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LAMBERT'S SPEEDWAY GP VICTORY QUEST

Great Britain racer Robert Lambert admits he needs to “trust the process” in his quest for a maiden FIM Speedway Grand Prix victory.The Norfolk ace has been GB’s top performer in the Speedway GP series for the past two seasons, finishing fifth in 2022 and sixth last year. But he is still battling to join the SGP winner’s club.Lambert has reached five Speedway GP finals so far – achieving two seconds, a third and two fourth places. But as he prepares for the season-opening FIM Speedway GP of Croatia in Donji Kraljevec on April 27, he would love to end his wait for a victory.He said: “I have been looking for that GP win. I want to get on top of the podium. But I think I need to trust the process that little bit more. I have confidence in myself. I will let it play out and within time, it is going to come.”Lambert led GB to FIM Speedway of Nations gold in 2021 and also won the 2020 Speedway European Championship, so he has proved he can deliver when the stakes are high on the shale. Now he’s determined to bring that into Speedway GP.He said: “You have your five heats and then it all starts again with the semi-finals. You need to get first or second in the semi and once that’s done, you’ve got the grand finale. Of course, it is just another race, and you need to look at it in that way. But there is definitely that little bit of extra pressure because you want to do well.“I have really worked on some stuff in the winter to try and prepare myself in terms of taking it as it is – another race. I managed to pull it off many times in the SEC series and become European champion. I need to approach Speedway GP in the same way. I was looking back at my mental strategy and what I was doing in the meetings that gave me success. I just need to try and replicate that in Speedway GP.”Lambert heads into 2024 at least hoping to earn automatic qualification for 2025 with a top-six finish. But after two rock-solid seasons, could a medal be on the cards for the Torun and Vastervik star?“The main goal is to qualify myself for the following season,” he said. “That will stay the same this year. Obviously, medals are what I want to be collecting and the end goal is to be world champion. But we take one goal at a time, and we will see how things play out.”

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EKSTRALIGA | LAGUTA LEADS WROCLAW TO VICTORY IN PGE EKSTRALIGA OPENER

Former Speedway GP world champion Artem Laguta raced to 14 points as Wroclaw made a victorious start to their PGE Ekstraliga season with a 47-41 win at home to Zielona Gora on Friday.Laguta dropped just one point from five races, joining forces with Great Britain racer Dan Bewley for a match-sealing 4-2 in heat 15.Bewley bagged 10 points, while Polish young gun Bartlomiej Kowalski kicked off his career as a senior with eight paid nine points. Triple Speedway GP world champion Tai Woffinden scored four paid five.Former world No.2 Jaroslaw Hampel topped Zielona Gora’s score chart on their PGE Ekstraliga return on 12 points, while Danish international Rasmus Jensen notched nine and Przemyslaw Pawlicki added eight. Speedway GP newcomer Jan Kvech collected two.Elsewhere, Danish racer Leon Madsen piled up 16 points for Czestochowa, but it was not enough to save them from an opening-day defeat away to Leszno.Former Speedway GP winner Janusz Kolodziej starred for the Bulls on 13 points, with Latvia’s SGP newcomer Andzejs Lebedevs made an impressive Leszno debut on 11 points. Last year’s SGP2 silver medallist Damian Ratajczak scored seven paid eight.Madsen was backed up by a 10-point haul from European champion Mikkel Michelsen and eight paid nine from Mads Hansen.The opening round of PGE Ekstraliga matches continues on Sunday with Grudziadz hosting reigning champions Lublin and Torun visiting Gorzow’s Edward Jancarz Stadium.

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2024 FIM SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS TICKET PACKAGES ON SALE NOW

Four-day ticket packages for the FIM Speedway of Nations at Manchester’s National Speedway Stadium from July 9-13 are on sale now.Tickets will be released in two waves. The first wave, available from today, is a Four-Day Event Package which gives racegoers who wish to attend all four events the opportunity to secure tickets for the best week of speedway to be seen in the UK this year. Tickets for individual days of the FIM SON week will then be released on Tuesday, April 16 at 07:00 UK time.For more information and to book, CLICK HERE. Great Britain bids to regain the FIM SON trophy from Mark Lemon’s Australian side on the track where Lions stars Robert Lambert, Dan Bewley, Tai Woffinden and Tom Brennan famously ended the nation’s 32-year wait for a world team title in 2021. But with 15 countries battling it out in the ultimate test of team riding, it’s set to be a fiercely competitive four nights.The action starts with Semi-Final 1 on Tuesday, July 9, featuring Poland, Sweden, Finland, France, Germany, Italy and Ukraine, with Semi-Final 2 on Wednesday, July 10 set to be contested by Australia, Denmark, Czech Republic, Latvia, USA, Slovenia and Norway.The sport’s top eight under-21 sides battle it out over a marathon 28 heats in FIM Speedway of Nations – SON2 for the FIM Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship on Friday, July 12. Poland chases a 17th gold medal against hosts Great Britain, Denmark, Latvia, Australia, Germany, Czech Republic and Sweden.The week then climaxes with the FIM SON Final on Saturday, July 13, as GB battles the top two teams and Final Qualifier winners from each Semi-Final for the sport’s 2024 world team championship.The Four-Day Event Package released today offers a significant discount, when compared to individual event ticket purchases, giving fans virtually free admission to the FIM SON2 event across the three ticketed areas.The North Grandstand and South Stand Standing remain popular choices, and there will also be a new East Standing and East Grandstand area for the FIM SON. The East Grandstand is a 3,000-capacity seated and tiered grandstand, giving unrivalled views over the third and fourth turns of the National Speedway Stadium circuit, unseen during any other meeting at Belle Vue.Details about hospitality packages, together with race-day parking arrangements, will be announced in due course.Belle Vue CEO Mark Lemon said: “We are thrilled to finally get the ball rolling with ticket sales for the 2024 FIM Speedway of Nations.“At this time, only our early-bird Four-Day Event package is available, and this is to allow those who wish to attend all four events to secure the seats of their choice before we go on general sale.“We, as a club, are very excited to host such a prestigious international event and are looking forward to welcoming everyone to Manchester for what is sure to be a thrilling week of speedway at the best racetrack in the world.”More information about the 2024 FIM Speedway of Nations at the National Speedway Stadium can be found on Belle Vue Aces’ dedicated hub HERE.

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TWIST THE THROTTLE | WATCH EPISODE FOUR: BATTLE OF MASTERS

Watch episode four of Monster Energy's Twist the Throttle series as we get up close with Speedway GP's biggest stars, including Fredrik Lindgren, Martin Vaculik, Leon Madsen and Jason Doyle in Battle of Masters.

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2024 FIM SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS SEMI-FINAL DRAW REVEALED

The draw for the 2024 FIM Speedway of Nations Semi-Finals has been revealed with reigning champions Australia meeting Denmark and Poland facing Sweden in Manchester this July.After a year’s break for the Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup, which takes place every three years, the FIM SON roars back on to the calendar for 2024 and 2025. The latest edition comes to Manchester’s National Speedway Stadium from July 9-13.

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LAMBERT'S SPEEDWAY GP VICTORY QUEST

EKSTRALIGA | LAGUTA LEADS WROCLAW TO VICTORY IN PGE EKSTRALIGA OPENER

2024 FIM SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS TICKET PACKAGES ON SALE NOW

TWIST THE THROTTLE | WATCH EPISODE FOUR: BATTLE OF MASTERS

2024 FIM SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS SEMI-FINAL DRAW REVEALED