Rowe Motor Oil Premiership champions Ipswich Witches are set for an thrilling new period with the followers at its coronary heart after Mayfield, mother or father firm of the FIM Speedway World Championships, accomplished its takeover of the membership.
Mayfield can as we speak verify that it has bought the Suffolk aspect from Ipswich legend Chris Louis, who received league titles with the Witches as a rider in 1998 and once more as a promoter in 2025.
With Louis opting to promote the Witches following one of many biggest seasons within the membership’s historical past, Mayfield appeared on the alternative to buy the membership late final 12 months.
The acquisition comes simply months after the Silverstone-based firm took over as international promoter of the FIM Speedway World Championships.
Coleman is joined on the Ipswich administration crew by co-promoter and common supervisor Andrew Chisholm, who was chargeable for the challenge when Mayfield served as an award-winning native organiser of the FIM Speedway GP of Nice Britain – Cardiff on behalf of Warner Bros. Discovery Sports activities in 2023 and 2024. Chisholm has received a number of championships in different motorsport disciplines working alongside Coleman.
Former Ipswich rider and European Grasstrack champion Paul Hurry – a member of the Autocycle Union (ACU) Monitor Racing Fee – will function the membership’s new crew supervisor, changing title-winning boss Ritchie Hawkins.
As an organization steeped in motorsport heritage, Mayfield is worked up to step up their involvement in speedway within the UK .
Coleman stated: “We imagine deeply within the sport of speedway. At its core, it’s a incredible product – quick, intense and completely suited to fashionable consideration spans – but it surely has not all the time been promoted or introduced in the best way it deserves. We care enormously about the way forward for the game within the UK, and we’re genuinely excited to turn out to be custodians of Ipswich.
“This membership is excess of a enterprise. Based in 1951 and winners of 5 top-flight league titles, Ipswich is an establishment with a proud historical past and a passionate group behind it. We really feel the burden of that duty and are honoured to play a component in its subsequent chapter.
“For numerous causes, I’ve not been capable of converse publicly whereas we labored onerous behind the scenes to safe the membership’s future. We arrived very late within the course of for the 2026 season – at a time when different golf equipment had already assembled their groups, which made constructing a aggressive squad notably difficult. Regardless of that, we imagine we’ve put collectively a line-up able to competing, and our instant precedence now’s to stabilise the membership and put in place the foundations for long-term success. We stay up for sharing the complete one-to-seven on Monday.
“I need to thank the supporters for his or her endurance throughout a interval of uncertainty. They deserved readability sooner, and I’d have most well-liked to speak earlier, however that was not attainable whereas negotiations have been ongoing. Their loyalty has not gone unnoticed, and we’re decided to repay that religion by constructing a steady, formidable future for Ipswich Speedway.”
The total Rowe Motor Oil Premiership fixture listing and particulars about season tickets can be launched very quickly. The membership’s press and apply day will happen on March 26, with extra data to comply with sooner or later.
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