POOLE will host the British Under-21 Final on April 26 – and gritty Yorkshire lad Josh Bates faces a tough start to defend his title.
Bates, who became a proud Dad recently, will face Belle Vue’s pocket rocket Dan Bewley in his first outing at Wimborne Road.
It’s an impressive line-up with Bates, Bewley, former Poole man Adam Ellis and Robert Lambert expected to be amongst the frontrunners for the prestigious title.
Home hopes are with James Shanes for Pirates fans after his superb victory in the semi-final at Peterborough in a tense contest.
“I’m so pleased to qualify but to win the semi-final is also a bonus for me,” said Shanes.
“Now I want to go out there and do well in the final in front of my own fans at Poole.
“There’s some great riders in the field and I know how hard it will be, but I’ll go into the meeting and do my best as I always do.”
Reigning champion Bates said: “Winning the title twice is something I’m very proud of and of course I’d love to do it again.
“But there’s 15 other riders out there who feel they have a chance and it will be a really tough, competitive meeting.”
British Speedway chairman Keith Chapman said: “It’s a very exciting line-up and we do have some talented young riders in the UK.
“I can’t pick a winner, I’m sure the fans at Poole that night will be served up a great night of entertainment – it’s a prestigious title and all the boys will be going for it.”
DRAW: 1. Danny Phillips (Newcastle/King’s Lynn Young Stars), 2. Max Clegg (Wolverhampton/Edinburgh), 3. James Shanes (Poole), 4. Ellis Perks (Rye House/Redcar/Buxton), 5. Nathan Stoneman (Kent), 6. Danyon Hume (Ipswich/Birmingham), 7. Liam Carr (Berwick), 8. Adam Ellis (Swindon), 9. Zach Wajtknecht (Swindon/Lakeside), 10. Nathan Greaves (Wolverhampton/Isle of Wight), 11. Jack Smith (Belle Vue/Glasgow/Belle Vue Colts), 12. Robert Lambert (King’s Lynn), 13. Dan Bewley (Belle Vue/Glasgow/Belle Vue Colts), 14. Josh Bates (Leicester/Sheffield), 15. Connor Mountain (Ipswich/Mildenhall), 16. Luke Harris (Cradley). Reserves: 17. Josh Bailey (King’s Lynn/Scunthorpe/King’s Lynn Young Stars, 18. Danno Verge (Mildenhall).
BRITISH SPEEDWAY MAJOR EVENTS 2017 SGBP PAIRS: KING’S LYNN BRITISH FINAL: Belle Vue, June 19 SGBC PAIRS: Somerset, July 21 SGBC FOURS: Peterborough, August 6 SGBP RIDERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP: Belle Vue, September 16 SGBC RIDERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP: Glasgow, September 24
OTHER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DATES BRITISH UNDER-21 SEMI-FINAL: JAMES SHANES BRITISH UNDER-21 FINAL: Poole, April 26 BRITISH UNDER-19 FINAL: Plymouth, July 6 BRITISH SEMI-FINALS: Newcastle, April 30; Sheffield, May 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE RIDERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP: Leicester, September 24
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UPCOMING FIXTURES...
25/09/17 1930 Swindon v Poole (SGBP POSF)
25/09/17 1930 Wolverhampton v Belle Vue (SGBP POSF)
26/09/17 1930 Glasgow v Sheffield (SGBC POSF)
26/09/17 1930 Peterborough v Scunthorpe (SGBC)
27/09/17 1930 Belle Vue v Wolverhampton (SGBP POSF)
27/09/17 1930 Cradley v Eastbourne (TPNL) (at Birmingham)
28/09/17 1930 Sheffield v Redcar (SGBC)
29/09/17 1930 Scunthorpe v Peterborough (C-KOC)
29/09/17 2000 Lakeside v Belle Vue (NL POSF)
29/09/17 1915 Plymouth v Eastbourne (NLKOC)
30/09/17 1930 Ipswich v Glasgow or Sheffield (SGBC Grand Final)
30/09/17 1900 Workington v Peterborough (SGBC)
30/09/17 1930 Eastbourne v Plymouth (NLKOC)
01/10/17 1930 Newcastle v Workington (SGBC)
01/10/17 1700 Peterborough v Edinburgh (SGBC)
01/10/17 1500 Mildenhall v Belle Vue (NLKOC)
02/10/17 1830 The Laurels, Kent
05/10/17 1930 Sheffield v Ipswich (C-KOC)
06/10/17 1930 Belle Vue v Lakeside (NL POSF)
06/10/17 1915 Plymouth v Mildenhall (NT Final)
07/10/17 1900 Workington v Newcastle (SGBC)
07/10/17 1930 Eastbourne v Kent (NL POSF)
08/10/17 1500 SGB Championship Pairs, Sheffield
08/10/17 1500 Stoke v Isle of Wight (TPNL)
08/10/17 1700 Stoke v Buxton (TPNL)
08/10/17 1500 Mildenhall v Plymouth (NT Final)
LATEST RESULTS...
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 24:
SGBC RIDERS’ INDIVIDUAL, Glasgow - OFF
Re-staging date: Saturday October 14, 7pm
NATIONAL LEAGUE RIDERS' CHAMPIONSHIP, Leiceste
1 Dan Bewley (Belle Vue) 15 2 Matt Williamson (Buxton) 13 3 Liam Carr (Birmingham) 12
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 23:
FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 10 STOCKHOLM GRAND PRIX, Stockholm 1 Matej Zagar (Slo) 2 Bartosz Zmarzlik (Pol) 3 Jason Doyle (Aus) 4 Peter Kildemand (Den)
STANDINGS after Round 10 of 12 1 Jason Doyle (Aus) 132 2 Patryk Dudek (Pol) 110 3 Maciej Janowski (Pol) 108 4 Fredrik Lindgren (Swe) 107
TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE Belle Vue 57 – Rob Shuttleworth 13+2 Eastbourne 33 – Georgie Wood 10+1 National League points: Belle Vue 3 Eastbourne 0
Stoke 30 – Tony Atkin 8 Mildenhall 30 – Jon Armstrong 9 Abandoned after Heat 10 (time constraints) – Result stands National League points: Stoke 1 Mildenhall 2
Stoke 43 – Mitchell Davey 11 Kent 47 – Ben Hopwood 12+1 National League points: Stoke 0 Kent 3
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 22:
PREMIERSHIP KOC SEMI-FINAL 2nd leg
Belle Vue 52 (Dan Bewley 13+1)
Swindon 38 (Nick Morris 10, Adam Ellis 10)
Belle Vue win 91-88 on aggregate
Somerset v Wolverhampton – OFF
CHAMPIONSHIP KO CUP 2nd leg Edinburgh 48 (Erik Riss 12+2)
Ipswich 41 (Rory Schlein 13)
Ipswich win 91-88 on aggregate
Scunthorpe v Peterborough - OFF
TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE
Plymouth v Mildenhall - OFF
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21:
SGB CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY OFF SEMI-FINAL, 1st leg
Ipswich 50 (Rory Schlein 11+2)
Edinburgh 40 (Sam Masters 14)
Sheffield 59 (Jan Graversen 12+2)
Glasgow 31 (Richard Lawson 11)
TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE
Isle of Wight 61 (Connor Coles 12+1)
Cradley 29 (Josh Bailey 8)
National League points: Isle of Wight 3 Cradley 0
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 20:
PREMIERSHIP KO CUP SEMI-FINAL 1st leg Wolverhampton 59 (Freddie Lindgren 15+2) Somerset 31 (Richard Lawson 11)
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 18:
SGB PREMIERSHIP PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINAL, 1st leg Belle Vue v Wolverhampton - OFF Re-staging date: Wednesday September 27, 7.30pm
SGB CHAMPIONSHIP Sheffield v Redcar - OFF
REVENGE CHALLENGE
Kent 49 (Ben Hopwood 12+1) Birmingham 41 (Taylor Hampshire 15+2)
