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I remember Oxford taking Martin 'Burt' Goodwin (who held the track record at that point) to Peterborough in fours in 1994 as our reserve. When he came out for his first ride in Heat 6, we were third. By the time he completed his fourth ride in Heat 10 (having scored 11 points), we needed just one more point to take the title. With Mick Poole and Burt in the team that year, we also won twice at Peterborough in league matches - we rode Peterborough better than they did!! All the best Rob

DIAMONDS TO PROVIDE STERN TEST FOR SCORPIONS HENDERSON INSURANCE Scunthorpe Scorpions’ improved form over the last fortnight will be put to a stern test by the Newcastle Diamonds at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Friday evening (7.30pm). The Scorpions have picked up hefty wins in the last two meetings at the Eddie Wright Raceway, with victories over Sheffield (63-31) and Glasgow (59-35). Promoter Rob Godfrey is under no illusion that Newcastle will be tougher opponents, but remains confident that the Scorpions can win on Friday. He said: “The Diamonds are a quality side, no doubt about that, and we need to be firing on all cylinders for this meeting. “With all due respect to Sheffield and Glasgow, it’s during this meeting where we will find out just how far we have progressed. “It won’t be easy. But we have already beaten Newcastle by seven points around the Eddie Wright Raceway this season (in the Premier Shield), and I believe we can pull off a similar or better result again. “The last two meetings have been a terrific confidence booster to the side. We’ve seen landmark maximums for Thomas Jørgensen (first in British Speedway), Ashley Birks (first for Scorpions at PL level) and Lewis Blackbird (first at PL level). “Ash is just on fire at the moment. He was kicking himself for falling in the final race and not picking up another maximum last week, but it was still another tremendous performance from him. “Lewis also won the National League Pairs with Dudley at the weekend, so he’s really on a roll. “We’ve also seen real glimpses that David Howe, Michael Palm Toft and Ryan Douglas are also heading in the right direction.” Godfrey is predicting another cracking night of action at the Eddie Wright Raceway. He added: “Last week’s meeting against Glasgow provided some incredible action, including a Heat 13 that had to be seen to be believed as Josh Auty charged in between Joe Screen and James Grieves in the way that only Josh can. “Newcastle have some riders who are quality performers around our track, such as Stuart Robson, Andrew Tully and Richie Worrall. So I can’t see the racing being anything other than superb once more on Friday.” 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. Newcastle Diamonds: 1. Stuart Robson, 2. Christian Henry (Australia), 3. Andrew Tully (Scotland), 4. Ludvig Lindgren (Sweden), 5. Richie Worrall, 6. Chris Schramm, 7. Lewis Kerr. There is a six-heat Midland Development League match between the Castleford Kings and Coventry-Mercia Vikings in the second half. Teams: Castleford Kings: 1. Matt Williamson, 2. Michael Neale, 3. Danny Phillips, 4. Sam Darroch. Coventry-Mercia Vikings: 1. Ryan Terry-Daley, 2. Cam Hoskins, 3. Tommy Fenwick, 4. John Markham. Scorpions Info Thomas Jørgensen has now passed 700 points for the club (706 points scored to date). Newcastle Diamonds at EWR Ave Ave Best Name Lge M R Pts BP (no BP) (w BP) Performance Christian Henry PL 6 29 32 5 4.41 5.10 9 + 2 from 6 rides (2013) Lewis Kerr PL 2 8 9 0 4.50 4.50 9 from 5 rides (2013) Ludvig Lindgren PL 4 19 35 1 7.37 7.58 14 from 5 rides (inc 4 pts T/R (2009)) Stuart Robson PL 5 26 53 4 8.15 8.77 14 + 1 from 6 rides (inc 6 pts T/R (2013)) Chris Schramm PL 10 39 40 3 4.10 4.41 14 from 5 rides (2009) Andrew Tully PL 8 37 60 4 6.49 6.92 16 from 5 rides (inc 6 pts T/R (2009)) Richie Worrall PL 6 28 45 5 6.43 7.14 13 from 5 rides (2012 (for Scorpions)) Other Notes Christian Henry Member of Glasgow's Premier League Championship Winners in 2011. Member of Newcastle's Premier League KO Cup Winning Team in 2012. Member of Newcastle's Premier Shield Winning Team in 2013. Lewis Kerr Rode as a Guest rider for Somerset in their 2012 League Cup Winning Team. Member of Newcastle's Premier Shield Winning Team in 2013. Captain of King's Lynn's 2013 National League side. Ludvig Lindgren Member of Wolverhampton's Elite Shield Winning Teams in 2010 and 2011. Member of Newcastle's Premier League KO Cup Winning Team in 2012. Member of Newcastle's Premier Shield Winning Team in 2013. Named as a 'doubling-up' rider with Wolverhampton for the 2013 Elite League season. Stuart Robson Member of Coventry's Craven Shield Winning Team in 2000. Member of Rye House's Premier League and Premier Trophy Winning Teams in 2005. Member of Lakeside's Elite League KO Cup Winning Team in 2009. Member of Newcastle's Premier Shield Winning Team in 2011 and 2013. Member of Newcastle's Premier League KO Cup Winning Team in 2012. Named as a 'doubling-up' rider with Coventry for the 2013 Elite League Season. Chris Schramm Member of Peterborough's Conference League Championship Winning Team in 2002. Member of King's Lynn's Premier League Championship, KO Cup and Premier Trophy Winning Teams in 2009. Member of Workington's Young Shield Winning Team in 2010. A recent signing by Newcastle who has replaced Steve Worrall. Andrew Tully Ex-Scunthorpe rider who was a member of the successful Conference League teams in 2006 and 2007. ~ Member of Scunthorpe's Conference League Championship and Conference Trophy Winning Teams in 2006 and 2007. ~ Member of Scunthorpe's Conference League KO Cup and Conference Shield Winning Teams in 2006. Member of Edinburgh's Premier League Championship Winning Teams in 2008 and 2010. Member of Edinburgh's Premier League Play-Off Winning Teams in 2008 and 2009. Member of Edinburgh's Premier Trophy Winning Team in 2008. Member of Armadale's Conference Trophy Winning Team in 2005. 2012 Scottish Open Champion. Richie Worrall Former Scunthorpe Saint. Member of Scunthorpe's National League Winning Team in 2011. Member of Newcastle's Premier Shield Winning Team in 2011 and 2013. Named as a 'doubling-up' rider with King's Lynn for the 2013 Elite League Season. Recently scored an 18 point maximum for King's Lynn in their Elite League meeting against Wolverhampton. Named as a member of this season's Great Britain World Cup Squad. Newcastle Diamonds' 2013 Results 30 March 2013 ITS A L Newcastle 42 Workington 51 31 March 2013 ITS H W Newcastle 54 Workington 40 (On agg:- W 96 - 91) 04 April 2013 TTT A W Newcastle 57 Redcar 38 07 April 2013 TTT H W Newcastle 58 Redcar 36 (On agg:- W 115 - 74) 12 April 2013 PS A L Newcastle 40 Scunthorpe 50 13 April 2013 LC A L Newcastle 43 Workington 47 14 April 2013 PS H W Newcastle 59 Scunthorpe 34 (On agg:- W 99 - 84) 21 April 2013 LC H W Newcastle 53 Workington 40 25 April 2013 LC A L Newcastle 42 Redcar 48 26 April 2013 KOC A W Newcastle 46 Plymouth 44 28 April 2013 KOC H W Newcastle 42 Plymouth 29 (On agg:- W 88 - 73) 05 May 2013 PL A L Newcastle 44 Glasgow 46 06 May 2013 PL H W Newcastle 60 Glasgow 30 12 May 2013 LC H W Newcastle 55 Redcar 38 21 May 2013 PL A W Newcastle 49 Berwick 41 26 May 2013 PL H W Newcastle 50 Scunthorpe 39 06 June 2013 PL A W Newcastle 47 Ipswich 43 09 June 2013 PL H D Newcastle 45 Ipswich 45 14 June 2013 KOC A W Newcastle 45 Edinburgh 44 16 June 2013 KOC H L Newcastle 44 Edinburgh 46 (On agg:- L 89 - 90) 22 June 2013 PL A W Newcastle 46 Rye House 44 28 June 2013 PL A L Newcastle 39 Somerset 51 30 June 2013 PL H W Newcastle 60 Rye House 30 Newcastle's Results at EWR: 04 April 2008 PT L Scunthorpe 55 Newcastle 38 16 May 2008 PL L Scunthorpe 56 Newcastle 36 08 May 2009 KOC (1) L Scunthorpe 65 Newcastle 25 07 August 2009 PL L Scunthorpe 51 Newcastle 45 14 May 2010 KOC (1) L Scunthorpe 49 Newcastle 41 23 July 2010 PL L Scunthorpe 52 Newcastle 39 01 April 2011 PL L Scunthorpe 47 Newcastle 42 30 March 2012 LC L Scunthorpe 46 Newcastle 44 13 July 2012 PL L Scunthorpe 48 Newcastle 42 12 April 2013 PS (1) L Scunthorpe 50 Newcastle 43 (stats courtesy of John Eyre)

Screen v Henka Gustafsson, both of around '92 vintage around the EWR would have been awesome! Very entertaining meeting yesterday. Still not sure how Josh got through the middle of Joe Screen and James Grieves as they were team riding in Heat 13 - awesome ride. And not sure how Tommy The Gun stayed on his bike, he literally bounced off the air fence in Heat 6. Fantastic for Lewis Blackbird to get his first paid max. And boy, Ashley Birks is on fire at the moment. All the best Rob

Any of the Glasgow faithful travelling down for this? Will be leaving Oxford at around 3pm, trying to dodge the Silverstone traffic. All the best Rob

Scunthorpe back in fours All the best Rob

CLASH OF THE CHAMPIONS! HENDERSON INSURANCE Scunthorpe Scorpions are looking to build on the momentum of last week’s big win against Sheffield, as they host Glasgow Tigers at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Friday (7.30pm), in what is a clash between the last two teams to win the Premier League championship. Glasgow were the runaway winners of the Premier League in 2011, before Scunthorpe succeeded the Tigers as champions last season (2012). Under a new promotion led by Alun Biggart, it’s been a tricky start to the 2013 season for the Glasgow Tigers, even more so than the Scorpions. The Tigers have scored just five points from 10 Premier League matches, and recently have brought in experienced Andre Compton and Dane Jonas Raun to bolster their squad. While the Tigers have been ringing the changes, Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey has shelved any current plans to make changes to his side. Last week’s 63-31 thumping of Sheffield put an end to a run of five successive defeats for the Scorpions and saw Dane Thomas Jørgensen making a return from a shoulder injury much earlier than had been anticipated. Both Jørgensen and Ashley Birks stormed to paid maximums – Birks’ first for the club at Premier League level, and Jørgensen’s first in British Speedway altogether. Godfrey said: “It’s no secret that we were contemplating team changes. But three things happened last week. “Firstly, Thomas Jørgensen came back from injury much sooner that we first thought. We’d really been struggling using rider replacement for Thomas – it just didn’t work. “Secondly, we suffered a rain off at Sheffield on Thursday (our fourth away league match) which meant our plans had to change. “And lastly, I issued a challenge to the lads before the meeting last Friday to show me what they could do. They responded absolutely superbly to that, with the kind of all-round team performance that became our trademark last season. “One swallow does not make a summer, but it was enough to convince me that we’ve now turned the corner.” Godfrey refuses to be complacent about Friday’s meeting. He said: “We can’t rest on our laurels. Glasgow won’t just roll over – they’ve got some quality performers. Joe Screen may be in the final year of his career, but he is a class act. “They’ve also now got Andre Compton in their team. “He came out of retirement for a day to ride in David Howe’s Testimonial at the Eddie Wright Raceway in May. He looked good in that, scoring seven points, and decided he wanted to come back full-time. Andre can be a handful around our place. “However I would be disappointed if we didn’t come out of Friday’s meeting with all three league points. If we race to our capabilities, I see no reason why we can’t send a second successive set of Tigers packing”, Godfrey concluded. 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. Glasgow Tigers: 1. Joe Screen, 2. Jonas Raun (Denmark), 3. Henning Bager (Denmark), 4. Andre Compton, 5. James Grieves (Scotland), 6. Joey Ringwood (Australia), 7. Joe Jacobs. Glasgow Tigers at EWR Ave Ave Best Name Lge M R Pts BP (no BP) (w BP) Performance Henning Bager PL 6 25 39 6 6.24 7.20 16 from 6 rides (inc 6 pts T/R (2011)) Andre Compton PL 7 29 50 5 6.90 7.59 12 + 1 from 5 rides (2008) James Grieves PL 6 22 21 1 3.82 4.00 8 from 5 rides (2008) Joe Jacobs DEBUT PL MEETING @ EWR Jonas Raun DEBUT PL MEETING @ EWR Joey Ringwood DEBUT PL MEETING @ EWR Joe Screen PL 4 12 27 0 9.00 9.00 16 from 5 rides (inc 6 pts T/R (2011)) Other Notes Henning Bager Danish 80cc Champion in 1996. Former World Under-21 finalist (2002). Made his British League debut with Glasgow in 2001. Andre Compton 2004 Premier League Riders Champion. Member of Sheffield's Premier League Championship Winning Teams in 1999 and 2001. Member of Sheffield's Young Shield Winning Team in 1999. Member of Sheffield's Premier League Fours Championship Winning Team in 1999. Member of Workington's Young Shield Winning Team in 2009. Member of Poole's Craven Shield Winning Team in 2002. Made his racing comeback in David Howe's Testimonial this season after retiring from the sport in 2010. Recently signed for Glasgow to replace James Wright who has taken a break from the sport. James Grieves Member of Wolverhampton's Elite League Championship and KO Cup Winning Teams in 1996. Member of Glasgow's Second Division League Championship and KO Cup Winning Teams in 1993 and 1994. Member of Edinburgh's Premier League KO Cup Winning Team in 1999. Member of Wolverhampton's Premiership Winning Team in 1997. Member of Redcar's Young Shield Winning Team in 2007. Member of Glasgow's Premier League Pairs Champions in 2011. Member of Glasgow's Premier League Championship Winning Team in 2011. Joe Jacobs Member of Mildenhall's National League KO Cup Winning Team in 2011. Member of Mildenhall's NL Championship, Fours, KO Cup and National Trophy Winning Team in 2012. Also riding in 2013 for Coventry in the National League. Jonas Raun Made his British League debut for Peterborough in the 2006 Elite League. Last rode in British Speedway in 2008. Recently signed for Glasgow to replace Harley Horwood who has returned to Australia. Joey Ringwood A young Australian who is riding in his debut PL season. Won his first race for Glasgow on debut at Edinburgh. Joe Screen Has ridden in 21 GP's and 5 World Cup Events. World Under-21 Champion in 1993. Twice British Champion in 1996 and 2004. Twice British Under-21 Champion in 1990 and 1993. Division One Riders' Champion in 1992. Member of a League Championship Winning Team on 3 occasions (Belle Vue in 1993, Bradford in 1997 and Eastbourne in 2000). Member of Belle Vue's Four-Team Championship Winning Team in 1992. Member of Bradford's Premiership Winning Team in 1994. Member of a League KO Cup Winning Team on 3 occasions (Bradford in 1995, Eastbourne in 2000 and Belle Vue in 2005). Member of Wolverhampton's Elite Shield Winning Team in 2010. Member of Glasgow's Premier League Pairs Champions in 2011. Member of Glasgow's Premier League Championship Winning Team in 2011. Glasgow Tigers' 2013 Results 05 April 2013 ST(1) A L Glasgow 31 Edinburgh 59 06 April 2013 LC A L Glasgow 36 Berwick 57 07 April 2013 LC H W Glasgow 46 Berwick 43 20 April 2013 KOC A L Glasgow 26 Rye House 63 21 April 2013 KOC H W Glasgow 52 Rye House 38 (On agg - L: 78 - 101) 28 April 2013 PL H W Glasgow 48 Redcar 42 05 May 2013 PL H W Glasgow 46 Newcastle 44 06 May 2013 PL A L Glasgow 30 Newcastle 60 10 May 2013 LC A L Glasgow 36 Edinburgh 56 12 May 2013 PL H D Glasgow 45 Scunthorpe 45 19 May 2013 PL H L Glasgow 40 Leicester 49 25 May 2013 PL A L Glasgow 27 Workington 65 26 May 2013 LC H L Glasgow 32 Edinburgh 61 07 June 2013 PL A L Glasgow 34 Plymouth 59 08 June 2013 PL A L Glasgow 39 Leicester 55 09 June 2013 PL H L Glasgow 40 Workington 50 23 June 2013 PL H L Glasgow 44 Berwick 46 Glasgow Tigers' Results at EWR 25 August 2008 PL L Scunthorpe 54 Glasgow 39 21 August 2009 PL L Scunthorpe 50 Glasgow 40 03 September 2010 PL L Scunthorpe 62 Glasgow 30 29 July 2011 PL L Scunthorpe 54 Glasgow 36 30 September 2011 PL(Ph 2) L Scunthorpe 57 Glasgow 38 11 May 2012 LC L Scunthorpe 40 Glasgow 34 21 September 2012 PL L Scunthorpe 54 Glasgow 37 (stats courtesy of John Eyre)

£29 for a ticket is not a bad price - about the third of a price for a rock concert. But why do I have to rush to get a ticket for Cardiff, when I can wait 13 months and buy one on the day. All the best Rob

Jessica Ennis and Jarvis Cocker, your boys took one hell of a beating. All the best Rob

Shadders, this is maybe your best-ever post All the best Rob

All good going by Scunny twitter updates as well: https://mobile.twitter.com/SpeedwayScunny All the best Rob

Not Bridger. Please. He'll be cr*p and then throw a wobbler on Twitter All the best Rob

DAVID & THOMAS RETURN FOR DERBY CLASHES SKIPPER David Howe and Danish star Thomas Jørgensen both return to action for the Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions for this week’s two Premier League clashes against local rivals, the Sheffield Tigers. The Scorpions travel to Sheffield’s Owlerton Stadium on Thursday, before entertaining the Tigers at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Friday (7.30pm). Howe crashed out during the Scorpions’ defeat in the Knockout Cup at Redcar last Thursday. It was first feared that he had broken his collarbone. But it turned out to be a dislocation rather than a break, and after missing the return meeting against Redcar at the Eddie Wright Raceway last Friday, Howe returned to action for the second round of the World Longtrack Championship in Norway on Saturday. Jørgensen broke his shoulder in three places in an accident in Denmark on May 15th. There were fears that the injury could have ruled him out of action for two or three months. However, that has not proved to be the case. Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey said: “It’s great to have both David and Thomas back. “When the medics at Redcar were looking at David, they suspected there was a break in his collarbone. It turned out to be a dislocated shoulder instead. That, in itself, can be quite nasty. However, David not only rode in the World Longtrack on Saturday, but he also scored five points against World Class opposition. “It was already a big boost that David was going to be fit to return this week, but then I received further good news from Denmark”, Godfrey continued. “When Thomas said he was having a practice skid in Denmark on Tuesday, my initial thoughts were that he might be back for the home meeting a week on Friday against Glasgow, which was still much sooner than we were thinking a couple of weeks ago. “But he then contacted me to say he’d done about fifty laps, without any problems at all. He’d tried going in deep, turning the bike quickly, and nothing gave him any problems. “Thomas is massively keen to come back, and he says the shoulder is now stronger than it was before the accident, so we’re putting him in against the Tigers. “It’s a massive plus to have him back in the team. Rider replacement hasn’t been scoring the points that Thomas would have. It’s always preferable to have a seven man line-up rather than using R/R.” Local derby clashes between Scunthorpe and Sheffield are always keenly fought contests, and this week’s two meetings promise to be no different. Godfrey added: “We’ll see what the two meetings bring. Our main objective will be to win the home meeting on Friday.” 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 Expected teams for Thursday and Friday: 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. Sheffield Tigers: 1. Simon Stead, 2. Joe Haines, 3. Ricky Wells (United States), 4. Richard Hall, 5. Facundo Albin (Argentina), 6. Damien Koppe (Australia), 7. Jake Knight. There is a six-heat Castleford v King’s Lynn Midland Development League match in the second half at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Friday, along with three 250cc Youth Class demonstration races. Scorpions Info Josh Auty has now scored over 600 points in the Premier League for the club (601 to date). Josh Auty requires one point to reach 1500 points for the club at all levels. Ashley Birks has now scored over 500 points in the Premier League for the club (520 to date). Sheffield Tigers at EWR Ave Ave Best Name Lge M R Pts BP (no BP) (w BP) Performance Facundo Albin PL 1 4 4 1 4.00 5.00 4 + 1 from 4 rides (2013) Joe Haines PL 14 61 88 7 5.77 6.23 16 from 6 rides (inc 4 pts T/R (2009)) Richard Hall PL 42 193 358 23 7.42 7.90 17 from 6 rides (2008) Jake Knight PL 1 4 3 0 3.00 3.00 3 from 4 rides (2013) Damien Koppe PL 1 4 4 0 4.00 4.00 4 from 4 rides (2013) Simon Stead PL 1 5 8 0 6.40 6.40 8 from 5 rides (2013) Ricky Wells PL 8 36 50 7 5.56 6.33 8 + 3 from 5 rides (2012) Other Notes Facundo Albin 2011 Argentinean Champion. Riding in his debut Premier League season. Joe Haines Has ridden for the Scunthorpe Scorpions at both Premier and Conference League levels. Member of Scunthorpe's 2007 Conference League Championship, KO Cup and Trophy Winning Teams. Member of Workington's Premier League Four-Team Championship and Young Shield Winning Teams in 2008. Member of Wolverhampton's Elite Shield Winning Teams in 2010 and 2011. Richard Hall Has had two spells riding for the Scunthorpe Scorpions at Premier League level and former track record holder. Member of Peterborough's Elite League Championship Winning Team in 2006. Member of Peterborough's Elite League Shield Winning Team in 2007. Jake Knight Made National League debut in 2009 for King's Lynn. Now concentrating on the PL after starting the season combining this with NL meetings for King's Lynn. Damien Koppe Finished second to Steve Jones in an Amateur Meeting held in October 2012 at EWR. Won his first PL race at the EWR in April's League Cup match between the sides. Simon Stead Three times British Under-21 Champion (2001 to 20003). Youth Development League Riders Champion 1988. Has ridden in 4 GP's and 5 World Cup Tournaments including 3 Finals. League Championship Winner with Peterborough II in 1997. Member of Peterborough's Premier League Championship Winning Team in 1998. Member of Sheffield's Premier League Championship and Young Shield Winning Teams in 1999 and 2002. Member of Sheffield's Premier Trophy Winning Team in 2001 and KO Cup Winning Team in 2002. Three times Premier League Fours Winner (1999/2000 with Sheffield and 2004 with Workington). Member of Workington's Premier League Pairs Winning Duo in 2003. Member of Belle Vue's Elite League Pairs Winning Duo in 2006. Member of Belle Vue's Elite League KO Cup Winning Team in 2005. Member of Coventry's Elite League Craven Shield Winning Team in 2008. Member of Swindon's Elite League Winning Team in 2012. Named as a 'doubling-up' rider with King's Lynn for the 2013 Elite League season. Has the quickest winning time for a visiting rider this season at the EWR (56.48). Ricky Wells Twice USA Under-21 Champion (2007 and 2008). Member of Wolverhampton's Elite Shield Winning Team in 2011. Named as a 'doubling-up' rider with Wolverhampton for the 2013 Elite League season. Sheffield Tigers' 2013 Results 28 March 2013 CH H L Sheffield 30 Birmingham 60 30 March 2013 LC A L Sheffield 43 Leicester 47 04 April 2013 LC H W Sheffield 51 Scunthorpe 41 05 April 2013 LC A L Sheffield 38 Scunthorpe 50 11 April 2013 LC H W Sheffield 51 Leicester 39 18 April 2013 PL H W Sheffield 47 Workington 46 20 April 2013 PL A L Sheffield 33 Workington 62 27 April 2013 PL A L Sheffield 42 Berwick 51 02 May 2013 PL H L Sheffield 39 Redcar 53 03 May 2013 PL A L Sheffield 35 Redcar 60 11 May 2013 KOC A L Sheffield 38 Rye House 52 16 May 2013 KOC H L Sheffield 42 Rye House 48 (On agg: L 80 - 100) 30 May 2013 PL H L Sheffield 44 Leicester 46 06 June 2013 PL H W Sheffield 52 Berwick 43 13 June 2013 PL H D Sheffield 45 Plymouth 45 Sheffield Tigers' Results at EWR 23 October 2005 CH L Scunthorpe 47 Sheffield 43 30 October 2007 CH W Scunthorpe 44 Sheffield 45 21 March 2008 PT W Scunthorpe 41 Sheffield 48 11 April 2008 KOC W Scunthorpe 44 Sheffield 48 15 August 2008 PL W Scunthorpe 43 Sheffield 47 20 March 2009 CH L Scunthorpe 60 Sheffield 32 05 May 2009 PL L Scunthorpe 57 Sheffield 38 19 March 2010 PT L Scunthorpe 43 Sheffield 33 30 August 2010 PL W Scunthorpe 41 Sheffield 51 18 March 2011 CH W Scunthorpe 43 Sheffield 47 10 June 2011 PL L Scunthorpe 46 Sheffield 43 04 June 2012 LC W Scunthorpe 40 Sheffield 50 17 August 2012 PL L Scunthorpe 51 Sheffield 42 05 April 2013 LC L Scunthorpe 50 Sheffield 38 (stats courtesy of John Eyre)

The June 2013 rolling averages, I would think. Top 4 added together. Skippy, if you're wondering why Plymouth aren't in it, Beck is not eligible because he hasn't done enough meetings as yet. Personally, I'd like to see the return of the qualifiers (under the old 16-heat 4TT format). All 13 teams involved (5 in one group, 4 in the other two), with the group winners plus the best second qualifying for a 20-heat final. The fours meetings were always good money spinners for clubs, with three sets of away fans per meeting. All the best Rob

This meeting now takes place this Thursday. More on Sheffield website: http://www.sheffieldspeedway.co/news.php?extend.1362 All the best Rob

Slightly over-the-top reporting The Monarchs management could barely comprehend what they witnessed at the end of the match and, if Lord Lucan had galloped around the pits on Red Rum, nobody would have batted an eyelid. Everybody played their part, but in Craig Cook Monarchs have a gold-plated insurance policy when it comes down to winning last-heat deciders. Finding fresh superlatives to describe the 26-year-old Cumbrian would tax a lexicographer after he scored a brilliant 15-point maximum and if he carries on in this manner, Cook is likely to have a sculpture of himself placed on a plinth at Armadale Stadium. All the best Rob

Part of a clever ploy by the Glasgow management to gain extra sponsorship. The next annonucement will be deals with Stannar Stair Lifts, Bovril and several slipper companies. Seems to me if Compton is scoring 3 points a meeting, he'll be scoring more than Wright was. All the best Rob

Blimey, you can't predict a thing in the PL this year... Edinburgh go though. All the best Rob

Shovvy, you sound about 78. Do you mind if we call you Grandad from now on All the best Rob (a very young 40!! )

Scunny will be alright, simply because the people in charge of the club are so passionate about it. From experience, I've seen what happens when you have promoters who aren't completely committed to their club. We had one or two at Oxford, who treated it as a plaything, until it either starting losing too much money or a bigger club came along, and then they simply tossed Oxford aside. On the other hand, when it comes to the Scorpions, Rob Godfrey is the biggest fan in the place, which is how it should be. Rob wears his heart on his sleeve, and he wants to see Scunthorpe Speedway succeed. There are ups and downs in all sport, and speedway is no different. One moment you're winning, the next everything can all go pear-shaped. Not long afterwards you can be winning again. Even the Premier League championship winning season of last year wasn't without its difficulties at times. You can bet that Rob Godfrey is having sleepless nights, trying to work out how to get back to a winning team. It doesn't help that he's had his hands tied at this current moment, with the rulebook not being applied as it says, but that won't stop him looking for the solution. Scunny won the Premier League last year. Only one team out of 13 can do that. Some teams such as Somerset and Workington, despite having won other silverware, have never won a league title. You can't expect to win the league every year, and there's a very good reason why no club has successfully defended the PL since its inception in '97 ('95 if you include the two amalgamated years).... because under the points limit, it's very hard to do. Every club has ups and downs, and every promoter makes good and bad decisions at times. At Scunny, there's a promoter who won't rest until he's got things right. And don't forget the rest of the package. There's the wonderful racetrack (which I consider to be the best in the country), there's the training track, there's the Amateur Meetings / Saints set-up which has already produced some great young riders, there's a very tidy purpose-built stadium that has gradually been built up from humble beginnings and continues to be improved every season. Scunthorpe Speedway and the Eddie Wright Raceway are one of the real success stories of recent times. Rob will do his upmost to get things right this season in terms of returning to a winning side, but in meantime, let's enjoy the fact that there is a cracking meeting with great racing on display virtually all-the-time at the Eddie Wright Raceway. All the best Rob Peasley

It's a shame that Buzz Burrows isn't still riding for a league team. Not only would he be the oldest rider, but also the most naturally talented rider competing in any league in the world. All the best Parsloes1928nearly

The normally fairly benign M1 turned into a monster tonight, thanks to a festival at Donnington over the weekend. Finally got off the M1 at around 7pm and ran up to the track to see Heat 1 - phew!!! Redcar were deserving winners tonight - they are going to be contenders this year. It was actually a pretty decent meeting, with a lot of good racing, but losing at home is never a nice feeling. There's no doubting Rob Godfrey's passion for the club. I think everyone realises he's doing his upmost to improve our current fortunes, but it's not easy when the BSPA MC are trying to snooker him. It's too early to write off our season yet.... two sucessive home defeats, out of the KOC and League Cup, poor start to the league campaign... that rings a bell somewhere... and look what happened in the final four months of 2012. All the best Rob

I think I'd go for: Woffinden (automatic selection if fit) Barker (raises his game for big meetings; did very well in the World Cup last time around) Worrall (recent 18-point max at KL) Auty (impressed at Cardiff) Not covinced how Cook would go around KL. Also he was given a big ocassion at Cardiff and blew it by two-wheeling around half a lap behind everyone else, while Auty dived in and mixed it and ended up beating Lindback. All the best Rob

With David Howe crashing out last night, the Scorpions will bring in Kevin Doolan as a guest tonight. All the best Rob

Has anyone got the time for Heat 15? Thanks. All the best Rob

Why bother with Harris? That's not going with youth. All the best Rob