SPEEDWAY NEWS AND FIXTURES
05 August 2005 - British Speedway Promoters Association

POLAND issued a clear statement of intent by dominating Thursday night''s World Cup Race-Off on their home territory at Wroclaw.

Greg Walasek, replacing Krzysztof Kasprzak, scored a faultless maximum for the hosts, with Denmark taking the other place in Saturday''s Final. The Danes overcame an Australian side who were without the unwell Jason Crump, with the Czech Republic also going out of the competition.

POLISH ace Piotr Protasiewicz feels the hosts have a good chance of lifting the World Cup at Wroclaw on Saturday night. The Poles eased through the Race-Off and will now face Great Britain, Denmark and holders Sweden in the Final. Protasiewicz said: ''We love riding at Wroclaw and it was a great team effort. Saturday''s meeting will be different but we are in good heart.''

WORKINGTON have received good news on the fitness of key reserve Aidan Collins ahead of the weekend''s Premier Trophy Final against Rye House. Collins suffered bad bruising to his ankle after a crash at Derwent Park in last week''s narrow win over Stoke. Comets boss Graham Drury said: ''Aidan has been having intensive physio and has had a practice, and fortunately he will be fine to ride.''

(FIXTURES)

FRIDAY AUGUST 5:
SCOTTISH OPEN: Edinburgh 7.15
PREMIER LEAGUE: Somerset v Rye House 7.30
CONFERENCE LEAGUE: Weymouth v Newport 7.30

SATURDAY AUGUST 6:
PREMIER TROPHY FINAL 1ST LEG: Workington v Rye House 7pm PREMIER LEAGUE: Stoke v Sheffield 7.30, Berwick v Newcastle 7pm CONFERENCE LEAGUE: Rye House v Scunthorpe 7pm CONFERENCE LEAGUE: Armadale v Stoke 2pm

SUNDAY AUGUST 7:
PREMIER TROPHY FINAL 2ND LEG: Rye House v Workington 2pm PREMIER LEAGUE: Glasgow v Hull 4pm, Newcastle v Stoke 5.30, Newport v King''s Lynn 2.30
CONFERENCE LEAGUE: Scunthorpe v Sittingbourne 3pm, Boston v Wimbledon 6.30, Mildenhall v Weymouth 5pm, Newport v Oxford (follows PL match), Buxton v Armadale 3pm ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL: Under 14''s v Under 15''s - Buxton (follows CL match)

MONDAY AUGUST 8:
SKYBET ELITE LEAGUE: Belle Vue v Oxford 7.30, Eastbourne v Ipswich 7.30, Wolverhampton v Swindon 7.30 PREMIER LEAGUE: Exeter v Edinburgh 7.30 PREMIER LEAGUE KNOCKOUT CUP: Reading v Isle of Wight 7.30

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