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News Archive
February 2008
WE'RE COUNTING DOWN TO THE NEW SEASON!
The countdown to the 2008 speedway season for the Wightlink
Islanders is well and truly on with that season opening at
Smallbrook Stadium on Saturday March 22 at 7.30pm.
On that night the new look Isle of Wight side will face the
Reading Racers in the first leg of the Chalfont Coaches
Challenge, the return leg taking place at the Berkshire
circuit the following day.
And event sponsors Chalfont Coaches are laying on subsidised
coach travel from Portsmouth for the away leg which means
that Wightlink Islanders fans can cheer on their heroes in
the away leg for just £4 to cover the cost of the Fastcat to
and from Portsmouth.
Seats on the coaches are being snapped up very quickly
indeed so fans are urged to telephone the speedway office at
Smallbrook on 01983 811180 as soon as possible to book their
places before they all go.
 PRACTICE
SESSION...
A practice sessions have been planned to take place at
Smallbrook to enable the 2008 Wightlink Islanders to shake
off the winter cobwebs,
It takes place on MARCH 11th. Anyone who
would like to come along to watch are most welcome to do so
absolutely free of charge.
A reminder that the
practice that was meant to be held on the 4th March has now
been cancelled.
 FIRST
AND THIRD IN KIWI CHAMPS FOR ISLANDERS...
Wightlink Islanders Jason Bunyan and Andrew Bargh filled
first and third places respectively in the New Zealand
Championship that took place at Invercargill last Saturday.
Jason, who will skipper the 2008 Wightlink Islanders, took
the title with an immaculate 15 points maximum winning all
five of his races in fine style.
Bargh, thankfully fully recovered from the ankle injury
sustained at the end of last season, showed he is back to
fitness by defeating Alex Cunningham in a run off for third
place on the podium after both had finished on 12 points.
RESULT:
1. JASON BUNYAN 15pts
2. LARRY ROSS 13pts
3. ANDREW BARGH 12pts (After run off)
4. ALEX CUNNINGHAM 12pts
AND AN ISLANDERS ONE TWO IN
NORTH ISLAND CHAMPS!
A few days earlier, the same Wightlink Islanders duo had
finished first and second in the New Zealand North Island
Championship ahead of all the local riders. Once again it
was Bunyan who took top spot ahead of Bargh who had beaten
his skipper into second place when the two met in the
semi-final.
1st semi final:
Andrew Bargh 1st
Jason Bunyan 2nd
Karl Bagshaw 3rd
Dylan Moohan 4th
2nd semi final:
Jade Mudgway 1st
Jamie Moohan 2nd
Craig Ramsay 3rd
Mitchell McHardy 4th
Final:
1st Jason Bunyan
2nd Andrew Bargh
3rd Jamie Moohan
4th Jade
Mudgway
TWO
ISLANDERS TO RIDE IN NICK'S TESTIMONIAL...
Two of the 2008 Wightlink Islanders squad, Krzysztof
Stojanowski and new signing Paul Fry, will be taking part in
ex-Islander Nick Simmons Testimonial Meeting that takes
place at Newport's Hayley Stadium in South Wales on Sunday
March 16th, the meeting getting underway at 1pm.
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