GB ALL SET FOR SON2

IPSWICH and Glasgow star Dan Thompson leads Great Britain in tonight’s (Friday) FIM Speedway of Nations 2 at Torun.

Thompson is in his final year of Under-21 competition, and he will team up in Poland with Luke Harrison (King’s Lynn and Scunthorpe) and Oxford’s Luke Killeen.

Other current UK regulars in the meeting include Australian duo Mitch McDiarmid (Oxford) and Tate Zischke (Belle Vue/Workington), German captain Norick Blodorn, and Glasgow’s Danish youngster Villads Nagel.

Thompson said: “I’m delighted to be named in the SON2 meeting and honoured to lead the team as captain.

Photo credit: TAYLOR LANNING

“This is my final year as an U21 rider and my last SON2 appearance – we’ll be giving it everything.”