BRITISH SPEEDWAY JUNE 11, 2026
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ACES SIGN DOYLE
BELLE Vue have swooped to sign 2017 World Champion Jason Doyle as they return to a full team following the recent injuries to Dan Bewley.
Doyle has been absent from UK racing so far this season after helping Ipswich to the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership title last year, bringing to an end a four-year stint at Foxhall.
He will make his Aces debut in their home clash with Leicester on Monday, having already enjoyed plenty of individual success in Manchester as a four-time winner of the Peter Craven Memorial Trophy.
Belle Vue CEO Mark Lemon said: “I’ve had a long conversation with Dan, who quite naturally wants to come back, and all I’ve said to him is he will know when his body is ready, and at the moment none of us can put a timeframe on that.
“I’d like to welcome Jason to the club, and I’m delighted that we’re able to bring in a replacement of his calibre. His average is actually a little lower than it has been in the past, but that really isn’t important to me because we know what he can do on the British tracks.
“When your team is built top-heavy in the top two as we are, it’s very difficult to continue with guests or rider replacement for any length of time and to have an expectation that the other guys are going to be able to fill Dan’s shoes.
“I’m looking forward to working with Jason again, as I have done at international level, and I’m sure we can get him firing on all cylinders.”
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POOLE sailed into another BSN Series Final with two riders unbeaten in an emphatic 60-30 win over Edinburgh at Wimborne Road.
The Pirates went ahead on aggregate in Heat 2 and mathematically secured their progression with three races remaining, pushing on to reach the 60-point mark with wins in all but two heats.
No.1 Richard Lawson scored a five-ride paid maximum with 14+1 whilst Kyle Newman’s first match at reserve saw him also unbeaten with 9+3 from four outings for his first full house since September 2023.
Lewis Kerr added 14 for the Pirates, who will face either Berwick or Redcar in the Final, whilst back-from-injury Dan Thompson top-scored for the Monarchs with 9+1.
Newman said: “That’s my first one for a while, so a good night for me and a good night for the team. Everybody was flying, so onwards and upwards.
“To be honest, the number on my back doesn’t really bother me. It is what’s on your chest that is important when you are riding for this club. You know you have to stand up and deliver.”
Stand-in Monarchs boss Gordon Campbell said: “The Pirates got away from us early on and that was decisive. We battled to stem the flow but it was an uphill struggle.
“If we can take one positive from tonight it was the return of Dan Thompson who came back well on a track that thoroughly tested his collarbone.
“Poole are a tough nut to crack, but it is one we must crack to have success this season. We will learn from tonight and ensure that we come back stronger here next time.”
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OXFORD are off the mark in the WSRA National Development League thanks to a 50-40 win over King’s Lynn at Cowley.
The Chargers overturned an early four-point deficit to move ahead by the midway stage, and 5-1s in Heats 10 and 13 were crucial to their victory.
Skipper Jody Scott top-scored with 14, dropping his only point to opposite number Simon Lambert (12) in Heat 1.
But it was a night when two of the sport’s brightest young talents shone, with 16-year-old Harry Fletcher racking up 13+2 for the Chargers just hours after sitting a maths exam, whilst 15-year-old Ollie Binns won three races and scored 13 on his debut for the Young Stars.
Fletcher said: “King’s Lynn have got a tough side and they’ve got a strong rider at reserve in Ollie Binns. I grew up riding with Ollie and we’re mates. In our races tonight, I came out on top 3-1, so I was happy with that.
“Oxford is a great track and there’s great people here, and I enjoyed helping the team to a win.”
Young Stars manager Jason Pipe said: “I’m disappointed with the result, and I do think a ten-point gap was quite flattering to Oxford because they were never ten points ahead all night until the last race.
“But I do have to say I’m gutted for Ollie Binns in particular because if you have a reserve scoring 13 points away from home, you really expect to be going into a last-heat decider at the very least, and I told everyone that.”
(FIXTURES)
THURSDAY JUNE 11:
ROWE MOTOR OIL PREMIERSHIP R1: Leicester v Ipswich OFF (Now Mon July 6), Sheffield v Northampton OFF (Now Thur Sept 10)
FRIDAY JUNE 12:
CAB DIRECT CHAMPIONSHIP: Edinburgh v Scunthorpe 7.30,
MAXICAB KO CUP SEMI-FINAL 1st leg: Redcar v Plymouth 7.30
SATURDAY JUNE 13:
CAB DIRECT CHAMPIONSHIP: Berwick v Glasgow 7pm, Workington v Oxford 3pm
MAXICAB KO CUP SEMI-FINAL 2nd leg: Plymouth v Redcar 7pm
SUNDAY JUNE 14:
WSRA NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE: Buxton v Edinburgh 3pm
