Stars switch race night for 2025 season

The King’s Lynn Stars have switched their regular race night to a Monday night, the British Speedway Promoters Ltd has revealed.At the sport’s AGM, it was also confirmed that all clubs will return to contest the 2025 season.Lynn switching from a Thursday night to a Monday night will assist in terms of fixture planning and also evens out the schedule between Mondays and Thursdays.In the Knockout Cup, the Stars have been drawn against Oxford.Premiership CEO Phil Morris said: “I’m pleased we have strength and continuity in terms of keeping the same points limit, along with the Rising Stars, and the same competing clubs, and we felt there was no need to make change for change’s sake.“The points limit itself was agreed over a month ago, following several meetings leading up to the AGM, and it’s pleasing that we’re also looking at rule changes and improvements for 2026, so we are trying to look a year in advance.“In terms of fixture planning, we are looking into doing more Bank Holiday double-headers, and all clubs have discussed which others they can work with in terms of reasonable distances to travel. “It’s good to have all the teams in the KO Cup, including Oxford this time, and we felt it would be great to have eight clubs competing with no byes, so Poole were invited in as Championship champions, and they accepted.” The 2025 season will also see the return of a British Semi-Final, which will take place at Leicester, offering the on-track opportunity for riders to qualify for the British Final at Belle Vue. Dates for those events are to be confirmed.Both the Premiership and Championship will enjoy stability of membership, with no changes to competing teams, and all of the existing competitions taking place once again.Meanwhile, the sport is set to build on its commitment to youth development with a potential extension to the National Development League, due to entries from new teams, which is likely to result in an increased number of fixtures for the riders. PremiershipClubs: Belle Vue, Birmingham, Ipswich, King’s Lynn, Leicester, Oxford, Sheffield. Points limit: 40 (for the top six) plus Rising Star.KO Cup draw: Birmingham v Leicester, Poole v Sheffield, King’s Lynn v Oxford, Belle Vue v Ipswich. Ties to be raced in the same week.Semi-finals: Birmingham/Leicester v Poole/Sheffield, King’s Lynn/Oxford v Belle Vue/Ipswich.