Coventry Bees end their Elite League season tonight when they take on King’s Lynn at Brandon (7.30pm) weather permitting.
Promoter Mick Horton is hoping to sign off on a high and he said to the Bees website: “It’s the last official Bees fixture of the season, and we need to beat King’s Lynn to finish above them.
“With Niels racing for them, I’m sure there are going to be some big battles between him and the likes of Bomber (Chris Harris) and Danny (King) if they can carry on the form they were showing at Wolverhampton on Monday.
“So much hard work has gone into saving the Bees, and the future is looking much, much brighter.
“It is so important to make a statement of how important and popular Coventry Speedway is in the city and to the community.
“We need everyone to come along and show their support to prove we belong here, and get behind the boys in the Elite League for the last time in 2016.”
Horton added: “KK has a unique opportunity to become European Champion on Saturday. He is only five points off the top place, and therefore as a club we have given him permission to chase a dream.
“Kacper has been given the Wild Card because the meeting is being held at his home track.
“His performance and result there is not crucial to his career, and on the other hand he is very keen to show the fans at Coventry that he is good enough for a reserve berth next year should the rules allow.”
BUILDBASE BEES (from): Ben Barker, Chris Harris, Danny King, Adam Roynon, James Sarjeant, Kacper Woryna, TBC.
KING’S LYNN (from): Troy Batchelor, Niels-Kristian Iversen, Nikolaj B Jakobsen, Robert Lambert R/R, Ashley Morris, Michael Palm Toft, Carl Wilkinson.
The National League action features the Storm against the Belle Vue Colts, although Mitchell Davey is forced to sit out for the home side once again.
Davey was hoping to make his comeback from a back injury this week but his back has locked again after light swimming in midweek, and the Storm therefore again bring in Tom Perry as their guest.
Perry put in a great shift in last week’s double header against the Isle of Wight and Kent, and he will again come up against Danny Ayres who replaces the absent Dan Bewley for the Colts.
Supporters are reminded that normal admission prices apply on Friday, with no additional charge for the NL fixture, and the action gets underway at the normal EL start-time of 7.30pm.
CITY GEARBOXES STORM (from): Liam Carr, Conor Dwyer, Dan Greenwood R/R, Jamie Halder, Tom Perry, Ryan Terry-Daley, Callum Walker.
BELLE VUE COLTS (from): Danny Ayres, David Holt, Andy Mellish, Lee Payne, Rob Shuttleworth R/R, Matt Williamson, Tom Woolley.