(SPEEDWAY 1)TITLE favourites Poole booked their place in the Elite League Grand Final with a 53-41 win over reigning champions Wolverhampton.The Pirates made a storming start to the meeting with a series of race advantages, with Chris Holder and Darcy Ward combining for three 5-1s and Bjarne Pedersen winning his first four rides.Wolves fought back late on with Freddie Lindgren winning three of the last five races, and Adam Skornicki also showed up well for the Monmore men, who now turn their attentions to the Knockout Cup.Pedersen said: "It was a team effort as it has been all season. I was on a new engine and it went well for me tonight. Now we need to focus on Coventry and that promises to be a tough ask."Lindgren added: "I must pay credit to Poole, they should go on and win the title because they've been the best team all season."
(SPEEDWAY 2)COVENTRY will face Poole in the Elite League Grand Final after winning the second leg of their semi-final at Peterborough 49-44.The Bees led by 14 points going into the meeting and never looked like losing their grip on the tie from the moment Krzysztof Kasprzak broke the track record in the first race.With Panthers No.1 Kenneth Bjerre enduring a nightmare meeting, the Bees - who lost their first seven Elite League matches this season - had booked their place in the Final with four heats to go, skipper Chris Harris top scoring with 13 points.Manager Alun Rossiter said: "It was an ultra-professional performance from our boys and I'm so pleased with the way we rode."We weren't bothered with whether the track was grippy or slick, we just got on with it and we have a strong unit now from one to seven."We've just got to go out and enjoy the Final now. Poole will certainly be favourites but we have nothing to lose." (FIXTURES) TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 21:NATIONAL TROPHY: Isle of Wight v Newport 7.30WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 22:NATIONAL LEAGUE: Dudley v Weymouth (at Birmingham) 7.30
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 23:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Ipswich v Peterborough 7.30 ELITE LEAGUE KO CUP Q/F 2nd leg: Coventry v Wolverhampton 7.30; 1stleg:Eastbourne v Lakeside 7.45CHALLENGE: Redcar v Team Viking 7.30
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 24:ELTE LEAGUE KO CUP Q/F 2nd leg: Lakeside v Eastbourne 8pm PREMIER LEAGUE PLAY-OFF S/F 1st leg: Edinburgh v Sheffield 7.30 PREMIER LEAGUE: King's Lynn v Newport 7.30 NATIONAL TROPHY: Weymouth v Newport 7.15CHALLENGE: Plymouth v Team Viking 7.30
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 25:PREMIER LEAGUE: Stoke v Newport 7.30NATIONAL LEAGUE: Rye House v Plymouth 7pm
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 26:PREMIER LEAGUE RIDERS CHAMPIONSHIP: Sheffield 5.30 NATIONAL TROPHY: Newport v Buxton 6.30
More wins for Citroën
Wins are coming thick and fast as the Citroën C2-R2 MAX continues to dominate the R2 category, while the new Citroën DS3 R3 promises plenty of success in the weeks, months and years to come! From its very first rallies – In Ireland with a French driver, then in France with an Irish driver – the newborn DS3 R3 has been a real talking point of the sport.
In the various Citroën Racing Trophy series, the start of the second half of the season has been characterised by strong performances from Mark Donnelly (United Kingdom), Martin McCormack (Ireland) and Vlad Cosma (Romania). Meanwhile, Xavier Baugnet in Belgium and Antonin Matys in the Czech Republic have tasted success for the first time.
In the Super 1600 class, the Citroën C2 remains the car to beat. To prove the point, Thierry Neuville and Hans Weijs Jr have continued the run of asphalt victories in the J-WRC…
