The big night is here!
SCUNTHORPE Speedway proudly stages a semi-final of the British Championship at the Eddie Wright Raceway tonight (Friday, 7.30pm), the biggest meeting at the venue in Normanby Road for five years.
The meeting is a top-class 20-heat individual, which will see 16 riders in fierce competition, with just the top seven guaranteed a place in the British Final at Belle Vue in Manchester on June 13.
A top quality line-up is headed by Grand Prix star Chris ‘Bomber’ Harris, a three times British Champion. Other leading contenders will be Simon Stead, Robert Lambert, Jason Garrity and Scorpions’ own No 1 Josh Auty.
But there is quality throughout the whole line-up – no fewer than nine riders have won a British Championship at some stage of their career, whether at Under-15, Under-19, Under-21 or senior level.
Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey said: “We’re very proud to be staging tonight’s event. It is bound to be hotly contested.
“There are a lot of track specialists on show. Anyone can get that top-seven position and I think it will be a cracking meeting.
“With a field of out-and-out racers, such as Chris Harris and Josh Auty, we can expect speedway of the highest quality tonight.”
Admission prices for tonight:
Adult: £15.00
Student/OAP: £13.00
Child (10 – 17): £5.00
Child (0 – 9) Free (accompanied by paying adult)
Family Ticket £35 (2 adults, 2 Children 10-17)
Match Programme: £1.00
Tonight’s line-up (in draw order):
1. Simon Lambert (Peterborough & King’s Lynn)
2. Edward Kennett (Rye House & Lakeside)
3. Leigh Lanham (Rye House)
4. Kyle Howarth (Sheffield & Wolverhampton)
5. Lewis Kerr (Ipswich & Lakeside)
6. Josh Auty (Scunthorpe & Leicester) (pictured)
7. Robert Lambert (Newcastle & King’s Lynn)
8. Josh Bates (Sheffield & Coventry)
9. Simon Stead (Sheffield)
10. Ashley Morris (Scunthorpe, Wolverhampton & Cradley)
11. Carl Wilkinson (Scunthorpe & King’s Lynn)
12. Jason Garrity (Sheffield & Coventry)
13. Stuart Robson (Rye House)
14. Chris Harris (Coventry)
15. Richard Hall (Unattached)
16. Robert Mear (Lakeside)
