Swanage is back on the Grand Prix rota after an absence of 14 years. A one-time regular in the series, the Swans’ Days Park will host the British GP for a record equalling sixth time, in all it will be their seventh appearance in the competition—a record matched only by Peak Dean in this country—overall, their first coming way back in SL2. With a capacity of 21,475, Swanage’s stadium is considered large enough to cope with the crowds expected for one of the biggest meetings of the year, there’s no doubting the standard of facilities at the venue, they considered second only to those on offer at Putney. Still no third GP for the Spitfires, their wait for that goes into a second decade with Wirral’s 30,400 capacity Birkenhead Park chosen to host the ‘European’ round in the SL36 eight meeting strong series. The latter stages of the home nation legs of qualification into the GP’s will be hosted by Warrington (Grand Prix Play Off), Brighton (Overseas Final) and Reading (British Final). Peak Dean host the WU21 Final this season, with the Division One Riders Championship handed to Dudley Wood. The first piece of club silverware will be awarded on the centre green podium at Nottingham, who host the Pairs final at the beginning of the second month of SL36. On the track success for West Ham’s Andrew Bradshaw (14) in the final of the BU19 Final at Bolsover, the 17 year old—who also won his semi-final—taking the title after beating Alfie Currie of Bilston in a race-off, Wirral’s Phillip Holden completed the podium. The top seven from Bolsover all qualify for the early stages of the WU19 Championship.