BRITISH SPEEDWAY OCTOBER 6

Date: Wednesday October 6, 2021

(SPEEDWAY 1)

SWINDON will sit out another season in 2022 due to further delays in the construction of their new stadium.
The Robins have not raced since completing a Premiership league and Cup double in 2019, but hopes for next year had been raised by the recent arrival of materials on site.

Club owner Terry Russell said: “We have to commit to the league now and we do not have enough certainty around the stadium works to make such a commitment.
“We have been liaising closely with the Stadium owners and understand their frustrations coming out of planning delays and the pandemic. The timetable for works cuts well into the 2022 season and prevents us from forming a team and promotion.

“This is a real blow to everyone connected with and supporting the club, but the circumstances have been out of our control and out of the control of the Stadium owners.
“We will continue to work with the Stadium owners and will provide updates as the works starts and progresses.”

(SPEEDWAY 2)

POOLE have confirmed they will stage the home leg of their Championship play-off semi-final next Wednesday (October 13).
The Pirates have choice of opposition after finishing top of the table, but will not be able to take a final decision until the quarter-final ties at Edinburgh and Leicester have been completed this weekend.

Co-promoter Danny Ford said: “Ordinarily, we would have taken the second leg as our home meeting, but time is very much against us as we head into mid-October and we still have KO Cup Final to organise and, hopefully, the play-off Final and Bjarne Pedersen’s Farewell meeting to slot in before the end of the month.

“It’s not ideal but it is a necessary move, and we can only hope that we attract a good turnout next Wednesday that will cheer the lads on to a decent win to strengthen our position ahead of the second leg.”

(SPEEDWAY 3)

WOLVERHAMPTON skipper Rory Schlein has added two more names to his Farewell meeting line-up.
Schlein, who is heading back to Australia in the winter after a glittering career, will bring the curtain down on Monday October 18 with a star-studded individual event at Monmore.

His Wolves colleague Ryan Douglas, a firm favourite with supporters, has agreed to race along with Peterborough’s experienced former Grand Prix star Hans Andersen, and they join the list of riders including former World Champions Jason Doyle and Jason Crump and the hugely popular Chris Harris.
Said Schlein: “It’s fast approaching now, before I know it the meeting will be here and we’re making good progress.
“Dougy was more than happy to do it and I know the Wolves fans love him, so I’m delighted with that.
“And Hans has been brilliant for British Speedway. It’s great for me to have him in my meeting, I’ve known him throughout my career.”

(FIXTURES)

THURSDAY OCTOBER 7:
PREMIERSHIP PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINAL 2nd leg: Belle Vue v Sheffield 7.30, Peterborough v Wolverhampton 7.30

FRIDAY OCTOBER 8:
CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF Q/F 2nd leg: Edinburgh v Redcar 7.30

SATURDAY OCTOBER 9:
CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF Q/F 2nd leg:  Leicester v Scunthorpe 7pm

SUNDAY OCTOBER 10:
CHAMPIONSHIP KO CUP S/F 1st leg: Glasgow v Edinburgh 6pm