SHEFFIELD Speedway will proudly host two World Champions when they stage Shane Parker’s farewell meeting on March 18 (5pm).

Polish ace Maciej Janowski, the World Under-21 Champion, will line up with World No.1 Greg Hancock at Owlerton for a meeting which is sure to pull in a packed crowd.

The 20-year-old from Wroclaw, a protégé of Hancock, ended Darcy Ward’s two-year reign as World Under-21 Champion last season when he took the gold medal at Gniezno in the final round.

Janowski first raced in Britain for Swindon in 2010 when he made six Elite League appearances for the Robins. He remained with the Wiltshire club last year, making a further 22 appearances, but has switched allegiances to King’s Lynn ahead of the 2012 campaign.

Said Parker: “I had the pleasure of watching ‘Magic’ secure his World Under-21 title in Gniezno and I was really impressed by his ability.

“He has a lot of potential and I’m sure he will go far in the sport. I’m delighted he’s agreed to ride in my meeting and having got the World Champion and now the World Under-21 Champion, we could hardly have made a better start to putting together a top quality field.”

Parker’s meeting is set to pull in a bumper crowd as the Australian bid farewell to the sport after a glittering career.
Sheffield’s opening team meeting of the season will be against Belle Vue in a War of the Roses clash on Thursday, March 22.

SPONSORSHIP packages are available for Shane’s big day, either by telephoning Julie Reading on 07931-318401 after 5 pm, or emailing parkerfarewell@hotmail.com