Top two clash

The Vortex Lakeside Hammers are out for revenge this Friday, 20th June, as they face runaway Elite League leaders, the King’s Lynn Stars, who are the only team to win in Essex this season at the Arena Essex Raceway.

The Hammers bring in British Final sensation Ben Barker for Lewis Bridger for a meeting in which they will start as underdogs against a team rewriting the Elite League record books.

The Vortex Hammers Promoter Jon Cook states: “This is the big one. We have had two great home meetings to prepare for this and with Ben (Barker) in great form and thankfully fit we should be in for a very exciting night.”

The two teams for Friday’s match are:

Lakeside Hammers: Davey Watt (Captain),  Richard Lawson,  Ben Barker, Mikkel Bech,  Peter Karlsson, Ben Morley and  Adam Ellis.

King’s Lyn Stars: Neils Kristian Iversen,Jan Graversen, Rory Schlein (Captain) , Robert Lambert, Scott Nicholls , Lewis Blackbird and Lewis Rose

Image: Heat 10: Niels Kristian Iversen (black & white), Peter Karlsson (red), Rory Schlein (white) and Richard Lawson (blue) – Lakeside Hammers vs King’s Lynn Stars. CREDIT: Rob Newell/TGSPHOTO