{"id":2723,"date":"2024-09-02T10:52:32","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T10:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speedwayhub.com\/?p=2723"},"modified":"2024-09-02T10:55:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T10:55:09","slug":"richard-lawson-confirmed-as-first-poole-pirates-signing-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speedwayhub.com\/richard-lawson-confirmed-as-first-poole-pirates-signing-for-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Lawson confirmed as first Poole Pirates signing for 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RICHARD Lawson has been named as Poole\u2019s first signing for the 2025 season \u2013 just after his successful Testimonial Meeting at Wimborne Road.<\/p>\n<p>Lawson led a Pirates Select side to a 56-34 win over an All-Stars team, scoring 11+2 from five rides, before Chris Harris \u2013 who scored a 12-point maximum in the main event \u2013 then won the individual Dash for Cash race.<\/p>\n<p>Pirates promoter Dan Ford confirmed Lawson would be part of any team permutation the club puts together for their Cab Direct Championship challenge next year.<\/p>\n<p>Ford said: <em>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know what the points limit is going to be for next year yet, but my Dad and I were discussing potential things and we just couldn\u2019t see a team, no matter what the points is, be it high or low, without Richard in it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe just wanted to get his signature as early as possible. He is a man in demand, he is the best rider in the league as it stands at the minute and so to have him back in 2025 is the right thing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt is good to see just how much the Poole supporters have got behind him and I would just like to thank everyone for making him so welcome.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lawson added: <em>\u201cSince the first wheels turned here my career has just gone upwards, and that\u2019s a lot to do with everyone involved in this club, and just being here every week the confidence just grows and I just don\u2019t want to be anywhere else.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scorecard from the meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/speedwayhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/poole_01.09.24_res.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">poole_01.09.24_res<\/a>\n<p><strong>Words by British Speedway &#8211; Feature Image courtesy of Anthony Burchell\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RICHARD Lawson has been named as Poole\u2019s first signing for the 2025 season \u2013 just after his successful Testimonial Meeting at Wimborne Road. 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