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Vic Duggan would win the meeting... if you had included him. All the best Rob

Isn't his name just pronounced Jack? All the best Rob

You'll need extra paint for the 15m marker as well. All the best Rob

Nicolai Klindt guests for Scunthorpe in place of Zdenek Holub (away for the Under-21 World Cup): http://scunthorpescorpions.co/?p=4087 A warm welcome home to Thomas Jorgensen, but please don't score too many tomorrow Thomas All the best Rob

Gustix, The post-war model did not work. Crowds were initially massive (in 1946), and were still very large by the early fifties. Despite this, London giants New Cross (mid-1953), Harringay (end of 1954), West Ham (end of 1955) and Wembley (March 1957, following death of Sir Arthur Elvin in February 1957) still closed, as did a whole host of provincial clubs. If that model didn't work with thousands, how do you expect it to work these days when crowds are now in their hundreds? All the best Rob

Well done to Ian Sawyer and co.... every time it goes quiet, they pull another ace of the hat. All the best Rob

That's now old hat... any new ideas? All the best Rob

I reckon it'll come down to Scunny vs Plymouth on September 11th. All Ippo fans need to come along and cheer on the Scorps. All the best Rob

A partial roof (it's been reconfigured since the Olympics). Wouldn't cover the track down the straights, but decent covers would do the job. In any case, having a roof didn't help Gelsenkirchen in 2008, Warsaw in 2015, and very nearly Cardiff in 2013. It's surely easier to prepare a decent track in an open stadium. There's been more problems with GPs in roofed stadiums than open stadiums, where moisture is a major problem which has never been completely fixed. The Cardiff track in 2015 still left much to be desired. Cardiff is a good day out, but the actual meeting itself is often poor. All the best Rob

And that's why the Olympic Stadium would work... it would retain the 'party' atmosphere of Cardiff, while it would have the prestige and national media coverage of having a Speedway Grand Prix in London. All the best Rob

Forget Wembley. Go for the Olympic Stadium. Bars, restaurants and hotels all within a few hundred yards. A permanent running track on which a speedway track could be laid. Brilliant public transport (I went to the Anniversary Games a few weeks ago, and it's amazing how quick and easy it is to get back onto the Central Line). 50,000 fans inside THAT stadium would make the national press sit up and take notice. All the best Rob

I have no idea when the Scunny & Redcar promotions are going to restage it, but it might well work as the final meeting of the season for both clubs, with the destiny of the wooden spoon resting on the result of the meeting. It would give the meeting a bit of extra spice, for sure. All the best Rob

One-eyed BWitcher taking about bias - you couldn't make it up. All the best Rob

Meeting rained off. All the best Rob

David Nix of the King's Lynn Kids was killed at the Norfolk Arena on May 1, 2002. I think he's the latest fatality at a British speedway track... and long may it stay that way. All the best Rob

Now confirmed as Rasmus Jensen. All the best Rob

Run-off for 1957 World title, although Briggo didn't fall in the incident, just Fundin. Fundin led from tapes, Briggo bustled past, Fundin came down after contact, race continued and Briggo became champion for the first time. All the best Rob

I admit Greg 'The Hitman' Hancock does need a little further training on how to follow through after the initial move, but hey, no-one's perfect. All the best Rob

Nicki needs to man up and go for the wrestling moves such as Greg's mega-clothesline, instead of some silly little kick. All the best Rob

Smart ass In any case, I drive closer to 18,000 miles a year, so your sums are well out All the best Rob

Wicked clothesline from Greg. Needs to bring out the WWE ladder next time, and dive on Nicki from that. All the best Rob

Fuel costing 40p per mile? Are you putting rocket fuel in your motor SCB? Costs me around £50 in fuel to get up to Scunny and back. All the best Rob

CRUNCH CLASH FOR SCORPIONS FLUIDAIR POWER Scunthorpe Scorpions, supported by Henderson Insurance, can climb off the bottom of the Premier League table, if they defeat Redcar Bears by seven points or more in the crunch clash at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Friday evening (7.30pm). The Scorpions will be looking to build on last week’s morale-boasting 54-38 win over the Newcastle Diamonds. A victory for the Scorpions, while denying the Bears the bonus point for losing by six or less away from home, would take the Scorpions above the Bears on race points difference, and leave everything to play for in the final few weeks of the season for the two clubs. 17-year-old Dane Andreas Lyager - the replacement for the injured Ben Wilson - is set to make his first appearance for Scunthorpe, just one week after 19-year-old Czech Zdenek Holub - the replacement for the injured Josh Auty - scored paid 10 on his home debut for the club. Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey said: “This is a big fixture for us, simply because we don’t want to finish bottom of the league, no matter how much bad luck gets thrown our way this season. “Since speedway returned to Scunthorpe in 2005, we’ve never finished bottom, and we don’t want to start now. “Similarly, Redcar will also be hell-bent on avoiding last place in the PL. I think it’s going to be a fascinating clash, and I’m sure every point will be fought over.” Regarding the new make-up of his team, Godfrey commented: “I guess we may look slightly vulnerable with two new riders on assessed averages in our top five, especially now we have to use rider replacement for the sadly injured Ryan Douglas. “But Zdenek Holub had a terrific home debut last week against Newcastle, while having Alex Davies move down to reserve, alongside Nike Lunna, could be a real trump card. “Alex had himself been in the wars earlier in the season, but last week he scored a superb 13 at Sheffield and followed that up with 9 at Scunthorpe. “He seems to be moving back into form just as he drops to reserve, and we could reap the benefit of that.” Godfrey also insists no pressure will be placed on the incoming Lyager. “Andreas is only 17 and hasn’t ridden in Britain before. “We’ll treat any points he scores as a bonus. If he does go out there and score a hatful, then fantastic, but we won’t be placing any pressure on the lad.” A reminder of the special promotion, which will last to the end of the 2015 season, which sees all accompanied children under the age of 16 admitted for free to home Scorpions' meetings. Admission prices for Friday: Adult: £15.00 Student/OAP: £13.00 Child (16 – 17): £5.00 Child (0 – 15) Free (accompanied by paying adult) Family Ticket £35 (2 adults, 2 Children 16-17) Match Programme: £1.00 Expected teams for Friday: FluidAir Power Scunthorpe Scorpions, supported by Henderson Insurance: 1. Zdenek Holub, 2. Theo Pijper, 3. Andreas Lyager, 4. Carl Wilkinson, 5. Rider replacement for Ryan Douglas, 6. Alex Davies, 7. Nike Lunna. Redcar Bears: 1. Aaron Summers (guest for Lasse Bjerre), 2. Rider replacement for Jonas Andersson, 3. Matej Kus, 4. Dimitri Berge, 5. Kenneth Hansen (guest for Stuart Robson), 6. Arthur Sissis (guest for Adam Roynon), 7. Jan Graversen. Redcar Bears at EWR Ave Ave Name Lge M R Pts BP (no BP) (w BP) Best Performance Dimitri Berge PL 1 5 3 1 2.40 3.20 3 + 1 from 5 rides (2015) Jan Graversen PL 24 109 123 30 4.51 5.61 9 + 4 from 7 rides (2012) Matej Kus PL 6 30 53 1 7.07 7.20 17 from 5 rides (inc 6 pts T/R (2012)) GUESTS Kenneth Hansen PL 1 4 3 0 3.00 3.00 3 from 4 rides (2015) Arthur Sissis PL 1 4 3 2 3.00 5.00 3 + 2 from 4 rides (2015) Aaron Summers PL 18 84 120 9 5.71 6.14 15 from 6 rides (inc 6 pts T/R (2014)) Other Notes Dimitri Berge 2012 World Longtrack Champion (250cc) Has ridden in 1 World Cup meeting for his country. Made his Premier League debut for Glasgow in 2014. Recently signed after starting this season with Glasgow. Jan Graversen Former Scunthorpe Scorpion. Member of King's Lynn's Premier League Championship, Premier Trophy and KO Cup Winning Teams in 2009. Matej Kus Has ridden in 4 Speedway Grand Prix and 6 World Cup Events. 2010 Czech Republic Champion. Twice Czech Republic Under-21 Champion (2008 and 2009). 2008 Czech Republic Under-19 Champion. GUESTS Kenneth Hansen 2003 FIM Youth 80cc Gold Trophy Winner. Made his Premier League debut for Workington during the 2007 season. Arthur Sissis Riding in his debut Premier League season. 2008/2009 Australian Under-16 Champion. Aaron Summers Australian Under-16 Champion in 2004. 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. 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 12 July 2013 PL L Scunthorpe 45 Redcar 44 06 April 2014 LC W Scunthorpe 37 Redcar 50 25 July 2014 PL L Scunthorpe 54 Redcar 39 27 August 2014 PL L Scunthorpe 46 Redcar 43 24 April 2015 LC W Scunthorpe 44 Redcar 45 (stats by John Eyre)

Bottom of the table clash. A win for the Scorpions by seven points or more will take them off the bottom of the table. Andreas Lyager makes his debut for the Scorpions. I reckon it will be close, but Scorpions' strength at reserve will prevail. Should be a night of some cracking racing. All the best Rob

Thunderstorms to win. All the best Rob