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,…
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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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
Hans Nielsen has been recognised by the FIM as an icon for very good reason..! In his career he won 22 World Championship medals in all competitions, including 4 individual World titles. It could however have been so many more were is not for the fickle finger of fate, as he claimed many more silver medals, missing the top step by the smallest of margins. We discuss Hans' stellar career which saw…
He's a title winning Captain of the Belle Vue Aces, a former Australian Champion and has raced in Speedway GP in his homeland as a wildcard..! We get to know more about one of Australia's top young stars, Brady Kurtz! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices