Its now only a few days to the 2011 UEM European Solo Final on 27th and 28th August 2011 at the fabulous Thorpe St Peter circuit, close to the holiday resort of Skegness and home of the famous Lincolnshire Poacher event.
The full line up of 18 world elite riders who will battle for the European title is now known. Heading up a strong contingent of home contenders is reigning European Champion,Andrew Appleton along with Glen Phillips, David Howe, Richard Hall, Mitch Godden and UK based Aussie Rod MacDonald. An awesome line up of overseas stars includes the German powerhouse of Richard Speiser, two-time European Champion Stephan Katt and Martin Smolinski - second, third and fourth respectively in the 2011 World Longtrack GP standings. With former European Champions, Stephane Tresarrieu (France) and Theo Pijper (Netherlands) in the line up along with leading Czech riders Ales Dryml and Josef Franc, this is sure to be an absolute blockbuster!
Running in conjunction with the European Final will be the 2011 staging of the prestigious Lincolnshire Poacher races. The climax of the event sees the four top Poacher solo riders go head to head against four top European Championship riders in a dramatic shoot-out for the 2011 Poacher Solo Super Final.
Poacher solo competitors include defending champion Tom Perry, Paul Cooper, Chris Mills, Jamie Rodgers, Tim Nobes, Charlie Saunders and spectacular Dutch youngster Lars Zandvliet. The Poacher Sidecar event sees reigning champions Rob Bradley and Shaun Simpson go head to head against 11 other top crews including newly crowned British Masters Champions Rod Winterburn and Liam Brown. Full line ups for the Poacher are being finalised and will be released shortly.
Saturday 27th August sees official practice for all European Finalists from 2pm, along with qualification races for final places in the Poacher Sidecar line up. On Saturday evening there is a full programme of live entertainment on stage in the barn including a live band, comedian and other entertainment, as well as autograph signing and interviews with the top riders. There is a fully licensed late bar with real ale and a selection of hot food is available.
Sunday 28th August sees practice for Poacher competitors from 11am with the days race programme commencing at 1pm. Admission includes superb camping and caravanning facilities at the trackside for the whole weekend, no booking is required, just turn up!
There are modern flush toilets, hot showers and all the attractions of Skegness just four miles away - why not join us for an August Bank Holiday weekend to remember? The circuit is signposted from all major routes into Skegness (postcode for Sat Nav users is PE2 4NR).
For further information please see the Wainfleet club website www.superspeedtrack.com
Full Start List Below
Riding number Name FMN Nation
1 Richard Speiser DMSB D
2 Jeffrey Woortman KNMV NL
3 Theo Pijper FFM NL
4 Andrew Appleton ACU GB
5 Stefan Katt DMSB D
6 Richard Hall ACU GB
7 Stephane Tresarieu FFM F
8 Josef Franc ACCR CZ
9 Martin Smolinski DMSB D
10 Mark Stiekema KNMV NL
11 Christian Hülshorst DMSB D
12 Jannick de Jong KNMV NL
13 David Howe ACU GB
14 Eric Eijbergen KNMV NL
15 Ales Dryml ACCR CZ
16 Glen Phililips ACU GB
17 Rodney McDonald ACU AUS
18 Mitch Godden ACU GB
19 Theo di Palma FFM F
20 David Bellego FFM F