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INVITATIONS have gone out to riders for the Elite Open Riders’ Championship to be staged at Peterborough on October 16.The event is the last in the 2010 Super 7even series which has been a massive success both on and off the track.And series-co-ordinator David Hoggart has revealed how invitations have been sent to riders not currently racing regularly in the UK.He said: “The final event in the series will feature the top rider from each team together with invited riders from the Grand Prix series who are not currently racing in the UK.“Invitations have been despatched and the line up reveal will commence very shortly.“We are expecting an absolute cracker and of course another bumper crowd.“Peterborough is a fantastic venue for big meetings and you can purchase tickets on line at peterboroughspeedway.co.uk/onlinetickets or follow the links from the Peterborough home page.“Admission prices are the usual for Elite shared events and in line with the series policy have not been increased since the outset way back in 2007.”

THE line-up is now known for the NATIONAL LEAGUE Riders’ Championship at Rye House on Sunday, October 3.The full line-up is:James Brundle (Bournemouth), Craig Cook (Buxton), Adam Allott (Buxton), Lee Smart (Dudley), Barrie Evans (Dudley), Paul Starke (Isle of Wight), Nick Simmons (Isle of Wight), Simon Lambert (King’s Lynn), Darren Mallett (King’s Lynn), Todd Kurtz (Newport), Kyle Newman (Newport), Nicki Glanz (Plymouth), Mark Simmonds (Plymouth), Kyle Hughes (Rye House), Gary Irving (Scunthorpe), James Cockle (Weymouth).The meeting will be sponsored once again by hireacanalboat.co.uk.The NLRC will complete a special weekend at Rye House that opens the night before, Saturday, October 2 (7pm) with the staging of the National League Fours Championship. This 16 heat final will pit the Cobras against Dudley, Buxton and Bournemouth. Given the number of supporters expected in from around the country to make a full weekend of the two meetings, a special Two Day Event ticket will be on sale at the Saturday meeting, priced at £20 (no concessions) and £8 (children). Individual meeting prices will be: Adults £15, Seniors £13 and Children £5, highlighting the savings available. A combined programme will cover both meetings, priced at £2.

 ELITE LEAGUE LATEST...BELLE VUE'S final Elite League home match of the season ended in major disappointment when Swindon collected a 53-39 win at Kirkmanshulme Lane, ending the Aces' chances of completing the campaign in the top six.COVENTRY boss Alun Rossiter said he was proud of his riders after their ninth straight win home and away booked a place in the Elite League Grand Final. The Bees were rock-bottom of the table earlier in the season, but will now face Poole having overcome Peterborough home and away in the semi-finals.Rossiter said: "It was an ultra-professional performance from our boys and I'm so pleased with the way we rode."Our team is now a very strong unit from one to seven, and Chris Harris is an inspirational captain. We will still be big underdogs against Poole in the Final, but we're riding with confidence and everyone is enjoying it, it's such a change from how we started the season and I couldn't be happier with them."EASTBOURNE will give new World Longtrack Champion Joonas Kylmakorpi a hero's welcome when he returns to Arlington to face Lakeside in the Knockout Cup on Thursday.Co-promoter Mike Bellerby said: "We are determined to give Joonas a huge welcome home after his wonderful success. He’s been close a couple of occasions before to being world long track champion but this year he has really dominated the Grand Prix series. "It’s a massive honour for both the rider and the club and gives us a flying start to our KO Cup quarter final tie with Lakeside. We could not have wished for a better start to our cup campaign."IPSWICH were put to the sword by Poole in last Thursday's Elite League meeting at Foxhall. The Pirates won 59-33 and the Witches will hope for better when they face Peterborough this Thursday.LAKESIDE have re-shuffled their riding order for their Knockout Cup clashes with Eastbourne this week, with Peter Ljung moving to the No.5 position as the Hammers continue to use rider-replacement for the injured Jonas Davidsson.Manager Jon Cook said: "This is our last throw of the dice for this season and we are hoping the changes will help us contain the Eagles at their place and the move to No.4 will hopefully give us an in-form Adam (Shields) available in three of the last four heats there. "We have had a two week break to get ourselves re-motivated and the boys are determined to give it their all in the defence of the title, in which four of them rode so well to win it 11 months ago."PETERBOROUGH manager Trevor Swales delivered a damning verdict on Peterborough’s Elite League Play-off collapse against Coventry – and issued an apology to the club’s fans.Swales said: "To be honest, we were just beaten by the better side. Coventry were the better team over both legs and we just weren’t good enough. I feel sorry for our fans, because they have stuck by us all season and we have just thrown it away. "I feel for the fans, I feel for owners Rick and Julie, I feel for the staff here, everyone because we have thrown away a whole season’s worth of effort.I’m disappointed in the boys, because some of them didn’t have the will. I don’t care what they say about the track, you have to get on and ride it."POOLE booked their place in the Elite League Grand Final with a 53-41 win over outgoing champions Wolverhampton at Wimborne Road.The Pirates showed their strength around their home circuit with Chris Holder and Darcy Ward recording three straight 5-1s as a pair, and Bjarne Pedersen winning his first four rides.Pedersen said: "It was a team effort as it has been all season. I was on a new engine, well the second time I have used it and it went well for me tonight. Now we need to focus on Coventry and that promises to be tough ask."SWINDON made sure of a top six finish in the Elite League with an impressive53-39 win at Belle Vue on Monday.Leigh Adams and Mads Korneliussen starred for the Robins with three 5-1s as they took their first maximum-points away win of the season.Team boss Ronnie Russell told the Swindon Advertiser: "Mads had a fantastic meeting and to win 53-39 with them using the black and white helmet against us was just sensational. The effort and commitment was superb.” WOLVERHAMPTON star Freddie Lindgren offered his congratulations to Poole after seeing the club's reign as Elite League Champions ended with their play-off defeat at Wimborne Road on Monday.Lindgren said: "I was pleased with the way I raced in the end but it would have been better for the team if I had made a better start. I hate being on the wrong end of a 5-1."And I must pay credit to Poole, they should go on and win the title because they’ve been the best team all season."

PREMIER LEAGUE LATEST...BERWICK will be represented by former Sheffield man Lee Complin in Sunday's Premier League Riders Championship at Owlerton - with Adrian Rymel and Michal Makovsky missing out due to injury.Super7even co-ordinator David Hoggart said: "The addition of Lee will only add spice to what is an already very exciting line-up. Who can forget his win in the Garry Stead meeting here? He could be a threat on Sunday."BIRMINGHAM are bracing themselves for a double clash with Newcastle, having been drawn against the Diamonds in both the Knockout Cup and promotion play-off semi-finals.Boss Graham Drury said: "I know there’s a lot been said and written about how they beat us comfortably in the Premier Trophy final but this is a different situation. We’ve got our best reserve (Chris Kerr) coming back and facing Newcastle again doesn’t worry me one bit. I say bring them on."EDINBURGH chairman Alex Harkess has explained the Monarchs selected Sheffield in the semi-finals of the promotion play-offs as they are confident of scoring heavily at home against the Tigers.Harkess said: "We've beaten Birmingham, Newcastle and Sheffield at home and away this year. However, we feel that we have the best chance of building a big home total against the Tigers. We're not taking anything for granted.Teams reaching the top four in the league have got their on merit and we'll give the Tigers the respect they deserve." GLASGOW are waiting to confirm a date for the re-arrangement of their home fixture against Sheffield which was rained-off last weekend. The Tigers are already out of the Young Shield places, having missed out in their vital away matches at King's Lynn and Rye House, but they will face fierce rivals Edinburgh in the Scottish Cup next month.KING'S LYNN star Kozza Smith feels the Stars still have the potential to finish a difficult season on a high.Smith told edp24.co.uk: "You have to remember this is a new team which has only been together about a month. We're still gelling but I think the Young Shield is looking good and we will be going to win. Once we start winning some home matches that builds confidence and you can take that away from home."NEWCASTLE completed a terrific season of home results with a 58-36 win over King's Lynn on Monday, with the Diamonds now looking forward to the Knockout Cup and the play-offs after securing second place in the table.Manager George English said: "Once again we hammered home a dominant win over a good side and in doing so have recorded the best home record in this year’s Premier League. But more importantly at this stage of the season it was an excellent match with some great racing and incident, and in that King’s Lynn have to take a good deal of credit for that too."NEWPORT kept up their impressive home form with a 57-35 win over Rye House on Sunday, and could well be a major threat in the Young Shield after a positive run of results in recent weeks, with Canadian star Kyle Legault scoring especially well.REDCAR will track a Select side this Thursday in a home clash with Team Viking, who include several talented young riders for their trip to the South Tees Motorsport Park.Bears boss Brian Havelock said: "'This is something different for our fans, but again it is a chance to see emerging talent in the world of Speedway.Our own Peter Juul put his marker down for a team spot after good performances for the Vikings in the Summer. It will also be interesting to compare the young Brits in our select against the young Scandinavians in the opposition."RYE HOUSE boss John Sampford is expecting a tough encounter when his side face arch-rivals King's Lynn, the Rockets having chosen to face the Stars in the quarter-finals of the Young Shield.Sampford said: "There is always a needle atmosphere when we meet the Stars.We’ve worked hard for the No.1 seeding over the whole League programme, but the timing could obviously be much better, with Robbie Kessler retired and Paul Starke now out with a broken collarbone. As always, though, we’ll takeit race by race over the thirty, and give it our best shot."   SCUNTHORPE have scrapped plans to bring in a new rider for their Young Shield fixtures, and have stated that Redcar duo Peter Juul Larsen and Tomas Suchanek will come into the equation to guest for the injured Jerran Hart.Promoter Rob Godfrey said: "They are my preferred guests, but it depends if they are in the country and available. It will be a help rather than bringing someone new in. Someone new won't have been to these tracks, whereas these riders have and will know the set-up from the beginning."SHEFFIELD co-promoter David Hoggart says the Tigers will be doing everything they can to shock league champions Edinburgh when the two sides clash in the semi-finals of the promotion play-offs.Hoggart said: "We’re pleased to have been able to qualify for the top four, it’s a fine effort by the boys after a tough start to the season. “The lads deserve a lot of credit for what they’ve achieved so far and hopefully we can round the season off in style.”SOMERSET have opted to face Scunthorpe in the Young Shield with the first leg set for the Oak Tree Arena on Friday October 1, and the return fixture the following night.Co-promoter Debbie Hancock said: "It is unfortunate that we have to leave this coming Friday blank, but given that it wasn’t until Tuesday lunch-time before it was decided as to who would be facing who, it left us no time to organise everything in order to stage the first leg this Friday and we would prefer to give our fans sufficient notice of the match rather than it be a last minute thing.”STOKE have re-arranged their final Premier League fixture of the season against Newport for this Saturday after the meeting was rained-off last weekend.Promoter Dave Tattum said: "We've arranged the meeting for this Saturday as we want to keep the lads race fit for the Young Shield play offs, rather than most of them having a two week break without a meeting. We are on a good run at the moment after our victories over Berwick and Rye House here the other weekend and we want to keep the momentum going into the play offs."WORKINGTON bosses thanked supporters for turning out in far from ideal conditions for the Comets' Knockout Cup semi-final against Edinburgh, with the Monarchs going through in a meeting curtailed after twelve heats due to the rain.NATIONAL LEAGUE action continues and you can find all relevant news, reports and other information in the NL section on speedwaygb.com

FIXTURE PICTURE...WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 22:NATIONAL LEAGUE: Dudley v Weymouth (at Birmingham) 7.30THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 23:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Ipswich v Peterborough 7.30 ELITE LEAGUE KO CUP Q/F 2nd leg: Coventry v Wolverhampton 7.30; 1st leg:Eastbourne v Lakeside 7.45CHALLENGE: Redcar v Team Viking 7.30FRIDAY 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 7.30SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 25:PREMIER LEAGUE: Stoke v Newport 7.30NATIONAL LEAGUE: Rye House v Plymouth 7pmSUNDAY SEPTEMBER 26:PREMIER LEAGUE RIDERS CHAMPIONSHIP: Sheffield 5.30 NATIONAL TROPHY: Newport v Buxton 6.30MONDAY SEPTEMBER 27:ELITE LEAGUE GRAND FINAL 1st leg: Coventry v Poole 7.30 GEORGE STANCL FAREWELL: Newcastle 7.30TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 28:PREMIER LEAGUE: King’s Lynn v Newcastle 7.30 FAST GOLDEN HAMMER: Dudley (at Wolverhampton) 7.30WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 29:PREMIER LEAGUE KO CUP S/F 1st leg: Birmingham v Newcastle 7.30THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 30:PREMIER LEAGUE PLAY-OFF S/F 2nd leg: Sheffield v Edinburgh 7.45 TEESSIDE SILVER HELMET: Redcar 7.30FRIDAY OCTOBER 1:YOUNG SHIELD Q/F 1st leg: Somerset v Scunthorpe 7.30 NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP S/F: Newport v King’s Lynn 7.30 SCOTTISH CUP 1st leg: Edinburgh v Glasgow 7.30CHALLENGE: Weymouth v Team Viking 7.30SATURDAY OCTOBER 2:YOUNG SHIELD Q/F 2nd leg: Scunthorpe v Somerset 7pm NATIONAL LEAGUE FOURS: Rye House 7pmSUNDAY OCTOBER 3:PREMIER LEAGUE KO CUP S/F 2nd leg: Newcastle v Birmingham 6.30 NATIONAL LEAGUE RIDERS CHAMPIONSHIP: Rye House 2pmMONDAY OCTOBER 4:ELITE LEAGUE GRAND FINAL 2nd leg: Poole v Coventry 7.30TUESDAY OCTOBER 5:NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAY-OFF S/F: Dudley v Buxton (at Wolverhampton) 7.30THURSDAY OCTOBER 7:ELITE LEAGUE KO CUP S/F 1st leg: Peterborough v Poole 7.30 16-LAP CLASSIC: Ipswich 7.30 KELLY MORAN TRIBUTE: Sheffield v Kelly’s Heroes 7.45

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