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Apparently it is a 4 team challenge between youngsters from Poland, Australia, UK and The rest of the World/Sweden (someone said RoW and others said Sweden....I wasn't listening properly to the announcement at the time!)

Taken from the BBC Sport pages Ipswich win Jansson benefit match Scott Nicholls was the meetings top scorer with 13+1 Ipswich Witches beat a Kim Jansson select side 51-44 in Thursday's benefit meeting at Foxhall Stadium. A good crowd turned out to support the former Ipswich rider whose career was ended when he was paralysed from the waist down in a crash in August. Scott Nicholls top scored for the home side with a paid 14 while Ollie Allen was the visitors best performer with a 10-point haul. Australian Rory Schlein beat Nicholls to the Champion of the Evening award. Kim Jansson's parents Jani and Zaida both travelled from Sweden for the meeting. Zaida updated BBC Radio Suffolk on her son's progress: "He's a lot better now because he has a new goal, he sees a new future and has ended one phase of his life and started the next one. "He is going to train in the hospital and then be home Friday, Saturday and Sunday and that will go on until Christmas. "He is learning how to live in a wheelchair and how you can cope by yourself. "I can't believe how many people turned up, it's remarkable so I'm so happy for him, he didn't know he was so popular here." Link to the article is Here which also includes a radio interview. Also this one taken from the Evening Star Witches win in last-heat decider 03 October 2008 | 09:15 ELVIN KING KIM Jansson's benefit speedway meeting at Foxhall Stadium last night went down to a last heat decider before the Evening Star Witches came out on top. The cold weather may have kept some people away, but there was still a sizeable turn-out to salute the former Witches star who broke his back in a crash in his native Sweden in August and will spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. The racing was interesting if not always fully competitive with Rory Schlein and Robert Miskowiak slamming home early 5-1's and Scott Nicholls showing his class in this company. With Jason Crump's Polish duties ruling him out, and Chris Harris having to miss out through injury, Jansson's side was not as strong as at first hoped, but they did hit back in heat six when Coventry's Oliver Allen won wearing the black and white helmet cover - and David Howe racing from the back to finish behind him. But generally Ipswich were in charge, although Carl Wilkinson, riding a re-conditioned engine, slid off rather unexpectedly going down the back straight on the opening circuit of heat seven. Special dispensation for this meeting allowed the Jansson side to use a tactical rider for the second time in heat 11 with ex-Witch Danny King doing the honours. But Allen appeared unaware that his team-mate was riding for double points as he did not slow to let him pass on the run-in - after Schlein had gone too wide and slid off on the second bend of the third lap. Another 5-1 followed in the next race with a comfortable victory for Krzysztof Stojanowski and late replacement Nick Simmons - and all of a sudden with the three nominated races to follow in this six-man team event Jansson's side was just three points adrift. A 4-2 to Ipswich in heat 13 was cancelled out in the next race, leaving the meeting to be decided by a last heat decider. Nicholls and Miskowiak made the best break and sewed up the meeting for the Witches side with a 5-1 - with Stojanowski suffering a puncture when third on the third lap. Mike Smillie, who was team manager of the Evening Star Witches during Jansson's six years at Foxhall, was back in that role assisting Jansson's former landlord Clive Webb in running the Jansson side. And another reminder of the past at Foxhall was the sight of long time start marshal John Fitch sharing the duties with Peter Ingram, who was initially held up in traffic. Nicholls pocketed £250 for the fastest time of the night sponsored by Jansson's former sponsor Gordon Holloway, of Parkside Transport, and the same company sponsored the Champion of the Evening to the tune of £500 for the winner - with a cheque for £250 going into the Kim Jansson fund. Nicholls, Schlein and Miskowiak won their heats; with David Howe also making the final as the fastest second-placed rider in the three heats. The full throttle final was won by Schlein to complete an entertaining, meaningful meeting staged for an entertaining, meaningful man. Jansson's parents flew over from Sweden to help present the prizes. n Ipswich have announced their two final meetings at Foxhall Stadium this year - with a four-team tournament involving young riders on Thursday, October 16, and the traditional season-ending 16-Lap Classic a week later.

Still looking for a texter but now have a problem as I am going out in about an hour and will be out for a sizable amount of the evening.

Wasn't entirely sure where to put this topic so in the end, plumped for here. Is there anyone going to this meeting who would be able to text updates to the updates site? If so, could you please either leave a message here or send me an email or pm. Thanks

Just bumping this up.

http://www.tapeson-speedway.com/legginews.asp?id=780

On one of the Italian sites it had pictures of Harris being attended to...unfortunately I can't read Italian.

Urgent! Our texter has had to pull out of texting tonight so is there anyone who could text updates from this meeting. If you can help, could you please advise by pm etc. Many thanks

Line Up Ipswich Select: Nicholls, Kroner, Schlein, Miskowiak, Johnston, Schramm Kim Select: Crump, Howe, Harris, D King, Parker, Stojanowski

Is there anyone going to this meeting who would be able to text updates to the updates site? If so, could you please either leave a message here or send me an email or pm. Thanks

Certainly is...just seen a brilliant pass by Klindt. Alas I have to go out now so will miss the rest

Updates on this meeting will be available Here

And still looking for a texter although I now don't hold out much hope.

Still looking for a texter, if you can help please now let me know by private message (with a contact number) as I am out for the afternoon and will not be returning until early evening. Thanks

Still looking for a texter...anyone?

The Kim Jansson Benefit Meeting will take place on Thursday 2nd October 2008 at 7.30pm. This will take the form of an Ipswich Witches versus Kim Jansson Select in a match of six rider teams over fifteen heats plus a Champion of the Evening second half (three heats & a final) The meeting will be sponsored by four local companies and friends all connected with Kim's time at Ipswich - Brian and Pete Simmons of Sano Uk, Gordon Holloway of Parkside Transport, Brian Clay of Plusdot Computer Services and Clive Webb of G.C.Webb & Son Builders. The full rider line-ups will be confirmed next week. All proceeds from the evening will go to 'The Kim Jansson Fund' *Taken from the Ipswich Speedway Forum

Is there anyone going to this meeting who would be able to text updates to the updates site? If so, could you please either leave a message here or send an email or pm. Thanks

Updates available Here

Still looking for a texter...anyone?

Is there anyone going to this meeting who would be able to text updates to the updates site? If so, could you please either leave a message here or send me an email or pm. Thanks

Well I am chuffed about it! Well done KB...you finally did it!

Bit late I know but is there anyone going to this meeting who would be able to text updates to the updates site? If so, could you please send me a pm. Thanks

Still looking for a texter...anyone?

Is there anyone going to tonights meeting who would be able to text updates to the updates site? If so, could you please either leave a message here or send me an email or pm. Thanks

Still need a texter...anyone?