BRITISH SPEEDWAY MARCH 15, 2025

(SPEEDWAY 1)

LAMBERT RETURNS FOR PETER CRAVEN MEMORIAL

WORLD number two Robert Lambert will be back in Manchester on Monday for the first time since winning gold for Great Britain in the FIM Speedway of Nations last July.

Lambert takes his place in Belle Vue’s prestigious Peter Craven Memorial season opener and is aiming for a strong result in a top-class line-up on a circuit which will be staging a British Grand Prix double later this year.

The former King’s Lynn favourite will also race at the Adrian Flux Arena on Sunday when he takes his place in Niels-Kristian Iversen’s Testimonial meeting.

Lambert said: “I’m looking forward to the fact that one of my first meetings of the season will be at the National Speedway Stadium. 

“The Peter Craven is a good meeting, and I want to do well in it. It’s unique with the five-rider semi and the six-rider Final.”

(SPEEDWAY 2)

RETURNING racer Darryl Ritchings has been named as captain of Birmingham’s new National Development Trophy team.
Ritchings is making a speedway comeback after winning the NDL title with the Perry Barr club in 2016 but retiring the following year. The 30-year-old will race for the Bulls in the NDT and also has an NDL team spot with Oxford.

He said: “I’m really looking forward to being back on track and being back at Birmingham where I enjoyed my racing and had some success in the past.
“We have a good young side and I’m aiming to assist them as much as I can as captain.”
 
(FIXTURES)

SUNDAY MARCH 16:
NIELS-KRISTIAN IVERSEN TESTIMONIAL: King’s Lynn 3pm

MONDAY MARCH 17:
PETER CRAVEN MEMORIAL: Belle Vue 7pm