Swift Saint 186 Posted May 2, 2014 PRESS RELEASE FROM STOKE SPEEDWAY ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR TRACK RETURN AT LOOMER ROAD After a week of prolonged work and intense activity at Loomer Road the track is ready for speedway action tomorrow when the Potters take on Kent Kings in a National Trophy battle. It has taken a gargantuan effort from all of the staff who work on the track at Loomer Road and Promoter Dave Tattum was at great pains to express his appreciation for their efforts and those of Colin Meredith who has been at the track for several days using his knowledge and expertise to get the track ready for racing. “Everyone has given their absolute all, said Tattum on Friday evening as he completed some of the more routine tasks and preparation. “It’s been a tough week and the small work force have been absolutely focussed and none more so than Colin Meredith who has put a lot into this exercise. My hope now is that the public, who have been starved of speedway, will turn out to watch what should be a great encounter.” he added. Stoke face a Kent team that will provide an excellent early season test for the new look side that wears the red and white of Stoke Potters, Kent include a number of riders well familiar with the Loomer Road circuit including Simon Lambert who rode for Stoke in 2012 and 2013 and Luke Chessell who road for Stoke last season. Former Riders’ Champions Benji Compton and David Mason are in the line up for what should be an epic battle. Stoke have new No.1 Ben Wilson making his home debut for Stoke at this level although Ben rode for the Potters in the Premier League during 2010 and is returning to speedway after an absence of two years. He scored eleven points in the match at Mildenhall and followed that up with ten at Kent riding as a guest in an Easter Challenge match for Kings Lynn. Ben Hopwood and Captain Jon Armstrong should provide plenty of points with the very talented Lee Payne and the experienced Chris Widman completing the top of the Potters’ order. At reserve for Stoke are exciting prospects James McBain and Rob Shuttleworth. Tapes will go up for Heat One at 7.00 pm and the match will be followed with a Midland Development League fixture between Stoke Spitfires and Rye House Raiders. It should all make for great speedway entertainment and the action continues with the Potters at Buxton on Sunday in a National League match which gets underway at 3.00 pm. Stoke expect to be unchanged for Sunday’s encounter. Malcolm Vasey Stoke Speedway 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Craftman 26 Posted May 2, 2014 About bloody time , some speedway at long , long last. With the weather looking promising , I wonder if there's any chance of Mrs Tattum smiling ? I'll take the speedway , the rest is a dream lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swift Saint 186 Posted May 2, 2014 There will be an addition to the programme tomorrow - Simon Lambert beat James Sarjeant at Coventry tonight to retain the Bronze helmet and he will defend it against the top Stoke rider after between the two matches tomorrow. Malcolm Vasey Stoke Speedway Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazysue 617 Posted May 3, 2014 Is there anyone going to this meeting who would be able to text updates to the Updates site? If so,could you please send me a private message. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blueherb777 571 Posted May 3, 2014 I would expect and hope for a much better performance from the Kings than last night at Coventry.Chessell will have an opportunity to show better form than he has so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Racin Jason 72 1,288 Posted May 3, 2014 Hope all goes well tonight with a decent crowd and entertaining racing. Good luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Craftman 26 Posted May 3, 2014 49 - 40 home win . Ben Morley R/R , Compton pulled out after one race and Freemantle after 2 races made Stokes task a lot easier. Credit to lambert 17 and Chessell 10 were Kings positives. Stokes new riders took their time to settle into the track , with Wilson scoring 10 and reserve Mcbain 10 with others chipping in . Highlights was Lee Paynes heat 14 win coming from third to pass Chessell on the last lap . Bronze helmet was won by Wilson , beating Lambert with ease. Some decent racing , onwards to Buxton Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kent Whistle Gang 58 Posted May 3, 2014 Oh dear. Thought we would find it tough without Morley. Kept the gap to just one point right up to heat 10, by which time we'd lost Benji Compton and Brandon Fremantle too. Stoke pulled away after that, but must be concerned they struggled to win by only 9. Maybe Compton's injury puts his Coventry performance into perspective. Brandon Fremantle ended up on the deck yet again. Plus points were Simon Lambert getting stuck in, and Luke Chessell showing flashes of class. Oh and Luke Harris who grows in stature with every meeting. David Mason though is looking like his heart's not really in it at the moment. Riders of the night Lambert and McBain - he looks a real find. Wilson scorched the Bronze Helmet match race. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greyhoundp 990 Posted May 4, 2014 Well done to Stoke, helped in no small way by the injuries to Kent riders, yes i think James McBain is a little better than a NL reserve bearing in mind he has scored points in the PL north of the Border Glasgow i think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mimmo 1,070 Posted May 4, 2014 There will be an addition to the programme tomorrow - Simon Lambert beat James Sarjeant at Coventry tonight to retain the Bronze helmet and he will defend it against the top Stoke rider after between the two matches tomorrow. Malcolm Vasey Stoke Speedway Hi Malcolm, Well done on getting a good result last night, and pleased to hear that folk were happy with the standard of racing. You mentioned that there would be two matches, and I've found by research that the second was an MDL match against Rye House. Can you, or anybody that was in attendance, please post the result/scorers and heat details please? The results never seem to appear on the clubs website, and it's always so difficult to follow the 'Spitfires' progress. Thanks, and looking forward to my visit next Saturday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Central 226 Posted May 4, 2014 Hope all goes well tonight with a decent crowd and entertaining racing. Good luck. After all the troubles with the track, the 1st meeting of the season went well for the Potters, although made slightly easier by the withdrawal of Brandon Freemantle and Benji Compton. The track rode well, although a little patchy in places, but there was plenty of shale on it, not something that is common these days. It should produce some good racing once it beds down a bit more. Appeared to be a decent sized crowd after the delayed start to the season and good to see that some Kent fans made the long trip north to support their team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Craftman 26 Posted May 4, 2014 Oh dear. Thought we would find it tough without Morley. Kept the gap to just one point right up to heat 10, by which time we'd lost Benji Compton and Brandon Fremantle too. Stoke pulled away after that, but must be concerned they struggled to win by only 9. Maybe Compton's injury puts his Coventry performance into perspective. Brandon Fremantle ended up on the deck yet again. Plus points were Simon Lambert getting stuck in, and Luke Chessell showing flashes of class. Oh and Luke Harris who grows in stature with every meeting. David Mason though is looking like his heart's not really in it at the moment. Riders of the night Lambert and McBain - he looks a real find. Wilson scorched the Bronze Helmet match race. I was personally a little disappointed with both Wilson and Armstrong , but given that they have had little or no racing this season , especially on the Loomer road track ( looked very good ) , I would give them the benefit of the doubt . Wilson certainly found his feet in the bronze helmet run off , so onwards and upwards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
armo 4 Posted May 4, 2014 Craftman I can confirm the only time I have had on the bike apart from mildenhall 4 weeks ago since breaking my back last season was a week prior to mildenhall I did a dozen steady laps around stoke. So not had a lot of time on a bike but now we have got started things can only get better, hope I don't disappoint you anymore throughout the season armo. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbird 54 Posted May 4, 2014 Kept the gap to just one point right up to heat 10, by which time we'd lost Benji Compton and Brandon Fremantle too. Stoke pulled away after that, but must be concerned they struggled to win by only 9. Maybe Compton's injury puts his Coventry performance into perspective. Brandon Fremantle ended up on the deck yet again. What was the injury to Brandon - does anyone know? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
griffo 20 Posted May 4, 2014 What was the injury to Brandon - does anyone know? Hi he injured his hand and could not hold on to the bike cheers Griffo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
