No Brakes, No Fear. The Official British Speedway Podcast
No Brakes, No Fear is the only official podcast of British Speedway. Hosted by Ian Brannan, listen every week for the latest match reaction, previews of up coming fixtures, and exclusive interviews with British Speedway’s biggest stars. Get the inside line on what’s happening at your club, with a new episode every week. No Brakes, No Fear, the Official Podcast of British Speedway. Find us on the Sport Social website: https://podcast.sport-social.co.uk/podcast/no-brakes-no-fear-the-official-british-speedway-podcast/
Episodes
July 15, 2025 • 59 mins
This week Ian Brannan is joined by Rob Lyon, King's Lynn boss as the Stars pull off a sensational comeback on Monday to defeat league leaders Ipswich Witches in a last heat decider..!
We also have a round up of the rest of the action from the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership and the Cab Direct Championship, including a chat Jame Denham, Workington team boss.
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July 8, 2025 • 68 mins
This week Ian Brannan is joined by British Speedway's newest Rising Star, Will Cairns, who in his first week since turning 16 has bagged race wins on his first heats at both Championship and Premiership level!
But he explains why he's keen to keep grounded as he keeps his eye on the very summit of world speedway.
Plus we have reaction from the latest ROWE Motor Oil Premiership fixtures, and a look ahead to what the next week has...
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July 2, 2025 • 60 mins
In this episode of No Brakes No Fear Ian Brannan brings you a round up of all the latest matches from the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership, including from the National Speedway Stadium where Belle Vue defeated Ipswich on Monday.
Main guest in Plymouth Gladiators team manager Garry May, who explains the reasons behind their latest team change bringing in Czech GP wildcard Daniel Klima for his British debut.
And we have reaction from Wim...
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June 25, 2025 • 76 mins
This week hear an exclusive chat with Brady Kurtz, fresh from standing on the top step of the SGP in Gorzow, the Aces captain assess his teams chances at the midway point.
Plus new Brummies signing Ben Barker talks life at the top level of British Speedway.
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June 17, 2025 • 62 mins
In this episode we have reaction to the latest matches from the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership, speaking to Rob Lyon & Chris Harris of the King's Lynn Stars, Richie Hawkins of Ipswich and Simon Stead of Sheffield.
We also look back on a terrific 2 nights in Manchester for the British Speedway GP rounds.
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June 12, 2025 • 72 mins
All eyes of the speedway world fall on Britain this week as Manchester hosts 2 rounds of Speedway GP for the first time!
Phil Morris, Premiership CEO and FIM Race Director looks ahead to this massive event, and gives some insights of what to expect.
He also looks at British Speedway at the halfway stage, and the challenges the sport needs to tackle in the coming months.
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June 4, 2025 • 60 mins
This week we bring you reaction from the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership as Birmingham make it back to back wins in the league. We hear from manager Chris Adams and star man of the win over Belle Vue Matej Zagar.
It's also half time in the Premiership KO Cup Semi Finals, with advantage to King's Lynn & Leicester after the first clashes.
And out main guest is Cooper Rushen, fresh back from Prague where he narrowly missed out on the SG...
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May 27, 2025 • 64 mins
Join Ian Brannan as he looks back on another busy week in British Speedway, including the thrilling bank holiday meeting for Birmingham against Leicester, where the Brummies triumphed with a nail-biting 45-44 victory.
Our main guest is one of the top scorers on the day, Paco Castagna, a recent addition to the team, shares his insights on the season's challenges and the importance of team spirit.
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May 20, 2025 • 82 mins
Featuring an extended chat with Birmingham Brummies boss Nigel Tolley, after what has been a dramatic week on and off track, including the news the club will be closing its doors for the final time at the end of the season.
Joe Thompson speaks about how misfortune for his brother, and Dan Gilkes has given him an opportunity at Premiership level, and on the world stage.
And Glasgow Tigers director Peter Facenna speaks during a big...
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May 14, 2025 • 77 mins
The 2025 Attis Insurance Sports Division British Final delivered one of the greatest races in living memory, Robert Lambert claimed his 2nd British Championship, and Charles Wright bagged 2 SGP Wildcard spots! In this episode Charles joins Ian Brannan to look back on the meeting and talk us through a blow by blow account of that epic finale, as well as his preparations for the big 2 days in June.
We also look ahead to the Briti...
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May 6, 2025 • 75 mins
This week one of British Speedway's most in form riders Dan Thompson, joins Ian Brannan. Hot off the back of winning the British Semi Final, the Ipswich and Glasgow racer has bagged a paid max for Glasgow, a place in the British Final on Monday, and has a chance this month to claim a place in SGP2. He explains why the rising star system is vital for the future of British Speedway, and why getting dropped by Leicester might have bee...
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May 6, 2025 • 69 mins
It's a big week for British and international speedway, as coverage of the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership kicks off, ahead of the first round of the Speedway GP Series at the weekend! Fronting both will be presenter Abi Stephens who joins Ian Brannnan to discuss the season ahead, and the quality of conversation on long Eastern European car journeys with Kelvin Tatum.
We also hear from Stewart Dickson, ahead of the British Semi Final a...
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April 22, 2025 • 62 mins
Leicester have named a new Rising Star, and he's on this podcast! Dan Gilkes steps in for the Lions and we catch up with him after his debut plus a busy week for his Championship side too.
We're also joined by Greg Blair, as he's part of the Walk Speedway group from the Talk Speedway podcast walking 107 miles from Berwick to Redcar to raise money for the Speedway Ben Fund.
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April 17, 2025 • 60 mins
This week we look ahead to 2025 in the Cab Direct Championship as things get underway fully over Easter. Rory Schlein joins Ian Brannan to give his thoughts on how things might go as the season progresses.
Plus we have a update on the crusade to save Brandon Stadium and return speedway to Coventry, with Jeff Davies, who needs your help to make it happen..!
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April 8, 2025 • 56 mins
In the latest episode of British Speedway's official podcast, Ian Brannan speaks to 2025 CLRC Champion, and all round British legend Chris Harris!
Plus we get an insight into team management with Stewart Dickson.
And we have reaction to the latest fixtures in the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership and reaction from the Championship Big Weekend!
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April 1, 2025 • 59 mins
The Cab Direct Championship season kicks off this weekend with a Big Weekend, and the Championship Pairs and CLRC titles are on the line at Workington and Scunthorpe. We catch up with Workington Co Promoter Andrew Bain and Scunthorpe's Rob Godfrey ahead of a fantastic weekend of speedway ahead.
Plus we have reaction from the Adrian Flux Arena after Belle Vue took King's Lynn all the way to the heat 15 finish line to grab the point...
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March 25, 2025 • 70 mins
British Speedway is go in 2025, we've already seen some action in the Premiership KO Cup, but ahead of the start of the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership campaign we turn the focus on the top tier of British Speedway.
In this episode we bring you a flavour of some of the interviews gathered at the Premiership Media Day last weekend. We hear from Jason Doyle, Brady Kurtz, Max Fricke, Tobias Musielak, Sam Masters, Maciej Janowski, Chris & ...
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March 19, 2025 • 63 mins
This week Ian Brannan speaks to the man at the top of British Speedway's top league, ROWE Motor Oil Premiership CEO Phil Morris. Looking back at the 2024 season, and how to continue the positive momentum into 2025. Topics discussed include the TV deal with TNT and how this can bring new fans to the sport, agreeing a deal with Poland to allow Thursday night racing to continue hopefully with no impact on British racing, and how fans ...
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March 11, 2025 • 47 mins
You've made it through the winter and the new season is almost here..! It all begins at King's Lynn as Niels Kristian Iverson launches the season with his testimonial, a 4 team tournament on Sunday March 16th.
The day after see a star studded line up race for the Peter Craven Memorial Trophy in Manchester at the National Speedway Stadium.
Ian Brannan speaks to both Niels and Belle Vue boss Mark Lemon in the first No Brakes No Fear ...
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December 9, 2024 • 83 mins
The final episode for 2024, Ian Brannan is joined by British legend Kelvin Tatum to look ahead to 2025 in British and GP Speedway.
We know most of the Premiership lineups already, plus get Kelvin's verdict on some of the big changes coming to Speedway GP in 2025 including new look qualifying and final races.
Plus we have a rundown of the teams so far in the Championship and National League too.
To hear more of Kelvin's thoughts ...
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