BRITISH SPEEDWAY OCTOBER 17, 2023

Feature Photo by: Steve Feeney…WOLVERHAMPTON’S  Aussie Zach Cook was the winner of the club’s final ever traditional Olympique Individual event at Monmore Green.

(SPEEDWAY 1)

DATE CHANGE FOR POOLE PIRATES

POOLE have taken an early decision to move the second leg of the Championship KO Cup Final to this Saturday (October 21).The Pirates were due to host Scunthorpe on Wednesday but the meeting has been put back to the weekend because of an inclement weather forecast.

It will be the first time in over sixty years that a Poole side will have ridden an official fixture at Wimborne Road on a Saturday, when on April 13, 1963, the Pirates beat Exeter 48-30.
Promoter Dan Ford said: “It doesn’t matter how many different weather forecasts I look at, the story remains the same.

Wednesday is set to be a horrible day weather-wise and certainly not one to try and risk staging an important Cup Final on.
“So I have been in touch with Scunthorpe and they have agreed to defer the second leg to Saturday evening at 7.30pm.
“Our normal start time, will I hope, still give those fans who like to follow us and both AFC Bournemouth followers and our near neighbours Poole Town FC enough time to get to the stadium after their respective home matches.”

(SPEEDWAY 2)

WOLVERHAMPTON’S Zach Cook was the winner of the club’s final ever traditional Olympique Individual event at Monmore Green. The Aussie, who was a winter signing for Wolves and enjoyed a fine first season in the Sports Insure Premiership, was one of the standout riders all night long. Even with the unique handicap racing system in place, he still accumulated 11 points from his programmed outings, winning two of his five rides.

And in the Grand Final, his reactions worked superbly as he hit the front before fending off a late charge from Wolves team-mate Rory Schlein.
Belle Vue’s Tom Brennan recovered from a hefty fall in his opener to win three of his next outings before securing a rostrum finish, with home rider Luke Becker in fourth.

(FIXTURES)

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 18:
CHAMPIONSHIP KO CUP FINAL 2nd leg: Poole (43) v Scunthorpe (47) OFF (Now Sat Oct 21)
NDL GRAND FINAL 1st leg: Oxford v Leicester 7.30
ALAN GRAHAME MEMORIAL: Birmingham v Cradley Heathens Select 7.30

FRIDAY OCTOBER 20:
TEESSIDE SILVER HELMET: Redcar 7.30

SATURDAY OCTOBER 21:
CHAMPIONSHIP KO CUP FINAL 2nd leg: Poole (43) v Scunthorpe (47) 7.30
NDL GRAND FINAL 2nd leg: Leicester v Oxford 7pm