Wright was involved in a crash on the opening bend of Heat 15, bringing a premature end to the meeting. With Newcastle already holding a commanding lead, the fixture was subsequently abandoned.

The experienced No.1 was taken to hospital following the incident and has since been discharged, but the damage has proven serious. Redcar have confirmed that Wright sustained a dislocated and fractured shoulder, an injury that is expected to keep him out of action for an extended period.

The loss of their captain is a major concern for the Bears, with Wright playing a key role in both scoring and leadership within the side. His absence will now force Redcar to look at potential cover options as they prepare for the upcoming fixtures.

More updates on Wright’s recovery timeline are expected in due course, but in the meantime, Redcar face a challenging period without one of their most influential riders.

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The Swedish superstar had to come from the back in the Final, passing the resurgent Erik Riss in tricky conditions with rain falling, whilst Belle Vue and Poole racer Ben Cook took third place with Dan Bewley missing out.

Lindgren said: “It was very nice throughout the whole meeting I would say, we were lucky with the weather and the track was good.

“I enjoyed it, it was a good turnout and a good event and unfortunately we had some rain in the Final but I made it happen anyway.

“I found a good line right up by the inside, the shortest way around when it was so slippery, and I had to use a bit of throttle control as well, so I’m happy with that.”

Official Scorecard

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Ahead of his meeting, Redcar skipper Charles Wright believes the event is “anyone’s to win” ahead of a mouthwatering individual event to kick off the 2024 season at the ECCO Arena with tapes going up at 3pm!

Wright, who is heading into his 7th year as a Bear cannot pick a winner, ” I don’t think I could pick a winner, I don’t even think I could name 3 riders who will get on the podium as it’s such an open field! There’s a lot of good riders who know the ECCO Arena track very well such as Lewi Kerr and Danny King. There’s also a few big names who will be up there but I think there will be a few surprises as well.”

The line-up includes Grand Prix stars Freddie Lindgren and Dan Bewley with Redcar fans getting a rare opportunity to see elite level riders around the ECCO Arena.

Wright has added more stellar names to the meeting line-up including Chris Harris and Steve Worrall. Additionally, Wright’s former club, Belle Vue are well represented with Brady Kurtz, Norick Blodorn, Jaimon Lidsey and Ben Cook joining Wright on his special day. Additionally, home fans will have Jason Edwards, Jonas Knudsen, Danny King and Jake Mulford (at reserve) to cheer on. There are also a multitude of former Bears in the line-up including Lewi Kerr, Jake Allen, Richard Lawson, Erik Riss and Jye Etheridge.

The former British Champion also explained what goes into running such a meeting, ” Since the end of 2023 it has been non-stop really with planning the meeting. It has taken all winter to plan it all so hopefully it will be a good day for me and my family.”

The testimonial man also discussed why he chose to run an individual meeting instead of a team match, ” There is a lot more planning as I have to find more riders and get more rider sponsorship so I actually took on a bigger task! However, it’s the way I wanted to do it and I think this is the best format as everyone likes a semi-final and a final!”

The British star also discussed how World number 2 Freddie Lindgren came to race in the meeting, ” In recent years, Freddie has been known to do some early season meetings here so it was pretty easy to get him in the line-up! Freddie is doing the Peter Craven memorial at Belle Vue so my meeting tied in quite well. I think Freddie uses these meetings to test and practise before he gets his Polish season underway.”

The mainstay of the Bears septet also explained why he decided not to race in his testimonial, ” I decided not to ride so I could enjoy the day, spend time with the family and interact with the fans as much as possible. If I was racing I would’ve been focused on winning so this was the best way for me to ensure I could enjoy the day as much as possible.”

Finally, Wright admitted there was only ever going to be one place where his testimonial was held, ” It was a very easy decision to host the meeting at Redcar, I have been with the club a long time so Redcar was the obvious choice.”

Entry prices for Wright’s landmark day have been confirmed with adults @ £22, concessions @ £20, 10-16 year olds @ £5 with under 10’s free of charge. Any supporters who are unable to attend the meeting are advised that the meeting will be live streamed on BSN for £12.99. watch.britishspeedway.co.uk

Charles Wright Testimonial Draw:

Jason Edwards (Redcar)

Brady Kurtz (Belle Vue)

Norick Blodorn (Belle Vue)

Lewi Kerr (Berwick)

Danny King (Redcar)

Richard Lawson (Poole)

Freddie Lindgren (GB unattached)

Steve Worrall (Glasgow)

Ben Cook (Belle Vue)

Jye Etheridge (Berwick)

Dan Bewley (Belle Vue)

Jaimon Lidsey (Belle Vue)

Jake Allen (Scunthorpe)

Erik Riss (GB unattached)

Jonas Knudsen (Redcar)

Chris Harris (Glasgow)

Reserve: Jake Mulford (Redcar)

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Wright missed Belle Vue’s play-off semi-final defeat after the smash in Poland, and has now moved on to join the Spires after spending the last three years with the Aces.

And he will have an early start to 2024 racing as Oxford launch their Premiership campaign at home to Birmingham on Thursday.

Wright said: “I’ve had a couple of practice sessions at Workington and Belle Vue and feel ready to go.

“Obviously the end to last season was far from ideal, but my body feels good and all the equipment is prepped for Wednesday’s first practice.

“It has been a race against time to get fit. I’ve had to train hard behind the scenes which has required a lot of determination and willpower, but I’ve used my knowledge from working with good people previously to push myself on.

“It’s good we’ll have the opportunity to get out on track ahead of Birmingham’s visit. I’m excited to meet all the boys and hopefully we can pick up our first win of the year.”

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