Speedway News

Speedy Hire Plc (Speedy) is to extend its current sponsorship with BSI and the world championship FIM Speedway Grand Prix Series (SGP).

The meeting hadn't even started and there were problems for the Newcastle team. Some two hours earlier the Glasgow promotion lodged a complaint against Newcastle's use of Edinburgh's Derek Sneddon in place of the banned Jamie Robertson.

The Arena-Essex Speedway team went down by 20 points at Peterborough on Thursday evening in the second leg of their Knockout Cup tie against the Panthers but still managed the aggregate win by four points following their superb home victory the previous Friday by 24 points.

The 30th Annual World Championship ICE Racing Series Grand Finale will top off a very special season on April 22nd & 23rd in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The last two World Championship Points Rounds will take place at the beautiful Coliseo de Puerto Rico.

Former World Champion Jason Crump was victorious in the Sean Cracker at Owlerton on Sunday - winning a Final which would have graced the last race of a Grand Prix. A bumper crowd enjoyed a well-organised and fully competitive meeting which was packed full of quality, safe racing.

Sean Wilson will stage his 20-year benefit meeting next Sunday, March 19 - after heavy snow forced the postponement of the event this weekend.

Sheffield will open the back straight at Owlerton for the first time since 2002 with a large crowd expected for Sunday's Sean Wilson Cracker (5pm). Wilson's 20-year benefit meeting has attracted a host of top riders for what could be his last on-track appearance at his former club.

Berwick's preparations for the new season took one more vital step to completion on Wednesday with the signing of one of the most successful speedway riders to actually come out of the town of Berwick upon Tweed, and he is the Local Hero, 28-year-old David Meldrum.

Hot on the heels of Berwick's first signing for 2006, Cumbrian, Craig Branney, comes news that the Berwick management have excelled themselves with the signing of a new Swede to British League racing, and he is the exceptional 27-year-old from Kroken, Andreas Bergstrom.

The Somerset 'Mike Manning Audio' Rebels will open their 2006 season with the now traditional challenge match against local rivals, Newport Wasps.

Teenage tearaway Chris Holder has retained his Australian Under 21 Speedway Championship with a superb performance at Gillman (SA) on February 4.

The Somerset 'Mike Manning Audio' Rebels are please to announce that the popular 2nd half junior racing re-introduced under the guidance of Ray Dickson in 2005 is to continue in 2006.

The Australian Under 21 Speedway Championship will be held at the 300-metre Gillman Speedway (SA) on February 3-4, with Queenslander Troy Batchelor and defending champion Chris Holder expected to lead the pyrotechnics display.

Berwick Bandits boss Peter Waite has acted quickly to respond to reports in recent press outlets that Berwick Speedway is up for sale. His reaction follows quotes published from the former Glasgow boss, Brian Sands that hit the public domain yesterday.

The historic first ever Manufacturers World Cup Ice Racing Championship was welcomed with enthusiasm by 5,000 plus Portland, OR race fans. A fine field of riders, on meticulously prepared factory 450 race bikes weren't the least bit tentative as they took to the thickened sheet of ice.

Newcastle Diamonds announce the signing of 23-year-old Austrian Manuel Hauzinger, the Diamonds first Austrian rider. Hauzinger is an Isle of Wight asset and come in on a 3.14 average, well underneath the 4.68 available for the last space in the Diamonds' top five.

Reading speedway, has the perfect Christmas present for fans....a full team for the 2006 Elite League! The following riders have agreed terms with the Reading based club and this is the likely line-up in terms of rider numbers:

Speedway fans are to receive a Xmas present that many would never have dreamed possible as the Oxford Cheetahs management are delighted to confirm that six times World Speedway Champion Tony Rickardsson has today signed a contract to join the team in 2006.

The Newcastle promotion were proud to announce the signing of young Scottish prospect Adam McKinna, son of Scottish International rider Kenny McKinna. Adam comes in as the required grade-C reserve along side the Diamonds grade-A reserve Jamie Robertson.

The Newcastle promotion are once again pleased to announce the return of young Northumberland-based teenager Jamie Robertson.

For the first time in four years, the world championship FIM Speedway Grand Prix Series (SGP) will take place over 10 rounds, BSI has confirmed. The Latvian city of Daugavpils is the new addition to the 2006 SGP calendar and will host the penultimate round of the Series on 09 September 2006.

The Newcastle Diamonds are pleased to announce the return of James Grieves. He's looking forward to a second year with the Diamonds after massive success last year and he's keen to progress even further on Tyneside in 2006.

Newcastle Speedway are pleased to announce the signing of Czech star Josef 'Pepe' Franc. The promotion have agreed terms with Pepe yesterday and he comes in on loan from Berwick on an average of 7.25 (thats on the new 2006 basis without bonus points).

The Newcastle Diamonds have made the first signing for the new look 2006 team.