It has just been announced that Leicester will host the re-staging of the Premier League Fours Final on Sunday 23rd October and organisers have extended the meeting to a 20-heat programme.
The event was abandoned due to rain in early August after the semi-final stage and the Final is now to take place as a stand-alone competition with a 5.00pm start at Beaumont Park.
The four qualifying clubs – hosts Leicester, Ipswich, Somerset and Workington – will be free to select their own preferred line-ups for the meeting irrespective of their team averages at the time.
Admission prices have been set at the level of regular Premier League meetings at Leicester – £15 adults, £13 concessions, £5 for children aged 12-16, and under-12s will be free of charge. Holders of re-admission adult and concession tickets from the abandoned Final will be entitled to a £5 discount on those prices.
SpeedwayGB Events co-ordinator David Hoggart said: “We’ve taken the decision to add extra value to the event with running it as a one-off by extending it from sixteen to twenty races.
“It’s also a test run in some ways to assess the format with a view to looking at the possibility of re-introducing qualifying meetings in the future.
“I would stress that we would need to hold detailed discussions on that, but the ideal scenario would be to open up the Fours competition to allow every club to have the opportunity of reaching the Final.”
