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THE line-up has been confirmed for the British Under-21 semi-final at Kent on Monday April 4.The semi-finalists will be chasing a top ten place at Central Park in order to join the six seeded riders in the Final at Sheffield ten days later (April 14).
Home supporters of the Kings will be backing James Shanes and Danno Verge, whilst Mildenhall and King’s Lynn both have three riders in the line-up – and former Eastbourne reserve Kelsey Dugard will be keen to impress as he is currently without a team place.
BRITISH UNDER-21 FINAL – Seeded riders: Robert Lambert (King’s Lynn/Newcastle), Adam Ellis (Poole), Josh Bates (Coventry/Sheffield), Max Clegg (Edinburgh/Wolverhampton/Cradley), Zach Wajtknecht (Somerset/Birmingham), Oliver Greenwood (Buxton).
BRITISH SEMI-FINAL LINE-UP: James Shanes (Kent), Liam Carr (Berwick/Coventry), Ellis Perks (Plymouth/Isle of Wight), Nathan Greaves (Sheffield/King’s Lynn), Connor Mountain (Mildenhall), Danny Phillips (Stoke), Josh Bailey (Scunthorpe/King’s Lynn), Jack Kingston (Cradley), Ryan Kinsley (King’s Lynn), Kelsey Dugard (Unattached), Alfie Bowtell (Mildenhall), Danyon Hume (Birmingham), George Hunter (Rye House), Luke Ruddick (Mildenhall), Jack Parkinson-Blackburn (Birmingham), Danno Verge (Kent).
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LEICESTER have named Nicolai Klindt as their new captain for the forthcoming Elite League season.Danish racer Klindt, who has rejoined the Lions after a season away, takes over from Jason Doyle who has returned to parent club Swindon.He said: “I was quite surprised, but honoured at the same time when I was asked to captain the side. I've never been captain before, so I said yes straight away. “Some people think it’s just about flipping a coin, but for me it's also about getting the right team spirit within the team, making sure everyone is alright and help Norrie (Allan) or David (Hemsley) in any situations there will be along the season. “I've mentioned to David that I have a few ideas I would like to put forward before the season starts.”
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THE draw for the first-ever British Youth Pairs event will be made prior to the Ben Fund Bonanza at King’s Lynn on March 12.32 riders are set to compete in two categories at Northside, with the meeting taking place on Saturday April 9.The 500cc class will be contested by five pairings, whilst eleven pairings will compete in a combined 125cc/150cc class.Riders will be seeded into two groups, Pot A and Pot B, with riders from the same pot unable to be paired together.Each pair will have four qualifying heats, and the top two pairs after the qualifiers will contest a winner-takes-all Final.500cc CLASS: Carl Basford, Sam Bebee, Kyle Bickley, Tom Brennan, Kean Dicken, James Hitchen, Jordan Jenkins, Alex Spooner, Lewis Whitmore, Sam Woolley.125cc/150cc CLASS: Nathan Ablitt, Jacob Clayton, Danny Curl, Sheldon Davies, Bailey Fellows, Archie Freeman, Alex Goldsborough, Luke Harrison, Elliot Kelly, Kieron McCoy, Harry McGurk, Sam McGurk, Gregor Miller, Ryan Morris, Corbin Pavitt, Jordan Palin, Max Perry, Mickie Simpson, Taya Thirtle, Dan Thompson, Joe Thompson, Jack Wright.
