Billy Sanders Memorial meeting

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This year Ipswich will be holding a Billy Sanders Memorial meeting on April 29th. Details to follow.

www.ipswichspeedway.com/a-couple-of-fixture-changes-211

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This tribute is taken from the Official Ipswich speedway website:
www.ipswichspeedway.com/billy-sanders-%281955--1985%29

and wonderful news, here are the confirmed line ups:

CRUMP TO MAKE FOXHALL APPEARANCE

IPSWICH Witches are delighted to announce that current World Champion Jason Crump has accepted an invitation to ride in the Billy Sanders Memorial Pairs to be staged at Foxhall Stadium on Thursday April 29th (start 19.30) in honour of the late Billy Sanders and to mark the 25th anniversary of his tragic passing.

Three times World Champion Crump is not competing in the Sky Sports Elite League this season in order to concentrate on his quest for a fourth world title so his agreeing to ride in the Billy Sanders Memorial Pairs is a major coup for Ipswich Speedway.

There is also a personal connection between the Crump family and Billy Sanders as Jason’s father Phil Crump was a team-mate of Billy’s in the Australian national side of that era , making Jason’s participation in the meeting all the more poignant.

BILLY SANDERS MEMORIAL PAIRS (Ipswich Speedway, Thursday April 29th. 19.30) Sponsored by the Ipswich Evening Star

1.Scott Nicholls & Olly Allen (GB)
2.Jason Crump & Ty Proctor (Australia)
3.Eddie Kennett & Ben Barker (GB)
4.Rory Schlein & Davey Watt (Australia)
5.Tai Woffinden & Danny King (GB)
6.Troy Batchelor & Darcy Ward (Australia)

As well as the opportunity to meet and chat to many of the riders who were Billy’s teammates at Ipswich, fans will also be able to visit a special exhibition courtesy of Gab Racing which will include the Weslake speedway machine which Billy rode at the 1979 world final, race jackets, photographs and other Billy Sanders memorabilia.

Taken from BSPA website.

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The story behind Billy's Kangaroo:

www.ipswichspeedway.com/kangaroo-story-is-finally-told-245

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Line ups confirmed, taken from Ipswich Witches website:

A reminder that the Billy Sanders Memorial Pairs will take place at Foxhall Stadium this Thursday, April 29th at 7:30pm.

Normal admission prices apply and season tickets are valid for this meeting.

Jason Crump showed on Saturday night that his end of season injury is not slowing him down. Ipswich is a track that he has always enjoyed visiting and he is sure to enjoy it even more with the increased room the track changes have provided, Add to that a field of up and coming Aussie & British riders who will all be trying to beat him and you have a recipe for an excellent night's racing.

Full line-up is as follows:

Scott Nicholls and Olly Allen (GB)
Jason Crump and Ty Proctor (Australia)
Eddie Kennett and Ben Barker (GB)
Rory Schlein and Davey Watt (Australia)
Tai Woffinden and Danny King (GB)
Troy Batchelor and Darcy Ward (Australia)

Many of Billy's team mates have been invited and those that are planning to attend include: Tim Hunt, Ron Bagley, Olle Nygren, Tony 'Shrimp' Davey, Alan Hines, Mick Hines, Kevin Jolly, Carl Baldwin, Richard Knight, Rob Hollingworth, Trevor Hedge, Michael Lee, Trevor Jones, Colin Cook, Mike Lanham, Ted Howgego and Jeremy Doncaster. Also attending are Ray Walters, Ken Ravenhill (Big Daddy), Terry Wright & Emma Baldwin.

There is a special souvenir programme and an exhibition stand which will include the Weslake bike that Billy rode in th 1979 World Final, racejackets, photos and other memorabilia.




27, Apr, 2010

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Great meeting, on our great new track. Scottie Nicholls is just getting better and better, 5 rides=5 wins, and surprisingly enough Olly Allen found his form too, however a tye for first place with Rory Schlein and Davey Watt mean't that on count back, Rory and Davy 1st, Scott and Olly 2nd.

Scott was passing all and sundry tonight, and both Scott(obviously) and Olly beat Jason Crump in heat 1.

Lovely to see several of Billy's ex team mates too, although some of them were a bit hard to recognise.

Gone but never forgotten Billy ....a true Speedway Star