by Julie Martin - Weymouth Wildcats Speedway

The Weymouth Doonans Wildcats put on a superb performance to claim victory over title contenders the Boston Barracudas on Saturday in a thrilling meeting which was unfortunately marred by the frustrating and untimely injury to Wildcats star – Tim Webster. Cornish based Tim has improved beyond recognition since he signed for the Wildcats from local rivals Plymouth and his injury comes at a time when the race for the Conference League play-offs hots up.

Wildcats team manager Jem Dicken was gutted by the injury to the Wildcats number six, “Overall I was pleased with the team’s performance but am devastated by Tim’s injury which couldn’t have come at a worse time. He has been a revelation this season and what looked like an innocuous looking crash resulted in a broken ankle and 6-8 weeks on the sidelines. Karl Mason continued his return to form with a magnificent maximum and Jay Herne also put on a spirited performance. I was delighted that Luke Priest had a good meeting and seems to have turned a corner after an up and down season which all bodes well for our assault on a top four finish.”

Former Boston rider – Matt Wright signed for the Doonans Wildcats on Wednesday replacing the void left by Tim and lines up in the number two berth with Brendan Johnson moving down to reserve. Weymouth’s trip to Boston on Sunday was postponed due to a waterlogged track.

This Saturday August 9th, (start time 7.15pm ) the Wildcats entertain a strengthened Redcar TLS/Simpson Racing UK Cubs side in a vital league clash at the Wessex Stadium. Possibly the dark horses in this years Conference League, the Cubs field flying Aussies Aaron Summers and Jade Mudgway who have both put on some cracking performances at the Wessex Stadium this season and must be confident of their chances. There are no weak links in the North Yorkshire side in a meeting which promises to be a lively encounter.

Supporters will be treated to an extra attraction at this Saturday after the main meeting when we welcome some of the country’s best young talent to the Wessex Stadium for a second half youth grasstrack meeting. The event will include two classes; the Auto Cadets and the Juniors. The Auto Cadets line up features many recognisable names with our mascot Anders Rowe, the Somerset Rebels mascot Henry Atkins, Jake Armstrong, the son of Weymouth ’s injured number one Jon and Cornish rider Edward Tait completing the line-up. The Juniors races will be fought out by Tyler Govier, Ashton Webb, James Shanes and David Abraham.

The Auto Cadet class use automatic 50cc race tuned machines whereas their older counterparts; the Juniors race anything between 100cc two stroke bikes and 200cc four strokes. The format for both classes will race over three legs and over four laps each race. The final thanks go to Delwyn Rowe Motor Services and Andy and June Chapple who have kindly sponsored tonight’s second half. Another thank you should go to John Thorner who is sponsoring the best junior rider of the night.

Line Up for Saturday

Weymouth Doonans Wildcats
1 Andrew Bargh, 2 Matt Wright, 3 Luke Priest, 4 Karl Mason, 5 Jay Herne, 6 Brendan Johnson, 7 Kyle Newman, Team Manager Jem Dicken

Redcar TLS/Simpson Racing UK Cubs
1 Scott James, 2 Steven Jones, 3 Benji Compton, 4 Jade Mudgway, 5 Aaron Summers, 6 Michael Mitchell, 7 Gary Beaton, Team Manager Jason Pipe