Scunthorpe vs Newcastle preview
THE first Friday evening meeting of the season takes place at the Eddie Wright Raceway this week, with the visit of the Newcastle Diamonds in a League Cup match (7.30pm).
It takes place in a middle of a busy spell for the FluidAir Power Scunthorpe Scorpions, supported by Henderson Insurance.
Scunthorpe travel to Redcar on Thursday, and then comes the home clash with the Diamonds on Friday evening. Saturday sees the Scorpions involved in their first Premier League fixture of the season, with a visit to Border country to face Berwick. The week is completed by the return League Cup fixture at Newcastle on Sunday.
In their opening fixtures against Sheffield, the Scorpions – with the exception of Carl Wilkinson and the brilliant Josh Auty – looked like a team in need of some competitive track time and they will get that in abundance this week.
Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey said: “I’m really looking forward to Friday’s meeting, against Newcastle, and see how we fare against the Diamonds.
“We had a bumper turn-out against Sheffield on Easter Monday, which was terrific to see. The result wasn’t the best for us, but hopefully people can see through that, because we’re just going to get better and better as our new team settles in.
“The weather is set fair for the next few days, and there really isn’t anywhere better to be on Friday night than at the Eddie Wright Raceway.
“We have the best racetrack in the country and the racing is never better than on a Friday evening. Newcastle have already won at Redcar, and they are going to be up for this meeting, just as we are.
“It is going to be a top night of speedway action, and we’ll be doing everything we can to ensure we finish the night with the League Cup points in the bag.”
Scunthorpe’s full schedule for this week:
Thursday, April 16… Redcar vs Scorpions (League Cup)
Friday, April 17… Scorpions vs Newcastle (League Cup)
Saturday, April 18… Berwick vs Scorpions (Premier League)
Sunday, April 19… Newcastle vs Scorpions (League Cup)
Admission prices for Friday:
Adult: £15.00
Student/OAP: £13.00
Child (10 – 17): £5.00
Child (0 – 9) Free (accompanied by paying adult)
Family Ticket £35 (2 adults, 2 Children 10-17)
Match Programme: £1.00
Expected teams for Friday:
FluidAir Power Scunthorpe Scorpions, supported by Henderson Insurance: 1. David Howe, 2. Theo Pijper, 3. Alex Davies, 4. Carl Wilkinson, 5. Josh Auty, 6. Ellis Perks, 7. Nike Lunna.
Newcastle Diamonds: 1. Steve Worrall, 2. Christian Henry, 3. Lewis Kerr, 4. Anton Rosen, 5. Ludvig Lindgren, 6. Simon Nielsen, 7. Lewis Rose.
Newcastle Diamonds at EWR
Name Lge M R Pts BP (no BP) (w BP) Performance
Christian Henry PL 8 37 41 6 4.43 5.08 9 + 2 from 6 rides (2013)
Lewis Kerr PL 3 12 16 2 5.33 6.00 7 + 2 from 4 rides (2013)
Ludvig Lindgren PL 7 34 56 3 6.59 6.94 14 from 5 rides (inc 4 pts T/R (2009))
Simon Nielsen PL 4 16 10 3 2.50 3.25 4 + 1 from 4 rides (2013)
Lewis Rose PL 1 5 5 0 4.00 4.00 5 from 5 rides (2014)
Anton Rosen PL 1 6 9 1 6.00 6.67 9 + 1 from 6 rides (2014)
Steve Worrall PL 30 125 114 26 3.65 4.48 10 + 2 from 5 rides (2011)
Other Notes
Christian Henry
Member of Glasgow’s Premier League Championship Winners in 2011.
Member of Newcastle’s Premier League KO Cup Winning Team in 2012.
Member of Newcastle’s Premier Shield Winning Team in 2013.
Lewis Kerr
Member of Newcastle’s League Cup and Premier Shield Winning Teams in 2013.
Made his British League debut with King’s Lynn’s National League side in 2010.
A Fast-Track Reserve with King’s Lynn for the 2015 Elite League season.
Ludvig Lindgren
Member of Wolverhampton’s Elite Shield Winning Teams in 2010 and 2011.
Member of Newcastle’s Premier League KO Cup Winning Team in 2012.
Member of Newcastle’s League Cup and Premier Shield Winning Teams in 2013.
Simon Nielsen
Made his Premier League debut with Workington in 2011.
Winner of the 2005 Individual FIM Youth Gold Trophy (80cc), unofficial Under-16 World Championship.
Lewis Rose
Made his British League debut with King’s Lynn’s National League side in 2013.
A Fast-Track Reserve with Swindon for the 2015 Elite League season.
Anton Rosen
Member of Newcastle’s League Cup Winning Team in 2013.
Swedish rider who made his British League debut with Newcastle in 2013.
Steve Worrall
Former Scunthorpe Scorpion and Saint.
Member of the Saints’ National League Winning Team in 2011.
Member of Newcastle’s Premier Shield Winning Team in 2013.
Member of Edinburgh’s Premier League Championship, KO Cup and League Cup Winning Teams in 2014.
Member of Cradley’s National League Championship, KO Cup, NL Shield and NL Fours Winning Teams in 2014.
A Fast-Track Reserve with Belle Vue for the 2015 Elite League season.
Newcastle’s Results at EWR:
04 April 2008 PT L Scunthorpe 55 Newcastle 38
16 May 2008 PL L Scunthorpe 56 Newcastle 36
08 May 2009 KOC (1) L Scunthorpe 65 Newcastle 25
07 August 2009 PL L Scunthorpe 51 Newcastle 45
14 May 2010 KOC (1) L Scunthorpe 49 Newcastle 41
23 July 2010 PL L Scunthorpe 52 Newcastle 39
01 April 2011 PL L Scunthorpe 47 Newcastle 42
30 March 2012 LC L Scunthorpe 46 Newcastle 44
13 July 2012 PL L Scunthorpe 48 Newcastle 42
12 April 2013 PS (1) L Scunthorpe 50 Newcastle 43
05 July 2013 PL L Scunthorpe 46 Newcastle 44
18 April 2014 LC L Scunthorpe 49 Newcastle 44
27 June 2014 PL L Scunthorpe 58 Newcastle 38
* Scorpions’ busy week begins with a trip to Redcar on Thursday evening.
Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey said: “We’ve started the season fairly slowly, but so have Redcar. The Bears have got their own problems, and we will look to take advantage of those.”
