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Thanks - have amended. All the best Rob

SCORPIONS OUT TO SHOOT DOWN ROCKETS FLUIDAIR POWER Scunthorpe Scorpions will be looking to maintain their current high Premier League position by defeating the Rye House Rockets at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Friday evening (7.30pm). Third-placed Scorpions will use rider replacement for Josh Auty, currently in hospital where he is having an operation to have his appendix removed. Auty, No 1 at Scunthorpe in 2012 and 2013, is currently third in the Scorpions’ averages. All the Scunthorpe team apart from Nicolai Klindt will be able to take a rider replacement ride for the Englishman. Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey said: “We never take anything for granted, and that goes doubly so now that Josh is out. “Josh had hit some good form in recent weeks. It will make it harder being without him, but we’re still looking for three points from this meeting. “But Rye House will certainly not be pushovers. They have a top No 1 in Great Britain international Edward Kennett, who rode as a couple of times as the wildcard in the British Grand Prix. “And they have Jason Bunyan at reserve, who is no slouch around Scunthorpe. “Our recent form in recent weeks has been really good, but we won’t become complacent. We have to perform on Friday to ensure we come out of the meeting with the result that we desire.” Last season’s Scunthorpe vs Rye House clash at the Eddie Wright Raceway was a classic affair, with the Scorpions coming from ten points behind to grab a 47-46 victory. Admission prices for Friday: 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 Expected teams for Friday (English unless stated): FluidAir Power Scunthorpe Scorpions: 1. Nicolai Klindt (Denmark), 2. David Howe, 3. Ashley Birks, 4, R/R for Josh Auty, 5. Ryan Douglas (Australia), 6. Matt Williamson, 7. Thomas Jørgensen (Denmark). Rye House Rockets: 1. Edward Kennett, 2. Luke Bowen, 3. Mathieu Tresarrieu (France), 4. Jason Garrity, 5. Steve Boxall, 6. Jason Bunyan, 7. Marc Owen (guest for Stefan Nielsen). Rye House Rockets at EWR Ave Ave Best Name Lge M R Pts BP (no BP) (w BP) Performance Luke Bowen PL 5 23 26 7 4.52 5.74 9 + 1 from 6 rides (2008) Steve Boxall PL 1 4 3 0 3.00 3.00 3 from 4 rides (2009) Jason Bunyan PL 10 45 72 4 6.40 6.76 14 from 5 rides (inc 4 pts T/R (2009)) Jason Garrity PL 1 4 5 0 5.00 5.00 5 from 4 rides (2011) Edward Kennett DEBUT PL MEETING @ EWR Stefan Nielsen PL 3 11 13 2 4.73 5.45 9 + 1 from 5 rides (2013) Mathieu Tresarrieu PL 2 9 13 1 5.78 6.22 8 + 1 from 5 rides (inc 4 pts T/R (2012)) Other Notes Luke Bowen Member of Rye House's Premier League Championship Winning Team in 2007. Member of Rye House's Conference League Fours Winning Team in 2003. Held his Testimonial Meeting at Rye House last weekend. Steve Boxall 2005 Conference League Riders' Champion. 2013 National League Riders' Champion. Member of Rye House's Premier League Championship Winning Team in 2007. Member of Rye House's Premier League Championship and Premier Trophy Winning Teams in 2005. Member of Rye House's Conference League Fours Winning Team in 2003. Jason Bunyan 9-times New Zealand National Champion Has rode on three occasions as the Wild Card in the New Zealand GP (2012 to 2014). Member of Isle of Wight's Premier League Pairs and Premier League Fours Winning Teams in 2007. Member of Isle of Wight's Young Shield Winning Team in 1998. Member of Peterborough's Conference League Winning Team in 1997. Rode as a guest for the Scorpions in the 2nd leg of their 2012 Premier League Play-Off Final victory. Jason Garrity 2008 British Under-15 Champion. 2011 British Under-19 and National League Riders' Champion. Member of Buxton's National League Championship, Trophy and KO Cup Winning Teams in 2010. Made his Premier League debut for Rye House at Leicester in 2012. A Fast-Track Reserve with Coventry for the 2014 Elite League season. Was named as a track reserve for last weekend's British Grand Prix at Cardiff. Edward Kennett 2005 British Under-21 Champion. Member of Rye House's Premier League Championship and Premier Trophy Winning Teams in 2005. Member of Coventry's Elite League Championship Winning Team in 2010. Member of Eastbourne's Elite League KO Cup Winning Team in 2008. Has ridden in Grand Prix's and has represented Team GB in World Cup competitions. Stefan Nielsen Twice British Under-19 Champion (2012 and 2013). Former Scunthorpe Saint who was a member of the 2011 National League Winning Team in 2011. Member of Mildenhall's NL Championship, Fours, KO Cup and National Trophy Winning Team in 2012. A Fast-Track Reserve with Belle Vue for the 2014 Elite League season. Will also ride for Coventry in the 2014 National League. Mathieu Tresarrieu Three times French Champion. Member of Ipswich's Premier League Fours Winning Team in 2011. Rye House Rockets' Results at EWR 19 September 2008 PL W Scunthorpe 40 Rye House 53 17 April 2009 PT L Scunthorpe 52 Rye House 43 14 August 2009 PL L Scunthorpe 49 Rye House 41 16 October 2009 YS S/F L Scunthorpe 51 Rye House 42 04 July 2010 PL L Scunthorpe 55 Rye House 37 08 April 2011 PL L Scunthorpe 56 Rye House 38 07 September 2012 PL L Scunthorpe 58 Rye House 34 12 July 2013 PL L Scunthorpe 47 Rye House 46 (stats by John Eyre)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e7yYBDHOgg That's you, that is All the best Rob

Oxford 1980. Opening meeting of the season - Oxford v Nottingham v Peterborough (3TT - challenge) Also 2012 - Northside British Under-15 Round had a race with no finishers (three riders fell simualtenously on different parts of the track - none were able to remount!). All the best Rob

Um, so you see the closure of Birmingham Speedway as "Happy days" Some people are beyond belief. All the best Rob

BIRMINGHAM SPEEDWAY season ticket holders will be welcome at Scunthorpe’s Eddie Wright Raceway for speedway meetings for the rest of the 2014 season. Very sadly, Birmingham have withdrawn from 2014 Elite League. Promoter Alan Phillips pulled out a couple of weeks ago after a financial struggle. An official statement earlier today (Monday) from the BSPA read: “With deep regret the British Speedway Promoters' Association can confirm the closure of Birmingham Brummies with immediate effect. “Great efforts have been made by several people to ensure the team could continue racing until the end of the season but sadly this has not proved possible.” Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey: “It’s massively sad to see Birmingham shut its doors, and I’m sure I echo the thoughts of everyone in speedway, when I say I sincerely hope it’s only temporary and we see the Brummies back next season. No-one ever wants to see a speedway track close. “I feel so sorry for their fans. Birmingham have an excellent set of supporters, and they used to come to support the Brummies in numbers at the Eddie Wright Raceway in the days they were a Premier League club. I hope to see them back running in the Premier League come next March. “The Birmingham season tickers holders paid out to see speedway for the year. I know it’s not quite the same as following their own club, but they are welcome at Scunthorpe. They just need to bring along their season ticket with them. “We hope some of their fans will take advantage of this gesture. As well as standalone Premier League fixtures on Fridays, we also have a couple of double-headers left on August Bank Holiday Monday (August 25) and the Sunday following that (August 31). We’d love to see a few of the Brummies’ coats on our terraces.” The offer to Birmingham Season Tickets Holders applies to admission only. Programmes, food, car parking, etc will be charged at standard price. It is hoped that the Scunthorpe Scorpions will reach the Premier League play-offs – the offer to Birmingham Season Tickets Holders will be extended to any such meetings.

And Scunthorpe, if you prefer a bit of PL action. All the best Rob

Birmingham season tickets will be honoured at Scunthorpe for the rest of the 2014 season. All the best Rob

Should be a good meeting. Scunny bring in one of the Smugs (Max Fricke) in place of Nicolai Klindt, who is riding for Leicester. All the best Rob

Um, Douglas and Compton didn't crash All the best Rob

Probably nothing more to it than the fact TJ had already had 5 rides prior to Heat 15, whereas Ash had just 4 rides. All three points already in the bag, so might as well share the rides about a bit, especially as with 8 paid 10 from 4, Ash had been no slouch either. No doubt had the third point been beyond mathematical doubt, then Matt Williamson would have been left in Heat 14 as well, but Sheffield could have still snatched the point with two 5-1s, so Thomas in Heat 14 was insurance that we definitely ended up with that extra point. All the best Rob

Head-to-head in league matches since the beginning of 2012 is now: Scunthorpe 7 Sheffield 0 All the best Rob

Good three points for Scorpions who move up to second place in PL table. All the best Rob

1976. Another team who ran away with everything. All the best Rob

Good luck tonight Scorpions! All the best Rob

Which is why I said around that time.... All the best Rob

Armando Castagna and David Steen. Can't remember who it was chasing them, but after they both lost control on the fourth bend at Oxford at the same time while team riding, went flying towards each other, missed each other, but ending up swapping postions, the rider behind them thought "Stuff this" and tootled around making no attempt to go near the two mad men in front of him. All the best Rob

Or dodgy burger, maybe. There was a lot of them about around that time, I seem to recall. All the best Rob

Speedway needs to shed a lot of its "old" image. Maybe it should look at its current World Champion, who does appeal to the young. All the best Rob

I do wonder sometimes if bike technology has overtaken some of the tracks, with Brough Park being an example. The bikes have got faster and have become more difficult things to control (e.g. lay downs are much more powerful than uprights); while the older tracks have stayed the same. Apart from everyone going back to Jawa 2-value engines from 1970, I'm not sure how you resolve this, because you can't do a lot to change tracks within stadiums which are not owned by the speedway. All the best Rob

His rolling average is around twice a meeting. All the best Rob

However, if the fixture was raced in 1982, then Newcastle would destroy a 2014 Edinburgh side who are still twinkles in the milkman’s eye. All the best Rob

Al Stewart, I think you've hit the nail on the head there. I didn't identify Edinburgh as the team to beat this year; I thought keeping Cookie had left you too top heavy. You're not got a powerhouse team who everyone predicted to win the league before the start of the season, in contrast to e.g. Newcastle in 1982 (that was the year Joe Owen and Bobby Beaton came in on 7.50 assessed averages, despite the fact Joe had a 7.00+ BL average in 1981!!). There's several times where you've come within a few races of being beaten, only to pull it out of the fire. It's why I also think the Premier League isn't over yet this year, especially when it comes to the play-offs. Edinburgh aren't that much stronger than everyone else. They can be beaten. For me, Newcastle '82 will remain the strongest side put together at this level. But it will be interesting to see how far the unbeaten run of the 2014 Monarchs can be stretched. All the best Rob

He could be right, though. The '82 Diamonds were monsters at home, they won the home leg of the cup final against a good Ellesmere Port team by something like 73-23! All the best Rob

Another thing to point out is that the Newcastle '82 team completed the clean sweep... league, cup, Supernational and fours. And Joe Owen won the NLRC as a bonus. In 1991, Arena Essex missed out on a trophy... the Gold Cup. All the best Rob