World Champion To Ride For Billy

Ipswich Speedway are delighted to announce that current World Champion Jason Crump has accepted an invitation to ride in the Billy Sanders Memorial Pairs to be staged at Foxhall Stadium on Thursday April 29th to mark the 25th anniversary of his tragic passing.
Three times World Champion Crump is not competing in the Sky Sports Elite League this season in order to concentrate on his quest for a fourth world title so his agreeing to ride in this meeting is a major coup for the club.
There is also a personal connection between the Crump family and Billy Sanders as Jason’s father Phil Crump was a team-mate of Billy’s in the Australian national side of that era, making Jason’s participation in the meeting all the more poignant.

Billy Sanders Memorial Pairs (Foxhall Stadium, Thursday April 29th. 19.30)

1.Scott Nicholls & Olly Allen (GB)
2.Jason Crump & Ty Proctor (Australia)
3.Eddie Kennett & Ben Barker (GB)
4.Rory Schlein & Davey Watt (Australia)
5.Tai Woffinden & Danny King (GB)
6.Troy Batchelor & Darcy Ward (Australia)

Sponsored by the Ipswich Evening Star.

As well as the opportunity to meet and chat to many of the riders who were Billy’s teammates at Ipswich, fans will also be able to visit a special exhibition courtesy of Gab Racing which will include the Weslake speedway bike which Billy rode at the 1979 world final, race jackets, photographs and other Billy Sanders memorabilia.

A flyer can be downloaded here: Billy Sanders Memorial Pairs

14, Apr, 2010