Colts Academy 35 race super Sunday

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BELLE Vue are delighted to confirm a bumper afternoon of racing at the National Speedway Stadium this Sunday, May 10 (1pm).

The club will be staging the JR Ashworth & Sons Colts Academy Individual featuring several rising stars of the current National Development League, as well as 500cc and 250cc sections of the British Youth Championship.

Whilst Belle Vue are not competing in the NDL this season their commitment to rider development remains strong, and several recent Colts riders will return for the event.

2025 team members Freddy Hodder, Harry Fletcher, Jack Shimelt and Billy Budd are all included in the line-up.

Colts joint manager Graham Goodwin said: “We've always had a loyal following for the Belle Vue Colts, and we're looking forward to welcoming back those 2025 Colts team members for this NDL standard meeting, so we hope fans will respond and come along to welcome them back.

“They're going to face tough competition from a number of Championship riders, with Ace Pijper (Redcar), Jordy Loftus (Edinburgh), Ryan Ingram (Scunthorpe), and Jamie Etherington (formerly Workington) all gaining second division experience along with Freddy who is progressing well at Glasgow.

“Mickie Simpson, Senna Summers and Stene Pijper are all solid NDL performers, and at the bottom of the age range we have 15-year-old Ollie Binns, who is quite local to us in Cheshire, and is just starting out on his NDL career with King's Lynn.”

The JR Ashworth & Sons Colts Academy Individual will be a 14-heat individual event, made up of 12 heats plus semi-final and Final. All of the riders are aged 21 and under, with an average age of 19.

In addition, the meeting features the 500cc and 250cc sections of the British Youth Championship, run over a total of 19 heats and two Finals, meaning a packed schedule of 35 races in all.

Turnstiles will open at midday with the parade at 12.55 ahead of the opening race. Admission prices will be set at regular Colts levels – Adults £15, Concessions £13, Junior (12-17) £6, Children (11 and under) Free, Family £36, Programme £2.

JR ASHWORTH & SONS COLTS ACADEMY INDIVIDUAL: Billy Budd, Freddy Hodder, Harry Fletcher, Stene Pijper, Mickie Simpson, Ollie Binns, Ryan Ingram, Jack Shimelt, Ace Pijper, Jamie Etherington, Jordy Loftus, Senna Summers.

BRITISH YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP (500cc): Charlie Luckman, Kayden Mundy, Rocco Webb, Jayden Bailey, Oli Bovingdon, Dylan Huthwaite, Casper Kluczniak, Liam Morris, Stene Pijper, Emerson Betty, Ollie Binns, Charlie Southwick, Seth Norman, Harry Fletcher.

BRITISH YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP (250cc): Kane Newby, Finley Theobald, Archie Rolph, Demi Blu Harris, Charlie Fletcher.

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At 14 competitors that would be the largest field for a BYC 500 round since June 2016 at King's Lynn

Final:

Kyle Bickley, Jordan Jenkins, Tom Brennan

(Anders Rowe and Dan Gilkes were also in top six)