By Ky Capel - Dorset Echo

Weymouth Doonan Wildcats chairman Phil Bartlett has labelled tonight's Conference League Pairs meeting at the Wessex Stadium (7.15pm) as "the most prestigious speedway event Weymouth has ever hosted". The showpiece will be the 100th meeting the club has staged since speedway returned to Weymouth in 2003 following a 19-year absence. And Bartlett would love to see Jay Herne and Jon Armstrong, the Wildcats' chosen pair, celebrate the milestone by winning the competition.

By Ky Capel - Dorset Echo

Wildcat Jon Armstrong is confident he and Jay Herne can capture the club's first trophy of the season by winning the Conference League Pairs at the Wessex Stadium tonight (7.15pm). The Mighty Midget' is riding high at present after capturing a last gasp success over the Plymouth Devils seven days ago - overtaking Nikki Glanz on the final bend of heat 15 to secure a 46-45 victory. Unfortunately though, the Wildcats were unable to turn around the first leg deficit and lost the Conference Trophy tie.

By Ky Capel - Dorset Echo

Weymouth Doonan Wildcats will be marking this Saturday's Conference League Pairs meeting as the 100th race night at the Wessex Stadium since speedway returned to the town five years ago. Weymouth faced a 19-year absence from the sport in 1984 when uncertainty over land saw then promoter Mervyn Stewkesbury move speedway to Poole after their stadium became available. However, after almost two decades of waiting, speedway made its comeback in 2003, and to celebrate the century occasion the Wildcats will sponsor a £100 race-off with Kyle Newman, Matt Bates, Brendan Johnson and Tim Webster all competing for the cash prize. That race will be a warm-up for the main event - the Conference League Pairs - in which Jay Herne and Jon Armstrong will represent the Radipole Lane outfit against the top two from each Conference League club.

By Julie Martin - Weymouth Wildcats Speedway

Weymouth Speedway celebrates its 100th meeting since its revival in 2003 this Saturday! What better way to mark the occasion than by hosting the prestigious Conference League Best Pairs sponsored by Auto Marine of Poole.

By Adam Summers - Dorset Echo

'Mighty Midget' Jon Armstrong produced a stunning overtaking manoeuvre on the final bend of a dramatic last-heat decider at the Wessex Stadium on Saturday night as the Weymouth Doonan Wildcats pulled off the most incredible of comebacks against the Plymouth Devils. The hosts trailed 21-8 after heat five and looked down and out but they then rallied to snatch victory in what turned out to be an eventful night at Radipole Lane.

By Nigel Walrond - Dorset Echo

Weymouth Wildcats have it all to do at the Wessex Stadium tonight (7.3Opm) if they are to reach the Conference Trophy final. They trail South West rivals Plymouth Devils by 22 points after the first leg of their semi-final clash at the St Boniface Arena last night. However, the deficit could have been even bigger had it not been for some gutsy riding by the Wildcats in the latter stages of the meeting. They provided the race winner in the last three heats of the evening, but on each occasion Plymouth filled the minor placings to give themselves a comfortable lead for the trip along the south coast.

By Julie Martin - Weymouth Wildcats Speedway

Weymouth Speedway hosts the prestigious Conference League Pairs Championship on Saturday 31st May. The line-up boasts a combination of both accomplished and up and coming young riders from Great Britain and some others from further a field. A fascinating array of pairings will make for an action-packed meeting. With home track advantage Jon Armstrong and Jay Herne could start as pre-meeting favourites. However, several riders in the field have previously shown a considerable liking for the tight Wessex Stadium track to leave the competition wide open.

By Adam Summers - Dorset Echo

Weymouth Doonan Wildcats chairman Phil Bartlett wants his riders to end their hoodoo at the Devils' lair tonight by capturing a positive Conference Trophy first leg result at the St Boniface Arena. The Wildcats have always tended to fall on hard times at Plymouth but the Wessex Stadium outfit's chief is more confident than he has ever been that his men can finally put one over his former club on their own patch.

By Julie Martin - Weymouth Wildcats Speedway

The Weymouth Doonan Wildcats charge into battle with South coast rivals the Plymouth Devils in the Conference League Trophy this weekend. It’s a must win encounter which will see the victor directly into the Conference Trophy final. The meeting will be held over two legs, the first leg at Plymouths St Boniface Arena this Friday 23rd, with the second leg the following day Saturday 24th at Weymouth’s Wessex Stadium.

By Ky Capel - Dorset Echo

The rain called a halt to proceedings at the Wessex Stadium on Saturday night with the Weymouth Doonan Wildcats leading the Wimbledon Dons in a Challenge meeting. The Wildcats were 29-25 ahead with six heats to go when the wet weather proved too much of a deciding factor in the night's racing. Team manager Jem Dicken said: "It's always disappointing when you have a rain off, for the riders and the fans, but there's nothing you can do about it.

By Ky Capel - Dorset Echo

Weymouth Doonan Wildcats welcome the nomadic Wimbledon Dons to the Wessex Stadium tomorrow night (7.15pm) in what promises to be a tough test for the home side. After picking up their first Conference League victory of the new season last week with a devastating 61-31 verdict over the Sittingbourne Crusaders, the Wild-cats must wait until June 14 for their next league action. But with Trophy ties against the Plymouth Devils and the BSPA Conference League Pairs to come, tomorrow's Challenge meeting will provide Weymouth with an opportunity to maintain their good form going into those clashes.

By Julie Martin - Weymouth Wildcats Speedway

Weymouth Doonan Wildcats welcome the nomadic Wimbledon Dons to the Wessex Stadium this Saturday 17th May, in what promises to be a tough test for the home side. Once a dominant force in the Conference League, the club formally based at Plough Lane has been homeless since 2005 when contract negotiations between the Wimbledon Speedway Plc promotion and the stadium owners GRA failed to reach a satisfactory conclusion. Since then, while the Plc fruitlessly searches for an alternative venue, Nick Taylor who runs the Wimbledon Supporters club has worked tirelessly to keep the Dons name alive by arranging challenge matches with current clubs using former members of the Dons teams.

By Julie Martin - Weymouth Wildcats Speedway

Weymouth speedway have taken the decision to honour all Newport speedway season ticket holders entry to the Wildcats meetings at the Wessex Stadium. Along with season ticket holders, re-admission tickets from the rain-off meeting with Birmingham will also be honoured, but the club ask supporters wishing to use the re-admission tickets to contact the club prior to attending by either email at philbartlett@btconnect.com or by phone on 07841 042475.

By Adam Summers - Dorset Echo

Weymouth Doonan Wildcats made a huge statement on Saturday night by hammering the Sittingbourne Crusaders at the Wessex Stadium. After last Monday's frustrating 48-45 defeat at Scunthorpe, when mechanical gremlins and refereeing decisions failed to go their way, the pressure was on the hosts to give their campaign a much needed kick-start and they did not disappoint in front of a jubilant home crowd. Dicken's side have been lauded as potential title challengers and on this showing it was clear to see why as a fairly strong Sittingbourne line up were simply brushed aside.

By Adam Summers - Dorset Echo

AUSTRALIAN sensation Jay Herne is confident the Weymouth Doonan Wildcats can kick-start their Conference League campaign with victory tonight over the Sittingbourne Crusaders at the Wessex Stadium (7.15pm). The Wildcats lost their opening league fixture at the Scunthorpe Saints on Monday by just three points in a meeting that saw Herne excluded in the last-heat decider for a fall on the first bend. The Poole Pirates asset is now targeting a return to glory against the Crusaders, which he hopes will provide the catalyst for a title charge.

By Julie Martin - Weymouth Wildcats Speedway

Weymouth Speedway welcome the Sittingbourne Crusaders to the Wessex Stadium for the first home Conference League meeting of the 2008 season this Saturday 10th May. After a disappointing result at Scunthorpe, the Wildcats will be hoping to bounce back with a strong performance against the Crusaders.

By Ky Capel - Dorset Echo

Jon Armstrong believes the best is yet to come from him as he hopes to fire the Wildcats to Conference League glory. The Mighty Midget' has so far chalked up 55 paid two points in five meetings for the Radipole Lane outfit, an average of 10.5, but is confident he can improve on those figures. He said: "I've been fairly happy with my form so far but there is still more to come from me, I'm disappointed I've not had a maximum ride yet."

By Ky Capel - Dorset Echo

Jem Dicken and his Wildcats were left "gutted" after last night's narrow Conference League defeat at the hands of league leaders the Scunthorpe Saints. Jon Armstrong put in a tremendous effort to claim 16 paid one points for the Wildcats but an "abundance" of bad luck in their opening meeting of the 2008 league campaign left team manager Dicken reflecting on what might have been.

By Ky Capel - Dorset Echo

Tim Webster is surprised by the good start he has made to his Weymouth career and is hoping to continue that form in the Wildcats' opening Conference League fixture at Scunthorpe tonight (7.15pm). Weymouth face a daunting task this evening at the reigning champions but Webster and his team-mates will be out to cause an upset. Webster joined the Radipole Lane outfit from the Plymouth Devils in the close season and has made an immediate impact with 36 paid two points from four Wildcat meetings this year.

By Adam Summers & Julie Martin - Dorset Echo

Weymouth Doonan Wildcats manager Jem Dicken reckons his men are in with a "strong chance" of challenging for this season's Conference League title. The Wildcats welcome the Somerset Giants to the Wessex Stadium tonight for a final challenge match ahead of Monday's league opener at the Scunthorpe Scorpions. Last week the Radipole Lane outfit beat a Newport Mavericks select team 50-42 and that has raised confidence in the camp after beginning the campaign with a disappointing 110-68 aggregate defeat against the Plymouth Devils in the Devon & Dorset Cup. Dicken said: "We need the whole team firing and speaking to the lads after last week's meeting they were quietly confident. I think we are in with a strong chance.".