Bagpuss Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 From speedwaygb.co THE draw has been made for the British Under-21 Final and competitors will also be striving to win the Lee Richardson Memorial Shield. The showpiece event takes place on Tuesday April 14 at Coventry with a national title at stake as well as places in the World Under-21 qualifying series. And the British Speedway Promoters Association has commissioned a special shield in memory of the former World Under-21 Champion and regular Great Britain international, who lost his life in a track crash in 2012. The winner of the meeting will keep the shield for 12 months and will also receive a replica keepsake. British Youth boss Neil Vatcher said: After a tough semi-final at Mildenhall on Sunday on a track that caused some concern due to some real grippy patches in places, and there being a number of fallers, the meeting was eventually completed after three hours of racing, and its fair to say the nine qualifiers were all delighted to make it through to the Final. Its an exciting line up with six Elite League riders competing along with five riders making their British Under 21 debuts. The title of British Champion is on the line with the favourites sure to be Elite League stars Robert Lambert and Kyle Howarth, along with reigning Under 21 Champion Josh Bates who will be defending his title, and current and former British Under 19 champions Oliver Greenwood and Stefan Nielsen plus there is also the small matter of trying to grab one of the places for the FIM World Under 21 Semi Final which is being held at the end of May. DRAW: 1 Robert Lambert (Kings Lynn/Peterborough), 2 Danny Phillips (Stoke), 3 James Shanes (Kent), 4 Oliver Greenwood (Peterborough), 5 Kyle Howarth (Swindon/Workington), 6 Marc Owen (Eastbourne), 7 Ashley Morris (Kings Lynn/Plymouth) 8 Josh Bailey (Kings Lynn Young Stars), 9 Max Clegg (Edinburgh/Cradley), 10 Josh Bates (Wolverhampton/Sheffield), 11 Ryan Terry-Daley (Stoke), 12 Stefan Nielsen (Belle Vue/Ipswich), 13 Adam Ellis (Lakeside/Birmingham), 14 Ben Morley (Redcar/Kent), 15 Connor Coles (Mildenhall), 16 Tom Stokes (Kings Lynn Young Stars). Reserves: 17 Connor Mountain (Mildenhall), 18 Danno Verge (Kent). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Kyle Howarth would be my pick to win this esp on the Brandon track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers89 Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 The way Robert has started the season, has to be a top contender. Lambert/Howarth then probably Bates. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Weather is looking good for this so hopefully going to make it to cheer on Lambert and Greenwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sommelier Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Lambert all the way for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven101 Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Definitely 1 of howarth and lambert im going to side with robert. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilWatson Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Admission prices for this meeting are: Adults £12, Concessions £10, under 16 FREE, programme £2.50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 What time do the gates open, Neil? All the best Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilWatson Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Rob, the gates will open at 6pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Rob, the gates will open at 6pm. Cheers - thank you. All the best Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sommelier Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Is Lambert definitely riding in the meeting ? I think if i was him i would give this one a miss!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Is Lambert definitely riding in the meeting ? I think if i was him i would give this one a miss!! i don't understand. Why would you give it a miss? If he wins he not only would be u21 british champion but also chance to be entered into the world under 21 championship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sommelier Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 This is no disrespect to the other riders, but i feel some of them will be riding out of ther skins. A lot of pressure on him to win. Its like last night at Plymouth, on a 4 ride paid max, meeting won, so why put him out in heat 15 ? Crazy if you ask me! But just my opinion i don't understand. Why would you give it a miss? If he wins he not only would be u21 british champion but also chance to be entered into the world under 21 championship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers89 Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 This is no disrespect to the other riders, but i feel some of them will be riding out of ther skins. A lot of pressure on him to win. Its like last night at Plymouth, on a 4 ride paid max, meeting won, so why put him out in heat 15 ? Crazy if you ask me! But just my opinion Because he was quoted in wanting to ride, your not going to want to piss off the rider who is right on form at the minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sommelier Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Because he was quoted in wanting to ride, your not going to want to piss off the rider who is right on form at the minute. NO bigger fan than Lambert than me, but i do think he needs handling like a crate of eggs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 NO bigger fan than Lambert than me, but i do think he needs handling like a crate of eggs! Or maybe a young speedway rider who wants to race his bike should be encourage to race as often as possible and get better at it all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers89 Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Or maybe a young speedway rider who wants to race his bike should be encourage to race as often as possible and get better at it all the time. Exactly, IMO at the age of 17, its all about laps and experience, he needs heat 15's and big heats to learn his trade more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 (edited) This is no disrespect to the other riders, but i feel some of them will be riding out of ther skins. A lot of pressure on him to win. Its like last night at Plymouth, on a 4 ride paid max, meeting won, so why put him out in heat 15 ? Crazy if you ask me! But just my opinion Personally think there would be the same pressure on Howarth as an ex bees rider and the meeting being at Brandon. Lambert struggled on both visits last year although seems to have improved of late. Edited April 11, 2015 by mdmc82 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sommelier Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Personally think there would be the same pressure on Howarth as an ex bees rider and the meeting being at Brandon. Yes i take your point 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazysue Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 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 private message including your mobile number. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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