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HENDERSON INSURANCE Scunthorpe Scorpions have revealed the prices for the double-header against Newcastle and Workington at the Eddie Wright Raceway on August Bank Holiday Monday (3pm).

 

And the good news is that there are BIG SAVINGS for all, compared to the price of two single-header SGB Championship meetings.

 

The Admission prices for the double-header are:

 

All Adults (Adults / Student / OAP): £20.00

Child (10 – 17): £5.00

Child (0 – 9) Free (accompanied by paying adult)

No family tickets

Match Programme: £1.00

 

Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey said: “We’ve tried to set the admission prices so that they are really good value and there are big savings for all adults, compared to the price of two single-headers.

 

“For example, if you normally pay the concessionary rate of £13, you’ll pay £20, so across two meetings, that’s a saving of £6. And we’ve kept the prices for kids at £5, despite the fact it’s double the action.

 

“It’s a very expensive meeting for us to put on and we need to cover the cost. I’ve tried to be fair to everyone, and I hope everyone can appreciate that.

 

“It’s going to be a fascinating afternoon’s action, since Newcastle and Workington are the two clubs directly above us in the SGB Championship table and, if results go our way, a double victory could take us above both of them.

 

“We also think the meeting will be highly attractive to any neutral fans, who want to see a real feast of 30 heats of speedway action around a top racetrack for a reasonable cost.”

 

The savings:

 

Full paying adult. Usual price for two single headers = £30. Monday’s price = £20. SAVING of £10.

Student / OAP. Usual price for two single headers = £26. Monday’s price = £20. SAVING of £6.

Child (aged 10-17). Usual price for two single headers = £10. Monday’s price = £5. SAVING of £5.

 

* SCORPIONS will also hold their annual collection for the Speedway Riders’ Benevolent Fund on Bank Holiday Monday, between the two meetings. It’s a massively worthy cause, with money paid over each year both to currently injured riders and those who are wheelchair bound due to a speedway accident.

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There are too many meetings on Monday with even 11am starts plus the amount of riders doubling up/down & who has precedence of rider. Probably will not find out until 15 minutes before tapes up. Jake Allen did not ride for Somerset last night so failed his fitness test, so we should be using r/r at 2.

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ANY clues to the line-ups????

 

Just getting the Press Release ready (we'll never leave it until 15 minutes before the start to let you know who's riding!).

 

I'm guessing you're most interested in Newcastle - the guests are Doolan (for Robbo) and Aaron Summers (for Stevie W). On EWR form, it's pretty much like-for-like.

 

Summers also guests for Workington (for Cookie).

 

All the best

Rob

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BANK HOLIDAY TREAT AT EDDIE WRIGHT RACEWAY

 

HENDERSON INSURANCE Scunthorpe Scorpions are aiming to move up the SGB Championship table in a big twenty-four hours for the club. Scorpions travel to Newcastle on Sunday evening (6.30pm), before entertaining both Newcastle Diamonds and Workington Comets in a 30-race double-header at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Bank Holiday Monday afternoon (3.00pm).

 

Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey says: “We’ve made no secret that we’d like to move up the SGB Championship league table a couple of places before the end of the season.

 

“It’s going to be a tough ask, because Newcastle and Workington have matches in hand on us, rather than the other way around.

 

“But our next three meetings are against these two clubs, and if the results go in our favour, it gives us a chance of catching them.

 

“A double victory - worth six points - at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Monday is a must, while a win at Newcastle is not out of the question, because we were only lost by two points up there earlier in the season.

 

“We used to be on a hiding to nothing when we went up to Newcastle, but we now have a number of riders who can score good points at Brough Park. Lewis Kerr, Michael Palm Toft and Tero Aarnio were all in double figures on that previous visit in May.”

 

Godfrey stresses that he needs a decent crowd for the double-header at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Monday.

 

He says: “We’ve done everything we can to make the double-header as attractive to supporters as possible.

 

“It’s only £5 more for full-price adults, for double the action. In fact, there are significant savings across the board, compared to the price of two stand-alone SGB Championship meetings.

 

“It’s an expensive meeting to put on. The admission prices are great value and we need the fans to respond, by coming through the turnstiles.

 

“It’s going to be a fascinating afternoon’s action, with Newcastle and Workington the two clubs directly above us in the SGB Championship table.

 

“There’s some highly attractive visiting riders on display, such as Robert Lambert, who has recently won both the European Under-21 and European Under-19 championships. That’s fantastic for British Speedway and I congratulate him on that double.

 

“On Bank Holiday Monday, we see him in battle against our own Scorpions. Josh Auty was on top form against Peterborough last week, with 17 points, and Josh’s races against Robert Lambert should be worth the admission fee alone.

 

“We’d also think the meeting will be highly attractive to any neutral fans, who want to see a real feast of 30 heats of speedway action for a reasonable cost”, Godfrey concludes.

 

Admission prices for Bank Holiday Monday:

 

All Adults (Adults / Student / OAP): £20.00

Child (10 – 17): £5.00

Child (0 – 9) Free (accompanied by paying adult)

No family tickets

Match Programme: £1.00

 

The savings:

 

Full paying adult. Usual price for two single headers = £30. Monday’s price = £20. SAVING of £10.

Student / OAP. Usual price for two single headers = £26. Monday’s price = £20. SAVING of £6.

Child (aged 10-17). Usual price for two single headers = £10. Monday’s price = £5. SAVING of £5.

 

Expected teams for Bank Holiday Monday:

 

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

 

Newcastle Diamonds: 1. Robert Lambert, 2. Ashley Morris, 3. Kevin Doolan (guest), 4. Ludvig Lindgren, 5. Aaron Summers (guest), 6. Ben Hopwood, 7. Alfie Bowtell.

 

Workington Comets: 1. Aaron Summers (guest), 2. Mason Campton, 3. Ty Proctor, 4. Matt Williamson, 5. Thomas Jorgensen, 6. James Sarjeant, 7. Tom Woolley (guest).

 

* SCORPIONS will hold their annual collection for the Speedway Riders’ Benevolent Fund on Bank Holiday Monday, between the two meetings. It’s a massively worthy cause, with £98,000 paid to 30 riders during 2016 – beneficiaries are both current riders with injuries, plus those who have been left wheelchair bound due to a speedway accident.

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Just getting the Press Release ready (we'll never leave it until 15 minutes before the start to let you know who's riding!).

 

I'm guessing you're most interested in Newcastle - the guests are Doolan (for Robbo) and Aaron Summers (for Stevie W). On EWR form, it's pretty much like-for-like.

 

Summers also guests for Workington (for Cookie).

 

All the best

Rob

 

Thanks for that.... think I'll give it a miss.... :cry:

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he needs to go well , because he aint up at glasgee next year .

He has been moaning about set ups or the bike not tuned properly or only riding in one league , Stewart must be getting fed up with the excuses, he was again pretty average last night and at Newcastle last week he was woeful.

 

If Mr Summers wants more than one league to race in he is certainly NOT going the right way about it.

 

But on current form I would be very surprised if Aaron was a Tiger next year.

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He's set to ride at Workington tonight, is he not?

 

I haven't heard anything to the contrary.

 

All the best

Rob

 

Nothing new there then Rob, this may be something that "might just" be announced 15mins before tapes up?? :D

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Just getting the Press Release ready (we'll never leave it until 15 minutes before the start to let you know who's riding!).

 

 

It was not a dig at you Rob as you do an awesome job, it was aimed at the poster who has a go at our press releases. Obviously, with the amount of meetings going on this weekend, there were bound to be some last minute changes as well.

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It was not a dig at you Rob as you do an awesome job, it was aimed at the poster who has a go at our press releases. Obviously, with the amount of meetings going on this weekend, there were bound to be some last minute changes as well.

 

Cheers.

 

Talking of changes, there's possibly one still to come. Keep 'em peeled!

 

All the best

Rob

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