Speedway News

Main rivals Rye House's defeat at Newcastle last Sunday plus the incentive of taking three points from the meeting against Carmarthen has given extra impetus to the double header facing Mildenhall at West Row this weekend.

Over 1,000 people are expected at Liverpool Anglican Cathedral on Saturday, 20th September 2003, at 3.00 pm for a Service of Thanksgiving and Commemoration for the 175 speedway riders who have died in track accidents and, in particular, Peter Craven who raced for the famous Belle Vue team in Manc

Speedway results for Tuesday 9 September. Premier League: Isle of Wight 54 - 36 Glasgow Danny Bird 15 - George Stancl 10 Trelawny 62 - Exeter 28 Pavel Ondrasik 15 - Brent Werner 8

On Monday night at Smallmead Stadium, Reading Euphony Racers take on their M4 rivals Newport Wasps in Premier League action 7.30pm. The Wasps have had an indifferent 2003 season like the Racers, they currently lie 12th in the Premier League table, just two places ahead of Reading.

Michael Lee, who started a career that saw him win the 1980 World championship as a 16 year old at Mildenhall, is to make one final appearance at West Row.

Mildenhall Fen Tigers record points scorer Robert Henry will make a return to track action at West Row on Sunday when he rides in the Handicap Best Pairs meeting.

The Mildenhall Fen Tigers take a break from more traditional fare this weekend when they stage the Handicap Best Pairs at West Row on Sunday. The meeting will consist of a heat leader being paired with a reserve or second string with the heat leader going off 15 metres.

Only a small number of Speedway riders have ever had a career spanning quarter of a century. On Friday at Armadale Edinburgh superstar Peter Carr will celebrate reaching this mark along with 20 of his current fellow riders, plus some from the recent past, all friends from his time in the sport.

Trelawny maintained their impressive form at the Clay Country Moto Parc with a comfortable win over Somerset in the Premier League on Tuesday evening.

Rye House Raiders boss Len Silver has heaped praise on current Rye House number one Barrie Evans for winning the Conference League Riders' Championship at Hoddesdon on Saturday in the face of incredibly strong competition.

The Kyle Legault domination of Canadian speedway shows no sign of deterioration as he raced away with the Ontario Open Championship at the Paris speedway over the weekend. Philip Lemay took the division two event while Shawn Morrison was the division three victor.

Poole have snapped up Ales Dryml for their remaining Elite League meetings as they look to lift the championship. The former Oxford and Belle Vue rider will replace David Ruud who will continue to ride for the Pirates' British League Cup side.

The Poole Pirates were made to walk the plank at Sandy Lane last night as the Silver Machine raced to their biggest victory of the season.

The British Flag was flying high at Collier Street track on Sunday 24th August as former World Long Track Champion Kelvin Tatum took his second win in the championship series in front of his home fans.

James Brundle will represent Mildenhall in the Conference League Riders Championship at Rye House on Saturday. "Rye House is never the easiest of away tracks but I'm going there to give it my best shot" said the 16 year old.

Speedway results for Wednesday 27 August. Premier League: Hull 40 - 50 Trelawny Shaun Tacey 12 - Steve Masters 16 Kings Lynn 58 - 32 Workington Tom P Madsen 13 - Simon Stead 14 Conference League:

Trelawny will operate rider replacement for the injured Richard Wolff in the semi-final of the Premier Knock-Out Cup away to the Isle of Wight on Tuesday evening (7.30pm). Wolff damaged his wrist in last week's home win over Newcastle and has returned home to the

The Kids Go Free scheme will again be in operation at Blunsdon next Tuesday, as the Pro-Fit Sprockets entertain both Newcastle and Peterborough in a double-bill of Conference League action, which kicks off at the earlier than usual time of 7.00pm.

Nigel Sadler appeared to have finally shaken off the winter cobwebs ,albeit in August, with his performance for Rye House against Arena Essex on Saturday. And nobody was more happy than the man himself.

Jason Crump has labelled this weekend's Scandinavian Speedway Grand Prix in Sweden a "make or break" event, as he continues his offensive to become Australia's first world champion in 50 years.

A Janusz Kolodziej 16-point haul wasn't enough to stop the Reading Racers from going down to a 53-37 defeat to Berwick Bandits on Saturday night. A remarkable score under normal circumstances but all the more noteworthy as it was the Pole's first look at Sheildfield Park.

At Poole this afternoon, sixteen top riders chased just six qualifying places for the 2004 Grand Prix series. Poland's Piotr Protasiewicz won the meeting with fourteen points to secure his GP spot.

Reading Racers first match of their Premier League northern tour, ended in a heavy 60-30 defeat to high-flying Edinburgh Monarchs on Friday evening. The Monarchs have been in excellent this season and on this showing look certain to be in the Premier League shake up.

Ales Dryml is keen to join brother Lukas in the 2004 Grand Prix series when he rides at Poole on Sunday. Dryml, axed by Belle Vue last month, is also hoping for a return to the Elite League and a good performance in Dorset would help.