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Date: Tuesday April 25, 2017
BRITISH SPEEDWAY WEEKLY BULLETIN 2017/04
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PIC OF THE WEEK...
Eastbourne duo Tom Brennan and Georgie Wood battle it out with Plymouth’s Benji Compton in Friday’s National League match at St Boniface Arena.
Picture: NICHOLAS TRUSCOTT
HERE'S our latest soundbytes and fixtures from around the tracks up and down the country.
SGB PREMIERSHIP SOUNDBYTES…
BELLE VUE – “I didn’t expect them to run us as close as they did!” Max Fricke admitted Leicester had shocked the Aces by getting a point at the National Speedway Stadium on Friday.
NEXT HOME: Somerset, Premiership, Mon May 1 (noon)
NEXT AWAY: Somerset, Premiership, Fri June 2 (7.30)
KING’S LYNN – “Everyone is hurting, as you’d expect after a home defeat, but we just have to regroup and pick ourselves back up for the next meeting.” Boss Dale Allitt tries to stay positive after the Stars have their colours lowered on home shale by Belle Vue.
NEXT HOME: Leicester, Premiership, Weds May 10 (7.30)
NEXT AWAY: Somerset, Premiership, Fri April 28 (7.30)
LEICESTER - “You can’t help feeling like we threw it away at the end.” Danny King was left with mixed emotions after Lions lost out to Belle Vue’s late flurry on Friday.
NEXT HOME: Cradley, Ivor Brown Trophy, Sat May 6 (7.30)
NEXT AWAY: Rye House, Premiership, Mon May 1 (2pm)
POOLE – “We saw flashes of the old Krzysztof tonight.” Promoter Matt Ford was happy to see number one Krzysztof Kasprzak’s improved form as Pirates plundered a point at Rye House.
NEXT HOME: British Under-21 Final, WedsApril 26 (7.30), Swindon, Premiership, Mon May 1 (6pm).
NEXT AWAY: Wolverhampton, Premiership, Mon May 29 (7.30pm)
RYE HOUSE – “If we can keep performing like we have done in general, we’ll be alright.” Team boss Peter Shroeck called for calm after the Rockets crash landed in a 55-37 defeat at Wolverhampton on Monday.
NEXT HOME: Leicester, Premiership, Mon May 1 (2pm)
NEXT AWAY: Poole, Premiership, Weds May 10 (7.30)
SOMERSET - “There will be no better way to put the disappointment of last Friday’s home defeat behind us than by taking it out on the Stars.” Garry May wants his Rebels to be fired up against King’s Lynn on Friday.
NEXT HOME: King’s Lynn, Premiership, Fri April 28 (7.30)
NEXT AWAY: Belle Vue, Premiership, Mon May 1 (7.30)
SWINDON - “All of the people talking rubbish about us, we showed them we are not that bad.” In-form David Bellego insists the Robins are not over-reliant on Jason Doyle after Friday’s 46-44 win at Somerset.
NEXT HOME: Sprockets v Plymouth, National Trophy, Thurs May 11 (7.30), King’s Lynn, Premiership, Thurs May 18 (7.30)
NEXT AWAY: Poole, Premiership, Mon May 1 (5pm)
WOLVERHAMPTON – “Lower down, there were contributions from everybody. That’s what’s been separating us from convincing wins.” Boss Peter Adams was content after reshuffled Wolves blasted Rye House 55-37 on Monday.
NEXT HOME: King’s Lynn, Premiership, Mon May 1 (6pm)
NEXT AWAY: Somerset, SGB Premiership, Fri May 5 (7.30)
SGB CHAMPIONSHIP SOUNDBYTES…
BERWICK – “When your reserve scores paid 17 at home, you shouldn't get close to losing but when only three of your team are scoring decent points, there are problems.” Boss Gary Havelock pulls no punches after the Bandits lose to Scunthorpe – their sixth straight Championship defeat.
NEXT HOME: Ipswich, Championship, Sat April 29 (7pm)
NEXT AWAY: Ipswich, Championship, Thurs April 27 (7.30)
EDINBURGH - “I thought we were dead and gone when we were eight points down, I couldn’t see where we were going to get a race win from.” Boss John Campbell lauds the Monarchs for fighting back to win 53-37 at Scunthorpe on Sunday.
NEXT HOME: Sheffield, Knockout Cup 2nd leg, Fri April 28 (7.30)
NEXT AWAY: Sheffield, Knockout Cup 1st leg, Thurs April 27 (7.30)
GLASGOW – "We maybe played our get out of jail card, which is a bit too early in the season." Stewart Dickson after the Tigers were again ran close on home shale, this time by Workington.
NEXT HOME: Edinburgh, Championship, Sat April 29 (7pm)
NEXT AWAY: Ipswich, Championship, Thurs May 4 (7.30)
IPSWICH - “Maybe we’re getting them out of the way early so we will be alright when the important stuff comes.” Promoter Chris Louis tried to remain positive despite injury and illness decimating his early-season plans.
NEXT HOME: Berwick, Championship, Thurs April 27 (7.30)
NEXT AWAY: Berwick, Championship, Sat April 29 (7pm)
NEWCASTLE – “Their task became harder but our lads also turned on the style with some excellent and determined racing.” Boss George English praised the Diamonds for sparkling against luckless Ipswich.
NEXT HOME: British semi-final, Sun April 30 (6.30), Edinburgh, Championship, Sun May 14 (6.30)
NEXT AWAY: Redcar, Championship, Thurs April 27 (7.30pm)
PETERBOROUGH - “The referee told me there had been daylight between (Todd) Kurtz and Bradley (Wilson-Dean) in the heat 14 incident, yet the tyre-marks on Bradley’s Kevlars suggest that wasn’t the case at all.” Boss Carl Johnson felt aggrieved by decisions after the Panthers lost 50-40 at Sheffield.
NEXT HOME: Edinburgh, Championship, Sun May 7 (5pm)
NEXT AWAY: Berwick, Championship, Sat May 20 (7.30)
REDCAR - “When Charles became aware of Kyle’s situation, he called us to offer him his place, which is a tremendous gesture on his part.” BSPA vice-chairman Rob Godfrey praised Bears charger Charles Wright for offering his British semi-final place to Kyle Newman.
NEXT HOME: Newcastle, Championship, Thurs April 27 (7.30)
NEXT AWAY: Workington, Championship, Sat April 29 (7pm)
SCUNTHORPE – “To be honest, it was a bit of a travesty he hadn’t had a British team this season until now.” Rob Godfrey backs new recruit Stefan Nielsen to shine for the Scorpions.
NEXT HOME: Berwick, Championship, Sun April 30 (3pm), followed by British 150cc/125cc Youth Championship, round two.
NEXT AWAY: Ipswich, Championship, Thurs May 11 (7.30)
SHEFFIELD – “We couldn’t have asked for a better line-up.” Promoter Damien Bates is looking forward to Owlerton hosting the British semi-final on May 4.
NEXT HOME: Edinburgh, Knockout Cup, Thurs April 27 (7.30)
NEXT AWAY: Edinburgh, Knockout Cup, Fri April 28 (7.30)
WORKINGTON – “I can’t believe we are already looking at potential fixture congestion in April!” Boss Tony Jackson needs to find room in the calendar for a two-legged Knockout Cup replay after a 90-90 aggregate draw with Newcastle.
NEXT HOME: Redcar, Championship, Sat April 29 (7pm)
NEXT AWAY: Edinburgh, Championship, Fri May 5 (7.30pm)
TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUNDBYTES…
BELLE VUE COLTS - “It’s eased the nerves ahead of our home meeting against Mildenhall. They’re a strong side and we’ll need to be on our game.” Skipper Lee Payne after Colts recovered to win 45-44 at Stoke.
NEXT HOME: Mildenhall, National League, Fri April 28 (7.30)
NEXT AWAY: Lakeside, National League, Fri May 5 (8pm)
BIRMINGHAM – "I couldn't ask for much more from the team.” Graham Drury after the Brummies saw off Plymouth 54-36.
NEXT HOME: Stoke, National League, Mon May 1 (3pm)
NEXT AWAY: Stoke, National League, Sat May 6 (7pm)
BUXTON – “Great weekend. Got 7 at @OfficialComets and a big 10 at @_glasgowtigers. Over the moon.” Matt Williamson is hitting form ahead of his National League campaign with the Hitmen.
NEXT HOME: Stoke, Knockout Cup, Sun April 30 (3pm)
NEXT AWAY: Kent, National League, Mon May 1 (6.30)
CRADLEY – “It’s going to be a tough one but as with every meeting this season, I’m just looking at it as experience.” Heathens charger Luke Harris wants to gain as much as possible from his British Under-21 appearance at Poole.
NEXT HOME: Lakeside, National League, Mon May 1 (7.30)
NEXT AWAY: Eastbourne, National League, Sat April 29 (7.30)
EASTBOURNE – "We were unable to force our way into the match and Mildenhall controlled things from the off.” Team boss Connor Dugard offered up no excuses after the Eagles were thumped 61-29 at Mildenhall in the National Trophy.
NEXT HOME: Cradley, National League, Sat April 29 (7.30)
NEXT AWAY: King’s Lynn, National League, Weds May 3 (7.30)
ISLE OF WIGHT – “There is no reason why we shouldn’t take a useful lead to the second leg.” Barry Bishop is confident the Warriors can earn a strong position in the home leg of the Knockout Cup against Plymouth on Thursday.
NEXT HOME: Plymouth, Knockout Cup, Thurs April 27 (7pm)
NEXT AWAY: Plymouth, Knockout Cup, Fri April 28 (7.15)
KENT – “I want to be in the Championship and then pushing for a Premiership spot.” Kent charger Nathan Stoneman declares his ambitions.
NEXT HOME: Buxton, National League, Mon May 1 (3pm)
NEXT AWAY: Mildenhall, National Trophy, Sun May 14 (3pm)
KING’S LYNN – “As soon as we can find the correct set-up, I reckon we’ll be okay.” Danny Phillips makes the case for the Young Stars ahead of next Wednesday’s clash with Eastbourne.
NEXT HOME: Eastbourne, National League, Weds May 3 (7.30)
NEXT AWAY: Mildenhall, National League, Sun May 7 (3pm)
LAKESIDE - "You always learn the true facts about individuals when they're in a racing scenario and a competitive environment.” Team boss Kelvin Tatum explained the benefits of the Hammers competing in four challenge meetings.
NEXT HOME: Belle Vue, National League, Fri May 5 (8pm)
NEXT AWAY: Cradley, National League, Mon May 1 (7.30)
MILDENHALL – “We need to prepare for a difficult meeting at Belle Vue on Friday and not get ahead of ourselves.” Boss Rob Henry wants the Fen Tigers to remain grounded despite a 32-point hammering of Eastbourne.
NEXT HOME: King’s Lynn, National League, Sun May 7 (3pm)
NEXT AWAY: Belle Vue, National League, Fri April 28 (7.30)
PLYMOUTH – “These boys get no points or travel money but are just so keen to get track time.” Co-promoter Mark Phillips praises the Devils for their willingness to ride for nothing in a free-entry challenge against Exeter on May 19.
NEXT HOME: Isle of Wight, Knockout Cup, Fri April 28 (7.15)
NEXT AWAY: Isle of Wight, Knockout Cup, Thurs April 27 (7pm)
STOKE - “A lot of people said we would get absolutely hammered and to be honest, we probably lost it rather than Belle Vue winning it.” Number one Mitchell Davey on the Potters’ 45-44 home defeat to Belle Vue.
NEXT HOME: Birmingham, National League, Sat May 6 (7pm)
NEXT AWAY: Buxton, KO Cup 1st leg, Sun Apr 30 (3pm)
MAJOR EVENTS LATEST…
DANNY King will launch the defence of this British title in the first semi-final at Newcastle on Sunday April 30.
King triumphed in spectacular style at the National Speedway Stadium, Belle Vue last season, and will be targeting a repeat performance in this year’s British Final at the same venue on June 19.
But first he has to negotiate the semi on one of his former home tracks as King had a spell as a Diamonds rider in the old Premier League of 2014.
The home club will be represented by four of their current riders, including heat-leader duo Robert Lambert and Steve Worrall who both finished in the top four overall last year.
Lewis Rose and Ashley Morris also feature, along with Jason Garrity and Ben Barker who have both previously reached the title-deciding race in the Final when it was staged at Wolverhampton – whilst Rory Schlein is a noteworthy addition to the national title race this season.
Meanwhile multiple former champions Scott Nicholls and Chris Harris will both be in action in the second semi-final at Sheffield on Thursday May 4.
The duo have a staggering ten British titles between them and are amongst five Rye House riders to feature at Owlerton, with that meeting also including former runner-up Edward Kennett and the man who has finished second in each of the last three seasons – Belle Vue and Workington skipper Craig Cook.
Three members of the current Sheffield team will be racing for a place in the Final – and intriguingly all are set to meet in their first race of the night!
Josh Bates, Kyle Howarth and Robert Branford have all won British Under-21 Championships in recent seasons and the trio will line up with Peterborough’s Simon Lambert in Heat 4.
Lambert, Josh Auty and Adam Roynon are all ex-Tigers riders who will be hoping to take advantage of their knowledge of the Yorkshire circuit.
The top eight riders from both meetings qualify for the Final.
NEWCASTLE (April 30): 1. Jason Garrity (Redcar), 2. Joe Jacobs (Unattached), 3. Rory Schlein (Wolverhampton/Ipswich), 4. Ashley Morris (Newcastle), 5. James Sarjeant (Ipswich), 6. Robert Lambert (King’s Lynn/Newcastle), 7. Steve Worrall (Belle Vue/Newcastle), 8. Danny King (Leicester/Ipswich), 9. Richard Lawson (Glasgow), 10. Ben Barker (Redcar), 11. Lewis Rose (King’s Lynn/Newcastle), 12. Kyle Newman, 13. Richie Worrall (Glasgow), 14. Steve Boxall (Plymouth), 15. Liam Carr (Berwick), 16. Paul Starke (Somerset/Peterborough).
SHEFFIELD (May 4): 1. Lewis Bridger (Berwick), 2. Josh Auty (Leicester/Scunthorpe), 3. Edward Kennett (Rye House), 4. Carl Wilkinson (Scunthorpe), 5. Chris Harris (Rye House), 6. Adam Roynon (Workington), 7. Scott Nicholls (Rye House), 8. Stuart Robson (Rye House), 9. Lewis Kerr (Poole/Scunthorpe), 10. Craig Cook (Belle Vue/Workington), 11. Stefan Nielsen (Unattached), 12. Adam Ellis (Swindon), 13. Simon Lambert (Peterborough), 14. Robert Branford (Rye House/Sheffield), 15. Josh Bates (Leicester/Sheffield), 16. Kyle Howarth (Wolverhampton/Sheffield).
Reserves: Max Clegg (Edinburgh), Dan Bewley (Belle Vue/Glasgow/Belle Vue Colts), Ben Morley (Lakeside), Tom Perry (Glasgow/Cradley).
BRITISH SPEEDWAY MAJOR EVENTS 2017
SGBP PAIRS: KING’S LYNN
BRITISH FINAL: Belle Vue, June 19
SGBC PAIRS: Somerset, July 21
SGBC FOURS: Peterborough, August 6
SGBP RIDERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP: Belle Vue, September 16
SGBC RIDERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP: Glasgow, September 24
OTHER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DATES
BRITISH UNDER-21 SEMI-FINAL: JAMES SHANES
BRITISH UNDER-21 FINAL: Poole, April 26
BRITISH UNDER-19 FINAL: Plymouth, July 6
BRITISH SEMI-FINALS: Newcastle, April 30; Sheffield, May 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE RIDERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP: Leicester, September 24
FIXTURE PICTURE…
WEDNESDAY APRIL 26:
BRITISH UNDER-21 FINAL: Poole 7.30
THURSDAY APRIL 27:
SGB CHAMPIONSHIP: Ipswich v Berwick 7.30, Redcar v Newcastle 7.30
CHAMPIONSHIP KO CUP 1st leg: Sheffield v Edinburgh 7.30
NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP 1st leg: Isle of Wight v Plymouth 7pm
FRIDAY APRIL 28:
SGB PREMIERSHIP: Somerset v King’s Lynn 7.30
CHAMPIONSHIP KO CUP 2nd leg: Edinburgh v Sheffield 7.30
TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE: Belle Vue v Mildenhall 7.30
NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP 2nd leg: Plymouth v Isle of Wight 7.15
SATURDAY APRIL 29:
SGB CHAMPIONSHIP: Berwick v Ipswich 7pm, Glasgow v Edinburgh 7pm, Workington v Redcar 7pm
TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE: Eastbourne v Cradley 7.30
SUNDAY APRIL 30:
BRITISH SEMI-FINAL: Newcastle 6.30
SGB CHAMPIONSHIP: Scunthorpe v Berwick 3pm
NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP 1st leg: Buxton v Stoke 3pm
BRITISH YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP Round 2 (150cc/125cc): Scunthorpe (follows SGBC fixture)
MONDAY MAY 1:
SGB PREMIERSHIP: Belle Vue v Somerset 12pm, Poole v Swindon 6pm, Rye House v Leicester 2pm, Wolverhampton v King’s Lynn 6pm
TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE: Birmingham v Stoke 3pm, Cradley v Lakeside (follows Wolves meeting), Kent v Buxton 3pm
THURSDAY MAY 4:
BRITISH SEMI-FINAL: Sheffield 7.30
SGB CHAMPIONSHIP: Ipswich v Glasgow 7.30, Redcar v Berwick 7.30
NATIONAL TROPHY: Isle of Wight v Swindon 7pm
FRIDAY MAY 5:
SGB PREMIERSHIP: Somerset v Wolverhampton 7.30
SGB CHAMPIONSHIP: Edinburgh v Workington 7.30
TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE: Lakeside v Belle Vue 8pm, Plymouth v Cradley 7.15
SATURDAY MAY 6:
TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE: Stoke v Birmingham 7pm
NATIONAL TROPHY: Eastbourne v Mildenhall 7.30
IVOR BROWN TROPHY: Leicester v Cradley 7.30
CHALLENGE: Rye House v Coventry 7pm
SUNDAY MAY 7:
SGB CHAMPIONSHIP: Peterborough v Edinburgh 5pm
TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE: Buxton v Belle Vue 3pm, Mildenhall v King’s Lynn 3pm
MONDAY MAY 8:
SGB PREMIERSHIP: Wolverhampton v Somerset 7.30
INVICTA PAIRS: Kent 6.30
WEDNESDAY MAY 10:
SGB PREMIERSHIP: Poole v Rye House 7.30, King’s Lynn v Leicester 7.30
TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE: Belle Vue v Lakeside 7.30, Birmingham v King’s Lynn 7.30
