The last few weeks has seen a change in regulations across Europe, allowing for some sporting events to take place, with the German Bundsliga football one of the first to renew its' season.
In Sweden from 14 June the football season will finally start - although no fans will be present in the stadiums and the clubs will have to rely on TV and sponsor revenues.
However, for speedway this option is not economically viable. Both in Sweden and in Denmark, despite changes in the government's position, everyone is in agreement that the sport cannot run without supporters in the stands. Both the Elitserien and the Metal League have published announcements on their website that despite the changes, there will be no changes and the racing is still on hold.
In the UK, the SGP Premiership have not gone as far as saying that they cannot run without the fans in the grounds and has struck the "we're hopeful some racing will occur this year" line. But surely the reality is that the top division will be unable to run without money tickets sales.
It means that Polish leagues is probably the only club speedway we will see this summer and all eyes will be on the Ekstraliga, which starts a week on Friday, 12 June 2020, featuring Maciej Janowski, among others, in the yellow helmet above.
