BRITISH SPEEDWAY SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

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NEW DATE FOR  BRITISH FINAL 

BSP Ltd are pleased to confirm a new date for the Sports Insure British Final Championship has been agreed.

The meeting, which was abandoned due to heavy rain on August 1, will take place back at Belle Vue on Sunday September 18, with a 3pm start.
The date has been chosen to ensure rider availability amongst the original field, subject to injuries, whilst also enabling the senior league programme to continue as scheduled.

Tickets for the meeting will be available from www.bellevue-speedway.com , and supporters who were present at the initial staging are reminded that they are entitled to a £10 discount on admission.

This discount can be applied to online bookings for ticket holders who booked online for the original event. Supporters who purchased on the night should present their re-admission ticket at the stadium in order to qualify for the discount.
We can also confirm that our broadcast partners Eurosport will once again be covering the event live, and we thank them for their continued support.

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IPSWICH enhanced their position at the top of the Premiership with a dramatic Super Heat victory at Peterbrorough.

The Witches trailed 40-32 at the East of England Arena with three races remaining, but salvaged a 45-45 draw thanks to a 5-1 in the last heat of the regular match from Jason Doyle and Rohan Tungate.

And the same pairing got the better of Panthers duo Benjamin Basso and guest Josh Pickering in a tremendous decider to take three league points, with the home side collecting just one.

Doyle piled up 17 points from his six regular rides with ex-Peterborough man Tungate on 11+1, whilst Basso (11+1) and Pickering (11) led the way for the Panthers.
Ipswich boss Ritchie Hawkins said: “It has happened so regularly to us, and we have come out on the right end of the result more often than not and that helps being in that position so often this year.

“There is no panic and we seem to have an extra gear or so to step up to. Being led by Jason Doyle is a massive advantage because when it comes down to those Heat 15s and Super Heats, you back him every time.”

Peterborough manager Rob Lyon said: “We led for pretty much all the match before Ipswich came back at us, but I always felt we had enough in the tank to win. But they snatched it right at the death and I think it sums up our season.

“Fair play to them, though, they dug in deep, and when you have the firepower they have with their team at the business end of the season, it’s always going to be difficult
 
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BELLE Vue completed a 100 per cent home record and secured their place in the Premiership play-offs with a 54-36 win over Roses rivals Sheffield.

The Tigers were in contention at the halfway stage but a burst of three 5-1s in four races took the Aces clear to another convincing victory at the National Speedway Stadium.

Brady Kurtz top-scored with 13 points and reserve Norick Blodorn kept up his impressive run at home with 10+3.

Tigers guest Nicolai Klindt scored 12 and Jack Holder added 10+1, whilst skipper Kyle Howarth walked away from a heavy crash in Heat 14.

Aces star Charles Wright said: “This was a great result for us. There’s never an easy meeting at this track because so many away riders enjoy coming here.

“It demonstrates how strong we are at home and going into the play-offs now, it’s a very good position for us to be in and show how tough we can be.
“Sheffield kept things really close, and it was quite intense at times with the lead going back and forth between us, but by the end we managed to settle them down.”

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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 6:
CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF Q/F 1st leg: Plymouth v Poole OFF (Now Tues Sept 13)

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 7:
CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF Q/F 1st leg: Poole v Plymouth 7.30
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE: Oxford v Kent 7.30
ALAN GRAHAME MEMORIAL: Birmingham v Cradley Select 7.30

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 8:
PREMIERSHIP: Ipswich v Peterborough 7.30, King’s Lynn v Sheffield 7.30