Great Britain will have four representatives in this weekend’s World Under-21 semi-finals. British Under-21 Champion Kyle Howarth competes in Round 1 in Pardubice Czech Republic on Friday, with Stefan Nielsen, Ashley Morris and Josh Bates all competing on Saturday - Nielsen and Morris in Terenzano, Italy whilst Bates makes the long trek to Zarnovica, Slovakia with places in the three-round Final at stake
Speedway World team Cup Semi Final 1 - Poland, Sweden, Czech Republic and Russia - Gniezno , Poland on 6 June 2015 Semi Final 2 - Great Britain, USA, Australia and Latvia - Kings Lynn, England on 8 June 2015 Top 2 qualify for the final on 13 June in Vojens (Denmark as holders already in Final) 2nd and 3rd in each semi go into the race of also held in Vojens on 13 June to determine the final qualifer
Alun Rossiter has named the four riders who will represent Team GB in Event 2 of the 2015 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup. Tai Woffinden, Chris Harris, Danny King and Robert Lambert are the chosen quartet who will represent Great Britain at King's Lynn on Monday June 8 when they go head-to-head against Australia, the USA and Latvia
U21 Semi Final Results: TERENZANO SCORES: 1. Max Fricke 15, 2. Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen 13, 3. Mikkel Bech Jensen 12, 4. Victor Palovaara 10, 5. Stefan Nielsen 9+3, 6. Michele Paco Castagna 9+2, 7. Artur Czaja 8, 8. Nicolas Vicentin 8, 9. Dimitri Berge 7, 10. Jack Holder 6, 11. Ondrej Smetana 6, 12. Ashley Morris 5, 13. Mark Riss 4, 14. John Bernard 3, 15. Jannik Klein 3, 16. Hayden Sims 1, 17. Giorgio Trentin DNR, 18. Ivan Garzaro DNR. ZARNOVICA SCORES: 1. Anders Thomsen 14+3, 2. Bartosz Zmarzlik 14+2, 3. Aleksandr Loktaev 13, 4. Emil Grondal 10, 5. Sergei Logaczev 9, 6. Joaa Partanen 9, 7. Maksym Drabik 9, 8. Kenny Wennerstam 8, 9. Josh Bates 7, 10. Michal Skurla 6, 11. Valentin Grobauer 6, 12. Jevgenijs Kostigovs 6, 13. Patrik Buri 4, 14. Michal Tomka 2, 15. Nick Skorja 2, 16. Roland Benko 1, 17. Patrik Mikel 0.
FIM World Cup Event 1, Gniezno, Poland SWEDEN 40: Linus Sundstrom 12, Antonio Lindback 11, Peter Ljung 9, Andreas Jonsson 8. POLAND 36: Przemyslaw Pawlicki 13, Maciej Janowski 13, Bartosz Zmarzlik 10, Jaroslaw Hampel 0. RUSSIA 27: Artem Laguta 11, Vitaly Belousov 9, Renat Gafurov 5, Andriej Kudriashov 2. CZECH REPUBLIC 20: Vaclav Milik 8, Tomas Suchanek 7, Matej Kus 3, Eduard Krcmar 2. Sweden qualify for World Cup Final (Vojens, Denmark, Saturday June 13) Poland and Russia qualify for Race-Off (Vojens, Denmark, Thursday June 11
Ah, speedway. It used to be on ITV. I remember Kelvin Tatum. Bit lost after that until Sky got involved.
Kelvin Tatum still presents the Sky stuff - they have the Elite League. The Grand Prix is now on Eurosport - the next one is from Cardiff (I'll be there) on July 4th
FIM World Cup Event 2, King’s Lynn AUSTRALIA 47: Jason Doyle 13, Nick Morris 12, Troy Batchelor 11, Chris Holder 11. GREAT BRITAIN 43: Tai Woffinden 13, Chris Harris 13, Danny King 10, Robert Lambert 7. USA 22: Greg Hancock 12, Ryan Fisher 15, Gino Manzares 4, Max Ruml 1. LATVIA 9: Andzejs Lebedevs 5, Maksims Bogdanovs 3, Kasts Puodzuks 1, Jevgenijs Kotigovs 0. Australia qualify for World Cup Final (Vojens, Denmark, Saturday June 13) Great Britain and USA qualify for Race-Off (Vojens, Denmark, Thursday June 11)
FIM World Cup Race-Off, Vojens, Denmark POLAND 48: Maciej Janowski 14, Krzysztof Buczkowski 13, Przemyslaw Pawlicki 11, Bartosz Zmarzlik 10, GREAT BRITAIN 43: Tai Woffinden 21, Robert Lambert 8, Danny King 7, Chris Harris 7. USA 22: Greg Hancock 12, Ryan Fisher 5, Gino Manzares 3, Max Ruml 2. RUSSIA 11: Vitaly Belousov 5, Andrei Kudriashov 4, Renat Gafurov 2, (3 riders only).
GB captain Tai Woffinden roared to stunning 21-point maximum in last night's World Cup Race-Off in Vojens. Woffinden reeled off six winning rides but favourites Poland prevailed by five points overall to reach the Final after a meeting which was only resolved in their favour in the penultimate race.
MONSTER ENERGY SWC FINAL LINE-UPS DENMARK (red) 1. Peter Kildemand 2. Nicki Pedersen 3. Niels-Kristian Iversen (captain) 4. Kenneth Bjerre Team Manager: Anders Secher SWEDEN (blue) 1. Antonio Lindback 2. Andreas Jonsson (captain) 3. Linus Sundstrom 4. Fredrik Lindgren Team Manager: Morgan Andersson POLAND (white) 1. Bartosz Zmarzlik 2. Krzysztof Buczkowski 3. Maciej Janowski (captain) 4. Przemyslaw Pawlicki Team Manager: Marek Cieslak AUSTRALIA (yellow) 1. Chris Holder (captain) 2. Jason Doyle 3. Nick Morris 4. Troy Batchelor Team Manager: Mark Lemon
Sweden snatched their first Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup for 11 years at Vojens on Sunday afternoon. The Swedes last lifted the Ove Fundin Trophy at British track Poole in 2004 and Denmark and Poland have dominated the competition ever since.
FIM World Cup Scores: SWEDEN 34: 1 Antonio Lindback 7, 2 Andreas Jonsson 12, 3 Linus Sundstrom 4, 4 Fredrik Lindgren 11. DENMARK 32: 1 Peter Kildemand 13, 2 Nicki Pedersen 4, 3 Niels-Kristian Iversen 9, 4 Kenneth Bjerre 6. POLAND 27: 1 Bartosz Zmarzlik 3, 2 Krzysztof Buczkowski 4, 3 Maciej Janowski 11, 4 Przemyslaw Pawlicki 9. AUSTRALIA 26: 1 Chris Holder 8, 2 Jason Doyle 8, 3 Nick Morris 2, 4 Troy Batchelor 8.
British Final Line-up at Wolverhampton: Carl Wilkinson (Scunthorpe), Andre Compton (Sheffield), Ben Barker (Berwick), Steve Worrall (Belle Vue/Newcastle), Craig Cook (Belle Vue/Edinburgh), Kyle Howarth (Swindon/Workington), Adam Roynon (Redcar), Scott Nicholls (Belle Vue), Tai Woffinden (Unattached), Chris Harris (Coventry), Jason Garrity (Coventry/Sheffield), Lewis Blackbird (Wolverhampton/Peterborough), Richard Lawson (Lakeside/Glasgow), Danny King (Coventry/Ipswich), Edward Kennett (Lakeside/Rye House), Leigh Lanham (Somerset).
Tai Woffinden was crowned British Champion for a third successive year on a dramatic night at Monmore Green. The 24-year-old had fortune on his side in the Grand Final when the race was stopped after Jason Garrity was excluded for falling when Craig Cook was leading. But Woffinden would make the most of his second chance to get the better of Cook who sealed his second consecutive wild-card spot at Cardiff after finishing ahead of Danny King in the re-run.
British Final Scores, Wolverhampton QUALIFYING SCORES: Tai Woffinden 13, Jason Garrity 13, Craig Cook 12, Richard Lawson 11, Scott Nicholls 10, Danny King 9, Chris Harris 9, Kyle Howarth 8, Carl Wilkinson 7, Edward Kennett 7, Steve Worrall 6, Lewis Blackbird 6, Adam Roynon 3, Andre, Compton 3, Leigh Lanham 2, Max Clegg 0 (res), Matt Williamson 0 (res), Ben Barker 0. SEMI-FINAL: Cook, King, Nicholls, Lawson (exc). FINAL: Woffinden, Cook, King, Garrity (f.exc)
The riders have been confirmed for the Premier League Pairs Championship which is being staged at Somerset on Friday July 3. GROUP A: EDINBURGH: Sam Masters/Kevin Wolbert IPSWICH: Danny King/Rohan Tungate RYE HOUSE: Edward Kennett/Nikolaj B Jakobsen PETERBOROUGH: Ulrich Ostergaard/Michael Palm Toft NEWCASTLE: Lewis Kerr/Steve Worrall GROUP B: GLASGOW: Nick Morris/Richard Lawson SOMERSET: Brady Kurtz/Josh Grajczonek WORKINGTON: Kyle Howarth/Ricky Wells REDCAR: Lasse Bjerre/Stuart Robson BERWICK: Thomas Jorgensen/Kevin Doolan Many people take this meeting in on the way to Cardiff
FIM Speedway Grand Prix star Chris Harris survived a rain-soaked SGP qualifying semi in Terenzano to reach his third straight GP Challenge. The Cornishman, who flies the Union Jack in next Saturday’s Adrian Flux British SGP in Cardiff, finished fifth in Italy on nine points. He is Great Britain’s sole representative in the last round of the SGP qualifiers at Rybnik on September 5, when a top-three finish will book him a World Championship return for 2016.
Robert Lambert’s Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup heroics and UK form have earned him a deal with Swedish Allsvenskan League leaders Masarna. The 17-year-old cemented his reputation as the future of British speedway by impressing alongside Tai Woffinden in the Race Off at Vojens on June 11. And on the same day he landed one of the track reserve berths for Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on July 4, he was confirmed in the Masarna side