SPEEDWAY NEWS AND FIXTURES - 23 SEPTEMBER
23 September 2006 - British Speedway Promoters Association

SPEEDWAY 1

SHEFFIELD skipper Andre Compton starts Sunday''s Premier League Riders'' Champion on his home track amongst the favourites to win the event.

Compton, Champion in 2004, has recently returned from a shoulder injury and scored a maximum at Owlerton on Thursday.

He said: ''I''ll probably be a bit more relaxed than I normally would be and I''ll just do my best and see how it goes on the day.''

SPEEDWAY 2

REDCAR captain Gary Havelock is looking to cap a successful first season with the Bears by winning Sunday''s PLRC at Sheffield.

The 1992 World Champion believes that the Owlerton track will suit him and feels he should be up with the contenders.

Havelock said: ''I''m going there with the aim of winning it and I see no reason why it can''t happen. I''m really looking forward to it.''

SPEEDWAY 3

THE full line-up, in riding order, for Sunday''s Premier League Riders'' Championship at Sheffield is as follows:

George Stancl (Newcastle), Chris Holder (IOW), Kevin Doolan (King''s Lynn), Carl Wilkinson (Newport), Chris Neath (Rye House), Michal Makovsky (Berwick), Jason Lyons (Mildenhall), Theo Pijper (Edinburgh), Mark Lemon (Stoke), Garry Stead (Workington), Shane Parker (Glasgow), Andre Compton (Sheffield), Tomas Topinka (King''s Lynn), Gary Havelock (Redcar), Magnus Zetterstrom (Somerset), Danny Bird (Glasgow).

FIXTURE UPDATE

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 23:
CONFERENCE LEAGUE KO CUP SEMI-FINAL: Rye House v Scunthorpe 6pm
CONFERENCE LEAGUE: Rye House v Boston (follows KOC fixture)
ANDERSON''S QUALITY BUTCHERS NORTHERN FOURS: Berwick 7pm
PAUL CLEWS TESTIMONIAL: Stoke 6.30pm
CUMBRIAN CLASSIC: Workington 7pm

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 24:
PREMIER LEAGUE RIDERS CHAMPIONSHIP: Sheffield 6pm
CONFERENCE LEAGUE: Mildenhall v Newport 2pm
CONFERENCE SHIELD: Buxton v Scunthorpe 3pm followed by Buxton v Weymouth

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 25:
SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINALS: Peterborough v Coventry 7.30, Reading v Swindon 7.30
CRAVEN SHIELD: Wolverhampton v Ipswich v Eastbourne 7.30
CONFERENCE SHIELD: Scunthorpe v Cleveland 7.30

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