BRITISH SPEEDWAY OCTOBER 20, 2023

(SPEEDWAY 1)
DOUGLAS WANTS TO WIN KO CUP FINAL
SCUNTHORPE No.1 Ryan Douglas is hoping to end his latest stint with the club with silverware in Saturday’s Championship KO Cup Final.

Douglas leaves the Scorpions at the end of the season and has confirmed he will not appear in the UK’s second tier in 2024 as he focuses on weekend racing in Poland. But prior to that, he has a major role to play as his side visits Wimborne Road on Saturday holding a narrow four-point advantage from last Sunday’s first leg – having secured a 45-45 scoreline after 15 races on their previous trip to Dorset.

Douglas said: “One thing I haven’t done is win team silverware with Scunthorpe, so it would mean a lot to me to win the Cup with the club in my very final meeting with them at Poole.
“It hasn’t quite sunk in that I won’t be back for Scunthorpe next season, and it was a bit emotional after the final race (last Sunday), realising that was it. It was good to win that race and bow out with a win.”

(SPEEDWAY 2)

OXFORD and Leicester will look to resolve the National Development League title with two meetings in under 24 hours this weekend.The first leg of the Grand Final has now been re-arranged for this Saturday (7.45pm) at Cowley after it was postponed on Wednesday due to the weather.

Meanwhile Leicester will stage a double header on Sunday afternoon (3pm) with the Lion Cubs first hosting the Chargers in the second leg of the league decider.
They will then take on Mildenhall in the second leg of the KO Cup Final with the Cubs eleven points up following a win at West Row earlier this month.
 
(FIXTURES)

FRIDAY OCTOBER 20:
TEESSIDE SILVER HELMET: Redcar OFF

SATURDAY OCTOBER 21:
CHAMPIONSHIP KO CUP FINAL 2nd leg: Poole (43) v Scunthorpe (47) 7.30
NDL GRAND FINAL 1st leg: Oxford v Leicester 7.45

SUNDAY OCTOBER 22:
NDL GRAND FINAL 2nd leg: Leicester v Oxford 3pm
NDL KO CUP FINAL 2nd leg: Leicester (49) v Mildenhall (38) (follows previous fixture)

MONDAY OCTOBER 23:
FAREWELL TO MONMORE – WE’LL MEET AGAIN TROPHY: Wolverhampton 7.30

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 25:
BRITISH UNDER-19 FINAL: Birmingham 7.30
CHAMPIONSHIP JUBILEE LEAGUE FINAL: Poole v Leicester 7.30