BRITISH SPEEDWAY NEWS AND FIXTURES 16.7.04
16 July 2004 - British Speedway Promoters Association

GREAT Britain boss Neil Middleditch insists the door is still open for riders aiming for a World Cup spot. Middleditch leads his side into action against Denmark at Wolverhampton on Monday.

He said: “The Wolverhampton meeting is a perfect opportunity for riders to give me a nudge and remind me of their ability. I’ll be looking for a good all-round team performance with next month’s tournament in mind.”

KING''S LYNN''S Norfolk Arena will host one of the biggest events in the British calendar later this month with the Champions Chase featuring an all-star line-up. The top two riders from all 15 clubs are joined by two wildcards - Lynn track specialists Andrew Moore and Adam Allott - with a big cash prize on the table for the winner on Wednesday July 28. It promises to be an exciting night of racing as the riders fight to stay in the competition in every race. The first round of the competition will be over eight races with only the first three in every race progressing to round two. That means 24 riders remain when only the first two in each race progress, narrowing the field down to 12 for round three. The first and second from this stage go through to the semi-finals with a do-or-die final to decide the winner. British Speedway management committee member Neil Machin said: ''It''s a fantastic line-up for a meeting which will provide plenty of entertainment. There is something hanging on every race and I''m looking forward to it.'' LINE-UP (Not in riding order): Adam Pietraszko and Claus Kristensen (Berwick), Frede Schott and Rory Schlein (Edinburgh), Mark Lemon and Seemond Stephens (Exeter), Shane Parker and George Stancl (Glasgow), Magnus Karlsson and Ross Brady (Hull), Craig Boyce and Jason Bunyan (Isle of Wight), Tomas Topinka and Tom P Madsen (King''s Lynn), Jason Lyons and Lubos Tomicek (Newcastle), Craig Watson and Pavel Ondrasik (Newport), Matej Zagar and Danny Bird (Reading), Brent Werner and Chris Neath (Rye House), Andre Compton and Ricky Ashworth (Sheffield), Glenn Cunningham and John Jorgensen (Somerset), Paul Pickering and Jan Staechmann (Stoke), Carl Stonehewer and Simon Stead (Workington), Andrew Moore (Wildcard, Sheffield) and Adam Allott (Wildcard, King''s Lynn).

(FIXTURES)

FRIDAY JULY 16:
SKYBET ELITE LEAGUE: Oxford v Ipswich 7.30
PREMIER LEAGUE: Edinburgh v Newport 7.30, Somerset v Rye House 7.30 CONFERENCE LEAGUE: Carmarthen v Buxton OFF

SATURDAY JULY 17:
SKYBET ELITE LEAGUE: Eastbourne v Coventry 7.30
PREMIER LEAGUE: Berwick v Newport 7pm, Rye House v Edinburgh 6pm, Stoke v King’s Lynn 7.30, Workington v Somerset 7pm CONFERENCE LEAGUE: Rye House v Armadale follows PL meeting

SUNDAY JULY 18:
PREMIER LEAGUE: Glasgow v Sheffield 6pm, Newcastle v Somerset 5.30, Newport v Edinburgh 4pm CONFERENCE LEAGUE: Buxton v Rye House 3pm, Mildenhall v Oxford 4pm, Newport v Armadale, Swindon v Wimbledon 6.30

MONDAY JULY 19:
TEST MATCH: Team Great Britain v Denmark (at Wolverhampton) 7.30 PREMIER LEAGUE: Exeter v Isle of Wight 7.30, Reading v Edinburgh 7.30 CONFERENCE TROPHY: Coventry v Weymouth 7.45

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