THE British Youth Championship has gained new backers in the form of APT Car Sales of Bournemouth, which is based on Castle Lane West.

Preparations are in place for the 2017 series, which is again set to run over eight rounds, with dates and venues to be confirmed in the near future.

British Youth boss Neil Vatcher said: “It is always a special feeling when new people come on board to support the British Youth and Mr Ian Loder of APT, who has a long association of speedway sponsorship – mostly at Poole and the Isle of Wight – will now be part of the Young Lions set-up.

“It is an exciting time of the year as we are all looking forward to the new season and, as with all our other series sponsors, it is a pleasure to have APT joining us for what will hopefully be another successful season for everyone connected with the Young Lions.”