Weymouth Doonan Wildcats’ chairman Phil Bartlett has described the dawn of National League speedway as an exciting new prospect for the town. The newly-formed competition, which will replace the Conference League in 2009, will form the third tier of British Speedway and be run in a professional light with rules and regulations falling into line with the Premier and Elite League, including the use of rider averages.

The Wildcats’ season may be over but Weymouth Speedway now turns its attentions to winter training schools for up and coming riders. The first of five expected sessions will be held at the Wessex Stadium on Saturday, November 22 and is open to all speedway hopefuls with Eastbourne Eagles’ star and England international Edward Kennett passing on his expertise and experience.

Next training school Saturday 22nd November, this training school will now be taken by 2008 Elite League Champion Davey Watt. Numbers for the training schools will be strictly limited and allocated on a first come first served basis, so anyone wishing to attend should contact Jem Dicken on 07775 645 655.