SPEEDWAY NEWS AND FIXTURES
29 May 2005 - British Speedway Promoters Association

TONY Rickardsson swept to his second win in three Grand Prix rounds this year in Krsko, Slovenia on Saturday.

Eastbourne''s Nicki Pedersen finished runner-up with Reading star Matej Zagar, in as a wildcard in his home country, third and reigning champion Jason Crump fourth. Rickardsson is now the clear series leader with six rounds remaining on 70, Crump has 59, Pedersen 46 and Leigh Adams on 42.

TONY Rickardsson has pointed to a more relaxed attitude as the reason behind his early Grand Prix successes. He said: ''Things have been going very well. I have a great team working with me and it is so good when you win for them. ''I haven''t been doing anything special, I have the same bikes and engines as last year. I have been very relaxed and it seems to be working.''

CONFERENCE League side Boston have signed Trevor Harding who will double-up with Premier League Sheffield. The move was completed in time for their Lincolnshire derby clashes with Scunthorpe in the Knockout Cup over the Bank Holiday. Boston boss Malcolm Vasey said: ''It really is great to have Trevor on board against Scunthorpe. These fixtures are arousing huge interest in Lincolnshire and are too close to call.''

(FIXTURES)

SUNDAY MAY 29:
PREMIER LEAGUE: Glasgow v Hull 6pm, Newport v Newcastle 2.30 CONFERENCE LEAGUE: Buxton v Sittingbourne 3pm, Mildenhall v Stoke 5pm CONFERENCE LEAGUE KNOCKOUT CUP: Boston v Scunthorpe 6.30

MONDAY MAY 30:
SKYBET ELITE LEAGUE: Coventry v Swindon 7.30, Peterborough v Ipswich 7.30, Wolverhampton v Arena Essex 7.30 PREMIER LEAGUE: Reading v King''s Lynn 6pm, Exeter v Somerset 7.30, Workington v Glasgow 7pm PREMIER TROPHY: Newcastle v Berwick 5.30
CHALLENGE: Rye House v Belle Vue Select 11am
CONFERENCE LEAGUE: Weymouth v Oxford 2pm, Rye House v Wimbledon 1pm CONFERENCE LEAGUE KNOCKOUT CUP: Scunthorpe v Boston 3pm BRITISH UNDER 15 CHAMPIONSHIP: Weymouth follows CL meeting

TUESDAY MAY 31:
PREMIER TROPHY: Isle of Wight v Newport 7.30

WEDNESDAY JUNE 1:
SKYBET ELITE LEAGUE: Arena Essex v Coventry 7.45, Belle Vue v Wolverhampton 7.45, Poole v Oxford 7.30 PREMIER LEAGUE KNOCKOUT CUP: Hull v Glasgow 7.30, King''s Lynn v Newcastle 7.30 PREMIER TROPHY: Newport v Isle of Wight 7pm CONFERENCE LEAGUE: Stoke v Mildenhall 7.30 CONFERENCE TROPHY: Wimbledon v Boston 7.30

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