Workington Comets’ new Northside home is set to stage a prestigious meeting that former base Derwent Park never did.
On June 4 the Comets will host a round of the inaugural Women’s Open Championship with the first round the day before at Edinburgh and the final round at Redcar on June 17.
Confirmed competitors so far are Britain’s number one female rider Katie Gordon, along with Lucy Brooke and Wendy McAllan, as well 2022 SGP2 finalist and German International Celina Liebmann.
British Youth boss Neil Vatcher said: “British Speedway has been working on organising this Championship for over a year now, and we are delighted to be able to include it within the British Youth Championship Series for the 2023 season.
“As well as the three British women currently taking part it is a fantastic coup to include Celina, who is a fantastic rider in her own right and one who will definitely be worth coming along to see taking part in this Championship.”
In addition to the three-round series there is also an Academy Training Day for the female riders who would like to take part in this Championship, which takes place at Scunthorpe on
Meanwhile Danish star Nicolai , a member of the treble-winning Comets team in 2018, says a successful spell with King’s Lynn last season laid the foundations for his return.
Klindt and fellow Dane Frederik Jakobsen both joined the Premiership side during a summer re-shuffle and quickly agreed to extend their time at the Adrian Flux Arena into the full campaign this year.
Said Klindt: “I really enjoyed the last two or three months that I did with the club, everyone involved with the club as well as my team-mates, and that was the main reason why I wanted to come back.
“Also, we had great support from the fans, and hopefully with a bit more success early on we can have even more support, and us riders will have more backing through the meetings so I can’t wait for it!
“I’ve had a great off-season and spent a lot of time on my physical training as well as the mental side of things, and I’m ready to go.”
Any other female riders who would like to take part and have yet to confirm their attendance are asked to send an email to Neil Vatcher at [email protected]
