their top three predictions... will the heart rule the head?

In part two Scott and Graham preview both semi-finals and identify some of the riders to watch for the unfancied nations. The boys speak to Italian captain Paco Castagna and American captain Gino Manzares, and preview the SoN2 Final with Team GB captain Leon Flint.

In part one of our Speedway of Nations preview we catch up with Australian team manager Mark Lemon as he discusses selection headaches and we also preview Team GB's chances of glory with Scott Nicholls.

Ahead of the Gorzow Grand Prix the boys look back at the Swedish GP, SGP2 and SGP4. They talk divisions in the field, farewell tours, top six predictions, and is the race to become world champion over? The boys also make their Fantasy Fours picks, post your selections now to be considered as the fan of the week (full groups will be posted Friday but listen and get in early!).

Former World Champion Mark Loram helps the boys preview round five of the FIM Speedway Grand Prix series in Sweden. The boys reminisce about Mark's win in Sweden in 1999, and look at the Brits chance this weekend. The guys also catch up with Scott Nicholls as he takes us beyond the cameras and into the pit area, and Leon Flint looks ahead to his debut in SGP2. Oh yeah, and we the latest Fantas...

British Speedway Network's Greg Blair steps in for Graham as he and Scott chat to 1993 World Champion Sam Ermolenko about new Birmingham signing Freddie Lindgren and his World Championship ambitions. The boys also catch up with award winning journalist Phil Lanning about the Brits chances in Prague and of course Fantasy Fours!

The FIM Speedway Grand Prix series heads to Landshut, Germany for round three and to help us preview Saturday's meeting is Australian team manager Mark Lemon. We will also look back at round two in Warsaw and have all the latest from our Fantasy Fours competition.