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Scunthorpe V Redcar 2/7/17


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I would say the inclusion of Robson makes Redcar favourites.

Another intriguing meeting for the Bears. Scunny have improved a lot, and on a good for racing track, it promises to be a great event. If the Bears can maintain their recent great form, I reckon they can pinch this fixture and continue towards what can be a serious top four challenge. UTB

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Expected teams for today:

 

Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions: 1. Lewis Kerr, 2. Tero Aarnio, 3. Josh Auty, 4. Ryan Douglas, 5. Michael Palm Toft (captain), 6. Carl Wilkinson, 7. Josh Bailey.

 

Redcar Bears: 1. Stuart Robson (guest), 2. Jonas B Andersen, 3. Ben Barker, 4. Ellis Perks, 5. Charles Wright, 6. Coty Garcia, 7. Danny Ayres.

 

British Youth Championship (500cc class): Liam Little, Daniel Gilkes, Charlie Brooks, James Laker, Drew Kemp.

 

British Youth Championship (250cc class): Jordan Palin, Leon Flint, Jason Edwards, Jacob Clayton, Nathan Ablitt, Ryan Morris, Jake Mulford, Dan Thompson, Joe Thompson.

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Yes - but we have ridden away twice at Berwick & Scunthorpe

You still have to win them, Scunthorpe beat Sheffield 2 weeks ago. We also have won twice at Scunthorpe where Glasgow have not won...

Mind I would swap the 2 Scunthorpe wins for 2 @ Newcastle!!

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Had to have a bit of sympathy for Scunny today because almost everything that could go wrong did. Blown engines, injuries, poor refereeing, the lot.

 

That's not to say that Redcar didn't deserve to win. They did.

 

I am still wondering how Barker & Auty got up so quickly after that awful high speed crash in heat 12. Pity the home announcer (not Messrs Godfrey or Tagg) commented only on how good it was to see that Auty was OK :angry: . Most (if not all) speedway fans are very happy to see any rider get up after a fall, particularly one as bad as that.

 

Not a bad meeting, but the racing at Scunny hasn't hit the heights of 2016 in my visits this season.

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Disappointed and dejected on many fronts..

 

8 heat winners to 7 and lose by 11 points!...Whats that all about then?... Thanks to an awful lot of bad luck... and some very dubious refereeing decisions.

 

The Auty/Barker crash was sickening, great to see them both get up... but to exclude Auty?.. It was a pure racing incident, we need some common sense (but then this is speedway we're talking about).. either exclude them both or put them both back in the rerun...don't dither over a decision for five minutes then come up an unfair one. Having to apportion blame when there is no obvious reason is a bloody stupid rule! It could of gone either way, whichever would've been unfair.

 

While i'm ranting.. FFS, either let riders move at the start, or be consistent in punishments... personally i'd like a rule which says riders can move and anticipate starts, only punish them if they touch the tapes.... Refs simply aren't consistent in their approach to starts these days, its no wonder riders themselves get angry.. let alone supporters that have to endure boring restart after restart... Barker got away with some obvious flyers today, yet when Kerr did the same, he got punished... pure lack of consistency.

 

I'm really hacked off with the sport right now.. decisions and rule books!. I need to find some enthusiasm from somewhere cos I've about had enough it.

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