Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2010 17:04:42 GMT
THE Lakeside Hammers, in proud association with The Royal Navy, will go into their crucial Sky Sports Elite League clash with Play Off chasing rivals the Swindon Robins this Friday night, 13th August, without their new signing Peter Ljung who has been ruled out of his home debut with a wrist injury sustained at Ipswich last Thursday.
Ljung, who missed meetings in Poland and Sweden on Sunday and Tuesday respectively, expects to be fit to resume with his new club next week but on Friday against the Robins the Hammers will operate ‘Rider Replacement’ in his absence.
In addition, following Paul Hurry's season coming to an abrupt end after breaking both legs in a Grasstrack crash in France on Saturday, the Hammers will call upon up and coming young Australian Sam Masters, who rides in the Premier League for the Somerset Rebels, in his place as the Club’s official No.8, Chris Neath, is unavailable due to prior racing commitments for Rye House at Newport the same evening. The Hammers will also bring in Club asset Lubos Tomicek as an on the night number eight.
Jon Cook, the Hammers Co Promoter and Team Manager, commented: "It’s going to be a tough match on Friday against Swindon and without Peter (Ljung), who is fifth in our averages, we have to use the ’Rider Replacement’ facility to cover his rides. We, therefore, feel it best to have Lubos (Tomicek) with us as well as additional back up, It’s been two season since he was last involved with the Club and we are both keen to get him back as part of our set up. Meanwhile we are all excited at the prospect of seeing young Sam (Masters) in action at Elite level."
Commenting on a full time replacement for Paul Hurry Cook confirmed that the Club were currently in negotiations with a target rider and expect to have a change in place in time for next week’s action where they face Eastbourne away in the Knockout Cup on Thursday 19th August and then Wolverhampton at home the following evening.
This Friday’s League match against Swindon is likely to see the final appearance of former Hammers rider Leigh Adams from Australia at the Arena-Essex Raceway as he will be retiring from UK racing at the end of the season. Adams tops the Robins averages and captains their side. Joining him in the Swindon line-up will be fellow Australian Justin Sedgmen, Danes Mads Korneliussen and Morten Risager, Swede Thomas H Jonasson, Pole Grzegorz Zengota and Simon Stead who was a member of the recent Team GB side in the World Cup.
The League match gets underway at the usual start time of 8pm but for those fans that are able to arrive early at the Raceway there will be a six heat, four a side, veterans match starting at 6.45pm. The riders will be wearing the famous colours of two former local clubs, the Hackney Hawks and the Romford Bombers. The ’Kids for a Quid’ scheme will apply again for Friday’s meeting whereby children aged between 6 and 16 inclusive will be able to see all the action for just £1. Children under 6 will be allowed free admittance.
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Ljung, who missed meetings in Poland and Sweden on Sunday and Tuesday respectively, expects to be fit to resume with his new club next week but on Friday against the Robins the Hammers will operate ‘Rider Replacement’ in his absence.
In addition, following Paul Hurry's season coming to an abrupt end after breaking both legs in a Grasstrack crash in France on Saturday, the Hammers will call upon up and coming young Australian Sam Masters, who rides in the Premier League for the Somerset Rebels, in his place as the Club’s official No.8, Chris Neath, is unavailable due to prior racing commitments for Rye House at Newport the same evening. The Hammers will also bring in Club asset Lubos Tomicek as an on the night number eight.
Jon Cook, the Hammers Co Promoter and Team Manager, commented: "It’s going to be a tough match on Friday against Swindon and without Peter (Ljung), who is fifth in our averages, we have to use the ’Rider Replacement’ facility to cover his rides. We, therefore, feel it best to have Lubos (Tomicek) with us as well as additional back up, It’s been two season since he was last involved with the Club and we are both keen to get him back as part of our set up. Meanwhile we are all excited at the prospect of seeing young Sam (Masters) in action at Elite level."
Commenting on a full time replacement for Paul Hurry Cook confirmed that the Club were currently in negotiations with a target rider and expect to have a change in place in time for next week’s action where they face Eastbourne away in the Knockout Cup on Thursday 19th August and then Wolverhampton at home the following evening.
This Friday’s League match against Swindon is likely to see the final appearance of former Hammers rider Leigh Adams from Australia at the Arena-Essex Raceway as he will be retiring from UK racing at the end of the season. Adams tops the Robins averages and captains their side. Joining him in the Swindon line-up will be fellow Australian Justin Sedgmen, Danes Mads Korneliussen and Morten Risager, Swede Thomas H Jonasson, Pole Grzegorz Zengota and Simon Stead who was a member of the recent Team GB side in the World Cup.
The League match gets underway at the usual start time of 8pm but for those fans that are able to arrive early at the Raceway there will be a six heat, four a side, veterans match starting at 6.45pm. The riders will be wearing the famous colours of two former local clubs, the Hackney Hawks and the Romford Bombers. The ’Kids for a Quid’ scheme will apply again for Friday’s meeting whereby children aged between 6 and 16 inclusive will be able to see all the action for just £1. Children under 6 will be allowed free admittance.
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