Speedway News

Reading completed their 2004 Premier League fixtures with a comfortable 61-33 win over Stoke Potters on Monday night at Smallmead Stadium.

This Friday 24 September sees Somerset Orchard FM Rebel Glenn Cunningham celebrate his 10 Year Testimonial Meeting with a mouth-watering line-up of speedway stars, some of which have never had the enjoyment of riding on the popular Oak Tree Arena raceway.

Berwick stage their last event of 2004 this coming Saturday night, when the 2004 ELM BANK Bordernapolis Individual Championship hit's the shale, with a truly fascinating field indeed.

Sheffield Tigers skipper Andre Compton emerged from Sunday night's Owlerton carnage as the 2004 Premier League Riders' Champion.

Poland's Tomasz Gollob won the FIM Polish Speedway Grand Prix at Bydgoszcz on Saturday night (18 September).

Speedway results for Sunday 12 September. Premier League: Glasgow 44 - 46 Workington George Stancl 16 - Simon Stead 13 Newcastle 57 - 39 Kings Lynn Jason Lyons 18 - Tomas Topinka 17

Reading's impressive recent form came to an end when they went down to a 50-43 Premier League defeat at Newport on Sunday afternoon.

In the Spring of 1999 Berwick Speedway boss Peter Waite introduced two new Danes to UK speedway, one was Claus Kristensen and the other, Tom P. Madsen. In the Autumn of 2004, however, ironically the latter has replaced the former after 4 years at King's Lynn.

Reading Euphony Racer Matej Zagar put in a good performance in Saturday night's Slovenian Grand Prix in Krsko, before just missing out on a semi-final spot when he was eliminated in heat 22.

Value for money is the key at Sheffield's Owlerton Stadium on Monday with a bumper night of all-action speedway. Sheffield Pirtek Prowlers face Coventry Cougars in a Conference Trophy fixture at 6.30pm followed by the latest round of a brand new competition for talented youngsters.

Euphony Racer Matej Zagar will pit his wits against the best riders in the world on Saturday night, when he lines-up in the Slovenian Grand Prix in Krsko.

Oxford Silver Machine promoter Nigel Wagstaff has announced that he is planning a Gala Night for what could be the final ever Elite League meeting to be staged at Oxford.

Euphony Racers bosses have drafted in Jamie Westacott for the remainder of the season, after Steve Braidford stepped down from the Reading team. Braidford has been forced to stand down due to personal and bike problems.

Elm Bank Berwick Bandits helped presented Hull indirectly with the 2004 Premier League Title on Saturday night by successfully seeing off the excellent challenge of the Workington Comets led by the superbly exciting Lee Smethills, the only Bandit to lower the colours of the previously-thought inv

Wimbledon reserve Andre Cross faces six weeks out of the saddle after fracturing his thumb during Wimbledon's 55-38 League win at Carmarthen on Sunday, and more importantly rules the East Anglian out of next week's Cup semi-final clash with Boston.

Legendary Radio DJ "Diddy" David Hamilton will be the special VIP guest next week at Plough Lane when Wimbledon take on rivals Boston in the first leg of the Conference Knockout Cup Semi-Final.

Denmark's Hans Andersen captured his first podium finish winning the FIM Meridian Lifts Speedway Grand Prix at Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg last night.

Reading will have to pull out all the stops in their quest to reach the semi-finals of the Premier League KO Cup, when they have to make up a fourteen point deficit against Hull Vikings on Monday night at Smallmead in the second leg of their quarter-final tie.

The Arena-Essex Promoter, Ronnie Russell, was due to make the announcement of a new signing for the Club during Wednesday's match between the A F Stocktaking Hammers and the Oxford Silver Machine.

Speedway results for Wednesday 18 August. Elite League: Arena-Essex v Oxford Meeting postponed. Belle Vue v Ipswich Meeting postponed. Premier League: King's Lynn v Sheffield Meeting postponed.

Two weeks before their biggest meeting of the season, Wimbledon Speedway have been rocked with the news that two of their riders have been given suspended bans for their alleged involvement in a pit-side fracas.

The A F Stocktaking Hammers lost out on the aggregate bonus point with this seven point defeat at Eastbourne in a meeting that was marred by two terrible crashes, which saw both Eastbourne reserves take hospital trips.

Following the A F Stocktaking Hammers match at Eastbourne on Saturday evening their captain, Kelvin Tatum MBE, announced that he has been forced into retiring from the sport due to his ongoing hip problems.

The draw has been made for the prestigious Premier League Fours at Workington on Saturday August 21 - 7pm.