Summer Championship goes from strength to strength

With over ninety riders taking part in 101 races at the Eddie Wright Raceway in Scunthorpe last Sunday their Summer Championship goes from strength to strength. A heavy downpour an hour before the start delayed the start a little but the track quickly dried to produce some great racing. In the flagship Open Class it was Stoke Potters’ Danny Phillips who defeated Birmingham’s Sam Chapman, 15-year old prospect Eryk Borczuch and veteran racer Ricky Scarboro in in the Open Class A Final whilst there were class wins for George Rothery (Support), Lewis Millar (Novice), Gary O’Hare (Upright), Tom Woolley (Flat Track), Kean Dicken (Youth 500), Jolyon West (Youth 125), Toby Hales (Youth Senior Flat Track), Joe Burden (Youth Inter Flat Track), George Hopper (Juniors) and Leah Tokelove (Adult Pit Bikes).

Unfortunately a couple of Open Class riders left when the rain came down because they didn’t realise how quickly the Scunthorpe track can dry. After the meeting organiser Richard Hollingsworth said “It was a shame they left because there was a dry line after ten races so it would probably have only affected their first ride. I have to thank Graham Trollope and John Priestley for pumping the water off to ensure we could start not long after 11am. It meant we could complete the full schedule of races and, as always, really try and give riders value for money.

“Of course as always we have to thank our volunteers who did such an amazing job. They really care about the club and what it does for British speedway. Without them this club just wouldn’t survive. This Summer Championship is now in its’ eighth year and it’s probably more than a coincidence that the club have also been in the Premier League for that long.

“On the track we keep attracting new riders in the Novice Class. We had 14 in the class today and most of them are in their first season of competitive speedway whilst 5 of the eight riders in the Support Class are teenagers and six of the eight have advanced through the Novice Class. Then in the Open Class we’ve got Eryk Borczuch and Jamie Halder now competing with the big guns and following in the tracks of Danny Phillips who has now won four meetings and the last two this summer.

“The Flat Track and Pit Bike Classes are also gradually building up in numbers which is really nice to see. Even to the untrained eye it is obvious that there is some quality young talent coming through the youth flat track scene and the word regarding the pit bikes is finally spreading. I’ve got to thank Adam Waller from the DTRA for his help in spreading the word and organising today’s races. He and his wife did a great job organising the grids and the team event. Unfortunately there was a bit of confusion regarding the integration of the youth flat track races but that was largely my fault. I’m sure we’ve learnt from it and I’m very keen for us to do it again next year and show we can do it even better.

“Another lesson I’ve learnt is that we shouldn’t run the same weekend as the British Veterans Championship as we were down on numbers in the upright class. I now know they run the weekend after the Cardiff SGP so we’ll avoid that weekend next year. Our next round is on Sunday 23rd August and then we finish the Summer Championship on 4th October”.

Places can be reserved in the next meeting by texting Richard Hollingsworth on 07832-402167 whilst the next speedway action at Scunthorpe’s Eddie Wright Raceway is this Friday when the Scunthorpe Scorpions take on the Plymouth Devils in the Premier League (24th July, 7.30pm) followed by Midland Development League action between the Scunthorpe Stags and Milton Keynes Knights.

Open Class
Qualifying scores:
Sam Chapman 14, Ricky Scarboro 13, Danny Phillips 12, Miroslaw Daniszewski 12, Eryk Borczuch 8, Andrew Blackburn 6, Jamie Halder 5, David Lidgett 3.

B Final: Borczuch, Halder, Blackburn, Daniszewski (ret), 65.5
A Final: Phillips, Chapman, Borczuch, Scarboro, 65.5

Summer Championship points: Phillips 20, Chapman 19, Borczuch 18, Scarboro 17, Halder 16, Blackburn 15, Daniszewski 14, Lidgett 13.

Summer Championship Standings (after three rounds): Miroslaw Daniszewski 53 (20-19-14), Blackburn 49 (19-15-15), Danny Phillips 40 (20-20), Eryk Borczuch 34 (16-18), Ricky Scarboro 34 (17-17), Sam Chapman 19, Tom Bacon 18, Jamie Halder 16, Sean Phillips 14.

Qualifying heat winning times: 1. Daniszewski 64.2, 2. Scarboro 66.1, 3. Chapman 65.3, 7. Phillips 62.7, 11. Chapman 60.9, 15. Daniszewski 60.6, 18. Scarboro 61.4, 21. Phillips no time – awarded, 24. Chapman 62.7, 27. Phillips 63.2, 30. Scarboro 63.6, 33. Chapman 63.8, 36. Daniszewski 64.9.

Support Class:
Qualifying scores:
David Morgan 14, George Rothery 13, Mick Skinner 9, Chris Bambury 9, Simon Bence 7, Tom Sipos 4, Luke Whitehead 4, Lloyd Ditchburn 0.

C Final: Whitehead, Ditchburn, 69.3
B Final: Bambury, Sipos, Bence, Whitehead, 65.2
A Final: Rothery, Skinner, Bambury, Morgan, 65.8

Summer Championship points
Support Class: Rothery 20, Skinner 19, Bambury 18, Morgan 17, Sipos 16, Bence 15, Whitehead 14, Ditchburn 13.

Summer Championship Standings (after three rounds): Stoian Stoianov 39 (19-20), M. Hancock 33 (18-15), C. Hancock 31 (17-14), Simon Bence 31 (16-15), Luke Whitehead 26 (12-14), Jamie Halder 20, George Rothery 20, Mark Whitehead 19, Mick Skinner 19, Hayley Perrault 18, Chris Bambury 18, Ben Hewitt 17, David Morgan 17, John Gaskell 16, Tom Sipos 16, Glyn Picken 15, Damon Hall 14, Matthew Sewell 13, Lloyd Ditchburn 13, Rachel Hellowell 11.

Qualifying heat winning times: 4. Skinner 69.9, 5. Morgan 70.2, 10. Rothery 65.0, 12. Morgan no time – awarded, 16. Rothery 63.4, 17. Morgan 65.4, 23. Morgan 67.2, 25. Rothery 65.2, 29. Skinner 65.7, 31. Rothery 65.3.

Novice Class:
Qualifying Scores: Lewis Scarboro 14, Lewis Millar 14, Kurtis Scarboro 13, David Brayshaw 12, Damien Fricker 11, Tim Antill 10, Andy Humphries 8, David Chiles 6, Jake Isherwood 4, Danny Wright 4, Simon Gale 4, James Andrews 3 (4 rides), Ian Rawlings 3, Stuart Andrews 0 (2 rides).

D Final: J. Andrews, Gale, Rawlings, 75.0
C Final: Chiles, Isherwood, Humphries, J. Andrews, 74.8
B Final: Chiles, Antill, Fricker, Brayshaw (fell), 74.6
A Final: Millar, K. Scarboro, L. Scarboro, Chiles, 68.8

Summer Championship points: Millar 20, K. Scarboro 19, L. Scarboro 18, Chiles 17, Antill 16, Fricker 15, Brayshaw 14, Isherwood 13, Humphries 12, J. Andrews 11, Gale 10, Rawlings 9, S. Andrews 8.

Summer Championship Standings (after three rounds): Tim Antill 52 (17-19-16), Jake Isherwood 50 (19-18-13), Kurtis Scarboro 39 (20-19), Francesca Kirtley-Paine 30 (14-16), David Chiles 29 (12-17), Jeff Robinson 28 (15-13), Luke McKenna 20, Lewis Millar 20, Lloyd Ditchburn 18, Lewis Scarboro 18, Paul Sturrock 17, Tom Miles 16, John Boddy 15, Damien Fricker 15, Kevin Wallace 14, David Brayshaw 14, John Sunderland 13, Andy Humphries 12, James Andrews 11, Simon Gale 10, Ian Rawlings 9, Stuart Andrews 8.

Qualifying heat winning times: 47.Brayshaw 73.7, 48. K. Scarboro 76.5, 49. Millar 67.8, 52. Antill no time – race awarded, 55. K. Scarboro 73.9, 58. Fricker 72.8, 61. Brayshaw 71.6, 64. Millar 68.0, 67. Brayshaw 73.9, 70. Fricker 74.2, 73. L. Scarboro 73.8, 76. Millar 70.6, 79. K. Scarboro 73.0, 82. Millar 70.3, 85. L. Scarboro 69.6, 88. Chiles 77.3, 91. L. Scarboro 70.9, 93. L. Scarboro 71.4.

Upright Class (for upright engines):
Qualifying Scores: Gary O’Hare 15, Ray Vernon 10.

A Final: O’Hare, Vernon, 65.8

Summer Championship points: O’Hare 20, Vernon 19.

Summer Championship Standings (after two rounds): Gary O’Hare 60 (20-20-20), Lee Coleman 37 (19-18), Ian Leverington 33 (18-15), Shaun Bickley 19, Ray Vernon 19, Dave Harvey 17, Trevor Bebbington 17, Glen Belcher 16, Dave Brayshaw 16, Scott Cook 15, Steve Newsham14.

Qualifying heat winning times (all O’Hare): 57. 64.6, 65. 66.4, 75. 68.6, 81. 66.5, 90. 67.8

Youth 500:
Qualifying scores: William O’Keefe 15, Kean Dicken 9, Sam Chapman 6.

A Final: Dicken, O’Keefe, Chapman, 65.3

Summer Championship points: Dicken 20, O’Keefe19, Chapman 18.

Summer Championship Standings (after three rounds): Sam Chapman 54 (18-18-18), Parkinson-Blackburn 40 (20-20), William O’Keefe 36 (17-19), Kean Dicken 20, Sam Woolley 19, Kieran Douglas 19.

Qualifying heat winning times (all O’Keefe): 6. 66.1, 13.64.1, 19. 63.6, 26. 67.3, 32. 67.1.

Youth 250:
No entrants

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

Youth 125/150:
Qualifying scores: Jolyon West 15, Jordan Palin 13, James Hitchen 9, Jacob Clayton 8, Sheldon Davies 5, Jack Shimelt 4, Jack Bell 0.

B Final: Clayton, Davies, Bell, Shimelt, 74.4
A Final: West, Palin, Hitchen, Clayton, 67.0

Summer Championship points: West 20, Palin 19, Hitchen 18, Clayton 17, Davies 16, Bell 15, Shimelt 14.

Summer Championship Standings (after three rounds): Jolyon West 60 (20-20-20), Jordan Palin 55 (17-19-19), Jack Bell 41 (11-15-15), James Hitchen 36 (18-18), Jack Shimelt 38 (8-16-14), Sheldon Davies 29 (13-16), Mickie Simpson 26 (9-17), Sam Stead 19, Sam McGurk 18, Jacob Clayton 17, Lewis Millar 16, Ryan Morris 15, Jack Wright 14, Harry McGurk 14, Bailey Fellows 13, Corben Pavitt 12, Kieran McCoy 10, Jay Farish 7.

Qualifying heat winning times: 50. West 67.4, 51. Palin 72.9, 59. West 66.0, 66. West 66.8, 72. Hitchen 72.3, 77. Palin 71.1, 83. West 68.1, 87. Palin 69.4, 92. West 68.7.

Flat Track:
Scores: Tom Woolley 71, Skye Adams 67, Jordan-Lee Miller 60, Mike Johnson 50, Connor Jackson 41, Isaac Hunter 40, Ben Hunter 36, Giles Longbone 34, Stuart Avery 29, Jon Lawson 18, Jack Pitt 16, Denise Lawson 6.

Summer Championship points: Woolley 20, Adams 19, Miller 18, Johnson 17, Jackson 16, I. Hunter 15, B. Hunter 14, Longbone 13, Avery 12, J. Lawson 11, Pitt 10, D. Lawson 9.

Summer Championship Standings (after three rounds): Mike Johnson 53 (18-18-17), Isaac Hunter 43 (14-14-15), Ben Hunter 42 (15-13-14), Jordan-Lee Miller 37 (19-18), Skye Adams 39 (20-19), Connor Jackson 32 (16-16), Stuart Avery 27 (15-12), Jack Pitt 23 (13-10), Denise Lawson 21 (12-9), Alan Birtwhistle 20, Tom Woolley 20, Ross Herrod 19, Mike Hill 17, Peter Jordan 17, Brad Hardman 16, Giles Longbone 13, Ryan Quickfall 12, Ben Wells 11, Jon Lawson 11.

Heat winning times (Six laps, Woolley unless stated): 54. 114.1, 62. 108.3, 69. 106.4, 78. 107.1, 86. 107.2, 97. Adams 101.9.

Adult Pit Bikes:
Scores: Leah Tokelove 74, George Pickering 73, Lee Carter 61, Simon Ellis 60, Adam Lovesey 50, Tom Miles 49, Adam Waller 44, Craig Smith 42, Dan Miles 32, Carly Hopper 23, Yazmin Burrows 11 (4 rides), Sam Woolley 0 (1 ride).

Summer Championship points: Tokelove 20, Pickering 19, Carter 18, Ellis 17, Lovesey 16, T. Miles 15, Waller 14, Smith 13, D. Miles 12, Hopper 11, Burrows 10, Woolley 9.

Summer Championship Standings (after three rounds): Simon Ellis 55 (18-20-17), Lee Carter 53 (17-18-18), Adam Waller 48 (15-19-14), Adam Lovesey 35 (19-16), Tom Miles 32 (17-15), Dan Miles 28 (16-12), Craig Smith 26 (13-13), Alfie Collett 20, Leah Tokelove 20, George Pickering 19, Freddie Hales 16, Carly Hopper 15, Colin Willerton 14, Yazmin Burrows 10, Sam Woolley 9.

Heat winning times (Tokelove and six laps unless stated): 8. 158.8 (8 laps), 14. Carter 79.0 (4 laps), 20. Pickering 113.4, 28. 111.7, 34. 110.8, 42. 109.2.

In the afternoon session a team pit bike challenge saw three four rider teams compete with points scoring on a 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-1-1-1-1 basis over six races. The final scores saw DTRA win with 93 points from a Scunthorpe Juniors side on 90 and Scunthorpe Seniors on 56.

Heat winning times (4 laps unless stated): 53. 118.1 (6 laps), 60. 76.0, 68. 74.2, 74. 72.3, 84. 71.4, 99. 72.9

Junior 110:
Scores: George Hopper 48, Sam Woolley 39, Luke Harrison 32, Leon Collier 27, Kieran Holt 25, Thomas Tovey 21, Stephanie Povey 20, Luke Gardner 8.

Summer Championship points: Hopper 20, Woolley 19, Harrison 18, Collier 17, Holt 16, T. Tovey 15, S. Povey 14, Gardner 13.

Summer Championship Standings (after three rounds): Luke Harrison 55 (20-17-18), George Hopper 40 (20-20), Joe Burden 37 (18-19), Leon Collier 33 (16-17), Thomas Tovey 30 (15-15), Stephanie Povey 28 (14-14), Maddy Fellows 31 (19-12), Bailey Fellows 18, Corey Biggs 13.

Class run along in the same races as the Youth Inter 150cc Flat Track.

Youth Senior 250cc Flat Track (DTRA only Class):

Toby Hales 67, Skye Adams 59 (2nd on countback), 19 Jordan-Lee Miller 59, Connor Jackson 27

Heat winning times: 9. Miller 99.0, 22. Hales 101.2, 35. Adams 98.8, 43. Hales 98.2

Youth Inter 150cc Flat Track (DTRA only Class):

Joe Burden 80, Jack Bell 73, Kier Armstrong 67

Heat winning times (Burden and five laps unless stated): 56. 76.3 (4 laps), 63. 93.1, 71. 92.7, 80. 107.1 (6 laps), 89. 90.4, 100. Bell 111.0 (6 laps)