SPEEDWAY NEWS AND FIXTURES - 16TH SEPTEMBER
16 September 2006 - British Speedway Promoters Association

SPEEDWAY 1

GLASGOW co-promoter Gordon Pairman has withdrawn his interest in taking over at Elite League Belle Vue.

Pairman had been in talks with Aces owner Tony Mole, but has now elected not to pursue the matter further.

Mole said: ''He gave no reason for his decision but thanked me for the way I handed our discussions. We will now go forward and complete the season as planned.''

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FORMER three-times British Champion Andy Smith celebrates his Testimonial at parent club Belle Vue on Sunday.

Smith, an ex-Grand Prix rider, has been on loan at Reading this year but started his career with the Aces way back in 1982.

He said: ''I''ve always had a good response from Belle Vue fans and it''s the right place for me to be having my Testimonial.''

FIXTURE UPDATE

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 16:
ELITE LEAGUE KO CUP SEMI-FINAL: Eastbourne v Coventry 7.30
PREMIER LEAGUE: Rye House v Isle of Wight 7pm, Stoke v Somerset 7.30, Workington v Newcastle 7pm
CONFERENCE SHIELD: Cleveland Bays v Sittingbourne 3pm followed by Cleveland Bays v Weymouth
TWEED/WEAR TROPHY: Berwick v Sunderland 7pm

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 17:
PREMIER LEAGUE: Mildenhall v Berwick 4.30, Newcastle v Stoke 6.30, Newport v Rye House 2.30
CONFERENCE SHIELD: Buxton v Stoke 3pm, Scunthorpe v Sittingbourne 3pm
ANDY SMITH TESTIMONIAL: Belle Vue 4pm
60TH ANNIVERSARY MEETING: Glasgow v Rest of the World 4pm

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 18:
SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Peterborough v Swindon 7.30, Wolverhampton v Belle Vue 7.30

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 19:
SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Coventry v Wolverhampton 8pm

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