STOKE stage
the
prestigious
Pride of the
Potteries
Individual
meeting at
Loomer Road
on Sunday at
3pm, where
sixteen
riders take
to the track
in
order to win
the coveted
trophy.
Former
Stoke rider
Ben Barker
who joined
Coventry in
the Elite
League heads
the line up
along with
Belle Vue’s
James Wright
and Elite
League
championship
winner
Nicolai
Klindt along
with former
Reading
rider Sam
Simota.
Coventry’s
American
Ricky Wells
who was
close to
signing for
the Potters
at the
beginning of
this season
makes his
first
appearance
in a
competitive
meeting at
Chesterton
circuit.
Premier
League
Riders
Champion
Ricky
Ashworth who
always goes
well
around the
Loomer Road
bowl heads
the Premier
contingent
in the line
up the
Tigers
number one
has had a
good season
with
Sheffield
this season
having taken
over the
number one
race jacket
this season
as he
replaced
Andre
Compton.
Birmingham’s
Richard
Sweetman who
has been in
good form of
late for the
Brummies
with a
string of
high scores
which saw
Birmingham
reach the
Premier
League end
of season
promotion
play off’s.
Former
Mildenhall
and Somerset
rider
Henning Loof
makes his
first
appearance
of the
season at
Stoke while
former Stoke
Spitfires
skipper Luke
Priest takes
his place
alongside
this seasons
Stoke number
eight Gareth
Isherwood
who has
spent the
season on
loan at
National
League
outfit
Buxton.
The Potters
charge for
the title is
led by
number one
Jason Bunyan
and
skipper Lee
Complin who
will both be
looking to
finish the
season off
with a
victory in
the
individual
meeting. Tom
P Madsen,
Jesper
Kristiansen
and Klaus
Jakobsen
will also be
looking to
end the
season on a
high and
also make
sure they
impress
promoter
Dave Tattum
with a view
to a team
place for
next
season.
Dave Tattum
said “I feel
this is a
decent field
that will
entertain
the public
and put on a
good show.
They are all
racers and
capable of
lifting the
trophy. I
expect that
Jason and
Lee will be
in the mix
for the
Potters and
I know they
will face a
stiff
challenge
from Ben,
James,
Nicolai and
not
forgetting
the two
Ricky’s
(Wells and
Ashworth)
who may well
be in the
mix at the
end of the
meeting. To
be honest I
cannot
really pick
a winner out
of that
bunch and
I’m sure it
will be a
great
meeting for
the
supporters
with several
riders in
contention
for the
title.”
Former
Stoke, Crewe
and
Ellesmere
Port rider
John Jackson
will make
the
presentations
at the
meeting.
Line up in
Riding
Order:
Jesper
Kristiansen
(Stoke),
Gareth
Isherwood
(Buxton/Stoke),
Ricky Wells
(Coventry),
Jason Bunyan
(Stoke), Ben
Barker
(Coventry),
Ricky
Ashworth
(Sheffield),
Sam Simota
(Unattached),
Jari Makinen
(Somerset),
James Wright
(Belle Vue),
Klaus
Jakobsen
(Stoke),
Luke Priest
(Mildenhall),
Tom P Madsen
(Stoke), Lee
Complin
(Stoke),
Nicolai
Klindt
(Wolverhampton),
Henning Loof
(Unattached),
Richard
Sweetman
(Birmingham)
Reserve:
Jonathan
Bethell
