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There's a not huge queue of promoters waiting to come into speedway. Are you suggesting a track should shut down the moment the promoter reaches a nominal age (e.g. 65)? All the best Rob

While everyone is focusing on the negative (and yes it was frustrating to be kept waiting for 45 minutes), fair play to the riders last night. They did their absolute best to get through proceedings in time, despite the heat. I think they deserve a huge slap on the back. All the best Rob

Good luck to the Scorpions tonight. All the best Rob

Well-earned point by Scorps in absence of Birks - had Ash been riding, it would have been an away win. Although I guess Ippo also had their problems. Nicolai Klindt already looking a good signing. All the best Rob

The move was already approved - it just takes three days until the new 1-7 takes effect, which is why Tofty could ride at Peterborough in the meantime. Mind you, as you can't even tell riders of a different nationality apart, I can see why you might have some problems understanding this. Backless, have you never filmed Nicolai Klindt at Berwick or Sheffield? All the best Rob Peasley

KLINDT TO MAKE SCORPIONS DEBUT HENDERSON INSURANCE Scunthorpe Scorpions bring in new signing Nicolai Klindt into their line-up this week as the Scorpions are involved in two vital Premier League fixtures. Danish international Klindt makes his debut at Ipswich on Thursday evening, and then makes his first home appearance in Scorpions’ colours on Friday (7.30pm), as Scunthorpe entertain the Redcar Bears at the Eddie Wright Raceway. Klindt was, until recently, the track record holder at Ipswich’s Foxhall Heath circuit. However, it appears that skipper Ashley Birks is set to miss the two meetings through injury, after fracturing his scaphoid in a guest appearance at Leicester last Saturday. Promoter Rob Godfrey says: “We’re delighted to welcome in Nicolai Klindt. He adds real strength to our line-up; we have now a very powerful top five. “I think Nicolai will see this as an opportunity to get himself going again and take it as a stepping stone to get back into the Elite League. “I’m gutted that Ash got hurt the other day. I felt we had a good chance to get a win at Foxhall Heath with a full team, because we ride well there. We’ll still go there looking for points. “Ash is 99.99% sure to be out of this week’s meetings. I’ll never say 100% with him, because he’s the sort of guy who will turn up on Thursday wanting to ride. “He is talking about coming back as soon as possible. Fortunately he’s hurt his throttle hand, not his clutch hand. It’s still going to be painful when he rides, but it won’t be as bad. “It’s a blow being without Ash because he’s been riding as our second heat-leader this season, but he’s only fifth in our rolling averages, so rider replacement is a poor replacement for him.” Friday’s visit of the Redcar Bears sees the Scorpions out to avenge a 41-49 defeat to the Bears at the Eddie Wright Raceway earlier in the season. “Everything went wrong that night”, recalls Godfrey. “Lewis Blackbird has been superb for us since we brought him in, in May, but he had a rare off-night the last time Redcar were here, and it left us exposed at reserve. “Lewis was a complete star for the Scorpions last Friday – he was brilliant. It may have been Josh Auty who passed Tyson Nelson on the line in Heat 15 after a miracle ride, but without Lewis we’d have never got as far as that final heat. “We’re also taking measures to help get Ryan Douglas going. We’re helping him to sort out his machinery. Ryan has the potential, and we want to help him to unlock the key. “We do owe Redcar one, because they put us out of the cup. “Nicolai Klindt has ridden at the Eddie Wright Raceway a couple of times before, in the Kenny Smith Memorial meeting and also in a practice session. It may take him a couple of rides to get going on Friday. I don’t think it will take him long, because he is a quality rider.” Redcar themselves have suffered a couple of injuries. Matej Kus is a doubtful starter on Friday, while Steve Worrall has been signed as a temporary replacement for Max Dilger. Meanwhile, the Scorpions’ target remains a place in the play-offs. Godfrey says: “Looking at the league table, we’re not actually that far behind sixth spot. “The majority of our remaining meetings are away, but that means nothing this season – everyone is losing at home. You can actually score more points in away matches. A couple of big away wins, which are worth four league points, would change our situation very quickly. “Our aim is definitely that sixth place, to get into the play-offs.” Admission Prices for Friday: Adult: £14.00 Student/OAP: £12.00 Child (10 - 16): £5.00 Child (0 - 9) Free (accompanied by paying adult) Family Ticket £33 (2 adults, 2 Children 10-16) Match Programme: £1.00 Teams for Friday (English unless stated): Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions: 1. Josh Auty, 2. Thomas Jørgensen (Denmark), 3. Nicolai Klindt (Denmark), 4. Ashley Birks or R/R, 5. David Howe, 6. Ryan Douglas (Australia), 7. Lewis Blackbird. Redcar Bears: 1. Ulrich Ostergaard (Denmark), 2. Hugh Skidmore (Australia), 3. Matej Kus (Czech Republic) or R/R, 4. Micky Dyer (Australia), 5. Aaron Summers (Australia), 6. Carl Wilkinson. 7. Steve Worrall. Redcar Bears at EWR Ave Ave Best Name Lge M R Pts BP (no BP) (w BP) Performance Micky Dyer PL 3 17 30 2 7.06 7.53 13 from 5 rides (2013) Matej Kus PL 3 15 27 0 7.20 7.20 17 from 5 rides (inc 6 pts T/R (2012)) Ulrich Ostergaard PL 5 22 39 3 7.09 7.64 18 from 6 rides (inc 6 pts T/R (2008)) Hugh Skidmore PL 14 66 103 7 6.24 6.67 11 + 1 from 5 rides (inc 6 pts T/R (2012)) Aaron Summers PL 11 50 69 3 5.52 5.76 10 + 1 from 6 rides (inc 4 pts T/R 2010)) Carl Wilkinson PL 84 375 686 66 7.32 8.02 16 + 1 from 6 rides (2010) Steve Worrall PL 27 112 103 24 3.68 4.54 10 + 2 from 5 rides (2011 (for Scorpions)) Other Notes Micky Dyer First rode in British Speedway in the National League with Dudley in 2010. His excellent form so far this season has seen him move in to the Top 5 of the Redcar side. Recently named as a 'doubling-up' rider with Poole for the 2013 Elite League Season. Matej Kus Has ridden in 4 GPs and 4 Speedway World Cup Events. 2010 Czech Republic Champion. Twice Czech Republic Under-21 Champion (2008 and 2009). 2008 Czech Republic Under-19 Champion. Ulrich Ostergaard Member of Peterborough's Elite League Championship Winning Team in 2006. Named as a 'doubling-up' rider with Belle Vue for the 2013 Elite League Season. Hugh Skidmore 2009 New South Wales State Champion. Made his Premier League debut in 2009 for Sheffield. Aaron Summers Member of Edinburgh's Premier League Championship and Premier Trophy Winning Teams in 2008. Member of Edinburgh's Premier League Play-Off Winning Teams in 2008 and 2009. Member of Coventry's Elite League Winning Team in 2010. Member of Birmingham's Premier League Four-Team Championship Winning Team in 2010. 2004 Australian Under-16 Champion. Named as a 'doubling-up' rider with Coventry for the 2013 Elite League Season. Carl Wilkinson Former Scunthorpe rider who has scored over 1200 points for the club. Member of Boston's Conference League KO Cup Winning Team in 2000. Steve Worrall Former Scunthorpe Scorpion and Saint. Member of the Saints' National League Winning Team in 2011. Redcar Bears' 2013 Results 04 April 2013 TTT H L Redcar 37 Newcastle 58 06 April 2013 LC A L Redcar 39 Workington 56 07 April 2013 TTT A L Redcar 36 Newcastle 58 (agg: L:- 73 - 116) 11 April 2013 LC H W Redcar 45 Workington 44 13 April 2013 KOC A W Redcar 46 Berwick 44 18 April 2013 KOC H W Redcar 45 Berwick 44 (agg: W:- 91 - 88) 20 April 2013 PL A L Redcar 37 Leicester 53 25 April 2013 LC H W Redcar 48 Newcastle 42 28 April 2013 PL A L Redcar 42 Glasgow 48 02 May 2013 PL A W Redcar 53 Sheffield 39 03 May 2013 PL H W Redcar 60 Sheffield 35 09 May 2013 PL H W Redcar 36 Rye House 27 12 May 2013 PL A L Redcar 38 Newcastle 55 16 May 2013 PL H W Redcar 51 Plymouth 42 30 May 2013 CH H W Redcar 51 Dudley 42 06 June 2013 PL H W Redcar 49 Somerset 41 07 June 2013 PL A W Redcar 47 Edinburgh 46 08 June 2013 PL A L Redcar 40 Workington 50 13 June 2013 KOC H W Redcar 50 Scunthorpe 40 14 June 2013 KOC A W Redcar 49 Scunthorpe 41 (agg: W:- 99 - 81) 20 June 2013 PL H W Redcar 53 Berwick 40 27 June 2013 PL H L Redcar 41 Workington 49 04 July 2013 PL H W Redcar 47 Ipswich 45 11 July 2013 KOC H W Redcar 48 Rye House 42 13 July 2013 PL A W Redcar 45 Berwick 44 Redcar Bears' Results at EWR 30 March 2008 PT D Scunthorpe 45 Redcar 45 06 June 2008 PL L Scunthorpe 52 Redcar 41 19 June 2009 PL L Scunthorpe 49 Redcar 44 31 July 2009 KOC L Scunthorpe 50 Redcar 39 02 October 2009 YS L Scunthorpe 56 Redcar 34 05 April 2010 PT L Scunthorpe 50 Redcar 42 02 May 2010 PL L Scunthorpe 57 Redcar 34 09 September 2011 PL L Scunthorpe 52 Redcar 41 07 October 2011 PL Ph 2 L Scunthorpe 65 Redcar 25 27 April 2012 LC L Scunthorpe 54 Redcar 36 14 September 2012 PL L Scunthorpe 55 Redcar 38 14 June 2013 KOC W Scunthorpe 41 Redcar 49 (stats courtesy of John Eyre)

If it's tonight, then you can have Ben Barker All the best Rob

Great Britain stand a great chance of going through to the final, but only with the right team. The opposition on Thursday is Latvia, one-man US and a slightly fragile Australia. We have to put out our strongest team, and I think that is: Tai Woffinden Chris Harris Ben Barker Danny King That team would see off the Aussies. This isn't the time for putting out riders to "gain experience". It's the time to get through to the final and finish 3rd, our best result since our last 3rd place in 2006. All the best Rob

Not if we change the other two riders. With Barker and King in, we can beat the Aussies. All the best Rob

Barker AND King. Cook was out of his depth tonight - will be even more so on Thursday. All the best Rob Australia are a bit vunerable - we can win the race-off. All the best Rob

We've got Latvia, one-man US and a slightly fragile Australia on Thursday. We have to put out our strongest team, thinking about it that's Woffinden, Harris, Barker and King. All the best Rob

Rob Godfrey pays a peppercorn rent to the local council. All the best Rob

But Cook didn't make contact (I think) and he didn't lose control. It's not an excludable fence to pass someone. Cook left Bellego with room to race. I'm glad that Babs Horley is a ref, rather than a few on here. Otherwise overtaking would be banned. All the best Rob

Although the meeting did drag on forever and the constant re-starts were part of that, I think Babs is getting a lot of undue stick over the Bellego/Tungate incident. Cook came fast under Bellego, but it looked clean to me. It was Bellego who lost control (possibly distracted by Cook passing him where he hadn't expected), ploughing into the back of Tungate. Therefore, the correct rider was excluded. All the best Rob

Just have a £1 programme like Scunny. No-one ever complains about that, because it's value for money. All the best Rob

Yes, out of the gate, it was Nelson, Mellgren, Birks and Auty. Birks past Mellgren; Auty followed. Birks allowed Auty into 2nd place with around a lap to do, then Auty went for the big one on the final lap, to swoop inside Nelson, with around half a wheel in it at the chequered flag. All the best Rob

Blame Uncle Len - it was his brainchild. I think Rob Godfrey would quite like to get rid of the tactical ride. Absolutely amazing conclusion to the meeting last night - racing like that is what speedway is all about. Forget all those Polish tracks - the best racetrack in the world is in Scunthorpe. All the best Rob

Looks like another glorious evening for speedway at Sunny Scunny. All the best Rob

SCORPIONS AIMING FOR ALL THREE POINTS AGAINST ROCKETS HENDERSON INSURANCE Scunthorpe Scorpions entertain basement Premier League club Rye House at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Friday (7.30pm) with one mission – to take all three league points from the encounter. Rye House, the Premier League Champions from 2005 & 2007, are suffering an injury-hit campaign and are currently without No 1 Oliver Allen and rising star Jason Garrity. On Friday, Somerset’s Josh Grajczonek will guest in place of Allen, while Swede Pontus Aspgren is a temporary replacement for Garrity. Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey said: “Rye House are suffering a terrible season. They’ve had all sorts of injury problems. We’ve got to capitalise on that and make sure we score all three points on Friday night. “However, we won’t be underestimating the Rockets. Josh Grajczonek is a quality guest – we know how well he rode around here last time he was here with Somerset. “We used Jason Bunyan several times as a guest in 2012, and we know he can also be a handful around the Eddie Wright Raceway. Add in Tyson Nelson, and also Simon Lambert at reserve, who rode for the Scorpions for a couple of seasons, and Rye House do have several riders who know the best way around here. “But if we ride to our capabilities, I believe we’re fully capable of taking the three league points. And that’s what we really need – all three league points.” In order to gain all three Premier League points, the Scorpions must defeat Rye House by seven race points or more. Another glorious day of sunny weather is predicted for Friday, with temperatures in excess of 25 degrees Celsius. Such weather, although massively welcome, means hard work for Godfrey plus track men Graham Trollope and John Priestley. Godfrey added: “It’s nice for the fans to be able to come along and enjoy the speedway in the sunshine. “But it does present a challenge to the track team, in getting enough water into the track, and then getting the track to dry in time. “Without wanting to blow our own trumpet too much, but we did a great job with the track last Friday for the Newcastle meeting. “The previous two Fridays we’d had plenty of rain during the day, and natural watering is great for the track. Last Friday we had to do all the watering ourselves. There’s always an anxious time in the afternoon, when you think the track is maybe not drying as quickly as you’d expected. “But the end result last Friday against Newcastle was a track on which we staged a cracking meeting. “We’re always looking to prepare the best possible track at the Eddie Wright Raceway. We’re proud to have won the accolade of best track in the Premier League on several occasions, including last season.” The Scorpions complete the weekend by travelling to Peterborough on Sunday for the Premier League Fours. The club will be represented by the quartet of Josh Auty (last week’s last-heat hero against Newcastle), Ashley Birks, David Howe and Thomas Jørgensen, with Michael Palm Toft at reserve. Admission Prices for Friday: Adult: £14.00 Student/OAP: £12.00 Child (10 - 16): £5.00 Child (0 - 9) Free (accompanied by paying adult) Family Ticket £33 (2 adults, 2 Children 10-16) Match Programme: £1.00 Teams for Friday (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. Rye House Rockets: 1. Josh Grajczonek (Australia – guest), 2. Jason Bunyan, 3. Anders Mellgren (Sweden), 4. Tyson Nelson (Australia), 5. Pontus Aspgren (Sweden), 6. Kasper Lykke (Denmark), 7. Simon Lambert. There is a six-heat Midland Development League match between the Castleford Kings and Stoke Spitfires in the second half. Teams: Castleford Kings: 1. Nathan Greaves, 2. Adam Portwood, 3. Tommy Fenwick or Danny Phillips, 4. Sam Darroch. Stoke Spitfires: 1. Shaun Tedham, 2. Charles Wallace, 3. Lee Payne, 4. Sam Ward. Rye House Rockets at EWR Ave Ave Best Name Lge M R Pts BP (no BP) (w BP) Performance Pontus Aspgren DEBUT @ EWR Jason Bunyan PL 9 41 67 4 6.54 6.93 14 from 5 rides (inc 4 pts T/R (2009)) Simon Lambert PL 45 200 276 49 5.52 6.50 15 + 2 from 7 rides (2009) Kasper Lykke PL 1 5 3 1 2.40 3.20 3 + 1 from 5 rides (2012) Anders Mellgren PL 3 14 15 0 4.29 4.29 7 from 5 rides (2010) Tyson Nelson PL 1 6 5 0 3.33 3.33 5 from 6 rides (2011) Josh Grajczonek (Guest) PL 9 32 57 1 7.13 7.25 11 from 5 rides (2009) Other Notes Pontus Aspgren Recent signing as a temporary replacement for the injured Jason Garrity making his Rockets debut at Plymouth. Rode for Wolverhampton in the 2012 Elite League. Jason Bunyan 8-time New Zealand National Champion Has twice rode as the Wild Card in the New Zealand GP (2012 and 2013). Member of Isle of Wight's Premier League Pairs Winning duo in 2007. Rode as a guest for the Scorpions in the 2nd leg of last season's Premier League Play-Off Final victory. Simon Lambert Has ridden as a member of the Scunthorpe Scorpions and Scunthorpe Saints sides. A 3-times winner of the Conference League Pairs Championships (2007/2008 with Boston and 2011 with Stoke). Kasper Lykke Made his Premier League debut for the Rockets at Leicester in 2012. Anders Mellgren Twice winner of the Swedish 80cc Championship in 2006 and 2007. Member of Newport's 2011 Premier League KO Cup Winning Team in 2011. Rode as a guest for the Scorpions in the 1st leg of last season's Premier League Play-Off Final at Somerset. Finished as runner-up in the 2012 Premier League Riders Championship at Sheffield. Tyson Nelson Returns for the Rockets in 2013 after missing last season due to visa issues. Finished 4th in the 2010 Australian Under-21 Championship. Josh Grajczonek (Guest) Twice Queensland State Champion in 2009 and 2011. A Premier League Championship Winner with Glasgow in 2011. Member of Somerset's Premier League Pairs Winning duo in 2013. Recently named as a 'doubling-up' rider with Poole in this season's Elite League. Rye House Rockets' 2013 Results 29 March 2013 LC A L Rye House 44 Ipswich 46 01 April 2013 LC H W Rye House 47 Ipswich 43 05 April 2013 LC A W Rye House 52 Plymouth 40 06 April 2013 LC H D Rye House 45 Somerset 45 12 April 2013 LC A L Rye House 42 Somerset 54 20 April 2013 KOC H W Rye House 63 Glasgow 26 21 April 2013 KOC A L Rye House 38 Glasgow 52 (On agg: W 101 - 78) 09 May 2013 PL A L Rye House 27 Redcar 36 11 May 2013 KOC H W Rye House 52 Sheffield 38 16 May 2013 KOC A W Rye House 48 Sheffield 42 (On agg: W 100 - 80) 26 May 2013 LC H L Rye House 40 Plymouth 49 07 June 2013 PL A L Rye House 29 Somerset 61 08 June 2013 PL H L Rye House 44 Plymouth 46 20 June 2013 PL A L Rye House 35 Ipswich 55 22 June 2013 PL H L Rye House 44 Newcastle 46 29 June 2013 PL H W Rye House 50 Somerset 44 30 June 2013 PL A L Rye House 30 Newcastle 60 05 July 2013 PL A L Rye House 45 Plymouth 48 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 (stats courtesy of John Eyre)

Racing is fantastic whoever the visitors. And there are better visitors to the EWR than Newcaslte - you have a proud 0% record at the EWR All the best Rob That's true - Tsumani sounds like one of the Stone Roses. All the best Rob And in any case, Sunderland is like a suburb of Newcastle All the best Rob

I don't think anyone is filming this year. Reckon Sky Sports should come along every week! All the best Rob

Seruously, it was a cracking meeting last night - everything speedway should be. Blimey, it was a tight finish though! Both teams played thier part in a fantastic night of speedway. All the best Rob

Cheryl Cole, Ant & Dec, Alan Shearer, Gazza, Tsumani, The Toon Army, Mr Bean, That weird angel thing, the bridge, Spuggie From The Grove, Peter Beardsley, The White Knight, Jimmy Nail, your boys took one hell of a beating. All the best Rob

Well you can wait a bit longer, Scunny are going to win tonight A night of sunshine and top racing ahead, and hopefully a win of 7 points or more for the Scorpions, the 2012 Premier League champions. All the best Rob

It was in Smiths in Cowley Centre in Oxford today. Although, as Tony Mac has mentioned, the best way of getting a copy is to give him and Susie a call. All the best Rob