With just four stadiums considered large enough to host rounds in the GP series, it is of no surprise that York and Beverley will be the venues for the two meetings to be staged on these shores in the season ahead. They missed out last year, will but return to the schedule in place of Timperley and Coventry, who will stage the Overseas Final and GP Play Off respectively in SL36. Coming 34 years after they first hosted a round, it’s a sixth GP for Beverley’s 22,000 capacity Figham Road venue—only Coventry (10) have staged more—but a first under the moniker of European Grand Prix, which will be the first tie in the eight meeting strong series. For York it’s GP number five in their history, all of which have come in the last 11 years. Other big winners in this weeks DLSA allocations include St Ives (British Final), Blackpool (WU21 Final) and Witham (Division One Riders Championship). The first piece of club silverware of SL36 will be awarded at the start of the second month of the campaign at Midland, this years hosts of the Pairs Final. On the track Coventry, Doncaster and Blackpool all finish pre-season having won five out of their six meetings, that after the trio raced to home and away victories this week. Coventry have been made favourites to win the League Championship, a title they last won five years ago. Buxton’s Jay Partridge (15) scored a maximum to take the BU19 title at St Barts, the 18 year old had won his semi-final last year and will lead a seven rider British contingent in the WU19 semi-finals. No place in those though for Nicholas Ford, the Houston youngster—who had been one of the favourites for the BU19 crown—finishing last in this weeks final.