SPEEDWAY NEWS AND FIXTURES 15.8.06
15 August 2006 - British Speedway Promoters Association

SPEEDWAY 1

BSI have announced that the 2007 British Grand Prix at the Millennium Stadium will take place on Saturday June 30.
And the series organisers have also confirmed that tickets bought before December 31, 2006 will be held at this year''s prices.
Chief Executive John Postlethwaite said: ''It will be our seventh consecutive year at the Millennium Staidum and each time the event gets bigger and better.''

SPEEDWAY 2

EASTBOURNE are almost certain of qualification for the end of season Craven Shield competition.
The Eagles are 17-points ahead of last year''s winners Oxford in ninth place which is the final qualifying spot.
British Speedway bosses have made the draw for the three groups, with the winners of each group going through to a three-team final.
Eastbourne will face Ipswich and Wolverhampton, whilst Poole, Reading and Swindon do battle in another group and Belle Vue, Coventry and Peterborough are drawn together.
Dates are currently being discussed between the various promoters for the tournament which was voted a big hit last October.

SPEEDWAY 3

WORKINGTON''S Ritchie Hawkins has been ruled out for the rest of the season after his horrific crash at Derwent Park last month.
Hawkins suffered head injuries and is still suffering from serious headaches and tiredness as a result.
Comets promoter Graham Drury said: ''I''m devastated for the lad because he had done everything we asked of him this season. He was 100 per cent professional throughout.''

FIXTURE UPDATE

TUESDAY AUGUST 15:
PREMIER LEAGUE: Isle of Wight v Rye House 7.30

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 16:
SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Oxford v Swindon 7.30, Poole v Reading 7.30
PREMIER LEAGUE: King''s Lynn v Rye House 7.30
CONFERENCE TROPHY: Stoke v Buxton 7.30

THURSDAY AUGUST 17:
SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Ipswich v Poole 7.30, Peterborough v Wolverhampton 7.30, Swindon v Reading 7.30
PREMIER LEAGUE: Redcar v Somerset 7.30, Sheffield v Edinburgh 7.45
BRITISH UNDER-15 CHAMPIONSHIP: Isle of Wight 7.30

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