The future of British Speedway is on show at the Jordan Road Surfacing Stadium on Saturday when riders from all parts of the country compete in Round 2 of the British Youth Championship.
The competition is open to any British rider under the age of sixteen and the series which began at Scunthorpe in March is set to run throughout the season. After the Leicester staging there are further rounds at Northside, Eastbourne, Rye House and Redcar.
There are four classes catered for starting with the 125cc sized engines and moving up to 150cc, 250cc and finally 500cc. With forty-one riders entered, the 2014 round at Leicester on Saturday is going to be the biggest to date since its inception. There will be plenty of interest for Lions fans as their three mascots, Luke Whitehead and the Thompson twins, Dan and Joe, will be competing on Saturday. In the opening round at Scunthorpe Dan Thompson fared the best with fourth place in the final of the 125cc section.
“The competition is seen to be the stepping stone into National League racing and the sport is indebted to Neil Vatcher and Phil Morris, the Team GB Under-21 Managers who give up a great deal of their personal time to ensure the smooth running of this event. This will be our third season of hosting a round and we are only too pleased to play a small part in the development of young British riders at grass roots level” explained the Lions Promoter David Hemsley.
With 45 races on the programme the meeting will start at the earlier time of 6.30 pm on Saturday.
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