KING’S Lynn take an eight-point lead into the second leg of their Premiership play-off semi-final against Belle Vue at the Adrian Flux Arena tonight (Monday).
The Stars were sensational in the second half of last week’s opening clash in Manchester to turn a 16-26 deficit into a 49-41 lead, but the Aces themselves responded strongly with a big win at Swindon last Thursday in their last regular league fixture.
The hosts are at full strength whilst Craig Cook is still ruled out for the Aces, who operate rider-replacement, with Tobiasz Musielak coming in for Dan Bewley, and Coty Garcia replaces Mark Riss at reserve.
Stars promoter Keith Chapman said: “I want to say how proud I am to see smiles back on the faces of the people supporting King’s Lynn Speedway.
“This time last year it was all over for us but I was already plotting our next season and working out a strategy to get this great club back where it belongs.
“Naturally, I would love to go on to win the league and cup double. That would be some achievement. However, we have Belle Vue to deal with tonight and Somerset in the KO Cup Final. We will be taking nothing for granted.”
Aces skipper Max Fricke said: “We’ve definitely missed both Dan and Craig the last few weeks but I think it’s credit to the rest that we’ve got as far as we have, and we’re not out of it yet.
“We felt really good early doors last week. We were strong and it showed through the lead we managed to build up. But as the track started to get some dirt, it came to them at the end.
“It does leave us with work to do on Monday but nothing is guaranteed. As far as I’m concerned, the pressure’s off us. We go there with nothing to lose and everything to gain from this next leg.”
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2018 ROLL OF HONOUR...
The full Roll of Honour from the 2018 British Speedway season:
PREMIERSHIP CHAMPIONS: Poole PREMIERSHIP RUNNERS-UP: King’s Lynn PREMIERSHIP KO CUP: Somerset PREMIERSHIP SHIELD: Swindon PREMIERSHIP RIDERS’ INDIVIDUAL: Jason Doyle (Somerset)
TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Eastbourne TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE RUNNERS-UP: Mildenhall NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP: Eastbourne NATIONAL TROPHY: Mildenhall NATIONAL LEAGUE RIDERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP: Ben Morley (Isle of Wight)
MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Peterborough NORTHERN JUNIOR LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Berwick SOUTHERN DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kent
BRITISH CHAMPION: Robert Lambert (King’s Lynn) BRITISH UNDER-21 CHAMPION: Robert Lambert (King’s Lynn) BRITISH UNDER-19 CHAMPION: Dan Bewley (Belle Vue/Workington) BRITISH YOUTH CHAMPION: (500cc) Leon Flint; (250cc) Nathan Ablitt; (150cc) Archie Freeman (125cc) Sam McGurk
BRITISH GRAND PRIX: Bartosz Zmarzlik (Poland) WORLD CHAMPION: Tai Woffinden (GB)
LATEST RESULTS...
The 2018 season is now over.
The new season begins in MARCH 2019.
MONDAY OCTOBER 29:
CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD FINAL, 2nd leg Workington 52 (Mason Campton 12+1) Lakeside 38 (Nick Morris 12+1) Workington won 98-82 on aggregate.
CHAMPIONSHIP Workington 18 (Rasmus Jensen 6) Lakeside 6 (Adam Ellis 2, Nick Morris 2) Abandoned after 4 heats - frozen track - result will not stand.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 28:
CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL 2nd leg Workington 61 – Nicolai Klindt 15 Lakeside 29 – Adam Ellis 9 Workington win 95-73 on aggregate and are league champions
TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE Buxton 38 – Tom Woolley 13 Eastbourne 52 – Georgie Wood 13+1 National League points: Buxton 0 Eastbourne 4
Stoke 41 – Max Clegg 18 Eastbourne 49 – Tom Brennan 11 National League points: Stoke 0 Eastbourne 4
SATURDAY OCTOBER 27:
CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL 1st leg Lakeside 44 – Nick Morris 12 Workington 34 – Mason Campton 9 Abandoned after Heat 13 (rain/track conditions) – Result stands
FRIDAY OCTOBER 26:
TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE Eastbourne v Mildenhall - OFF
THURSDAY OCTOBER 25:
CHAMPIONSHIP KO CUP FINAL, 2nd leg
Workington 62 (Rasmus Jensen 16+1)
Scunthorpe 28 (Jake Allen 10)
Workington win 98-82 on aggregate
NATIONAL LEAGUE GRAND FINAL, 2nd leg
Mildenhall 46 (Drew Kemp 13)
Eastbourne 44 (Georgie Wood 11+1)
Eastbourne win 98-81 on aggregate
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24:
CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF S/F, 2nd leg Lakeside 56 (Ben Morley 12+1) Peterborough 34 (Emil Grondal 8+1) Lakeside win 102-78 on aggregate.
