http://www.speedwaygp.com Speedway News http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1133 Team Great Britain international Scott Nicholls admits he is unsure whether he wants to return to the Grand Prix series for 2011. The Ipswich star suffered a nightmare year in the World Championship last season, finishing 15th in the standings with 45 points. Nicholls is determined to rediscover his best form in the Elite League this term, as well as shine in the Swedish Elitserien with Vargarna and the Polish First Division with Hungarian outfit Miskolc. But the Coventry asset says he ... http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1133 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:27:00 +0000 http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1132 Grand Prix racer Chris Holder will return to the scene of his GP Challenge glory later this month, when he rides in the Brandonapolis at Coventry on March 26. The Australian champion finished second in the last round of the World Championship qualifiers at Brandon in September to book his spot in this season’s series. He will be joined in a star-studded field by the likes of world champion Jason Crump, Nicki Pedersen, Hans Andersen and Chris Harris. Coventry co-promoter Alun Rossiter ... http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1132 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:58:00 +0000 http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1131 Bydgoszcz star Andreas Jonsson believes Grand Prix series newcomers Chris Holder and Tai Woffinden will not match the success enjoyed by his team mate Emil Sayfutdinov last term. The Russian sensation (pictured leading Holder above) was handed a wild card into last year’s World Championship and stormed to third spot overall in his debut season, winning three SGP rounds in the process. Holder, who finished second to Sayfutdinov when the 20-year-old won his World Under-21 titles in 2007 and ... http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1131 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:04:00 +0000 http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1130 Grand Prix wild card Tai Woffinden has been named Wolverhampton’s new skipper as they prepare to defend their Elite League title. The 19-year-old takes over from Swedish veteran Peter Karlsson for his second season in the British top flight. Woffinden faces by far the biggest campaign of his career after he was granted a spot in the World Championship. He will also compete for Vargarna, who he led to last season’s Swedish Elitserien play-off final, and Polish Ekstraliga outfit ... http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1130 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:18:00 +0000 http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1129 Poole racer Bjarne Pedersen admits handing over the Pirates captaincy to Davey Watt should help him rediscover his best form in the Elite League this year. The Dane relinquished the role at the end of last term after enduring a difficult season at the club. His average dropped from his 2008 figure of 9.13 to 7.76 and he was constantly barracked by a small minority of Poole fans. But Pedersen is joined in a strong Pirates side by Grand Prix new boy Chris Holder, World Under-21 champion ... http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1129 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:26:00 +0000 http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1128 Peterborough must find two new riders on the eve of the Elite League season after former World Under-21 champion Karol Zabik was ruled out with a head injury. The Pole flew into Britain last Saturday, but was forced to withdraw from practise on Monday. Zabik thought he had recovered after suffering a bang to the head in a crash at the end of last season, but the ex-Poole star is still suffering with balance problems. The Alwalton club have already been forced to find a replacement for ... http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1128 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:57:00 +0000 http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1127 Russian hotshot Emil Sayfutdinov has agreed to ride in Somerset’s 10th Anniversary celebration meeting at Highbridge on March 19. He will also appear in the Bob Kilby Memorial meeting at Swindon 24 hours earlier as he makes a flying visit to the UK. The 20-year-old, who finished third in his debut World Championship campaign in 2009, joins the likes of world No.1 Jason Crump, Hans Andersen and Niels-Kristian Iversen in the field at the Oak Tree Arena. This could prove to be ... http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1127 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:43:00 +0000 http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1126 Danish racer Hans Andersen has pulled off a major coup after recruiting three-time world champion Nicki Pedersen’s former chief mechanic John Jorgensen for 2010. The former Coventry rider was in charge of Pedersen’s pit crew when he lifted the World Championship 2007 and 2008. But he left the job last term in a bid to spend more weekends with his family and help his 11-year-old son launch his racing career. Jorgensen will only be joining Andersen on a part-time basis, and will be in ... http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1126 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:03:00 +0000 http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1125 Emil Sayfutdinov’s manager Tomasz Suskiewicz says the young Russian has found a home from home at Ekstraliga club Bydgoszcz. The 20-year-old first raced at the Polonia Stadium in 2006 and has never represented another club in Poland. Despite the team being relegated into the First Division in 2007, he played a huge role in Bydgoszcz earning promotion back into the top flight for 2009. This helped Sayfutdinov earn a wild card spot for last season’s World Championship and the Russian ... http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1125 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:15:00 +0000 http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1124 American racer Chris Kerr is hoping to do enough to win a regular place in Wolverhampton’s Elite League team this year. Kerr was part of the squad which won the Elite League title last season and will ride full-time with Premier League Birmingham, as well as doubling-up at Monmore Green. But he said: “It’s up to me to do well enough to earn the chance to ride for Wolverhampton. I’m sharing a spot with Joe Haines and we both have an important job to do for the team.” http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1124 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:10:00 +0000 http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1123 Five-time British champion Scott Nicholls is ready to put his new club Miskolc firmly on the Polish map. The Hungarian team has been promoted into the Polish First Division this term and they have recruited former Grand Prix star Nicholls to help them find their feet in the second tier. After enduring a nightmare campaign with Wroclaw in the top flight in 2009, the Ipswich rider was contemplating sitting out Polish speedway this season. But he is determined to hit top form in the country ... http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1123 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:06:00 +0000 http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1122 World champion Jason Crump could make a return to the Elite League with Poole, after reportedly offering his services should Pirates suffer any injuries during the course of the season. The Dorset side have been tipped as title favourites this term, as they track a team featuring Grand Prix star Chris Holder, Danish international Bjarne Pedersen, Aussie skipper Davey Watt and World Under-21 champion Darcy Ward. Should this quartet produce the goods and stay healthy, it is unlikely Poole ... http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1122 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:56:00 +0000 http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1121 Ipswich have confirmed Team Great Britain international Danny King as their skipper for the new season. King, who rode in last year’s Speedway World Cup, returned to the Witches in 2009 after a spell with Peterborough. He said: “It’s a great honour to be asked to skipper the Witches. I really enjoyed being captain last season when I took over following the injury to Leigh Lanham and it’s a role I thrive in. “I know I’m a bit on the young side to be skipper but I get on well with all ... http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1121 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:33:00 +0000 http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1120 Grand Prix Challenge winner Magnus Zetterstrom admits his newly-earned World Championship status will make life tough for him in the Polish First Division this season. The Swedish star will race for Gdansk, who were relegated from the Ekstraliga last term. He will also compete for Indianerna in the Swedish Elitserien and Hammarby in the Allsvenskan League. Some might expect an SGP regular to be unstoppable in the Polish and Swedish second tiers. But Zetterstrom knows he will have a huge ... http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1120 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:25:00 +0000 http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1119 The World Under-21 Championship Final will reportedly be settled over four rounds next season. The event, which was won by Australian sensation Darcy Ward in a one-off date at Gorican last year, will be contested over three meetings at Gdansk, Daugavpils and Pardubice this term. But according to the FIM’s provisional calendar for 2011, the contest will be settled over four rounds next year, with Danish club Holsted set to host the third meeting and Pardubice slated to stage the final ... http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1119 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:43:00 +0000 http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1118 Danish international Bjarne Pedersen admits Vastervik’s financial struggles convinced him to seek a move to Indianerna for 2010. The 31-year-old joined fellow countryman Niels-Kristian Iversen in making the switch to the Kumla-based team, after both were forced to wait for wages by cash-strapped Vastervik at the end of last year. With Pedersen also representing Poole in the British Elite League, Danish side Holstebro and Polish Ekstraliga newcomers Tarnow this term, the former Grand Prix ... http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1118 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:26:00 +0000 http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1117 Former world No.3 and Great Britain skipper Chris Louis has officially announced his racing days are over. The 40-year-old, who has represented the Witches since 1989, becomes the club’s director of speedway after failing to recover from an upper arm injury sustained two years ago. Louis was set to stage a farewell meeting at Foxhall Stadium this month, but the 1990 World Under-21 champion’s big send-off will now take place in October. The two-time British champion, who was part of the ... http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1117 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:48:00 +0000 http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1116 Swedish club Elit Vetlanda have reportedly won the right to stage the Grand Prix Challenge in 2011. The event, which takes place at Danish circuit Vojens on August 21 this year, sees the top three riders win places in the following season’s World Championship field. While a date is yet to be confirmed for next year’s event, the meeting has been pencilled in for August. Vetlanda sports director Bosse Wirebrand told hogland.nu: “It's huge for the club, the city and everyone who lives and ... http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1116 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:43:00 +0000 http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1115 Organisers of the Ben Fund Bonanza event have been forced to increase the line-up from 16 to 20 riders. The Rye House meeting, which raises money for the Speedway Riders’ Benevolent Fund, has attracted a world class field on Sunday, March 14, featuring the likes of world champion Jason Crump, Nicki Pedersen, Leigh Adams, Freddie Lindgren and Tai Woffinden. The latest names released are Krzysztof Kasprzak, Tomas Topinka, Craig Watson, Ben Barker, Steve Johnston and Viktor Bergstrom. Ben ... http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1115 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:26:00 +0000 http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1114 Swedish international Daniel Nermark feels racing fewer meetings will give him the best chance of becoming a full-time Grand Prix rider. The 32-year-old (pictured tussling with Chris Harris above) was part of his national side, which picked up third place in the Speedway World Cup at Vojens in 2008. Now he is determined to fight for a spot on the sport’s biggest individual stage. Nermark will represent Swedish Elitserien newcomers Valsarna this season, as well as Polish First Division ... http://www.speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1114 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:57:00 +0000