Humans of Speedway

Humans Of Speedway
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Humans of Speedway gets to know the stars, unsung heroes and characters of one of the most exhilarating sports in the world. In this series hosted by lifelong fan & BSN commentator Ian Brannan, we speak to all of those people who make the sport of speedway happen. From World champions & star names & rising stars, promoters, managers, referees, commentators, writers, mechanics, match day hosts and more! Each have their own story of their love affair with the sport, and each play their own role, large or small, in making speedway one fo the most action packed, adrenaline fulled yet also friendliest sports there is. So please hit subscribe and get ready for Humans Of Speedway..! Find us on the Sport Social website: https://podcast.sport-social.co.uk/podcast/humansofspeedway/

  1. Mar 5

    Nicolai Klindt Testimonial preview, with Nicolai Klindt himself

    The British Speedway season is almost back, and after a long winter the first official action of 2026 takes place at King's Lynn's Adrian Flux Arena on March 15th. Nicolai Klindt marks his testimonial year with a huge event in Norfolk to officially raise the curtain on British Speedway's season, and has assembled a tremendous line up including 4 current Speedway GP stars in a 4 team tournament, which also brings 2 great team names back to the tapes for the first time in years. Each team has played a part in Nicolai's career, and the names representing each team are some of the recent greats to wear the respective race jackets. In this video Nicolai joins Ian Brannan and explains what to expect from the day, the line ups, and a few other surprises planned..! Swindon Robins & Wolverhampton Wolves will join King's Lynn Stars and Poole Pirates for what will be a top class contest, featuring names such as Jason Doyle, Max Fricke, Brady Kurtz and Freddie Lindgren, along with a host of other well known names. Sponsorship packages for the meeting remain available. For full details and to secure your package, please e-mail nktestimonial@gmail.com . And you can also join Nicolai, Niels-Kristian Iversen and Mads Korneliussen for a special night at The Rathskeller, King's Lynn on March 14. Full details and tickets at https://sportingknights.co.uk/events . RED - Swindon Robins 1. Jason Doyle 2. Rasmus Jensen 3. Peter Kildemand 4. Mads Korneliussen TM: Alun Rossiter BLUE - King's Lynn Stars 1. Max Fricke 2. Jan Kvech 3. Niels Kristian Iversen 4. Chris Harris TM: Rob Lyon WHITE - Poole Pirates 1. Brady Kurtz 2. Tom Brennan 3. Ben Cook 4. Lewi Kerr TM: Neil Middleditch YELLOW - Wolverhampton Wolves 1. Fredrik Lindgren 2. Ryan Douglas 3. Sam Masters 4. Jacob Thorssell TM: Peter Adams And to know more about Nicolai, and many other riders you can head into the Humans of Speedway archives! #speedway #speedwaygp #britishspeedway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    22 min
  2. RORY SCHLEIN: Aussie World Cup Medalist to British Champion 👀

    12/18/2025

    RORY SCHLEIN: Aussie World Cup Medalist to British Champion 👀

    Rory Schlein is a modern day British Speedway legend, who despite retiring a few years back, came back for more! Now having finally hung his kevlars for goodie looks back on a career which has taken in most of British Speedway's top side, including winning 3 Elite League titles with Coventry, including a treble in 2007, And 2nd tier titles with Edinburgh and Poole Pirates. Edinburgh Monarchs (2001–2004, 2011–2012) Sheffield Tigers (2001–2002) Belle Vue Aces (2004–2006, 2011–2012) Coventry Bees (2005–2010) Ipswich Witches (2008, 2017–2018) Peterborough Panthers (2010) King's Lynn Stars (2013–2016) Wolverhampton Wolves (2017–2021, 2023) Somerset Rebels (2019) Poole Pirates (2021) Berwick Bandits (2023–2024) (He also rode internationally for teams in Poland like Rybnik, Wrocław, and Łódź, and in Sweden for Indianerna and Dackarna.) His list of clubs is pretty much a who's who of British Speedway, and the legacy continues as his nephew Blake has just been crowned Australian U16 Champion! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 21m
  3. The Bruce Penhall Story: From Dirt Tracks to Hollywood

    11/27/2025

    The Bruce Penhall Story: From Dirt Tracks to Hollywood

    He conquered the world of Speedway, then he conquered TV screens across the World. 🇺🇸🏍️ In this episode, we explore the incredible, dual-career life of Bruce Penhall. From his meteoric rise as America's golden boy of Speedway to his shock retirement on the podium at Wembley, we trace the steps of a true sporting icon. Join us as we look back at his back-to-back World Championship victories (1981-1982), his legendary days with the Cradley Heathens, and the moment he traded his leathers for a badge to star as Cadet Bruce Nelson in the hit TV series "CHiPs." In this video, we cover: 🏁 How Penhall broke the European dominance in Speedway. 🏆 The 1981 & 1982 World Finals. 🎬 The controversial decision to quit racing for Hollywood at age 25. 📺 His life on the set of CHiPs and post-racing career. Don't forget to hit subscribe for future episodes. Audio only version also available on Spotify and all other podcast apps. Was Bruce Penhall the most charismatic rider in Speedway history? Discuss in the comments! BSN Australian Championships: Here's the link for more info on the 2026 Australian Champs being shown live on British Speedway Network https://bit.ly/bsnpass #Speedway #BrucePenhall #CHiPs #MotorsportHistory #CradleyHeath #BritishSpeedway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 9m
  4. Celina Liebmann

    03/08/2024

    Celina Liebmann

    Celina Liebmann is a trail blazer in speedway, becoming the first female rider to race in an FIM World Speedway Championship event competing in SGP2 in 2022. And in 2024 she will become the first female rider to race in a professional British league when she joins the Workington Comets on the Cab Direct Championship. With speedway being a male dominated world, she's had no shortage of advice from online experts, but as you'll hear, she doesn't care what anyone thinks. Celina has been riding a speedway bike for 18 of her 23 years, and comes from a family of motorcycle racers. Her dad was a top German Ice Speedway rider, and her mum competed in Moto X, and so in her words "we know how to ride a bike". In addition to British league racing she will also have the chance to face some of the finest riders in world speedway in the season opening Peter Craven Memorial meeting in Manchester UK, at the National Speedway Stadium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    50 min
  5. Kyle Howarth - Sheffield Tigers Captain

    02/22/2024

    Kyle Howarth - Sheffield Tigers Captain

    Kyle Howarth captained the Sheffield Tigers to their first top flight championship in 2023, and in 2024 celebrates his testimonial at Owlerton with some of the sports top stars racing against the Sheffield 24 line up. He'll also race for Scunthorpe in the Championship too where he starts as the Scorpions number 1. In this podcast we get to know Kyle a little better, how he found his way into the sport and his personal highlights. Born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, Howarth competed in grasstrack and motocross before starting his speedway career in 2008 in amateur competitions, gaining a National League place with Scunthorpe Saints in 2009, scoring 13+2 on his debut.[3] He averaged 4.62 over the season and finished as runner up in the British Under-15 championship that year.[3] In 2010, he became a Poole Pirates asset and rode for Bournemouth Buccaneers in the National League, averaging 7.43, and also made guest appearances in the Premier League for Somerset Rebels.[3] Also in 2010, he finished in third place in the British Under-18 Championship.[3] In 2011 he rode in the National League for Belle Vue Colts, and he also rode for Edinburgh Monarchs in the Premier League, averaging 5.11, and was named at number eight for the Belle Vue Aces Elite League team.[3] He spent the winter riding in Australia, and won the Queensland Under-21 Championship.[4] In 2012, after initially signing for King's Lynn Stars, he rode for Poole in the Elite League and Workington Cometsin the Premier League, and signed for both teams in 2013.[5][6][7][8] He finished in third place in the 2012 British Under-21 Championship and represented Great Britain at under-21 level.[9] From 2013 until 2020 he rode for numerous clubs including Swindon Robins, Workington, Poole Pirates and Coventry Bees. He joined Sheffield Tigers and Wolverhampton Wolves in 2016, staying with both clubs until 2020. As a Sheffield rider he won the SGB Championship Pairs, partnering Lasse Bjerre, during the SGB Championship 2017 season.[10] and then the following season won it again partnering Charles Wright, during the SGB Championship 2018 season.[11] In 2021 and 2022, he returned to Sheffield in the SGB Premiership 2021 and SGB Premiership 2022 and signed for the Leicester Lions in the SGB Championship 2021 and SGB Championship 2022.[12] He helped Sheffield win the 2022 League cup and reach the Play off final.[13] In 2023, he re-signed for Sheffield for the SGB Premiership 2023[14] and won the league title with the club.[15]He also signed for Plymouth Gladiators for the SGB Championship 2023.[16] In 2024, he re-signed for Sheffield[17] and re-signed for Scunthorpe (his first club) for the 2024 Championship season #speedway #gniezno #sheffield #sheffieldspeedway #britishspeedway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 1m
  6. Gino Manzares - Team USA Captain

    02/07/2024

    Gino Manzares - Team USA Captain

    Gino Manzares is a former USA National Champion, has raced in the UK for Ipswich & Scunthorpe and now he prepares to captain Team USA Vs The World in the upcoming clash in California. In this podcast we hear more about Gino's story, how Bruce Penhall and a cast of American legends have helped him on his way, and how he hopes to be considered for a team spot in the UK again. Since last riding in the UK in 2018 Gino has turned down offers to be a professional UFC Fighter, as he follows his speedway dream. Don't forget to like / follow / subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any future episodes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 1m
  7. Charles Wright

    02/01/2024

    Charles Wright

    Charles Wright is a former British Champion, and has won league titles at both professional levels of British Speedway, and 2024 marks his testimonial year in the sport! Of course his brother has been a top level rider too, but both are very much following in their grandfather's footsteps, Jim Yacoby was a rider with Belle Vue Aces in the 1960's and that's where the family routes in the sport lay. We'll hear how it hasn't always been easy for Charles who despite finding himself without a team at times in his early career, has battled to the top of domestic speedway in Britain. 2023 also saw a dramatic end to his season, after he was selected to race for Wroclaw in the Ekstraliga final, but after a good start to the night it ended with a high speed season ending crash! Hear more of the story of Charles and his testimonial plans in the latest episode of Humans of Speedway! Charles Wright, British Speedway, Bellevue Aces, Championship League Riders Champion, Speedway Testimonial, Ty Woffinden, Manchester Speedway, British Champion, Speedway Promoter, Redcar Speedway, Freddie Lingren, Peter Craven Memorial, Jim Yacoby, Buxton Speedway, Grass Track Racing, Somerset Rebels, Speedway Pairs, Oxford Spires, Speedway Grand Prix, Ecco Arena Redcar, Ekstraliga, Wroclaw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 5m
  8. A coffee with Peter Adams!

    01/25/2024

    A coffee with Peter Adams!

    Get ready for an exhilarating ride through the life and times of Peter Adams, British Speedway's most decorated manager. From his early chance encounter with Ole Olsen, to his strategic genius on the tracks taking Coventry, Cradley and Wolves to multiple league titles, this episode of our podcast is packed with thrilling stories and insights. Listen as Peter reveals the high-octane world of speedway racing, his unexpected encounters with rock royalty, and much more. This is one episode you won't want to miss – tune in now for a deep dive into the legacy of a speedway icon! Peter Adams, Speedway Manager, British Speedway, World Championships, Ole Olsson, Coventry Bees, Cradley Heathens, Wolverhampton Wolves, Tai Woffinden, Team Management, Speedway Racing, Motorcycle Sports, Track Design, Queen Rock Band, Roadie Experience, Speedway Training, Speedway Promotion, Speedway Legacy, Speedway Comeback, Racing Strategy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 24m
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Humans of Speedway gets to know the stars, unsung heroes and characters of one of the most exhilarating sports in the world. In this series hosted by lifelong fan & BSN commentator Ian Brannan, we speak to all of those people who make the sport of speedway happen. From World champions & star names & rising stars, promoters, managers, referees, commentators, writers, mechanics, match day hosts and more! Each have their own story of their love affair with the sport, and each play their own role, large or small, in making speedway one fo the most action packed, adrenaline fulled yet also friendliest sports there is. So please hit subscribe and get ready for Humans Of Speedway..! Find us on the Sport Social website: https://podcast.sport-social.co.uk/podcast/humansofspeedway/

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  • Creator
    Humans Of Speedway
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    69
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Ian Brannan
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