BRITISH speedway stars of the long run take to the monitor this Saturday because the curtain comes down on 2025 racing at Workington’s GT Tyres Area with a value-for-money mega assembly, the British Underneath 19 Speedway Championship
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From 1pm, 16 gifted teenagers will line up for the British Underneath-19 championship last, sponsored by Ben Hodgson Automobiles.
They embrace 2025 Workington rider Vinnie Foord, who’s hoping to benefit from his expertise round Northside throughout an eventful season for the group. He mentioned this week: “I ought to have a little bit of a bonus being on my dwelling monitor, however it’s a monitor that a number of riders flip as much as and like, so it’s a tough one.”
Foord joins a stellar under-19 lineup which incorporates reigning champion and former Workington rider Ace Pijper, who was a member of the Comets’ Nationwide Growth League squad in 2023.
Pijper, additionally previously of Glasgow Tigers, now rides for Redcar Bears, who bowed out of the Cab Championship play-offs on the semi-final stage final weekend. Nevertheless, Pijper and his Bears team-mates are nonetheless combating for silverware on two fronts in each the MAXiCab Knockout Cup and BSN Collection.
In Saturday’s competitors, Ace will line up towards his youthful brother, Stene, who has some laps of the GT Tyres Area below his belt after guesting for Glasgow towards Workington throughout a league assembly in August.
One other former Workington rider, Scunthorpe’s Luke Harrison, additionally has designs on the nationwide under-19 title. Harrison goes into this weekend’s assembly on the again of representing Nice Britain on the FIM Speedway of Nations 2 final Friday within the Polish metropolis of Toruń.
Ben Set off can also be included within the Workington line-up. He heads to West Cumbria having emerged from a aggressive discipline final Thursday to win the Poultec Younger Stars Pleasure of the East at Kings Lynn.
At that occasion, Set off received the higher of runner-up Cooper Rushen and Will Cairns. And he’ll go head-to-head with Rushen, aged 15, and 16-year-old Cairns on the under-19 championship this weekend.
Scorching prospect Cairns joined Poole Pirates mid-way by means of the 2025 season and is within the midst of a busy finish of season along with his membership — treble winners in 2024 — who’re once more combating for the Championship, Knockout Cup and BSN Collection titles.
Within the Championship play-off last, Poole tackle Glasgow, who’re represented within the under-19 championship by each Freddy Hodder and Max Perry.
Additionally heading to Workington are Jordy Loftus, Ryan Ingram, Jody Scott, Ashton Vale, Jamie Etherington, Charlie Southwick and Harry Fletcher, the latter changing Sam McGurk this weekend. The 2 reserves are Lee Harrison and Harrison Rogers.
After the under-19 last, the British Youth Championship for 125cc and 250cc rivals will get below method at 3-15pm.
Organisation of Saturday’s occasion has been an actual group effort with Workington Comets Supporters Membership having carried out a unbelievable job to promote sponsorship packages.
Grownup admission for 44 fabulous heats of speedway is simply £17 (money solely). For college kids it’s £10, kids pay solely £3 — kids under-five are free — and a household ticket prices £38. The assembly can also be reside on Comets TV: https://www.workingtoncomets.tv
Previous winners of the British under-19 speedway title embrace GP stars Tai Woffinden and Dan Bewley, together with Drew Kemp, Leon Flint and Dan Thompson.
LINEUP:
1: Luke Harrison
2: Ryan Ingram
3: Ace Pijper
4: Jamie Etherington
5: William Cairns
6: Ben Set off
7: Harry Fletcher
8: Freddy Hodder
9: Max Perry
10: Jody Scott
11: Cooper Rushen
12: Stene Pijper
13: Vinnie Foord
14: Charlie Southwick
15: Jordy Loftus
16: Ashton Vale
17 (Res): Lee Harrison
18 (Res): Harrison Rogers
Phrases by Workington Speedway – Characteristic Picture by Mark Lee Sing
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