Chris Harris Testimonial ?

[TesarRacing]

It would be nice for bomber to bring back as many x bees riders from the past to get together one last time at Brandon before we loose the best stadium in the country

 

Great shout Speedybee. It would certainly pack them in at Brandon. Let's hope he gets favourable weather next year.

[ColinMills]

would of been nice to have return of british final..way better than monmore!......big past names back at Brandon be fitting for harris" day

[Brummiestormer]

Hoping to be there as a Birmingham fan to support his big day

[mdmc82]

Nicki Pedersen is the first rider announced for the testimonial meeting on 20th March.

 

What a great start 👍🏻

[Bagpuss]

And it seems there is no clash with Lynn v Wroclaw after all, which is on Friday 18th and not the Sunday as first suggested.

[TesarRacing]

Nicki Pedersen is the first rider announced for the testimonial meeting on 20th March.

 

What a great start

 

Impressive!

[Reviresco]

And it seems there is no clash with Lynn v Wroclaw after all, which is on Friday 18th and not the Sunday as first suggested.

 

If Woffinden and Janowski are at KL on the Friday with Wroclaw, maybe they will be available for Chris' meeting on the Sunday too?

[Woz01]

Andreas Jonsson 2nd rider named.

[gee jay]

Andreas Jonsson 2nd rider named.

that is a great start, if it continues what a fabulous weekend of speedway we're in for

[Main Man]

Following on from the capture of three times World Champion Nikki Pedersen for the CHRIS HARRIS TESTIMONIAL at Coventry on Sunday March 20th the second rider to be announced is Swedish International and former Coventry Bee ANDREAS JONSSON

AJ is still a popular figure at his former track and will be a popular addition to the line-up with more names due to be announced later this week . He has had two spells in Bees colours in 1998-99 and 2001-2005.

The three times Swedish Champion has been a Grand Prix regular and was World No. 2 in 2011 winning three rounds in that series. Was World Under 21 Champion in 2000 and three times World Team Cup winner.

Now racing in the colours of Lakeside in the Elite League Chris is pleased his former team mate has agreed to join his big day, “ I wanted to get AJ there and thankfully he has a space in his diary on March 20th so has accepted and I know that the fans will be pleased he has.”

[Trees]

Nicki!

[gee jay]

sorry if this is well known already but for those that don't. pre-meeting racing courtesy of team bomber v british youth team ( 6 rider teams).

[Main Man]

Latest duo to be added to the line-up for BOMBERS BIG BANG TESTIMONIAL at Coventry on Sunday March 20th are former team mates Rory Schlein and Kyle Howarth.

Kings Lynn skipper Schlein is a near neighbour of Chris having settled in the Coventry area with his family . He spent six seasons in Bees colours from 2005-2010 and is making his comeback from injury having missed a large part of the 2015 season after a bad crash in May suffering a spinal injury but thankfully he has made a full recovery and looking forward to the 2016 season.

Was Elite League Rider’s Champion in 2011 and 2013 he joined Edinburgh in 2001 after winning the 2000 Australian Under 16 championship.

Howarth has had two spells in Coventry colours in 2014 then was brought in to replace the injured Stuart Robson in 2015. The reigning British Under 21 Champion will be racing for Wolverhampton in the Elite League and Sheffield in the Premier League. He started racing speedway in 2008 in amateur events before claiming a team spot with Scunthorpe in 2009 scoring 13+2 on his debut!

Chris comments, “ both Rory and Kyle were keen to do the meeting and it is good to add two more former team mates to the line-up to join Andreas Jonsson and Nicki Pedersen. “

Edited January 19, 2016 by Main Man

[mdmc82]

Line up looking really good so far.

1.Chris Harris

2.Nicki Pedersen

3.AJ

4.Kyle Howarth

5.Rory Schlein

6.Edward Kennett

7.Kenneth Hansen

8.Mikkel Bech

9.Bjarne Pedersen

10.Jason Doyle

 

Has a Coventry feel so far

Edited January 24, 2016 by mdmc82

[Main Man]

The queue for ex-Bees to ride for Chris Harris in his BIG BANG TESTIMONIAL meeting at Brandon on Sunday 20th March continues with the addition of Kenneth Hansen and Edward Kennett.

Following on adding ex-Bees Rory Schlein and Kyle Howarth the duo were confirmed by Chris , who is busily working on getting the line-up completed as soon as possible.

Hansen , currently on a riding holiday in Australia, is looking forward to returning to Brandon for the event. He rode in Bees colours in 2014 doing a solid job for the club. He returned to the Premier League with Workington in 2015, the team he made his British debut for in 2007 ,and he will be back in Comets colours in 2016.

Kennett had four seasons for Coventry between 2009 and 2012 having started with Rye House in the Conference League in 2001. He was crowned British Under 21 Champion in 2005 and will double-up between Rye House in the Premier League and Lakeside in the Elite League in 2016.

Chris is pleased to add the duo to his meeting , “ Both Kenneth and Ed were keen to do my meeting so I am glad to be able to include them both. The line-up is really taking shape with Nicki Pedersen, Andreas Jonsson, Rory Schlein, Kyle Howarth plus Ed Kennett and Kenneth Hansen named so far .”

Edited January 21, 2016 by Main Man

[Main Man]

With six of the sixteen riders named for the BOMBER BIG BANG meeting at Brandon on Sunday March 20th , Chris reached the half-way point by adding 2016 team mates James Sarjeant and newcomer Kacper Woryna to the line-up.

Sarjeant is in his third season in the Bees side having been picked as one of their Elite league draft system riders in 2014. He has been a Coventry asset since 2009 but did not appear in the club colours until he joined Coventry Storm in 2013. He won the New Zealand Solo Championship in January 2015 and he is looking to get some pre-season action in February riding in America.

Woryna is the Bees latest capture on the recommendation of skipper Harris who rode with the 19 year old at Rybnik in the Polish league last year. He was runner-up in the Polish Youth Championship in 2015 and graduated from 80cc racing where he was 2011 Polish Individual Champion. He is highly regarded and has a reputation as a showman already.

Chris welcomes having two current Bees in the line-up so far, “ Both Sarj and Kacper were keen to help me celebrate my big meeting and I am glad to have the pair in my meeting. The line-up is really coming together now with eight more to name …..as you might guess I might just be one of them myself !”

[Main Man]

Latest addition to the line-up for Chris Harris’s Testimonial at Coventry on Sunday March 20th is World No. 5 JASON DOYLE . The all action Aussie notched up an impressive 114 points in his debut Grand Prix season which ended painfully when he crashed in the Final in Melbourne. He is now fully fit and looking forward to the GP’s and leading Swindon in the Elite League having returned to his 2012 side after being at Leicester last year

First rode in the UK for the Isle of Wight in 2005 and has really blossomed as a World Class rider in the past year having still doubled up from the Premier League as recent as 2013 with Somerset where he was one half of the PL Best Pairs winners.

Chris is pleased his GP rival has agreed to ride in his meeting, “ I get on really well with Doyley. We pit next to each other at the GP’s and have some really good banter . He’s a tough cookie and gives his all in every race.”

[Main Man]

Latest addition to the Chris Harris Testimonial is Danish whiz-kid Mikkel Bech . The 2014 Danish under 21 Champion has moved clubs for 2016 joining Wolverhampton after two seasons at Lakeside

Highly rated in his native Denmark the 21 year old posted a creditable 6.16 Elite League average last year. He finished 4th in the World Under 21 series with 29 points in the three meetings.

He showed a liking for the Brandon circuit when he notched 12 points for Lakeside in 2014 winning his first four races before falling in heat 15 .

Chris thinks he could be a spoiler in the meeting , “ Mikkel certainly likes Coventry and could be one to watch in my meeting. He asked if he could get a booking for the meeting through his mechanic Del Rowe –whose 14 year old son Anders is part of Team Harris as rider #437!”

[Main Man]

Danish International Bjarne Pedersen becomes the latest addition for the Chris Harris Testimonial at Coventry on Sunday March 20th in what is becoming a top class line-up

Back in the Elite League with Lakeside in 2016 Bjarne had a spell to forget last year at Leicester before he called it a day on his spell with the Lions but he is back refreshed and ready for action this year.

Started his UK career with Newcastle in 2000 before linking with Poole in 2002 he has ridden in 71 Grand Prix’s with one GP win to his name when he was European Champion in 2004 and an amazing 519 points scored in the competition.

Chris comments, “ Bjarne is a class act and it was good to hear from him that he had a blank date in his diary on March 20th and would be at my testimonial. We are certainly putting together a good line-up for the meeting and I am sure the fans will be entertained with all we are planning.”

[Main Man]

Another Coventry icon has joined the impressive line-up for the Chris Harris Testimonial at Brandon with the latest capture being the ever popular SCOTT NICHOLLS.

Scott’s time as Bee alongside Bomber has seen many successes and countless 5-1 heat wins . The seven times British Champion has had many classic battles with Chris when racing in the colours of Swindon and his current club Belle Vue .

He is now also carving a career outside riding with his expert analysis and interviewing on Sky and Euro Sport but still a force to be reckoned with on his bike at the top level of the sport.

Chris is pleased his former team mate is riding in his meeting, “ Scott and I have always had a friendly rivalry even when team mates but we both have immense respect for each other and I am happy he can do my meeting on Sunday March 20th with a line-up that is second to none.”