Premier League Fours (Peterborough) 23-24 July 2016

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BSPA Vice Chairman Rob Godfrey hopes the revamped Premier League Fours Spectacular Weekend can become a flagship event on the British speedway calendar.

The reformed competition will feature 72 heats spread across Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24 involving all 13 Premier League clubs at the East of England Showground.

With an odd number of clubs, the difficult decision has been taken to seed host club Peterborough directly to the final this year, although the plan from next year onwards is to award the previous winners defending Champions with that place.

Ticket prices have been set at £20 per day individually or £30 for a two-day pass, with under 12s free and kids over 12 £7.50 per day or £10 for both days.

Camping, which can be booked via Peterborough Speedway for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday, will cost £10 per night although hook-ups for a motorhome or caravan will cost extra.

A bumper Saturday night of entertainment will also cost £5, but Godfrey hopes their competitive pricing structure will see the event become a huge part of the speedway season.

“We’ve put together a pricing structure which we believe provides great value, and although we are relying on lots of people coming we certainly hope they will turn out in numbers,” Godfrey said.

“We’ve tried to price it in a way to encourage people to come for the weekend so they’ll get better value for money, and Peterborough will be releasing a press release with more details on how to sort out camping.

“We know it’s a gamble, but we very much believe it’s worth it because it’s an attractive event and we are going to put 100% into it.

“We are expecting every single Premier League promoter to have an input, and I know the Peterborough promotion are certainly getting behind it fully and coming up with new ideas.

“The East of England Showground have been very helpful with us, it’s probably the only venue in the country where we could do this sort of thing and we are delighted to have their support.

“Collectively I believe we can make this and absolutely brilliant event in the first year, and following on from that we can improve on any mistakes we make to ensure it gets bigger and better as the years go on.

“It’s a starting point for us. It includes every single point, it’s unique to British speedway at this time and we certainly feel it has the potential to be a fantastic event.”

peterboroughpanthers.co/news 27/1/16

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Jul 11, 2016 16:13:10 GMT fenlandfeline said:

Just out of interest who is going to speedway's version of Glastonbury - can't make Saturday myself and not sure about Sunday till nearer the day.

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Jul 11, 2016 18:10:09 GMT @nitronicki said:

Jul 11, 2016 16:13:10 GMT fenlandfeline said:

Just out of interest who is going to speedway's version of Glastonbury - can't make Saturday myself and not sure about Sunday till nearer the day.

every year I say I'm not going again ( but end up going ), this year I'm deffo not going

2 hours ago fenlandfeline likes this

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odds against I'd say.

Sunday's Speedway (especially these type of events) Law states "the meeting expands so as to fill the time available for its completion"

6 hours of roving mic waffle, not the best way to spend a Sunday.

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Jul 11, 2016 16:13:10 GMT fenlandfeline said:

Just out of interest who is going to speedway's version of Glastonbury - can't make Saturday myself and not sure about Sunday till nearer the day.

Anyone wanting a speedway fix on Saturday should be able to cope with this is they have the required:

The teams for Event 1 of the Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup at Danish venue Vojens on July 23 have been confirmed.

MONSTER ENERGY SWC EVENT 1 TEAMS

RUSSIA (RED): 1 Grigorii Laguta, 2 Emil Sayfutdinov (captain), 3 Andrei Kudriashov, 4 Artem Laguta. RESERVE: Viktor Kulakov. TEAM MANAGER: Andrei Savin.

POLAND (BLUE): 1 Maciej Janowski (captain), 2 Patryk Dudek, 3 Piotr Pawlicki, 4 Bartosz Zmarzlik. RESERVE: Krystian Pieszczek. TEAM MANAGER: Marek Cieslak.

CZECH REPUBLIC (WHITE): 1 Josef Franc, 2 Matej Kus, 3 Eduard Krcmar, 4 Vaclav Milik (captain). RESERVE: Zdenek Holub. TEAM MANAGER: Milan Spinka.

DENMARK (YELLOW): 1 Kenneth Bjerre, 2 Leon Madsen, 3 Michael Jepsen Jensen, 4 Niels-Kristian Iversen (captain). RESERVE: Frederik Jakobsen. TEAM MANAGER: Hans Nielsen.

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PETERBOROUGH promoter Ged Rathbone cannot wait for the biggest and best Premier League Fours event of all-time.
The excitement is already building for the two-day extravaganza at the East of England Showground over the weekend of July 23-24.
The 72-race spectacular features two semi-finals and the grand final while also featuring an individual meeting which will involve the top two riders from the teams who don’t make the Fours showpiece.
There is also a packed line-up of off-track activities including a supporters’ football tournament, a stunt show, a chance to grill past riders and live music from one-time Pop Idol star Jamie Tinkler.
“A lot of hard work has already gone into making sure the new-look Premier League Fours becomes one of the jewels in the British Speedway crown,” said Rathbone.
“It promises to be one of the highlights of the calendar with two days of terrific racing at one of the finest tracks in the country.
“We can’t wait to welcome fans from across the UK to the East of England Showground and we’re determined to put on a great show for them.”
Gates at the East of England Showground will actually open from 5pm to 9pm on Friday, July 22 to allow for the arrival of supporters who are camping on site over the weekend.
They’ll be back open at 9am on the morning of Saturday, July 23 for a packed day of activities ahead of the Premier League Fours semi-finals which get underway at 4pm.
Live entertainment follows in the evening with tickets available for purchase on the day before the weekend comes to a thrilling climax on Sunday, July 24.
Riders will take to the track at noon for the new individual meeting before the Premier League Fours final itself begins at 4pm.
Tickets are priced at £20 per day for adults, or £30 for a two-day pass. Rates for children aged 12-16 are £7.50 and £10 respectively.
Children under the age of 12 gain free entry.

PREMIER LEAGUE FOURS ITINERARY

FRIDAY, JULY 22
5pm to 9pm - East of England Showground gates open from 5pm to 9pm for the arrival of campers.
Camping fee is £10 per night, payable on the gate.

SATURDAY, JULY 23
9am - East of England Showground gates open.
11am – Inter-club supporters’ football tournament.
Noon to 1.30pm – Riders’ village with representatives from all competing clubs.
4pm – Premier League Fours semi-finals.
8pm to midnight – Evening entertainment (tickets £5 to be purchased on the day. Maximum capacity 600).

SUNDAY, JULY 24
9am – East of England Showground gates open.
Noon – Individual meeting featuring two riders from all teams who fail to qualify for the Premier League Fours final.
4pm – Premier League Fours final.

WEEKEND ATTRACTIONS
Also available are . . .

• Fairground rides
• Speedway shopping market
• Junior motorcycle stunt team
• Vintage bike exhibition
• British speedway Under 16 youth team display
• Pop Idol's Jamie Tinkler
• Ex-rider 'talk in'

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All thirteen PL clubs are competing in the two-day event which features three semi-finals on Saturday and an Individual event for team members of non-Finalists and the Final itself on Sunday:

SEMI-FINAL 1:
GLASGOW: Richard Lawson, Aaron Summers, Richie Worrall, Fernando Garcia.
WORKINGTON: Ricky Wells, Claus Vissing, Kenneth Hansen, Rasmus Jensen.
SOMERSET: Josh Grajczonek, Rohan Tungate, Charles Wright, Paul Starke.
SCUNTHORPE: Josh Auty, Ryan Douglas, Michael Palm Toft, Carl Wilkinson.

SEMI-FINAL 2:
SHEFFIELD: Simon Stead, Kyle Howarth, Dimitri Berge, Jason Garrity.
NEWCASTLE: Steve Worrall, Robert Lambert, Victor Palovaara, Lewis Rose.
PLYMOUTH: Brady Kurtz, Todd Kurtz, Kyle Newman, Jack Holder.
REDCAR: David Bellego, Hugh Skidmore, Lasse Bjerre, Jonas B Andersen.

SEMI-FINAL 3:
EDINBURGH: Sam Masters, Kevin Wolbert, Ryan Fisher, Erik Riss.
IPSWICH: Danny King, Nico Covatti, Ben Barker, Morten Risager.
RYE HOUSE: Leigh Lanham, Cameron Heeps, Stuart Robson, Edward Kennett.
BERWICK: Kevin Doolan, Thomas Jorgensen, Theo Pijper, Matthew Wethers.

FINAL: Three semi-final winners + Peterborough.
PETERBOROUGH: Craig Cook, Nikolaj B Jakobsen, Ulrich Ostergaard, Tom Perry.

BSPA 19/7/16

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Every year after the event I say never again but I always end up going the next year. I have no confidence in the Panther's four and this year I am definitely leaving it to the Pokemon hunters.

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PREMIER LEAGUE FOURS CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMI-FINALS, Peterborough 23/7/16

SEMI-FINAL 1:

WORKINGTON 23: Kenneth Hansen 8, Ricky Wells 6, Rasmus Jensen 5, Claus Vissing 4.
GLASGOW 23: Richie Worrall 7, Rene Bach 6, Richard Lawson 5, Aaron Summers 5.
SOMERSET 14: Josh Grajczonek 6, Jake Allen (res) 4, Rohan Tungate 3, Paul Starke 1, Bradley Wilson-Dean 0.
SCUNTHORPE 12: Michael Palm Toft 6, Ryan Douglas 4, Josh Auty 1, Carl Wilkinson 1.

Workington qualify for the Final on count-back of race wins.

SEMI-FINAL 2:

PLYMOUTH 23: Brady Kurtz 8, Jack Holder 8, Kyle Newman 6, Todd Kurtz 1.
SHEFFIELD 18: Kyle Howarth 8, Dimitri Berge 4, Simon Stead 3, Josh Bates 3.
NEWCASTLE 17: Steve Worrall 7, Robert Lambert 5, Lewis Rose 3, Danny Phillips 2.
REDCAR 14: Lasse Bjerre 9, Jonas B Andersen 3, David Bellego 2, Hugh Skidmore 0.

SEMI-FINAL 3:

BERWICK 21: Thomas Jorgensen 8, Kevin Doolan 5, Theo Pijper 5, Matthew Wethers 3.
EDINBURGH 20: Sam Masters 9, Ryan Fisher 5, Kevin Wolbert 3, Erik Riss 3.
RYE HOUSE 17: Stuart Robson 8, Leigh Lanham 5, Cameron Heeps 3, Edward Kennett 1.
IPSWICH 14: Danny King 5, Nico Covatti 5, Ben Barker 2, Morten Risager 2.

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Fours Weekend Individual Event (Peterborough) 24/7/16

Winner: Ryan Douglas
2nd: Steve Worrall
3rd: Ben Barker

Line Up

Group A

1. Fernando Garcia R, 0, 1, 1 = 2
2. Richie Worrall 3, 2, 2, 0 = 7
3. Steve Worrall R, 2, 3, 3 = 8
4. Danny Phillips 2, 0, 0, 1 = 3
5. Nico Covatti 1, 1, 2, 2 = 6
6. Ben Barker 3, 3, 3, R = 9

Group B

7. Kyle Howarth 3, 3, 3, 2 = 11
8. Josh Bates 2, 2, R, 1 = 5
9. Leigh Lanham 1, 2, 2, 1 = 6
10. Ben Morley R, 0, 1, 2 = 3
11. Ryan Douglas F, 3, 3, 3 = 9
12. Carl Wilkinson 1, 1, 0, R = 2

Group C

13. Ryan Fisher 2, 3, 2, 1 = 8
14. Erik Riss 3, 0, 0, 0 = 3
15. Jake Allen 0, Fx, 1, 0 = 1
16. Rohan Tungate 1, 2, 3, 1 = 7
17. Lasse Bjerre 1, 3, 2, 2 = 8
18. Jonas B Andersen 2, 1, 3, 3 = 9

Semi-Final 1: R Worrall, Douglas, Fisher, Howarth 63.5

Semi-Final 2: S Worrall, Barker, Bjerre, Andersen 63.7

Grand-Final: Re-run Douglas, S Worrall, Barker 63.9

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PL4TT FINAL 24/7/16

1 Plymouth 30 (Jack Holder 11, Brady Kurtz 7, Todd Kurtz 7, Kyle Newman 5).
2 Workington 29 (Kenneth Hansen 10, Claus Vissing 7, Ricky Werlls 7, Rasmus Jensen 5).
3 Peterborough 25 (Craig Cook 11, Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen 7, Ulrich Ostergaard 4, Tom Perry 2, Emil Grondal (res) 1).
4 Berwick 12 (Kevin Doolan 4, Matthew Wethers 4, Thomas Jorgensen 3, Theo Pijper 1).

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Well reading the feedback I thought that the place was packed whereas the pictures for turn 1 are not particularly any better than a league match (I appreciate that some people may have prefered the heat & humidity outside of the stand)

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Peterborough Panthers promoter Ged Rathbone declared the biggest-ever Premier League Fours extravaganza a huge success - even though his own team failed to provide a silver lining.

The city outfit were seeded straight into yesterday’s final which brought the curtain down on a two-day feast of action at the East of England Showground.

Panthers’ quartet of Ulrich Ostergaard, Craig Cook, Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen and Tom Perry took to the track with high hopes of lifting this crown for the first time since 1998 and securing a first team trophy of any sort since 2007 - and they were one of three teams who went into the last race still with a chance of glory.

Panthers sat two points behind Plymouth and Workington, but there was no fairytale finish as skipper Ostergaard dropped to the rear after making the fastest start.

Instead it was Plymouth celebrating as young Aussie ace Brady Kurtz blazed clear to secure victory for a club which briefly went out of business on the eve of the 2016 season.

Showground specialist Kenneth Hansen of Workington, so often a star guest for Panthers, gave chase, but he lost too much ground when having to suffer behind a toiling Ostergaard for a half-a-lap.

Plymouth tallied 30 points with Workington on 29, Panthers on 25 and Berwick a distant last with just 12.

“It would have been the perfect finish if we could have won the trophy,” admitted Rathbone. “But it wasn’t to be in the end.

“I thought it might be our day because we had the lead in the first half of the final, but speedway is the real winner.

“The whole event was a fantastic success and it gives us something to build on for the future.”

Rathbone refused to be drawn on attendance figures. He was only willing to describe the turnout as ‘good’.

It was estimated there were around 2,500 fans present on Sunday - a higher number than the previous day in which they event had kicked off with three Fours semi-finals across 36 heats.

There was also an 18-man, 21-heat individual meeting to start the Sunday action with plenty of exciting racing despite a quite befuddling format.

That was eventually won by Scunthorpe rider Ryan Douglas in a re-run final after Glasgow’s Richie Worrall had been excluded for knocking off his twin brother, Steve, of Newcastle.

Steve Worrall took second when the race was completed at the second attempt with former Panthers rider Ben Barker also on the podium in third.

The most bizarre moment arrived after final qualifying heat when Redcar duo Lasse Bjerre and Jonas B. Andersen had to be pulled apart before they could come to blows!

British Speedway Promoters’ Association (BSPA) vice-chairman, Rob Godfrey, said: “Huge credit has to go to the Peterborough promotion and track staff for what they have done with an event that desperately needed a boost.

peterboroughtoday.co.uk