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SAYFUTDINOV STARS AS WITCHES RACK UP 18-POINT LEAD OVER ACES
World No.3 Emil Sayfutdinov delivered a starting masterclass on his way to 14 points as Ipswich put one foot in the Sports Insure Premiership Grand Final.The former Speedway GP star impressed in Witches’ 54-36 home win over Belle Vue in their play-off semi-final, first leg on Thursday.Despite being without Aussie ace Jason Doyle due to injury, Great Britain racer Chris Harris put in a star guest performance on 10 paid 13, with former British champion Danny King adding 10 paid 11. FIM SGP2 star Keynan Rew collected nine paid 11.Former Aussie champion Brady Kurtz was the only Aces star to beat Sayfutdinov over five rides. He led the Belle Vue score chart on 10, with GB rider Tom Brennan adding eight paid nine and former World Under-21 champion Jaimon Lidsey registering a straight eight. Speedway GP rider Dan Bewley scored five at Foxhall.The second leg takes place at Manchester’s National Speedway Stadium on Monday, with Wolverhampton hosting Sheffield in the first leg of the other semi-final tie on the same night.
WOFFY NAMED IN WROCLAW SIDE FOR PGE EKSTRALIGA TITLE DECIDER
Triple world champion Tai Woffinden could be set for a blockbuster return to racing for Polish club Wroclaw in their PGE Ekstraliga title decider with Lublin at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday.The sold-out play-off final second leg sees Wroclaw aim to close a 51-39 deficit following last Sunday’s opening match in Lublin, where the visitors competed without Woffinden, who suffered a broken hand at the FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Cardiff on September 2.They were also missing world No.3 Maciej Janowski, who suffered a broken ankle in a freak crash in the team’s semi-final win over Torun on September 10.While Magic is not listed in Sunday’s ‘anticipated’ line-up, Woffinden has been named alongside Speedway GP rival Dan Bewley, 2021 Speedway GP world champion Artem Laguta, former SGP star Piotr Pawlicki, FIM SGP2 bronze medallist Bartlomiej Kowalski, British Under-21 champion Connor Bailey and teenage sensation Kevin Malkiewicz.Meanwhile, Lublin head to the Olympic Stadium with three of the top four riders in the Speedway GP standings – Polish icon Bartosz Zmarzlik, Fredrik Lindgren and Jack Holder.They are joined by Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup winner Dominik Kubera, former world No.2 Jaroslaw Hampel, double FIM SGP2 champion Mateusz Cierniak and young gun Bartosz Banbor.Woffinden’s club return is encouraging news for the Brit with the series-closing DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun just over a week away on September 30.Currently placed 10th in the Speedway GP standings with 64 points, he will be hoping to push his case for a 2024 SGP wild card, with the top-six automatic qualification places no longer in reach.
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!”
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21/09/2023
SAYFUTDINOV STARS AS WITCHES RACK UP 18-POINT LEAD OVER ACES
21/09/2023
WOFFY NAMED IN WROCLAW SIDE FOR PGE EKSTRALIGA TITLE DECIDER
20/09/2023
SUPERLIGAEN | BECKER LEADS VIKINGS' DANISH TITLE CHARGE
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ELITSERIEN | LEBEDEVS STARS AS DACKARNA WIN FINAL OPENER
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CLOSE SHAVE FOR DOYLE AS HE SITS OUT IPSWICH PLAY-OFF OPENER
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EKSTRALIGA | BEWLEY HEROICS KEEP WROCLAW IN POLISH TITLE HUNT
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NO BREAKS FOR AUSSIE STAR DOYLE
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DANISH HERO MADSEN STORMS TO HEROIC HOME WIN IN VOJENS
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