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68th Scunthorpe Speedway Amateur Meeting - Sunday 13th May 1pm Classes For All

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Scunthorpe Speedway's 68th amateur meeting will take place on Sunday 13th May (1pm first race).

 

There are classes for all standards from raw novice to Premier League reserve whilst there are three youth classes which run if there are entrants. Due to the unavailabililty of another date this meeting does clash with a British Youth Championship but if any youth riders want to take part then we will run the classes. We just won't make the youth classes part of their Summer Championship (whilst the adult classes will be).

 

Riders can book a place or ask further questions by e-mailing me (richard@scunthorpespeedway.com), contacting me on Facebook (facebook.com/rh1967), or texting/calling 07832-402167. If you call and I am unavailable (e.g. work) please leave a message and I will get back to you at the earliest opportunity.

 

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For anyone who isn't aware our meetings provide at least five programmed rides and EVERYONE GETS TO RIDE IN A FINAL. With no youth classes there will be at least six rides (five qualifiers and one final) programmed for everyone.

 

There are trophies for the top three in each class and naturally we have a paramedic, first aiders and ambulance in attendance. One of the stadium cafes are always in operation and we have RM Race Spares (07403-334582) in attendance.

 

Riders do not need new silencers or mudguards and can ride on day licenses (with no additional charge).

 

Positions in all classes will be decided in the finals with every rider qualifying for one. THE WINNER OF EACH FINAL ADVANCES TO THE NEXT. (e.g. Winner of the 'E' Final advances to the 'D' Final etc. etc.).

 

The Open Class usually sees National League standard riders taking part along with those close to break into that league whilst the Novice Class includes riders from complete beginners to those who can usually get a full slide on. The Support Class is now seen as an intermediate class where riders can challenge themselves against better riders without making the full step up to the Open Class.

 

Summer Championship points are scored in the following manner: 16 points for 1st, 15 for 2nd etc down to 1 point for 16th (although that would be increased for all rounds if we had more than 16 riders for a class on one day). At the moment we are expecting five of the summer dates to be for the Summer Championship and riders will be able to drop one round for the championship so if all five rounds run then top four will count. If only four rounds run then it will be top three etc. etc. However, only riders who compete in the maximum number of rounds (four out of five or three out of four etc. will be eligible for championship trophies)

 

Helmet colours are required but can be borrowed (please give advance notice if possible) whilst dirt deflectors are compulsory on all speedway bikes except in the Novice and Youth 125s classes. If anyone has any questions then please just let me know.

 

The Summer Dates are:

Sunday 22nd April

Sunday 13th May

Saturday 16th June (probably a team meeting)

Sunday 8th July (team meeting with Southern Track Riders and probably Stoke)

Sunday 5th August

Sunday 9th September

Sunday 7th October

 

The first 11 bookings are:

 

Open Class

Gary O'Hare

Rikki Mullins

Arron Mogridge

 

Support Class

Trevor Bebbington

Martin Pearce

Simon Pearce

 

Novice Class

Wayne Gosling

Greg Gosling

Gary Krelle

Lee Baldwin

Lee Coates

Edited by Scunny Stag

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Now up to 24 riders:

 

Open Class:

Andrew Blackburn

Arron Mogridge

David Holt

David Lidgett

Gary O'Hare

Henning Loof

Rikki Mullins

Steve Jones

 

Support Class:

Martin Pearce

Simon Pearce

Simon Allan

Sean Phillips

Sam Darroch

Trevor Bebbington

 

Novice

Derek Holt

Gary Krelle

Greg Gosling

Wayne Gosling

Lee Coates

Lee Baldwin

Kev Keay

Ivan Howarth

 

Youth 250

Brad Seal

 

Youth 125

Tom Cotton

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Jake Knight and Dan Greenwood added to the Open Class

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Jones wins classic final

Steven Jones is looking for a National League place and if this meeting was anything to go by he shouldn’t have to wait long. From beginning to end the Open Class looked like being a three way fight for top spot and when Jones trailed former pro Gary O’Hare and King’s Lynn’s Jake Knight on a slick track in the final it looked like he would have to settle for third place. However, he showed a lot of skill, determination and bravery to eventually round both riders in what was a fantastic finale to the 68th amateur meeting at Scunthorpe Speedway.

With 48-year old O’Hare looking as classy as ever it was only on the last lap that Jones passed him and afterwards organiser and Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions’ Team Manager Richard Hollingsworth paid tribute to the veteran. “We are very lucky that Gary enjoys coming here so much because it means that even the best riders have someone to race against and as soon as one half-decent rider comes along it attracts others so along with the three finishers on the podium we had another former Premier League rider in Henning Loof along with a group of others who were coming along hoping to pick up a scalp or at least endeavour to get closer to the leading contenders”.

In the Support Class there was another former Premier League rider in Rob Finlow. An administration error prevented him from lining up in the Open Class but he was primarily testing an engine (which eventually failed) and it was his first speedway meeting since nearly losing his foot in a 2003 crash. Before his engine failed he looked increasing quick and would undoubtedly have figured at the top of the Open Class but in the end it Martin Pearce who won after a re-run of the final. His brother dislocated his shoulder in the first running and, after being unfit to take his place in the re-run had to be content with third place behind Martin Wrathall, the elder brother of the Jotun Paints Scunthorpe Saints team captain, Adam.

The Novice Class saw Nathan Clare return after a lengthy absence and the sixteen-year old showed he has plenty of talent by claiming victory from Wayne Gosling and Kev Keay. Sadly, just like Simon Bence in the Support Class, Marty Rathbone fell whilst leading the final.

With the British Youth Championship running at Mildenhall there was just two youngsters getting some track time with Brad Seal (Youth 250) and Tom Cotton (Youth 125) going through their paces.

The next meeting is on Saturday 16th June and will be a team meeting. However, the youth classes will have the opportunity to run their second championship round. Places can be booked contacting Richard Hollingsworth on 07832-402167.

Results

Open Class:

Qualifying scores: Jake Knight 14, Gary O’Hare 13, Steven Jones 10, Henning Loof 8, David Holt 6, David Lidgett 4, Andrew Blackburn 3, Arron Mogridge 2.

C Final: Blackburn, Mogridge (fell), 69.8

B Final: Loof, Blackburn, Lidgett, Holt (fell), 67.4

A Final: Jones, O’Hare, Knight, Loof, 60.9

Summer Championship points: Steve Jones 16, Gary O’Hare 15, Jake Knight 14, Henning Loof 13, Andrew Blackburn 12, David Lidgett 11, David Holt 10, Arron Mogridge 9.

Summer Championship standings (after two rounds): Henning Loof 25 (12-13), David Holt 23 (13-10), Andrew Blackburn 23 (11-12), Jerran Hart 16, Steve Jones 16, Tommy Fenwick 15, Gary O’Hare 15, Daniel Phillips 14, Jake Knight 14, David Lidgett 11, Arron Mogridge 9, Rob Finlow 8.

Support Class:

Qualifying scores: Martin Pearce 12, Simon Pearce 11, Martin Wrathall 10, Rob Finlow 9 (really Open Class) (4 rides), Trevor Bebbington 9, Simon Bence 7, Sean Phillips 6, Sam Darroch 4, Kenny Blain 0 (1 ride).

B Final: Bence, Phillips, Bebbington, Darroch (fell), 72.3

A Final: (re-run), M.Pearce, Wrathall (fell, remounted), S.Pearce (fell, non-starter in re-run), Bence (fell, excluded), 69.0

Summer Championship points: Martin Pearce 16, Martin Wrathall 15, Simon Pearce 14, Simon Bence 13, Sean Phillips 12, Trevor Bebbington 11, Sam Darroch 10, Kenny Blain 9.

Summer Championship standings (after two rounds): Martin Pearce 29 (13-16), Simon Pearce 26 (12-14), Trevor Bebbington 22 (11-11), Sean Phillips 21 (9-12), Sam Darroch 20 (10-10), Arron Mogridge 16, Lee Springthorpe 15, Rachel Hellowell 14, Kenny Blain 9.

Novice Class:

 

Qualifying scores: Nathan Clare 13, Marty Rathbone 11, Kevin Keay 11, Ivan Howarth 9, Wayne Gosling 8, Derek Holt 7, Lee Baldwin 6 (4 rides), Lee Coates 5 (3 rides), Greg Gosling 3.

B Final: W.Gosling, Howarth, Holt, G.Gosling, 82.9

A Final: Clare, W.Gosling, Keay, W.Gosling (fell), 75.8

Summer Championship points: Nathan Clare 16, Wayne Gosling 15, Kev Keay 14, Marty Rathbone 13, Ivan Howarth 12, Derek Holt 11, Greg Gosling 10, Lee Baldwin 9, Lee Coates 8.

Summer Championship standings (after two rounds): Kevin Keay 30 (16-14), Wayne Gosling 30 (15-15), Marty Rathbone 26 (13-13), Ivan Howarth 24 (12-12), Greg Gosling 21 (11-10), Derek Holt 20 (9-11), Nathan Clare 16, Mick Keeling 14, Hannah Kirtley-Paine 10, Lee Baldwin 9, Anthony Mulrine 8, Lee Coates 8.

Youth 250cc Class:

Bradley Seal 3 points (2 rides)

Youth 125cc Class:

Tom Cotton 15 points

The www.jbsportsimages.co.uk sponsored Rider of the Meeting award went to David Holt

 

Hope to post all the heat times tomorrow.

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