Strong end to 2015

The final amateur meeting of the year at Scunthorpe Speedway’s Eddie Wright Raceway saw nearly fifty entries compete over five classes. Once again it was the pit bike class that had the largest turnout with twelve riders and it was former Scunthorpe Scorpion Wayne Carter that led the way ahead of his brother Lee and Jeff Robinson. In the Flat Track Class it was Skye Adams who once again led the way ahead of Joe Burden and Connor Jackson whilst in the Youth 500 speedway class it was World 250cc Champion Kyle Bickley who led home Eryk Borczuch and Kean Dicken.

In the Youth 125/150 class it was Harry McGurk who headed home Corban Pavitt and his younger brother, Sam McGurk after Jordan Palin suffered an exclusion for breaking the tapes in the final whilst in the Junior 110 class the podium was filled by Leon Collier, Ryan Ingram and Thomas Tovey after an incident packed final.

On a day when the winter weather gods once again were kind there was 54 races including six demonstration rides by monowheel rider Tom Anable. After the meeting organiser Richard Hollingsworth confirmed it had been a huge success. “We have been blessed so far this winter with some of the best meetings we’ve ever had. Long may it continue! We’ve got the big New Year meeting next Sunday when the adult speedway classes race and there are plenty of riders who’ve been off work for ten days or more and are desperate to get back on their bikes. In particular we are seeing a huge surge in the number of old-style upright bikes coming out. Word is spreading and a lot of people are getting out their old bikes and coming to join the fun. Many of the riders are older than the bikes and there is a great camaraderie between them.

“If anyone else wants to ride next Sunday then I’m taking bookings up to 6pm Saturday if they text or call me on 07832-402167. We are always also looking for people to help run these meetings and we had some fantastic people help us today. Hopefully, we can find a couple more for next Sunday because these meetings are so vital to the club and for the development of British riders in general”

Full list of Winter Series meeting dates:

Flat Track, Pit Bike and Youth Speedway classes – 22nd November, 6th December, 27th December, 17th January, 7th February & 28th February

Adult Speedway Classes – 15th November, 13th December, 3rd January, 24th January, 14th February & 6th March

Flat Track Class:
Scores: Skye Adams 56, Joe Burden 55, Connor Jackson 45, Ross Herrod 40, Peter Jordan 35, John Boddy 34, Denise Lawson 22, Stephanie Tovey 12 (4 rides), Mike Johnson 4 (1 ride).

Winter Series points: Adams 20, Burden 19, Jackson 18, Herrod 17, Jordan 16, Boddy 15, Lawson 14, Tovey 13, Johnson 12.

Winter Series standings (after three rounds): Joe Burden 56 (17-20-19), Peter Jordan 48 (16-16-16), John Boddy 48 (15-18-15), Skye Adams 39 (19-20), Storm Stacey 37 (18-19), Tom Amos 20, Connor Jackson 18, Matthew Walker 17, Ross Herrod 17, James Boddy 15, Giles Longbone 14. Denise Lawson 14, Stephanie Tovey 13, Mike Johnson 12.

Race winning times: 9. Burden 117.3, 16. Burden 114.8, 23. Adams 112.9, 31. Adams 108.1 40. Adams 110.2, 52. Jackson 111.2

Pit Bike Class:
Qualifying scores: Wayne Carter 39, Simon Ellis 34, Lee Carter 33, Zak Harris 30, Jeff Robinson 27, Tom Miles 21, Craig Smith 19 (4 rides), Stuart Avery 18, Thomas Tovey 17, Dan Miles 9 (3 rides), Tom Fellows 6 (2 rides), Stephanie Tovey 3 (4 rides).

A Final: W. Carter, L. Carter, Robinson, Harris, Ellis, T. Tovey, Avery, T. Miles, 89.3

Winter Series points: W. Carter 20, L. Carter 19, Robinson 18, Harris 17, Ellis 16, T. Tovey 15, Avery 14, T. Miles 13, Smith 12, D. Miles 11, Fellows 10, S. Tovey 9.

Winter Series standings (after three rounds): Lee Carter 59 (20-20-19), Zak Harris 52 (17-18-17), Stuart Avery 44 (14-16-13), Tom Miles 40 (15-12-13), Dan Miles 40 (12-17-11), Thomas Tovey 34 (19-15), George Hopper 31 (16-15), Craig Smith 31 (19-12), Simon Ellis 30 (14-16), Jamie Halder 28 (18-9), Stephanie Tovey 22 (13-9), Tom Fellows 20 (10-10).Carly Hopper 13, Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 11, Colin Willerton 11,

Qualifying heat winning times: 4. W. Carter 88.4, 5. Harris 92.0, 12. W. Carter 89.7, 19. W. Carter 86.1, 26. Smith 87.6, 34. L. Carter 85.8, 41. W. Carter 87.1, 44. L. Carter 87.3

Youth 500 Class:
Qualifying scores: Kyle Bickley 12, Eryk Borczuch 9, Kean Dicken 7, Sam Bebee 1

A Final: Bickley, Borczuch, Dicken, 61.9

Winter Series points: Bickley 20, Borczuch 19, Dicken 18, Bebee 17

Winter Series standings (after three rounds): Kyle Bickley 59 (20-19-20), Kean Dicken 56 (18-20-18), Eryk Borczuch 38 (19-19), Lewis Millar 18

Qualifying heat winning times (Bickley unless stated): 10. 67.2, 17. 65.1, 25. 63.2, 32. 62.2, 38. 63.0

Youth 125/150
Qualifying scores: Harry McGurk 15, Jordan Palin 12, Corban Pavitt 12, Sam McGurk 10, Luke Harrison 10, Mickie Simpson 9, Max Perry 7, Ryan Morris 6, Danny Curl 4, Sheldon Davies 4, Jack Wright 1

D Final: Davies, Wright, 87.6?
C Final: Davies, Morris, Curl, Perry (retired), 72.2
B Final: S. McGurk, Harrison, Davies, Simpson (retired), 72.9
A Final: (re-run) H. McGurk, Pavitt, S. McGurk, Palin (excluded, tapes), 70.3

Winter Series points: H. McGurk 20, Pavitt 19, S. McGurk 18, Palin 17, Harrison 16, Davies 15, Simpson 14, Morris 13, Curl 12, Perry 11, Wright 10.

Winter Series standings (after three rounds): Harry McGurk 60 (20-20-20), Mickie Simpson 52 (19-19-14), Luke Harrison 49 (18-15-19), Jordan Palin 34 (17-17), Max Perry 45 (16-18-11), Sheldon Davies 42 (13-14-15), Jack Wright 35 (12-13-10), Jacob Clayton 32 (15-17), Sam McGurk 32 (14-18), Corban Pavitt 19, Gregor Millar 16, Ryan Morris 13, Bailey Fellows 12, Danny Curl 12, Alex Goldsbrough 11.

Qualifying heat winning times: 1. Simpson 74.7, 2. Harrison 74.6, 3. H. McGurk 70.6, 11. Morris 78.3, 15. H. McGurk 71.3, 18. S. McGurk 75.2, 21. Pavitt 75.3, 24. H.. McGurk 70.3, 27. S. McGurk 72.5, 30. H. McGurk 68.8, 33. H. McGurk 68.6, 36. Simpson 72.9, 39. Palin 70.6, 42. Pavitt 73.4, 45. Palin 70.6

Junior 110cc Class:
Scores: Leon Collier 40, Teddy Wilkinson 32, Thomas Tovey 31, Lewis Towle 29, Ryan Ingram 25, Stephanie Tovey 22, Alfie Harris 20, Jack Franklin 15, Finley Dimmock 14, Euan Ellis 1 (3 rides).

A Final: Collier, Ingram, T. Tovey, Harris, Franklin, Dimmock, Wilkinson (fell), Towle (fell), 88.0

Winter Series points: Collier 20, Ingram 19, T. Tovey 18, Harris 17, Franklin 16, Dimmock 15, Wilkinson 14, Towle 13, S. Tovey 12, Ellis 11.

Winter Series standings (after three rounds): Teddy Wilkinson 53 (20-19-14), Thomas Tovey 38 (20-18), Ryan Ingram 36 (17-19), Lewis Towle 32 (19-13), Stephanie Tovey 30 (18-12), Leon Collier 20, Alfie Harris 17, Jack Franklin 16, Finley Dimmock 15, Euan Ellis 11.

Race winning times (Collier unless stated): 6. 98.0, 7. S. Tovey 94.0, 14. 87.7, 22. 87.4, 29. 84.6, 37. 84.6, 43. T. Tovey 90.2

Monowheel demonstration times by Tom Anable (4 laps unless stated): 154.3, 144.2, 162.1 (5 laps), 127.8, 126.8, 121.3.