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WOLVERHAMPTON have confirmed they will open next season with the Banks’s Olympique - after taking an early decision to postpone Tuesday’s event due to the weather. The meeting will now be staged on Monday March 17, 2014 with the main sponsors still on board, and it means World Champion Tai Woffinden will be able to take his place in the line-up.Wolves promoter Chris Van Straaten said: “This is excellent news and whilst the postponement tonight (Tuesday) means our season is over, we can now look forward to a spectacular start to the 2014 season.“I would like to express our appreciation to the good people at Banks’s for remaining on board and hope their guests have a wonderful evening with us next March.”(SPEEDWAY 2)
COVENTRY have announced plans to stage a Christmas meeting at Brandon on Sunday December 29.Bees promoter Mick Horton has confirmed he has a licence to run the out-of-season event which will take the form of an individual meeting and is likely to start around midday.Horton said: “Several clubs have run a Christmas or New Year meeting in the past, we applied for the licence and were successful and I think it’s something nice for the Coventry fans.“You know what it’s like at Christmas, once you get that out of the way you want to get out, and what better than seeing a bit of speedway? Traditionally meetings at this time of year have always been very well supported, and it’s something for everyone to look forward to.”
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SOMERSET co-promoter Debbie Hancock believes the Premier League Grand Final against Edinburgh could prove to be another nail-biting encounter – as the Rebels bid to go one step further than in 2012.The Oaktree Arena side lost last year’s Final to Scunthorpe by an agonising one-point aggregate margin, whilst a recent KO Cup semi-final between the Rebels and the Monarchs had to be replayed after a tie.Edinburgh host the first leg of the Grand Final on Friday with the return next Monday, and Hancock said: “This is what we have been battling for all season. Having just missed out on the title last season, it gave us greater resolve to go one better this year and bring that first-ever League Championship trophy to the Oaktree Arena.“We have had some cracking meetings against Edinburgh already this year and there is no reason to believe that both legs of this Championship Final will be any different.”(SPEEDWAY 4)
STOKE are set to complete the season with a bumper 37-heat programme of action at Loomer Road on Sunday.The Potters will race their two remaining National League fixtures against Kent and Mildenhall whilst Steve Worrall faces Steve Boxall in the Bronze Helmet match race.It has also been confirmed that the meeting will feature the second leg of the Midland Development League KO Cup Final between the Spitfires and the Mercia Vikings, who race their first leg at Coventry on Friday.Stoke promoter Dave Tattum said: “I’m absolutely delighted with the decision from the sport’s governing body and we’re looking forward to putting on a good show for the supporters on Sunday afternoon.”
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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23:NATIONAL LEAGUE: King’s Lynn v Dudley 7.30NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP S/F REPLAY 2nd leg: Mildenhall v Isle of Wight 7.30
FRIDAY OCTOBER 25:PREMIER LEAGUE GRAND FINAL 1st leg: Edinburgh v Somerset 7.30EAST MIDLANDS BOWL 2nd leg: Coventry Select v Leicester Select 7.30
SATURDAY OCTOBER 26:MIDLAND FOURS: Leicester 7.30
SUNDAY OCTOBER 27:NATIONAL LEAGUE: Stoke v Kent 2pm, Stoke v Mildenhall (follows previous fixture)AIR FENCE CHALLENGE: Glasgow 2.30
MONDAY OCTOBER 28:PREMIER LEAGUE GRAND FINAL 2nd leg: Somerset v Edinburgh 7.30
TUESDAY OCTOBER 29:NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP FINAL: Dudley v TBC 7.30
