League leaders Belle Vue Aces and third placed Wolverhampton Wolves have booked their place in this year’s Elite League Final. Belle Vue, who have led the table for much of the season, emphatically beat the Lakeside Hammers 63-28 on Wednesday night, whilst Wolves booked their place with a 55-35 ...
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How Brexit could effect British Speedway
Embed from Getty Images It was nearly three weeks ago that Great Britain voted to leave the European Union. As expected so far, not a lot has changed, and it appears it could take a few years for changes to be implemented. But Leicester Lions owner, David Hemsley, believes ...
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View image | gettyimages.com With the Speedway season over, The Sports Lowdown looks at what’s been going on off the track over the past week. Elite League Elite League champions Poole Pirates have signed former Peterborough and Leicester Polish star Krzystov Buczkowski. (British Speedway) Coventry Bees have ...
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With the domestic season’s over and the Speedway Grand Prix having come to a close, The Sports Lowdown takes a look at what has been happening over the past few days in the world of speedway: View image | gettyimages.com SGP and Elite League Danish champion Niels-Kristian Iversen has ...
Read More »Poole Pirates 46-44 (92-90) Belle Vue Aces
Poole Pirates have won the Elite League for the third successive season after overcoming Belle Vue Aces in an entertaining meeting at Wimborne Road. Poole manager Neil Middleditch dedicated the victory to Australia star Darcy Ward, who suffered a severe injury in August while on loan at Swindon Robins. ...
Read More »Belle Vue Aces 46-46 Poole Pirates
Belle Vue Aces and the Poole Pirates shared the spoils in a dramatic Elite League play-off final first leg at Kirkmanshulme Lane last night. The Aces, who were 13 points behind the Pirates by Heat 13, managed to get themselves back into the tie, leaving it all to race ...
Read More »Elite League play-off final first leg: Belle Vue Aces vs Poole Pirates
View image | gettyimages.com Tonight, the Belle Vue Aces welcome Poole Pirates to Kirkmanshulme Lane in the first leg of the Elite League play-off final. The Aces, led by skipper Scott Nicholls, have had an amazing turnaround this season, and made their way to the final after overcoming Swindon ...
Read More »Elite League play-off semi-final round-up
The second leg of the Elite League play-off semi-final took place last night, and Belle Vue looked to complete the task after beating Swindon Robins in the first leg, whilst the tie between Poole Pirates and Coventry Bees remained in the balance after their first leg draw. Swindon ...
Read More »What’s been going on in the Elite League?
There was lots of drama in last week’s Elite League Speedway, and there have been up’s and down’s all week as the season draws to a close. The title is still up for grabs and the relegation battle heats up. View image | gettyimages.com On Monday, Belle Vue ...
Read More »Poole move top as Dakota North trumps the Aces
Poole Pirates have moved to the top of the Elite League table after a 53-40 victory over play-off rivals Belle Vue. It was a successful evening for Dakota North who produced an untouched paid maximum, with reserve Kyle Newman adding a further paid 13. The Pirates stated their ...
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