Speedway News

Friday's Reading Bulldogs Fans Forum at Smallmead Stadium (12th January, 7.30pm) looks like being a big night, with the news that the Club will be making some exciting announcements regarding the team that will do battle for them in the 2007 Sky Sports Elite League.

Poole Speedway promoters Matt Ford and Mike Golding have acted quickly to issue a statement denying the rumours currently sweeping the South Coast about the potential sale of the Wimborne Road stadium.

Reading Bulldogs made their third signing for the new season on Wednesday evening, when Polish star Janusz Kolodziej agreed to return to Smallmead for the 2007 campaign.

Lee Complin defeated an array of motorcycling greats in the Christmas Cracker Short Track meeting at Scunthorpe yesterday afternoon.

The Scotwaste Monarchs have decided to give local 19 year old rider Andrew Tully his chance in the no. 7 berth of their 2007 side. It's a chance Andrew has been begging to be given, after a successful multiple trophy-winning campaign with Conference League Scunthorpe in 2006.

The Scunthorpe Scorpions have signed Scott Anderson as a squad member for the 2007 season after he impressed during the club's winter practice sessions.

Great racing and large crowds were the name of the game this weekend for Rounds 3 & 4 of the 31st Annual World Championship Ice Racing Series.

The Scunthorpe Scorpions' very own Benji Compton will compete in the Christmas Cracker Short Track meeting to be raced at the Scunthorpe Raceway on Saturday 30th December and joining him will be his road racing brother, Dijon Compton.

The Christmas Cracker Short Track meeting, to be raced at the Scunthorpe Raceway on Saturday 30th December, has added two more stars from the world of Road Racing.

Edinburgh Speedway were pleased with the outcome of today's West Lothian Council meeting which granted permission for Speedway at Armadale Stadium for a further five years.

Coventry Buildbase Bees have been boosted by the news that co-team manager Peter Oakes is set to continue in his position with the club.

Local lad James Birkinshaw is the second confirmed signing for Sheffield's 2007 Premier League campaign. And that means a welcome return for the fans favourite who is renowned for his all-action style.

After their successful running of the 2006 Conference League Pairs meeting the Scunthorpe Scorpions have been awarded the prestigious meeting once again for the 2007 season.

With Mick Bell's decision not to carry on as team manager for the Somerset 'Mike Manning Audio' Rebels going forward into 2007, club promoter Mike Golding has wasted no time in finding Bell's replacement, the new man at the helm being ex-Rebel favourite Steve Bishop.

The promoters of the BSPA made a huge step towards lifting the profile of major domestic events in British Speedway at the weekend by forming a specialist 'shared event committee' that will be headed by King's Lynn co-promoter Jonathan Chapman.

The Somerset 'Mike Manning Audio' Rebels will be looking to appoint a new team manager ahead of the 2007 season following the not totally unexpected news that current team boss, Mick Bell, has decided to step down from the role.

The excitement and anticipation grows for the Opening Round of the biggest ice racing series in history. The ICE/International Championship Events organized and produced series will visit over 20 cities this winter beginning with Green Bay, WI on December 2nd.

Popular Australian Christian Henry is Newcastle's first signing for the 2007 season fresh from picking up the Rider of the Year award as voted for by the fans at the End of Season Dinner Dance last weekend.

The 'Lincs FM' Scunthorpe Scorpions' club captain, Wayne Carter, has decided to retire from the sport after eighteen years.

As opposed to the start of the 2006 season, where the fans were kept waiting 'till just before the start of the season, as far as 2007 is concerned all has been revealed before the official end of 2006!

Somerset 'Mike Manning Audio' Rebel number 1, Magnus Zetterstrom, was named as the Premier League's Rider of the Year at the Speedway Riders Association Awards ceremony in Coventry.

The Boston Barracuda-Braves Team Manager, Malcolm Vasey, has labelled the 'Lincs FM' Scorpions one of the Conference League's 'super teams' ahead of their Lincolnshire Cup clash on Monday night.

The 'Lincs FM' Scorpions face the Rye House Raiders in the second leg of the Playoff Semi-final this afternoon at the Scunthorpe Raceway. The racing starts at 3pm with the Scorpions holding a 14-point lead from Saturday's first leg in Hertfordshire.

Both teams came to this 2nd leg playoff match with incomplete teams, and had to cope with a very tricky wet track after heavy rain in the area earlier in the day.