Scunthorpe V Southern Track Riders 1st July At Kings Lynn And 8th July At Scunthorpe

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The first two Sundays in July provide amateur speedway with the big team events of the season with the third annual Scunthorpe v Southern Track Riders meetings. They will meet at King's Lynn on Sunday 1st July (first race 12pm) and at Scunthorpeon 8th July (first race 1pm).

 

I am looking for riders to represent Scunthorpe who, ideally, can ride on both legs (or at least the away one as I have a few riders who can only do the second leg). The format will see three 7-a-side, 15 heat matches.

 

The 21 riders for each side will be roughly split into Open, Support (Intermediate) and Novice levels. I believe the first meeting will be the same as for the second leg £35 (payable to the home club).

 

There will also be room for some junior support races but they won't be part of the Summer Championship.

 

Anyone interested in riding (or can help with an hour or two flag marshalling) can contact me via richard@scunthorpespeedway.com or text/call me on 07832-402167

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Amateur clash set for Eddie Wright Raceway

The annual clash between the Scunthorpe and Southern Track Riders Club amateurs is set for the Eddie Wright Raceway next Sunday, 8^th July. The head-to-head is the only such event in British speedway and the first leg took place earlier today at King’s Lynn. In the Open Class it was Scunthorpe who took the honours 35-28 with British Veteran Speedway Riders’ Champion Gary O’Hare leading the scoring with ten points.

Providing great support was New Zealander Sean Mason who won all three of his rides for 9 points whilst top scorer for the STR was Andy Mountain with 13 points (including a 6-point tactical ride).

Whilst Scunthorpe took first leg honours in the top match it was the home side who claimed leads in the other two. The Support/Intermediate class match saw the Southern Track Riders Club claim a 52-22 victory with the Novice Class a little closer; finishing 46-27 to the STR.

Next Sunday’s meeting starts at 1pm and any riders not booked in can put their name down for a space by contacting Richard Hollingsworth on 07832-402167. There are limited spaces but it is hoped that team sizes can be increased to accommodate a few extra riders.

Results

Open Class:

 

Southern Track Riders Club 28 – Andy Mountain 13 (4 rides, including a six-point tactical ride), Jake Williams 4+3 (3), Rob Hollingworth 7 (3), Adam Portwood 0 (4), Ellis Perks 2 (3), Sam Woods 2 (3)

Scunthorpe 35 – Oliver Greenwood 5 (3), Adam Kirby 3+1 (4), Sean Mason 9 (3), Jamie Moohan 5+1 (3), Gary O’Hare 10+1 (4), Shaun Tedham 3+1 (3)

Support Class:

Southern Track Riders Club 52 – Rod Woodhouse 9 (3), Paul Chester 3 (4), Martin Pearce 9+2 (4), Simon Pearce 6+2 (3), Tom Rowlett 7+2 (3), John Markham 6+1 (3), Mick Skinner 12 (4)

Scunthorpe 22 – Lee Springthorpe 3+1 (3), Mark Whitehead 2 (4), Simon Bence 4 (4), Sam Darroch 0 (3), Ricky Davison 1 (3), Nathan Clare 5 (4), Mike Russell 7 (3 rides, including a four point tactical ride)

Novice Class:

 

Southern Track Riders Club 46 – Sid Higgins 10 (4), Shaun Smith 6+1 (4), Andrew Leech 11+1 (4), Wayne Beckett 1 (1), Steve Cook 6 (3), Sean Greenfield 8+2 (4), Neal Richmond 4 (4)

Scunthorpe 27 – Wayne Gosling 3 (3), Ivan Howarth 2+1 (4), Luke Barnes 8 (4 rides, including a four point tactical ride), Anthony Mulrine 5+1 (4), John Freeman 4 (2), Greg Gosling 1+1 (4), Duane Wuerzburger 4 (3)

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Take it with tonight's meeting off Sunday will be with rain forecast for the next few days

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3^rd Annual Inter-Club Team Meeting

The second leg of the annual inter-club meeting between the Scunthorpe Amateurs and the Southern Track Riders Club was raced at the Eddie Wright Raceway this afternoon and it saw home wins for the Scunthorpe ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams whilst the King’s Lynn based club’s ‘C’ team were victorious. Leading the way once again for the Scunthorpe ‘A’ team was Gary O’Hare with a 12-point maximum in his side’s 56-40 victory.

The ‘A’ match saw the visitors decimated by falls and bike problems but Steve Jones, Rob Hollingworth and Jamie Moohan took 19 rides between them and played their part in some great races. Their efforts prevented a very solid Scunthorpe side from producing a runaway victory to add to their away win in the first leg the week before.

In the ‘B’ match there was never more than five points between the two sides but after the Scunthorpe side drew level they finished off with three heat advantages to claim a 52-42 win. Leading the way for Scunthorpe were the heat leader trio of Andrew Blackburn, Simon Bence and maximum man, Arron Mogridge, who dropped just three points between them whilst the STR’s star performer was Sam Woods who racked up 14 points from six rides. However, Woods received solid support down the order to ensure the visitors claimed a 94-74 aggregate victory.

It was the STR who also claimed the honours in the ‘C’ match despite Marty Rathbone’s impressive 17 point haul for Scunthorpe. Led by Sid Higgins with 11 points the STR claimed a 35-28 victory to add to their first leg win.

After the meeting organiser Richard Hollingsworth said “It was great to see some speedway and after the rains of Thursday, Friday and Saturday it just shows how much water this track can take. The track was slick but that is what you need for amateur speedway. Even so we still had three riders end up breaking bones in their forearms or hands. Of course we send our best wishes to Mike Russell, Sam Darroch and Jake Williams. Let’s hope they all have a speedy recovery because I know they all want to be back on track as soon as possible.

“I must also thank our friends from the STR because these meetings are great events. They won two of the three matches on aggregate but it’s about competitive track time and you can’t get much more competitive than this.

“Finally I must thank all of today’s helpers. We were down on numbers today and Anne-Marie and John Eyre were out in the middle for the full meeting. Their support is outstanding but we really could do with some more people to help out. These meetings are at the foundation of this club and we all know what happens if you lose the foundations of a place. Let’s hope it never comes to that!”

The next Scunthorpe Speedway amateur meeting is at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Sunday 5^th August and is also the third round of the club’s Summer Championship. Everyone is welcome to enter and any riders wishing to do so should contact Richard via e-mail at richard@scunthorpespeedway.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/rh1967 or by texting/calling him on 07832-402167.

MATCH 1

Scunthorpe Amateurs ‘A’ 56

Gary O’Hare 12 (4 rides), Sean Mason 11 (4), Oliver Greenwood 11 (5), Damien Koppe 8 (4), Max Clegg 7+2 (4), David Holt 4+2 (5), Adam Kirby 3+1 (5)

Southern Track Riders ‘A’ 40

Steve Jones 17 (6 rides, including a 6-point tactical ride), Rob Hollingworth 13+2 (5 rides, including a 4-point tactical ride), Jamie Moohan 8 (5), Henning Loof 1+1 (1), Ellis Perks 1 (1), Jake Williams 0 (1), Chris Widman 0 (2)

Aggregate score: Scunthorpe 91, STR 68

MATCH 2

Scunthorpe Amateurs ‘B’ 52

Andrew Blackburn 14 (5 rides), Simon Bence 13 (5), Aaron Mogridge 12 (4), Mark Whitehead 5 (4), David Lidgett 4+1 (5), Trevor Bebbington 3 (4), Nathan Clare 1 (2), Sam Darroch 0 (2)

Southern Track Riders ‘B’ 42

Sam Woods 14 (6 rides), Simon Pearce 7+1 (4), John Markham 5+1 (4), Rod Woodhouse 5+1 (4), Mick Skinner 5+1 (5), Martin Pearce 4 (4), Paul Chester 2+1 (4), Mike Russell 0 (1)

Aggregate score: Scunthorpe 74, STR 94

MATCH 3

Scunthorpe Amateurs ‘C’ 28

Marty Rathbone 17 (5 rides, including a six-point tactical ride), Wayne Gosling 5 (5), Ivan Howarth 5 (5), Bradley Seal 1 (5)

Southern Track Riders ‘C’ 35

Sid Higgins 11+2 (5 rides), Andrew Leech 9+2 (5), Sean Greenfield 9 (5), Andy Harrison 6+2 (5).

Aggregate score: Scunthorpe 55 STR 81

 

Take it with tonight's meeting off Sunday will be with rain forecast for the next few days

 

Sorry I didn't see this. More info can always be found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/scunnyamateurs/

 

I'm afraid the forecast you saw was wrong. Track drained well through Friday night and the forecast improved. Track was very dry and slick today, more or less what you need for an amateur meeting