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

TONY Rickardsson completed the formality of a record equalling sixth world title when he breezed past the four points he needed in the Polish Grand Prix.

The former Poole star made sure of the crown with a third place in heat six in a meeting won by Poland''s Tomasz Gollob. Swindon star Lee Richardson was runner-up with outgoing champion Jason Crump third and Oxford''s Greg Hancock fourth.

TONY Rickardsson has now equalled Ivan Mauger''s record of six world titles after his Polish performance. He said: ''It is a fantastic feeling and I am just so happy. This has been my best season ever. ''It was hard to keep my focus after the title was won. I was at the tapes waiting for the green light with a big smile on my face! I really had to concentrate.''

STEVE Boxall romped to victory in the SilverSki Conference League Riders'' Championship on his home track Rye House. Boxall was unstoppable with a full 15-point maximum in front of a healthy crowd at the Hoddesdon raceway. Stoke''s Barrie Evans won a run-off for second place ahead of Armadale''s Blair Scott and Weymouth''s David Mason after all three riders had finished on 11 points from their five programmed rides.

(FIXTURES)

SUNDAY AUGUST 28:
SKYBET ELITE LEAGUE RIDERS'' CHAMPIONSHIP: Swindon 6pm
PREMIER LEAGUE: Newport v Somerset 2.30, Stoke v Edinburgh 7pm, Glasgow v Newcastle 4pm CONFERENCE LEAGUE: Newport v Sittingbourne (follows PL meeting), Boston v Rye House 6.30, Buxton v Scunthorpe 3pm CONFERENCE LEAGUE KNOCKOUT CUP: Mildenhall v Oxford 5pm

MONDAY AUGUST 29:
SKYBET ELITE LEAGUE: Coventry v Ipswich 8pm, Oxford v Peterborough 11.30am, Wolverhampton v Poole 7.30, Peterborough v Arena Essex 7.30 PREMIER LEAGUE: Exeter v Reading 7.30, Newcastle v Glasgow 5.30, Rye House v Stoke 2pm, Workington v Berwick 7pm, Reading v Exeter 11am CONFERENCE LEAGUE: Weymouth v Wimbledon 4pm, Rye House v Stoke (follows PL meeting), Scunthorpe v Newport 3pm

TUESDAY AUGUST 30:
BRITISH SIDECAR CHAMPIONSHIP: Isle of Wight 7.30

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 31:
SKYBET ELITE LEAGUE: Poole v Coventry 7.30, Arena Essex v Swindon 7.30, Belle Vue v Peterborough 7.45 PREMIER LEAGUE: Hull v Somerset 7.30, King''s Lynn v Isle of Wight 7.30 CONFERENCE LEAGUE: Wimbledon v Weymouth 7.30, Stoke v Scunthorpe 7.30

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