Scunthorpe: best speedway racing in the UK

SCUNTHORPE’s Eddie Wright Raceway provides the best racing in the country.

Who says so? The longest-travelled supporter for the home fixtures of the FluidAir Power Scorpions, supported by Henderson Insurance.

Brian Schofield travels from Llandudno in Wales to the North Lincolnshire track for the majority of the fixtures at the EWR.

He says: “The distance I travel to each Scunthorpe meeting is 360 miles there-and-back. It takes around three to three-and-a-half hours to get there, including picking up my friends in Bury.

“I always liked the track at Scunthorpe and decided to make it my second track. Belle Vue is my No 1 track and has been for 53 years.

“I consider Scunthorpe to be the best racing track in the country. Peterborough and Somerset also come high up in my estimation, but not quite as good as Scunthorpe. As a consequence, I am prepared to travel to Scunthorpe every week provided the forecast is good enough.”

Brian has the statistics to back up his claims.

As a real speedway enthusiast, he has travelled 142 meetings so far in 2014 and 2015, and for 134 of those meetings, he has statistics on the number of good races and number of passes after the first half lap.

119 of those meetings have been team meetings (the rest being individual meetings, pairs, fours, etc). The averages number of passes from the team meetings has been 15.57 per meeting.

For the 22 first team Scunthorpe Scorpions fixtures he has attended in 2014 and 2015, the number of passes is well above average – at 20.41 passes per meeting.

And of the 119 team meetings, the top five with the most passes (after the first half lap) are as follows:

1. May 15, 2015: Scunthorpe v Rye House (36-54). 11 good races; 39 passes.
2. July 17, 2015: Scunthorpe v Ipswich (43-47). 13 good races; 35 passes.
3. June 22, 2014: Torun v Czestochowa (56-34). 12 good races: 34 passes.
4= August 31, 2014: Scunthorpe v Workington (53-37). 10 good races; 32 passes.
4= August 26, 2014: Peterborough v Plymouth (51-31). 8 good races; 32 passes.

Three entries for Scunthorpe in the top five, with Peterborough the only other British track to appear.

So there you go. Scunthorpe Speedway statistically proven as the best racing track in the UK. What are you waiting for? Make your way to the track in Normanby Road before the end of the season, to experience the thrills of a meeting at the Eddie Wright Raceway!

PHOTO: A picture from the pass-fest that was Scunthorpe vs Rye House earlier this season.