BRITISH SPEEDWAY MARCH 3, 2025

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ROWE’S PROGRESSION IMPRESSES STEAD

SHEFFIELD boss Simon Stead admits Anders Rowe’s Owlerton displays as a visitor in 2024 make him even more excited to see what he can do as a fully-fledged Tigers rider.

Rowe made three visits to South Yorkshire last season with ROWE Motor Oil Premiership rivals King’s Lynn, scoring 25+2 points from the Rising Star berth – but that didn’t come as a massive shock to Stead, who has been keeping tabs on the talented 22-year-old Brit for quite some time.

He said: “Anders has been doing a lot of good things for quite a while that has perhaps gone under the radar.
“But I’ve always had my eye on him and he’s always been someone I’ve felt has got the potential to go a long way.
“Focussing on what he did at Sheffield as an away rider, that makes me really excited to see what he’s got.
“It will be more difficult for him in the main body of the team, which is where he’ll start the season for us at least, but I truly believe he’s ready for that progression.”

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NIELS-Kristian Iversen has revealed the Peterborough team which will be racing in his Testimonial meeting on Sunday March 16 (3pm).
Iversen’s big day at the Adrian Flux Arena is now less than a fortnight away, with the main event set to feature a Four Team Tournament made up of four of his current and former clubs.

He won the Elite League title with Peterborough in 2006, and he also raced for the Panthers in their final season at the East of England Arena in 2023.
Peterborough will be represented by Danish stars Michael Jepsen Jensen and Peter Kildemand along with current Ipswich captain Danny King and new Stars signing Ben Cook.

Iversen said: “It’s a strong line-up with Grand Prix winners and former Danish World Cup colleagues MJJ and Peter Kildemand, former British Champion Danny King and new Stars No.1 Ben Cook, whom I both teamed up with at Peterborough.”

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RYAN Douglas has completed his Testimonial line-up with the inclusion of Leicester team-mate Luke Becker.
The American ace, who also teamed up with Douglas during their time at Wolverhampton, becomes one of five Lions riders in the meeting on Saturday March 22 (4pm).

Along with Becker, the event also features skipper Max Fricke, vice-captain Sam Masters, winter signing Kyle Howarth – plus, of course, Douglas himself!
Douglas said: “My line-up is complete! I’m delighted Luke is now available to do my meeting.
“We’re good friends and have plenty of memories riding together at Wolves and Leicester.”