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Scotland 1314, thanks very much, I thought that might be the case. Do you also have the time for Heat 8? All the best Rob

Cheers guys, but the BSPA website has different scorers. I'm wondering if someone at the meeting can actually confirm who won these two races and also who took third in Heat 15. (Not that I'm knocking anyone who does updates in any way - it's a superb service and the Chatzone is one of the best). All the best Rob

Final score: Monarchs 56 Scorpions 36 Can anyone confirm the results of Heats 14 & 15 please. Who was the winner of these two heats, and also what happened to the Scorpions in Heat 15, who took third and who fell. Thanks very much. All the best Rob

Poor Scott's been left talking to himself. Nae bother, they'll be a few visitors to the thread after the Scorps pull off a win tonight. All the best Rob

BUSY WEEK FOR SCORPIONS DEFENDING PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions are involved in no fewer than four league fixtures within the next week – including a mouth-watering clash against the Somerset Rebels at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Bank Holiday Monday (3pm). The Scorpions also face tough away trips to Edinburgh (tonight – Friday), Newcastle (Sunday) and Somerset (Wednesday). There are 30 heats of action on Monday, with the Scunthorpe Saints entertaining the Milton Keynes Knights in a National League challenge match in the second half. Scunthorpe currently boast the only unbeaten record in the 2013 Premier League, although it is a somewhat unusual record – with one win and three draws! The Scorpions’ only win was a 49-45 home win over Edinburgh, while there have been home draws against Ipswich and Workington, and an away draw at Glasgow. Promoter Rob Godfrey has realistic expectations of the forthcoming week’s meetings. He said: “I’ve been in this game long enough to realise the away meetings are Edinburgh, Newcastle and Somerset are perhaps our toughest three matches of the season. We do need to pick up some away wins at some point, but it’s unlikely to be from these three meetings. “Edinburgh are a team I really fancy to do well this year, Newcastle is our bogey track, and Somerset are also strong. It would be a miracle if we were to win any of these meetings. “I’ll treat any points we pick up from these meetings as a bonus. That’s not to say we won’t go into each meeting with the mindset to win it. “Miracles do happen in speedway, such as when we picked up a point at Edinburgh last season in a play-off match without any of our top four. We also won at Armadale earlier in the season, when we thumped them on a wet track. So we’ll win looking for another miracle or two. “But what I really want is for us to score the maximum three points from our home meeting against Somerset on Monday. “We have yet to score all three points from a home match. It’s what we need to start doing. “Our best move this season has been to bring in Lewis Blackbird at reserve – he’s only had a couple of meetings so far for us, but already we can see the difference. “We’ve also been working with Ryan Douglas to get his machinery right. I’m confident that we’ll see a massive improvement in Ryan sometime very soon. He has the ability. “If we can get Ryan to click, then we’ll have one of the best reserve pairings in the league to back up a strong top five.” The visit of the Somerset Rebels next Monday is a re-match between the two teams who contested the 2012 Premier League play-off final, which the Scorpions won in dramatic fashion by a single point. One Scorpion from that night, Nick Morris, now rides for Somerset. The Australian is due to return from injury next Monday, and his clashes against Josh Auty and David Howe will be eagerly anticipated. Somerset also have Jason Doyle (another Australian), one of the best riders in the Premier League, in their ranks. The Scorpions will have to race all four meetings in the next week without Dane Thomas Jørgensen, who broke his shoulder in three places in a crash in Denmark. ‘Tommy The Gun’ has also been ruled out of the Premier League Pairs at Somerset a week on Friday, in which the Scorpions will be represented by Josh Auty and David Howe. Godfrey said: “Thomas is due to go back to see the specialist next week. “Thomas is going to look into the possibility of laser treatment to speed up his return. “He’s remaining positive about things. Last season, when Thomas hurt his shoulder, I knew he wasn’t coming back any time soon, because he wasn’t confident about a return. This is different. He’s remaining optimistic about things. “After he goes to see the specialist, we’ll have a better idea of exactly how long he will be out for. “It’s a shame that Thomas is in the wars again this season. Given a trouble-free run, I’m sure he would have been pushing for the No 1 spot by now – there were signs at the start of the season that was starting to happen.” In Jørgensen’s absence, the Scorpions will operate rider replacement at No 2. He is third in the club’s averages, so with the exception of Josh Auty, all the riders can take one of his rides. Scunthorpe had another injury scare when David Howe pulled out of his own testimonial last Sunday with a hand injury. Howe went for X-rays the following day, which revealed no break, and he is fit to resume racing for the Scorpions this week. Monday’s adult admission price for the double-header is £16. It’s just £2 more than a single Premier League meeting at the Eddie Wright Raceway, for 15 extra heats of action. The circuit rightfully won the award last season for being the best racetrack in the Premier League, so a full and exciting day of racing is ahead. Premier/National League Double Header Admission Prices: Adult: £16.00 Student/OAP: £14.00 Child (10 - 16): £5.00 Child (0 - 9) Free (accompanied by paying adult) Family Ticket £37 (2 adults, 2 Children 10-16) Match Programme: £1.00 Teams for Bank Holiday Monday (English unless stated): Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions: 1. Josh Auty, 2. R/R for Thomas Jørgensen (Denmark), 3. Michael Palm Toft (Denmark), 4. Ashley Birks, 5. David Howe, 6. Ryan Douglas (Australia), 7. Lewis Blackbird. Somerset Rebels: 1. Jason Doyle (Australia), 2. Kyle Newman, 3. Nick Morris (Australia) or R/R, 4. Alex Davies (Australia), 5. Josh Grajczonek (Australia), 6. Stefan Nielsen, 7. Tom Perry. Scunthorpe Saints: 1. Max Clegg, 2. Hayden Sims, 3. Brendan Johnson, 4. Liam Carr, 5. Lee Geary, 6. Danny Phillips, 7. David Holt Milton Keynes Knights: 1. Tamas Sike, 2. Ethan Ballentyne, 3. Shane Waldron, 4. Dan Winchester, 5. Kyle Ballentyne, 6. Ryan Terry-Daley, 7. Arron Mogridge Somerset Rebels at EWR Ave Ave Best Name Lge M R Pts BP (no BP) (w BP) Performance Alex Davies PL 5 22 32 7 5.82 7.09 11 + 1 from 7 rides (2011) Jason Doyle PL 5 25 48 1 7.68 7.84 12 from 5 rides (inc 4 pts T/R (2011)) Josh Grajczonek PL 8 27 47 1 6.96 7.11 11 from 5 rides (2009) Nick Morris PL 17 85 168 11 7.91 8.42 15 from 6 rides (2012) Kyle Newman PL 3 13 7 2 2.15 2.77 5 + 2 from 6 rides (2012) Stefan Nielsen PL 2 6 4 1 2.67 3.33 4 + 1 from 4 rides (2012) Tom Perry PL 1 5 3 2 2.40 4.00 3 + 2 from 5 rides (2012) Other Notes Alex Davies Member of Somerset's League Cup Winning Team in 2012. Jason Doyle Member of Somerset's Premier League KO Cup Winning Team in 2008. Member of Poole's Elite League KO Cup Winning Team in 2010. Member of Newport's Premier League KO Cup Winning Team in 2011. Member of Poole's Elite League Championship Winning Team in 2011. Member of Swindon's Elite League Championship Winning Team in 2012. A Premier League Cup Winner with Somerset in 2012. Named as a 'doubling-up' rider with Birmingham for the 2013 Elite League season. Josh Grajczonek Twice Queensland State Champion in 2009 and 2011. A Premier League Championship Winner with Glasgow in 2011. Nick Morris Twice Queensland Under-16 Champion in 2008/09 and 2009/10. New South Wales Under-16 Champion in 2009/10. Member of Buxton's National League Championship Winning Team in 2010. Member of Glasgow's Premier League Championship Winning Team in 2011. Member of Swindon's Elite League Championship Winning Team in 2012. Member of Scunthorpe's Premier League Championship Winning Team in 2012. Named as a 'doubling-up' rider with Swindon for the 2013 Elite League season. Kyle Newman Winner of Queensland State Under-21 Championships in 2011. Member of Weymouth's Conference League Championship Winning Team in 2008. Member of Bournemouth's National League Championship and KO Cup Winning Teams in 2009. Member of Newcastle's Premier Shield Winning Team in 2011. Member of Somerset's League Cup Winning Team in 2012. Stefan Nielsen 2012 British Under-19 Champion. 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. Will also ride in 2013 for Mildenhall in the National League. Tom Perry Member of Dudley's National League Shield Winning Team in 2011. A Premier League Cup Winner with Somerset in 2012. Will also ride in 2013 for Isle of Wight in the National League. Somerset Rebels' Results at EWR 05 May 2008 PL L Scunthorpe 51 Somerset 39 13 April 2009 PT L Scunthorpe 53 Somerset 40 05 June 2009 PL L Scunthorpe 47 Somerset 43 03 May 2010 PL L Scunthorpe 56 Somerset 40 02 October 2010 YS L Scunthorpe 70 Somerset 20 25 April 2011 PL L Scunthorpe 49 Somerset 41 04 September 2011 PL Ph 2 L Scunthorpe 49 Somerset 41 27 August 2012 PL L Scunthorpe 50 Somerset 40 29 October 2012 PL POF L Scunthorpe 48 Somerset 42 Somerset Rebels' 2013 Results 29 March 2013 CH H W Somerset 54 Plymouth 38 30 March 2013 CH A L Somerset 41 Plymouth 48 05 April 2013 LC H W Somerset 57 Ipswich 37 06 April 2013 LC A D Somerset 45 Rye House 45 11 April 2013 LC A L Somerset 44 Ipswich 51 12 April 2013 LC H W Somerset 54 Rye House 42 19 April 2013 LC H W Somerset 48 Plymouth 42 20 April 2013 LC A L Somerset 41 Plymouth 48 03 May 2013 PL H W Somerset 62 Leicester 32 16 May 2013 PL A L Somerset 43 Ipswich 50 (stats courtesy of John Eyre)

No thread on this one, so I thought I'd start one. Clash of the 2010 champs v the 2012 champs. Thomas Jorgensen is missing, but Scunny still have a number of riders who can ride Armadale. Scunny are the only unbeaten team left in the Premier League, with one win - against Scotland's No 2 team - and three draws. Prediction: Edinburgh 45 Scunthorpe 45. All the best Rob

Just to let the Sheffield fans know that Andre Compton has been tempted out of retirement and is riding in the David Howe testimonial at Scunthorpe this afternoon. All the best Rob

Jim, did I imagine Tommy flying around Adam Ellis on the opening lap of Heat 11 then? True, the rest of that race then went a bit pear-shaped for him, but he's still had very little experience of riding a speedway bike. Last year he pretty much went straight from Motocross into the Scunthorpe Saints, after just a couple of appearances in Amateur Meetings at Scunny. All the best Rob

Nice to meet you again last night Gemini. One note, regarding Tommy Fenwick, the Falkirk Flyer. His surname is pronunced FEN-ICK (i.e. slient W) not FEN-WICK. It would be nice if the announcer could get this right for subsequent meetings. All the best Rob

Not a bad little meeting, although rather too many crashes for my liking. I think all the riders were OK. All the best Rob

Scunny stay unbeaten in the league after 4 matches - although 3 of those have been draws (the only team we've beaten is Scotland's No 2 team). Looks like a draw was about a fair result today. All the best Rob

Hope this beats the weather. The Premier League's No 1 team v Scotland's No 1 team - should be a cracker. All the best Rob

I hope ML is back soon - she's much missed on this forum. With the now-found sense of humour from the Edinburgh fans, can we expect a "Edinburgh 2014 Wooden Spoonists?" thread in the coming months? All the best Rob

Meeting off. All the best Rob

The Scorps also won 47-43 at Ashfield during 2012 (in the League Cup)... a repeat of that scoreline will do very nicely. All the best Rob

Time to start a thread on this meeting. What's the weather like for tomorrow evening? 40-50 to Scorpions I reckon!! All the best Rob

Looking forward to this. Meetings from Ullevi are normally not very good. But I'm sure Eurosport will fix that, and the racing will be top notch tomorrow. I also think Eurosport's solution to the UK economy will soon see us out of recession, and back as a world superpower. I'm also looking forward to Eurosport's manned trip to Uranus before the end of the year. All the best Rob

BLACKBIRD FLIES IN FOR SCORPIONS DEFENDING PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions have signed 26-year-old Lewis Blackbird. He will replace Josh Bates at reserve, starting with the two Premier League meetings against the Edinburgh Monarchs during the bank holiday weekend. The Scorpions travel north of the border to Armadale tonight (Friday), before entertaining the Monarchs at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Bank Holiday Monday (3pm). There are 30 heats of action on Monday, with the Scunthorpe Saints entertaining the Sheffield Prowlers in a National League challenge match in the second half. Both Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey and team manager Dave Peet have praised Josh Bates’ efforts for the club. Godfrey says: “Josh has done a fantastic job while he's been with us and if the rest of the team had performed as we'd hoped, we would not be contemplating making changes. “Unfortunately, we are very weak and vulnerable at reserve and we had to shore that up. Ryan Douglas is on an assessed five-point average and can't be replaced, not that we would want to replace him anyway because we see a long-term future in Ryan. “The signing of Josh was always perceived to be a gamble, by both camps, from his side as well as ours, and it's not worked out due to the fact that while I'd love us to be able to carry one rider, we can't carry two. “We did talk about this before we signed him and although it will be a blow to him, I don't think it should be a shock. He will bounce back, I like the kid, I think he's great and it's just unfortunate for him at this time that in our current position, we have to make a change.” Peet says: “Ryan and Josh have been trying their best, but it was obvious we just needed a bit more strength at reserve. Against Workington in the Sky match, we scored paid 4 at reserve while the Comets scored paid 16. “That, in turn, places extra pressure on the top five. It’s very hard to win meetings, when the reserves are not scoring that many points between them. “Josh is a good lad and we wish him the very best. He’s only 17 and he’s got a big future in front of him in this sport. In some ways, he’s got an old head upon young shoulders. “It’s never a nice thing for a rider to be released, but as one door closes, another can open. I’m sure he’ll still get some opportunities in the Premier League this season – he has been on the pace and has taken the odd prize scalp.” Lewis Blackbird (the son of former Belle Vue rider Carl Blackbird) started this season riding for Leicester, but became available after the Lions moved for Australian Robert Branford. Blackbird scored 10 points for Leicester in the Lions’ 44-46 defeat at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Good Friday. Peet adds: “Lewis will give us that little bit extra at reserve. “Had he not been excluded from Heat 15 of the Good Friday match for exceeding the two-minute allowance, I think Leicester may have won that match, because he was flying.” Godfrey believes Blackbird’s prowess around the Eddie Wright Raceway will suit both rider and club. He says: “Signing Lewis brings to the table a guy who can win races at Scunthorpe and if he can win races at Scunthorpe, then hopefully that will transpose into winning races away because confidence breeds confidence. “If you've got a home track you can do well on, you should push on away. Speedway is all about confidence. “We've seen enough of Lewis to know that, at this time, he is right for Scunthorpe Speedway.” The Edinburgh Monarchs have been one of the most successful clubs in the Premier League in the last decade – winning the league title three times (2003, 2008 and 2010). They are usually highly competitive around the Eddie Wright Raceway, and a Scunthorpe vs Edinburgh meeting is always full of plenty of good racing. After home draws in the Premier League against Ipswich and Workington, the Scorpions will be looking to take all three points from Monday’s clash – and will also be looking for points from the away meeting tonight. Armadale was a happy hunting ground for the Scorpions in 2012. They won 54-39 in the regular league meeting, and then took what proved an invaluable point in a narrow 42-48 loss in a Play-Off group match. Monday’s adult admission price for the double-header is £16. It’s just £2 more than a single Premier League meeting at the Eddie Wright Raceway, for 15 extra heats of action. The circuit rightfully won the award last season for being the best racetrack in the Premier League, so a full and exciting day of racing is ahead. Premier/National League Double Header Admission Prices: Adult: £16.00 Student/OAP: £14.00 Child (10 - 16): £5.00 Child (0 - 9) Free (accompanied by paying adult) Family Ticket £37 (2 adults, 2 Children 10-16) Match Programme: £1.00 Teams for Bank Holiday Monday (English unless stated): Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions: 1. Josh Auty, 2. Thomas Jørgensen (Denmark), 3. Michael Palm Toft (Denmark), 4. Ashley Birks, 5. David Howe, 6. Ryan Douglas (Australia), 7. Lewis Blackbird. Edinburgh Monarchs: 1. Craig Cook, 2. Derek Sneddon (Scotland), 3. Theo Pijper (The Netherlands), 4. Max Fricke (Australia), 5. Claus Vissing (Denmark), 6. Marcel Helfer (Germany), 7. Jozsef Tabaka (Hungary). Scunthorpe Saints: 1. Lee Dicken, 2. Matt Williamson, 3. Benji Compton, 4. Tommy Fenwick (Scotland), 5. Josh Bates, 6. Lee Geary, 7. Conor Dwyer. Sheffield Prowlers: 1. Tamas Sike, 2. Chris Widman, 3. Shane Waldron, 4. Nathan Greaves, 5. Steve Jones, 6. Lee Payne, 7. Jordan Tyrer. Edinburgh Monarchs at EWR Ave Ave Best Name Lge M R Pts BP (no BP) (w BP) Performance Craig Cook PL 9 39 62 1 6.36 6.46 16 from 6 rides (2011) Max Fricke DEBUT PL MEETING @ EWR Marcel Helfer DEBUT PL MEETING @ EWR Theo Pijper PL 4 18 22 3 4.89 5.56 10 + 2 from 5 rides (inc 4 pts T/R (2012)) Derek Sneddon PL 7 29 23 4 3.17 3.72 7 from 4 rides (2011) Jozsef Tabaka PL 2 10 15 3 6.00 7.20 12 + 1 from 7 rides (2012) Claus Vissing PL 3 9 13 0 5.78 5.78 7 from 4 rides (2012) Other Notes Craig Cook 2012 Premier League Riders Champion. 2009 National League Riders Champion. Member of Workington's Young Shield Winning Teams in 2009 and 2010. Member of Buxton's National League Championship, KO Cup and National Trophy Winning Teams in 2010. Named as a 'doubling-up' rider with Belle Vue for the 2013 Elite League season. Named as one of the two meeting reserves for this year's British Grand Prix at Cardiff in June. Max Fricke 2013 Australian Under-21 Champion. Riding in his debut Premier League season. Marcel Helfer German international who has ridden for his country at full and under-21 level in World Team Cup competitions. Riding in his first full Premier League season. Theo Pijper Member of Edinburgh's Premier League Championship Winning Team in 2003. Member of Glasgow's Premier League Championship Winning Team in 2011. Member of Swindon's Elite Shield Winning Team in 2009. Derek Sneddon Member of Armadale's Conference Trophy Winning Team in 2005. Member of Edinburgh's Premier League Championship, Premier Trophy and Play-Off Winning Teams in 2008. Member of Newcastle's Premier Trophy, KO Cup and Play-Off Winning Teams in 2010. Member of Newcastle's Premier Shield Winning Team in 2011. Jozsef Tabaka Hungarian International who is returning for his third spell as an Edinburgh rider. Claus Vissing Member of Somerset's League Cup Winning Team in 2012. Made his British League debut in 2007 at Premier League level with Stoke. Edinburgh Monarchs' 2013 Results 30 March 2013 CH A L Edinburgh 45 Berwick 47 05 April 2013 CH H W Edinburgh 59 Glasgow 31 12 April 2013 KOC H W Edinburgh 58 Leicester 31 13 April 2013 KOC A L Edinburgh 44 Leicester 46 (On agg:- W 102 - 77) 20 April 2013 LC A W Edinburgh 48 Berwick 42 26 April 2013 LC H W Edinburgh 55 Berwick 37 Edinburgh Monarchs' Results at EWR 26 May 2008 PL W Scunthorpe 39 Edinburgh 53 25 May 2009 PL L Scunthorpe 49 Edinburgh 44 11 July 2009 PT SF W Scunthorpe 44 Edinburgh 46 31 May 2010 PL W Scunthorpe 41 Edinburgh 48 02 May 2011 PL L Scunthorpe 46 Edinburgh 44 29 August 2011 PL(Ph 2) L Scunthorpe 50 Edinburgh 41 07 May 2012 PL L Scunthorpe 55 Edinburgh 37 30 September 2012 PLPO SF L Scunthorpe 59 Edinburgh 34 (stats courtesy of John Eyre)

Just been reading the Scunny twitter... brilliant... especially Rob G's comment... "could b in trouble tommy the gun and the palm tree have missed there bus".. All the best Rob

SCORPIONS AIM TO SHINE IN FRONT OF TV CAMERAS HENDERSON INSURANCE Scunthorpe Scorpions have a big date on Tuesday (April 30th), as they feature in a televised Premier League fixture against the Workington Comets in front of the Sky Sports cameras at the Eddie Wright Raceway (7.30pm) Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey sees it as a big opportunity for the club. He said: “We’re the reigning Premier League champions, and we have the best track in the Premier League - we’ve been voted that three times in recent years. “This is a great chance to showcase the racing we see every week at the Eddie Wright Raceway. “Nine times out of ten we get an excellent meeting here. Every meeting this year has been a good one – our last meeting (a 45-45 draw against Ipswich) was an absolute belter, although it would have been an even better one had we scored another 3 or 4 points! “Around Scunthorpe, it’s not the first guy out of the gate who always wins. We want to give a good account of ourselves, and also do the whole of the Premier League proud.” Godfrey has cut adult admission to £10 for the meeting – and is expectant of a large crowd at the Eddie Wright Raceway. He added: “It’s a big thing for the town of Scunthorpe to get on live television. “It’s not often you get to see your home town on TV – whether it’s a sporting event or whatever. People can come along and get their faces on television. “We packed the place last time we were on Sky against Sheffield in 2009. It’s a novelty, so people who might not usually attend tend to come out and see what it’s all about. “The cut admission is all part of that, to encourage more people along and give the speedway a go. People can have a good night out, watch some cracking sporting action, have a chance to get their face on the TV, and it’s only going to cost them a tenner.” Tuesday is Scunthorpe’s second home Premier League meeting of 2013. After being held to a draw by Ipswich, Godfrey is hopeful of a better result against the Comets. He admits: “The season hasn’t kicked off as we would have liked it to. But there’s a long way to go – we’ve only ridden one league meeting out of twenty-four. “Workington are a quality side. They’ve had some good meetings here, and put us out of the Knockout Cup last season. It should be a great meeting, but we would like to take all three league points. “Our top five is as strong as anyone in the league. Our vulnerability is at reserve – we lost Gary Irving to retirement around a month before the season. Ryan Douglas and Josh Bates are giving it their all. “Ryan had a poor meeting against Ipswich. He will become a top rider – I have no doubts about that at all. It’s just a case of when he takes off – it could be next week against the Comets, it could be later in the season. “Josh Bates has been thrown in at the deep end. He may not have scored a lot of points, but he’s ridden he socks off for the club.” A team change sees David Howe and Thomas Jørgensen switch places for the second time in 2013. Godfrey confirmed: “David moves back to No 5, and Thomas the opposite way back to No 2. “David feels he can get more out of Heat 13 than Thomas, where he can bring his experience to bear. “A few weeks ago, David was still finding his feet after his injuries last season. He didn’t want the responsibility of Heat 13, but now he’s asked for that responsibility back – he said he’ll go out and get the points when we need them. “Thomas had a couple of last places in Heat 1 at home at the start of the season, but traditionally it’s a race he’s done well in. The riders themselves wanted to switch back, and we’ve gone along with it.” Workington have had a few recent injury problems. Chris Mills is out with a broken wrist, sustained in a freak post-meeting accident at Derwent Park. In-from Redcar reserve Mickey Dyer takes his place. Comets’ No 1 Richard Lawson crashed out at Birmingham on Wednesday. He was ruled out of Workington’s 35-55 defeat at Ipswich on Thursday. Workington have a number of riders who can perform very well at the Eddie Wright Raceway, most notably former Scorpion Tero Aarnio. Teams for Tuesday (English unless stated): Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions: 1. Josh Auty, 2. Thomas Jørgensen (Denmark), 3. Michael Palm Toft (Denmark), 4. Ashley Birks, 5. David Howe, 6. Josh Bates, 7. Ryan Douglas (Australia). Workington Comets (expected): 1. Richard Lawson (if fit), 2. Tero Aarnio (Finland), 3. Rusty Harrison (Australia), 4. Kyle Howarth, 5. Rene Bach (Denmark), 6. Ashley Morris, 7. Mickey Dyer (guest) (Australia). Special reduced admission prices for this meeting: All Adults: £10.00 Child (10 - 16): £5.00 Child (0 - 9) Free (accompanied by paying adult) Family Ticket £25 (2 adults, 2 Children 10-16) Match Programme: £1.00 Workington Comets at EWR Ave Ave Best Name Lge M R Pts BP (no BP) (w BP) Performance Tero Aarnio PL 39 178 325 33 7.30 8.04 14 + 1 from 5 rides (2010) Rene Bach PL 4 17 24 6 5.65 7.06 7 + 3 from 4 rides (2012) Rusty Harrison PL 6 20 25 2 5.00 5.40 9 from 5 rides (2012) Kyle Howarth PL 4 23 17 2 2.96 3.30 6 + 1 from 7 rides (2011) Richard Lawson PL 8 33 45 5 5.45 6.06 12 + 1 from 5 rides (2012) Ashley Morris PL 3 13 10 2 3.08 3.69 4 + 1 from 4 rides (2012) Other Notes Tero Aarnio Former Scunthorpe Scorpion. Twice Finnish Under-21 Champion in 2004 and 2005. Has ridden in two Speedway World Cup events. Rene Bach Member of Denmark's World Under-21 Team Cup Winning Team in 2011. Winner of 2010 Danish Under-21 Championship. Member of Newcastle's Premier Trophy, KO Cup and Play-Off Winning Teams in 2010. Member of Workington's 2012 Premier League Pairs Winning Duo. Rusty Harrison 2003 South Australian State Champion. 2001 Australian Under-21 Champion. Twice Australian and South Australian State Under-16 Champion (1995/1997). Member of Workington's Premier League Fours Winning Teams in 2001, 2004 and 2006. Member of Workington's Young Shield Winning Team in 2010. Member of Belle Vue's Elite League KO Cup Winning Team in 2005. Kyle Howarth Rode for the Scunthorpe Saints in 2009 National League. Finished Runner-up in this season's British Under-21 Championship. Named as a 'doubling-up' rider with Poole for the 2013 Elite League Season. Richard Lawson Member of Workington's Premier League Fours Winning Team in 2009. Member of Workington's Young Shield Winning Team in 2010. Named as a 'doubling-up' rider with Lakeside for the 2013 Elite League Season. Ashley Morris 2009 British Under-15 Champion. Member of Edinburgh's Premier League Championship Winning Team in 2010. Member of Dudley's National League Shield and Four-Team Championship Winning Teams in 2011. Member of Dudley's National League Shield Winning Team in 2012. Rode for the Scunthorpe Saints in 2009 National League. Will captain Dudley in this season's National League. Workington Comets' 2013 Results 30 March 2013 CH H W Workington 51 Newcastle 42 31 March 2013 CH A L Workington 40 Newcastle 54 (On agg:- L 91 - 96) 06 April 2013 LC H W Workington 56 Redcar 39 11 April 2013 LC A L Workington 44 Redcar 45 13 April 2013 LC H W Workington 47 Newcastle 43 18 April 2013 PL A L Workington 46 Sheffield 47 20 April 2013 PL H W Workington 62 Sheffield 33 21 April 2013 LC A L Workington 40 Newcastle 53 Workington Comets' Results at EWR 09 May 2008 PL L Scunthorpe 47 Workington 43 03 October 2008 YS L Scunthorpe 51 Workington 39 03 July 2009 PL L Scunthorpe 51 Workington 39 20 June 2010 PL L Scunthorpe 56 Workington 36 22 October 2010 YS S/F L Scunthorpe 47 Workington 43 15 April 2011 PL W Scunthorpe 44 Workington 46 18 May 2012 KOC W Scunthorpe 44 Workington 46 03 August 2012 PL L Scunthorpe 49 Workington 40 07 October 2012 PLPO SF L Scunthorpe 62 Workington 28 (starts courtesy of John Eyre)

As far as I can see, the Eurosport GP coverage is almost identical to that of Sky - both use the same world feed. Only difference is we don't cut back to the studio every four races, and I'm not sure if that is a loss at all. EDIT: Just seen that SCB said the same - but in rather more forceful tones All the best Rob

Two, I think. On the other hand, Coventry are mentioned in about 10-12 of them... because the Heathens always seemed to be beating the Bees in cup finals. It's a history of Cradley, not Oxford. I was bearing that in mind when it came writing about the 1984-1989 period. To be honest, the clubs rarely met in finals. Apart the from aborted '86 finals, the only other ocassion I can recall is the '89 Gold Cup Final. And that doesn't get a mention in this (it did in the equivalent Oxford piece), because Cradley lost. Any feedback is more than welcome. I trebled-checked the information (I knew how committed the Cradley fans were/still are) so I hope it's all present and correct. I enjoyed writing it. Penhall was my childhood hero, I liked (the very likeable) Erik - even though the Gundersen/Nielsen rivalry did get in the way at times - and Jan O was a brilliant rider to watch. All the best Rob

Fantastic meeting last night. Hope the Sky meeting is just as good - but with a Scorpions win! All the best Rob

Mr Love, I see you've lost none of your sarcasm in the last ten years. Quite frankly I don't care who the track would have suited. After a three-hour journey, I just wanted to see some speedway. I'm fully aware that rain-offs are part and parcel of the sport (been to enough over the years, including four at Glasgow's Shawfield stadium and two in Sweden), but I expect the home club to do their absolute all to try to get the meeting on. Last night there was no apparent effort from Ipswich to get the meeting on. I didn't see a single member of track staff on the circuit yesterday. I have been to enough meetings over the years, to know when a track is beyond saving. That didn't look the case last night. I had to ask about four people if the meeting was off yesterday, such was my complete bewilderment and amazement at the decision. Last night, speedway yet again shot itself in the foot. One day, it'll do that once too often and topple over. All the best Rob Peasley

Nope, John kindly supplies the stats for the Press Releases. All the best Rob