Following on from the huge success of last week’s opening speedway meeting of the season, the Vince Mapley Memorial Individual Trophy won by Wightlink Warriors skipper James Cockle, this Thursday sees the return of team racing at Smallbrook.
It’s not just two teams vying for supremacy over the 16 high speed races this week, it’s four. The selected teams will see the Warriors take on quartets representing the Exeter ‘Chris Richards’ Falcons, the Weymouth ‘Ricol Leisure’ Wildcats and finally the Southampton Saints to do battle for the 4TT trophy.
Even though the Warriors riders have been distributed amongst the teams, there is still a lot of pride on the line as each rider has a historical association with the club they’re racing for, be that having been a team member or location relative to where they live. All three clubs the Wightlink Warriors face or are riding for are themselves at various stages to return speedway in their home cities and towns.
Tess Lynch, assistant to Warriors team manager for the day said:
“It’s too tight to call right now as I look at the line up of the four teams – it’s anyone’s trophy. Of course I am hoping we can steer our Warriors to victory but we shall see.”
Gates open at 17:30. Riders parade at 18:45 and tapes up at 19.00.
Wight Warriors
Mark Baseby
Matt Saul
Kelsey Dugard
Benji Compton
Southampton Saints
Ben Hopwood
James Purchase
Luke Priest
Harvie Banks
Weymouth ‘Ricol Leisure’ Wildcats
James Cockle
George Piper
Layne Cuppitt
Scott Campos
Exeter ‘Chris Richards’ Falcons
Tyler Govier
Luke Chessell
Conor Coles
Tom Woolley
