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BIRMINGHAM 2ND HALVES 2021 JUNE Weds 2 Bulls challenge … Butcher’s Bulls v Davies’s Dragons CHALL Weds 9 Birmingham v Wolverhampton MSDL A FIXTURE Weds 16 BULLS GP ROUND 1 Weds 30 BULLS GP ROUND 2 JULY Weds 7 BULLS v Redcar NJL Shield Fri 9 Redcar v BULLS NJL Shield Weds 14 BULLS GP ROUND 3 Weds 21 Birmingham v Wolverhampton MSDL B FIXTURE Weds 28 Birmingham v Eastbourne MSDL A FIXTURE AUGUST Mon 2 Wolverhampton v Birmingham MSDL A FIXTURE Weds 4 RESERVED Sat 7 Eastbourne v Birmingham MSDL B FIXTURE Weds 11 BULLS GP FINAL Weds 18 BULLS v Berwick NJL Shield Weds 25 RESERVED Mon 30 Wolverhampton v Birmingham MSDL B FIXTURE SEPT Weds 1 Birmingham v Eastbourne MSDL B FIXTURE

2021 MSDL The 2021 MIDLANDS + SOUTHERN DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE will consist of three clubs meeting each other home and away twice. Coming to the tapes are the reigning champions Birmingham , who won the title in 2019. Joining them in 2021 will be Eastbourne and Wolverhampton. Each track will also be staging their own second halves as well with Wolverhampton also having a side in the new Premiership Junior League. They are organizing their MSDL side in conjunction with Birmingham . League co-ordinator Laurence Rogers is pleased that the league will be back in a shortened 2021 campaign, “ I was determined that the league would continue . It is a vital part of British Speedway along with the Northern Junior League giving young riders their first taste of league racing and being in a team as a stepping -stone like so many before them into the higher leagues.” “We have unfortunately lost the nomadic teams under new rules which is a great pity but once the pandemic is over and those clubs can continue their search for land for their tracks we can then hopefully welcome them back.” “ A big thank you to Ian Jordan at Eastbourne and Chris Van Straaten at Wolverhampton for ensuring this league can continue by agreeing to enter sides. With an excess of riders wanting to ride for Birmingham we are assisting our West Midlands neighbours with their team building.” “At Birmingham we plan to run a 2nd half every meeting and in addition to the MSDL we have agreed a three club experimental NJL Shield with Redcar and Berwick involving all three cc classes (125, 250 and 500) . We are also involving the Birmingham and Wolverhampton squad members split into 3 groups of 4 riders who will contest 2 Grand Prix type rounds each with the top 8 contesting a Final. We will also have demo races involving 125 and 250cc youngsters“ “Eastbourne also plan other events as do Wolverhampton so there should be plenty of track action for the up and coming riders.” JUNE Weds 9 Birmingham v Wolverhampton A FIXTURE Sat 19 Eastbourne v Birmingham A FIXTURE Mon 21 Wolverhampton v Eastbourne A FIXTURE JULY Sun 4 Eastbourne v Wolverhampton A FIXTURE Weds 21 Birmingham v Wolverhampton B FIXTURE Weds 28 Birmingham v Eastbourne A FIXTURE AUGUST Mon 2 Wolverhampton v Birmingham A FIXTURE Sat 7 Eastbourne v Birmingham B FIXTURE Mon 9 Wolverhampton v Eastbourne B FIXTURE Mon 30 Wolverhampton v Birmingham B FIXTURE SEPT Weds 1 Birmingham v Eastbourne B FIXTURE Sat 4 Eastbourne v Wolverhampton B FIXTURE Dependent on fixture dates Birmingham will stage a MSDL Riders' Final with 8 riders over 8 heats with top 2 averaged riders from the 3 clubs and 2 wild cards.

mine was on the mat before I got up this morning

BIRMINGHAM have pulled off the stunning signing of German ace Erik Riss.Riss, the current Championship individual title holder, has had a change of mind after originally quitting British Speedway in January.But with the new season due to start in this country on May 17 he’s decided to head back to the UK in a dramatic change of plan.He’s only appeared at Perry Barr once before with former club Redcar and went through the card unbeaten by a Brummies rider.And he’s hoping to hear plenty of noise from the passionate Birmingham fans.He said: “Having passionate fans is always a good thing because if you can hear the crowd when you’re on the track then that is always a good sign as it’s something I like when I’m racing.“I’m the kind of rider who always wants to win so coming to Birmingham I just want to play my part and win races.“It’s always the same whoever I ride for so if the boys in the team have the same attitude then we can win silverware that’s for sure.”He’s also relishing the prospect of facing legendary three-time World Champion Jason Crump when the Australian lines up for Plymouth Gladiators for the first time.“Coming up against Jason Crump this year is going to be pretty cool because he is a legend as a multiple World Champion,” he said.“It's going to be fun coming up against him because I have never had the chance to ride against him before as I only started riding in the UK in 2015.“Overall, though, I think the league looks quite strong but I think the Championship and Premiership are now on a similar level because riders have had to leave the UK with new rules in Poland.”When Riss decided to return to the UK Birmingham made their move quickly because of the attention from other Championship clubs.He won the Championship individual title at Sheffield in 2019 when he got the better of former Brummies man Danny King, Ryan Douglas and Sam Masters in the final.Riss also has experience on the international stage with Germany and is also twice World Longtrack Champion.He completes the Birmingham team for the new season alongside Chris Harris, Ashley Morris, Paco Castagna, Jack Thomas, James Shanes and Valentin Grobauer.

wonder who that was!! LOL

sent it Phil Rising

mine arrived before breakfast last week ... so woke up thinking I would have it to read this morning --but as yet not arrived so I will be patient and await its arrival !

just to clarify. The MSDL gives more rides and varied format than the NJL (which also does a great job) with same 2 meeting each other only. Most MDL/ SDL/ MSDL also have 125s /250's doing 2 or 3 rides but not on a points basis. The NJL format was looked at by the MSDL but at that time the 125 scene was highly Northern based and the decision was made to continue with the format . So in essence the 500's used may have used riders who came through the British Youth system but not solely as some clubs helped bring on the 125/250 lads until they moved to 500's and will continue to do so giving them valuable track time . Not every club followed this but ones that did can claim they helped develop them and the move to 500's was the natural progression. The important thing is that the would be superstars of the future get track time and both the MDL and NJL have brought on many riders who have moved on to the bigger leagues and long may that continue.

June 22 Plymouth v Birmingham as they move on to Poole the next night .

needs a good pits staff to get things moving along and known times for track grading and intervals. At Birmingham we achieved that and ran a slick presentation , had 10 min interval time for the kids to come out and have activities , ran MSDL 6 heats plus 125cc demos after heat 2, 4 and 6 and even had time for practice if we finished before the 10pm curfew . Just needs organisation and the right people in the jobs .

think it will run under the MSDL 4 rider, 6 heat formula ---- perhaps the clubs could also enter the MSDL to give more track time??

and it still exists !! The MDL came first , then the SDL then it amalgamated to become the MSDL and will be running in 2021

THERE WILL BE MORE CHANGES TO THIS

Cribby's Storybook a good read .... and ALL profits go to permanently injured UK riders via the Ben Fund. Bruce has reduced it from £12 to £10 and is available through CURTIS SPORTS

on sgb website : WE are aware of a draft 2021 fixture list relating to British Speedway which has appeared on the FIM website. However, we wish to clarify that this is a draft only, with several amendments expected pending Plymouth’s application to join the Championship and the withdrawal of Somerset.A further update on confirmed fixtures will be issued in due course.

1am Sunday morning! American Speedway live Pay Per View.! Includes current and former British League riders Broc Nicol , Luke Becker, Aaron Fox, Chris Kerr, Charlie Venegas. Available on demand later in the week.

RIP

some of the new ones are the Briggo a+ are ...Plymouth have one

yes JJ they will be .

Birmingham had two levels of season ticket .for 2020 and will have for 2021 .....full season or a 10 meeting one

There will be card payment facilities at Perry Barr when racing resumes ( and would have been had there been racing in 2020) . Peter Mason has sourced machines that do not require wi-fi connection as there is no such facility at the stadium .

Arran Butcher has one for sale I think Brought this engine off Stevie Worrall in May with intention to use on the beach this winter, with the beach season being cancelled this year it’s back up for sale. Recommended that it is serviced/ checked over, although it turns over well and looks fine from the rocker cover. I haven’t personally ran this up. Just looking for what I paid for it. Collection Leicester or can meet at some tracks/ possible deliver? £625 · HINCKLEY, ENGLAND Jawa 500cc Engine

AND HAVE YOU HAD YOUR REFUND YET? IF NOT I WILL CHASE AGAIN. NOT SURE IF YOU KNEW I WAS IN HOSPITAL AND THEN RECOVERING FROM MY SURGERY SO NOT REALLY MONITORING E-MAILS . AS FOR YOUR QUESTIONS WE WILL LOOK AT TEAM AND RIDER SITUATION AND REPORT WHEN WE NEED TO BUT NATURALLY ARE LOOKING AT IT ON A REGULAR BASIS AND HAVE TO ABIDE BY AGREED RULES . HOPE THIS COVERS THIS FOR YOU ,

Peter has e-mailed you with his e-mail address ..... peter@denma.co.uk --- I did get an e-mail timed at 1.09am today that just said .... "Err Hellio?" not sure what that meant? I don't come on here much so just saw this . Not sure why we are "completely ignorant" ?

BRUMMIES IN YOUR LIVING ROOM - PART 21 THE next instalment of 'Brummies in Your Living Room' will go live tonight (September 9, 7.30) In association with ReRun Productions , the latest fixture coming your way sees an eventful and thoroughly entertaining Premier League clash between Birmingham and Sheffield from August 2008. Viewing link: https://youtu.be/P85w-dj39SE More details: http://www.birmingham-speedway.com/news.php?extend.2952 Birmingham are still inviting individuals or businesses to sponsor their forthcoming Wednesday Night meeting rewinds online in order to help them continue through until the end of October. Anybody interested should e-mail laurencerogers@blueyonder.co.uk for more details