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EASTBOURNE have moved to strengthen their line-up with the signing of former Belle Vue and Lakeside man Tomasz Jedrzejak.The Pole joins as a replacement for injured fellow countryman Dawid Lampartand is set to make his debut in the Eagles' televised clash with Peterborough a week on Monday.Co-promoter Mike Bellerby said: "Despite the largely held perception tha tPolish riders are more at home on the wider, bigger circuits, we understand that Tomasz is something of a small track expert, and we remain hopeful that this is something that will become evident right from the first race of hisfirst match for us against Peterborough.
"Quite obviously, we would have preferred to have had him on board for the visit of the Coventry Bees next Thursday but unfortunately he was already committed on that day. "In the meantime, however, we will be using that time to ferry his machinery across from Poland and ensuring that his set up in this country is just howhe requires it in readiness for what we hope will prove a barnstorming second half to the season."
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SCUNTHORPE have parted company with reserve Simon Lambert and promoted two riders from their National League set-up.Gary Irving and Steve Worrall will share the position with the Scorpions inthe Premier League having impressed in their outings for the Saints this season.Manager Richard Hollingsworth said:
"Simon has been a joy to work with. Heis committed to his speedway and is a good team player. It is just a shame it hasn't worked out for him this year and I'd like to wish him all the bestin finding another club. "I'm delighted we are giving Gary and Steve a chance because we have a rider development programme second to none at Scunthorpe."
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RYE House have announced the signing of Robbie Kessler for a second spell with the club - the German having previously raced for the Rockets in 2007.Kessler, who has had lengthy associations with Sheffield and Stoke, returns to Hoddesdon to replace Luke Bowen who is out for eight weeks with a brokenarm.The Rockets still have injury problems, however, as Linus Sundstrom will miss next week's matches as a result of a heavy crash in Sweden on Tuesday.Manager John Sampford said: "We'll have Stefan Ekberg back from bruising at King's Lynn on Wednesday, but we are not expecting Linus back at either Lynnor Sheffield (Thursday). "We will have to use Rider-Replacement at Lynn because he is still technically fourth in our averages, but we'll get a guest at Sheffield because the July green sheets will come into force and move him to No.1."
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KING'S Lynn boss Rob Lyon has confirmed that the club are seeking a replacement for absent Swede Linus Eklof.Eklof with held his services for the Stars' heavy Premier Trophy defeat at Newcastle last Sunday, a result which effectively ended their chances of holding on to the silverware - with the Diamonds subsequently winning the second leg at the Norfolk Arena as well.Speaking to the Eastern Daily Press, Lyon said: "Linus has got problems in Sweden. He had to make a decision and that decision was to take a break from British speedway. Obviously that means he's withholding his services, which means we get a facility for him for 28 days."In the meantime we need to look for a new rider because clearly rider replacement is not going to work for us, so that is what we are doing at the moment, looking around to see if we can find somebody. But I think we have more issues than that if I am honest with you."
(SPEEDWAY 5)KENNI Larsen notched a perfect 15-point maximum as Newcastle breezed past rivals Redcar 53-37 into the semi-finals of the Knockout Cup.The Diamonds will now face either Birmingham or Somerset for a place in the final. The sides meet at Perry Barr on Wednesday.Diamonds manager George English said: "It was another fine show from the boys and we fully deserve to be in the last four. We look forward to facing either Birmingham or Somerset."(SPEEDWAY 6)RECORD-BREAKER Kenneth Bjerrre has backed Peterborough to make it to the play-offs.The Denmark World Cup star smashed the East of England Showground track record for a third time this season in the big win over top four rivals Belle Vue on Friday.And he'll be back in the line-up for a second crunch match in 96 hours when second-in-the-table Lakeside are the East of England Showground visitors on Monday night (June 28, 7.30pm).Bjerre, currently third in the Grand Prix standings and a scoring sensation in his best-ever season, believes the return of fellow Dane Niels-Kristian Iversen will spark the Readypower Panthers into genuine title contenders.He said: "It makes a big difference having a full team again. You could see the influence that Puk has - we must now push on to make sure we get into the top four."(FIXTURES)MONDAY JUNE 28:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Coventry v Swindon 7.30, Peterborough v Lakeside 7.30, Wolverhampton v Belle Vue 7.30 TUESDAY JUNE 29:NATIONAL LEAGUE: Dudley v King's Lynn (at Wolverhampton) 7.30, Isle of Wight v Scunthorpe 7.30 WEDNESDAY JUNE 30:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Belle Vue v Wolverhampton 7.30, Poole v Coventry 7.30 PREMIER LEAGUE: King's Lynn v Rye House 7.30 PREMIER LEAGUE KO CUP 2nd leg: Birmingham v Somerset 7.30THURSDAY JULY 1:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Eastbourne v Coventry 7.45, Swindon v Ipswich 7.30 PREMIER LEAGUE: Sheffield v Rye House 7.45 FRIDAY JULY 2:PREMIER LEAGUE: Edinburgh v Newport 7.30, Somerset v Newcastle 7.30 NATIONAL LEAGUE: Weymouth v Scunthorpe 7.15
