Huge meeting ahead at Eddie Wright Raceway
THE FATE of the 2015 Premier League wooden spoon could well be settled at Scunthorpe’s Eddie Wright Raceway this evening (Friday, 7.30pm), with the FluidAir Scunthorpe Scorpions, supported by Henderson Insurance, requiring a win by any margin to leave tonight’s visitors Redcar with that unwanted prize.
Redcar could only draw 45-45 with Workington in their final home PL meeting of the season last night, and lost the opportunity to open up more of a margin on Scunthorpe.
The Scorpions are seeking their fourth successive Premier League victory tonight, to extend their most successful spell of the season.
Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey said: “We’ve said for a few weeks that we wanted to avoid finishing bottom of the league and tonight’s match against Redcar is our big opportunity to complete that job.
“This is a huge meeting for both clubs. Redcar won’t want to finish bottom any more than we do, and no quarter will be given tonight out on track. It’s almost bound to be a cracking night of top quality speedway around the best racetrack in the UK.”
For the second successive meeting, Scunthorpe are set to track a full 1-7 of their own riders; the first time this has happened since April.
The Scorpions’ management are to be applauded on finding fine replacements in the shape of Zdenek Holub, Andreas Lyager and Leigh Lanham, after the injuries to Josh Auty, Ryan Douglas and Ben Wilson.
It’s another busy night of action at the EWR, with 24 heats in total, with a Midland Development League match and the ‘Blast From The Past’ troupe, riding the classic machines of yesterday, completing the card.
A reminder of the special promotion, which sees all accompanied children under the age of 16 admitted for free.
Admission prices for tonight:
Adult: £15.00
Student/OAP: £13.00
Child (16 – 17): £5.00
Child (0 – 15) Free (accompanied by paying adult)
Family Ticket £35 (2 adults, 2 Children 16-17)
Match Programme: £1.00
Expected teams for tonight:
FluidAir Power Scunthorpe Scorpions, supported by Henderson Insurance: 1. Zdenek Holub, 2. Theo Pijper, 3. Andreas Lyager, 4. Carl Wilkinson, 5. Leigh Lanham, 6. Alex Davies, 7. Nike Lunna.
Redcar Bears: 1. Aaron Summers (guest for Lasse Bjerre), 2. Rider replacement for Stuart Robson, 3. Matej Kus, 4. Rafal Konopka (guest for Adam Roynon), 5. Jonas Andersen, 6. Jan Graversen, 7. Dimitri Berge.
Midland Development League teams:
Scunthorpe Stags: 1. Sam Darroch, 2. Stephen Whitehouse, 3. Luke Whitehead, 4. Sam Chapman.
Milton Keynes Knights: 1. Alex Wilson, 2. Jack Thomas, 3. Chris Bambury, 4. Kurtis Scarboro.
Blast From The Past Riders:
Graham Tattersall (JAP in a Jawa frame), Alec Gooch (Mattingley JAP), Bill Haynes (JAP in a Jawa fame), Steve Cook (JAP in a Jawa frame).
*FRIDAY MORNING UPDATE: 19-year-old Zdenek Holub is a doubt for tonight after sustaining a knee injury in a heavy crash in the Czech Republic on Thursday evening.
