by Adam Summers - Dorset Echo

WEYMOUTH Doonan Wildcats away team manager Jem Dicken admitted after yesterday's 54-37 Conference League defeat at title rivals Scunthorpe that his side missed the presence of Lee Smart. Smart was instrumental in the Wildcats' 46-44 win at the Cleveland Bays on Saturday but yesterday he was on Premier League duty with Birmingham. He was sorely missed as the Scorpions moved back to the summit of the league with a comprehensive win in which Richie Dennis (14+1) and Joe Haines (14+1) both scored paid maximums.

by Paul Burbidge - Dorset Echo

WEYMOUTH Wildcats boss Phil Bartlett is convinced his charges will record their first Conference League away victory of 2007 at Cleveland this evening. After seeing their challenge clash with Wimbledon rained off last night, the Dorset team face their longest trip of the year to compete at the Redcar track. Wildcats will be buoyed by a resounding 57-33 success over the Bays at the Wessex Stadium on June 23. Only veteran Mark Burrows and promising young gun Greg Blair truly troubled the Weymouth septet that night. And with a full-strength team, including leading light Lee Smart making the trip, Bartlett believes the points are well within his team's grasp.

by Ky Capel - Dorset Echo

WEYMOUTH Doonan Wildcats chairman Phil Bartlett believes tonight's challenge match against the Wimbledon Dons at the Wessex Stadium (7.15pm) will provide a good work-out for his riders. The Wildcats face a Conference League double this weekend with a trip to the Cleveland Bays on Saturday (3pm) before a huge clash at reigning champions Scunthorpe on Sunday (3pm). Lee Smart will miss tonight's meeting due to Premier League duty with Birmingham while David Mason remains on the sidelines with a hand injury.

by Ky Capel - Dorset Echo

SPEEDWAY star Lee Smart has revealed that turning out for both Premier League side Birmingham and Conference League outfit the Weymouth Doonan Wildcats is not proving to be a problem for him. Smart, who rides for the Radipole Lane outfit whenever he can, says he does so for sheer love of the sport. Speaking to Echosport, he said: "It's obviously a busy schedule for me but I just love to race, and when you enjoy racing like I do then you don't mind doing the travelling."

by Dorset Echo

WEYMOUTH Doonan Wildcats pairing Jay Herne and Lee Smart scored 19 points but it wasn't enough to get them past the group stages at the Conference League Pairs in Scunthorpe yesterday. The Wildcats were drawn in the tougher of the two groups alongside home team Scunthorpe, Boston, Rye House and Cleveland. In their first heat Smart and Herne took on Cleveland's best duo and picked up six points out of a possible seven. Instead of the 3-2-1 system in the league, points were given as 4-3-2. Smart came first with Herne in third.

Weymouth Wildcats 45 - 45 Oxford Cheetahs
by Ky Capel - Dorset Echo

WEYMOUTH Doonan Wildcats grabbed a 4-2 in the final heat to salvage a draw in their Conference League clash with Oxford at the Wessex Stadium last night. There was plenty of drama in the 15th heat as Cheetah Jordan Frampton was excluded for unfair riding having sent Jay Herne to the dirt as he overtook the Australian. Also in the final heat Lee Smart chased down Andrew Bargh to get himself into the lead so that when the race was awarded he ensured he kept up his unbeaten night.

by Adam Summers & Julie Martin - Dorset Echo

WEYMOUTH Doonan Wildcats chairman Phil Bartlett is confident that his side can claim the all-important bonus point tonight when they attempt to overturn a five-point deficit against the Oxford Cheetahs at the Wessex Stadium (7.l5pm). The Wildcats, who need a win to boost their ambition of finishing in the Conference League play-offs, were beaten 49-44 by the Cheetahs at the Sandy Lane Stadium last Sunday when they had to field a patched up team due to injuries to David Mason and Nathan Irwin..

by Rob Peasley - Dorset Echo

WILDCATS’ Aussie sensation Jay Herne was in brilliant from as Weymouth came close to taking the Conference League points at Oxford last night. Herne took seven rides and notched up a superb 17-point tally against the Cheetahs, including wins in his opening four outings. Wildcats chairman Phil Bartlett was singing his praises. “Jay was absolutely on top form, he was magnificent. He’s been an important part of our team this season and he showed what a great rider he is.”

by Ky Capel - Dorset Echo

WEYMOUTH Doonan Wildcats were beaten by both their opponents and the weather as their Inter- League Challenge match was abandoned after heat 13 because of heavy rain, leaving the score at 49-32 in favour of the Isle of Wight Islanders. The meeting also saw accidents to Wildcat riders David Mason and Nathan Irwin.

by Adam Summers - Dorset Echo

WEYMOUTH Doonan Wildcats’ number one David Mason is adamant that if his side “clicks” at the Wessex Stadium tonight they are more than capable of making life difficult for Premier League side the Isle of Wight (7.l5pm). The Wildcats were beaten 51-39 by the Islanders in the first leg of their Inter- League Challenge Match on Tuesday but they have high hopes that the second meeting will be a lot closer.

by Bryn Williams - Dorset Echo

WEYMOUTH Wildcats travelled across the Solent last night to the home of the Isle of Wight’s Premier League side and put on a very spirited display indeed before going down by 51-39 in this first leg of this inter- league challenge contest. And so they have a dozen points to pull back in Friday evening’s second leg at Radipole Lane but for most of this match it looked as if that deficit would be considerably less. At one stage the small, but vociferous band of supporters who had made the trip with them might even have harboured thoughts of a shock Wildcats’ victory.

Weymouth Wildcats Ltd

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By Adam Summers - Dorset Echo

WEYMOUTH Doonan Wildcats chairman Phil Bartlett believes coming out on top in Friday night’s last-heat decider against Rye House could prove to be a turning point in his team’s season. The Radipole Lane outfit followed up that thrilling Conference League victory over the Raiders with their first win on the road this season at Buxton to move them into the last four of the Knockout Cup.

By Ky Capel - Dorset Echo

WEYMOUTH Doonan Wildcats left it late with a thrilling final heat victory to win the meet by just a single point and go top of the Conference League in the process. The Wildcats looked to have the match sewn up alter heat seven, leading by 12, but Rye House fought back with good use of their tactical ride to go into the lead by the 12th heat.

Weymouth Wildcats Ltd Press Release

After the bitter disappointment of Sundays defeat at the hands of the Boston Barracudas, the Wildcats face up to the stiff task of a battle with the Rye House Raiders this Friday the 6th of July.

By Adam Summers - Dorset Echo

WEYMOUTH Doonan Wildcats away team manager Jem Dicken admitted to feeling “absolutely gutted” after yesterday’s 47-42 Conference League defeat at the Boston Barracudas. The visitors suffered a nightmare meeting where mechanical problems forced their five-match winning- streak to come to an end.