The British Final was abandoned after Heat 12 with heavy rain moving in at Belle Vue’s National Speedway Stadium last night.
The result will not stand, and the meeting will be re-staged at a later date.
As this cannot take place prior to the British Grand Prix at Cardiff on August 13, the BSP have now nominated Adam Ellis as Wild Card for the event, on the basis of him winning the 2021 British Championship. This nomination has been accepted by the FIM.
Ironically Ellis had only picked-up one point from his three rides which included a last and an exclusion.
Cumbrian Dan Bewley was joint leader with eight points after all the riders had completed three heats. Chris Harris was sharing the lead as both riders had won two races and finished second in the other.
Bewley is already competing in the British Grand Prix after earning his place in the series from the start.
Of the other former Workington riders Kyle Howarth was next best with 6 points (2, 1, 3) while former winner Charles Wright was on 5 (2, 2, 1) and Richard Lawson had 4 (1, 2, 1).
A fifth former Comets rider Craig Cook missed out through injury and there’s a chance now he could be fit to take part in the re-staging.
BSP Chairman Rob Godfrey said: “There was a procedure in the rulebook by which after Heat 12 a result could be called.
“But after consultation between the riders and the SCB, the riders weren’t particularly happy, so myself and Damien (Bates – vice chairman) intervened and factored in a good solution.
“The result will be null and void, and we will re-run this meeting. Every rider wanted to re-run this meeting. They all want to be British Champion, and we understand that.
“We do apologise to everyone, but it is the British weather – and it’s 16 riders who are passionate about being British Champion. They want the opportunity to race 22 heats, and that’s what’s going to happen.”
