The result leaves Oxford well placed in the Southern Section, with qualification for the semi-finals still within reach heading into their final fixture at Poole.

Oxford made a fast start to the meeting, taking control early with back-to-back 5-1 heat advantages in Heats 2 and 3. Dayle Wood and Daryl Ritchings combined for the first maximum, before Anders Rowe and Mitch McDiarmid extended the lead in the following race.

Both heats saw incidents, with Daniel Klima falling in Heat 2 before the restart saw Oxford repeat the 5-1, while Anze Grmek led briefly in Heat 3 before being overtaken and later falling, with the race awarded.

The home side continued to build momentum through the middle stages, with further heat advantages coming from Luke Killeen and Sam Masters, including a notable Heat 8 where Killeen made an impressive move to pass both Plymouth riders.

By the interval, Oxford had established a commanding 41-19 lead, putting themselves in a strong position to take the win.

Plymouth responded in the latter stages with a pair of 5-1s, including a strong ride from Scott Nicholls in Heat 13, helping the visitors secure the aggregate point across the two meetings.

Oxford, however, maintained control of the match result, finishing with a series of solid races to close out the victory.

Mitch McDiarmid impressed for the Cheetahs, notably producing two last-to-first rides during the meeting, while Sam Masters led the scoring for the home side with 10+2.

For Plymouth, Danny King top scored with 12+1, supported by contributions from Ben Barker and Scott Nicholls.

Oxford Cheetahs 55 Plymouth Gladiators 45

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Following the incident, Coles received extensive medical attention at the track before being airlifted to UHNM Royal Stoke Hospital. He sustained a significant head injury, and medical teams placed him in an induced coma to ensure he received the best possible care during transfer.

There have since been small but encouraging signs of improvement, although the full extent of the injury is still not yet known.

A GoFundMe page has now been set up by Jess Sant to support Coles and his family during this difficult time, with the speedway community being urged to come together and offer support.

A statement from Buxton Speedway read:

“Connor sustained a significant head injury, and in order to provide him with the best possible care, medical teams administered pain relief and placed him in an induced coma prior to his transfer.

“Since then, he has begun to show small but encouraging signs of improvement; however, the full extent of his brain injury is not yet known.

“Everyone at Buxton Speedway send their heartfelt love, strength, and best wishes to Connor and his family during this incredibly difficult time.”

Supporters are being encouraged to contribute whatever they can, with all donations helping to ease financial pressures on the family and allow them to focus fully on Coles’ recovery.

Further updates are expected in due course.

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The two-time World Longtrack Champion started the season with an encouraging 13-point tally for the Cheetahs in a home challenge match against Coventry. But following a 4+1 return at Plymouth, when he was feeling under the weather with a virus, things started to go wrong for Riss when he travelled to Poland the following day.

Riss posted online: “Unfortunately health issues with my eyes returned last weekend and I haven’t been able to race since. I will have to take another forced break from racing until my vision goes back to normal.

“I am very sorry to my clubs and fans for this situation. I was confident that these issues were behind me and did not expect to be back in this position.

“Considering I had been doing everything that I was told by doctors, this is a big shock to me and quite a defeating feeling. I’m already seeking more professional help to try and get more closure on the issue and hopefully find a long-term solution.

“At this moment in time I am not able to put an estimate on how long I will have to take a break from racing for.”

The Oxford management have backed Riss.

Team manager Peter Schroeck says: “The most important thing is that we give Erik full support.

“I’ve spoken to him and I know how gutted he is. His health and recovery come first – and we know he’s doing everything possible to get back to full fitness.

“Things could change very quickly, or it might take longer, so we need to be patient.”

Cheetahs have booked Nick Morris as a guest for Riss for the BSN Series clash against Plymouth Gladiators at the BetGoodwin Oxford Stadium on Wednesday evening (April 22) at 7.30pm. Cheetahs scored a hugely encouraging 51-39 win over arch-rivals Poole Pirates last week and are seeking another positive result.

Tickets are on sale on the Oxford Speedway website at: https://oxfordspeedway.club/tickets/

Any tickets for the original planned staging on April 8 have been transferred to this new date. If anyone would like a refund rather than their ticket transferred to Wednesday, they need to contact Ticket Source using the details in the email they received informing them of the postponement. Ticket Source will then issue the refund.

There are two home meetings at the BetGoodwin Oxford Stadium this week, since the Real Mini Company Oxford Chargers, the defending WSRA National League champions, make their opening appearance of the season on Sunday (April 26) at 3pm. Tickets for this meeting are also on sale on the club website.

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Brennan wears the famous No.16 race jacket for both nights of Britain’s biggest speedway event on June 5 and 6, taking his place on the Speedway GP stage for the first time since 2024, when he raced in the FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Cardiff.

The 25-year-old was part of the GB teams that stormed to 2021 and 2024 FIM Speedway of Nations gold at Manchester’s National Speedway Stadium – the first of those ending the Lions’ 32-year wait for a world team title.

He joined forces with Speedway GP stars Robert Lambert and Dan Bewley on both occasions, but it will be every rider for himself in Manchester as the GB trio go from teammates to rivals.

Brennan can’t wait to test himself on the sport’s biggest stage once again. He said: “As soon as I got the call-up for it, it was like a dream come true, to be in the British GP. For me, it’s always a big goal and words can’t describe how excited and honoured I am to have the opportunity.

“It’s a double-header, so I get two cracks at it. It will be really cool to learn from everybody and learn from the whole experience. When I did Cardiff in 2024, that pushed my career on massively. Just to be around those top guys and in that environment is definitely important. To have two days of racing makes it even better.”

The Swindon-born star endured a tough winter after suffering a fractured left tibia and fibula, while training for an event in California. But he has bounced back well with British club Ipswich – a team he helped to Rowe Motor Oil Premiership championship glory in 2025. He also races for Metalkas 2. Ekstraliga side Bydgoszcz in Poland and Swedish champions Vastervik.

Brennan is no stranger to the National Speedway Stadium, having competed for Belle Vue from 2021 until 2023, playing his part in the Aces claiming the Premiership title in 2022.

Asked his expectations for the Manchester double-header, Brennan replied: “I would be satisfied with being in the mix, which is the main thing. During the races, I would like to be on the pace. I’d like to show the world again that I am touching this level of being world class.

“These guys are obviously good. Speedway GP riders are the best in the world. I just want to keep doing what I do, keep on racing hard and improve as much as I can.”

Joining Brennan in the line-up in Manchester are track reserves Anders Rowe and Dan Thompson, with the former SGP2 riders wearing the No.17 and No.18 race jackets respectively.

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Grmek will be arriving in the UK shortly, to take the Team place that has become available following the very unfortunate injury suffered by Danish rider Tobias Thomsen in the OBM Plymouth Gladiators first Fixture of the season on Good Friday. Tobias continues his slow recovery from very serious injuries and everyone at the Club, and the wider British Speedway fraternity will wish him well in his long term recovery, and The Gladiators will continue to update supporters of his progress back to full health and fitness.

Club Owner and Director Maexplained a little more about the new signing and the importance of replacing Tobias at the first and most respectful opportunity.

“Everyone remains focused on supporting Tobias and his family during what will be a slow but hopefully steady recovery and we look forward to the day when we can welcome Tobias and his family back to Plymouth to meet the OBM Gladiators supporters once again.

In the meantime, we will shortly be commencing our League and Cup programme and it is important that we found a suitable replacement for Tobias for the remainder of the season.

Anze is a 21 year old who is very highly regarded in both Slovenia and European Speedway circles. He has gained significant experience across Europe, competing in the Polish Leagues and at home in Slovenia and has been involved in the SGP2 Series and been very competitive against riders based in the UK and further afield, and shown more than enough to suggest that once he becomes acclimatised, he can better his initial starting Match Average of 4 points.

He has represented Slovenia at Team and Individual levels and at 21 years of age is very keen to come to the UK to further his experience and to improve himself as a rider. He comes to us very highly recommended by some significant observers, including my good friend and former Trelawny Tigers star Matej Zagar.

Once all of formalities have been completed, we look forward to Anze making his OBM Gladiators debut next week, and he is in the process of traveling over to the UK in the next few days in order to get settled in his Cornish base and the get in some practise laps at the Coliseum and other UK Tracks.

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The initiative is the latest move from the club to strengthen its connection with the local community, following earlier efforts this year including a partnership with Sheffield Children’s Hospital.

The club is encouraging current supporters to nominate local groups such as sports teams, dance groups and scout organisations, with the aim of bringing new fans through the turnstiles and introducing them to the sport.

With strong attendances already in place, the focus is now on building for the future and creating long-term supporters by giving young people the chance to experience speedway first-hand.

The scheme is designed to make race nights more accessible while also growing the fanbase, with the hope that first-time visitors will return and become regular followers of the sport.

Anyone interested in applying for free tickets can do so by contacting the club directly via email at sheffieldtigersspeedway@gmail.com

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Eight riders competed in the 500cc class, three in the 250cc, and six each in the 125cc and 125cc support classes.

Glasgow, which has become the home of the Great Britain Academy in 2026, was the ideal place to start the series as such a fantastic race track and venue, and it again delivered some great races across all four classes.

Stene Pijper, who competes for the Glasgow club representing Ashfield in the Northern Junior League, used all his home track knowledge to only drop one point in the qualifying heats to Oli Bovingdon and then went on to win Round 1 having chosen to come off gate 4 in the Final and made a flying start to win the all-important last race.

Casper Kluczniak and Bovingdon, who finished first and second in the 250cc class in 2025, have both moved up to the 500cc class in 2026 and were both impressive on their debuts finishing Round 1 in second and third respectively.

Ollie Binns, who also qualified for the Final again in his first season racing a 500cc, was also very impressive and was unlucky not to make the rostrum due to a carburettor problem on lap three in the Final.

With the 250cc class just having three riders in this round Archie Rolph, Kane Newby and Demi Blu Harris, these three would also compete in the Final, and although they raced each other five times across the event, every heat was enthralling with each of the three riders putting in good performances.

Lewis Hague continued where he left off in 2025 with an unbeaten score in the 125cc class to go on to win Round 1 with 9-year-old Oscar Berwick claiming second and Fraser Buckle finishing ahead of Douglas Marshall to claim third.

In the 125cc Support class a very impressive performance from debutant George Climo to go through the day unbeaten and claim his first win, with Seb Kelly in second and Jessica Cox claiming third ahead of Cody Smith.

Round 1 Championship Points –

500cc – Stene Pijper 18, Casper Kluczniak 16, Oli Bovingdon 14, Ollie Binns 12, Charlie Southwick 11, Liam Morris 10, Rocco Webb 9, Charlie Luckman 8.

250cc – Archie Rolph 18, Kane Newby 16, Demi Blu Harris 14

125cc – Lewis Hague 18, Oscar Berwick 16, Fraser Buckle 14, Douglas Marshall 12, Ella Marshall and Callum Hague 10.5

125cc Support – George Climo, Seb Kelly, Jessica Cox, Cody Smith, Junior Travers and Erza McNair

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Launching the 2026 FIM Speedway season, the event takes place 24 hours before the WWK Schwaiger & Partner FIM Speedway GP of Germany – Landshut on Saturday, May 2 – the opening round of the SGP World Championship.

For the first time since 2023, the FIM SWC makes a popular return to the FIM Speedway calendar for 2026, with events taking place across three different countries – Germany, Latvia and Poland.

Riga’s Bikernieki track stages 11.lv FIM SWC Semi-Final 2 on Friday, August 7, featuring Latvia, Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The winner of each Semi-Final joins hosts Poland and 2025 FIM Speedway of Nations world champions Australia in the BOLL FIM SWC Final at Warsaw’s PGE Narodowy on Saturday, August 29.

National team managers must list a squad of up to 10 riders three weeks before their Semi-Final, before narrowing this down to a five-rider starting line-up six days before racing.

Germany names a side featuring a blend of youth and experience, with former Speedway GP star Kai Huckenbeck captaining the squad.

He is joined by three riders who won Germany’s first-ever FIM Speedway world team championship of any kind, 2025 FIM Speedway of Nations – SON2 winners Norick Blodorn, Mario Hausl and Hannah Grunwald – the 2025 FIM Women’s Speedway Gold Trophy winner.

They are joined by two-time FIM Long Track world champion Erik Riss, Kevin Wolbert, Valentin Grobauer, Ben Iken, Janek Konzack and Lars Skupien.

Great Britain’s squad is led by two Speedway GP riders in captain Robert Lambert and world No.3 Dan Bewley. They team up with their 2021 and 2024 FIM SON world title-winning teammate Tom Brennan.

Former British champion Adam Ellis and 2025 SGP2 star Dan Thompson also join the squad along with Landshut Devils duo Charles Wright and Leon Flint, who call the OneSolar Arena home in Poland’s National Speedway League.

Competing in their first-ever FIM SWC Semi-Final, Ukraine’s challenge is led by SGP2 world champion Nazar Parnitskyi, who makes his Speedway GP debut in 2026 after being promoted into the line-up following triple world champion Tai Woffinden’s withdrawal due to injury.

Parnitskyi joins forces with captain Marko Levishyn, young prospect Roman Kapustin, Andrii Karpov, Andrii Rozaliuk, Stanislav Melnychuk, Vitalii Lysak, Danko Hladkovskyi, Volodymyr Zlaman and Nazar Fedorchuk.

Former Speedway GP racer Jan Kvech captains the Czech Republic squad, with Vaclav Milik and SGP2 sensation Adam Bubba Bednar joining him.

Also in the squad are Daniel Klima, former SGP3 star Adam Nejezchleba, Bruno Belan, Jaroslav Vanicek and Jan Jenicek.

The colour draw for WWK Schwaiger & Partner FIM SWC Semi-Final 1 has also been completed by the FIM. Germany lines up in yellow, with Great Britain in red, Czech Republic in blue and Ukraine in white. Each colour hands the four countries an allocated set of starting positions for the 20 heats.

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WWK SCHWAIGER & PARTNER FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP SEMI-FINAL 1 SQUADS:

GREAT BRITAIN – RED
1. Robert Lambert (captain)
2. Dan Bewley
3. Tom Brennan
4. Adam Ellis
5. Leon Flint
6. Dan Thompson
7. Charles Wright
Team Manager: Oliver Allen

CZECH REPUBLIC – BLUE
1. Jan Kvěch (captain)
2. Adam Bubba Bednář
3. Václav Milik
4. Daniel Klíma
5. Adam Nejezchleba
6. Bruno Belan
7. Jaroslav Vaníček
8. Jan Jeniček
Team Manager: Zdeněk Schneiderwind

UKRAINE – WHITE
1. Marko Levishyn (captain)
2. Roman Kapustin
3. Nazar Parnitskyi
4. Andrii Rozaliuk
5. Stanislav Melnychuk
6. Vitalii Lysak
7. Danko Hladkovskyi
8. Volodymyr Zlaman
9. Andrii Karpov
10. Nazar Fedorchuk
Team Manager: Sergii Golovnia

GERMANY – YELLOW
1. Norick Blödorn
2. Valentin Grobauer
3. Hannah Grunwald
4. Mario Häusl
5. Kai Huckenbeck (captain)
6. Ben Iken
7. Janek Konzack
8. Erik Riss
9. Lars Skupien
10. Kevin Wölbert
Team Managers: Sascha Dörner and Mathias Bartz

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A statement from Oxford promoter Jamie Courtney reads: “You will be aware that over the weekend there have been a series of meetings following the termination of the deal between SIS and Oxford Greyhounds to stream racing from the BetGoodwin Stadium.

“Inevitably that decision and subsequent ongoing negotiations impact on Oxford Speedway and I can confirm that Wednesday’s BSN Series meeting between the Cheetahs and Plymouth will not go ahead.

“We will, however, travel to the Coliseum on Saturday night to face Plymouth Gladiators, with the visit of Poole next Wednesday opening the official home season at the BetGoodwin Stadium.

“Plymouth – and I must thank Mark Phillips for his understanding and co-operation on this – will now visit Cowley on April 22 to compete the BSN Southern Section fixtures – a date Berwick were due to travel south to fulfil a Championship fixture on.

“The Berwick fixture will be re-arranged for later in the season.

“With complex and involved negotiations between a number of stakeholders, including ourselves, on-going and the added inconvenience of a double Bank Holiday, I did not feel it was possible to run Wednesday’s meeting.

“I firmly believe that it is short-term inconvenience which will have long-term and far-reaching benefits for Oxford Speedway and Oxford Stadium.

“British Speedway Promoters Ltd and the Speedway Control Bureau have been kept updated regarding the situation, as has Oxford Greyhounds.

“I know there has been much online speculation and a lot of misinformation posted ‘as fact’. We will keep our loyal supporters and sponsors updated via the club’s official channels.”

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Buxton marked their return to racing after nearly eight years away on Easter Sunday, hosting the Regina Chains Fours at Hi-Edge Raceway. A Wolves quartet took the honours with a strong all-round performance, led by Alfie Bowtell who delivered a 12-point maximum. Jack Kingston added nine points as the Wolves finished on 26, four clear of their nearest challengers. Mickie Simpson scored nine for the Kings in second, while Simon Lambert and Jack Smith both hit double figures for the Potters and the home side respectively.

Easter Monday saw a standout individual performance from Dan Bewley as Belle Vue dominated their Knockout Cup double-header against Leicester. Bewley was unbeaten across both fixtures, scoring a 15-point maximum in a convincing home win before adding 17+1 in the away meeting. Despite Leicester taking victory in the second leg, Belle Vue secured the aggregate point. Zach Cook and Peter Kildemand provided strong backing for the Aces, while Ryan Douglas and Sam Masters led the scoring for the Lions across the two meetings.

In the BSN Series, Poole made a statement with a double victory over Plymouth to strengthen their position in the Southern group. The Pirates claimed a 48-42 away win before edging a tight 47-43 contest at Wimborne Road in front of a large Bank Holiday crowd. Key moments across the weekend included decisive heat advantages and consistent scoring throughout the Poole line-up. Richard Lawson led from the front across both meetings, with solid support throughout the team, while Plymouth showed resilience but were unable to turn results in their favour.

Across the Easter weekend, strong individual performances and competitive racing highlighted the depth across British Speedway as the 2026 season continues to build momentum.

Poole Pirates 47 Plymouth Gladiators 43 – BSN Series – Good Friday

Plymouth Gladiators 42 Poole Pirates 48 –  BSN Series – Saturday

Buxton Speedway – Regina Chains Fours – Easter Sunday

Belle Vue Aces 57 Leicester Lions 33 – Premiership KOC North –  Bank Holiday Easter Monday

Leicester Lions 50 Belle Vue Aces 40 – Premiership KOC North –  Bank Holiday Easter Monday

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