SPEEDWAY NEWS AND FIXTURES - 5TH OCTOBER
05 October 2006 - British Speedway Promoters Association

SPEEDWAY 1

PETERBOROUGH owner Colin Horton will be involved in a second Elite League club next season after joining Oxford as co-promoter.

Horton will link up with existing Cheetahs boss Aaron Lanney and has also pledged to re-introduce Conference League racing at Cowley.

Lanney said: ''We''ve laid the foundations for the future and now with Colin here I can realise all of my aspirations for the club.''

SPEEDWAY 2

WORKINGTON chief Graham Drury is predicting a thrilling end to the Derwent Park season at the Premier League Fours on Saturday.

The Comets chief is optimistic of home success but believes that King''s Lynn will start as favourites.

Drury said: ''We have as good a chance as any of the other teams to win, and it would be a great way to bring the curtain down on our season.''

FIXTURE UPDATE

THURSDAY OCTOBER 5:
CRAVEN SHIELD SEMI-FINAL: Peterborough v Belle Vue v Coventry 7.30
16-LAP CLASSIC: Ipswich 7.30
YORKSHIRE CUP: Sheffield v Hull 7.45
TYNE/TEES TROPHY: Redcar v Newcastle OFF

FRIDAY OCTOBER 6:
CRAVEN SHIELD SEMI FINAL: Coventry v Peterborough v Belle Vue 8pm
PREMIER LEAGUE KNOCKOUT CUP FINAL 1ST LEG: Somerset v King''s Lynn 7.30
SCOTTISH CUP: Edinburgh v Glasgow 7.30
DEVON/DORSET TROPHY: Plymouth v Weymouth 7.30

SATURDAY OCTOBER 7:
CRAVEN SHIELD: Eastbourne v Ipswich v Wolverhampton 7.30
PREMIER LEAGUE FOURS: Workington 7pm
CONFERENCE LEAGUE PLAY-OFF SEMI FINAL 1st leg: Rye House v Scunthorpe 7pm
CONFERENCE SHIELD: Sittingbourne v Scunthorpe 12pm followed by Sittingbourne v Buxton
BRITISH UNDER-15 CHAMPIONSHIP: Redcar 3pm

SUNDAY OCTOBER 8:
PREMIER LEAGUE PAIRS: Glasgow 3pm
CONFERENCE LEAGUE PLAY-OFF SEMI FINAL 2nd leg: Scunthorpe v Rye House 3pm
CONFERENCE LEAGUE: Mildenhall v Newport 4.30pm
CONFERENCE TROPHY: Stoke v Buxton 7.30

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