SPEEDWAY NEWS AND FIXTURES
15 April 2006 - British Speedway Promoters Association

SPEEDWAY 1

NICKI Pedersen has vowed to give maximum effort in his bid to retain the Elite League Riders'' Championship at Poole on Sunday (5pm).

The Eastbourne rider, who lifted the title at Swindon last season, has started the new campaign in blistering form.

He said: ''It''s a massive line-up and I''m determined to win the title again, it''s a big competition for any rider to win and I''m going for it!''

SPEEDWAY 2

REDCAR owner Chris Van Straaten has admitted lessons were learnt on the club''s opening night.

Fans packed the South Tees Motorsport Park for the Premier Trophy clash with Sheffield.
Van Straaten said: ''It was a very traumatic day. We have learned things we need to do, especially in terms of spectator comfort. We were overwhelmed by the size of the crowd, many went home happy, one or two not.''

FIXTURES

SATURDAY APRIL 15:
PREMIER TROPHY: Berwick v Workington 7pm, Stoke v Redcar 7.30
CONFERENCE LEAGUE: Rye House v Mildenhall 7pm

SUNDAY APRIL 16:
ELITE LEAGUE RIDERS'' CHAMPIONSHIP: Poole 5pm
PREMIER TROPHY: Glasgow v Newcastle 4pm, Mildenhall v Rye House 3.30, Newport v Somerset 2.30
CONFERENCE CHALLENGE: Buxton v USA Dream Team 3pm

MONDAY APRIL 17:
SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Wolverhampton v Coventry 7.30
PREMIER TROPHY: Newcastle v Glasgow 6.30, Rye House v Mildenhall 2pm, Workington v Berwick 7pm
CONFERENCE LEAGUE: Rye House v Stoke (Follows PT meeting)
CHALLENGE: Scunthorpe v Boston 3pm

TUESDAY APRIL 18:
PREMIER TROPHY: Isle of Wight v Somerset 7.30

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