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POLISH star Piotr Pawlicki won the second round of the World Under-21 Final on a dramatic night of racing at Berwick.Pawlicki scored twelve points, winning four of his five races, to finish one point clear of fellow countryman Kacper Gomolski who defeated Czech Vaclav Milik in a run-off for secondwhilst British wild card Kyle Howarth put in a terrific showing to score ten.Berwick co-owner John Anderson said: Ive never seen speedway like that before. It was amazing to see these young menlets remember, all under 21-years of age with a lot more progress to makeproduce racing of that high standard and quality!Many congratulations to Piotr who won, but also to the rest of the field and indeed the fans for making our first World Final a night one well never forget.
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EASTBOURNE boss Trevor Geer admitted he was surprised and delighted to see his patched-up side race to a 49-41 win over rivals Lakeside at Arlington.The Eagles were without four of their regulars due to injury and unavailability but still secured maximum points from the meeting with reserve Timo Lahti (13+1) keeping up his improved form whilst Bjarne Pedersen (13) and Simon Gustafsson (11+1) both contributed double-figures.Geer said: With Cameron (Woodward), Mikkel (Michelsen) and Lukas (Dryml) all missing, it was always going to be a tall order for us to take points from this meeting. The news from Lakeside that Kim Nilsson was also ruled out further dampened our chances.On the face of it, this was a match that we couldnt have expected to win, but the team spirit was superb and that, along with supreme effort is what carried us through. We are delighted with all of the boys.(SPEEDWAY 3)
BIRMINGHAM will welcome back No.1 Chris Harris for their local derby trip to Wolverhampton on Monday.Harris has been out for a fortnight with a broken collarbone but after a successful operation at the start of the week he has declared himself fit to return.Birmingham skipper Danny King said: The team struggled without Bomber at Swindon on Thursday so it will be good to be nearly back to full strength for the match and we're expecting a tough night.Speedway riders often tend to halve if not quarter the usual healing time of regular human beings, so it's no surprise that Chris is desperate to get back on his bikes as soon as he can.(SPEEDWAY 4)
SCUNTHORPES David Howe has announced his intention to take a break from the sport.Howe has suffered inconsistent results this year after returning from an injury-plagued 2012 season, and has scored just 11 points in his last four meetings for the Scorpions.Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey said: This is not an unexpected decision from Davidits not a bolt out of the blue. Its obvious that hes been struggling with his confidence this season.David needs some time out from speedway and we respect his decision. The way it works is that he is given a 28-day ban and we then have a facility to cover for him.(SPEEDWAY 5)
IPSWICH kept up their chase for a high finish in the Premier League by defeating leaders Redcar 59-31 at Foxhall.Ben Barker scored a 15-point maximum for the Witches, who move to within four points of the Bears with five matches in hand.Somerset also gained ground by taking two points from a 45-45 draw at Plymouth, Mark Lemons Heat 15 victory preventing the Rebels from taking an away winand they are now up to second place, one behind Redcar with three matches in hand. The Devils, meanwhile, are set to bring in Kalle Katajisto from Friday to replace the injured Cory Gathercole.Just outside the play-off places, Leicester took a point from their 45-48 defeat at Rye House for whom reserve Pontus Aspgren (15+3) continued his remarkable run of form, with Jason Garrity set to return from injury next week.
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SUNDAY AUGUST 11:PREMIER LEAGUE: Leicester v Rye House 7.30, Newcastle v Redcar 7pm, Workington v Scunthorpe 7pmNATIONAL LEAGUE: Buxton v Kent 3pmSPRING TROPHY 2nd leg: Glasgow v Edinburgh 3pmDANNY KING TESTIMONIAL: Birmingham 8pmBRITISH YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP Round 5: Northside (Workington) 2pm
MONDAY AUGUST 12:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Belle Vue v Coventry 7.30, Swindon v Kings Lynn 7.30, Wolverhampton v Birmingham 7.30NATIONAL LEAGUE: Kent v Coventry 6.30
TUESDAY AUGUST 13:NATIONAL LEAGUE: Dudley v Stoke 7.30, Isle of Wight v Mildenhall 7pm
