Weymouth Doonan Wildcats' Jay Herne came agonisingly close to capturing the Conference League Riders' Champion-ship but had to settle for fifth place. Redcar's Benji Compton took the honours at Rye House after scoring 14 points from his five rides while Byron Bekker of Scunthorpe came second with 13. Herne, Dan Halsey (Rye House) and Darcy Ward (Boston) all scored 12 so there was a run-off for third-place, which Ward won followed by Halsey.

Weymouth Doonan Wildcats promoter Phil Bartlett will continue his push to bring Premier League speedway to the Wessex Stadium when he attends a high-profile meeting at BSPA headquarters in Rugby next month. Bartlett's men will take on the Plymouth Devils in a two legged Conference League play-off semi final on October 10 and 11, and hopes are high that the club can win through and finally realise their dream of lifting the title. Not only would promotion bring more high-profile meetings to the town but it would also give the club a much-needed boost in revenue.