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POOLE co-promoter Gordon Pairman has again stepped forward to support the British riders in the World Under-21 Final.Adam Ellis, Josh Bates and Robert Lambert have all made it into the three-round series which gets underway at King’s Lynn on June 18, and Pairman’s sponsorship package will ensure all three permanent British riders are supplied with tyres for each meeting.GB Youth boss Neil Vatcher said: “Mr Pairman’s offer of this sponsorship to the riders is invaluable help to each of them, and his generosity is greatly appreciated.“Mr Pairman has been a constant help to both myself and the Under-21 riders for a number of years now, and with his support as well all our other sponsors the success of British Speedway is definitely on the way up.”
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SCUNTHORPE have moved to sign Lewis Kerr shortly after he was released by Premier League rivals Ipswich.Kerr comes into the Scorpions team to replace Andeas Lyager, subject to BSPA approval, having scored eleven points from five rides on his previous visit to the Eddie Wright Raceway this season.Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey said: “He's a talented rider who likes our track, and I'm sure he will prove to be a fine addition to our team.“He wasn't released by Ipswich because he was doing badly; he was released because of the numbers game. I'm sure he'll have a point to prove. His signing adds extra strength to our team.”
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KENT booked their place in the second round of the National League Knockout Cup with a 50-40 win at the Isle of Wight on Tuesday.The Kings already led the tie by 24-points and comfortably set up a clash with Coventry, with the first leg of that encounter to take place at Brandon on Friday.James Shanes (11+1) and Danny Ayres (11) both hit double figures for the visitors, whilst Joe Jacobs carded 12+1 and James Cockle 10 for the Warriors.The result means Kent remain unbeaten from twelve matches in all competitions at the start of the 2016 season.
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KING’S Lynn Young Stars will look to move back into the Travel Plus National League play-off places when they host Cradley on Wednesday.The home side have won three of their four meetings at the Adrian Flux Arena in convincing fashion and face a Heathens outfit who are yet to get off the mark on the road.The Young Stars hand a full debut to 15-year-old, former No.8 Lewis Whitmore who has replaced Layne Cupitt at reserve – with the latter set to join Cradley after this fixture.King’s Lynn boss Dale Allitt said: “Cradley is always going to be an interesting one and of course they’ve built their team with three very big hitters. Having said that, I think our strength in depth will be the key.“I am expecting a close meeting because of the power of Cradley’s top end, but equally I do feel that if everything goes to plan we’ve got enough to grab the win which would move us up to third in the table.”Cradley manager Will Pottinger said: “King’s Lynn have got a very solid side this year and it won’t be easy against them on their home track.“It’s time for us to start picking points up away from home now because they will be the ones that will probably determine if we finish in the play-offs or not at the end of the season.”
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WEDNESDAY JUNE 8:TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE: King’s Lynn v Cradley 7.30
THURSDAY JUNE 9:PREMIER LEAGUE: Ipswich v Glasgow 7.30, Redcar v Somerset 7.30, Sheffield v Newcastle 7.30
FRIDAY JUNE 10:PREMIER LEAGUE: Edinburgh v Ipswich 7.30, Peterborough v Glasgow 7.30LEAGUE CUP: Plymouth v Somerset 7.15TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE: Belle Vue v King’s Lynn 7.30NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP 2nd round 1st leg: Coventry v Kent 7.30
