BRITISH SPEEDWAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2025

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PIRATES ON THE MARCH

HOLDERS Poole are through to another MAXiCab KO Cup Final after a successful defence of their first leg lead at Glasgow on Tuesday.
The Tigers had to pull back 14 points and the Pirates were under pressure when Lewis Kerr withdrew after a crash in his first ride, with No.1 Richard Lawson already missing the meeting.

But young reserve Will Cairns stepped up with 8+3 from seven rides to support skipper Zach Cook (11) and guest Jonas Jeppesen (9) as the visitors secured an aggregate win in the penultimate race.

Glasgow won 49-41 on the night with Leon Flint top scoring on 13+1, whilst Dan Thompson (11+3) and Chris Harris (11) were in double figures. Poole will now face either Redcar or Oxford in the Final.

Cairns said: “It has been a  bit of an up and down season for me and Havvy (Gary Havelock) said to me once we knew Lewi would be out, that this was game time now and it was likely I would have seven rides. “People say to me that I am only 16, but my answer to that is I might only be 16 but I am a professional athlete so that means I can’t be acting like a 16-year-old. I have a job to do and am determined to do as good as I can.”

Glasgow manager Cami Brown said: “It was a tough night as we expected, especially losing Villads Nagel beforehand. He has been a vital cog in the side and we missed his scoring badly.
“But that’s the luck of sport and the boys gave it everything, I can’t fault them for effort and I’m proud of them.
“We managed to get ourselves eight points up after six races but we then failed to really put the hammer down. The 5-1 against us in Heat 8 was probably the killer blow. The boys kept going, but it was always going to be uphill from there.”

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POOLE’S 32nd staging of the famous Blue Riband Individual meeting tonight (Wednesday) has attracted title sponsorship from south-west speedway enthusiasts Thermohome.

The sponsors, who install renewable energy solutions, have put up significant prize money as the event returns to the Wimborne Road calendar for the first time since 2016.
In addition to the regular Pirates, the line-up includes the likes of Scott Nicholls, Adam Ellis and Danish star Kevin Juhl Pedersen who impressed at Workington on Saturday.

Former Poole rider Edward Kennett defends the title in his first official speedway meeting since injury curtailed his season back in 2022.
Promoter Dan Ford said: “We are proud to have Thermohome on board and are very grateful to Sean Wilkinson for his commitment to this event.
“In past years the Blue Riband has often attracted some big named sponsors and it is a real honour that we have a region-based company lending their support as we bring back the event.”

LINE-UP: Adam Ellis, Will Cairns, Zach Cook, Vinnie Foord, Anders Rowe, Tobias Thomsen, Drew Kemp, Kevin Juhl Pedersen, Paul Starke, Jonas Jeppesen, Fraser Bowes, Edward Kennett, Richard Lawson, Darryl Ritchings, Scott Nicholls, Lewis Kerr.
 
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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24:
BLUE RIBAND: Poole 7.30

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25:
ROWE MOTOR OIL PREMIERSHIP R2: Oxford (40) v Leicester (50) 7.30, Sheffield (47) v Ipswich (43) 7.30

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 26:
CAB DIRECT CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINAL 2nd leg: Glasgow (38) v Edinburgh (52) 7.30
MAXICAB KO CUP SEMI-FINAL 1st leg: Redcar v Oxford 7.30