The Oxford Cheetahs produced a classic comeback in the Cab Direct KO Cup to overturn a 12-point deficit and put Glasgow out of the competition. The Cheetahs trailed after Friday’s first leg and made little progress in the first half of the return at Cowley before two 5-1s involving Henry Atkins suddenly levelled the tie with five races remaining. Some classic racing ensured with veterans Scott Nicholls and Chris Harris fighting out a terrific Heat 11 battle, before the home side edged in front overall in the next race – and Nicholls and Sam Masters won it with a 5-1 over Harris and Steve Worra ..read more

Czech charger Vaclav Milik returns to the nation’s biggest speedway event after being named as wild card for the Orlen FIM Speedway GP of Czech Republic – Prague on Saturday, June 1. Milik dons the famous No.16 race jacket in the year the city celebrates its record 30th SGP round since the series debuted in picturesque Prague in 1997. The Caslav-born racer remains the only rider representing the host nation to have appeared in the FIM Czech Republic Speedway GP final, finishing third in 2017. Milik has been a real force for his country on the world stage, helping them to fifth place in the 202 ..read more

All you Grasstrack fans should now be getting very excited as this weekend, Sunday, 5th May it’s time for the next episode of Bantasia! staged at Whaddon Farm, Owslebury, near Winchester in Hampshire SO21 1JJ. And, you can be sure that those guy’s at Grasstrack Banter Promotions will have pulled out all of the stops to provide you with another memorable day of exciting two and three wheeled action! Words and Images by Mike Wood For Bantasia 2024 there’s three classes of racing for 250cc solo, 500cc solo and of course those 1,000cc Right-Hand Sidecars. Starting with the 250cc lads, there’s defi ..read more

Peter Schroeck has issued a rallying call to his Monarch Oxford Cheetahs side ahead of a crunch Cab Direct KO Cup fixture against Glasgow Tigers at Sandy Lane on Wednesday. Cheetahs enter Wednesday’s second leg trailing by 12 points following Friday’s 51-39 reverse at Ashfield Stadium and have confirmed an unchanged septet from their recent trip north of the border. It means scoring 52 points or more will guarantee the club’s spot in the competition’s semi-finals, a feat Schroeck has backed his side to achieve when tapes rise. And Cheetahs’ team manager has called on the Oxfordshire public to ..read more

SAM Hagon led the qualifiers for the British Under-21 Speedway Final with a 15-point maximum at Plymouth on Tuesday. The Poole and Belle Vue Colts racer won the event for the second season running after also triumphing at Workington last year, and he will now look to make a major impression on the title itself at Glasgow on June 2. Hagon was joined on the rostrum at the Coliseum by Leicester Lion Cubs rider Vinnie Foord who scored 12 whilst Berwick’s Freddy Hodder, who is also a Colts team-mate of Hagon, picked up 11. The other six qualifiers for the Final were Ben Trigger, Luke Killeen, Ashto ..read more

The Birmingham Brummies edged out Belle Vue Aces 47-43 in a thrilling televised ROWE Motor Oil Premiership clash on Monday which came down to a dramatic conclusion. With the scores level at 42-42, Aces skipper Brady Kurtz was disqualified from Heat 15 as he attempted to pass home star Piotr Pawlicki with the Pole taking a heavy fall. There was still a chance for Dan Bewley in the re-run to keep the scores tied and set up a Super Heat, but Tom Brennan and Pawlicki were the Brummies heroes as they raced to a 5-1 to give their side a much-needed first win of the campaign. Brennan (9+2) and Pawlic ..read more

ROWE Motor Oil Premiership newcomers Birmingham face 2022 champions Belle Vue in the first live televised fixture of the campaign at Perry Barr tonight (Monday). Eurosport and discovery+ launch their domestic coverage at Perry Barr with the Brummies seeking their first win since rejoining the top-flight, having gone close on opening night at home against Sheffield. The Aces sit fourth in the table but only one point behind the three clubs above them, and an away win would therefore take them top. Both sides are at full strength with Birmingham having lost 53-37 at Leicester on Thursday, whilst ..read more

Former British Champion and Grand Prix regular Craig Cook has signed for Oxford Spires on a 28-day agreement to cover for the absent Lewis Kerr, who is sidelined with an ankle injury. The 36-year-old will make his club debut on Thursday when Spires travel to Sheffield for their rearranged ROWE Motor Oil Premiership fixture against the Tigers. Cook has made a flying start to his 2024 campaign, scoring 41 points from only 16 rides for Championship club Workington. And the 2017 British Champion said he was feeling in great condition on and off the bike ahead of his first Spires ride. “I’m really ..read more

Aussie ace Jack Holder inked his family name into the FIM Speedway Grand Prix history books after storming to his first-ever SGP win at the Boll FIM Speedway GP of Croatia on Saturday. The world No.4 topped the podium in Donji Kraljevec ahead of fellow Aussie star Jason Doyle in second place, Sweden’s Fredrik Lindgren in third, with Poland’s reigning world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik in fourth. Holder joins five-time SGP-winning older brother Chris – the 2012 Speedway GP world champion – in the SGP winner’s club – making them the first sibling duo in SGP history to both top the podium. Jack also ..read more

Polish icon Bartosz Zmarzlik insists he will leave others to keep track of his astonishing statistics as he bids to set a FIM Speedway all-time record at the Boll FIM Speedway GP of Croatia on Saturday. Sixteen riders from 10 different countries battle it out at the Speedway Stadion Milenium in Donji Kraljevec in the opening round of the 2024 Speedway GP World Championship. Zmarzlik has topped the podium at the past two season-openers in Croatia on his way to becoming a four-time Speedway GP world champion, and he has now led the Speedway GP standings non-stop since April 30, 2022. He clinched ..read more