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FLYING CLEGG JOINS ROBBO One of the main reasons behind the recent semi final demolition the Leicester Lions handed out to the Edinburgh Monarchs in the Championship Play-Offs was their flying reserve Max Clegg and he is confirmed today in the line-up for next weekend. Max who was paid for 17 points over the 2 legs has really given the Lions a trump card at reserve and he will provide a real handful next Saturday. Robbo said “Max has a great connection with the Diamonds, and was a rider I wanted to ask when doing my line-up but with the delay to the play-offs it looked like Leicester were going to be riding on 1st. Stewart Dickson had kept us involved and once he let us know the Lions were riding an NDL meeting I wanted to see if Max was interested and was delighted when he said yes. Obviously I’m disappointed that Dan and Joe Thompson cannot now ride and would like to thank them for agreeing initially.

Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting FB MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE Please see the photos of the various merchandise that will be available to purchase at Redcar next Saturday If you would like to discuss ordering something please contact Fiona and the team at 5ive1 Ltd who will be only too happy to get that sorted for you Hoodies Adults £40 Kids £30 T Shirts Adults £18 Kids £12 Caps £15 Beanies £12 Badges £5 Alternatively drop an email to us at robbosfarewell@hotmail.com and we will put you in contact with them,

CHANCE TO OWN A BIT OF HISTORY 18 years ago on a sunny July afternoon Robbo actually celebrated his Testimonial at Coventry’s Brandon Stadium. I’m sure a lot of you were there on a great day. Our friends at Clean Cut Sports have brushed off the old footage and have managed to rustle up some copies for us to sell and Pete has made the kind gesture of all proceeds to Robbos fund after postage costs. Thanks Pete It was a pairs event and the pairs on the day were. Robbo and his brother Scott Josh Larsen and Nick Simmonds Joe Screen and David Meldrum Billy Janniro and Jason Bunyan Paul Clews and Morton Risager Steve Johnson and Chris Harris Craig Boyce and Tomas Topinka Ryan Fisher and Travis McGowan Wonder if it makes Chris 'Bomber' Harris feel old….he will be the only rider to do both meetings You can order a copy of this DVD for just £7.50!!! (includes postage to the UK) If you would like to order one please either send a FB DM or an email to robbosfarewell@hotmail.com Get ordering guys

Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting FB GERMAN ACE IN THE PACK We are delighted to announce the 14th rider for the Stuart Robson Farewell meeting as the Belle Vue high flying reserve NODRICK BLODORN It has been a frustrating time for us to confirm the last 3 riders, but thankfully our efforts to get Nodrick into the line-up have paid off and we can’t wait to see him line-up at the Ecco Arena next weekend. Robbo said” I spoke to Robbie Kessler who has been helping Nodrick and we’ve had to wait for play-off fixtures to be confirmed etc but once it was confirmed that he was available then we got it confirmed straightaway. He has played a real part in helping the Aces to the play-offs and is becoming a real asset to their side. I am sure he will enjoy the sweeping bends at the Ecco Arena and I’m looking forward to seeing him in action.

FB SPONSOR THANK YOU With under 2 weeks to go until our 3rd attempt, we just wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who has been in touch over the last 2 and a half years and offered sponsorship. When starting out planning for a meeting like this, the main goal is to put on a meeting for all to enjoy, but also to try and ensure that Robbo earns something for it as his farewell. Covering the costs involved are important, and although riders give confirm their attendance, you like to ensure their costs are covered. To be able to cover their costs, tyre costs and chuck them some fuel for the meeting was a great start. Then when we announced we would be involving the Youth Lions 125cc and 250cc categories, we also wanted to try and get them a bit of cover too. Thanks to everyone who got involved again to cover a brand new tyre and fuel for the event was again another bonus. Then we have 20 heats, a semi final and final, as well as the 8 youth races and the 4 upright speedway demo races. To be able to get a sponsor for every one of their races really blew our socks off. Add to that the Entertainer of the Night award, Fastest Time of the Night, Wheelie Competition and Assistant Referee, and it’s fair to say the response has been nothing short of remarkable. We will still have the racejacket auction running until 5pm Monday 3rd October, but with 5 of those jackets already being sold for the top amount, things are looking really positive. None of this would have been possible without the continued support of Redcar Speedway. Jamie, Jade, Ian, Russell and everyone there have been amazing throughout. I’d like to also pass on my thanks to all of the great photographers who have let me use their photos to help promote the meeting. Robbo was very highly thought of at the clubs he rode at, and the fact that we have had sponsors from not just teams he had ridden for, but also from supporters of clubs he only rode against shows the amazing support from speedway fans around the world. I am sincerely hoping the weather does it’s best for us a week on Saturday, and that as many of you turn up as possible to watch in person and make as much noise. If you can’t be there, then the fabulous stream with Redcar Speedway Tv is also available. Thanks to everyone, and if you still think you’d like to add some kind of sponsorship then please drop me an email at robbosfarewell@hotmail.com Kind regards Martin

Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting FB BIT OF NOSTALGIA FOR THE FAREWELL MEETING Final piece of the meeting jigsaw is announced today with the confirmation that there will be some “upright” demonstration races throughout the event. Redcar Co-Promoter and Team Manager Jade Mudgway will be one of the riders involved as the guys bring back their Godden, Jap and Westlake upright engines to roar around the Ecco Arena on Saturday 1st October start time 5pm. As you can see by the photo this Gary O’Hare Westlake still looks in great nick now!! The Upright demonstration races will be held in memory of a friend of Robbo from down at his time with the Rye House Side who sadly passed away. Darren Varney will be remembered by his close friends who are also making the mammoth journey up from London for the event. We welcome them and thank them for their support. If anyone wants to contact us to potentially cover some of the tyre and fuel costs for these guys please reply to this FB post or drop an email to robbosfarewell@hotmail.com

FB AVAILABLE SPONSORSHIPS We have had a few messages in the last couple of days about any available sponsorships so here is a list of what’s available ASSISTANT REFEREE £150 includes pre meeting trackwalk, riders briefing, access to pits and refs box and shadowing Chris Durno FASTEST TIME OF THE NIGHT £75 includes entrance for 1, drink and programme a visit to the Centre Green to watch a couple of races RACEJACKET UPDATE latest bids HARRIS, MASTERS, COOK, OSTERGAARD AND FLINT ALL SOLD Jenkins £100 Roynon £75 Andersen £65 Summers £60 Lambert, Wright, Freeman, Starke, TBC no 3 all currently £50 Hillebrand and TBC No 13 currently £45 Lyden currently £40 TBC No 6 currently £30 MASCOTS We still have availability for 7 more under 16s to walk out with the line-up for the meeting. For just £10 per child they can be involved in the pre meeting parade If you would to secure any of the above, either please reply to this FB post or send an email to robbosfarewell@hotmail.com

Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting FB· NOT ABLE TO TRAVEL TO THE MEETING…..STILL JOIN US VIA LIVE STREAM! www.redcar-speedway.tv Thanks to our friends at Redcar Speedway TV we have been able to secure a live stream of the meeting on Saturday 1st October starting at 5pm Stuart spent a lot of time at teams in the southern part of the UK, and whilst there will be fans of Coventry, Rye House and Lakeside (to name 3 of the teams) who will be making the journey to the Ecco Arena, we know there will be plenty who wanted to show their support for Robbo who won’t be able to make the journey. Here is now your chance to still be part of the event. You can sign up now for the live stream at www.redcar-speedway.tv for a pre-sale special price of just £11.99. This price will available until 5pm on Friday 30th September. At that point the price will be £14.99 until the start of the meeting. We obviously would like to see a bumper crowd there on the evening, but for those of you abroad too this gives you an opportunity to be involved.

Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting FB REFEREE CONFIRMED FOR MEETING AND CHANCE TO BE HIS ASSISTANT We can confirm that the referee for the meeting will be experienced official CHRIS DURNO. Originally Craig Ackroyd was due to be the ref for our meeting in April, but unfortunately Craig has a prior commitment and we thank Chris for stepping in. Thanks to the kind agreement from Chris we have one space available to shadow Craig and be involved on the night. A real unique opportunity Meeting Chris before the meeting, you will be involved in his pre meeting trackwalk, the rider briefing with access to the pits, and also (although it might be a tight squeeze) access to the refs box where Chris might even let your start a race or two!! We will also throw in a visit to the centre green for you to watch a race too. To book this great change, the first person who gets in touch and bids £150 will become the Assistant Meeting Referee for the night! Please drop an email to robbosfarewell@hotmail.com to book this great chance it’s first come first served.

Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting FB BACKING THE YOUNG BRITS ONCE AGAIN We are delighted to announce that once again we will be giving the 125cc and 250cc classes of the fabulous Young Lions Speedway organisation a spin during the Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting at Redcar on Saturday 1st October. Discussions have been taking place with their surpremo Neil Vatcher (and what a great job he has done by the way!!) and we are honoured to be able to give each of them 4 rides each throughout the event. Robbo said “even from day 1 a few years ago I wanted to have these guys involved in my meeting, and by bringing the start time forward a little bit, I want to give them the chance of riding in front of what will hopefully be a good crowd, and experience that even more. Neil was only too happy to get the boys lined up and I can’t wait for them to have their track time. It takes me way back to when myself and Scott started and can only imagine what it would have been like to ride in such a professional set-up like they have now!” The confirmed riders are 250cc Class 152) Ashton Vale 266) Caydin Martin 145) William Cairns 9) Luke Harrison 125cc Class 6) Seth Norman 23) Harry Fletcher 63) Cooper Rushen 505) Casper Kluczniak We have been able to source some sponsorship for each of the young lads to have a new tyre thanks to Marcus and the team at STAKEFORD TYRE SERVICES, SANDRA ROBERTSON BLACK AND THE ROBBOS COVENTRY BEES FAN CLUB. They will also receive some fuel and our thanks go to CITY GEARBOXES COVENTRY LTD If anyone else would like to help with any sponsorship for the event please contact us at robbosfarewell@hotmail.com

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Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting FB Updated Thursday 23:20 LEON FLINT SOLD CRAIG COOK £100 AARON SUMMERS £60 MARIUS HILLEBRAND £30 RACEJACKET AUCTION UPDATE Get your hands on a race worn racejacket from Robbos Farewell. There is a buy it now price of £150 per racejacket. To bid all you have to do is comment on FB or email to robbosfarewell@hotmail.com to place your bid Here are the current prices per racejacket 1 Simon Lambert £50 2 Aaron Summers £60 3 TBC 4 Chris Harris SOLD £150 5 Jordan Jenkins £100 6 TBC 7 Ulrich Ostergaard SOLD £150 8 Adam Roynon £45 9 Kasper Andersen £45 10 Marius Hillebrand £30 11 Sam Masters SOLD £150 12 Paul Starke £50 13 TBC 14 Leon Flint SOLD £150 15 James Wright £30 16 Craig Cook £100 new bid received tonight!! 17 Archie Freeman £50 18 Kyran Lyden £40 Get your bids in guys

Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting FB JENKINS DOUBLES HOME PARTICIPATION Jordan Jenkins is the latest rider to be confirmed for the Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting which is now only just over 2 weeks away at Redcar on Saturday 1st October with a 5pm start. Jenkins joins fellow Bear Kasper Andersen in leading the home riders attempts to win the meeting and the young Brit has been in some good form over the last couple of months Robbo said “ I saw him have a great meeting v Glasgow a few weeks back and he has also impressed people when he has been on tv on Eurosport for Peterborough. I know the Redcar fans hold him in high regard, and was delighted when he agreed to be back in the line-up again.”

Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting FB WRIGHT PLACE WRIGHT TIME 12th rider confirmed for the Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting is experienced campaigner James Wright. Wright who returned to the sport last year has been riding for the Scorpions of Scunthorpe this season and has had many a battle with Robbo over the years “I’ve known James a long time and have had many tussles with him in the past, and he is another British rider who has given a lot to the sport over the years and I was surprised when he got back on a bike last year, but he can still do it, and his scores this year show he can still provide some good points for his team. Look forward to him popping out the starts and providing a real challenge to the rest of the line-up”. Said Robbo

Erik Riss FB 1 day Been back on the bike twice in the last 7days to see how the leg feels. The foot felt fine on the bike and didn’t cause too many issues. Although, I had major pain in my knee when I was on the bike so I flew back to Germany to get an MRI on the knee and it turns out I have torn my ACL in the crash where I broke my fibula. I am now in the process of getting that fixed as well.

TAKING ON THE BEARS AGAIN NEWS Wednesday 14th September 2022, 9:43pm by Mike Hunter The Championship Playoffs have been delayed a week like all sports events, but coming up this Friday and Saturday will be the quarter final tie between the WTF Monarchs and Redcar Bears. Redcar won the KO Cup semi-final between the teams so it's obvious the Monarchs need to step things up. That will be their aim on Friday as they look to build a substantially better lead that they managed in the cup tie (they could only manage a 4 point margin). The initial expectation was that Erik Riss would be fit to return from injury but unfortunately in the end he still has problems with his injury. His guest replacement on Friday will be Aaron Summers. A good turnout of away supporters can be expected in both legs and it has the makings of a memorable couple of meetings. Jason Edwards could miss the tie with a shoulder injury, in which case rider replacement applies. Otherwise it will be two full strength sides lining up. Monarchs team manager on Friday will be Alex Harkess who says "The job on Friday is for everyone to produce their best form, and if they do that I think we will be perfectly OK. I can't guarantee it will happen! "We certainly have an incentive because if we are knocked out this weekend, then tonight could be the last Monarchs' match at Armadale, a stadium which has meant so much to all of us over the years. We've had so many great nights here and landed a great deal of silverware. We definitely want to keep it going as long as we can!" The British Speedway Network will make their fourth visit of the season as they are streaming all the Championship Playoff matches. Streaming Details on www.edinburghmonarchs.co.uk or via the BSN section of the SGB website. FRIDAY'S MATCH: Friday 16th September: Edinburgh Monarchs v Redcar Bears (Championship Playoff first leg), Armadale, 7:30pm WTF MONARCHS: Sam Masters (captain), Lasse Fredriksen, Kye Thomson, Paco Castagna, Josh Pickering, James Sarjeant, Jacob Hook. AGILIA BEARS: Aaron Summers (guest), Jason Edwards, Charles Wright, Jordan Jenkins, Lewis Kerr (captain) Kyle Newman, Kasper Andersen. Saturday 17th September: Redcar Bears v Edinburgh Monarchs (Championship Playoff second leg), Ecco Arena, 5pm

Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting FB ROYNON SIGNS UP Adam Roynon is the latest rider to agree to join us for the Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting at Redcar on 1st October Roynon who started the season with the Bears moved over the Scunthorpe during the season, and asked Stuart when they met at the Birmingham v Coventry challenge a few weeks back how plans were going and Robbo was only too happy to ask him if he wanted a skid “Was good to bump into Royno at the challenge match the other week when I was on the spanners for Luke Crang and we got talking about the meeting and at that point I thought yeah let’s get him in. With the end of season playoffs and injuries occurring it it was great to hear someone willing to ride and we go back a fair way with our Coventry days so it is great to have him involved” said Robbo

Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting FB RESERVES BOTH BACK FOR ROBBO Great news that both Archie Freeman and Kyran Lyden have both confirmed their attendance in the reserves berth for the Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting at Redcar 1st October

Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting FB GAARD OF HONOUR FOR ROBBO 8th rider confirmed for the Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting is a rider who has been involved from day 1 and is coming back from injury ULRICH OSTERGAARD It’s fair to say 2022 hasn’t gone as planned for the likeable Dane, but he still has the opportunity for plenty of meetings towards the end of the season and will again line up for Robbo “I’ve been waiting and hoping that Ulrich would be available and was delighted when it was confirmed he would take part. Has been generous in accepting the booking 3 times now…..just hope we can get it finished :-)” said Robbo

Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting FB· KASPER LOOKING FOR HOME ADVANTAGE Next rider to be announced for the Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting is home favourite KASPER ANDERSEN. Kasper will be flying the flag for the home supporters and will be sure of having a noisy following. Robbo was keen to have some home representation and was pleased when Kasper agreed to sign up Robbo said “when planning my meeting the key thing was to always try and give people a some differences with the line-up but one key thing is to give the home fans someone to support, and although we haven’t finished the line-up yet, Kasper was only too pleased to get another meeting in his diary. I’m still hoping to get some more Redcar representation, but it’s not easy getting riders at this time of year and a few already have plans. Fingers crossed we can get Kasper another friendly face in the pits”.

Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting FB· COOKING UP A STORM Joining the line-up for the Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting is Glasgow Number 1 and Ex GP Star CRAIG COOK Cookie was originally in the line up for April but was caught out with Covid, and was replaced by Drew Kemp, but Craig has kindly agreed to join us on 1st October. Robbo was excited to hear that Craig could rejoin the evening “I’ve seen Cookie have a couple of bad knocks this season but am glad he will be with us going into a really important end of season with the Tigers and I’m sure he will be happy to get a few more laps under his belt. He is a top performer on his day and will be one of the stars of the night I’m sure.”

Steve ChantlerEastbourne Eagles Group Steve Chantler ·FB Sorry all. We hoped to get this out last night. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts it is extremely unlikely to happen and we have at this stage, thrown in the towel for 2023. The last hurdle really was the BSPL explaining that they would need our commitment by the end of August, to run next season. We could have asked for more time but it seems, that would have just been delaying the inevitable. The costs of entering the Championship were simple too much to raise the amount required and the stadium owners were not keen in us running at National League level. We are devoted fans of the club and although this is most likely over for 2023, we do not want to give up. All the time there is a track at Arlington Stadium, we will want to see speedway there and will be happy to help financially or otherwise, with anyone that wishes to take up the mantel. We are truly sorry for any hopes that we raised and have now, dropped.

Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting FB RACEJACKET AUCTION BACK OPEN We have today opened up the racejacket auction again, although will be a little bit different to start with as not the full line up has been announced Messages have been sent to all of the previous leading bidders and as and when they apply this will be updated 1 Simon Lambert currently £50 2 Aaron Summers currently £45 3 TBC but bid received £50 4 Chris Harris SOLD £150 5 TBC 6 TBC AVAILABLE 7 TBC but bid received £75 8 TBC currently reserved £50 9 TBC currently reserved £45 10 Marius Hillebrand currently reserved £45 11 Sam Masters SOLD £150 12 Paul Staker currently £50 13 TBC currently reserved £50 14 Leon Flint currently reserved £100 15 TBC AVAILABLE 16 TBC currently reserved 17 TBC currently reserved £50 18 TBC currently reserved £45 If you would like to bid on any of the above please email Robbosfarewell@hotmail.com or send a DM on either Facebook or Twitter

Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting FB LETS KEEP THE SUMMER-S GOING One thing we will need on Saturday 1st October is faith in the UK weather, so we have started our own weather planning by announcing the 7th rider into the line up…..Aaron Summers Aaron was in the original staging similar to Sam And Marius, but unfortunately had gone into retirement when arranging the meeting back in April. One piece of good news in the restaging was Aaron returning to the sport with Ipswich and Oxford, and Robbo was quick to ask Aaron whether he would be free for attempt 3, and long time friend Summers quickly agreed. Robbo said “I was gutted at the postponement obviously in April, but I’m really happy that I’ve been able to get Aaron back into the line-up. We go back a long way, and he has certainly done a good job with the Cheetahs and is helping Ipswich to a good end of season finish too. Will be good to have him back around for sure”. Line-up Simon Lambert Paul Starke Leon Flint Chris Harris Sam Masters Marius Hillebrand Aaron Summers

Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting FB GERMAN STARLET COMING BACK OVER THE WATER We are delighted to announce the 6th rider for the restaging of the Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting, is young German star Marius Hillebrand. Marius was originally going to make his first appearance around the Redcar circuit back in the original staging of the farewell meeting, and we are delighted he has agreed to come over for the restaging. Recommended by Peter Schroeck, Hillebrand will bring an entertaining style to the circuit and Robbo was only too happy to get him back in the line up. “I spoke to Peter the other week and he again mentioned about Marius, and with all the covid restrictions over and travel allowed I was only too happy to get him back in the line-up. I’m sure UK promoters will keep an eye on him, and it will be good for the crowd on the night to see how he gets on”.