Belle Vue Speedway


The rules of a speedway meeting are as follows:
Each teams consist of seven riders.
In a league or cup meeting there will be 15 races (heats).
Each heat has four riders, two from each team. They will race over four laps.
The winning rider scoring three points.
The second place rider scoring two points.
The third place rider scoring one point.
The points scored in each heat are added together and the team scoring the most points in 15 heats are the winners.

Each rider is programmed to have four rides and the final heat (15) is contested by the teams two highest scoring riders on the night, or the team's heat leaders.
Apart from the race jackets, the home team can be recognised by blue or red helmet covers and the away team will wear either green or yellow and black quarters.
Speedway bikes are powered by 500cc single cylinder engines, use fixed gears and have NO brakes and virtually NO suspension! They have acceleration to match Formula 1 race cars.

As well as team competitions, riders compete as individuals in national championships and the top riderscompete in the world championship, which is currently run as a Grand Prix series


LATEST

BELLE Vue's home Elite League match against Coventry, rained off tonight, has been rearranged for next Monday, October 6, at Kirkmanshulme Lane (7 45).


BELLE Vue start crucial three-match climax
BELLE Vue start a crucial three-match climax to their home Elite League programme battling to avoid a late drop into the relegation zone.

They face lowly Wolverhampton twice, with a match against fellow strugglers, Coventry, sandwiched between.

All three clubs are desperate to avoid finishing in the bottom two which would put them into the relegation play-off.

The One51 Aces were also hit by the loss of new signing, Stanislaw Burza, who suffered a back injury in his native Poland on Sunday and will be out for the rest of the season after making just one appearance for the club. Glasgow's Robert Ksiezak, Belle Vue's No 8, will step into Burza's place at reserve alongside Billy Forsberg against Wolverhampton.

Children under 16 will be admitted free to the meeting if accompanied by an adult.
BELLE VUE: J Crump, L Jankowski (rider replacement), C Gjedde, P Hougaard, J Screen, R Ksiezak, B Forsberg.
Belle Vue's only remaining away match, at Lakeside, has been rearranged for September 10.
The annual end-of-season dinner dance will be held at Manchester City on Friday, October 17. Ticket arrangements will be announced shortly.



Belle Vue Team The 2008 Aces are:
JASON CRUMP, a hot bet to regain the World title and back at Belle Vue after a season away at Poole. He was missed and is glad to to be an Ace again.

CHARLIE GJEDDE, a winter signing from Swindon and a track specialist who is desperate to win a place in Denmark's powerful World Cup squad.

JOE SCREEN, the club skipper and senior man at 35. He is ready to give the new boys the benefit of his experience while leading from the front where it matters – on the track.

BILLY FORSBERG, the young Swede with a family history in speedway earned rave reviews when he joined midway through last season and is ready to move up a gear.

LUKASZ JANKOWSKI, he ran up a big winter phone bill with constant phone calls to the promoters asking for a team place and the chance to make the grade in England.

MICHAL RAJKOWSKI, another Polish recruit who starred for Premier League Poole last season. He's also studying at university to be a sports teacher.

STEVE BOXALL, at 20 the kid from Canterbury is widely tipped to be an England star of the future.


Fixtures:
Key: CS: Craven Shield, ELA: Elite League A fixtures, ELB: Elite League B fixtures
Home matches start at 7.30 unless stated.

MARCH
21: Belle Vue v Wolverhampton (CS, 11am)
24: Wolverhampton v Belle Vue (CS)
28: Coventry v Belle Vue (CS)
31: Belle Vue v Lakeside (ELA)
 APRIL
3: Swindon v Belle Vue (ELA)
7: Belle Vue v Poole (ELA)
11: Coventry v Belle Vue (ELA)
14: Belle Vue v Coventry (CS)
17: Peterborough v Belle Vue (ELA)
19: Eastbourne v Belle Vue (ELA)
21: Belle Vue v Swindon (ELA)
28: Belle Vue v Coventry (ELA)
 MAY
7: Belle Vue v Eastbourne (ELA)
12: Belle Vue v Swindon (ELB)
14 : Poole v Belle Vue (ELA)
19: Belle Vue v Poole (ELB)
22: Ipswich v Belle Vue (ELA)
26: Wolverhampton v Belle Vue (ELA)
28: Belle Vue v Wolverhampton (ELA)
 JUNE
2: Belle Vue v Lakeside (ELB)
6: Coventry v Belle Vue (ELB)
9: Belle Vue v Eastbourne (ELB)
16: Belle Vue v Coventry (KO Cup ¼ final lst leg)
20: Coventry v Belle Vue (KO ¼ final 2nd leg)
23: Belle Vue v Ipswich (ELA)
29: Eastbourne v Belle Vue (ELB)
30: Belle Vue v Peterborough (ELA)
JULY
3: Peterborough v Belle Vue (ELB)
5: Lakeside v Belle Vue (ELA)
7: Belle Vue v Coventry (ELB)
10: Swindon v Belle Vue (ELB)
16: Belle Vue Junior chship
21: Belle Vue v Peterborough (ELB)
23: Poole v Belle Vue (ELB)
28: Peter Craven Memorial Trophy (80th anniversary meeting)
 AUGUST
4: Belle Vue v Ipswich (ELB)
7: Ipswich v Belle Vue (ELB)
11: Belle Vue (KO Cup semi-final reserved)
13/14: (KO Cup semi-final away reserved)
18: Belle Vue (reserved)
25: Wolverhampton v Belle Vue (ELB)
27: Belle Vue v Wolverhampton (ELB)
 SEPTEMBER
1: Belle Vue (reserved)
5: Lakeside v Belle Vue (ELB)
8: Belle Vue (reserved)
15: Belle Vue (reserved)
22: Belle Vue (reserved)
 OCTOBER
6: Belle Vue (reserved)
13: Belle Vue (reserved)
20: Belle Vue (reserved)
All fixtures should be confirmed with Belle Vue. Gorton News is not responsible for changes or alterations to the Events Timetable.


Results:
MARCH 21
BELLE VUE 49 WOLVERHAMPTON 41
BELLE VUE: J Crump 14, J Screen 12+1 bonus, C Gjedde 10, S Boxall 5, B Forsberg 4+3, L Jankowski 2+2, M Rajkowski 2.
WOLVERHAMPTON: N K Iversen 11, A Dryml 9+1, D Howe 7, N Klindt 6, K Hansen 4+3, F Lindgren 3+1, C Hefenbrock 1.

MARCH 24
WOLVERHAMPTON 48 BELLE VUE 44
WOLVERHAMPTON: F Lindgren 11+1 bonus, N K Iversen 10+1, D Howe 9+1, A Dryml 7+1, K Hansen 6, C Hefenbrock 4, N Klindt 1+1.
BELLE VUE: J Crump 16, S Boxall 9+1, C Gjedde 9+1, J Screen 4, L Jankowski 4, B Forsberg 1+1, M Rajkowski 1.

March 31
BELLE VUE 47, LAKESIDE 43
BELLE VUE: J Crump 14, C Gjedde 10+2 bonus, J Screen 10+1, L Jankowski 5+1, B Forsberg 4+1, R Ksiezak 3, M Rajkowski 1.

LAKESIDE: L Tomicek 10+1, A Shields 9, J Davidsson 7+2, L Lanham 6+2, A Jonsson 5, J Kylmakorpi 3+, R Kling 3+1.

April 7
BELLE VUE 50: C Gjedde 14, J Crump 13+1 bonus, J Screen 8+1, B Forsberg 5+1, R Ksiezak 5+2, L Jankowski 4, M Rajkowski 1+1.

POOLE 43: F Eriksson 17+1, B Pedersen 8+1, C Holder 8, D Watt 6, K Zabik 3, Z Suchecki 1.