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EKSTRALIGA | SGP POLES DEFY DOYLE HEROICS TO INSPIRE LUBLIN VICTORY

Polish duo Bartosz Zmarzlik and Dominik Kubera defied a big performance from Jason Doyle to lead Lublin to a 49-41 victory over Czestochowa in the PGE Ekstraliga on Easter Saturday.Zmarzlik racked up 13 paid 14 points from five races, with Kubera collecting 12 paid 13. Despite Lions hero Doyle bagging 14 paid 15 points from six races, the PGE Ekstraliga champions had too much for Czestochowa. Aussie ace Jack Holder also impressed for Lublin on 11 paid 12, while Fredrik Lindgren added eight paid nine.In the day’s other meeting, triple Aussie champion Max Fricke raced to 12 paid 13 points for Grudziadz as they triumphed 51-39 at home to Rybnik.Fricke went unbeaten in his opening three rides and was well supported by Danish star Michael Jepsen Jensen, who added 11 and Vadim Tarasenko, who notched nine.Triple Speedway GP world champion Nicki Pedersen impressed against his old club on 13 points, with double Aussie champion Rohan Tungate collecting nine paid 10 and 2012 Speedway GP world champion Chris Holder notching nine.Elsewhere in Poland, German Speedway GP star Kai Huckenbeck picked up eight paid nine points for Bydgoszcz as they won 49-41 at home to Rzeszow in Metalkas 2. Ekstraliga.Sunday’s PGE Ekstraliga matches see Gorzow host Torun, with Wroclaw welcoming Zielona Gora to the Olympic Stadium.For full details of the day’s PGE Ekstraliga results, scorers and the latest league table, click HERE.

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ZAGAR SITS OUT BRUMMIES' EASTER MONDAY DOUBLE-HEADER

Birmingham has confirmed Slovenian star Matej Zagar will sit out their double-header with Belle Vue on Easter Monday due to visa issues.Zagar is racing in Britain for the first time since 2022, but his comeback season has been paused while the situation is resolved.With the club only permitted to recruit a guest with an average of up to 75 percent of Zagar’s figure, Lewis Kerr set to cover for him at the National Speedway Stadium on Monday lunchtime, with Dan Thompson replacing him at Perry Barr for the evening match.In a statement released on Saturday, the Rowe Motor Oil Premiership side’s CEO Nigel Tolley said: “Matej has been riding on a temporary visa whilst his permanent one is approved – this is standard practise. It is valid for one month and has now expired.“Matej’s application for a visa has been in progress since February but, inexplicably, has not yet been issued. Process times are quoted as being three weeks and no reason has been forthcoming for the delay. We have been chasing daily. All other Birmingham riders have all been processed in plenty of time. We very much look forward to Matej rejoining the team when his elusive visa is issued.”Elsewhere in the Premiership, former Great Britain Under-21 star Dan Gilkes has replaced Sam Hagon as Leicester’s rising star.

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WOFFINDEN LEAVES HOSPITAL IN POLAND

Great Britain racer Tai Woffinden declared “next stop: rehabilitation” after leaving hospital in Rzeszow, Poland on Friday.Woffinden was discharged to continue his recovery following his crash in a sparring match at Krosno on March 30, which saw the Rzeszow rider airlifted to hospital following a first-bend crash.Despite enduring multiple fractures, blood transfusions and time in an induced coma, Woffinden appeared extremely upbeat as he left hospital on crutches.Speaking in a video uploaded to his official Facebook page, which can be viewed HERE, he said: “We’re out of here! Last day in hospital. Next stop: rehabilitation. Let’s go!”In the text accompanying the post, he wrote: “Can’t thank the staff enough at Kliniczny Szpital Wojewodzki nr2 im swietej Jadwigi Krolowej w Rzeszowie hospital enough for all the work they have done on me over the past weeks. I’m checking out right now and the rehab begins on Sunday. Excuse the robot voice. Don’t know when it’s gonna get better.”Everyone at FIM Speedway is delighted to see Woffinden’s progress and we wish him continued success with his recovery.

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GERMAN RACER RISS GOES WILD IN LANDSHUT

Germany and Landshut star Erik Riss will represent the host club when he lines up as wild card in the 2025 FIM Speedway Grand Prix season-opening WWK FIM Speedway GP of Germany – Landshut on May 3.Riss made his SGP debut in the 2024 FIM German Speedway GP as a track reserve, replacing Jan Kvech for his final ride.But the in-form two-time FIM Long Track World Championship winner is guaranteed at least five rides against the sport’s top riders as he joins Germany’s full-time SGP star Kai Huckenbeck in flying the home flag.Son of record eight-time FIM Long Track world champion Gerd Riss, Erik Riss races for Landshut in Poland’s National Speedway League, in which he is fifth in the average charts on 2.200 points per race.The German international has also brought his fine 2025 form to British club Oxford Spires in the Rowe Motor Oil Premiership, as well as Redcar Bears in the Cab Direct Championship.Riss is joined in the WWK FIM German Speedway GP line-up by track reserves Kevin Wolbert and Valentin Grobauer, who wear the No.17 and No.18 race jackets respectively. They also compete for Landshut in the Polish league.Tickets for the WWK FIM Speedway GP of Germany – Landshut are still available online. Secure your spot at the OneSolar Arena HERE now.

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AUTOMATIC SPEEDWAY GP QUALIFICATION PLACES INCREASED AHEAD OF 2025 SEASON LAUNCH

The SGP Commission has confirmed that the top seven riders in the 2025 FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship will be guaranteed places in the 2026 Speedway GP series.In a change ahead of the new season, which gets underway with the WWK FIM Speedway GP of Germany – Landshut on May 3, the number of automatic qualifiers for the 2026 SGP series rises from six to seven. As a result, the SGP Commission, a joint commission between motorcycling racing’s global governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) and FIM Speedway global promoter Warner Bros. Discovery Sports, will now select only three permanent wild cards – reduced from four – to complete the 2026 line-up. The Speedway European Championship winner and the top four riders at the FIM SGP Challenge in Holsted, Denmark on August 9 will also take their places in the 2026 field.It was agreed by the SGP Commission to offer an additional automatic qualification place, ensuring that 12 spots in the 15-rider line-up can now only be earned on sporting merit.With the added incentive of seven 2026 Speedway GP spots now up for grabs in this year’s FIM Speedway GP World Championship, we look forward to an epic 10-round series, which will be contested by riders from nine different nations over seven countries – with three rounds in Poland, two in Great Britain and events in Sweden, Denmark, Czech Republic, Latvia and Germany.For a summary of the 2025 Speedway GP rules or to download the rulebook in full, click HERE.

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EKSTRALIGA | SGP POLES DEFY DOYLE HEROICS TO INSPIRE LUBLIN VICTORY

ZAGAR SITS OUT BRUMMIES' EASTER MONDAY DOUBLE-HEADER

WOFFINDEN LEAVES HOSPITAL IN POLAND

GERMAN RACER RISS GOES WILD IN LANDSHUT

AUTOMATIC SPEEDWAY GP QUALIFICATION PLACES INCREASED AHEAD OF 2025 SEASON LAUNCH