TWIST THE THROTTLE | WATCH EPISODE TWO: YOUNG BLOOD

They exploded on to the FIM Speedway Grand Prix scene in 2022 and they have already established themselves as two of the world’s best.Monster Energy’s Twist the Throttle series goes behind the scenes of an epic 2023 season with Aussie ace Jack Holder and Great Britain shooting star Dan Bewley.From champagne celebrations to injury and starting mishaps, it’s all featured in an incident-packed Episode Two: Young Blood … 

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BEWLEY EYES FAST TRACK TO SPEEDWAY GP SUCCESS

Great Britain racer Dan Bewley admits he’s in no mood to wait for FIM Speedway Grand Prix success.Bewley switched to speedway from motocross, debuting with the Belle Vue Colts in the 2016 National League. In just five years, he became an FIM Speedway of Nations world champion in 2021, before being promoted into Speedway GP for 2022.At just 24 years old, Bewley has made rapid progress in speedway terms and already has three Speedway GP wins to his name.But the Cumbrian admits his motocross background has left him determined to climb the ladder quickly, even if it’s no easy task.He said: “I think speedway is a little bit different in that it can take so long to get into the GPs. You have to pretty much be No.1 in your team in Britain and be in the top 15 in the PGE Ekstraliga averages. It’s pretty tough to get to that stage. It takes a few years.“But coming from another sport like motocross, you have riders in the senior categories in the GP who are 22, and that’s normal. People there get to their late 30s and are looking at retirement. 

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PAWLICKI SET FOR BIRMINGHAM BOW NEXT WEEK

Polish star Piotr Pawlicki revealed he is set to make his Birmingham debut on Thursday, April 4 as he recovers from a leg muscle injury.The Brummies were held to a 45-45 draw by Rowe Motor Oil Premiership title favourites Sheffield at Perry Barr on Monday.Triple world champion Tai Woffinden starred for the Tigers on 14 paid 15 points from six races, before winning the super heat to net the visitors an extra league point after the match ended all square.British racer Leon Flint topped the score chart for Birmingham on nine points, with Czech charger Vaclav Milik and GB star Tom Brennan adding eight paid nine apiece.Former Speedway GP winner Pawlicki was due to start the season with the Brummies, but the team was forced to draft in seven-time British champion Scott Nicholls as a short-term signing after the Pole sustained a leg muscle injury during a training camp with his PGE Ekstraliga team Zielona Gora.Ahead of the Sheffield clash, Birmingham uploaded a video update from Pawlicki, who confirmed his leg is on the mend, and he is expected to make his debut away to King’s Lynn next Thursday.He said: “Hello guys, good luck tonight and have good fun. I want to say something about my leg. I feel really good. I visit the doctor this Thursday to check how it is, and then that’s it.“On Friday, I have my first test meeting in Poland, so the season is coming for me. Next Thursday, I am coming to England, so I am really happy, so I will see you next Thursday.”Nicholls looks set to continue in the side for the trip to Ipswich on Thursday and Brummies’ home clash with Oxford on Monday.Meanwhile, Pawlicki is due to line up in the Golden Helmet Final at Opole on Monday – a meeting which usually plays a role in determining Poland’s entrants for the Speedway GP qualification rounds.

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WOFFINDEN HAILS OXFORD REVIVAL

Triple Speedway GP world champion Tai Woffinden gave a “massive congratulations” to Oxford on their remarkable rebirth after starring on his Cowley return.The Sheffield star scored 12 points as the Oxford Spires defeated the Tigers 47-43 in a Rowe Motor Oil Premiership clash on Thursday, with former British champion Charles Wright impressing on 11 for the home side just months after his 2023 season was ended by a horror crash in Wroclaw.Despite coming out on the losing side, Woffinden only had praise for Oxford – a club that closed due to financial problems in 2007, before fans won a 15-year battle to restore racing to the venue.Under promoters Kevin Boothby and Jamie Courtney, the club was revived at Championship level for the 2022 season, enjoying sell-out crowds in their early weeks. Oxford becomes the first club in British speedway history to enter a team into all three divisions this year, with the Spires racing in the Rowe Motor Oil Premiership, the Cheetahs competing in the Cab Direct Championship and the Chargers lining up in the National Development League.Making his first appearance at Cowley since Oxford’s revival, Woffinden was delighted with what he saw. He said: “This was the first time I’ve been here since 2007 and I want to say a massive congratulations to anyone involved with Oxford Speedway.“The people running it, the sponsors behind it and all the fans for coming week in, week out because without fans we all know that speedway wouldn’t be possible. The track is unbelievable. It’s such a nice track to ride and it was great to be back here – long may it continue.”

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DOYLE PIPS ZMARZLIK TO LUCKY WIN IN CZESTOCHOWA

Aussie ace Jason Doyle pipped Bartosz Zmarzlik to victory in the rain-curtailed Bronisław Idzikowski and Marek Czerny Memorial meeting in Czestochowa on Saturday – after they were forced to draw lots for first place.The Speedway GP duo finished on eight points from three rides – registering two wins and a second place each.Given that the pair had yet to meet each other, they could not be separated on countback. As a result, they were forced into speedway’s rarely-used equivalent of drawing straws, and it was Doyle who got lucky.World No.5 and Czestochowa star Leon Madsen was placed third on seven points, with local star Maksym Drabik and in-form Aussie racer Brady Kurtz both collecting six.Czestochowa star Mikkel Michelsen scored five, along with former Lions rider Fredrik Lindgren, Kacper Woryna and Norbert Krakowiak.

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