Quite a night ahead!

SCUNTHORPE promoter Rob Godfrey has dropped a huge hint that the club are all set to announce their seventh and final rider at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Friday evening (7pm), as Scunthorpe Speedway and the STING Fung host ‘An Evening With The 2018 Scorpions’ in the clubhouse, with the proceeds going to the riders.

Scorpions revealed Steve Worrall, Jason Garrity, Josh Auty, Jake Allen, Stefan Nielsen and Gino Manzares as six of their Magnificent Seven back in November, leaving 2.11 for the final rider.

Godfrey said: “If all goes to plan, we will have representation from ALL SEVEN of our riders on Friday evening.

“Our American star Gino Manzares isn’t due to fly in until next week. But Gino is keen to be part of proceedings and we have a special video message from him.

“The other lads are all due to be there on Friday.”

As well as announcing their final rider, it’s due to be a packed evening, with interviews with the riders, stories, a Q&A and a memorabilia auction finale.

Godfrey revealed: “One piece of memorabilia we’ve got is that we’ve made up an additional 2018 race-jacket. We are very much expecting that 2018 is going to be the year of the Scorpion, and this is a chance for someone to own a piece of it before the season has even begun.

“We’re also planning to auction another couple of race-jackets, I think one has Tai Woffinden’s signature on it, plus a day on the mini-track, a day with team manager Dave Peet, and a day with the referee.

“All the proceeds on Friday go to the riders. We’ve sold a good number of tickets already, but we’d like the place packed out.”

Tickets are £8 and include pie’n’peas.

The doors open at 7pm, with the show starting at 7.45pm and an interval at 8.30pm, during which the pre-ordered pie and pies will be served. The show recommences at 9pm, and is due to finish around 9.45pm.

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