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RORY Schlein will defend the Elite League Riders Championship at Swindon on Saturday.Schlein won a sensational Final at Blunsdon last season, getting the better of Scott Nicholls and Freddie Lindgren, who are both also in the line-up along with World Champion Chris Holder.Schlein said: If Im gating well, and we feel confident then you never know. Youve got to have a bit of luck in those sorts of meetings and its always good to have a bit of luck on your side.There are other riders there like Darcy (Ward) and Chris of course coming off winning that World Championship, so a lot of eyes are going to be on those guys because they have been doing so well. That means we can go there and just do our own thing and see what happens without raising any eyebrows.(SPEEDWAY 2)
POOLE have called up Ludvig Lindgren to replace Sam Masters at reserve in the second leg of the Elite League Grand Final.Lindgren, who shares a team place with Masters, comes in for Wednesdays crunch clash with Swindon as the Pirates look to pull back a seven-point deficitwith promoter Matt Ford calling for more from his lower-order.Ford said: Luddy is tenacious and I know hell give everything to the cause in the second leg. This is the time when winners come to the fore. We can't afford to have any passengers and the ones that deliver will be the ones that believe in themselves and in this mission.I want to see six winners out there on the track on Wednesday. In the last two years we have tasted the glory and suffered the misery, there is only one of those that I would like to experience again.
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MILDENHALL have booked their place in the National League play-off final after a successful defence of their first leg advantage at the Isle of Wight.The Fen Tigers took a 22-point margin into the meeting but found themselves under early pressure as the Islanders raced into a 22-13 lead inspired by new sensation Adam Ellisbut Mildenhall pulled back to go down by just a single point on the night.Fen Tigers co-promoter Michael Lee said: Full credit to the Islanders, they made us work hard, but we made it. We had a bit of a wobble, but we geed the team up again and got the job done. Now we are looking forward to some cracking meetings with Dudley. It's going to be hectic, but the boys know what's required.
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SCOTT Nicholls made it a double success in individual meetings at Wolverhampton this season with victory in the Bankss Olympique.Coventry star Nicholls, who clinched a record-breaking seventh British title at Monmore Green in July, scored 14 points in the popular handicap event to end the domination of Freddie Lindgren who had won the last four stagings.Ricky Wells was the top home rider, finishing second on eleven, whilst Birminghams Danny King finished third after winning a run-off against Lindgren and Ryan Fisher, who fell when leading.Former World Champion Sam Ermolenko also delighted a big crowd by taking a race win on his return to competitive speedway at the age of 51.(FIXTURES)
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17:ELITE LEAGUE GRAND FINAL 2nd leg: Poole v Swindon 7.30NATIONAL LEAGUE: Kings Lynn v Buxton 7.30
THURSDAY OCTOBER 18:ELITE LEAGUE KO CUP S/F 2nd leg: Birmingham v Coventry 7.30PREMIER CHALLENGE TROPHY: Ipswich v Rye House 7.30
FRIDAY OCTOBER 19:PREMIER LEAGUE PLAY-OFF: Edinburgh v Workington 7.30NATIONAL TROPHY: Mildenhall v Stoke 7.30
SATURDAY OCTOBER 20: ELITE LEAGUE RIDERS CHAMPIONSHIP: Swindon 6pmPREMIER LEAGUE KO CUP S/F 2nd leg: Workington v Newcastle 7pmPREMIER CHALLENGE TROPHY: Rye House v Sheffield 7pmNATIONAL TROPHY: Stoke v Mildenhall 7.30
SUNDAY OCTOBER 21:PREMIER CHALLENGE TROPHY: Glasgow v Berwick 4pmNATIONAL TROPHY: Buxton v Isle of Wight 3pm
