BRITISH SPEEDWAY APRIL 20, 2025

(SPEEDWAY 1)

CHEETAHS ON THE PACE

OXFORD moved back into contention in the BSN Series with a 48-41 win at Plymouth on Saturday – despite being seven points down at the halfway stage.

Cheetahs saw Dan Gilkes and Jordan Jenkins both disqualified from Heat 3 as they conceded a 5-0, but they took the lead in Heat 11 with a 5-1 from captain Sam Masters and the impressive Jonas Knudsen.
Masters then combined with Cameron Heeps in Heat 13 and officially sealed the win by completing his 15-point full score in the last race.

Knudsen added 7+2 after a first ride fall and UK newcomer Mitch McDiarmid also scored well with 6+2 as the visitors recovered from dropping a home point to Poole in the Southern section on Wednesday.
Debutant Lasse Fredriksen top scored for the Gladiators with 12 points from reserve.
Masters said: “We were on the back foot early on, with the 5-0 against us. But the boys continued to battle and to get the win from where we were was a big effort.

“15-point maximums don’t come easy and I’m really happy to get one away from home this early in the season. I made life easier for myself, because I was making good starts, and I can’t complain.
“It’s early in the season. We’ve got to keep on battling away and we’ve got the team to do that.”

(SPEEDWAY 2)

GLASGOW put away points on the board in the BSN Series with a 47-43 victory at Berwick on Saturday.
The Tigers provided six of the 15 heat winners at Shielfield Park – three of them coming from top scorer Kyle Howarth (11+1) – but collected good points at reserve, including 8+2 from Max Perry.

Howarth and Perry put the visitors ahead with a 5-1 in Heat 4, and they led the meeting thereafter with the Bandits being frustrated by a series of retirements and falls.
Drew Kemp impressed greatly for the hosts with 14+1, dropping his only points when he failed to finish in Heat 9, and Craig Cook won his last two rides to score ten on his debut.

Glasgow boss Cami Brown said: “Max was sensational and the 5-1 he scored in Heat 4 with Kyle changed the course of the meeting.
“We are delighted for him because he has worked so hard during the winter and the results are now coming for him.
“It’s a big result for us, especially after the home defeat to Edinburgh. This was the real thing tonight though, and the boys responded impressively.
“It’s the ideal start for us in the BSN Series. Now we need to kick on from that.”
 
(FIXTURES)

MONDAY APRIL 21:
ROWE MOTOR OIL PREMIERSHIP R1: Belle Vue v Birmingham 12pm, Oxford v Leicester 1pm, Birmingham v Belle Vue 7.30, Leicester v Oxford 7.30

WEDNESDAY APRIL 23:
BSN SERIES: Poole v Plymouth 7.30

THURSDAY APRIL 24:
ROWE MOTOR OIL PREMIERSHIP R1: Ipswich (47) v Birmingham (43) 7.30, Sheffield v Oxford 7.30

FRIDAY APRIL 25:
BSN SERIES: Edinburgh v Glasgow 7.30, Redcar (44) v Scunthorpe (46) 7.30