After back-to-back years featuring Grand Prix first-timers we return to Sedgemoor for this years British GP renewal. March and Bridgwater made their series bows in SL27 and 28 respectively, but it’s the turn once again of the magnificent Holford Park in SL29, the Rebels 72,750 capacity home hosting a Grand Prix meeting for a record sixth time. The European GP remains in Britain and heads to Glasshoughton, who like Sedgemoor last staged a round three years ago, with a capacity of 41,000 their Broomhill Arena is the second biggest purpose built stadium in the country. Rugby (3rd round) and March (2nd round) will host two of the later rounds in World Championship qualifying, while the British Championship Final heads to Whitemoor. Other big winners in the allocations made this week include Bridgwater (WU21 Semi Final) and Oxford (Division One Riders Championship). The first piece of club silverware will be awarded at Cambridge, who host the Pairs Final at the beginning of the second month of the campaign. On the track there was a first defeat of pre-season for division two side Nottingham, who suffered a whopping 24 point loss at Netherton. The pre-season form guide is led by top flight trio Bridgwater, Whitemoor and Chalvington, who all won five out of their six warm up meetings. Whitemoor have been made clear favourites to win a maiden league title after finishing runners-up in each of the last two seasons, Chalvington—who also have yet to win the league—are tipped to be their closest challenger’s. Meanwhile 18 year old Charlie Richardson, who made the switch from Whitemoor to Bridgwater in pre-season, scored a maximum 15 to win this years BU19 Final at his new home.