SPEEDWAY NEWS AND FIXTURES - 28TH SEPTEMBER
28 September 2006 - British Speedway Promoters Association

SPEEDWAY 1

WORKINGTON are sweating on the fitness of Garry Stead for their play-off quarter-final tie with Sheffield at Derwent Park on Saturday.

Stead has been suffering from a hand injury Comets wanted Kauko Nieminen on stand-by to make a guest appearance - but Sheffield have already booked him!

Comets boss Graham Drury said: ''Sheffield offered him a certain booking, we only wanted to put him on stand-by - so I understand the decision.''

SPEEDWAY 2

REDCAR are set to sign popular French ace Mathieu Tresarrieu on a full transfer from the Isle of Wight.

Tresarrieu has seen his season brought to an abrupt halt thanks to a broken metatarsal but he has proved to be a big hit with Bears fans.

Club owner Chris Van Straaten said: ''He''s made good progress this season and has the potential for a big future in the sport.''

FIXTURE UPDATE

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 28:
ELITE LEAGUE KO CUP SEMI FINAL 2nd leg: Poole v Belle Vue 7.30
CRAVEN SHIELD: Ipswich v Wolverhampton v Eastbourne 7.30
PREMIER LEAGUE KO CUP SEMI FINAL 2nd leg: Sheffield v Somerset 7.45
CONFERENCE SHIELD: Cleveland Bays v Stoke 7.30
MIKE BROADBANK BENEFIT: Swindon v Australia Select 7.30

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 29:
SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Arena-Essex v Oxford 7.45
ELITE LEAGUE KO CUP SEMI FINAL 2nd leg: Coventry v Eastbourne 8pm
PREMIER LEAGUE PLAY OFF QUARTER FINAL: Somerset v Rye House 7.30pm
SCOTTISH CUP: Edinburgh v Glasgow 7.30
DAVID NIX MEMORIAL: King''s Lynn 7.30
INDIVIDUAL: Weymouth 7.30
BEST PAIRS: Plymouth 7.30

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 30:
CRAVEN SHIELD: Eastbourne v Ipswich v Wolverhampton 7.30
PREMIER LEAGUE PLAY OFF QUARTER FINAL: Rye House v Somerset 7pm, Workington v Sheffield 7pm
PREMIER LEAGUE: Stoke v Mildenhall 7.30
CHALLENGE: Scottish Junior Select v English Junior Select (Berwick) 7pm

SUNDAY OCTOBER 1:
ELITE LEAGUE RIDERS CHAMPIONSHIP: Poole 4pm
PREMIER LEAGUE PLAY OFF QUARTER FINAL: Glasgow v Isle of Wight 4pm
CHALLENGE: Newport v Somerset 2.30
TYNE/TEES TROPHY: Newcastle v Redcar 6.30
CONFERENCE SHIELD: Buxton v Stoke 3pm, Scunthorpe v Weymouth 3pm
LINCOLNSHIRE OPEN: King''s Lynn 7.30
BRITISH U15 CHAMPIONSHIP: Newport (follows Challenge fixture)

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