BRITISH SPEEDWAY FEBRUARY 8, 2023

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BEN FUND BONANZA RIDER CONFIRMATION

RETURNING King’s Lynn favourite Michael Palm Toft and former skipper Lewis Kerr are the latest riders to confirm their appearance in the Ben Fund Bonanza next month.

Palm Toft is back with the Stars this season and competes in the fund-raising event on March 25 alongside Kerr, who enjoyed a Testimonial at the Adrian Flux Arena last year before his mid-season switch to Sheffield.
Kerr said: “I’ve had to call on the Ben Fund a few times and they’ve been incredible. They were fantastic for me and my wife as well, brilliant. 

“I’ve always liked to do the Bonanza meetings, it’s for a great cause and normally the first of the season, it’s great to do that. I’ve also done two or three golf days in aid of the Ben Fund as well, so I’ve made some money for them that way too.”
Palm Toft added: “I’m definitely looking forward to it, a few years ago at Glasgow I was meant to do it but in the end I wasn’t able to, so this time I will be there.

“The Ben Fund gave me some help last year which was really good. It was a shoulder injury I had, it was a weird one, but it stopped me from riding and other things that I use my shoulder for.”

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BELLE Vue are to host the opening round of the 2023 FIM Flat Track World Championship on Saturday August 5.
The National Speedway Stadium has hosted demonstration Flat Track races and events in previous years, with the machinery differing from speedway in that it is significantly heavier and includes rear brakes and gears, with speeds of 120mph possible.

Club CEO Mark Lemon said: “We’ve had the pleasure of seeing Flat Track riders in action at the National Speedway Stadium, but we’ve never welcomed the Flat Track World Championship to Manchester before. “So to host a round for the very first time, with 32 of the world’s best racing around Belle Vue, is fantastic news for not only Manchester but the whole of the UK motorsport fans.

 “It’s such an exciting form of motorsport, very similar to action we love to watch here at Belle Vue every week, and I‘m certain any fan of speedway will find this event most entertaining.
“We are privileged to have been given such a prestigious event by the FIM and we are very much looking forward to bringing world-class Flat Track to the City of Manchester.”

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THE Young Lions continue the build-up to the new season with a special Celebration event hosted by long-time sponsors Nuneaton Speedway Supporters’ Club on Saturday (February 11).

2022 British Under-21 and Under-19 Champion Leon Flint and British Youth Champions Sam McGurk (500cc), Luke Harrison (250cc) and Cooper Rushen (125cc) will all be in attendance along with other riders involved in this year’s series and Youth boss Neil Vatcher.

Key announcements for 2023 will include dates and venues for the British Youth Championship, the line-up for the British Under-21 Qualifier at Workington, and the riders who will be directly seeded to the Final at Glasgow in August.
The event will be compered by BSN’s Ian Brannan and starts at 7pm at the Brandon Club, Main Street, Brandon, Coventry, CV8 3HW. All supporters are welcome to attend.