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Last Updated: Nov 28th, 2010 - 10:22:29 |
Following on from the news of Emil Sayfutdinov’s appearance at Somerset’s 10 Year Anniversary Meeting being staged at the Oak Tree Arena next Friday [19th], the field is now complete with the confirmation that his fellow countryman and 2001 Russian Champion, Roman Povazhny will also be in the line-up.
“We were looking for a varied field when compiling the line up for the meeting,” said Somerset Promoter Debbie Hancock, “and one that contained a number of riders who would not be riding on a regular basis in the UK this year.”
“Of the riders named, something like eight of them will not be with British clubs this year, with five of those riders not having ridden in the UK for at least a couple of seasons now.”
“We are extremely pleased that Roman was able to accept our invitation to come and ride in our Anniversary Meeting, he is the type of entertaining rider that should thrive at the Oak Tree Arena.”
“We will be opening the turnstiles a bit earlier than usual on the night, at 5.15pm, this to allow those fans who wish to attend the Memorial Service to get into the stadium in good time for the start of the Service at 5.45pm.”
With Sayfutdinov and Povazhny’s participations now confirmed, it means there is no place for Magnus Zetterström, despite the Somerset management leaving a place open for ‘Zorro’ for as long as they possibly could.
“Magnus was invited to compete in the meeting, but since he qualified for this year’s Grand Prix series, his feet haven’t touched the ground, what with getting bikes, his pit crew etc ready, plus dealing with his sponsors, which is essential for any rider, in addition to which he recent got married.” Hancock explained “We really wanted ‘Zorro’ to ride in the meeting, but despite continually trying to contact him and leaving numerous messages he just couldn’t confirm in time whether or not he would be able to ride in the meeting.”
“Whilst it is obviously disappointing for the Somerset fans that Magnus will not taking part in the meeting, hopefully the quality of the field we have assembled will more than make up for that.”
In the meantime, Somerset will be holding their Press Day next Wednesday [17th], two days before their big celebration night, with the afternoon session getting under way at 3pm for the media, sponsors and season ticket holders, the gates being opened to the general public at 6pm, with the riders expected to take to the track at approximately 7pm.
The full riding order for the 10 Year Anniversary Meeting;
1) Charlie Gjedde (Denmark), 2) Roman Povazhny (Russia), 3) Grzegorz Walasek (Poland), 4) Lewis Bridger (England), 5) Emil Sayfutdinov (Russia), 6) Lee Richardson, 7) Niels-Kristian Iversen, 8) Zdenek Simota (Czech Republic), 9) Hans Andersen (Denmark), 10) Lubos Tomicek (Czech Republic), 11) Cory Gathercole (Australia), 12) Steve Boxall (England), 13) Mark Lemon (Australia), 14) Jason Crump (Australia), 15) Sebastian Ulamek (Poland), 16) Shane Parker (Australia), with Ritchie Hawkins and Tommy Allen as the two meeting reserves.
In a correction to the previous press release, children aged 11 and under will be admitted free of charge to the Somerset’s 10 Year Meeting provided they are accompanied by a paying adult, and not those aged 10 and under as previously stated.
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