Speedway: Major championship set to return to Sheffield
High profile individual meeting set to return to Owlerton
One of the biggest individual championships in British speedway is set to be held in Sheffield, it has been announced.
The city’s Owlerton Stadium will host the Championship League Riders Championship in September, the first time it has been held at the track since 2019.
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Sheffield had been the regular venue for the meeting from the early 2000s until Sheffield Tigers moved up from the Speedway Championship to the Speedway Premiership in 2019. Erik Riss was the last winner at Owlerton.
The meeting is fought out among the best riders in the Championship, and, even though Sheffield are in the Premiership, Tigers riders could be involved as they also ride for teams in the Championship, such as skipper Josh Pickering, who also riders for Scunthorpe.
Previous winners include Sheffield’s current team manager Simon Stead.
The meeting will take place at Owlerton Stadium on Saturday, September 12 with a 5pm start.
Tigers co-owner, and British Speedway vice-chairman, Damien Bates said: “I’m really excited to bring the CLRC back to Sheffield - even more so with us being able to secure the stadium for a rare Saturday evening of speedway.
“Hopefully that will encourage more supporters to make the trip as Sheffield is just about as central as you can get when you look at the current clubs in the Championship.
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“In my mind, Sheffield is the traditional home of this competition; the PLRC was always hugely successful whenever it was held at Owlerton and we enjoyed a good couple of years of the CLRC pre-Covid.
“When you look at the heat-leaders in the second division this year as well we could be in for an absolutely fantastic field and we’ll make it a night not to miss all round that’s for sure.”
Full ticket details will be confirmed nearer the time with sponsorship opportunities also available in due course.
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