BRITISH SPEEDWAY AUGUST 24, 2022

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CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE RIDERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP

POOLE stage the Championship League Riders’ Championship at Wimborne Road tonight (Wednesday – UK time) with all ten clubs represented.

The event makes a welcome return to the calendar after last being staged before the pandemic, with Erik Riss having triumphed at Sheffield in 2019.
Danny King and Richard Lawson carry the hopes of the home club, with the line-up also including former winners Nick Morris and Sam Masters.

Pirates co-promoter Danny Ford said: “We are honoured to be able to stage a meeting of this prestige. It has been some years since we had a big individual meeting here at Wimborne Road and when you look at the line-up for the meeting it is such a difficult one to call.

“I think it is impossible to actually pick a winner when you see we have the likes of Chris Harris, Kyle Howarth, Scott Nicholls and Sam Masters, all riders that have been here this season with their respective teams in the league and absolutely tore us apart.

“They will of course be keen to replicate that kind of form, and then you look at our two representatives, Danny and Richard and they have both been in absolutely stellar form of late, so they must well be in with a shout.

“After the success we had here with last week’s Summer Special we are of course hoping that may have given a few more people the speedway bug and we can attract another huge crowd for Wednesday’s meeting.”
The meeting will also be live streamed by the British Speedway Network at https://watch.britishspeedway.co.uk .

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OXFORD host Mildenhall tonight (Wednesday – UK time) in the first of two vital NDL clashes between the clubs this week.

The Chargers are currently fourth in the table and are six points above the fifth-placed Fen Tigers, who have one match in hand and also face Oxford at West Row on Sunday.

Nathan Stoneman remains sidelined for the hosts, who operate rider replacement, whilst Mildenhall have booked Max Clegg to guest for James Shanes, r/r operates for Sam Bebee, and Sam Woods comes in for the injured Luke Muff.

Chargers boss Peter Schroeck said: “We’re not getting ahead of ourselves, but it’s true to say a position in the NDL play-offs is firmly in our hands.
“We’ll miss Nathan as he has been a big points scorer at this level. But if we stick to the basics and show our usual track craft, I’m confident we can achieve a positive result.

In-form Fen Tigers reserve Josh Warren said: “I have actually at least been able to sound out the place a bit having been there twice this year mechanicing for Danny King in the Championship.
“But for me and the others it’ll be the first time we’ve actually ridden at Oxford.  We know the significance of this fixture and will be giving it our all.”

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THREE of Great Britain’s top 15-year-olds have travelled to Wroclaw in Poland to compete in the first-ever SGP3 which takes place on Thursday and Friday.

Ace Pijper, Luke Harrison and Max James will all compete in the newly renamed competition, which is the World Championship for riders on 250cc motorcycles, and is being held at the Polish venue in the same week as the Speedway Grand Prix at Wroclaw on Saturday.

On Thursday there will be two semi-finals with Harrison taking his place in the first, starting at 12 midday, whilst Pijper and James are both in semi-final 2 with a start time of 7pm.

The aim for the three British riders is to make a top eight finish in their semi-finals which will enable them to compete in the Final on Friday which starts at 3pm UK time. That event is being covered live by Discovery+ and will be on air from 2.55pm.
The Young Lions would like to thank their British Youth Championship Series Sponsors for their help and support to Ace, Luke and Max for these events.

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BSP Ltd Directors and the SCB have supported the proposal to run a British Ladies’ Speedway Championship alongside the British Youth Championship over three rounds from next season.

British Youth Boss and SCB Co-Ordinator Neil Vatcher said: “We have been having discussions over the last few months regarding introducing more riders to the sport, and in line with the recent FIM Women in Motorcycling Speedway Ladies’ Cup which was held in Diedenbergen, Germany, we as a sport are very excited about introducing a Ladies’ Championship.

“Great Britain’s Katie Gordon took part in the FIM Event, and across Europe there are more and more ladies getting involved, which also includes Germany’s Celina Liebmann who took part in the SGP2 first round in Prague and is competing with the very best riders in the world at junior level.

“Not only in motorcycling, but in all sport we have all witnessed the excitement around women in sport recently, none more so than the Lionesses winning the UEFA Euro 22 competition at Wembley last month, and the feel-good factor that the whole nation got from their success.”

The BSP and SCB will be looking at holding Academy days specifically for ladies who would like to get involved, and dates and venues for both the Academy days and the Ladies’ Championship will be announced in due course.
There will be no age restriction to compete in the Championship, and any ladies who would like to register their interest are asked to email neil@scbgb.co.uk .

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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 24:
CHAMPIONSHIP RIDERS’ INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP: Poole 7.30
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE: Oxford v Mildenhall 7.30

THURSDAY AUGUST 25:
PREMIERSHIP: Ipswich v Wolverhampton 7.30, Peterborough v King’s Lynn 7.30, Sheffield v Belle Vue 7.30

FRIDAY AUGUST 26:
CHAMPIONSHIP: Redcar v Scunthorpe 7.30
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE: Armadale v Belle Vue 7.30

SATURDAY AUGUST 27:
CHAMPIONSHIP: Berwick v Scunthorpe 7pm