Robson: It’s anyone’s to win!
Stuart Robson is all set for his long awaited farewell meeting tomorrow (3pm start @ the ECCO Arena) as the British star finally brings down the curtain on his career after a near 30 year involvement in the sport.
Robson has had to be patient with the meeting being postponed a staggering 3 times due to inclement weather and rider unavailability. Nevertheless, Robson believes this is the strongest line-up he has put together, “ I’ve had some great line-ups for the 3 postponed meetings but this is the best one I’ve had so far! Also, I would like to thank the 18 riders for agreeing to race in the meeting as it is hard to get the full line-up in place.”
The former Newcastle and Redcar star also explained how the participation of the Grand Prix star Freddie Lindgren came about, “Freddie actually contacted me asking me if he could ride in the meeting and I didn’t have to think twice about that! Freddie is doing a bit of a tour around the country during pre-season as he’s riding in the Peter Craven memorial at Belle Vue and the Ben Fund Bonanza at Kings Lynn.”
‘Robbo’ also believes the meeting is wide open, “Anyone could conceivably go on to win the meeting as it’s a really strong line-up. I wouldn’t like to pick a favourite to be honest. I think there’s 9/10 riders who could finish on the podium.”
The former Coventry man would also like to inform fans that there will be a Ben Fund collection at the meeting, “ We have some people coming up and they are going to come around with some buckets. The Ben Fund has been really good to me over the years and it is nice to be able to give something back.”
The meeting opens the 2023 season at the ECCO Arena with home fans having Charles Wright and Danny King to cheer on. Also, the aforementioned Freddie Lindgren lines up alongside legends of the sport including Niels Kristian-Iversen and Chris Harris. More of the names to watch out for include Nicolai Klindt, Sam Masters, Ryan Douglas and Kyle Howarth.
The meeting also includes upright and youth demonstration races with the upright class being headlined by the recently retired Aaron Summers and Bears co-promoter Jade Mudgway!
For fans unable to attend the farewell, the meeting will be streamed by our streaming partners, Tapes Up with an early bird price of £11.99 available until Sunday. Any fans wishing to purchase the meeting can do so by visiting www.redcar-speedway.tv
Stuart Robson Farewell
1.SIMON LAMBERT
2 NICOLAI KLINDT
3 RYAN DOUGLAS
4 CHRIS HARRIS
5 JORDAN JENKINS
6 DANNY KING
7 NIELS KRISTIAN IVERSEN
8 LEE COMPLIN
9 CHARLES WRIGHT
10 TOM BRENNAN
11 SAM MASTERS
12 PAUL STARKE
13 FREDDIE LINDGREN
14 LEON FLINT
15 KYLE HOWARTH
16 JUSTIN SEDGMEN
Reserves
17 ARCHIE FREEMAN
18 KYRAN LYDEN