HARRIS CROWNED CLRC CHAMPION

CHRIS 'BOMBER' HARRIS delighted to finally land the Championship League Riders’ Champion title after a 25-YEAR wait.

The Glasgow No.1 roared past Allied Vehicles Tigers team-mate Kyle Howarth to win the CLRC final at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Sunday afternoon.  On a bright and breezy April afternoon, Bomber started the meeting well with a com from behind 3rd to 1st win in heat 4 defeating another of the pre-meeting favourites Charles Wright, before lowering the colours of Richard Lawson and Howarth in heat 6.

A third place in heat 11 and a second place in heat 14 put the Tigers skipper onto 9 points and a chance to make it straight threw to the grand final with a win in heat 20....however things didn't go to plan and Chris ended up in the last chance semi.

A tough semi final saw him qualify through in 2nd place knocking out Lawson and Ben Barker and following home Kyle into the final to again meet Wright, and the stand out rider in the qualifiers home rider Steve Worrall.

A stunning move in the final meant Bomber had sealed the title, and one that he had been wanting to win for so long.

Chris said: 'This is a really special win for me. It’s a title I wanted to tick off my list. I’ve won almost everything now in British speedway.  Apart from a few years off, I’ve been in this league since 2000 with Exeter, so it’s nice to finally win the riders’ title. The day started good and then there were a few issues with set-ups.  We made a bit of a gamble in the final and it worked. I made the cut back and went through the middle.  Kyle and I had a discussion over gate positions. I thought it might be wet off gate four after the track grade'

1st Chris Harris (Glasgow)

2nd Kyle Howarth (Glasgow)

3rd Steve Worrall (Scunthorpe)

4th Charles Wright (Redcar)

Qualifying score 9 pts (3,3,1,2,0)

SEMI-FINAL: Howarth, Harris, Lawson, Barker.

FINAL: Harris, Howarth, Worrall, Wright.

P1 for Chris ‘Bomber’ Harris - CLRC 2025