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REVISED FIXTURES MDL FIXTURES 2024 MON 15 APRIL BIRMINGHAM BULLS V LEICESTER A FIXTURE OFF SUN 21 APRIL LEICESTER V BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES A FIXTURE 18-18 SUN 12 MAY LEICESTER V BIRMINGHAM BULLS A FIXTURE 18-17 MON 13 MAY BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES V BIRMINGHAM BULLS A FIXTURE ---OFF SUN 19 MAY LEICESTER V BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES B FIXTURE 13-22 MON 27 MAY BIRMINGHAM BULLS V BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES A FIXTURE 2016 MON 3 JUNE BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES V LEICESTER A FIXTURE 2 17-13 SUN 23 JUNE LEICESTER V BIRMINGHAM BULLS B FIXTURE 15-20 MON 24 JUNE BIRMINGHAM BULLS V BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES B FIXTURE 22-14 MON 8 JULY BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES V BIRMINGHAM BULLS A FIXTURE OFF MON 29 JULY BIRMINGHAM BULLS V LEICESTER A FIXTURE MON 12 AUG BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES V LEICESTER B FIXTURE MON 19 AUG BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES V BIRMINGHAM BULLS A FIXTURE MON 26 AUG BIRMINGHAM BULLS V LEICESTER B FIXTURE MON 9 SEPT BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES V BIRMINGHAM BULLS B FIXTURE

MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE 2024 The MDL 2024 will be contested by three clubs .. Birmingham DUCTAIR Bulls, Birmingham SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes and the Leicester Cubs. It was hoped that a few other clubs would contest the league but unfortunately they are not committing to it despite interest from them. Some may be offering some challenge second halves later in the season so the three teams in the MDL should get additional fixtures. Last year the two Birmingham sides dominated the MDL finishing joint top but a planned play off was lost to the weather and the two sides are having a decider early season at Perry Barr to claim bragging rights for the new campaign! Birmingham will run MDL strength second halves all season with individuals and challenges for their expanding squads with several newcomers joining the ranks at Perry Barr with recruits from the local grass track scene where the club have a tie up with the Formula Grass Association . Additionally the club have a new recruit from moto cross joining their ranks having been tempted to give speedway a try. The teams will meet home and away twice. Under a change to the rules clubs can use a National League rider up to a 5 point average but will give chances to young riders aiming to put themselves in the shop window for the NL. League co-ordinator Laurence Rogers is looking forward to giving as many young riders important track time as possible, “ It would have been good to have had a few more clubs joining our ranks but some have decided to just do their own thing. The league is a stepping stone for young riders and the more track time they get the better and thank you to Leicester for coming on board to ensure this league survived . There are lots of young riders out there and at Birmingham we do what we can to develop them and give them the opportunity to ride in a team. We will be running two teams again with separate squads and continue the friendly rivalry we have between the Bulls and the Buffaloes and look forward to the clashes with the Leicester Cubs.” MDL FIXTURES 2024 MDL FIXTURES 2024 MON 1 APRIL FGA INDIVIDUAL MON 15 APRIL BIRMINGHAM BULLS V LEICESTER CUBS A FIXTURE SUN 21 APRIL LEICESTER CUBS V BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES A FIXTURE SUN 12 MAY LEICESTER CUBSV BIRMINGHAM BULLS A FIXTURE MON 13 MAY BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES V BIRMINGHAM BULLS A FIXTURE SUN 19 MAY LEICESTER CUBS V BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES B FIXTURE MON 27 MAY BIRMINGHAM BULLS V BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES A FIXTURE MON 3 JUNE BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES V LEICESTER CUBS A FIXTURE SUN 23 JUNE LEICESTER CUBS V BIRMINGHAM BULLS B FIXTURE MON 24 JUNE BIRMINGHAM BULLS V BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES B FIXTURE MON 8 JULY BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES V BIRMINGHAM BULLS B FIXTURE MON 22 JULY BIRMINGHAM BULLS V LEICESTER CUBS B FIXTURE MON 12 AUG BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES V LEICESTER CUBS B FIXTURE

SPECIAL DEAL FOR OXFORD FANS TO ATTEND BIRMINGHAM V OXFORD ON MONDAY 8TH JULY ….. A special deal has been arranged for Oxford fans to support their side at Birmingham on Monday 8th July . A coach is being run from Oxford to the meeting with fans gaining from a sponsorship from CHALFONT COACHES , Birmingham have negotiated that sees them get the travel and adult admission for a bargain price of £30 ! The coach will leave the stadium , where cars can be parked , at 4.15 pm . Bookings can be made on line on Trybooking using the ref: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/DQNT There are 50 spaces on the coach so it is a case of first come first served to take advantage of this deal.

SPECIAL DEAL FOR OXFORD FANS TO ATTEND BIRMINGHAM V OXFORD ON MONDAY 8TH JULY ….. A special deal has been arranged for Oxford fans to support their side at Birmingham on Monday 8th July . A coach is being run from Oxford to the meeting with fans gaining from a sponsorship from CHALFONT COACHES , Birmingham have negotiated that sees them get the travel and adult admission for a bargain price of £30 ! The coach will leave the stadium , where cars can be parked , at 4.15 pm . Bookings can be made on line on Trybooking using the ref: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/DQNT There are 50 spaces on the coach so it is a case of first come first served to take advantage of this deal.

MDL DUCTAIR BULLS WIN CLASH OF THE BIRMINGHAM SIDES TO GO TOP OF MDL Both sides were hit by late withdrawals and had to run three man teams using rider replacement for the missing riders. The SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes , already without the high scoring Max Broadhurst who has a broken scaphoid which requires surgery with his season looking over, lost Jake Breeze to illness. The DUCTAIR Bulls lost Bailey Fellows when he blew his engine warming his bike up after a successful return to the track the day before at Leicester. The Buffaloes battled hard but had to admit defeat after conceding two 5-1’s in heats 3 and 6 with the other four races shared with 3-3’s. Buffaloes skipper Eli Meadows continued his good form notching up a 12 point maximum from his four rides but with Will Boraston and Ben Phillips adding only 2 more the Bulls took the honours 22-14 to leapfrog their rivals into top spot. Bulls skipper Billy Budd returned to action after finishing his exams and notched 9 points from his 4 outings. Local lads Joe and Jack Crewe , who show improvement each time they ride hit their best scores of the season with Joe on 7+3 and Jack on 6+3 with the brothers enjoying their first 5-1 together in heat 6. The league title could still be anybody’s and could go right down to the wire. The two sides meet again on July 8th with everything to go for with the Buffaloes looking to bring in a replacement for Max Broadhurst to keep their title hopes alive. DUCTAIR BULLS 22 ( Billy Budd 4r 9, Joe Crewe 4r 7+3, Jack Crewe 4r 6+3) SUPPORTERS CLUB BUFFALOES 14 ( Eli Meadows 4r 12 MAX, Ben Phillips 4r 2, Will Boraston 4r 0) M W D L F A PTS BIRMINGHAM BULLS 5 3 0 2 79 63 6 BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES 5 2 1 2 87 86 5 LEICESTER CUBS 5 1 1 3 77 94 3

MDL BIRMINGHAM DUCTAIR BULLS NARROW THE GAP AT THE TOP OF THE TABLE TO ONE POINT WITH 20-15 AT LEICESTER The 2024 MDL title race becomes more interesting with the Birmingham DUCTAIR Bulls gaining a win to move into 2nd spot behind the Birmingham Buffaloes. The two sides meet at Perry Barr on Monday night with a Bulls win moving them to top spot so it should be some clash! The Lion Cubs were hit by the unavailability of No. 1 Kai Ward due to work commitments with Rider Replacement utilised to cover his rides. They then lost skipper Jamie Etherington after he crashed out in heat 3 taking a rider replacement ride and was withdrawn from the clash. Heat 1 saw Joe Crewe get into an awkward slide on a wet patch coming out of bend 2 and despite his efforts to steer his machine the referee excluded him after the race for crossing the white line with both wheels! The home took the lead in heat 2 6-5 before the Bulls edged ahead 9-8 and extended that to 10-13 before the ever improving Harrison Rogers took heat 5 ahead of Bailey Fellows , having his first meeting of the season ending with 8 points . His cousin Jacob Fellows also notched 8 after getting a late call up to ride for Leicester in the main meeting scoring 2+1. The Crewe brothers battled hard and did their bit towards their team’s win in a unique family feel with two cousins and two brothers ! For the home side Harley Driscoll-Freeman gained more important track time . Leicester Lion Cubs15 ( Harrison Rogers 4r 9 . Jamie Etherington 2r 3, Harley Driscoll-Freeman 4r 3) Birmingham DUCTAIR Bulls 20 (Bailey Fellows 3r 8, Jacob Fellows 3r 8, Jack Crewe 3r 2+1, Joe Crewe 3r 2) M W D L F A PTS BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES 4 2 1 1 73 64 5 BIRMINGHAM BULLS 4 2 0 1 57 49 4 LEICESTER CUBS 5 1 1 3 77 94 3

not many produce dvd's any more from what I've seen

not allowed to stream when there is a Eurosport live meeting

MDL Birmingham SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes add two league points to remain top The Birmingham SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes kept up their hunt for the 2024 MDL title with a 17-13 win over the Leicester Lion Cubs. With the 10pm curfew the meeting was curtailed at heat 5 with the home side 4 ahead. The Lion Cubs took the lead in heat 1 with the impressive 15 year old Jamie Etherington scorching to a win which he followed up with another in heat 2 before crashing out in heat 3 . The Buffaloes battled away and levelled the scores in heat 3 before taking the lead in heat 4 with Jake Breeze getting the better of Harley Driscoll-Freeman after a four lap battle for third spot. The duo then had another ding dong battle in heat 5 with the Lion Cub falling on the final bend trying to dive under Breeze. With Max Broadhurst winning ahead of Harley Rogers the 4-2 gave the home side victory. The Lion Cubs missed Ben Phillips using rider replacement to cover his rides. Birmingham SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes 17 (Eli Meadows 3r 8, Max Broadhurst 2r 5, Jake Breeze 3r 3+1, Will Boraston 2r 1) Leicester Lion Cubs 13 (Jamie Etherington 3r 6, Harrison Rogers 3r 5, Harley Driscoll-Freeman 4r 2) M W D L F A PTS BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES 4 2 1 1 73 64 5 LEICESTER CUBS 4 1 1 2 62 74 3 BIRMINGHAM BULLS 2 1 0 1 37 34 2

BATTLE OF THE BIRMINGHAM TEAMS SEES BULLS TAKE THE HONOURS The Birmingham battle of the two Perry Barr sides saw the DUCTAIR Bulls take the honours gaining their first league points in the MDL this season. The SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes went into the lead in the first race with a 4-2 but the Bulls bounced back with a 5-1 in heat 2 after Max Broadhurst crashed out whilst battling with Jacob Fellows to put the Bulls in the lead. A drawn heat 3 maintained the two point lead at 10-8 before Eli Meadows the Buffaloes captain took the chequred flag ahead of Fellows with partner Will Boraston getting the better of Joe Crewe to level the scores at 12 apiece. Rival skippers Billy Budd and Eli Meadows had a classic battle in heat 5 with the Bulls No, 1 taking the honours and with Bulls Joe Crewe getting the better of Jake Breeze the lead went to the Bulls 16-14. Going down a last header decider Jacob Fellows raced a vital heat win over Max Broadhurst that secured victory for the DUCTAIR Bulls. Jack Crewe and Will Boraston had a ding dong battle for third with Crewe just holding on. Despite defeat the SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes remain top of the MDL table. DUCTAIR BULLS 20 (Billy Budd 3r 8, Jacob Fellows 3r 8, Joe Crewe 3r 3+1., Jack Crewe 3r 1) SUPPORTERS CLUB BUFFALOES 16 ( Eli Meadows 3r 8, Max Broadhurst 3r 4, Jake Breeze 4r 2+1, Will Boraston 3r 2) M W D L F A PTS BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES 3 1 1 1 56 51 3 LEICESTER CUBS 3 1 1 1 49 57 3 BIRMINGHAM BULLS 2 1 0 1 37 34 2

BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES SECURE VICTORY OVER LEICESTER LION CUBS TO GO TOP Birmingham SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes secured a convincing 22-13 win over a short handed Leicester side to go top of the Midland Development League. With a grass track meeting and other speedway clashes the Lion Cubs were missing several riders from their squad and also lost Sonny Springer with engine problems pre-meeting. They had drafted in two guests from Birmingham Bulls in brothers Joe and Jack Crewe whilst Harley Driscoll-Freeman was drafted in for his MDL debut and impressed in his outings . Two Buffaloes ,skipper Eli Meadows and Max Broadhurst ,both raced to nine point maximums as their side went into the lead with a 5-1 in heat 3 from Broadhurst and Jake Breeeze and followed that up with another one in heat 4 from Meadows and Will Boraston to lead 16-8. Joe Crewe crashed out in heat 4 and damage to his throttle meant he sat out heat 6 whilst Will Boraston came down in heat 5 but was okay after being checked over by the medics. LEICESTER LION CUBS 13 (Jack Crewe 4r 5+2, Harley Driscoll-Freeman 4r 5, Joe Crewe 3r 3+1_ Birmingham SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes 22 ( Eli Meadows 3r 9 (max) , Max Broadhurst 3r 9 (max), Will Boraston 3 r 2+1, Jake Breeze 3r 2+1) M W D L F A PTS BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES 2 1 1 0 40 31 3 LEICESTER CUBS 3 1 1 1 49 57 3 BIRMINGHAM BULLS 1 0 0 1 17 18 0

Incorrect he rode in a different round that was ON ... and qualified !

MDL LEICESTER HOLD ON TO GO TOP OF MDL TABLE …DOWN TO THE WIRE TO DEFEAT BULLS 18-17 In a close fought battle a final race fall for Birmingham captain Jacob Fellows as he battled with Leicester’s Harrison Rogers meant that the home side took the honours 18-17 to go top of the table. The DUCTAIR Bulls missing Billy Budd, Sheldon Davies and Bailey Fellows were hit when No. 1 Jack Shimelt was with drawn with a knee injury in the preceding National League encounter. Using Rider Replacement this produced 4 points from the No. 1 berth. Leicester opened with a 5-1 in heat 1 from skipper Kai Ward and Harrison Rogers before Birmingham posted a 4-2 with skipper Fellows taking the chequered flag first with Joe Crewe third to bring the difference to 2 points. Home debutant Wayne Hutt had a chain snap causing him to fall and he failed to make it out for his next 2 rides. Heat 4 saw the Bulls take the lead 13-11 with a 5-1 for Jacob Fellows and 15 year old Jack Crewe making his debut. Leicester bounced back with a heat five 4-2 after Jack Crewe fell twice in the same spot and couldn’t catch up the ground on Leicester debutant Liam Cox and the 4-2 tied things up at 15 apiece as Kai Ward completed his 3 ride maximum. With it all set up for a grandstand finish home man Harrison Rogers led the race with Jacob Fellows in close contention before the Bulls captain took the lead before crashing out and being excluded. This gave the Lion Cubs a 3-2 and a victory by the closest of margins. LEICESTER LION CUBS 18 ( KAI WARD 3R 9, HARRISON ROGERS 3R 5+1, LIAM COX 3R 4, WAYNE HUTT 1R 0) BIRMINGHAM DUCTAIR BULLS 17 ( JACOB FELLOWS 4R 8, JOE CREWE 4R 5+1, JACK CREWE 4R 4+1 TABLE: M W D L F A PTS LEICESTER CUBS 2 1 1 0 36 35 3 BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES 1 0 1 0 18 18 1 BIRMINGHAM BULLS 1 0 0 1 17 18 0

MDL FIXTURES 2024 MON 15 APRIL BIRMINGHAM BULLS V LEICESTER A FIXTURE OFF SUN 21 APRIL LEICESTER V BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES A FIXTURE 18-18 SUN 12 MAY LEICESTER V BIRMINGHAM BULLS A FIXTURE 18-17 MON 13 MAY BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES V BIRMINGHAM BULLS A FIXTURE OFF SUN 19 MAY LEICESTER V BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES B FIXTURE 13-22 MON 27 MAY BIRMINGHAM BULLS V BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES A FIXTURE 20-16 MON 3 JUNE BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES V LEICESTER A FIXTURE SUN 23 JUNE LEICESTER V BIRMINGHAM BULLS B FIXTURE MON 24 JUNE BIRMINGHAM BULLS V BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES B FIXTURE MON 8 JULY BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES V BIRMINGHAM BULLS A FIXTURE MON 22 JULY BIRMINGHAM BULLS V LEICESTER A FIXTURE MON 29 JULY BIRMINGHAM BULLS V LEICESTER B FIXTURE MON 12 AUG BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES V LEICESTER B FIXTURE MON 19 AUG BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES V BIRMINGHAM BULLS B FIXTURE

MDL 2024 MDL SEASON STARTS WITH SHARED HONOURS The 2024 Midland Development League opening fixture at Leicester saw the honours shared as the Lion Cubs drew 18 apiece with the Birmingham Buffaloes. The Lions were forced into a late swap to a three man team using rider replacement for Ben Phillips when his machine failed the machine examination. Cubs captain Sonny Springer suffered an engine failure in heat 1 whilst having a battle with the opposition skipper Eli Meadows then reeled off three fine wins. 15 year old Jamie Etherington , who had made his National League debut for Middlesborough in the main meeting , had a troubled meeting after getting a 5-1 with Springer in heat 2 with two falls. Debutant rookie Harrison Rogers rode steadily with three second places to finish with 7 points. For the Birmingham SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes skipper Eli Meadows lost his maximum chances in his last ride when Sonny Springer defeated him in heat 5. Debutant Max Broadhurst got better with every ride and secured his first race win in his final ride to finish on 6 . Another first time Will Boraston had three third places whilst Jake Breeze was beset by carburettor problems. Leicester Lion Cubs 18 ( Sonny Springer 4r 9 ; Harrison Rogers 4r 7, Jamie Etherington 3r 2+1) Birmingham SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes 18 ( Eli Meadows 3r 8; Max Broadhurst 3r 6, Will Boraston 3r 3, Jake Breeze 3r 1+1)

Leon had a night to forget .. puncture before his first ride , two chain breaks on the line then a fall ..... all part of the joys of speedway ! Steve had paid 6 from 3 rides but then fell in the same spot that had caught several riders out inc Emil !

forecast changing all the time ..... now shows a few morning showers which saves early watering .

Lampart is 6.00 not 5

There has been the Bernie Persson Story-- THE BLACK COUNTRY SWEDE out this year and still available

The 2023 British Under 19 Final, which was cancelled after heat 4 on the 28th June due to rain, has been rearranged to be again be hosted at Official Birmingham Speedway on Wednesday 25th October. The revised line up is as follows (in draw order) 1. Nathan Ablitt 2. Luke Killeen 3. Ben Trigger 4. Max Perry 5. Jake Mulford (TBC) 6. Max James 7. Dan Thompson (TBC) 8. Ace Pijper 9. Luke Harrison 10. Jody Scott 11. Joe Thompson 12. Sam McGurk 13. Mickie Simpson 14. Vinnie Foord 15. Ashton Boughen 16. Freddy Hodder Reserves 17) Ashton Vale 18) Mark Parker The Young Lions would like to thank the Birmingham Promotion for their determination to host this event and the BSP Ltd for their support, along with the support of our sponsors and the Birmingham supporters. We would also like to give credit to all the riders for their keenness to ride in such a big event in the last week of the 2023 season. #BackTheBrits

efforts were made but no dates were suitable when all the riders were not riding elsewhere

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no ...NOT a junior meeting although the 2nd half has the MDL play off final DUCTAIR Bulls v SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes . Teams due to be announced later

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