30.12.07
Today I rode in
the Christmas Cracker Short Track meeting at
Scunthorpe. I rode a 500cc CTM short track
bike. I progressed through my races and made
it to the Final which consisted of 12 laps.
Overall I
finished 11th out of 45 competitors. I
really enjoyed it and was pleased with my
performance as I had never ridden a bike
like this before. I have told the organisers
I would like to do this again, especially
when it's at Kings Lynn next year.
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17.12.07
It has now been
confirmed that the Christmas Cracker meeting at
Scunthorpe Speedway on 30th December will start
at 1.00p.m. More details of riders and
admission prices can be found on Scunthorpe
Speedway site.
I hope a lot of you
can make it.
I want to take this
opportunity to wish you a very Merry Christmas
and a Happy and safe New Year in 2008.
See you on 30th
December.
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15.12.07
I have been invited to
take part in the Christmas Cracker Meeting to be
held at Scunthorpe on Sunday 30th December. This
time has yet to be confirmed. This meeting is
organised by one of my friends, Peter Boast, who
got me into speedway riding.
This meeting is flat
track racing with 12 riders in a race and run over 6
laps. This is obviously a new kind of racing to me
but I am going to give it a go as there are several
speedway riders taking part.
When the time has been
confirmed I will post it on here. If you are
getting 'speedway withdrawal symptoms and got
nothing else to do please come along and support the
meeting for Peter. It would be good to see you
there.
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3.12.07
Simon has secured a full
time position at Kings Lynn in the Premier League for
2008 season. He is now seeking sponsorship to get new
equipment ready for the forthcoming season.
If anyone is interested in
sponsoring Simon please contact him via this site.
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26.11.07
Boston Speedway held their
Presentation Evening on Friday night and I was pleased
to be voted joint 'Rider of the Year' with my team mate
Matt Wright. This was voted for by the fans and I was
very pleased to accept the award.
I was also presented with
the 'Croft Marsh Flyer' Trophy from local 'legend' Jack
Bell. I received this trophy for scoring the most
points in the Boston team during the 2007 season.
Dale Allitt announced at the
Presentation Evening that I have agreed to ride for
Boston Speedway in 2008. Regarding the Premier League
next year I
have agreed to sign for a
Premier League team for the whole of 2008 season and
this will be announced soon.
Keep watching my website and
don't forget to sign my guestbook.
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9.11.07
Just to round off my 2007 season
I have a few thank you's to make to the people who have
made my year so successful.
During the 2007 season I have
had 77 meetings in total - this includes Individual,
Conference, Premier and an Elite League debut with
Belle Vue. In all I have rattled up 630 points from the
above meetings and ridden for 11 different clubs in the
Premier League.
None of this would be possible
without the support of promoters, sponsors, mechanics and of
course family.
Firstly I would like to say a
huge thank you to Tony Louth and Wayne Dunworth who look
after my bikes and keep them in tip top condition. They
spend many hours on my engines and I have learnt such a lot
from them. I am so grateful for their work behind the
scenes and also for helping in the pits on race days.
Secondly I have to say thank you
to all of my sponsors. The list is too big to go through
individually but if you are reading this then you know who
you are. I don't think it is ever possible to be successful
in this very expensive sport if you don't have
sponsorship. I have been sponsored in various degrees
- some people have sponsored me £1 per point, tyres,
methanol, oil etc. and believe me every little helps!
I thank the Promoters from the
different teams I have ridden for this year. They have
given me the opportunity to ride different tracks, increase
my confidence and more importantly try to earn some money.
Finally I must thank my family.
Mum and dad for 'investing' in me - as they say - and not
forgetting Steph who tries to 'keep me on the straight and
narrow!!!!' My family are behind me 100% and for that I am
grateful.
As I have said previously thanks
to Dave Hood for doing a brilliant job with my website. He
keeps the information and results bang up to date on here.
Its going to change format for next year so keep looking
out for that.
When I have any team news for
next year I will post it on here - so keep watching!!!
Bye for now.
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30.10.07
To round off a great season I scored
8+1 tonight riding at the no. 2 position for Sheffield away at
Scunthorpe.
I have had a brilliant 2007 and I
dont know where I will be riding next year but watch this site
and as soon as I know it will be updated.
Not its time to get the bikes all
clean and sparkling and find some sun, sea and beach.
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28.10.07
Another thrilling meeting
today. I rode for Redcar in the second leg of the Young Shield Final at
Birmingham.Redcar won the Trophy
on aggregate so there was lots of celebrations at the end. I rode at
no. 4 today which was much harder than my usual reserve berth and scored
4 points. It was great to have a win in my second ride when I beat
Jason Lyons, James Grieves and Shaun Tacey.
I have had a brilliant week riding in two
winning finals. My 2007 season finishes on Tuesday when I ride for
Sheffield at Scunthorpe in a Challenge match.
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26.10.07
I was very pleased and proud to take
part in my first Elite League meeting tonight when I rode for Belle
Vue against Peterborough at Kings Lynn. Mr. Gordon Pairman rang me
and asked me to be no. 7 for Belle Vue and make my Elite League
debut.
In my first ride I followed my partner
James Wright past the tapes for a paid win. I then ran 3 last places
but finished off in style with a paid win partnering Simon Stead in
my fifth race of the evening.
Overall I was very pleased with my
performance tonight and I hope I get many more opportunities next
year.
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24.10.07
What a fantastic time I have had tonight
riding for Kings Lynn in the KO Cup Final - and being with a winning
team. Kings Lynn beat Somerset 59 - 34.
I scored 11+1 and was very pleased to
get double figures - it helps the bank balance. It is a perfect way
to round off the 2007 season with a winners medal and hopefully I
can obtain a full time Premier League team place somewhere for the
2008 season.
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22.10.07
I have now completed all my fixtures
with the Boston Barracudas. I would like to thank the management,
sponsors, fans and everyone connected with the Club for a great
season.
I personally have had a great season
this year, my best so far, both in the Conference League riding for
Boston and in the Premier League making guest appearances for
various clubs and now riding for the kings Lynn Stars. All the
extra rides have helped me to progress and hopefully help my career.
I would like to thank all of my sponsors
for their help during the year. They have really been fantastic and
the sponsorship I receive from them all is really appreciated.
Believe me without sponsorship it would be almost impossible to
compete competitively in speedway.
The sponsorship list is quite long but
the full list can be found on my website here.
Also thanks to Dave Hood who does a
marvellous job looking after my website and keeps it bang up to
date. Many thanks Dave.
I am really looking forward to Wednesday
night when I am riding in the Cup Final at Kings Lynn v Somerset.
So lets hope a lot of you fans will come along and make plenty of
noise.
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23.9.07
I am absolutely gutted today. I rode in the
David Nix Memorial Meeting at Scunthorpe. I was doing so well and I
missed an automatic place in the final by one point scoring 11 out of
12.
So I had a second chance of making the final by going in the semi
final. I made a good start out of the gate and was leading the race way
out in front when I shed a chain. The chance of making the final
disappeared and my finishing position was then 6th place. My thanks to
Pat Nix and Wendy Peckham for organising such an excellent day and hope
that they made plenty of money for the Gary Stead Appeal.
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17.9.07
A better night tonight at the Under 18s
British Final at Wolverhampton.
I got rid of the 5 oranges!! I fell in my third ride and Johnson fell
onto me twisting my bike and my knee. My knee is swollen but ok. I
enjoyed riding in the meeting and many congratulations to Tai on a
superb winning result tonight. He deserved it!
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15.9.07
What an awful night I had at Rye House in
the CLRC. I had bike trouble in my first race and after that just
couldn't seem to get the set up right.
I struggled with my gating and nothing went right all evening. I
apologise to the Boston fans that made the journey to support me and now
have to put this behind me and move on. It was just one of those awful
nights that I cant change now.
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7.9.07
What a brilliant night tonight. Not only did
Boston beat Rye House and Buxton but I also scored 2 paid maximums in
the double header meeting. In the first meeting against Rye House I
scored 14 + 1 from 5 rides and the Boston Barracudas had an easy
win. Our second meeting against Buxton was harder and I scored 11+1 from
4 rides. My two rides against Jon Armstrong during the meeting
were quite breathtaking both for me and for the crowd. I knew he was
buzzing round the back of me the whole time trying to get past but I
managed to fend him off long enough to win the 3 points in each race.
The Boston boys worked hard tonight and
every rider gave 100%. Lets hope we can keep the momentum going for
Sittingbourne on Sunday.
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1.9.07
Simon is on the road to making a good
recovery after his bad accident at Kings Lynn last week. He had
ruled himself out for riding at Oxford last night but when James
Brundle became unavailable on Thursday this all changed. Simon
stepped in to help his beloved team and rode in Brundles' place at
No. 1.
He is still a bit stiff and working on
his fitness by swimming and physiotherapy. Hopefully he will soon
back to full fitness as he
will next be riding on Friday night for
Boston at home in a double header with Rye House & Buxton.
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24.8.07
Simon had a very nasty fall in heat 12 at
Kings Lynn tonight whilst riding for the Isle of Wight. He was having a
good meeting and then in heat 12 he was first out the gate, picked up
drive and then Nermark clipped his back wheel and Simon went straight
into the fence back first. He was down on the track for about 20 minutes
and was taken to hospital on a spinal board and in a neck brace by the
County Ambulance. After a thorough examination he has skin burns to both
elbows, severe tissue damage and burns to his lower back and bottom. He
is very stiff and sore. The bike is completely written off, his kevlars
and under suit were cut from him.
A very kind sponsor has stepped in agreed
to buy him a new race suit and Simon has to report back to the hospital
in 5 days. He is absolutely gutted as he was going to be Live on Sky
Sports on Monday evening riding for the Isle of Wight at Rye House.
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17.8.07
What a great result tonight to put a win
over local derby rivals Scunthorpe. The team rode well.
I had a nasty fall in heat 7 as Josh
Auty fell and I had to lay my bike down; I went into the fence and
bruised my ribs but I carried on for the rest of the meeting. My
ribs and stomach are very sore at the moment but I have a busy
weekend with Boston riding at Rye House tomorrow night and on to
Sittingbourne on Sunday. Hopefully I will be ok to ride.
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5.8.07
I am disappointed with the result from
Scunthorpe, particularly my own score. Whilst warming my no. 1 bike
before the meeting we discovered a problem with the clutch and I had
to ride my second bike for my first two rides. I got two thirds.
By this time my best bike had been put right and after I changed
bikes I went a lot better in my last three rides. I was all set to
go with the black and white helmet ride in heat 14 when the meeting
was abandoned. Paul Cooper battled with Tai Woffinden and came off
and went through the fence in heat 13. Somehow this caused a fault
in the electrical power and the meeting was abandoned.
So I missed out on 2 more rides. Anyway my next Conference Meeting
is at Stoke v Boston on Wednesday so get yourself along and give the
Barracudas some noise.
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22.7.07
What a great day. I was so pleased to win
the Conference League Best Pairs with Paul Cooper today at Scunthorpe.
Paul and I were very consistent throughout
the meeting and didn't run any last places. I am pleased to win the
silverware for the Boston Barracudas Club and today was the best to
finish on the top of the podium in first place.
We held off favourites Scunthorpe who
finished 3rd and Paul and I were in the final against Lee Smethills and
Jordan Frampton of Oxford.
All round it was an excellent day, well
hosted and organised by Scunthorpe, the weather was kind to us and Paul
and myself came away with the silverware as Conference League Pairs
winners.
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12.7.07
I had a really brilliant time tonight in
the Young Top Guns Individual Meeting at Sheffield. It was a very
tough line up and my aim was to get to the semi final.
I had four wins and a second in my five
qualifying heats and this got me through to the semi final. I won
the semi final heat to get through to the final on the night.
Unfortunately I was pipped for first
place by my good mate and ex Boston rider Adam Roynon who rode an
excellent race. I was very pleased with my second place tonight and
James Cockle was third.
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3.7.07
As some of you have read on the forum
the arm I broke at Stoke last year is still giving me discomfort and
pain. I went to the hospital for x-rays yesterday and returned again
this morning to see the consultant. This is why I did not ride at
Glasgow for the Stars.
Having seen the consultant this morning
I am assured that everything is going on ok and the pain is due to
the muscle and bone growth around the steel rod and screws area in
the top of my arm. I have to have another course of physiotherapy
now to help build back the muscle in my right arm. I am thankful it
is nothing more and I can carry on racing.
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1.7.07
Much better result tonight. Good team
performance from the Boston riders. I made 5 really good starts out
the gate and am happy with my score. I made changes to the bike
after my first ride and the bike felt quick.
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29.6.07
A very disappointing night not just for
me but for the whole of the Boston team. Everyone tried hard and I
lost a chain whilst leading in my third race. Lets hope we can turn
it round when Weymouth visit us at the Norfolk Arena on Sunday
evening. It was just one of those nights tonight where nothing went
right. I have got a very busy schedule coming up in July with about
15 meetings at the moment. So it has to be all systems go from now!
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13.6.07
And yet another rain off for Boston at
Stoke today. After Fridays double header was called off I was
really looking forward to riding tonight. It seems ages since we
had a meeting. I am riding in the Young Guns Individual at Sheffield
tomorrow night (Thursday) so am praying that the weather doesn't let
us down. Then of course we are at Cleveland on Saturday.
Pleased to say my injured fingers are
now ok and don't give me any problems.
The only problem is the British
weather!!!!!!!
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4.6.07
After visiting A & E last night and having
an x-ray the good news is that I have not broken my fingers. My third
finger is badly bruised and swollen and this is due to the build up of
fluid around the knuckle. Hopefully all will be well in a day or two.
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3.6.07
Simon had a very frustrating and
expensive time at Scunthorpe today. He fell heavily in his first
race and bent the bike frame, he knocked his left hand rather badly
when he fell and had his fingers strapped up by the paramedics. He
was in a lot of pain but insisted on carrying on with his programmed
rides. He won his second race and managed to score two points in his
third outing but his engine blew up big time.
He has now gone off to hospital for an x
ray on his hand with suspected 2 broken fingers. Will update the
news tomorrow.
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25.5.07
I had a really good meeting
and enjoyed tonight. The racing was very competitive with lots of
overtaking. Plymouth were 14 points down at heat 8 and did well to pull
the score back to just 6 points. Credit due to both teams tonight, all
riders pulled out the stops. I was pleased to score 11+1.
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22.5.07
I have been to Kings Lynn for practice to
run in my engines which have just been rebuilt. I am now looking
forward to a few good meetings. I have Kings Lynn tomorrow night and a
Boston meeting on Friday.
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5.5.07
I had a brilliant day at Cleveland today
scoring 13 points. I really liked the track and my bikes went well.
The match went down to the last heat decider. Luckily I won heat 15 and
Jon came in third giving us a 4 - 2 to win the match.
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25.4.07
I had a good win in heat 2 tonight when
I rode for Kings Lynn against Newcastle. My aim was to score at
least one point in every race and this I achieved. Scoring 6 points
tonight keeps my confidence going and it can only get better and
better.
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21.4.07
Simon scored 11+1 in Boston's 56-36 win over
Buxton in the Conference Trophy last night. Of the performance Simon
said:
"I had a really good meeting tonight. I had 3 straight wins and was
going for a maximum in heat 14. I was first off the tapes going into
the first bend when my steel shoe caught the spokes in my wheel and
fetched me off. I twisted my ankle and bruised my hand but luckily no
other injuries. I followed Jon Armstrong in a maximum in Heat 15".
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16.4.07
Simon's leg is still a bit sore after
his crash yesterday in the British U21 Qualifier but he has declared
himself fit and has had the call up from Kings Lynn to ride on
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15.4.07
Simon has had a bad day at Scunthorpe in the
British Under 21 Qualifying round. He seemed under powered and was very
disappointed with his score. To round it all off he had a crash in heat
20 with James Cockle and Tai Woffenden and he has hurt his right leg.
He couldn't take part in the re-run.
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14.4.07
Simon had a very disappointing and
expensive evening last night in Boston's 55-37 victory over
Stoke. In his first race of the night the clutch mushroom snapped
but he managed to get second place behind Barrie Evans. In his third
outing his brand new bike would not fire for its first outing (even
though it had not been a problem before when running in/warming) so
Jon Armstrong kindly stepped in and lent him his bike. Jon's bike
was not exactly built for Simons long legs but Simon came in second
behind team partner Darren Mallett.
His final race in heat 14 was big time. The con rod snapped and
finished off his engine in lap 4. As Kriss Irving had fallen, Simon
had to push the bike over the line for the last half lap to score
one point.
Tomorrow (Sunday) is the British Under
21 Qualifying meeting at Scunthorpe and Simon likes the Scunthorpe
track and is hoping to have a good meeting.
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11.4.07
Simon rode at Kings Lynn tonight for
Kings Lynn and not for Stoke. Kings Lynn agreed he could ride for
Stoke although they then recalled him to ride in place of the
injured James Brundle.
John Oliver was injured in a crash in
heat 2 so Simon took his rides and had seven rides riding as
reserve.
Simons scored 6+1 (2 1 0 0 2* 0 1).
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7.4.07
Simon received a late phone call on
Friday night to ride for Stoke in place of the injured Jack
Hargreaves against Workington. He had to think long and hard about
this as this is where he suffered his serious arm injury last year.
He accepted the offer and is pleased to
have been back to the track and got the meeting out of the way. He
struggled in his first two rides but was on the pace in his third
ride. He scored 1 point (0 0 1) as Stoke lost 35-55.
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6.4.07
Hi there
It feels good to get the first 'home'
match of the season out of the way. It was a strong match tonight
against our old rivals the Scunthorpe Scorpions. I was pleased with
my overall performance but feel I should have picked up some points
in heat 15. Thanks to all the people who came to support me tonight
- it was nice to see some new faces and sponsors.
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1.4.07
Simon today rode in the Wayne Carter
Farewell Meeting at Scunthorpe. He lined up with many top Conference and
Premier League riders. He scored 10 points (3 1 3 0 3 ) and was joint
top scorer with Gary Stead. He was beaten by Stead in the run-off.
Simon said "I have had a brilliant day today
and am feeling good with my form. I was very pleased to be on the podium
in second place."
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25.3.07
Simon had an excellent start to the new 2007
season scoring 15 + 1 at Scunthorpe today.
He his very happy and he said his bikes felt good. He made a bad start
in heat 3 as the track was really wet and he couldn't see very well
behind the leader. The track improved from there on and his performance
picked up for his following rides. He won heat 11 going from 15 metres
back and this was one of the fastest times of the day. Its good news
also that his right arm did not give him any pain and stood the meeting
well.
He is back at Scunthorpe next Sunday in the Wayne Carter Testimonial
meeting.
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11.3.07
Hi there
The season is really getting close now
and I am looking forward to my first match. I have had a couple of
practices at Kings Lynn and I have another one this Wednesday.
My first meeting will be a Premier
League meeting as I have been asked to ride at No. 7 in the Ashley
Jones Select Team at Kings Lynn on Friday 16th March. The
competition will be very tough against a full team from Kings Lynn
but I am really looking forward to getting back racing. Hope to see
some of you there to cheer the lads on.
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1.3.07
Hi there
I went for a practice to Scunthorpe a
couple of weeks ago and it felt good to get back on the bike
again. The bike went well and I felt pretty good. My arm was a
little sore at the end of the day but I am working on my fitness to
build the muscle up again.
Thanks to all those who helped me
celebrate my 18th birthday last weekend. I
certainly had a good time on Saturday and it was great to see so
many friends at the party.
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12.2.07
Hi again
I have collected a new Jawa bike this week. I now have 3 speedway bikes
and 4 engines and I am raring to go. I need to have a practice soon
when the weather is a bit better. I will be going to Scunthorpe or
Kings Lynn for a skid as soon as I can.
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24.1.07
Hi to everyone,
I am really looking forward of the 2007
Speedway season which starts in March. I am again riding for the
Boston Barracudas in the Conference League and I am Captain of the
Kings Lynn Academy Team.
I am looking forward to getting some
practice laps in starting this weekend and get a feel for my bike
again. As you know I broke the top of my right arm in May last year
which ruled me out for most of the 2006 season. I am now really
working on my fitness to get back to full strength. I do press ups
on my knuckles each day and I am now introducing weights into my
fitness training programme to build up the muscles in my arm.
My aim this year is to complete a full
season and remain injury free!
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10.1.07
Welcome to my new website, Simon Lambert Racing. I hope you enjoy the
new site which I will keep updated with my progress throughout the
season, please let me know you've been by signing the guestbook.
I am really looking forward to the new season with the Boston Barracudas
and can't wait to see you all there. That's all for now.
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