Skye the star of Ladies Day

With a record eight female entrants amongst the seventy-two amateurs who took to the Scunthorpe track on Sunday it was Skye Adams who shone the brightest, defeating her nine male rivals in the Flat Track Class. After previously competing in the youth class it was her debut with the adults and her five race wins and one second place saw her record victory by six points from Jordan-Lee Miller and Mike Johnson.

A second female trophy winner was Californian speedway racer Hayley Perrault who had travelled half way round the world to race in Europe. In what she described as “my biggest event for the entire tour” she won the Support Class ‘B’ Final before claiming third place in the ‘A’ Final behind another international rider, Bulgarian Stoian Stoianov, and Mark Whitehead. Ben Hewitt, who had looked the favourite in the class after an engine failure robbed him of a five ride maximum during qualifying, fell whilst in second place.

In the Open Class it was the Stoke Potters Danny Phillips who secured victory whilst veteran Pole Miroslaw Daniszewski nipped through on the inside of Mildenhall’s Tom Bacon on the last bend to claim second place. Another veteran rider, Ricky Scarboro, made up the ‘A’ Final whilst it was a 51-year old, Gary O’Hare, who won the Upright Class with a faultless five-ride maximum. Behind him relative youngsters, Shaun Bickley and Lee Coleman, filled the remaining podium positions.

In the Novice Class it was Scarboro junior, Kurtis, who won the ‘A’ Final ahead of Tim Antill, Jake Isherwood and debutant Andrew Sturrock whilst in the other open age class it was Simon Ellis who headed home Adam Waller and Lee Carter in the Adult Pit Bikes.

In the four youth classes there were a number of records broken. The 500cc class saw Jack Parkinson-Blackburn take his ninth victory in the class and took his total to record sixteen in total (two at 250cc and 5 at 125/150cc). He headed home Kieran Douglas and Sam Chapman whilst Kyle Bickley took his total to twelve class wins with his fifth at 250cc level (following seven at 125/150cc level). However, credit must go to Harry McGurk who battled hard on his smaller engine machine (175cc) and made considerable improvements as the session went on. Sadly he was less successful in the afternoon when mechanical troubles meant he only finished one race in the 125/150cc class. Dominating the class once again was Jolyon West with his seventh class win ahead of the every-improving Jordan Palin, Sam McGurk and Mickie Simpson whilst in the Junior 110 class it was George Hopper who won a thrilling three-way battle ahead of Joe Burden and Bailey Fellows.

After the Meeting a delighted Promoter Rob Godfrey declared “Once again it was a great day’s racing and once again we made a good call with the weather. We take great pride in not calling off meetings on the day because there is nothing worse than people travelling unnecessarily only to find an unusable track or having it called off when they are half way here.

“People set aside the time to ride and spend a lot of money filling up their fuel tanks to get to these meetings. The least they can expect, once they have travelled, is to be able to race on a decent track. You can never say never but we do believe that weather forecasts should allow us to make a decision the night before and then we stick to it. Occasionally we might have been able to get a meeting on in borderline conditions when we have cancelled but we would prefer that to cancelling on the day of the meeting.

“Signing on starts at 9.30am so we’d have to be having a track inspection at 5am and with some travelling the previous evening it just seems best to make a decision around tea time the night before. Hopefully everyone knows where they stand with that and it allowed over 70 riders to travel in confidence knowing they would be racing in reasonable conditions.

“As always we have to thank all the volunteers who help us run these. They are the life blood of this sport and, in particular, this club. However, we can’t always rely on the same few so if there are any riders or fans who appreciate these meetings then it would be great if they could get in touch with Richard and offer their help for half a meeting from time to time”.

The next meeting is on Sunday 12th July and is set to also include a youth round of the Dirt Track Riders’ Association Flat Track Championship and, although talks are in an early stage, there may be some involvement from some Danish touring riders.

Places can be reserved in the meeting by texting Richard Hollingsworth on 07832-402167 whilst further rounds of the Summer Championship will also take place on 23rd August and 4th October.

The next speedway action at Scunthorpe’s Eddie Wright Raceway is this Friday when the Scunthorpe Scorpions take on the Newcastle Diamonds in the Premier League Knockout Cup (5th June, 7.30pm).

Open Class
Qualifying scores:
Danny Phillips 13. Tom Bacon 13, Miroslaw Daniszewski 11, Eryk Borczuch 7, Ricky Scarboro 7, Andrew Blackburn 3, Sean Phillips 0 (3 rides).

B Final: Scarboro, Borczuch, Blackburn, 63.4
A Final: Phillips, Daniszewski, Bacon, Scarboro (retired), 63.3

Summer Championship points: D. Phillips 20, Daniszewski 19, Bacon 18, Scarboro 17, Borczuch 16, Blackburn 15, S. Phillips 14.

Summer Championship Standings (after two rounds): Miroslaw Daniszewski 39 (20-19), Blackburn 34 (19-15), Danny Phillips 20, Tom Bacon 18, Ricky Scarboro 17, Eryk Borczuch 16, Sean Phillips 14.

Qualifying heat winning times: 6. Daniszewski 65.0, 7. Bacon 65.0, 14. D. Phillips 64.7, 18. Bacon 60.4, 22. D. Phillips 60.2, 26. Bacon 60.7, 31. Daniszewski 62.0, 35. D. Phillips 61.0, 41. Scarboro 64.0.

Support Class:
Qualifying scores:
Ben Hewitt 12, Stoian Stoianov 10, Mark Whitehead 10, Craig Hancock 9 (4 rides), Mike Hancock 8, Hayley Perrault 8, Simon Bence 8, Luke Whitehead 6, Lloyd Ditchburn 5, Rachel Hellowell 2 (3 rides).

C Final: Ditchburn, L. Whitehead, 67.0
B Final: Perrault, Ditchburn, Bence, M. Hancock (fell), 67.9
A Final: Stoianov, M. Whitehead, Perrault, Hewitt (fell), 66.8

Summer Championship points
Support Class: Stoianov 20, M. Whitehead 19, Perrault 18, Hewitt 17, Ditchburn 16, Bence 16, M. Hancock 15, C. Hancock 14, L. Whitehead 13, Hellowell 12.

Summer Championship Standings (after two rounds): Stoian Stoianov 39 (19-20), M. Hancock 33 (18-15), C. Hancock 31 (17-14), Jamie Halder 20, Mark Whitehead 19, Hayley Perrault 18, Ben Hewitt 17, John Gaskell 16, Simon Bence 16, Glyn Picken 15, Damon Hall 14, Matthew Sewell 13, Luke Whitehead 13, Rachel Hellowell 12.

Qualifying heat winning times: 3. C. Hancock awarded, 4. Perrault 74.3, 5. Hewitt 70.1, 10. M. Hancock awarded, 13. Hewitt 68.0, 17. C. Hancock awarded, 21. M. Whitehead 64.5, 24. Stoianov awarded, 27. Stoianov 67.2, 30. C. Hancock 66.0, 34. Hewitt 64.8, 38. Hewitt 64.5, 42. M. Whitehead 65.0.

Novice Class:
Qualifying Scores: Tim Antill 14, Andrew Sturrock 12, Kurtis Scarboro 12, Jake Isherwood 10, John Boddy 9, Kevin Wallace 8, Francesca Kirtley-Paine 5, Jeff Robinson 4, David Chiles 0 (1 ride).

C Final: Kirtley-Paine, Robinson, 77.9
B Final: Isherwood, Kirtley-Paine, Boddy, Wallace, 78.4
A Final: Scarboro, Antill, Isherwood, Sturrock, 71.0

Summer Championship points: Scarboro 20, Antill 19, Isherwood 18, Sturrock 17, Kirtley-Paine 16, Boddy 15, Wallace 14, Robinson 13, Chiles 12

Summer Championship Standings (after two rounds): Jake Isherwood 37 (19-18), Tim Antill 36 (17-19), Francesca Kirtley-Paine 30 (14-16), Jeff Robinson 28 (15-13), Luke McKenna 20, Kurtis Scarboro 20, Lloyd Ditchburn 18, Paul Sturrock 17, Tom Miles 16, John Boddy 15, Kevin Wallace 14, John Sunderland 13, David Chiles 12.

Qualifying heat winning times: 52. Antill 81.4, 53. Scarboro 76.9, 54. Sturrock 82.4, 58. Boddy 81.5, 62. Sturrock awarded, 66. Antill 75.8, 70. Scarboro 73.5, 73. Isherwood 73.9, 76. Antill 74.6, 79. Scarboro 71.9, 82. Isherwood 76.8, 85. Antill 74.6, 88. Scarboro 72.2,

Upright Class (for upright engines):
Qualifying Scores: Gary O’Hare 15, Lee Coleman 12, Shaun Bickley 7, Dave Brayshaw 6, Ian Leverington 6 (4 rides), Trevor Bebbington 5, Steve Newsham 1 (4 rides).

B Final: Bebbington, Brayshaw, 73.8
A Final: O’Hare, Bickley, Coleman, Bebbington, 65.5

Summer Championship points: O’Hare 20, Bickley 19, Coleman 18, Bebbington 17, Brayshaw 16, Leverington 15, Newsham 14.

Summer Championship Standings (after two rounds): Gary O’Hare 40 (20-20), Lee Coleman 37 (19-18), Ian Leverington 33 (18-15), Shaun Bickley 19, Dave Harvey 17, Trevor Bebbington 17, Glen Belcher 16, Dave Brayshaw 16, Scott Cook 15, Steve Newsham14.

Qualifying heat winning times (O’Hare unless specified): 55. Coleman 72.9, 56. 66.5, 61. 65.0, 65. Leverington 69.5, 69. Bickley awarded, 74. 63.1, 78. Coleman awarded, 83. 64.3, 87. 66.0.

Youth 500:
Qualifying scores: Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 15, Kieran Douglas 10, Sam Chapman 5.

A Final: Parkinson-Blackburn, Douglas, Chapman, 62.7

Summer Championship points: Parkinson-Blackburn 20, Douglas 19, Chapman 18.

Summer Championship Standings (after two rounds): Parkinson-Blackburn 40 (20-20), Sam Chapman 36 (18-18), Sam Woolley 19, Kieran Douglas 19 William O’Keefe 17.

Qualifying heat winning times (Parkinson-Blackburn unless stated): 2. Douglas 70.0, 12. 63.6, 20. 60.5, 29. 61.6, 37. 60.5.

Youth 250:
Qualifying scores: Kyle Bickley 15 Harry McGurk 10.

A Final: Bickley, McGurk, 63.7

Summer Championship points: Bickley 20, McGurk 19.

Summer Championship Standings (after two rounds): Kyle Bickley 38 (18-20), Ben Woodhull 20, Luke Woodhull 19, Harry McGurk 19.

Qualifying heat winning times (all Bickley): 1. 65.5, 11. 64.1, 19. 61.3, 28. 61.3, 36. 61.8

Youth 125/150:
Qualifying scores: Jolyon West 15, Jordan Palin 11, Mickie Simpson 11, Sam McGurk 8, Jack Shimelt 6, Jack Bell 4, Harry McGurk 3 (3 rides), Sheldon Davies 0 (1 ride).

B Final: S. McGurk, Shimelt, Bell, 70.6
A Final: West, Palin, S. McGurk, Simpson, 66.1

Summer Championship points: West 20, Palin 19, S. McGurk 18, Simpson 17, Shimelt 16, Bell 15, H. McGurk 14, Davies 13.

Summer Championship Standings (after two rounds): Jolyon West 40 (20-20), Jordan Palin 36 (17-19), Mickie Simpson 26 (9-17), Jack Bell 26 (11-15), Jack Shimelt 24 (8-16), Sam Stead 19, James Hitchen 18, Sam McGurk 18, Lewis Millar 16, Ryan Morris 15, Jack Wright 14, Harry McGurk 14, Bailey Fellows 13, Sheldon Davies 13, Corben Pavitt 12, Kieran McCoy 10, Jay Farish 7.

Qualifying heat winning times: 57. Palin 71.1, 59. West 68.7, 63. H. McGurk awarded, 64. West 65.6, 68. West 65.0, 71. Simpson 73.1, 75. West 65.1, 77. Simpson 74.6, 81. West 66.4, 84. S. McGurk 70.5.

Flat Track:
Scores: Skye Adams 59, Jordan-Lee Miller 53, Mike Johnson 40, Peter Jordan 38, Brad Hardman 34, Stuart Avery 32, Isaac Hunter 23, Ben Hunter 22, Denise Lawson 11 (5 rides), Ben Wells 7 (2 rides)

Summer Championship points: Adams 20, Miller 19, Johnson 18, Jordan 17, Hardman 16, Avery 15, I. Hunter 14, B. Hunter 13, Lawson 12, Wells 11.

Summer Championship Standings (after two rounds): Mike Johnson 36 (18-18), Ben Hunter 28 (15-13), Isaac Hunter 28 (14-14), Alan Birtwhistle 20, Skye Adams 20, Ross Herrod 19, Jordan-Lee Miller 19, Mike Hill 17, Peter Jordan 17, Connor Jackson 16, Brad Hardman 16, Stuart Avery 15, Jack Pitt 13, Ryan Quickfall 12, Denise Lawson 12, Ben Wells 11.

Heat winning times (Adams and six laps unless stated): 8. 116.0, 15. 69.4 (four laps after a re-start), 23. Miller 99.0, 32. 80.0 (5 laps), 39. 98.8, 44. 114.7

Adult Pit Bikes:
Scores: Simon Ellis 34, Adam Waller 26, Lee Carter 22, Tom Miles 21, Dan Miles 14, Carly Hopper 8.

Summer Championship points: Ellis 20, Waller 19, Carter 18, T. Miles 17, D. Miles 16, Hopper 15.

Summer Championship Standings (after two rounds): Simon Ellis 38 (18-20), Lee Carter 35 (17-18), Adam Waller 34 (15-19), Alfie Collett 20, Adam Lovesey 19, Tom Miles 17, Freddie Hales 16, Dan Miles 16, Carly Hopper 15, Colin Willerton 14, Craig Smith 13

Heat winning times (Ellis unless stated): 60. 84.6, 67. Waller 80.8, 72. Carter 99.9 (5 laps), 80. 79.9, 86. No time, 92. 79.7

Junior 110:

Scores: George Hopper 56, Joe Burden 55, Bailey Fellows 43, Luke Harrison 35, Leon Collier 33, Thomas Tovey 33, Stephanie Povey 28, Corey Biggs 20, Maddy Fellows 16.

Summer Championship points: Hopper 20, Burden 19, B. Fellows 18, Harrison 17, Collier 16, T. Tovey 15, S. Povey 14, Biggs 13, M. Fellows 12.

Summer Championship Standings (after two rounds): Luke Harrison 37 (20-17), Joe Burden 37 (18-19), Maddy Fellows 31 (19-12), George Hopper 20, Bailey Fellows 18, Leon Collier 16, Thomas Tovey 15, Stephanie Povey 14, Corey Biggs 13.

Heat winning times: 9. Burden 81.1, 16. Hopper 119.0, 25. Burden 74.7, 33. Hopper 75.7, 40. Hopper 76.0, 45. Hopper 73.0.