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FOLLOWING the successful staging of the British U-21 Final at their Raceway last Friday Lakeside Hammers return to Sky Sports Elite League action this Friday with the visit of their nearest rivals, the Ipswich Witches.

With the new averages coming in for this fixture Hammers Flying Finn' Joonas Kylmakorpi finds himself down at reserve with Lubos Tomicek from the Czech Republic moving up into the top five.

Witches captain Chris Louis, an acknowledged track expert around the Arena Essex Raceway, will miss the fixture following a serious shoulder injury sustained at Foxhall Road in a match against Eastbourne.

Louis is likely to be sidelined for the majority of this season. The Ipswich promotion are, however, permitted to book in a guest to replace Louis as he is top of their averages and they have chosen Eastbourne's Edward Kennett.

Hammers are currently in second place in the Sky Sports Elite League behind early pacesetters Swindon Robins.

"I'm really looking forward to this meeting," said Hammers boss Stuart Douglas. "I feel we have progressed to a second stage with our new riding line up.

"We are nicely poised in the League and it is important we stay very close to Swindon at the top of the field ahead of our away fixture against them just two weeks from now."

Friday's match against the Witches is being sponsored by Brockwell & Sons Ltd from Canvey Island and starts at 8pm. Prior to that, at 6.45pm, there will be a six heat, four a side, junior Hammers challenge between Lakeside and Arena Essex.

11:48am Thursday 1st May 2008

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