Speedway – Bewley the maximum man - The Edinburgh Reporter

Great Britain’s Young Lions (left to right) Bewley, Vatcher, Mountain, Perks and Greaves) and team boss Neil Vatcher celebrate at the Peugeot Ashfield Stadium. Picture by George Mutch

Great Britain boss Neil Vatcher praised his Young Lions as they booked their place in the final of the FIM Team Speedway under-21 World Championship.

The home riders racked up 50 points to win the semi-final against Australia, Czech Republic and Germany at the Peugeot Ashfield Stadium in Glasgow.

The Aussies’ 33-point haul didn’t fully reflect their contribution to the meeting while Czech 16-year-old Jan Kvech proved he had a massive future in the sport by scoring 15 of his nation’s 26 points.

Dan Bewley was the star of the show, bagging a 15-point maximum for the home side with new Glasgow signing Nathan Greaves collecting 13.

Vachers’ men now face Poland, Sweden and hosts Denmark in next month’s final.

The national team boss, who had to called on Reserve Connor Mountain after Zach Wajtknecht was hurt in his third ride and had to withdraw, said: “All credit to the boys who did a good job.

“I’ve been with Dan (Bewley) a few times across Europe this year and he’s definitely stepped up to the plate.

“He’s an absolutely top-quality rider now and deserves all the credit he’s been getting. This is just his third season in speedway now which is quite amazing.

Great Britain 50 (Dan Bewley 15), Australia 33 (Jaimon Lidsey 12), Czech Republic 26 (Jan Kvech 15), Germany 13 (Niels Oliver Wessel 4/Dominik Moser 4).