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Last Updated: Nov 28th, 2010 - 10:22:29 |
The USA take on the World as International Speedway returns to Motors TV on Tuesday (31st August 2010, 9:15pm) for the final instalment of ‘USA National Speedway 2009’.
In a season that saw them ranked unlucky thirteenth in the world after a disappointing last position in their World Cup Quarter Final, a meeting on home soil offers a perfect opportunity to bounce back for the American side.
Billy Janniro returns to charge for the American Dream, with Charlie Venegas re-joining the USA as their most experienced rider to partner the former Coventry Bee. With home track hero Bart Bast, former World Cup rider Tommy Hedden, internationally experienced Bryan Yarrow, and raw recruit Bryce Starks, the USA line-up looks certain to thrill around the tight confines of Auburn’s Fast Fridays, California.
“Team USA saw their 2009 World Cup challenge ended on the massive 373 metre Lokomotiv Stadium in Daugavpils”, explains USA National Speedway 2009 producer Alex Raby. “But on their home turf, with the smaller circuits to which they are accustomed, the Americans really are true track experts. On USA National Speedway 2009 we’ve had the opportunity to see them fly around Victorville, Perris and Costa Mesa, and last week’s AMA National Speedway Championship gave all of the fans a glimpse of the action at Auburn as well. Dialled in to the set-up for the circuit, they should certainly be on the pace, but a largely European team flying all the way over to stop them will certainly be keen to show that bigger is better for training, in terms of Speedway track size!”
Looking to show the Americans a clean pair of heels at number one for The World is German national Speedway Champion Martin Smolinski, a treble winner with Coventry in 2007 who spent five seasons with the Bees in Great Britain. Five out of the side’s six riders have similar British Speedway experience, with Bobby Hedden a former Sheffield rider and with Lubos Tomicek who has spent spells with Oxford and Lakeside. But perhaps the most interesting partnership for Auburn’s small circuit will be lively Danish duo Claus Vissing and Kenneth Hansen, both former stars in their National Under 21 team, and both newly emerging on the international scene. Greg Hooten at number six completes a youthful side with an average age of 25, the 23-year-old an expert at Auburn having raced on the circuit since the age of 14.
“In Martin Smolinski and Claus Vissing, the World side lines up with two riders known predominantly for their status as entertainers. Bobby Hedden is in the veteran stage of his career, but he and Greg Hooten form a potent mix of youth and experience, while Lubos Tomicek has enjoyed racing at Auburn enough to know the fast way around.”
And the latest in the Tomicek Czech racing dynasty will certainly need to be on top form. He has scored double figures in each of the last two tests between the USA and the World, including the 2008 competition covered previously by ‘USA National Speedway’, but the international team has fallen twice in a row. Now The World will be looking to return to their glorious best, the days that saw Jason Crump lead them to success in 2005 and 2006 as World Champion. In a competition that has a golden history stretching back to 1974, when The World won two tests to one at Costa Mesa, the international side has often been the stronger. But perhaps the late 1970s days of Bruce Penhall, Bobby Schwartz and Mike Faria are on their way back again, and the USA will show the stars and stripes once again to the international circuit.
The USA vs The World test match at Auburn in California will be broadcast for the first time on Motors TV on Tuesday 31st August at 9:15pm, with repeats throughout the week. USA National Speedway is in its second season of broadcasting seventeen episode coverage of Speedway motorbike racing in the USA, and this international clash is the final episode of the 2009 series.
Motors TV, the ‘High Speed Television’ channel, provides the widest coverage of international motorsport, with exclusive events and more than 70 championships transmitted in 54 countries and close to 16 million households subscribing by satellite, cable and ADSL. The channel can be received via Sky television (channel 413) or via Virgin Media (channel 545).
NOTE: Viewers have just two chances to enjoy repeats of the AMA National Speedway Championship from Auburn in California. To watch Greg Hancock swoop to an all-time record Championship win, tune in to Motors TV on Wednesday 25th August at 4pm or Friday 27th August at half past midnight.
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