SteveEvans

I am looking for contact details of any tracks / promoters in Belgium. Thanks!

Results from Ryan Evans The 2008 Southern California speedway season began the same way the 2007 season ended, with Billy "The Kid" Janniro winning the main event at Wheel2Wheel Raceway in Victorville. Ricky Wells entered the main event undefeated and used first gate choice to select the outside. Chris Kerr, who will be racing for the Redcar Bears in the British Premier League, picked gate one. Janniro, who just re-signed with the Coventry Bees of the British Elite League, chose gate two, which left Buck Blair with gate three. Janniro led the field in the New Year's Classic Main Event into turn one and he exited turn two with Kerr chasing him. Kerr was unable to mount a serious threat and Janniro was first to the checkered flag. Previously unbeaten Ricky Wells finished third and Buck Blair was fourth. Wells led Janniro in the first heat before falling in turn three, then Janniro and Billy Lyons tangled in turn one on the restart. Janniro was leading the third attempt before experiencing mechanical problems which handed the win to Wells. Kerr handily won his first race of the day in the second heat. Wells defeated Blair for his second win. Kerr beat Janniro into turn one and held off all of Janniro's efforts to score an impressive second consecutive win. Tim Gomez held off the dual efforts of Blair and Shaun Harmatiuk for three laps and appeared to have held off a last-corner charge by Harmatiuk for the victory. However, the referee declared Harmatiuk to be the winner. Janniro began the second half of the program with his first win of the day. Blair used a superb cutback move on Kerr in turn two to take the lead and kept him at bay for his first win. Wells scored an easy third victory in race 18. Blair narrowly led Janniro for three laps before the former SRA National Champion made a scintillating pass around the boards to take the lead and the win. Wells won the last heat over Kerr to finish the heats with a perfect score. Bryan Buffington led the Second Division Main Event, but Steve Bowen tried to charge underneath the leader coming off the final corner. Bowen clipped Buffington and hit the wall hard. Buffington held on and crossed the line first and was followed by Russell Green. Bowen walked off the track, but eventually went to the hospital and may have broken his ribs. J.C. Masters led the Third Division Main Event from start to finish to collect the victory. Brad Moreau was second, Danny Baker finished third, Mike Nutting was fourth, and Jonni Jade finished fifth. The next scheduled event at Wheel2Wheel Raceway is Saturday, March 1. RESULTS Third Division Last Chance 266 - Jonni Jade 157 - Tony DeAlmeida 226 - Rick Huspek 124 - Paul Thornton (non starter) 300 - Jason Dupuy (non starter) Third Division Main Event (restarted) 202 - J.C. Masters 153 - Brad Moreau 126 - Danny Baker 218 - Mike Nutting 266 - Jonni Jade (penalty line) Second Division Last Chance 321 - Russell Green 163 - Rohn Zellner 212 - Steve Dziadus Second Division Main Event 77 - Bryan Buffington 321 - Russell Green 177 - Steve Bowen (fell) 388 - Donnie Robinson (non starter) First Division Scoring 1 2 3 4 T 14 - Billy Janniro R 2 3 3 8 27 - Chris Kerr 3 3 2 2 10 30 - Tim Gomez 1 2 - - 3 32 - Billy Lyons 1 0 1 2 4 39 - Buck Blair 2 1 3 2 8 41 - John Marquez 1 0 2 1 4 52 - Marvin Sonnier 2 E - - 2 139 - Shaun Harmatiuk 2 3 1 1 7 142 - Ricky Wells 3 3 3 3 12 182 - Rudy Laurer 0 1 1 0 2 Race Results 3: (restarted) Wells (penalty line), Sonnier, Lyons, Janniro (retired) 4: Kerr, Harmatiuk, Gomez, Laurer 7: Wells, Blair, Marquez, Lyons 10: Kerr, Janniro, Laurer, Sonnier (engine failure) 11: Harmatiuk, Gomez, Blair, Marquez 14: Janniro, Marquez, Lyons 15: Blair, Kerr, Laurer 18: Wells, Lyons, Harmatiuk (fell, remounted) 21: Janniro, Blair, Marquez, Laurer 22: Wells, Kerr, Harmatiuk First Division C Main 32 - Billy Lyons 182 - Rudy Laurer First Division B Main 39 - Buck Blair 41 - John Marquez 32 - Billy Lyons 139 - Shaun Harmatiuk (fell) First Division Main Event 14 - Billy Janniro 27 - Chris Kerr 142 - Ricky Wells 39 - Buck Blair

This is a great idea. In the group round I would suggest that at 1 meeting there are 2 matches of 10-12 heats each. This would prevent interest being lost where you had Poland Vs Germany and you just know its going to be lots of 5-1s all the way. Maybe go up to 15-18 heats for the semi's and final. The current WTC format gives exciting racing so I don't see it changing. but I prefer the above so the world can see the art of team riding.

Then lets give Poole the ELRC too

We should call this the ELRC - thinking like this is the only way to make that event big again.

Anyone have the website / phone # of the promotion?

Was good to meet up with you at Industry Hills, and can't wait for a load of Brits to come to watch the racing at Victorville on next years tour. Anyone who wants to see the thrilling racing they can see live next year should go to www.xtremespeedwayaction.com

By: Ryan Evans Former Youth National Champion Ricky Wells won the First Division Main Event for the first time in his career with a superb performance on Victorville Harley Night at Wheel2Wheel Raceway in Victorville. Wells entered the main event as top scorer after four rounds of the earned-handicap heat format. Wells chose gate one. "Fast" Eddie Castro selected gate four, then Shawn McConnell picked gate two, leaving Justin Boyle with gate three. Wells was off the line first and led into turn one with Castro challenging on the outside. McConnell got a good drive exiting turn two and entered turn three high. McConnell's line slowed the momentum of Castro and allowed Wells to extend his lead. McConnell and Castro battled for second before McConnell slowed with a mechanical problem at the end of lap two. Castro chased Wells for another lap before sliding off in turn one. Wells was uncontested and took the checkered flag ahead of a distant Boyle. Castro was credited with third and McConnell with fourth. Wells began the four rounds of heats with a win over Castro. Boyle passed McConnell to win the next heat. Castro used the outside to take his first win. Jon Stasiefski impressively held off McConnell to earn the win in the next heat. Wells ran away with his second win ahead of McConnell. Castro made it two in a row by coming from the back to win race 22. Boyle withstood the challenges of McConnell and Castro for his second win. Wells closed out the heats by using the outside for his third win. Greg Ayers led all four laps to win the First Division B Main. Boyle handily won the first Last Man Out Challenge, defeating Stasiefski in the last match. McConnell trapped Wells in the finale of the second Challenge and used his vast experience to keep his fifteen year old competitor at bay. John Marquez made a great start and scored an impressive Second Division Main Event victory. Bryan Buffington finished second, Blake Bowen finished third, and Steve Bowen was fourth. Fred Remington won the Third Division Main for the second time this season ahead of Mike Boyle and Hugh Randolph. Gino Manzares patiently worked through traffic to take the lead and the victory in the Youth Main Event. Russell Green finished second, Dylan Black was third, and Brad Pappalardo finished fourth. The next speedway event at Wheel2Wheel Raceway is the Spring Classic scheduled for Saturday, April 14 at 6 p.m. RESULTS Pee Wee Main Event 1 - Braydan Galvin 3 - Bryson Galvin 77 - Erika Lyons 2 - Brandy Powell Youth Main Event 21 - Gino Manzares 40 18 - Russell Green 40 7 - Dylan Black 10 611 - Brad Pappalardo 0 4 - Joey Holt 40 (non starter) Third Division Main Event 152 - Fred Remington 198 - Mike Boyle 308 - Hugh Randolph Second Division C Main 187 - Blake Bowen 272 - Steve Dziadus Jr. 326 - Mark Lane (non starter) Second Division B Main 187 - Blake Bowen 217 - Ian Foulds 212 - Steve Dziadus Sr. 288 - Rick Fritch (non starter) Second Division Main Event 241 - John Marquez 77 - Bryan Buffington 187 - Blake Bowen 177 - Steve Bowen First Division Last Man Out Challenge 18 - Justin Boyle 110 - Jon Stasiefski 293 - Rick Valdez 321 - Billy Lyons First Division Last Man Out Challenge 6 - Shawn McConnell 142 - Ricky Wells 14 - Eddie Castro 99 - Greg Ayers First Division Scoring 1 2 3 4 T 6 - Shawn McConnell 2 2 2 2 8 14 - Eddie Castro 2 3 3 1 9 18 - Justin Boyle 3 0 1 3 7 99 - Greg Ayers 1 2 2 1 6 110 - Jon Stasiefski 0 3 0 0 3 142 - Ricky Wells 3 1 3 3 10 293 - Rick Valdez 1 1 F 2 4 321 - Billy Lyons 0 0 1 0 1 Race Results 9: Wells, Castro, Valdez, Stasiefski (tape penalty) 10: Boyle, McConnell, Ayers, Lyons 16: Castro [20], Ayers [10], Wells [30], Lyons [0] 17: Stasiefski [0], McConnell [20], Valdez [10], Boyle [30] 21: Wells [10], McConnell [20], Lyons [0], Valdez [10] (fell) 22: Castro [30], Ayers [20], Boyle [0], Stasiefski [30] 28: Boyle [10], McConnell [20], Castro [30], Lyons [10] 29: Wells [30], Valdez [0], Ayers [20], Stasiefski [0] (fell) First Division B Main 99 - Greg Ayers 321 - Billy Lyons 110 - Jon Stasiefski 293 - Rick Valdez (fell, remounted) Blue Collar Choppers First Division Main Event 142 - Ricky Wells 18 - Justin Boyle 14 - Eddie Castro (fell) 6 - Shawn McConnell (retired)

I dont see why they couldnt use last years format and involve all 11 teams. I think its fair to seed the winner, regardless of this years team - SCBs logic doesn't make sense, it's simular to a team winning Champions League that didn't place in their own league to qualify - even if they sell their best players, they still get their place. Besides, Stead and Screen might get a 5-4 or 6-3 against the Coventry pairing - the Cov pairing is good, but like any race, all it takes is a bad gate and Nicholls / Harris do get the odd stinker even in league racing against worse opposition. Crump and Pedersen are not sure winners either - all it takes is a last place in a semi or final and they are eliminated. They are hot favorites, but they haven't won yet.

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Report courtesy of Ryan Evans, www.speedwaybikes.com Former World Champion Billy "The Bullet" Hamill took home the main event victory in the Budget Inn Winter Shoot Out at Wheel2Wheel Raceway in Victorville. Hamill had first gate choice and selected the outside starting position, but "Fast" Eddie Castro from gate three was the first to turn one. Hamill raced around the boards and passed Castro on the outside as they exited turn two and pulled away on the back straight. Castro tried to chase down the leader, but Hamill steadily lengthened his lead with each lap and ran away with the victory. Castro was second and Buck Blair edged Nate Perkins at the finish line for third. The first of three rounds of heats began with Castro being penalized for touching the tapes. The penalty did little to deter him, however, as he easily weaved through the field and blazed around Ricky Wells on the second lap for the lead and the win. Hamill scorched the field in the next heat for his first win of the day. Perkins held off Blair to close out round one. Round two began with Hamill racing away with his second straight win, this time over Castro. Blair took his first win in the next race. Perkins made it two in a row with a win over Michael Hull to finish the second round. The final round began with Castro beating Perkins for his second win. Hamill jumped to the front in the next race, but widened his line with each lap and allowed Wells to remain close to him. In the final corner, Hamill went too deep and lifted coming off turn four. He was forced to shut off to avoid hitting Wells and the youngster snuck by for the win. Blair held off a very game Hull in the last heat. Castro was an easy winner in the first semi with Blair following him into the main event by finishing second. Hamill disposed of his playful mood, put on his serious face, and blitzed the field for an easy win in the second semi while Perkins took the second transfer spot into the main. Wells got the start in the Consolation, but Hull valiantly went to the outside to try to get the lead. Hull was able to edge ahead of Wells on several occasions but never enough to secure the lead for good. On the final lap Hull backed his bike in a little too much in turn one and lost his momentum and any chance of winning the race. Wells won the best battle of the day while Hull was second and Dale Facchini was third. John Marquez jumped into the lead from the outside gate in the Second Division Main Event. Marquez put together four smooth laps and was first to the checkered flag. Bryan Buffington finished second, Blake Bowen was third, and Steve Bowen finished fourth. Speedway newcomer Mike O'Neil won both his heats and was victorious in the Third Division Main Event in his first race meeting. Fred Remington was second, Billy Vaughn finished third, Mike Nutting was fourth, Joe Dillard finished fifth, and Scott York was credited with sixth. Dylan Black jumped into the lead at the start of the Youth Main, but Russell Green fought through traffic to put the pressure on Black on the second lap. Green tried the outside several times, but couldn't get by. The final time down the back straight exploited an opening on the inside and stormed by as they entered turn three. Green held on for the win, Black was second, speedway debutante Danielle Diaz finished third in her first speedway meeting, and Kurtis Hamill was fourth. Speedway enthusiasts won't have to wait as long for the action to return to Wheel2Wheel Raceway. On the race calendar next week is the Joker Machine High Desert Pairs Championship. The sprint heats begin at 3:00 p.m. and the speedway heats begin at 4:00 p.m. RESULTS Youth Main Event 18 - Russell Green 10 7 - Dylan Black 0 86 - Danielle Diaz 0 104 - Kurtis Hamill 0 Third Division Main Event 243 - Mike O'Neil 0 152 - Fred Remington 0 181n - Billy J Vaughn 0 218 - Mike Nutting 10 155 - Scott York 10 Second Division Last Chance 177 - Steve Bowen 69 - Blake Bowen 288 - Rick Fritch 232 - Allen Doss (non starter) Second Division Main Event 241 - John Marquez 77 - Bryan Buffington 69 - Blake Bowen (tape penalty) 177 - Steve Bowen First Division Scoring 1 2 3 T 13 - Nate Perkins 3 3 2 8 14 - Eddie Castro 3 2 3 8 19 - Dale Facchini 1 1 1 3 39 - Buck Blair 2 3 3 8 86 - Neil Facchini 0 2 1 3 93 - J.T. Mabry 1 1 0 2 104 - Billy Hamill 3 3 2 8 142 - Ricky Wells 2 R 3 5 163 - Rohn Zellner 0 1 0 1 238 - Travis Henderson 1 0 1 2 320 - Michael Hull 2 2 2 6 Race Results 7: Castro (tape penalty), Wells, Henderson, N.Facchini 8: Hamill, Hull, D.Facchini, Zellner 9: Perkins, Blair, Mabry 15: Hamill, Castro, Mabry Henderson 16: Blair, N.Facchini, Zellner 17: Perkins, Hull, D.Facchini, Wells (retired) 24: Castro, Perkins, D.Facchini, Mabry 25: Wells, Hamill, N.Facchini 26: Blair, Hull, Henderson, Zellner Semi #1: Castro, Blair, Hull, N.Facchini (non starter) Semi #2: Hamill, Perkins, Wells, D.Facchini C Main 93 - J.T. Mabry 238 - Travis Henderson 163 - Rohn Zellner B main 142 - Ricky Wells 320 - Michael Hull 19 - Dale Facchini 86 - Neil Facchini (non starter) Winter Shootout Main Event 104 - Billy Hamill 14 - Eddie Castro 39 - Buck Blair 13 - Nate Perkins

We will be selling a nice range of merchandise, Silver Bee, just in case...

The plan is the 2007 Dream Team are going to stay in the UK this year, marry the best looking British speedway supporters and then come into the PL on 3 point averages next year (since they can ride on an ACU Lisense?. Any young ladies interested should write to myself or TMGRacing for consideration. Craziest idea since Rune Holta became Polish!

SCB, I think you are missing a few key points; 1. The Dream Team race very cheaply, probably our race fee is less than the payroll of most regular visting teams. Thus the CL clubs that have them visit make very good money when they visit. Some of these venues use such revenues to develop young British riders. Therefore, the Dream Team does more for British development than many. 2. We barely have any UK sponsors, nor are we that interested in persuing. We NEVER have asked for a free ride, in fact ask Mr Facchini or Mr Gomez how much the Dream Team has cost them in terms of personal finance over the years and your jaw would hit the floor! Our tour is self funded 95% of the way. The sponsors we have are not involved in speedway that heavily, so we are not taking someone else's money. If someone was smart they could hit up the companies we bring into speedway to do more for British kids. There is no limit in sponsors, they just need to be sought out. We have never expected a free ride, a set of race jackets is as good as it gets! With Barratt Steels they have backed us for three years - I wonder how many young British riders have approached this sponsor we brought to speedway? 3. We have never clamed to have PL strength teams. Our equipment is not PL standard, nor are most of our riders. But it does give a chance for some riders who do well to make the next leap up when ready, as the CL itself has done for many. 4. If people are buying are merchandise, its up to others to bring their merchandise up to such standards. Why not learn from us rather than attack us? 5. We would welcome a touring team of British riders any time, find them free lodging, take them to see the sights and get in a lot of racing (Victorville runs out of season races in Nov, Jan, Feb & March). I have personally spoke to Peter Oakes, put pieces in the speedway star and done all i can to help the youngsters. Our winter racing here is very grass roots, so much like the Dream Team pays its own way, the British riders would do the same. Note CL rider Ben Hopwood raced today against the Dream Team at Perris and enjoyed the experience. We welcomed him and his family. 6. Sorry that your Newport Mav's will be missing out on the CL this year. Tim Stone has worked for years to get teams that are in the original tradition of the CL and I hope that 2007 is just a year out. If some of the bigger CL clubs move up to Pl in 2008, maybe the CL will return to it's roots - either way, the Dream Team will be over again! 7. We are popular because we put on a show, talk to the fans and have a good time. It's really simple. And if British speedway tracks make good money from our visits, we really hope they spend some of it on British kids. 8. The Dream Team is successful because fans, riders and their families dedicate themselves to the cause. SCB, why not do the same and become more active and do something yourself for the kids? I'm not being sarcastic, we were just a bunch of fans who decided to do something for speedway. It's amazing what a few people can pull off. With the Dream Team EVERYONE wins, including British speedway and the youth of it, if the British promoters use our tour right - and we wouldn't want it any other way.

Great Main Event Mark, side by side for 4 laps! Check it out!

This system would be better IMO; 20 heats - 3,2,10 Top3 to Final Next 4 to Last Chance Winner only last Chance to Final Riders not in final keep points from heats 1-20 Final scores 20, 17, 15, 14 Simple! I would also do away with the Wildcard, add 3 more riders (making 18) and bottom 4 riders race in 1st heat for last 2 places. Eliminated riders are reserves. If one of the 18 is injured, the allow a home country rider to fill in. Wild Card is waste of a place (that PK should have!). In F1, you don't see Hungarian, Chinese, Bahrainian, etc drivers in their home GP - the races sell because its the top riders in the World. This year only 4 of 11 GPs dont have a home riders (Latvia, Germant, Italy, Czech) and the Czechs may get a rider in if 3 more spots are added.

That is Bryan Buffington, one of the top Division Two riders. I talk to Pfetzing sometimes but he only gets to speedway once or twice a year.

Commentator is Bruce Flanders, legendary US commentator for the last 25 plus years.

Thats not the first time I have made a hash of Tim's name TMG!

These webcasts are awesome! 1st race will be 9pm UK time, though from &:30 you can watch practice, qualifying heats and presentations. Any Dream Team fans will note that Tom Gomez, Neil Facchini, Dale Fachhini, Brian Starr, Dario Galvin & TJ Fowler will all be takin part.

Does anyone know how to contact Tim Stone with the view of getting a rider or riders a spot on the program?

Quick results from the three-team tournament at Victorville tonight. One note, Australian Kevin Doolan was allowed a couple practice laps before his first race, but broke both chains and did some minor damage to his machine. He spent the evening riding borrowed bikes. Full report coming soon. In the team races #1-4 are Division One riders who race each other only, 5-8 are Division 2. Doolan was impressive riding on a small 1/8 miel banked track. RESULTS Sidecar Main Event 9 - Joe Jones/Brandi McElroy 11 - Jeff Medberry/Chris Levitt 4 - Brian Motis/Chris Coniglio Junior Main Event 114 - Joey Holt 18 - Russell Green Support Main Event (restarted) 241 - John Marquez 313 - Robert Glamuzina 714 - Joe Dillard 52 - Lance Remington 55 - Scott York (retired) Victorville Vikings (45) 1 2 3 4 5 T 1 - Kevin Doolan 2 2* 1* 2 4 11+2 2 - Neil Facchini 0 3 2 1* 3 9+1 3 - Dale Facchini 2* 1* 1* 2 0 6+3 4 - Tim Gomez 3 2 2 R 2* 9+1 5 - Mike Nutting 0 0 0 0 6 - Steve Bowen 3 2 2 1 8 7 - Blake Bowen 0 2 0 2 Industry Aces (61) 1 2 3 4 5 T 1 - Buck Blair 3 3 3 3 6 18 2 - Travis Henderson 1 1 0 1 1 4 3 - Eddie Castro 3 3 3 3 2 14 4 - Rick Valdez 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 - Kenny Hansen 3 3 3 3 12 7 - Bryan Buffington 2* 3 2* 7+2 8 - Matt Monkress 1 1 1 3 Sacramento Silver Machine (28) 1 2 3 4 5 T 1 - Bryan Yarrow 2 2 3 3 10 2 - Kenny Ingalls 1* 0 0 1 2+1 3 - Michael Hull 1 1 2 2 6 4 - J.T. Mabry 0 0 0 0 0 5 - Steve Dziadus 2 2 1 5 6 - Tyler Hansen 1* 1 0 2+1 8 - Allen Doss 0 3 3 Heat Results 4: Blair, Doolan, Henderson, N.Facchini (2-4-0), (2-4-0) 5: S.Bowen, Dziadus, T.Hansen, Nutting (3-0-3), (5-4-3) 6: Castro, Yarrow, Ingalls, Valdez (0-3-3), (5-7-6) 7: Gomez, D.Facchini, Hull, Mabry (5-0-1), (10-7-7) 8: K.Hansen, S.Bowen, Monkress, B.Bowen (2-4-0), (12-11-7) 13: Blair, Yarrow, Henderson, Ingalls (0-4-2), (12-15-9) 14: N.Facchini, Doolan, Hull, Mabry (5-0-1), (17-15-10) 15: K.Hansen, Buffington, T.Hansen, Doss (fell, remounted) (0-5-1), (17-20-11) 16: Castro, Gomez, D.Facchini, Valdez (3-3-0), (20-23-11) 21: Yarrow, N.Facchini, Doolan, Ingalls (3-0-3), (23-23-14) 22: K.Hansen, Dziadus, Monkress, T.Hansen (0-4-2), (23-27-16) 23: Blair, Gomez, D.Facchini, Henderson (3-3-0), (26-30-16) 24: Castro, Hull, Valdez, Mabry (0-4-2), (26-34-18) 26: Doss, B.Bowen, Dziadus, Nutting (2-0-4), (28-34-22) 30: Castro, Doolan, N.Facchini, Valdez (3-3-0) (31-37-22) 31: Blair, Hull, Henderson, Mabry (0-4-2), (31-41-24) 32: Buffington, S.Bowen, Monkress, Nutting (2-4-0), (33-45-24) 33: Yarrow, D.Facchini, Ingalls, Gomez (retired) (2-0-4) (35-45-28) Sacramento eliminated from Bonus Round #5-#8 Top Scorers: K.Hansen, Buffington, S.Bowen, B.Bowen (1-5), (36-50) Consolation: N.Facchini, Gomez, Henderson, Valdez (5-1), (41-51) Main Event (Double Points): Blair, Doolan, Castro, D.Facchini (4-10) (45-61

Does anyone have info on dates for Indivudual meetings at any track from October 10 onwards? A couple of young prospects plan to cross the Atlantic to put themselves in the shop window. I know about the Olympique and Big Bang, any other dates?

Any more dates?

MM Shaun & Bryan cannot arrive in Uk till the 9th as they have their National Chanpionship on 7th.