Ipswich Witches season opener against Peterborough postponed
Witches were due to kick off their season at home to Peterborough later - but the fixture is now off due to the weather
Last updated 23rd Mar 2023
Ipswich Witches speedway Premiership season opener at home to Peterborough Panthers later has been postponed, due to the weather.
The fixture has been re-arranged for July 20, meaning Witches will now start their campaign on the road to Peterborough next Monday.
Ipswich have made three changes to the side that ended the 2022 season, including bringing in former world number three Emil Sayfutdinov.
Witches are looking to improve on their third place finish last time out in a new look top-flight, with the addition of Leicester Lions to the SGB Premiership.
Speaking to the Witches website, rider Jason Doyle said: “We’re in it to win it. And a good start against Peterborough is our first goal.”
“Our first meeting against Nicki and Niels-Kristian is going to be good for me and Emil to show ‘em the right way around Ipswich – and hopefully come out with that win.
“Having Nicki back in British Speedway is amazing, so now we’ve got about six of the top 20 riders in the world back in Britain. For fans it must be great to have that happen after so many years without them.
“It’s a long year so we need to ride safe early on. I say this all the time.
“It’s not about winning everything at this time of the year, of course that’s nice. Last year we were top of the table about 90% of the time and didn’t get to the final. That’s not the way we want it this year.
“In saying that, the atmosphere in the club is electrifying, there is already a lot more hope this year than last, with the team Chris Louis and Ritchie Hawkins have put together.
“We need to help the young kids in our team, but also having Emil is a massive thing for us guys to have that firepower this year.”