Weymouth Gb Under 21s -12th April 7.15pm

[jules m 6]

‘Young Lions’ Roar at the Wessex

 

This Saturday we welcome the stars of the future to the Wessex Stadium as the Weymouth club kicks off the 2008 season with the last of the qualifying rounds of the Great Britain Under 21 Championship.

 

This opening meeting for Weymouth speedway promises to be a night to remember where the stakes are high, with all riders aiming to book themselves a place in the final at to be held at Lakeside on the 25th April. Pre-meeting favourites and last years finalists - Lee Smart and Mark Baseby will both be hoping to repeat their previous success, with Daniel Halsey and Barry Burchatt aiming to go one better than last season which saw them both reach the semi-final.

 

However, as part of the Somerset Rebels contribution to junior racing, promoter Mike Golding established a tie with Polish club - Czestochowa enabling members of the Somerset’s junior racers some valuable overseas experience. Kyle Newman, Brendan Johnson, Matt Bates and Andrew Braithwaite have been getting in some early season practice in Poland this week which should set them in good stead for their assault on the qualifying round. Speaking from Poland, Brendan Johnson said they have been very impressed with the way speedway is approached at the Extraleague club “We have been learning about set-ups and Czestochowa organised a junior UK v Poland meeting for us. We have all been very impressed with the approach to speedway over here and can’t wait to return to England and get this years campaign started”

 

‘Young Lions’ co-ordinators – Graham Reeve and # Name Removed # will be in attendance and will not doubt be keeping a close eye on the action, where there may very well be a future World Champion in the making.

 

The meeting starts at 7.15pm at the Wessex Stadium this Saturday 12th April.

 

Provisional Line-Up:-

 

1 Lee Strudwick

2 Oliver Gay

3 Andrew Braithwaite

4 Lee Smart

5 Kyle Newman

6 Barry Burchatt

7 Daniel Halsey

8 Mark Baseby

9 Niall Strudwick

10 Timothy Webster

11 Adam Chandler

12 Aaron Baseby

13 Gareth Isherwood

14 Matthew Bates

15 Gary Irving

16 Nick Laurence

 

17 John Macphail

18 Brendan Johnson

 

John Resch

Michael Bovis

 

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[Brummie Kev 519]

Lee Smart and Mark Baseby must be favourites for this meeting. With smartys experience at weymouth i reckon he could win this meeting i hope he does being a birmingham rider. Hes improved so much this season already.

Edited April 11, 2008 by Brummie Kev

[Sandie 53]

Was hoping to travel down for this but now realise its a 7.15 start so not sure its such a god idea now. Too many late nights already!!

 

Good luck to all the lads but a special good luck to Ad Chandler - will look out for the results with interest

 

 

[shazzybird 10]

I'll be cheering on Daniel Halsey for this one!

[ricky babes 0]

Congratulations to our sponsored rider Lee Smart for his unbeaten

performance at Weymouth in the British Under 21 semi-final.

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[Brummiestormer 172]

Yes well -keep it going

[bluebears469 0]

Yep well done Lee keep up the good work.

[P T Preece 262]

well done lee, looking good at the moment.

[czechhero 32]

Go Smarty!!

[Searley 1]

Well done to Danny Halsey and Lee Strudwick

[jules m 6]

Well done to Danny Halsey and Lee Strudwick

Heres some pics

 

 

http://www.juliemartinphotography.co.uk/Sp...021s/index.html

[Bagpuss 10,779]

Indeed, his performance on Friday at Lynn was incredible.

 

Good to see a young Brit doing well!