7th May 2008 - PRESS RELEASE 10 - IRON man Daniel Nermark rode in Sweden on Tuesday night and will be back in action for the Workington Comets on Friday at Scunthorpe.

Nermark had to finish his involvement at Rye House on Monday after just three rides following a heavy fall in which he damaged his hand.

Track paramedics suspected a broken scaphoid but a hospital check later in the day was inconclusive and it was Nermark’s decision whether he flew out to Sweden to fulfil a League commitment there. Read full press release by clicking here

7th May 2008 - NERMARK UPDATE - It seems that fears of a serious injury to Daniels hand have been misplaced as he took his place in the Piraterna team in Sweden tonight top scoring 12 points from his 6 rides in the Swedish equivalent of the Elite League. There were fears that a scan due to be taken today may mean a while out of the team but hopefully the injury will not flare up to enable him to take his place in the Comets lineup on Friday night at Scunthorpe.

5th May 2008 - RYE HOUSE ROCKETS 52 WORKINGTON COMETS 40 - Daniel Nermark 3, Barry Burchatt 4+1, Kauko Nieminen 13, Charles Wright 0, Carl Stonehewer 10, Joe Haines 8+1, John Branney 2+2 - The Comets put in their best performance at the slick race track that is Hoddesdon and could have done even better if Daniel had not had to withdraw from the meeting with an injured hands. Nemo and Stoney put in great performances but special praise has to be kept for Joe Haines and particularly Barry Burchatt who scored 8+1 and 4+1 respectively. Daniel had to withdraw after a fall in his third ride injured his hand.

3rd May 2008 - WORKINGTON COMETS 46 RYE HOUSE ROCKETS 44 - Daniel Nermark 12, Barry Burchatt 1, Kauko Nieminen 8, Charles Wright 5+1, Carl Stonehewer 8+1, Joe Haines 7+1, John Branney 5+1 - The Comets took the points in an extremely close fought contest in which the Rockets came very close to taking 3 points. the depleted rockets chose a fnatastic guest in Josh Grajczonek who from a 3.96 average scored 9 points including 2 wins an opening ride win against Daniel. The Comets were 8 points down after 5 heats and had to muster all there strength to pull that back and took a 6 point lead into the penultimate heat where a 3-3 would have guaranteed the points, but a 5-1 reverse meant that there was another final heat decider and Daniel flew from the start and speeded off in front to claim the points while the two rockets were able to keep Nemo at the back.

1st May 2008 - SCOTT SMITH REPLACE - PRESS RELEASE 9 - - WORKINGTON Comets have axed Scott Smith in their first team change of the season after five weeks of speedway action. Barry Burchatt, who had not intended to ride this year, has been brought in at number two and will ride against Rye House on Saturday. Burchatt, 20, is actually a Rye House asset who was loaned to Newport Wasps last season.

Comets team manager Ian Thomas said: “Scott has tried his heart out since he joined us but it just hasn’t happened for him. He had a good meeting at Berwick, and also against the Bandits at home but otherwise has struggled. “We felt we had to make a change even though there are not many suitable riders available. “Barry was talking a year out to do some exams with his work as a plumber but has been able to resume riding sooner than he expected. “He actually took part in a qualifying round of the British Under-21’s and just missed qualifying with 11 points. “It’s not an easy position to come into but Barry will ride at number two against Rye House in both the week-end matches, home and away. “He is a Rye House asset but when I asked about it with the Rockets boss Len Silver he said it would be ok for him to ride as he didn’t want to stop him from earning money.” Read the full press release by clicking here

20th April 2008 - WORKINGTON COMETS 60 GLASGOW TIGERS 32 - Daniel Nermark 13+1, Scott Smith 6+1, Kauko Nieminen 15, Charles Wright 5+2, Carl Stonehewer 9, Joe Haines 8+1, John Branney 4+1 - David Platt (aka Jack Shepard) witnessed the Comets dominate their last home Premier Trophy match against a struggling Glasgow Tigers side. Home wins in 13 of the 15 races showed the home side advantage and a first maximum for Captain Nemo drove home the Comets dominance. But this was a full team display that will please the Comets management the most with all riders providing good displays but apart from Nemo maximum the point of note was how on the pace Scud Smith is starting to look. Edinburgh are still favourites to qualify from our group but the Premier Trpohy has allowed the team to bed in to make a real challenge for the Premier League.

13th April 2008 - NEWCASTLE DIAMONDS 42 WORKINGTON COMETS 48 - Daniel Nermark 11, Scott Smith 1+1, Carl Stonehewer 10, Charles Wright 0, Kauko Nieminen 11+2, Joe Haines 6+1, John Branney 9 - The Comets came away from Brough Park with 3 points in a fantastic victory, we took an early lead and held that until heat 10 when the Diamonds pulled level at 30-30 but successive 4-2s in the closing heats meant the Comets chalked up what is hoped to be many away victories in their league campaign. Captain Nemo was the star for the team with 11+2 from his 5 rides but again the young reserves played a huge part scoring 15 points between them against more experienced home reserves.

12th April 2008 - WORKINGTON COMETS 45 KINGS LYNN 45 - Daniel Nermark 10+1, Scott Smith 2, Carl Stonehewer 4+1, Charles Wright 10, Kauko Nieminen 9+1, Joe Haines 4+2, John Branney 6+1 - The Comets opening Premier League fixture at Derwent Park was a thriller, with a heavy track after the wet Saturday weather the Kings Lynn Stars proved to be the difficult opponents the fans and management expected with Kevin Doolan producing a superb spoiling display. The meeting started with a 5-1 to the Stars and the Comets never led until Heat 13 when Daniel and Kake pulled off a 5-1. A fantastic display from the three young men in the team provided 20 of the Comets points with Charles being the absolute star attacking the dirt line and racing to 2 wins and 2 seconds. Stoney seemed to struggle on a night when it was reported he was suffering with flu symptoms and the match came down to the old ways of a tense last heat decider which needed a Comet to finish first but Doolan had other ideas and raced away in the heat too fast for the Comets to catch.

10th April 2008 - PRESS RELEASE 5 - David Platt, the bad boy of Coronation Street, has signed for the Workington Comets! Well at least Jack P. Shepherd, who plays Platt in the long-running soap, will be appearing at the Comets’ Premier Trophy meeting with Glasgow on April 19.

New speedway owner Keith Denham wanted Platt to be the special celebrity guest when he launched the season at Derwent Park on Easter Monday. But the actor’s filming commitments meant he was unable to accept the booking. Comets’ team manager Ian Thomas has now agreed a deal through his own entertainment agency with Shepherd for the clash with Glasgow. Read full press release by clicking here