LIKE a lot of riders, front cover star Josh Pickering has become entangled in the current uncertainty paralysing the British leagues as he waits for promoters to determine the most viable way forward for the sport in 2026. He also accepts that as an Australian, any SGP ambitions will be difficult to follow up on thanks to the qualification procedure: "I always watched the Grand Prix but I didn't really understand the process to get there. At one stage Australia were getting six allocations for the Grand Prix qualifiers and then it dropped to four. Now the Australian Championships is only two. I feel like it's very political and I honestly think there are eight to 10 riders that definitely are there on merit. But some of the others are essentially making up the numbers. I don't think it's a true World Championship. So racing in the World Championship, I don't really think it's gonna fulfil anything for me. Racing in the Polish Ekstraliga is a different story, because those are the best riders in the world in the best teams in the world."

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LIKE a lot of riders, front cover star Josh Pickering has become entangled in the current uncertainty paralysing the British leagues as he waits for promoters to determine the most viable way forward for the sport in 2026. He also accepts that as an Australian, any SGP ambitions will be difficult to follow up on thanks to the qualification procedure: "I always watched the Grand Prix but I didn't really understand the process to get there. At one stage Australia were getting six allocations for the Grand Prix qualifiers and then it dropped to four. Now the Australian Championships is only two. I feel like it's very political and I honestly think there are eight to 10 riders that definitely are there on merit. But some of the others are essentially making up the numbers. I don't think it's a true World Championship. So racing in the World Championship, I don't really think it's gonna fulfil anything for me. Racing in the Polish Ekstraliga is a different story, because those are the best riders in the world in the best teams in the world."

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WORLD No. 2 Brady Kurtz, like all of the big name riders who race in Britain, continues to play the waiting game to see what kind of league structure will be in operation in this country in 2026. In an exclusive interview, the Aussie reveals in this week's magazine that any switch to one league at second tier level will mean an exodus of GP stars. "It's not possible. There is absolutely no way you can race in the GPs, Polish league and the Championship. You can't race here at the weekend, it's as simple as that. We won't leave because we want to – I want to race in England more than anyone – but we'll be left with no choice. It applies to all of us. There's no rider who races seriously in Poland who would even consider racing in the Championship. I'll wait and see what happens with England and if I'm not going to race here, then, for sure, I'll have to try and race in Denmark or Sweden."

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WORLD No. 2 Brady Kurtz, like all of the big name riders who race in Britain, continues to play the waiting game to see what kind of league structure will be in operation in this country in 2026. In an exclusive interview, the Aussie reveals in this week's magazine that any switch to one league at second tier level will mean an exodus of GP stars. "It's not possible. There is absolutely no way you can race in the GPs, Polish league and the Championship. You can't race here at the weekend, it's as simple as that. We won't leave because we want to – I want to race in England more than anyone – but we'll be left with no choice. It applies to all of us. There's no rider who races seriously in Poland who would even consider racing in the Championship. I'll wait and see what happens with England and if I'm not going to race here, then, for sure, I'll have to try and race in Denmark or Sweden."

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TEENAGE prospect Will Cairns hit the ground running after joining Championship Poole in the summer having turned 16 – but despite winning a league and cup double with the Pirates, he still fell short of his personal debut season target. In this week's magazine, he reveals: "When I first walked into Poole, Middlo said: 'Welcome to the most hated team in British speedway'. That instantly set the bar for me. I knew what I was in for. To be honest, it felt like a bit of a war, like I was joining the army. Poole were doing okay before I arrived but there was a feeling that they were doing all right but not smashing it as usual. So there was a big weight on my shoulders. I had already said on the press day in front of the fans that 'I'm here to win the treble". I’m sitting here now looking at my 2025 double plaque, and I'm annoyed that we didn't win the treble. I'm more annoyed that I told people I'm here to win the treble and we didn’t do it."

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TEENAGE prospect Will Cairns hit the ground running after joining Championship Poole in the summer having turned 16 – but despite winning a league and cup double with the Pirates, he still fell short of his personal debut season target. In this week's magazine, he reveals: "When I first walked into Poole, Middlo said: 'Welcome to the most hated team in British speedway'. That instantly set the bar for me. I knew what I was in for. To be honest, it felt like a bit of a war, like I was joining the army. Poole were doing okay before I arrived but there was a feeling that they were doing all right but not smashing it as usual. So there was a big weight on my shoulders. I had already said on the press day in front of the fans that 'I'm here to win the treble". I’m sitting here now looking at my 2025 double plaque, and I'm annoyed that we didn't win the treble. I'm more annoyed that I told people I'm here to win the treble and we didn’t do it."

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FORMER British Champion Danny King has made the move from Redcar to Plymouth in one of the first transfer stories of the winter. But like many riders, he would welcome some certainty over the direction the sport is heading in Britain, as promoters continue their discussions over the likely league structure for 2026. The possibility of a switch to one league does not seem to be off the table, although if it does become a reality, it is not something doubling-up riders of King's calibre would necessarily relish. "I suppose it would depend on how many meetings there would be in Britain," he reveals in this week's magazine. "It would depend on a lot of things. It's one of those decisions where I would have to sit back and look at it seriously. It would be a case of how many meetings there are and how much money you could earn. If you can’t earn a living from it, then it's not a job anymore. But it would be a case of making the decision at the time."

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FORMER British Champion Danny King has made the move from Redcar to Plymouth in one of the first transfer stories of the winter. But like many riders, he would welcome some certainty over the direction the sport is heading in Britain, as promoters continue their discussions over the likely league structure for 2026. The possibility of a switch to one league does not seem to be off the table, although if it does become a reality, it is not something doubling-up riders of King's calibre would necessarily relish. "I suppose it would depend on how many meetings there would be in Britain," he reveals in this week's magazine. "It would depend on a lot of things. It's one of those decisions where I would have to sit back and look at it seriously. It would be a case of how many meetings there are and how much money you could earn. If you can’t earn a living from it, then it's not a job anymore. But it would be a case of making the decision at the time."

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LATVIAN prospect Francis Gusts enjoyed an eventful debut season in Britain, racing for Oxford at both Premiership and Championship level. It was an experience he's keen to revisit in 2026 and in this week's magazine, he reveals: "In the winter Jamie Courtney contacted me and asked if I wanted to race in England. I thought a lot of guys were doing that last year, so I was thinking that the level is going up and if the big guys are going there, then there's something special, so I decided to try. It was a pretty interesting experience with all the flights, logistics and travelling. It was a whole new world for me, especially with the tracks. I didn't expect anything from my first two meetings, as I didn't have any knowledge of anything and everything was new to me. I was pretty surprised with how it went, really. I was hoping to do well but the start of the season was very good with no expectations."

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LATVIAN prospect Francis Gusts enjoyed an eventful debut season in Britain, racing for Oxford at both Premiership and Championship level. It was an experience he's keen to revisit in 2026 and in this week's magazine, he reveals: "In the winter Jamie Courtney contacted me and asked if I wanted to race in England. I thought a lot of guys were doing that last year, so I was thinking that the level is going up and if the big guys are going there, then there's something special, so I decided to try. It was a pretty interesting experience with all the flights, logistics and travelling. It was a whole new world for me, especially with the tracks. I didn't expect anything from my first two meetings, as I didn't have any knowledge of anything and everything was new to me. I was pretty surprised with how it went, really. I was hoping to do well but the start of the season was very good with no expectations."

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LEICESTER team manager Stewart Dickson guided his side to a Premiership Grand Final and a Knockout Cup win this summer – but it could have been oh-so-different if life had taken him down the different route he had planned following his departure from Championship Glasgow in 2018. In this week's magazine, he reveals: "It came at a time when the Facenna family had their own ideas about what they wanted to do. I didn't do anything in speedway for a year and I'd actually bought a taxi, a white Vauxhall Insignia, because white was the colour you had to have to be an official taxi service at Glasgow Airport. The licence to be there cost a few bob, it could cost anything up to £50-60,000 and that is what I was going to do. It was the time to go – we raced the Monarchs on the Friday night and I resigned that weekend. I thought that was me done and if I'd got into taxis, I'm not so sure I’d have come back to speedway. I think I might have been lost to the sport."

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LEICESTER team manager Stewart Dickson guided his side to a Premiership Grand Final and a Knockout Cup win this summer – but it could have been oh-so-different if life had taken him down the different route he had planned following his departure from Championship Glasgow in 2018. In this week's magazine, he reveals: "It came at a time when the Facenna family had their own ideas about what they wanted to do. I didn't do anything in speedway for a year and I'd actually bought a taxi, a white Vauxhall Insignia, because white was the colour you had to have to be an official taxi service at Glasgow Airport. The licence to be there cost a few bob, it could cost anything up to £50-60,000 and that is what I was going to do. It was the time to go – we raced the Monarchs on the Friday night and I resigned that weekend. I thought that was me done and if I'd got into taxis, I'm not so sure I’d have come back to speedway. I think I might have been lost to the sport."

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