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Writer's pictureRob Dyer

Awards Galore At End Of Season Presentations


The Premier Lounge at Smallbrook Stadium in Ryde was the venue for the Wightlink Warriors Presentation and Awards celebration as management, riders, sponsors, fans and volunteers came together to relive a thoroughly successful season of shale track racing.


The Warriors plan for a series of Summer Spectacular meetings turned out to be an outstanding success with record crowds and record sponsorship ensuring that the brave decision of co-owners Barry Bishop and Martin Widman to step away from conventional speedway regulation and deliver a fun filled family night out proved to be 100% correct.


The awards – all of which were sponsored by club backers and supporters - were decided by management assessment and fans votes with several categories being extremely closely contested. The outcomes looked like this:


Management Awards:

Pee Wee Rider of the Year – Stasui Stevens

125 Rider of the Year – Kye Elliott

Wightlink Wizard of the Year – Shared Jointly by Chris Watts and Jamie Sealey

Wightlink Warrior of the Year – Shared Jointly by Danno Verge and Alex Spooner

Island Master – James Wright

Most Entertaining Warrior – Chad Wirtzfeld

Upside Down Rider of the Year – Morgan Williams

Best Turned Out Rider of the Year – Jointly Shared by Jamie Evans and Connor Coles

Best Supporting Rider – Eric Pike


Additionally three Special Recognition Awards were presented to Tia Brant, Kev Shepherd and Ben Ilsley for services to the Club in the past year and all the riders in both Pee Wee and 125 classes received trophies to acknowledge their significantly contribution as being an important part of every Warriors’ Speedway Event.


Fans Awards:

Pee Wee Rider of the Year – Tia Brant

125 Rider of the Year – Charlie Green

Island Master – Eddie Kennett

Most Popular Visiting Rider – Connor Coles

Wightlink Wizard of the Year – Jamie Sealey

Wightlink Warrior of the Year – Morgan Williams (pictured receiving his award from Nicola Goldman of Chesil Radio)


And in a surprise presentation Barry, Martin and Ben were delighted to receive an engraved glass shield from Nicola Goldman of Chesil Radio, the South Dorset online broadcaster who unfailingly back the nomadic Weymouth Wildcats speedway team, whose Pay It Forward Award identified the Island club for its support of the local (IOW) community ‘The Warrior Way’.


As if to underline the community ethos of the club, Barry Bishop was able to confirm that through the generous efforts of sponsors and the NORA motorsport group, £700 had been raised for the Beaulieu Respite Centre in Newport to support there further activities.


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