Great day ahead at sunny Scunny
THERE are 38 heats of speedway on offer at Scunthorpe’s Eddie Wright Raceway this afternoon (Bank Holiday Monday, 3pm) on what promises to be the best day of the Bank Holiday weekend, with a prediction of sunshine all afternoon.
Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions take on third-placed Newcastle Diamonds in what promises to be a humdinger of a Premier League clash.
And then some of the best youngsters in the entire country are on display, as Scunthorpe Speedway proudly stages the Midland Development League Riders’ Championship for the second successive season.
Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey said: “It’s going to be a brilliant afternoon of speedway, with the weather set fair. It’s a great value day of speedway, with 38 heats on offer for just £17.
“Newcastle are a team on-form, but we defeated Workington very comfortably at the Eddie Wright Raceway last weekend, and we’ll be looking to take that form forward into this afternoon’s clash.”
Today’s adult admission price for the double-header is £17. It’s just £2 more than a single Premier League meeting at the Eddie Wright Raceway, for 23 extra heats of action. A full and exciting afternoon of racing is ahead. DON’T MISS IT!
Admission prices for this afternoon:
Adult: £17.00
Student/OAP: £15.00
Child (10 – 17): £5.00
Child (0 – 9) Free (accompanied by paying adult)
Family Ticket £39 (2 adults, 2 Children 10-17)
Match Programme: £1.00
Expected teams for this afternoon:
Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions: 1. Josh Auty, 2. Michael Palm Toft, 3. Lewis Kerr, 4. Fritz Wallner, 5. Ryan Douglas, 6. Carl Wilkinson, 7. Jack Smith (guest).
Newcastle Diamonds: 1. Ricky Wells (guest), 2. Viktor Palovaara, 3. Matej Kus, 4. Ludvig Lindgren, 5. Rider replacement for Steve Worrall, 6. Arthur Sissis (guest), 7. Danny Phillips.
Line-up for Midland Development League Riders’ Championship: Henry Atkins (Coventry), Josh Embleton (Buxton), Layne Cupitt (Long Eaton), Lewis Whitmore (King’s Lynn), Sam Chapman (Scunthorpe), Andy Mellish (Belle Vue), Niall Strudwick (Milton Keynes), George Rothery (Belle Vue), Bradley Andrews (Long Eaton), Alex Spooner (Mildenhall), Lewis Austen (King’s Lynn), Kyle Roberts (Coventry), Taylor Hampshire (Mildenhall), Chris Hay (Scunthorpe), Sam Wright (Buxton), William O’Keefe (Milton Keynes). Reserves: Lloyd Ditchburn & James Chattin (both Scunthorpe).
