GLASGOW are delighted to announce an extensive partnership in the development of young British speedway riders.<\/p>\n
Ashfield Stadium will become the host venue for all training schools, and there will also be two rounds of the British Youth Championship held in Glasgow in 2026.<\/p>\n
Glasgow will also play an extended role in the progress of young British riders into professionals racing in the Cab Direct Championship.<\/p>\n
Club director Peter Facenna said: \u201cWe are obviously passionate about British success in the sport.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cOur company Allied Mobility have been the principal sponsor of the Great Britain Speedway Team since 2018. It has been a fabulously successful era for GB since then with two Speedway of Nations gold wins, two silvers and another silver in the World Cup.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cIt is a natural progression to further extend our involvement into the grass roots of the British Youth system.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe are delighted to be able to make Ashfield Stadium the home of Great Britain for training schools and educating young riders.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThis will see the club host all training events plus the addition of two British Youth Championship rounds.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe now have excellent facilities at the club, it\u2019s available every day of the week and there\u2019s also a training track for youngsters to start out from a very early age.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe join Great Britain Youth boss Neil Vatcher with the same passion and determination to develop young riders into successful professional riders who can hopefully become World Champions of the future.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Vatcher also welcomes the backing from Glasgow after overseeing so many young stars come through the ranks over the years including the likes of Robert Lambert, Dan Bewley and Tom Brennan.<\/p>\n He added: \u201cIt\u2019s fantastic news for the development of British Youth in speedway.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThe backing is absolutely pivotal to the future success of the sport.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThe Facenna family have always given us outstanding support and for that to be extended is very important.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe now have a training base at Ashfield Stadium with all the facilities we could wish for, including a small training track and workshops. It\u2019s also available at all times.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThis is an exciting development for the British Youth set-up and we cannot wait to get going in 2026.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Words and Feature Image by British Speedway<\/strong><\/p>\n