Young Brits progress in Under-21 championship.
Poole staged a qualifying round of the World Under-21 Championship last night which saw a quartet of young British speedway talent through to the semi-finals of the competition.
The meeting was win by Trelawny's Chris Harris with a fine fourteen points out of a possible fifteen. He was joined on the podium by Polish riders Rafal Szombierski and Miroslaw Jablonski after the latter had defeated Workington's Simon Stead in a run-off for third place.
Poole staged a qualifying round of the World Under-21 Championship last night which saw a quartet of young British speedway talent through to the semi-finals of the competition.
The meeting was win by Trelawny's Chris Harris with a fine fourteen points out of a possible fifteen. He was joined on the podium by Polish riders Rafal Szombierski and Miroslaw Jablonski after the latter had defeated Workington's Simon Stead in a run-off for third place.
Current hot prospect Edward Kennett safely negotiated his way through as did Oliver Allen. The only British rider to miss out on automatic qualification was Aidan Collins. He goes through as a reserve after losing a run-off with Australian Rory Schlein for eigth place.
Lukasz Romanek was the other qualifier. He took a little time to get going but once he did he won his last two rides to be safely through noteably defeating Harris and Stead in the process.
The draw for the semi-finals of the championship (at Abensberg, Gernany and Ljubljana, Slovenia) is due to be made shortly.
World Under-21 Championship Qualifier, Poole:
Qualifers
1. Chris Harris 14
2. Rafal Szombierski 13
3. Miroslaw Jablonski 12
4. Simon Stead 12
5. Lukasz Romanek 11
6. Edward Kennett 10
7. Oliver Allen 9
8. Rory Schlein 8
Reserve: Aidan Collins 8
