BRITISH SPEEDWAY JUNE 12, 2024

(SPEEDWAY 1)

HAWKINS LOOKING TO SOLVE DOYLE DILEMMA

IPSWICH boss Ritchie Hawkins says the club will keep working for the right solution to replace long-term injury victim Jason Doyle.

The Australian star is out for the season with a serious shoulder injury but the Witches remain on top of the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership and have reached the KO Cup Final after successfully navigating their injury crisis so far, with skipper Danny King nearing a track return.

Hawkins said: “I have heard a lot of rumours, talk and questions about who is coming in for Jason. At this current time, we have no progress to report, and we will be carrying on with guests and R/R for the time being.
“We will continue working on it as we would prefer to have a full one to seven if possible.”

(SPEEDWAY 2)

KING’S Lynn No.1 Tobiasz Musielak is to take a break from British racing as he looks to work his way back to full fitness.
Musielak suffered collarbone and ankle injuries in a crash at the Adrian Flux Arena in May but has recently made his return to action in Poland.

The Stars will have a facility to cover his absence for a 28-day period as of the next meeting he misses, but he will be unable to return until after those 28 days.
A club statement said: “We appreciate that this is not an ideal situation especially given that he will still be riding in Poland, but it is clear that he needs to operate at a reduced schedule for the immediate future.

“We must stress that Tobiasz wants to return to the UK, we want him to return to the team, and this solution protects the club in that we can source guests of an appropriate standard for the upcoming fixtures, and it protects the rider who will receive the time he needs to heal.”

(SPEEDWAY 3)

OXFORD boss Peter Schroeck insists the Spires can overturn ROWE Motor Oil Premiership leaders Ipswich when they meet this week.
The Witches are the only visiting club to win at Cowley in the top-flight this season, with the Spires having come out on top in several other close fixtures on their own circuit.

And ahead of this Thursday’s action, Schroeck is optimistic of turning the tables especially with Polish star Maciej Janowski now getting to grips with life back in the UK.
Schroeck said: “Maciej is now on different machinery and it’s taking him in the right direction. No-one is harder on Maciej than himself, and you can see how much effort he is putting in – he works very hard.

“Ipswich are the one away team that we have won at Oxford this season. But if our lads all perform we can make sure that doesn’t happen this time around.
“The last few home meetings have provided incredible entertainment and I don’t see this match being any different.”

(SPEEDWAY 4)

SHEFFIELD skipper Kyle Howarth stages his Testimonial event at Owlerton on tonight (Wednesday).
A standard 15 heat format will see a Tigers outfit take on a Rest of the World Select, with a bonus ‘Dash for Cash’ race between the top four point scorers, with three ‘Young Lions’ junior heats also on the schedule.

Sheffield’s line-up includes Howarth alongside current team-mates Josh Pickering, Jason Edwards and Dan Gilkes. They will be led by British legend Chris Harris, who guested for the club in their league title glory last October, and whose son Cruz will take the opening laps of the night.

The Rest of the World Select include British GP Wild Card Tom Brennan and a strong Australian connection with the likes of Ryan Douglas, Sam Masters, Zach Cook and Jake Allen.
Howarth said: “I feel like we’ve been constantly juggling the line-ups around for the past three or four weeks, but hopefully we’ve got them nicely balanced to give everyone a nice close contest.

“I’m sure all the boys will help me put on a great show for the supporters and I just hope as many people from as many different clubs can make it because a lot of time and effort has gone into planning this.”

(SPEEDWAY 5)

PLYMOUTH returned to winning ways by defeating Berwick 53-37 despite another setback for Ben Barker.
The Gladiators captain was withdrawn from the meeting after a Heat 7 crash but his team-mates still pulled off a victory over the Bandits.

Thompson twins Dan (12+1) and Joe Thompson (11) led the scoring for the hosts with guest Troy Batchelor contributing 10+1, whilst Lewis Kerr (10+2) and Jason Edwards (10+1) led the way for the Bandits.
The victory also gave the Gladiators the aggregate point as they added three points to their Cab Direct Championship total.

(FIXTURES)

WEDNESDAY JUNE 12:
KYLE HOWARTH TESTIMONIAL: Sheffield 7.30

THURSDAY JUNE 13:
ROWE MOTOR OIL PREMIERSHIP R2: Leicester v King’s Lynn 7.30, Oxford v Ipswich 7.30

FRIDAY JUNE 14:
CAB DIRECT CHAMPIONSHIP: Redcar v Edinburgh 7.30, Scunthorpe (34) v Oxford (55) 7.30

SATURDAY JUNE 15:
CAB DIRECT CHAMPIONSHIP: Workington (47) v Plymouth (43) 3pm