SPEEDWAY NEWS AND FIXTURES - 18TH OCTOBER
18 October 2006 - British Speedway Promoters Association

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PETERBOROUGH''S Grand Final hero Richard Hall is one of the star attractions at Redcar''s Silver Helmet individual event on Thursday.

Hall, who helped Panthers to the top flight title with a stunning display last week, is joined by other Elite League riders including Wolverhampton ace Freddie Lindgren.

Bears owner Chris Van Straaten said: ''This has all the makings of a great night of racing with many top riders visiting Redcar for the first time.''

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SWINDON will end the season in style with world champion Jason Crump included in a Rest of the World side at Blunsdon on Thursday.

Crump''s fellow Australian Ryan Sullivan, an Elite League winner with Peterborough, also figures along with Grand Prix newcomer Chris Harris.

Swindon owner Terry Russell said: ''We want this to be a great end to the season and our ''Kids for a Quid'' scheme will apply.''

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HULL City Councillors have been invited to take a look at the revival of the Vikings at Sheffield on Thursday - and see what they''ve been missing!

The former Craven Park outfit visit Owlerton for a one-off Yorkshire Cup tie 13-months after they were evicted from Craven Park.

Sheffield chief Neil Machin said: ''Hopefully they''ll see what interest there is and it may just spur them into helping find a new site.''

FIXTURE UPDATE

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 18:
PREMIER LEAGUE PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINAL 2nd leg: King''s Lynn v Rye House 7.30
CONFERENCE SHIELD: Stoke v Sittingbourne OFF

THURSDAY OCTOBER 19:
CHALLENGE: Swindon v Rest of the World 7.30
YORKSHIRE CUP: Sheffield v Hull 7.45
SOUTH TEES SILVER HELMET: Redcar 7.30

FRIDAY OCTOBER 20:
CRAVEN SHIELD FINAL: Coventry v Poole v Eastbourne 8pm
CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE: King''s Lynn v Peterborough 7.30
CONFERENCE LEAGUE PLAY-OFF FINAL 2nd leg: Plymouth v Scunthorpe 7.30

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