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Birmingham open their 2023 season with the West Midlands Challenge against a Coventry Bees Select on Weds 12 April. Chris Harris and Danny King lead their side who are sponsored by North East Demolition UK Ltd . Advance tickets available from Trybooking : https://www.trybooking.co.uk/CCMG

MDL to return After discussions the 2023 Midland Development League will comprise of three teams meeting each other home and away. Reigning champions Birmingham DUCTAIR Bulls are back aiming for their 4th successive title after wins in 2019, 2021 and 2022 . Unfortunately 2022 members Kent and Wolverhampton are not competing in the league this time but are both doing challenge second halves and individual events. Birmingham are entering a second side at Perry Barr in the newly formed Buffaloes sponsored by Birmingham Supporters Club. Joining them will be the Redcar Cubs , who are also competing in the Northern Junior League , but like Birmingham, run regular second halves for the youngsters. League co-ordinator, Laurence Rogers, is pleased to have three sides in the league but would have liked more, “I was determined that this development league would continue . Like our sister tracks in the NJL we have produced a whole host of riders who started off their first experience of riding in a team in league racing.” “I had hoped that more tracks would have joined us but , despite trying to get some more tracks do it, we are down to the bare minimum to run a league. Seeing that Edinburgh had been allowed to run two NJL sides I approached Neil Vatcher to enquire if we could run two teams out of Birmingham and this has been approved. We have run two teams before when Milton Keynes were based at Perry Barr.” “I have a list of riders eligible for the MDL which incudes a few new 15 year old I have been monitoring and who will be used in either the Bulls or Buffaloes squads which will be run as separate sides.” “I must thank Jamie Swales and the Redcar management for stepping in as the third side in the league. The league is primarily aimed at giving young riders valuable track time and learning to be involved in a team environment that will stand them in good stead for the future.” “In addition to the MDL fixtures we will be staging some challenge encounters plus doing an individual series like we did before and some 125cc and 250cc racing with the aim of running a second half every meeting.” “ I am working on the fixtures and will release the dates as soon as they are all confirmed.” “With no southern based teams we can revert the name of the league to the MDL in 2023.”

Nigel Tolley has posted this on the Brummies forum : A preplanning consultation was lodged in 2022, please check the Birmingham City Council website, it was withdrawn before any consultation took place.

Birmingham had challenges against a Cradley Select and a Coventry select (which they have again as the Brummies opening meeting on Weds April 12th this year)

They have secured parking just by the stadium at Bracebridge Engineering and Kalsi Kitchens plus are in talks with other companies on Walsall Rd just by the stadium plus will have more parking in the stadium car park and inside the stadium .

what makes you say that ?

wow !! Brill ...how many season tickets has she bought!!

Have you got your season ticket for Birmingham yet? .... remember you said you were going to as you thought they were good value

correct

incorrect . The MDL is awaiting confirmation from some clubs over participation. Neil Vatcher is working with the league co-ordinator on this and junior racing WILL be continuing. Jason Pipe never ran the MDL further news on this will follow asap .

it will be at the end of the season as it was in 2022 for the Alan Grahame Memorial. No exact date until the outcome of the season is known

YES WEATHER TWICE AND ONCE CURFEW AT BIRMINGHAM WHILST FINAL MEETING DUE AT SITTINGBOURNE LOST TO WEATHER THEN LACK OF AVAILABLE RIDERS .

ORIGINAL ADVERT HAD 7PM ..NOW CHANGED IT TO 5PM

The 2023 Ben Fund meeting has been announced as being at Kings Lynn on Sat 25th March at 5pm

James Wright av wrong .... with 2.5% reduction it is 5.51 so Birmingham current total is 35.78 leaving 4.22 for last rider

Terry was there pre-season and a few times in the season when not at Poole and it was John Priest doing a great job on the track week in week out

really?? Good racing and track was praised at Birmingham

work on road is all completed

Birmingham total wrong-- should be 35.78

it was at the football club and noise trials were held there with the Newport promotion involved

Aussies come in an assessed 4.00 --or 5.00 if they've ridden in professional leagues in Poland, Denmark or Sweden !!!

4.81

RISS 8.24

25.99 leaving 14.01

more like all the promoters have discussed it and agreed a rough level each will charge