BRITISH SPEEDWAY OCTOBER 18, 2022

Aussie Nick Morris was the winner of the Ladbrokes Olympique on Monday as the season came to an end at Monmore Green. Photo by: Steve Feeney

(SPEEDWAY 1)

SHEFFIELD TAKE CHARGE OF LEAGUE CUP FINAL

SHEFFIELD took full control of the League Cup Final with an impressive performance to win 51-39 in Monday’s first leg at King’s Lynn.

The Tigers put their Grand Final disappointment behind them to put themselves in pole position to land the silverware in the second leg at Owlerton on Thursday.
The scores were level at 30-30 after Heat 10 at the Adrian Flux Arena, but Sheffield raced to four 5-1s in the final five races, with the Stars’ only response coming in Heat 14.

Tobiasz Musielak (12+1) led the scoring with Adam Ellis (11+1) and former King’s Lynn man Lewis Kerr (10+1) also in double figures, whilst Frederik Jakobsen (12) and Thomas Jorgensen (11+1) led the way for the hosts.
Tigers boss Simon Stead said: “The lads did exactly what I asked and expected of them. They did not let me down one little bit, they just showed their professionalism and their want to do well for this club.

“They were all disappointed with what happened on Thursday and I think we saw what that meant to them tonight, going out there, getting straight back at it and doing a fine job.
“We know we are only at the halfway stage, we know what can happen in this sort of meeting and we have not won it, we have just made life a little bit easier for ourselves on Thursday when we will have the same commitment and determination.”

King’s Lynn manager Alex Brady said: “I am full of disappointment. We came here expecting the score to be the reverse of what it was, we couldn’t make a start in a lot of the heats and it was nip and tuck early doors.
“I felt we had found something that worked from Heat 5 onwards but it did not quite work for us.
“We will try to claw it back as best we can on Thursday but there is no hiding that this was a really disappointing night. We were beaten by the better team.”

(SPEEDWAY 2)

WOLVERHAMPTON’S Nick Morris was the winner of the Ladbrokes Olympique on Monday as the season came to an end at Monmore Green. The Aussie ace produced an impressive ride in the Grand Final to work his way past British youngster Tom Brennan, who won the Premiership title with Belle Vue last week. Luke Becker completed the rostrum finishers.

“It’s always nice to win meetings and we had fun out there tonight,” Morris said.
“It was a nice way to cap off the season here and I hope the Wolves fans enjoyed a good night of racing.
“It’s been a good solid season overall, it’s just a shame it didn’t end with silverware for the team.”

(SPEEDWAY 3)

LEICESTER have stepped in to stage Round 5 of the Premiership Pairs next week.
The meeting will take place at the Paul Chapman & Sons Arena on Tuesday October 25, replacing the scheduled event at Sheffield on Monday.

The Tigers are now using that date to stage their final Premiership league match of the season against Ipswich, and stadium unavailability at Owlerton means the Pairs has been switched.
Ipswich currently lead the series with a 12-point advantage after winning each of the last three rounds.
The Premiership Pairs finale takes place as scheduled at Belle Vue on Thursday October 27.
 (FIXTURES)

THURSDAY OCTOBER 20:
LEAGUE CUP FINAL 2nd leg: Sheffield (51) v King’s Lynn (39) 7.30

FRIDAY OCTOBER 21:
CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL 1st leg: Poole v Leicester 7.30
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE: Armadale v Leicester 7.30
TEESSIDE SILVER HELMET: Redcar 7.3

SATURDAY OCTOBER 22:
CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL 2nd leg: Leicester v Poole 7pm

SUNDAY OCTOBER 23:
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE GRAND FINAL 1st leg: Mildenhall v Leicester 2pm
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE KO CUP FINAL 2nd leg: Mildenhall (29) v Leicester (55) (follows previous fixture)