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About Henry Chard

Digital Media Manager at Ipswich Speedway

2025 CLUB SPONSORS

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By Henry Chard

Simply Climate Control, KEM Pumps, Edwards Electrical and Ipswich Town Football Club will continue their sponsorship of the club in 2025.

KEM Pumps – They are specialists in the servicing, repair and compliance of Cooling Towers (All Makes & Models), Pressurisation Vessels / Booster Sets, Water Hygiene (Testing & Treatment), Risk Assessments & Legionella Prevention and Indoor Air Quality operating throughout the UK with highly trained and experienced advisors, technicians and engineers and have dedicated teams specifically for London and the South East of England.

Simply Climate Control – Simply Climate Control is a progressive business specialising in the design, supply and installation of heating, ventilation & air conditioning (hvac) systems for retail, commercial, industrial & domestic spaces.

Ipswich Town Football Club – They offer an extensive range of hospitality, advertising and sponsorship opportunities to place your business front and centre, plus unforgettable experiences for their passionate and loyal supporters.

Edwards Electrical – Their team offer electrical, plumbing, decorating and all aspects of building work and maintenance. They have been undertaking work nationwide for several years.

Promoter Chris Louis placed on record his thanks to all of the club sponsors, meeting sponsors and advertisers.

2025 PARTNER SPONSORS: RN EUSTON & SCOTT PROPERTIES

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By Henry Chard

RN Euston & Scott Properties will continue as partner sponsors of the 2025 team after renewing their sponsorship with the club.

RN Euston are a successful family run building business established in East Anglia, specialising in steel framed commercial and agricultural buildings whilst Scott Properties is a family run, self-funded Land Promoter operating throughout East Anglia and the South East of England.

Promoter Chris Louis is grateful for the continued support of the two companies.

“It is such a pleasure to welcome both Scott Properties and RN Euston back as our partner sponsors. 

“Both companies are successful family run, local businesses and both Martin Scott and Mark Euston are huge fans of the club and want nothing more than to help the club, bring success and silverware back to Suffolk. 

“As a club we are so lucky to have people like Mark, Martin and their families behind us.”

TRU7 GROUP TO SPONSOR IPSWICH IN 2025

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By Henry Chard

The 2025 side will continue to be known as the Ipswich ‘Tru7 Group’ Witches after Guy Nicholls and the Tru7 Group renewed their title sponsorship with the club for the new season.

The Tru7 Group have been title sponsors since 2016, with the Witches being known as the Tru7.com Witches, the Tru Plant Witches and the Tru Mix Witches.

Promoter Chris Louis is looking forward to continuing the journey together with Tru7 Group.

“The Tru7 Group have been a fantastic partner, and their support plays a huge role in what we do on and off the track.  We’re excited to continue the journey together. 

“With our partnership we have been able to build strong, competitive teams over the past couple of seasons.  These teams have thrilled and excited fans up and down the country. 

“As a club we are tremendously proud of that, but now it’s time to put some trophies in the cabinet.  I would like to personally thank Guy, his family and everyone at the Tru7 Group for their support.”

BRITISH SPEEDWAY PREMIERSHIP EXTENDS ROWE SPONSORSHIP DEAL

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The British Speedway Premiership is delighted to announce an extension to its league sponsorship deal with ROWE Motor Oil for the 2025 season. The German premium oils and lubricant brand took over as title sponsors of the top-flight last year, with both parties eager for the partnership to continue for the following season.

Driven by sustainable innovation and the harsh conditions of endurance racing, ROWE is leading performance innovation in the lubricant industry. Its own motorsport team, ROWE RACING, has seen much success in the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and is a three-time Spa 24 Hours winner. Now, its revolutionary biosynthetic SUNSPEED® range is available to both race teams and consumers.

In 2024, ROWE set out to increase its presence in the UK. Working alongside the British Speedway Premiership as headline sponsor, representatives attended the televised Oxford Spires versus Sheffield Tigers fixture, as well as both legs of the Premiership Grand Final between Manchester’s Belle Vue Aces and the Leicester Lions.

The British Speedway Premiership is a form of motorcycle racing. Speedway motorcycles have no brakes, one fixed gear, a clutch, and a 500cc engine. The bikes run on methanol fuel and can accelerate to 60 mph faster than a Formula 1 car. Races are conducted around oval circuits of around 300 metres and riders represent one of seven British Premiership clubs.

Jeremy Aston-Phillips, Director of UK Operations at ROWE, said: “After a very successful first year in 2024, we’re delighted to be sponsoring the Premiership for another season. Each event is incredibly exciting and provides us with an excellent opportunity to engage with like-minded people – both riders and fans. The racing is engaging, and the riders are true masters of their craft, better yet, each race is more unpredictable than the last. We wish all the clubs well for another competitive year ahead.”

Phil Morris, CEO of the British Speedway Premiership, said: “We are thrilled to have ROWE continue as the headline sponsor of the Premiership for 2025. The combination was clearly of mutual benefit last year and it was particularly pleasing to be able to showcase the sport to our title sponsors with an exciting meeting at Oxford with the weather on our side and lots of good racing.

“What we found particularly pleasing was the speed at which the association was made between ourselves and ROWE Motor Oil, and this was something you saw from the TV coverage on Eurosport and discovery+, the meetings which were live on BSN, and the work done by our own media team. The two brands of ROWE Motor Oil and British Speedway Premiership went together very quickly, and you now expect to see that in any form of media, whether broadcast, written or social.

“We’re delighted to be able to build on the work done last year, and this will be the case across all aspects of the product as we look ahead to the new season which is now only a couple of months away. I’m pleased to see all the teams are now completed, and once again we have some very exciting newcomers, which shows how attractive our league has become.”

About ROWE

ROWE has represented innovative, high-quality lubricants as “Made in Germany” products since 1995. Due to the passion which they feel for our products, the approximately 300 ROWE members of staff deliver top performance every day. Because it is the people who work at ROWE who make the company what it is: Their commitment, their know-how and their willingness to challenge the limits of what is possible every day create the basis for our success.

ROWE offers a full range of products with a high vertical production range, always manufactured in audited sustainable processes. The focus is placed on engine oils and winter chemicals for the automotive industry, although we also offer lubricants for a wide range of other applications. ROWE products are available in more than 80 countries worldwide today and impress more people every day with their outstanding properties.

Our performance does not just end with the products. We also concentrate on our customers in all other areas, irrespective of whether in service, sales, logistics or communication industries. ROWE acts in partnership in its role as a value-oriented family business. We always remain agile and adaptable in order to be able to react flexibly to our customer’s wishes in a dynamic market environment. ROWE strives for long-term business relationships which will always be based on a fair, respectful dealing process with each other.

2025 FIXTURES RELEASED

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By Henry Chard

The fixtures for the 2025 ROWE Motor Oil Premiership season have been released, and the Witches start the year with Knockout Cup action in a two-legged tie against Belle Vue in March.

The league campaign begins in early April as we travel to Oxford.

Ipswich face the other six teams in the division four times over the course of the season, twice at home and twice away with the top four at the end of the season qualifying for the play-offs.

The British Semi-Final will take place on 1st May at Leicester with the Final on 12th May at The National Speedway Stadium.

The cut-off for completion of ROWE Motor Oil Premiership fixtures is 5th September, with the rest of the month reserved for the play-offs.

All fixtures are subject to change.

Our full fixture list for the 2025 season can be found here.

2025 SEASON TICKETS ON SALE

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Ipswich ‘Tru7 Group’ Witches season tickets for the 2025 season are now on sale.

You can buy your season ticket online, here. Alternatively, you can download a season ticket form here. Season tickets are available to buy until 1st March 2025 and are priced at £275 for Adults and £250 for Concessions, with Grandstand seats priced at £30.

There are three ways to pay. Online via the link provided above, you can visit the stadium on 14th December between 10am-1pm and pay in person or you can post your completed form with a cheque to: Mr M Styles, 7 Penshurst Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 8QZ. Please make all cheques payable to: IPSWICH SPEEDWAY PROMOTIONS LTD.

Your season tickets will be issued at the first meeting of the 2025 season and will cover all 12 of our ROWE Motor Oil Premiership league fixtures and the first round of the Knockout Cup. This does not include any semi-finals or finals. However, you will still be able to purchase your tickets for these events at the season ticket gate.

Concession tickets are available to those who held a 2024 concession season ticket or those who are over the age of 65 on or before 15th March 2025. Student (21 & under) applications will require a valid student card and proof of age including passport, driving licence or birth certificate.

Proof of age is required for all first-time concession applicants, this can include a copy of your passport, driving licence or birth certificate. This can be provided when you collect your ticket.

Season tickets are transferable. ID and proof of age will be required for concession tickets not bearing the holder’s name and may not be used to discount an adult admission.

With your season ticket you can claim 10% discount on all Ipswich ‘Tru7 Group’ Witches clothing at the Track Shop and 10% off your first appointment at Keep Well.

Season Tickets do not include a programme.

Admission prices for the 2025 season will be £24 for adults, £22 for concessions and students (21 & under), £1 for children aged 6-16, whilst children 5 and under go free.

BSN PACKAGES FOR 2025

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An action-packed schedule of 58 meetings will be making their way to your screens in 2025.

To supplement British Speedway’s official broadcast partners Discovery+/Eurosport, the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership have again agreed to show 18 live meetings on BSN.

These include 14 Premiership league meetings, along with 4 KO Cup including both legs of the Cup final.

The Cab Direct Championship is back for a fourth successive year, with a whopping 40 live meetings.

Similiar to 2024, BSN will broadcast 27 regular season meetings, ALL the Cab Direct Championship play-offs and the BSN Series and KO Cup Grand Finals.

Not forgetting BSN will be the home of Cab Direct Championship Major Events such as the CLRC, Championship Pairs and the British Under-21 Final.

BSN Director Martin Hunter said “2024 was a very successful year for all involved, supported greatly by our superb customers.

“To go into this next season with a very similar providing is brilliant.

“However, we will be doing plenty of work behind the scenes to improve our offering with some new features introduced for 2025 as well as our usual investment into more equipment. We never stop striving to improve what we offer.”

As previously announced, 2025 Season Passes will be frozen at the prices charged in 2024.

They are now available to purchase from https://watch.britishspeedway.co.uk/account/subscribe/?returnurl=/

2025 Prices

Total Season Pass – £249.99

Premiership Season Pass – £99.99

Championship Season Pass – £169.99

Customers are also able to spread the cost of their Season Pass over several months.

Total Season Pass – £28.49 (9 payments)

Premiership Season Pass – £12.99 (8 payments)

Championship Season Pass – £19.49 (9 payments)

Buying as a gift?

BSN offer Gift Cards for each Season Pass. You can have the voucher emailed directly to your recipient on a specific date or use the printable voucher for a more physical touch. Details here: https://watch.britishspeedway.co.uk/account/gift

2024 IPSWICH HIGHLIGHTS DVD

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See how the Witches qualify for the end of season play-offs and very narrowly miss out on reaching the Grand Final, although they did again reach the Knockout Cup final.

All the very best action captured from Foxhall and all of the best of the racing away from home!

Running time approx 240 minutes

Only £20 – Buy here.

LOUIS UPDATE ON 2025

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Ipswich ‘Tru7 Group’ Witches promoter Chris Louis gives his thoughts on the recent British Speedway AGM which saw few changes made ahead of the 2025 season.

“I’m really happy with decisions made, little change was needed, and little change has been made,” said Louis. “I’m happy that we have got the status quo, the same clubs and looking at the teams that have been announced and I know about, it is going to be hugely competitive. I don’t think we will see the weaker teams we saw on occasions last year.

“As a league, it is going to be very entertaining and quite difficult. There are teams that are built quite differently so that will add a bit of intrigue and generally I was pleased with the outcome. Premiership decisions were made very early, way before the AGM so we could go about our business and rubber stamp everything on that front.”

In the BSPL’s post-AGM statement it mentioned a new initiative at Ipswich on the subject of development, and the promoter revealed the plan at Foxhall.

“There’s a bit of work to be done which is why there was no detail in the initial press statement from BSPL, but we’re looking to run an under-19 individual event along the lines of a Grand Prix meeting. It’s all about giving the British youngsters the experience of a big meeting, everything is to be confirmed at the moment, but we’re hoping that Great Britain Speedway will be present to do a bit of a presentation to the young lads and we will have our own senior riders involved to help them with track walk and advice.

“Again, to be confirmed, we’re hoping that BSN will have an involvement so that they can learn a little bit about talking to the media, pre, during and post event. It’s just to give them a whole experience that they don’t ordinarily get, and all the prizes will be based around helping them and equipment and stuff for speedway. Ultimately, the prize for winning is a sort of a scholarship with Ipswich to give them a hand with advice from riders and mechanics. A one-on-one training session and that sort of thing, so it’s really exciting. It’s still in the planning stage but as soon as we’ve got all the definite details, we’ll obviously be putting it out there.

“It’s something that I would like to develop.  I would like to trial it at Ipswich and then develop it further as we go in coming years because the youngsters are the future of the sport and, to be honest, it’s where the sport at the moment is failing. That is the only word you can use, and a lot needs to be done.”

Louis says that building the Ipswich side for the new season was easy and hopes to see Keynan Rew back in Suffolk in the future.

“Team building was actually very easy. There’s a definite feeling I’m getting from the team that there’s unfinished business from last year and they all wanted to come back and complete the job. So, I don’t think you can get a better grounding for a team coming into a season than that.

“I’m quite excited to be going back into battle with the same guys. Obviously, Keynan is one change, for his reasons mostly, which is fine and it’s certainly not closing the door on his Ipswich career. I like to think we gave him his chance and helped his first couple of years development, and he did make big improvements last year. I certainly don’t see that as the end of his Ipswich days that’s for sure.”

The former captain also confirmed that changes to the track at Foxhall will take place this winter to improve the banking.

“We’ve got the go ahead and it’s something that we wanted to do last winter. It wasn’t given the go ahead locally but we’ve changed how we’re going to do it which is more favourable, and we’ve got the go ahead to crack on with that.

“We’re going to wait for the last car event, which is at the end of this month, so that is very soon now. We’ll start digging into the ground and we’re effectively lowering the inside of the track, so that we can improve the banking all the way out which will make a huge difference to the racing.

“It will entice riders to race more and will certainly give us better entertainment and I think it’ll be a little safer as well. So, I’m happy to be doing that.”

The club hope to communicate news on 2025 Season Tickets in the coming weeks.