CELINA SEEKS TO INSPIRE

WORKINGTON’S FIM Women’s Speedway Gold Trophy winner Celina Liebmann says her experience in the UK is inspiring other females to become involved in the sport.

Liebmann has been spending her debut season in this country at the GT Tyres Arena, with the Comets firmly in the race for the Cab Direct Championship title.

And she proved herself the sport’s top female racer at Teterow, Germany on Saturday where she scored a maximum to take the trophy.

Liebmann said: “Some smaller girls come to me and say, ‘You are so good. I love to see you in Britain.’

“I feel like I inspire some girls and get more girls into speedway. That’s what we need.

“The Workington guys have told me that they now have small girls who want to try the sport and get practice just because of me – just because they saw me!”