The Rules of Speedway - EXPLAINED!

Ninh explains - The Rules of Speedway. Sometimes called Motorcycle Speedway, this is a popular form of motorbike racing around the world.
Watch this short beginner’s tutorial video guide on how speedway is contested, speedway rules, and how to play speedway.
Learn about broadsliding, disqualification, laps, team competition and more.
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Video: Copyright BT Sports, SGB, Belle Vue Aces, Wolverhampton Wolves (I do not own video footage and claim fair use).
Images: Google (Various)
Music: ‘Heihachi Mishima’ by Namco
Narrated, Directed and Produced by Ninh Ly
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[@NinhLyUK]

Ninh explains - The rules of Speedway. This is a surprisingly popular sport here in the UK as well as Australia & Europe - even though you never hear about it. It looks boring, but once you start watching races - it’s actually very interesting! Special shout out to my local team: the Belle Vue Aces for this footage. As always, like, share this video and subscribe! 😀

[@NinhLyUK]

I respectfully disagree. They're both different disciplines requiring different skills to be good at. I can ride a bike, but I know I couldn't do either sport very well. They're different animals bro.

[@motorsportmadness3597]

Ninh Ly Do the rules of the Isle of Man TT next

[@ghostdukevladamir5101]

@@NinhLyUK where abouts do you live

[@NinhLyUK]

I live in Lancashire.

[@NinhLyUK]

Yeah, possibly.

[@DanTheCaptain]

I love watching Speedway! Due to it's relative obscurity here in North America, I only really watch it when I'm in Hungary, and will watch it whenever it's on TV. I'd love to attend a race or two irl, especially a Polish Ekstraliga race. I also heard that Speedway is considered to be one of the polish national sports too!

[@NinhLyUK]

Yes I believe so. The Polish are really good at this and I wouldn't be surprised if someone told me that this is their national sport.

[@wienczysawbykowski1631]

@@NinhLyUK It is the most popular sport in terms of stadium attendances (except national teams) and the Polish League is considered the wealthiest and best in the world. But I wouldn't say it is the national sport, in terms of popularity among society I'd say that football, volleyball, athletics and ski jumping (yep) are more popular. It doesn't help that Warsaw doesn't have its team and this sport is absent in some other areas. In Europe the motorcycle speedway is popular also in Great Britain, some parts of Scandinavia, to a lesser extent also in some areas of Germany, Czech Rep., Russia, Latvia, and the teams are present also in a few other countries. There are also international competitions, in particular, the Speedway World Cup, Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway European Championship. Speedway is also present in the US and there are some good riders from there. One particularity is that because there is no major international club competition like champions league, many riders start in 2-3 pro leagues, so for ex. one day they are in UK, another in Sweeden, and yet another in Poland :D Anyway, I was surprised you made this video!

[@jakefisher6601]

Always expecting some to get a speed boost when they drift, like Mario kart

[@NinhLyUK]

Kinda doesn't work like Mario Kart, but these bikes do accelerate out of the corners like stink.

[@aaronbyrne7533]

@@NinhLyUK can u please make a new with boosts edited in?

[@mk_annan22]

They added Mario Kart's boost feature in Formula E.

[@scottbaker5851]

Back when I was in H.S. My motorcycle mechanic teacher was friends with Bruce Penhall. He was able to con the school into letting us put on an exhibition race on the track around the football field. Bruce brought down some fellow racers. That was one assembly that no one ditched.

[@NinhLyUK]

That's awesome man, would have loved to have been there!

[@TheRedSphinx]

Cool thing is that lot's of American speedway riders, who are practically unknown in the States, are very well known in Europe. You mentioned Penhall, and I'll add three other world champions: Sam Ermolenko, Billy Hamill and the evergreen four time champion Greg Hancock! Hancock has been around for 30 years now, and won the first of his four titles in 1997, and the last in 2016 at age of 46! An absolute legend. Now, all these Americans are all from California, so I assume there must be some kind of speedyway culture over there.

[@asd36f]

Excellent overview - I should mention that here in Australia we also have speedway sidecar racing, which is very spectacular!

[@NinhLyUK]

Apparently so. Australia seem to be pretty good at this sport.

[@LOUISJB7]

We have sidecar speedway too as well as grasstrack. We're nowhere near as good as the Aussies though 😂

[@etheman80]

Yes! You made my day, my uncle does speedway thanks for the amazing video! Subscribed.

[@NinhLyUK]

Cool, thanks bro. Glad you like this video useful. Check out my channel for more like this! :)

[@redtyrant24]

I'm absolutely love that you've started talking about motorsports. I also love that you take time and respond to everyone's comments. While were in the field of racing in the future do you think you could make a video on speedskating if demand is high enough. As always thank you for another awesome video Ninh

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks man, I very much appreciate your comments. I've come up with a script for that one and a whole bunch of other sports - it's just finding time to make them all!

[@karlsingleton6115]

Do NHRA Drag Racing!!

[@jamesgillingham3098]

Probably the simplest sport in the world but by far the hardest one to explain. You did a great job Ninh! Who is your local speedway team?

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks James, much appreciated. I honestly thought it was one of the easier sports to learn, understand and explain. I used to live in East Manchester, so my local club would be Belle Vue. Even though I now live 30 miles away, it's still the closest one.

[@charlieneath525]

Wolverhampton Wolves for life

[@th3b4shl0r]

I have loved to watch speedway back in the days when it aired on free TV and not PPV, especially as young excited boy. Thanks for the video Ninh!

[@NinhLyUK]

Yeah you're right. Now it's the domain of BT Sports and Sky. Same as ice hockey, which is a shame because sports like these need coverage on free-to-air so people actually get exposed to them. Any time!

[@alexrusset8614]

1:29 I love how casually you say that.

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks.

[@tantotopps]

lmaooo

[@laurasmith3081]

My dad used to go to the speedway tracks in Norfolk (England, not US) in the 70s and 80s. Him and his mates would always watch and muck about.

[@NinhLyUK]

Yeah it's a fun sport. And it's actually surprisingly popular in the UK. You just never hear about it in the media, which is a shame really. Thanks for stopping by.

[@laurasmith3081]

No problem Ninh!

[@eurofox2240]

Been subscribed for years now, you deserve more subs

[@johnnywarnerperfectroad66]

Too long since I went to speedway, loved this video inspired me to go watch King Lynn Stars again cheers

[@charlieneath525]

Thanks for this because my dad was a speedway rider and it’s really head to explain to other people the rules

[@NinhLyUK]

Cool, thanks! Glad you approve of this video. Be sure to share this video and check out my channel for more like this :)

[@Stiffs1121]

This looks amazing and fun good vid man

[@NinhLyUK]

Yeah, it's surprisingly popular, but there's no real coverage of it in the media.

[@sentryathlete1768]

Video is awesome and so helpful

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks bro.

[@spearhrower]

Well explained

[@mick2403]

Comin' right back at ya' Ninh, interesting video as always.

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks Mick, much appreciated!

[@mick2403]

I'll be back at ya' on the next vid, you see!

[@NinhLyUK]

Cool!

[@kloppskalli]

good job, just watched this with my son :))

[@timschofield6976]

i once was at a ice speedway. madness

[@NinhLyUK]

I bet that was crazy!

[@rickygrimshaw1255]

Love speedway and often go down to see my local speedway team Poole Pirates ☠️ Hopefully we win the Premiership playoffs this season

[@NinhLyUK]

Poole definitely have a chance. But I think King's Lynn are really running well this season. They'll be tough to beat.

[@rickygrimshaw1255]

I couldn’t agree more. It will be a final between Kings Lynn vs Poole but Belle Vue could do well.

[@NinhLyUK]

I can agree with that. As much as I'd love Belle Vue to win it all, I'm certain they're going to fall short of the final this year.

[@akshaymenon4806]

Here is some good Karma 🙌 for an awesome production👏

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks bro, much appreciated! Check out my channel for more like this! :)

[@imrustyokay]

It's like Dirt Track Racing mixed with MotoGP, nice! Wondering if you're ever going to get around to doing robotic sports like FRC

[@NinhLyUK]

Basically, yes! And I didn't realise robotic sports existed? You mean like Robot Wars?

[@imrustyokay]

@@NinhLyUK Well, mainly the FIRST Robotics Competition and the VEX robotics competition. They don't destroy eachother, they just try and get more points than the other.

[@NinhLyUK]

Ah okay, gotcha.

[@tothjake94]

This is like Sprint cars on bikes. I'd watch it. Speaking of Sprint cars, a great video would be Sprint cars. Along with Sprint cars, you could include things like modifieds, stocks, midgets, wingless and all that other stuff that's run in the same event.

[@NinhLyUK]

Basically yeah. I'll make a video if I get enough demand for sure.

[@gohan12991]

I've seen this in Alabama.

[@NinhLyUK]

Yeah, this is actually contested all over the world. But very few countries actually do it professionally.

[@bangbangrogers2750]

Dang might wanna give this a watch. Kinda like arenacross but with teams

[@explosionsandstuff7787]

I've been following your channel for a while, and this video convinced me to subscribe. Also, I'd be interested in finding out what you think of Broomball. I don't know if it's popular outside of the northern United States and Canada though.

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks man. I'm not sure about Broomball. I've seen it once or twice and people have suggested it to me, but that's about it.

[@cheeseheadwarrior]

Iceway better be next, what a tease man 😂😂

[@NinhLyUK]

It's pretty much contested the same way ... I think, anyway?

[@harryhartstone2254]

Have you looked into doing the rules of sailing competitions? Like americas Cup and all of that? Also polo might be a good one too. There are interesting rules surrounding lines

[@harryhartstone2254]

Wait no you've already done polo

[@NinhLyUK]

I'll certainly consider it if I get enough demand. As for Polo, I already did that one. Cheers!

[@harryhartstone2254]

I really love your stuff ay. I've been taking exchange students to swedish ice hockey games and I make them all watch your video before they go

[@NinhLyUK]

That's cool, I'm glad you like my videos enough to share!

[@onegai]

Ninh ly! Make a video about CAPOEIRA, or maybe SAMBO.. plssss. Thankss

[@NinhLyUK]

Maybe if enough demand, but I don't see it.

[@picaweltschmerz6357]

I second the motion for a Capoeira video. Just found your channel yesterday. Love the content! I'm far from any kind of athlete, but I enjoy learning about this sort of thing.

[@onegai]

@@picaweltschmerz6357 If it's my channel you found, thanks! Really, Capoeira must be placed in one of Ninh's 'the rules of' series...

[@666Brago]

Looks like fun although I haven't been on a bike in over twenty years.

[@NinhLyUK]

I think if you get a chance, try it. It's a lot harder than it looks. I must admit Nikko, I used to ride but came off my bike too many times and developed 'the fear'. Never been on one since.

[@user-br6jv7rq7s]

Ninh could you do a video not necessarily about the rules. If not about rules you go upload it to ultimate bucket list as entrance to most meetings is free. I personally think this would be a very good video and the belle vue stadium is very nice!

[@NinhLyUK]

Belle Vue is very nice - it's the nearest club to me. I'll certainly consider it.

[@user-br6jv7rq7s]

Ninh Ly I’m sorry I mean greyhound racing I feel it is very interesting

[@NinhLyUK]

I went to Aintree for the Grand National to record there. But they wouldn't let me in with all my recording equipment.

[@Jan_sus]

Ок Edit: OMG i did not expect that, love ur videos Ninh

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks man.

[@Alia-bc3rc]

Is the sliding/drifting an obligatory? Or just a technique since the bike is brake-less?

[@СарМемовеЛукасЧадимер]

It's faster to slide on dirt. Even if they had brakes they would be pointless.

[@NinhLyUK]

Whilst not obligatory, it's the fastest way to go around the dirt track.

[@NinhLyUK]

Yep, Lukas is correct.

[@Jack-dn6yl]

Love ur videos its a shame u need more views people need to see these vids

[@NinhLyUK]

You're absolutely right. Need more views and subs to drive these videos higher up the search rankings. Thanks bro, I appreciate the comments.

[@jacobogden12]

This sport is very popular in Poland and is called Żużel..

[@NinhLyUK]

Believe it or not, I actually knew that!

[@razormc954]

I'm surprised that this motorsport isn't more popular in the US, considering how many dirt ovals we have

[@Ramboost007]

"You turn right to go left"

[@NinhLyUK]

Kind of.

[@LOUISJB7]

Exactly. You can't turn these bikes left. It would hurt 😂

[@moanguspickard249]

cars reference?

[@billmago7991]

Short Fast Loud ❤❤

[@csmith6583]

So basically sprint bikes... Cool!

[@NinhLyUK]

Pretty much, yeah.

[@skelworthvods984]

Ninh you should do a video on bmx

[@NinhLyUK]

I'll consider it.

[@skelworthvods984]

Ninh Ly great video ninh as always

[@rickygrimshaw1255]

Hopefully I can go back to Wimborne Road this season to watch Poole ☠️

[@bangbangrogers2750]

Looks lit

[@NinhLyUK]

It's fun once you understand how broadsliding works. Fascinating art and a science!

[@johnnyquist8362]

Speedway bikes and World of Outlaws 410 Sprint cars are cousins and the top of Royalty in Dirt racing. Best of the Best

[@rickygrimshaw1255]

We won the title this season 🍺 Well done Poole

[@NinhLyUK]

Yes I saw that. I pretty much predicted it'd be between Poole and King's Lynn. Belle Vue predictably fell short of the mark ... again.

[@mario-vena-barista]

Do the same rules apply for longtrack as well or are there slight changes?

[@johanfagerstromjarlenfors]

Speedway is very popular in sweden

[@NinhLyUK]

It certainly is!

[@Robdc89]

Nice video ninh as always, do we have any Eastbourne Eagle fans in the comments?

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks bro. Eastbourne ... they're a National League side, right?

[@Robdc89]

Yeah they used to be in the top league but we haven't done so well, they were elite league champions back in 2000, I live just over a mile away from their stadium in Arlington.

[@NinhLyUK]

That's cool. If I lived that close to a speedway track, I'd certainly go down and watch.

[@Robdc89]

I do go there to watch a few races each season i also watch some of the stock car races as well. Arlington stadium is the longest serving stock car track in the UK

[@lobo2rl]

I might be wrong here but i record watching this and there being a rule in which when a multi-driver crash happens, the heat is redone.

[@NinhLyUK]

Depends on the organisation running the races, but I think if most of the riders get taken out, then yes the heat is redone.

[@jswaggart01]

Usually this only occurs directly after the start of the race or “heat” when the four riders get to the first corner. It is the referees decision to allow all four riders back because of “first bend bunching”. Only very occasionally will a rider be excluded for causing the race to be stopped. After the riders manage to get around the first bend cleanly, if there is a crash (singular or a multi rider crash) then the referee has to decide who was to blame for the crash and that rider will be excluded from the re-run. These are pretty standard rules now.

[@ethanwadejourno6667]

It happened today between Belle Vue and Ipswich, rider who caused crash ejected from the heat and a re run was down with three riders

[@frankiesparkes3947]

@@jswaggart01 "First bend bunching" isn't even in the rulebook; it's just a side effect of the discretionary nature of the rule that says the referee must exclude who is the "primary cause of the stoppage" in their judgement when the referee cannot find a primary cause

[@thetalker.7304]

Speedway is big in 🇸🇪 we have the 🐐 Tony Rickardsson and 🇦🇺 has the 🐐 Jason Krump

[@jacklong1844]

My dad is a huge fan of speedway

[@NinhLyUK]

Cool.

[@sentryathlete1768]

You should have do video of long boarding and look it up

[@NinhLyUK]

As in Surfing?

[@sentryathlete1768]

No skateboarding like skateboarding in the streets like a race.and are you going to get spyro remake?

[@ZahoorAliMehdi]

A☝ Plz Sir Make a Video On Rules of Beach Volleyball Tnx

[@NinhLyUK]

You mean this one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIPSe6dvbtqJqdU

[@hazzymagic64]

Explain rules of pencak silat!!

[@NinhLyUK]

You already asked for that in another video.

[@russianalexej201]

One question how many heats there are in speedway? And btw good video love speedway already!

[@NinhLyUK]

As mentioned in the video - for a team competition it's 15 heats, for individual - it depends on a competition. And thanks!

[@russianalexej201]

@@NinhLyUK ok thanks i missed it maybe.. good luck i love your work

[@NinhLyUK]

No worries bro! Thanks again for your kind comments :)

[@jswaggart01]

There are also Test Matches which are team competitions between two countries. 6 riders plus a reserve on both teams usually contested over 18 heats, each pair of riders race in 6 separate heat races. Individual meetings like national championships and world championships are always 20 heats involving 16 riders plus 1 or 2 reserves. Each rider races in 5 separate heat races.

[@sentryathlete1768]

Like it

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks man.

[@SomeBritishGal1]

Wolves is my local Speedway team 🐺

[@NinhLyUK]

Wolves are a good team. I really liked Freddie Lindgren. I doubt Wolves will be winning the Premiership this year though.

[@SomeBritishGal1]

@@NinhLyUK Yeah I doubt it. My mate is a big Speedway fan and I think she was at the final when Wolves won the Premiership in 2016.

[@NinhLyUK]

That would have been pretty sweet to see.

[@sdx3918]

Errm so what if 1 off the riders bikes gets a puncture (flat tire) and they can't stop cuz they have no brakes?

[@NinhLyUK]

They just drift the bike to slow it down and then cut the engine.

[@kyranlyden8686]

Pull the clutch in which disengages the engine then the bike will begin to slow I have seen people dig there right footrest into the ground to stop them as well.

[@therealfanmaster7097]

So it's basically track cycling mixed with american dirt track racing.

[@thetalker.7304]

Easy Greg Hancok is my favorit driver Easy choice.

[@ragnotgreymane]

Ipswich Witches for the win!!!!

[@NinhLyUK]

Go Aces!

[@mdrupp8987]

Love you channel

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks bro, appreciate it!

[@rickygrimshaw1255]

Tai Woffiden to be World champion 🇬🇧

[@NinhLyUK]

I can believe that.

[@rickygrimshaw1255]

Put money on him to win it before the gp started

[@johnnyquist8362]

HE won the Championship 2013, 2015, 2018.

[@crazypfc777]

Its called flat track racing in the USA

[@NinhLyUK]

I believe it's called quite a lot of things in the US, but yes that name sounds familiar.

[@Adam-sm4yn]

I see the similarities but they're also very different, for a start, flat track usually has much larger grids, the bikes are COMPLETELY different, tracks are shorter and not made from shale, and the race rules are completely different

[@joshuabullion1429]

Moto gp racing vid?

[@NinhLyUK]

If I get enough demand, yeah.

[@KH10089]

please do carrom

[@NinhLyUK]

As in a form of billiards?

[@nirmalpaladhi902]

Ninh change the voice He is playing football and I have a request for you '' make a video on the fifa world cup or icc world cup ''

[@NinhLyUK]

Didn't you already ask for that in another video?

[@nirmalpaladhi902]

No ninh brother

[@skelworthvods984]

Wait hold up no brakes

[@NinhLyUK]

That's what I repeatedly said!

[@parthmehta2609]

So if no brakes than how do you stop these bikes?

[@NinhLyUK]

Cut the engine, let gravity and friction and you power sliding it stop the bike. Easy.

[@parthmehta2609]

Ninh Ly thank you Sir and I have a folder of your videos on my PC the tutorials are simple and entertaining

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks.

[@jswaggart01]

If you need to stop to avoid a fallen rider, you put the bike into a slide and allow the bike to basically fall on top of you so that you are sliding on the dirt on your ass. Hard to do on the straights but it is a requirement to getting your license that you can perform this manoeuvre, which you are normally trying to avoid doing. Also the engines are very high compression and the moment you release the throttle, the bike begins to slow down very quickly.

[@kyranlyden8686]

Why am I watching this when I race 😂

[@NinhLyUK]

Just in case you forget the rules.

[@mcochrane87]

The soundtrack with the ambulance sound was very distracting.

[@NinhLyUK]

I don't think it was that bad. I've used worse tracks on my videos.

[@leoarchivee]

woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks.

[@topher6_9]

Why is there a siren in this video.

[@lourens4711]

if you could turn down the music..cannot hear what you say.

[@skelworthvods984]

It really looks like bmx

[@NinhLyUK]

It really doesn't.

[@lucatedesco5171]

Do the rules of WiffleBall or F1

[@NinhLyUK]

Wiffleball - if I get enough demand. F1 - run into some copyright issues.

[@johnmccawson3155]

Moto GP?

[@NinhLyUK]

If I get enough demand, for sure!

[@johnmccawson3155]

So does that mean if I continuously ask? Would that be enough demand? LOL! I'm only kidding.

[@NinhLyUK]

I don't think that counts, but duly noted.

[@mr.hakimi07]

nascar in motorcycle version

[@NinhLyUK]

Kind of.

[@andersmalmqvist1914]

Are we just going to ignore sidecar speedway

[@NinhLyUK]

Yes.

[@pum6454]

A few seconds into the video, and I'm gonna assume it's bike drifting

[@NinhLyUK]

Basically ... yes. It's pretty 3 dimensional and once you start watching races, you can see why. Thanks bro.

[@pum6454]

@@NinhLyUK no problem

[@thetalker.7304]

No the elite team in my swedish town, dont race on ice no teams in the elit leauge, do not race on ice , that is like bandy in bandy it is on ice and in floor bandy inside , Speedway is drive on dirt and hard sand is the track here and Ice speedway here is to say like this Fancing and Boxing is the samething no Two diffrents sport, speedway in my torn bringa big fans to a match and Ice Race is only bring in 50 people here in my swedish town of Eskilstuna is the name on the town.

[@PokemonTrainerVince]

Motorcycles with no brakes.... That is just asking for injury. That is as dumb as Flickerball.

[@NinhLyUK]

Brakes are near useless on dirt so there's no point having them on. It'd probably cause more accidents having them on. These guys are experienced riders and they know how to handle a bike to a stop without brakes.

[@PokemonTrainerVince]

@@NinhLyUK Fair enough.

[@kalikoura]

It’s more dangerous to have brakes as it stops people brake checking, there’s a sort of etiquette about staying in the same kind of lane so it lessens the risk

[@princegoswami111]

because of music, your voice is unclear. Try to keep the music low. It is the problem with every video of yours.

[@NinhLyUK]

I believe the levels are fine, voice is -6db, music is -18-22db, which is generally the standard. I've had no other complaints apart from you. I'll certainly consider toning down the music, but the levels are fine on my speakers and headphones.

[@princegoswami111]

Thanks a lot!! Great channel :) :)

[@explosionsandstuff7787]

I could hear everything he said just fine and with the same quality as a good TV show. Not to sound like a jerk, but I think the problem is on your end.

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks for defending me bro. The only other thing I can do is raise the treble on my voice to cut through the music, but you'd start hearing high pitched whistles. I'll probably tweak it a little bit just to see.

[@NinhLyUK]

Any time.

[@ryanmader4663]

Rules of Sprint car racing!

[@NinhLyUK]

If I get enough demand, for sure.

[@picaweltschmerz6357]

Bonus points awarded for the use of Tekken 3 music

[@NinhLyUK]

Well spotted! Thanks bro.