Some of the south's top young speedway riders gathered in Weymouth as winter trainin💞g schools returned to the Wessex Stadium following a break of almost 20 years. In those days it was the legendary Lew Coffin who put youngsters through their paℱces including the likes of the late, great Simon Wigg.

The new sessions are now being overseen by Wildcats chairman Brian White along with the club's recently appointed training instructor, Steve Piper. White explained: "This was the first training school for many, many y♒ears and I was delighted with the response from riders. We had m𒀰ore than 15 lads turn up on the night and there were some very impressive performances."

"The old training schools were some of the most popular in the sport and many of the riders who woꩲrked with Lew Coffin went on to be household names. Hopefully we can unearth some of the spoꦫrt's future champions and it would be great to see some of these youngsters pushing for a place in the Wildcats line-up next season."

Among those taking part were Wildcat's 12-year-old mascot George Piper and highly-rated schoolboy star Matt Bates while interested spectators included Wey-mouth duo Justin Elkin𒊎s and Danny Warwick. Training schools will run at the Wessex Stadium from 6pm every Friday (weather permitting) with more details available ෴by calling Brian White on 07793 838787.