Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, 

I would like to say thank you to you all.  The Sponsors and fans have been amazing this year, and a HUGE thank you has to go to all of the volunteers and staff who helped myself and the club throughout the horrendous winter with the track alterations, through to the finale of our season. 

This season the racing has been a start stop affair with the fixtures and the usual weather cancellations, but I do need to congratulate the riders who wore the ProwPark race jackets this year as 100% effort was given and totally appreciated and all of the help given throughout the worst winter I have seen at Plymouth with track preparation.

I was hoping to have a finale on the 28th of this month, but having seen the weather forecast take a downturn for the following days ahead I have decided to cancel. 

It is a disappointment, however I am delighted to have witnessed the quality of the racing that I have seen in the previous months and I can now look forward to upgrading some more of the stadium over this winter. 

I sincerely apologise to everyone who was looking forward to another great spectacle at The Coliseum.

If any business would like to get involved to help to push the club forward for 2025, please contact our commercial manager Paul Swarbrick by emailing paul@plymouth-speedway.com

Thanks again for all of your support

Mark

The Plymouth ProwPark Gladiators completed their Cab Direct Championship fixtures, losing 54-36 against the Workington Comets at the GT Tyres Arena.

Dan Thompson continued his impressive form over the season, top scoring with 15.

With the Comets also taking the aggregate bonus point, the Gladiators finished the season 8th in the Cab Direct Championship.

Workington Comets = 54 (101)

1. Josh Pickering (G) - 2’, 3, 3, 3 = 11+1 (Paid Maximum)

2. Simon Lambert (G) - 3, 2’, 3, 1 = 9+1

3. Antti Vuolas - 3, FX, 3, 2, 2’ = 10+1

4. Paco Castagna (G) - 2’, 2, 1, 1 = 6+1

5. Troy Batchelor - 3, 2, 3, 2’, 3 = 13+1

6. Sam McGurk - 1, 0, F, 0 = 1

7. Paul Starke - 0, 2’, 2’, 0 = 4+2

Plymouth Gladiators = 36 (79)

1. Nico Covatti R/R (BB - 1, DT - 2, AB - 0) = 3

2. Alfie Bowtell - 0, 1, 0, 1’, 0 = 2+1

3. Dan Thompson - 1, 3, 3, 2, 2, 3, 1 = 15

4. Joe Thompson - 0, 1, 0, 2’ = 3+1

5. Ben Barker - 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 0 = 6

6. Patrick Baek - 3, 0, 0, 1 = 4

7. Jacob Hook - 2’, 0, 1, 3 = 6+1

Heat Results

Heat 01: Lambert, Pickering, Barker, Bowtell 5-1, 57.2

Heat 02: Baek, Hook, McGurk, Starke 1-5, 6-6, 58.1

Heat 03: Vuolas, Castagna, D. Thompson, J. Thompson 5-1, 11-7, 57.6

Heat 04: Batchelor, Starke, Barker, Hook 5-1, 16-8, 57.3

Heat 05 Re-Run: D. Thompson, Castagna, Bowtell, Vuolas (FX) 2-4, 18-12, 58.2

Heat 06: Pickering, Lambert, Barker, Baek 5-1, 23-13, 56.9

Heat 07: D. Thompson, Batchelor, J. Thompson, McGurk 2-4, 25-17, 58.4

Heat 08: Lambert, Starke, Hook, Bowtell 5-1, 30-18, 58.4

Heat 09: Vuolas, Barker, Castagna, Baek 4-2, 34-20, 57.8

Heat 10: Pickering, D. Thompson, Lambert, J. Thompson 4-2, 38-22, 57.5

Heat 11 Re-Run: Batchelor, D. Thompson, Bowtell, McGurk (F) 3-3, 41-25, 58.5

Heat 12: D. Thompson, Vuolas, Baek, Starke 2-4, 43-29

Heat 13: Pickering, Batchelor, Barker, Bowtell 5-1, 48-30, 58.6

Heat 14: Hook, J. Thompson, Castagna, McGurk 1-5, 49-35, 59.1

Heat 15 Re-Run: Batchelor, Vuolas, D. Thompson, Barker 5-1, 54-36, 59.0

Courtesy of Speedway Updates

Image credit: Dave Payne

The Plymouth ProwPark Gladiators take on the Workington Comets on Saturday in their final away fixture in the Cab Direct Championship. (tapes up 3pm)

The Gladiators again run Rider Replacement for the injured Nico Covatti, whilst Alfie Bowtell returns having missed the recent home clash against Oxford and Patrick Baek moves to the reserve berth.

The clash is a must win for Comets who are currently 4th in the Championship, with the Glasgow Tigers still in the chase for the final Play-off spot. Josh Pickering comes in for Craig Cook who dislocated his shoulder last night riding for the Leicester Lions, whilst Simon Lambert guests for Claus Vissing and Paco Castagna comes in for injured Aussie star, Tate Zischke.

Teams:

Workington Comets:

1. Josh Pickering 2. Simon Lambert  3. Antti Vuolas - 4. Pasco Castagna 5. Troy Batchelor 

6. Sam McGurk 7. Paul Starke 

Plymouth ProwPark Gladiators:

1. R/R for Nico Covatti  2. Alfie Bowtell 3. Dan Thompson 4. Joe Thompson 5. Ben Barker

6. Patrick Baek 7. Jacob Hook

Image credit: Dan Westlake