PETERBOROUGH Speedway will celebrate their 50th anniversary with a little help from their friends!
The season opener is on Sunday March 15 (2pm) and the club can now confirm former favourites Charles Wright, the current British Champion, Emil Grondal and Simon Lambert have all accepted invites.
They’ll race against 2020 Crendon Panthers stars Niels-Kristian Iversen, Rohan Tungate, Hans Andersen, Chris Harris and Michael Palm Toft in a mouthwatering line-up plus the two remaining Peterborough riders to be named soon.
Club co-promoter Carl Johnson said: “We were naturally disappointed not to be able to keep Charles and he will be a big loss to us, but he’s moved to his local club in Belle Vue.
“When we started planning the meeting we promised a combination of Peterborough past and present and it’s taking shape nicely.”
The format will be 20 heats with the top four through to the Grand Final.
Meanwhile the club have finalised details for their press and practice day for the previous day, Saturday March 14.
The itinerary is as follows: 12:00 PRESS AND SPONSORS ONLY 1 Media interviews 2 Individual photos 3 Group photos with riders and management 4 Group photos with sponsors 13:00 Gates open 13:15 Riders on track for session 1 14:15 Public access to centre green via the pit side gate for photos and autographs 15:00 Riders on track for session 2 16:00 End of press and practice 19:30 Meet and greet the riders at the Supporters Club pre season party. Peterborough Post Office Sports & Social Club, Bourges Boulevard PE1 2AU £7 for PPSSC members £8 for non-members Buffet and Disco Tickets are available via the Supporters club email: -email- PETERBOROUGH SPEEDWAY are delighted to have Crendon Timber as main team sponsors and City Auction Group as club sponsors.