THEO A EURO QUALIFIER

NEWS Monday 8th May 2006, 10:00am

by Mike Hunter

  Edinburgh Monarchs

The Scotwaste Monarchs' captain Theo Pijper has qualified for the next stage of the European Championship.

He scored 10 points in the quarter final at Blijham, Holland on Sunday, winning two heats. This gave him sixth place and a qualifying position.

He now goes through to the semi final at Wiener Neustad in Austria on Saturday 29th July.

Winner of the meeting was Pole Damian Balinski, after a run-off with fellow countrymen Roman Chromik and Lukas Romanek.

On Saturday in the Master of Speedway at Moorwinkelsdamm Theo scored 4 points.

Full details of both meetings can be found on www.speedway.org