BRITISH SPEEDWAY SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

FLINT IS 2022 BRITISH UNDER 21 CHAMP

LEON Flint was crowned British Under-21 Champion with a faultless display at his former home track Birmingham on Wednesday.
The Berwick and Wolverhampton youngster completed the double of Under-19 and Under-21 titles in the same season, adding to his U19 victory at Redcar earlier in the season.

Flint scored a 15-point maximum in the qualifying races at Perry Barr and then won a re-started Final after Tom Brennan, already riding through the pain barrier, crashed spectacularly on the second lap.
Dan Thompson finished second after a consistent display throughout the evening, with Connor Bailey third after an eventful night which saw him win his first three rides.

Flint said: “I always enjoy coming back to Birmingham; this is where I first rode in the National League and I’ve always enjoyed coming back here ever since.“I get on so well with the supporters here, I don’t know what it is but it’s a place that holds many special memories for me.
“It felt good to go through the card like I did in the Under-19s and it’s just nice to get this smile back after a rough couple of weeks with plenty of travelling and bike prep.”
 
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CHRIS Harris stole the show in Neil Middleditch’s Testimonial meeting at Poole with a six-ride 18-point maximum.
Harris was representing the Meridian Lifts Heroes, who won 51-39 against the County Crest All Stars despite a heavy crash for Hans Andersen in Heat 7 which caused his withdrawal.

The meeting also featured a lap of honour from three former World Champions who have represented the Pirates – Mark Loram, Tony Rickardsson and Gary Havelock.

Harris said: “That was a good one, it’s a pity I couldn’t do that last week (in the CLRC). It was nice to be here to honour Middlo, the good friend that he has become over the years, and I enjoyed it out there tonight.
“I just hope that Hans will be ok as he suffered a pretty heavy crash and I wish him all the best.”

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SHEFFIELD face Wolverhampton at Owlerton tonight (Thursday) in a clash of two sides closing in on the Premiership play-offs.
The Tigers are set for a busy run of home fixtures this month whilst Wolves need one more league point to be mathematically certain of a top-four finish.

Adam Ellis is still on the sidelines for the home side, who operate rider replacement, whilst Ryan Douglas has declared himself fit for the visitors but Steve Worrall is ruled out with back trouble, with r/r covering his outings.
Sheffield boss Simon Stead said: “We’ve already seen this year how good Wolves are as visitors, they’ve got a lot of riders who like our place individually and they usually ride well as a team at Owlerton too.

“It feels like an absolute age since we rode at home as a team last and that doesn’t make our task any easier – but be assured that the boys will battle right until the end and we want to keep our home results going.”

Wolves skipper Sam Masters said: “We had a good couple of meetings against Belle Vue despite missing a few riders and despite not having a fully fit team, and we reminded everyone what we’re about, I guess.
“It would be nice if we could go and get something out of Sheffield – we’ve had some really close meetings with them this year.”

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KING’S Lynn look to keep their outside play-off hopes alive when they take on injury-hit Peterborough at the Adrian Flux Arena tonight (Thursday).
The Stars won the reverse fixture at Alwalton last week and can score a maximum of 34 points in the league table, with fourth-placed Sheffield currently on 30.

Lynn are at full strength but the Panthers have further problems with Hans Andersen crashing out at Poole last night, whilst Michael Palm Toft and Ulrich Ostergaard were already confirmed as missing the fixture and Rising Star Jordan Jenkins has also been on the sidelines this week. Simon Lambert has been named as a guest for the visitors.

King’s Lynn boss Alex Brady said: “Peterborough have had a tough year defending their title and I do feel sorry for them as their year feels much like ours last season, and we know how tough that can be.
“But we need to do the business to maintain any hope of the play-offs, no matter how faint they are.
“Confidence is high in the camp again, and I believe if we do our jobs professionally then we will be OK come 9pm!”

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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1:
PREMIERSHIP: King’s Lynn v Peterborough 7.30, Sheffield v Wolverhampton 7.30

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2:
CHAMPIONSHIP KO CUP S/F 2nd leg: Redcar v Edinburgh 7.30
CHAMPIONSHIP KO CUP Q/F 2nd leg: Scunthorpe v Leicester 7.30

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 3:
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE: Leicester v Kent 7pm

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 4:
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE: Kent v Armadale 12pm, Mildenhall v Berwick 2pm, Mildenhall v Plymouth (follows previous fixture)