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SUPERLIGAEN | BECKER LEADS VIKINGS' DANISH TITLE CHARGE
American racer Luke Becker led the Vikings charge on 11 points as Esbjerg were crowned Danish Speedwayligaen champions in Vojens on Wednesday.In a tight Super Final title fight, Esbjerg prevailed on 36 points, beating Vojens team Sønderjylland Elite Speedway (34), Slangerup (32) and Holsted (29).Becker was the hero for the Vikings, with Matias Nielsen backing him up on nine points, hometown favourite Niels-Kristian Iversen adding eight and Jonas Jeppesen scoring seven. SGP2 star Emil Breum added one.DeluxeHomeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens winner Leon Madsen followed up his weekend SGP heroics at the iconic venue by top-scoring on 14 points for SES, with Benjamin Basso racing to 13. Speedway GP rider Mikkel Michelsen was Slangerup’s star man on 12 points, with Andreas Lyager supporting him on 11.Saturday’s Speedway GP wild card Rasmus Jensen led the score chart for Holsted on 13 points, with SGP2 track reserve sensation Bastian Pedersen scoring nine.His uncle, triple world champion Nicki Pedersen, registered four points on what could be his last meeting for the Tigers as he is set to part company with the club at the end of the season.For full details of the Super Final result, CLICK HERE.
ELITSERIEN | LEBEDEVS STARS AS DACKARNA WIN FINAL OPENER
Latvian racer Andzejs Lebedevs racked up 11 paid 12 points for Dackarna as the Malilla men took charge of the Bauhaus Elitserien final with a 47-43 win away to Vastervik on Tuesday.With Polish star Maciej Janowski missing for Dackarna, the visitors drafted in DeluxeHomeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens winner Leon Madsen as a guest. He registered nine paid 10 points.But it was Speedway GP first substitute Lebedevs who led the way in a rock-solid team performance, which also saw GB star Dan Bewley and Rasmus Jensen notch nine points apiece for Dackarna.Speedway GP World Championship contender Fredrik Lindgren raced to 12 points for Vastervik, with double Swedish champion Jacob Thorssell backing him up on 11 paid 13. Danish racer Mads Hansen built on his Vojens semi-final appearance with a nine-point haul, while Bartosz Smektala bagged eight paid nine. But there's no doubt Vastervik missed the injured Tai Woffinden, operating rider replacement to cover for him.The second leg takes place in Malilla next Tuesday.
CLOSE SHAVE FOR DOYLE AS HE SITS OUT IPSWICH PLAY-OFF OPENER
Aussie ace Jason Doyle admits he has had a close shave as he takes a break from the track for Ipswich’s Sports Insure Premiership play-off semi-final opener in Manchester tonight.Doyle picked up some unwanted drive and ran into Swedish rival Fredrik Lindgren with the pair crashing heavily in heat five of the DeluxeHomeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens on Saturday night.The Newcastle-born racer was taken to hospital for checks and withdrew from the event, but it has since been confirmed he suffered no broken bones, and he has returned to his UK base near Norwich to recover.Doyle has confirmed he will not line up for Ipswich in their play-off semi-final showdown with Belle Vue tonight.But he is hopeful his layoff will not be a long one and confirmed that he has already taken decisive action to remove the beard he was sporting in Vojens – to hopefully avoid any further mishaps.Posting on Instagram, he wrote: “I would personally like to thank everyone who has taken the time to message me after my crash on Saturday night. The unlucky beard has been taken off! And I am back at home in Norwich! “Few days off and will be back on a bike! Thank you. Good luck to Ipswich Witches tonight in Manchester I’ll be watching on tv and cheering all the boys on!”
EKSTRALIGA | BEWLEY HEROICS KEEP WROCLAW IN POLISH TITLE HUNT
Speedway GP star Dan Bewley stormed to a sensational 16 paid 17 points for Wroclaw in the PGE Ekstraliga play-off final, first leg as hosts Lublin took charge 51-39 on Sunday.Despite heading to the home of the reigning champions without triple world champion Tai Woffinden and world No.3 Maciej Janowski, Wroclaw incredibly managed to stay within 12 points of their rivals going into next Sunday’s title decider at the Olympic Stadium.In the absence of his Speedway GP rivals, Bewley delivered an heroic performance over six rides and was beaten only by SGP title contender Fredrik Lindgren in heat 10.Bewley was brilliantly backed up by 12 points from 2021 Speedway GP world champion Artem Laguta and 10 from Polish star Piotr Pawlicki.Former world No.2 Jaroslaw Hampel led Lublin to victory on 10 paid 11 points, while triple world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik scored 10 following his disqualification from Saturday’s DeluxeHomeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens.Vojens runner-up Lindgren collected eight paid 10, while Aussie ace Jack Holder – third in Denmark – added eight, and double SGP2 champion Mateusz Cierniak scored six paid seven.Meanwhile, Torun took charge of the third-place play-off as former world No.3 Emil Sayfutdinov stormed to a 15-point maximum to lead the hosts to a 50-40 win over Czestochowa.Sayfutdinov was very well supported by a 12-point haul from GB star Robert Lambert, with Wiktor Lampart notching nine paid 10 and former Speedway GP star Pawel Przedpelski scoring seven paid nine points.Vojens victor Leon Madsen notched nine paid 10 for the Lions, with Jakub Miskowiak adding eight paid 10 and Maksym Drabik scoring eight paid nine. Mikkel Michelsen registered six points.The second leg of the third-place play-off will be staged in Czestochowa next Saturday, with the PGE Ekstraliga title decider in Wroclaw on Sunday.For full details of Sunday’s results and scorers, click here: https://speedwayekstraliga.pl/
NO BREAKS FOR AUSSIE STAR DOYLE
Aussie star Jason Doyle has confirmed he suffered no broken bones in his DeluxeHomeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens crash on Saturday.Doyle caught Swedish star Fredrik Lindgren’s back wheel after picking up some unwanted drive in heat five, with both riders hitting the deck.The Newcastle-born racer was taken to hospital for checks and played no further part in the penultimate Speedway GP of 2023.But posting on Instagram later that evening, Doyle updated his fans on his condition. He simply wrote: “Thanks for the support. Nothing broken.”The series concludes with the FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun on September 30. Doyle is currently eighth in the standings, but he is already guaranteed a spot in the 2024 series after winning the FIM GP Challenge in Gislaved, Sweden on August 19.
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