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DUDLEY duo Ashley Morris and Lewis Blackbird won the National League Pairs at Mildenhall on Sunday.The Heathens recovered from some early setbacks at the group stage and finished two points clear of the host club, represented by Dan Halsey and Josh Bates, in the Final with Kent duo Steve Boxall and Ben Morley third.Dudley boss Will Pottinger said: We had problems early on with Lewis retirement and Ash breaking the tapes, but Ashs ride off 15 metres really set us going. The key as always in these events is to have no last places and we avoided that. This is the second trophy of the season for us and Im pleased we have won the Pairs as this is a trophy Dudley had not previously won.
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WOLVERHAMPTON have received an injury boost with the news that Fredrik Lindgren's arm injury is not as serious as first feared.The Swedish star crashed heavily in the closing stages of the Danish Grand Prix in Copenhagen and was initially thought to have suffered a bad break to his upper right armbut a CT scan has shown no broken bones or muscle damage.Lindgren said: I've got a huge and nasty wound which they have now stitched together. I just need to rest for the couple of days and go to hospital again to make it doesn't get infected.We don't know yet how long it will take to completely heal, but probably not longer than a couple of weeks.(SPEEDWAY 3)
NEWCASTLE strengthened their position in the Premier League play-off zone with a 60-30 home win over Rye House on Sunday.Richie Worrall raced to a 15-point maximum for the Diamonds with Andrew Tully, recently back from injury, adding a paid maximum from four rides, whilst Ludvig Lindgren and Lewis Kerr were unbeaten following failures to finish in their first rides.Newcastle boss George English said: Three more good League points in the bag was what we were after, and we got just that with some spirited racing after three very unfortunate heats to open the match. It was good to watch Chris Schramm steadily get to grips with his new home track and he finished his account with a good paid win in Heat 11 behind Richie over good quality opposition, which indicates he has what it takes to score well in our reserve berth.
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SOMERSET are monitoring a lengthy injury list ahead of the re-staging of their Knockout Cup clash with Workington at the Oaktree Arena on Friday.The riders affected are Kyle Newman (broken toe), Alex Davies (wrist), Tom Perry (shoulder muscle damage) and Stefan Nielsen (broken collar-bone), whilst Lewis Rose is also recovering from his crash at Rye House on Saturday which occurred as he was making his latest guest appearance for the club.Rebels boss Garry May said: Thankfully both Tom and Lewis injuries are nowhere near as bad as first feared, but in saying that they are both feeling very second-hand and will be in a race against time if they are to be fit for Friday nights match.We are more than hopeful that Alex and Kyle will be sufficiently recovered in time for Friday, albeit they might still be a bit battered and bruised from their respective injuries sustained in last Friday nights match at home to Newcastle.
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GREAT Britain Youth co-boss Neil Vatcher said Kyle Howarth had received a harsh lesson in bike set-up after his Wild Card appearance in the first round of the World Under-21 Final over the weekend.The 19-year-old was making his debut in the event and finished with one point at Polish venue Pila, with Elite League regulars Kacper Gomolski (Swindon) and Andzejs Lebedevs (Kings Lynn) finishing on the rostrum behind meeting winner Patryk Dudek.Vatcher said: As shown on many occasions before at both senior and junior level when British riders go to Europe they seem to lack the power in the engines that the opposition have! In an extremely strong line-up that included seven Poles riding in their home country, its fair to say that Kyle was the best gater on the night as he made the starts in all his races, but he did not have the speed to compete over four laps. Kyle and his team now have plenty to think about ahead of the second round which is at Berwick on Saturday August 10, where he is again hoping to be selected for a Wild Card.(FIXTURES)
MONDAY JULY 1:GARY PETERSON MEMORIAL TROPHY: Wolverhampton v Dudley 7.30KENT LAURELS: Kent 6.30
TUESDAY JULY 2:NATIONAL LEAGUE: Isle of Wight v Coventry 7pm
WEDNESDAY JULY 3:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Birmingham v Swindon 7.30NATIONAL LEAGUE: Kings Lynn v Mildenhall 7.30
THURSDAY JULY 4:PREMIER LEAGUE: Redcar v Ipswich 7.30LEAGUE CUP SEMI-FINAL 1st leg: Sheffield v Newcastle 7.45
FRIDAY JULY 5:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Coventry v Poole 7.30, Lakeside v Belle Vue 8pmPREMIER LEAGUE: Plymouth v Rye House 7.15, Scunthorpe v Newcastle 7.30, Somerset v Workington 7.30LEAGUE CUP SEMI-FINAL 1st leg: Edinburgh v Ipswich 7.30
