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Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting FB DECISION TAKEN TO POSTPONE MEETING TO 2024 It is with great sadness, but also with good reasoning that we have taken the decision to postpone the meeting until the start of 2024. When the 4th attempt fell foul to the weather in March, we had great support from the Redcar promotion, the BSPA, all of our sponsors and you the public in getting a date agreed for 4th June. The biggest challenge was that the original 16 line up for March, 12 of those 16 riders were unavailable for the new date due to other commitments, so we set about contacting replacements to make the event still a very competitive line-up. Unfortunately the availability of the replacement riders is such that we have had to take this decision. “We have been discussing this for a few weeks, and although I want the meeting to go ahead I think the decision is the right one.” Said Robbo “I can’t thank Jamie and the Redcar Promotion enough for their support, and also Martin and Chrisse for all of their work in helping with everything in the background. I want the event and the line-up to be the best it can be, and although we could try again at the end of the season, riders who are in league playoffs etc understandably don’t want an extra meeting at that time.” “I know when we eventually get to run it will be a great meeting, and I thank everyone for their patience and kind words of support”. We will contact all of the sponsors over the next few weeks with some more details, and also those racejacket sponsors

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Redcar Bears Speedway There's an increasing number of people asking whether tonight's match is still on, please rest assured that the track is in great shape and hasn't taken a great deal of water, the forecast for the rest of the day is brilliant and we expect to have a top quality racetrack for this crucial match. Let's get the word out, we need a big crowd to get behind the lads tonight.

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MR TWO SPONSORED RACEJACKETS BACK AT RESERVE!! Delighted to confirm Kyran Lyden as one of the meeting reserves again for our 5th attempt to run at Redcar on Sunday 4th June 3pm start. Kyran has been one of the meeting reserves all the way through, but also has the honour of being the only rider that had his meeting racejacket sponsored for the full £150 AND had a 2nd racejacket also sponsored for the full amount! That takes some doing. Kyran starts his season this Friday with Edinburgh, and we wish him the best of luck. At this point we aren’t sure what will happen with the other meeting reserve yet. Archie has suffered a nasty injury already this season, and we will see what happens with his recovery.

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STARKE MAKES IT 3 3rd rider from the original line-up to agree to turn out again for ours and his) 5th attempt is testimonial man Paul Starke Racing Paul who managed to hold his successful testimonial down at Plymouth a couple of weeks ago has always been in the line-up and let’s hope this time he gets to do some laps to support Stuart We would like to that Starkey for his consistent support of the meeting.

Take 5... Simon Lambert Racing is confirmed as the first rider to once again agree to ride in the 5th attempt to run the Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting Simon has been scheduled to ride in all previous 4 attempts and when the meeting was postponed in March, he stated on the day that if he was free on the new date then he would happily rejoin us. Simon will remain in the Number 1 racejacket. SEDGY IS BACK WITH US 2023 Birmingham Brummie and Leicester Lion Justin Sedgmen is back in the line up for Robbos Farewell on Sunday 4th June. We would like to thank Justin for again agreeing to join us and he will again be in the number 16 racejacket. Working hard to get the line-up into the best shape it can be for the 5th time

Robson: It’s anyone’s to win! BY ADMIN · MARCH 18, 2023 http://www.redcar-speedway.com/2023/03/18/robson-its-anyones-to-win/ Stuart Robson is all set for his long awaited farewell meeting tomorrow (3pm start @ the ECCO Arena) as the British star finally brings down the curtain on his career after a near 30 year involvement in the sport. Robson has had to be patient with the meeting being postponed a staggering 3 times due to inclement weather and rider unavailability. Nevertheless, Robson believes this is the strongest line-up he has put together, “ I’ve had some great line-ups for the 3 postponed meetings but this is the best one I’ve had so far! Also, I would like to thank the 18 riders for agreeing to race in the meeting as it is hard to get the full line-up in place.” The former Newcastle and Redcar star also explained how the participation of the Grand Prix star Freddie Lindgren came about, “Freddie actually contacted me asking me if he could ride in the meeting and I didn’t have to think twice about that! Freddie is doing a bit of a tour around the country during pre-season as he’s riding in the Peter Craven memorial at Belle Vue and the Ben Fund Bonanza at Kings Lynn.” ‘Robbo’ also believes the meeting is wide open, “Anyone could conceivably go on to win the meeting as it’s a really strong line-up. I wouldn’t like to pick a favourite to be honest. I think there’s 9/10 riders who could finish on the podium.” The former Coventry man would also like to inform fans that there will be a Ben Fund collection at the meeting, “ We have some people coming up and they are going to come around with some buckets. The Ben Fund has been really good to me over the years and it is nice to be able to give something back.” The meeting opens the 2023 season at the ECCO Arena with home fans having Charles Wright and Danny King to cheer on. Also, the aforementioned Freddie Lindgren lines up alongside legends of the sport including Niels Kristian-Iversen and Chris Harris. More of the names to watch out for include Nicolai Klindt, Sam Masters, Ryan Douglas and Kyle Howarth. The meeting also includes upright and youth demonstration races with the upright class being headlined by the recently retired Aaron Summers and Bears co-promoter Jade Mudgway! For fans unable to attend the farewell, the meeting will be streamed by our streaming partners, Tapes Up with an early bird price of £11.99 available until Sunday. Any fans wishing to purchase the meeting can do so by visiting www.redcar-speedway.tv Stuart Robson Farewell 1.SIMON LAMBERT 2 NICOLAI KLINDT 3 RYAN DOUGLAS 4 CHRIS HARRIS 5 JORDAN JENKINS 6 DANNY KING 7 NIELS KRISTIAN IVERSEN 8 LEE COMPLIN 9 CHARLES WRIGHT 10 TOM BRENNAN 11 SAM MASTERS 12 PAUL STARKE 13 FREDDIE LINDGREN 14 LEON FLINT 15 KYLE HOWARTH 16 JUSTIN SEDGMEN Reserves 17 ARCHIE FREEMAN 18 KYRAN LYDEN

Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting ·FB LINE-UP FULL AGAIN!! We are delighted to announce that a replacement for Max Clegg has tonight been confirmed, and again it’s another quality addition to the line-up. Stepping in to fill the vacated number 10 racejacket is 2021 Speedway of Nations Gold Medalist and 2022 Premiership League Winner Tom Brennan Racing #27 Tom will race for the Belle Vue Aces and Glasgow Tigers in 2023 answered the call-up today and Robbo was delighted he was available to join on Sunday. “We tried to get Tom into the line-up when putting the meeting on but he already had an engagement. When Max pulled out we messaged a few riders who we had originally contacted and was delighted when Tom confirmed that he could now join us. His rise in the sport has been amazing, and it is yet another quality rider in the line-up and I’m so happy with it.” Said Robbo Robbo's Farewell

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Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting FB ADMISSION DETAILS FOR ROBBOS BIG DAY We can confirm the admission prices for Robbos Farewell which takes places next Sunday 19th March at 3pm at the Ecco Arena, Redcar Speedway Adults £20 Concessions £15 11-16 £5 Under 11 free There will be 22 main event heats 6 Young Lions Speedway heats 4 Upright Demonstration heats Wheelie Competition All that for just £20 for an Adult is great early season value……especially with the line-up we have managed to put together. Robbo's Farewell

Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting FB PROGRAMME CHANGE….. There will be an enforced change to the programme as Max Clegg Racing us unfortunately had to withdraw from the meeting next Sunday. We are working on a replacement and will announce the new rider as soon as we have agreed. Good luck to Max for the 2023 season and we hope he gets a team place fixed soon. Robbo's Farewell

Robbo's Farewell

Press Day tomorrow cancelled. http://www.redcar-speedway.com/2023/03/11/press-day-cancelled/

PUK-ING BRILLIANT!! We are delighted to announce that the final piece into the jigsaw for the Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting is multiple Grand Prix winner, and multiple Danish Champion NIELS KRISTIAN IVERSEN Niels who is affectionately known as Puk is back in the UK for 2023 to lead the Peterborough Panthers and this morning confirmed that he would be able to join us. “Niels actually rode in a meeting held for me at Rye House a few years ago and one of my overriding memories was the cracking night we had in the bar afterwards!” Said Robbo “He has been a top top rider for a very long time and it’s great for British Speedway that riders like Niels are back racing regularly and it will also give the Redcar public a chance to see another quality rider on the day. Only 3 weeks to go now, and we are getting back to the excitement stage!.” Robbo's Farewell

Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting FB 6 weeks tomorrow we will hopefully be staging the Farewell meeting sponsored by RMCS Racing and after watching the final few minutes of the 24 hr sponsored bike ride to raise money for Speedway Riders Benevolent Fund the riders will be getting ready for Heat 1…..and what a great way to start. The heat will be sponsored by The Holden Family Simon Lambert Racing will occupy gate 1 with Nicolai Klindt in blue next to him. Ryan Douglas Racing is in white off gate 3 with Mr Box Office Chris 'Bomber' Harris in yellow on gate 4. Referee Craig Ackroyd will get the meeting underway and we are sure the crowd on the day will be properly entertained with such an interesting field. We are putting together the final running order for the day, but the Young Lions Speedway and the Uprght demonstration races will be slotted into the day to continue your enjoyment. If you would still like to get involved with some sponsorship on the day, or bid for one of the racejackets that are still available then please drop an email to robbosfarewell@hotmail.com Be there!

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Listen Tonight! Tonight at 8pm Jamie Swales & Gavin Parr will be live on BBC Radio Tees discussing the makeup of the 2023 side! Tune in at the link below! https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_tees