BRITISH SPEEDWAY JUNE 9, 2026
(SPEEDWAY 1)
A WONDERFUL REFLECTION
BELLE VUE CEO Mark Lemon has reflected on a hugely successful Grand Prix weekend where the Manchester club staged two epic meetings.
The National Speedway Stadium circuit further enhanced its reputation as one of the very best in the sport as it served up some unforgettable racing, and infrastructure improvements from 2025 were also hailed as a positive.
Lemon said: “It was an amazing weekend, and we’re just delighted with how it went. The whole team here at Belle Vue exceeded expectations from my perspective, we delivered an amazing event, and everyone here should be very proud of their efforts.
“The track team led by Andy Meredith with Jonathan Swales and Graham Bell and all the track staff absolutely nailed it, and everybody involved on the sporting side did a tremendous job to put on an exceptional GP weekend.
“We all know the racing on the track is sensational, and last year the Friday meeting was described as the best GP ever, but we knew that we had work to do behind the scenes as far as the customer experience was concerned.
“I’d like to think we exceeded in that respect this year, and we delivered an event worthy of returning custom.”
(SPEEDWAY 2)
POOLE co-promoter Dan Ford has no concerns over the ability of British Under-21 Champion Cooper Rushen to handle the step up into the main body of the team.
Rushen commenced his debut Cab Direct Championship season with an assessed 2.00 average, but that has now shot up to 6.17 after a string of impressive displays.
It means he moves out of the Pirates’ reserve berths ahead of Wednesday’s BSN Series semi-final against Edinburgh, where the visitors hold a narrow two-point advantage from the first leg.
Ford said: “I don’t think it is a case of being surprised that Cooper has moved into the main body of the side, but maybe at the speed in which he has done so. But it showed at Redcar on Sunday that he has talent and titles in him.
“With Cooper moving up, it means that Kyle Newman drops into the reserve berth, and that is no indication as to how Kyle has been riding.
“He maintains an average of over five points and so, more than anything else, it shows the strength in depth that this team has.”
(FIXTURES)
WEDNESDAY JUNE 10:
BSN SERIES SEMI-FINAL 2nd leg: Poole (44) v Edinburgh (46) 7.30
WSRA NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE: Oxford v King’s Lynn 7.30
THURSDAY JUNE 11:
ROWE MOTOR OIL PREMIERSHIP R1: Leicester v Ipswich 7.30, Sheffield v Northampton 7.30
FRIDAY JUNE 12:
CAB DIRECT CHAMPIONSHIP: Edinburgh v Scunthorpe 7.30,
MAXICAB KO CUP SEMI-FINAL 1st leg: Redcar v Plymouth 7.30
