ACES TO STAGE FLAT TRACK

BELLE Vue are to host the opening round of the 2023 FIM Flat Track World Championship on Saturday August 5.

The National Speedway Stadium has hosted demonstration Flat Track races and events in previous years, with the machinery differing from speedway in that it is significantly heavier and includes rear brakes and gears, with speeds of 120mph possible.

Club CEO Mark Lemon said: “We’ve had the pleasure of seeing Flat Track riders in action at the National Speedway Stadium, but we’ve never welcomed the Flat Track World Championship to Manchester before.

“So to host a round for the very first time, with 32 of the world’s best racing around Belle Vue, is fantastic news for not only Manchester but the whole of the UK motorsport fans. 

“It’s such an exciting form of motorsport, very similar to action we love to watch here at Belle Vue every week, and I‘m certain any fan of speedway will find this event most entertaining.

“We are privileged to have been given such a prestigious event by the FIM and we are very much looking forward to bringing world-class Flat Track to the City of Manchester.”