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Included them in the thread title but didn't know who was in their team, so I couldn't post much about them. So that's one Monarchs fan not yet in hibernation (Nutz) - where have all the rest gone? All the best Rob

No thread for this one yet - have all the Monarchs fans hibernated for the winter already? Interesting to see if Edinburgh can maintian their 100% home record - not only winning each match, but not dropping a point. Scunny team: 1. Kevin Wolbert (guest for David Howe) 2. Nick Morris R/R (it's the World Under-21 Team Cup this weekend in Poland - Nick will be back for Scunny on Sunday) 3. Thomas Jorgensen 4. Ashley Birks 5. Josh Auty 6. Michael Palm Toft 7. Gary Irving All the best Rob

IMPORTANT WEEKEND AHEAD FOR SCORPIONS HENDERSON INSURANCE Scunthorpe Scorpions face old rivals Plymouth Devils at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Sunday evening (5pm), as they aim to make it nine wins from nine home meetings in the 2012 Premier League. Once again, it’s a double feast of action, as the Scorpions match is followed by a Scunthorpe Saints v Stoke Potters National League match. The home double header on Sunday is not the only action this weekend, as the Scorpions also travel up to Scotland on Friday night for a tricky looking trip to Edinburgh (7pm). That meeting is also a double-header, with an Edinburgh v Redcar clash following in the second half. The Monarchs have a perfect home record in the Premier league so far – not only have their won all six home matches at Armadale, but they have won them all by 7 points or more to claim the extra third league point in each case. However, Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey feels that Fortress Armadale is not completely impenetrable. Godfrey said: “It’s our last away match of the regular season and it’s one we’ve got to be targeting as a potential win. “We’re talking Kevin Wolbert as a guest, who is a former Edinburgh rider; Ashley Birks flies around there; and I would say it’s a Thomas Jorgensen kind of track, because it’s a bit of a ‘turning track’. So we could be all right up there. “Our record at Edinburgh is nowhere as impressive as we’d like it to be, but with the Monarchs losing Craig Cook to injury recently, maybe now’s our chance to improve it a little bit!” The Scorpions will be without Nick Morris at Edinburgh. The 18-year-old is representing Australia in the World Under-21 Team Cup Final in Poland on Saturday, and will be riding in the practice on Friday. Some league points from the Edinburgh trip would certainly help the Scorpions in their quest to finish high up in the Premier League before the commencement of the play-offs at the end of September. Looking at the current Premier League table, fifth-placed Scorpions are sitting pretty to qualify for the play-offs. They currently have 34 points, just five points short of league leaders Somerset, who were defeated 40-50 at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Bank Holiday Monday. The sixth-place team, Ipswich, have 25 points, some 9 points short of the Scorpions’ current total. However, team manager Richard Hollingsworth is keen for the team not to rest of their laurels and push as high up the table as possible, before the commencement of the play-offs. In the play-offs, the top six teams from the Premier League table are separated into two mini-groups of three, with the winners of each mini-league qualifying for the final. The teams finishing first and second in the regular table pick, in turn, their opponents for the play-offs i.e. the top team picks one team from those placed third to sixth, then the second placed team picks one opponent, then the top team picks again from the two teams still to be allocated, and finally the second placed team ends up with whoever is left. Hollingsworth said: “Of course, we’d love to finish first or second. Had we not suffered David Howe’s injury, I’m sure we could have achieved that. We still can, if all the results go our way. “But, at the moment, we just have to take it one meeting at a time, and maximise the number of league points that we score from each meeting. “I see the home match against Plymouth on Sunday as a meeting where we should be looking to score all three league points. Not that it’s going to be easy; the Devils have two of the best riders in the entire league in the shape of Ben Barker and Ryan Fisher. “But we also have a pretty formidable spearhead, led by Josh Auty, who is riding on the crest of a wave after last weekend. “Josh was inspired after being reserve at the British Grand Prix at Cardiff, and his maximum against Somerset was peerless; he was a class apart, and with Jason Doyle in the opposition ranks, that’s no mean feat. When he made the gate or not, it didn’t matter. He calmly worked his way through to the front. It was perhaps the most complete performance we’ve seen from Josh around the Eddie Wright Raceway since he started here as a 15-year-old in late 2005.” Sunday sees a new riding order for the Scorpions. Hollingsworth explains: “With the issue of the September Green Sheet averages, Josh will be moving to the No 1 spot on Sunday, but judging by the performance against the Rebels, he will take that in his stride. “Josh replacing David Howe at No 1 in our averages has prompted a reshuffle in the team. On Sunday, we will use rider replacement for David at No 2, while Thomas Jorgensen moves to No 3 and Nick Morris to No 5. Thomas put in a superb performance at Somerset in the pairs, and we have no qualms about placing him in a heat leader position. Likewise we have no doubts that Nick will cope will riding in the tough No 5 position vacated by Josh. “With Ash (Birks), Michael (Palm Toft) and Gary (Irving) also capable of banging in the points, we are pretty solid at the Eddie Wright Raceway. But we can’t let our guard down at any point, because this is a highly competitive league, and any complacency will be punished”, Hollingsworth stressed. A preview of the following Saints v Stoke National League match will follow tomorrow. Sunday’s adult admission price for the double-header is £16. It’s just £2 more than a single Premier League meeting at the Eddie Wright Raceway, for 15 extra heats of action. Premier/National League Double Header Admission Prices: Adult: £16.00 Student/OAP: £14.00 Child (10 - 16): £5.00 Child (0 - 9) Free (accompanied by paying adult) Family Ticket £37 (2 adults, 2 Children 10-16) Match Programme: £1.00 Teams for Sunday (English unless stated): Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions: 1. Josh Auty, 2. David Howe R/R, 3. Thomas Jørgensen (Denmark), 4. Ashley Birks, 5. Nick Morris (Australia), 6. Michael Palm Toft (Denmark), 7. Gary Irving. Plymouth Devils: 1. Ben Barker, 2. Todd Kurtz (Australia), 3. Cory Gathercole (Australia), 4. James Holder (Australia), 5. Ryan Fisher (United States), 6. Jake Anderson (Australia), 7. Ben Reade. Jotun Paints Scunthorpe Saints: 1. Byron Bekker (guest), 2. Tommy Fenwick (Scotland), 3. Tom Young (Wales), 4. Max Clegg, 5. Gary Irving. 6. Danny Phillips, 7. Oliver Greenwood. Stoke Potters: 1. Ashley Birks, 2. Richard Andrews, 3. Tony Atkin (Wales), 4. Ben Reade, 5. James Cockle, 6. Liam Rumsey, 7. Liam Carr. Scorpions Info Josh Auty has now scored over 350 Points in the Premier League for the club (351 to date). Josh Auty's maximum v Somerset now takes him level at the top of the list of all-time maximums scored for the club (21). Level with Nicky Allott and Tai Woffinden. Plymouth Devils at EWR Ave Ave Best Name Lge M R Pts BP (no BP) (w BP) Performance Jake Anderson PL 3 15 19 6 5.07 6.67 11 + 1 from 7 rides (2011) Ben Barker PL 3 14 30 2 8.57 9.14 15 from 5 rides (2008) Ryan Fisher PL 4 19 40 2 8.42 8.84 13 + 1 from 5 rides (2008) Cory Gathercole PL 6 28 37 2 5.29 5.57 12 from 6 rides (inc 6 pts T/R (2010)) James Holder PL 7 27 26 4 3.85 4.44 5 + 2 from 5 rides (2009) Todd Kurtz PL 4 15 10 4 2.67 3.73 3 + 1 from 4 rides (2011/2012) Ben Reade DEBUT PL MEETING @ EWR Other Notes Jake Anderson Rode for Birmingham, Somerset and Glasgow at Premier League level in 2010. Ben Barker Has ridden in 2 Speedway World Cup Events. Member of Oxford's Conference League Championship Winning Team in 2005. Member of Coventry's Elite League Championship Winning Team in 2010. Member of Stoke's Conference League Four Team Championship Winning Team in 2006. Member of Coventry's Craven Shield Winning Team in 2008. Named as a 'doubling-up' rider with Birmingham for the 2012 Elite League Season. Ryan Fisher Member of Edinburgh's Premier League Championship Winning Teams in 2008 and 2010. Member of Edinburgh's Premier League Play-Off Winning Teams in 2008 and 2009. Member of Edinburgh's Premier Trophy Winning Team in 2008. Cory Gathercole 2007 Western Australia and Victoria State Champion. 2007 New South Wales Under-21 State Champion. Member of Isle of Wight's Premier League Fours Winning Team in 2007. James Holder Made his Premier League debut in 2008 when riding for the Isle of Wight. Todd Kurtz Made his Premier League debut in 2010 when riding for Newport. Named as a 'doubling-up' rider with Poole for the 2012 Elite League Season. Plymouth Devils' 2012 Results 23 March 2012 LC H D Plymouth 45 Rye House 45 14 April 2012 LC H L Plymouth 39 Somerset 51 20 April 2012 LC H W Plymouth 47 Leicester 43 05 May 2012 LC A L Plymouth 37 Rye House 56 11 May 2012 LC A L Plymouth 44 Somerset 52 12 May 2012 PL H L Plymouth 43 Somerset 47 17 May 2012 LC A L Plymouth 46 Ipswich 47 18 May 2012 KOC H W Plymouth 52 Glasgow 38 20 May 2012 LC A L Plymouth 46 Leicester 47 25 May 2012 PL H W Plymouth 47 Scunthorpe 43 27 May 2012 KOC A L Plymouth 36 Glasgow 54 (On Agg:- L - 88-92) 01 June 2012 PL H L Plymouth 42 Redcar 48 08 June 2012 PL H W Plymouth 51 Leicester 39 22 June 2012 PL H W Plymouth 55 Sheffield 38 23 June 2012 PL A L Plymouth 43 Leicester 53 28 June 2012 PL A L Plymouth 36 Redcar 59 29 June 2012 LC H L Plymouth 41 Ipswich 51 08 July 2012 PL A L Plymouth 41 Glasgow 49 20 July 2012 PL H W Plymouth 52 Rye House 41 27 July 2012 PL A L Plymouth 41 Edinburgh 55 28 July 2012 PL H W Plymouth 57 Edinburgh 36 03 August 2012 PL H W Plymouth 47 Ipswich 43 09 August 2012 PL A L Plymouth 40 Ipswich 53 10 August 2012 PL H D Plymouth 45 Workington 45 18 August 2012 PL A L Plymouth 41 Rye House 52 22 August 2012 PL A L Plymouth 39 Berwick 56 23 August 2012 PL A L Plymouth 43 Sheffield 50 Plymouth Devils' PL Results at EWR 19 August 2011 PL L Scunthorpe 56 Plymouth 37 (stats courtesy of John Eyre)

I was glad the NL meeting was run quickly (55 minutes, I think) - the rain was on its way. There were a few spots around Heat 12/13, and then the rain started properly after the completion of the meeting. If there was any hanging about, we wouldn't have got to the end of the meeting. Really enjoyed the NL meeting on Monday. Nice that Oliver and Tom got to strut their stuff in Heat 15, while Max Clegg is such a talent - he is so steady on the bike. All the best Rob

I'm still not sure the point you're trying to make. The Saints are having to use guests, due to the broken leg sustained by Steve Worrall. The fact that the guests actually have to be for Jerran Hart is down to the rules regarding NL squads, which the Saints can't do anything about - we don't write the rules. But, at the end of the day, it is because a rider is injured (Steve Worrall) that the Saints need to use guests. All the best Rob

As I've already said, IMO a period of silence at this point is not appropriate. The right time to do that was the GP immediately after Rico's death and that was done. That was the time to grieve. Saturday should have been the time to celebrate the speedway career of Lee Richardson. They should have had a couple of minute's "noise" for Rico. Show a replay of the final of the 2004 British Grand Prix, plus footage of a couple of World Cup races, and ask the fans to blow their air horns and wave their flags throughout ("Let's raise the roof for Rico!!"). Would have probably produced the biggest noise of the night. It's a real pity it wasn't done. All the best Rob

I agree that a tribute film would have been nice. It could have played in the interval, instead of having some bloke who nobody had ever heard of, coming on and singing. All the best Rob

Holder vs Sayfutdinov reminded me a little of Penhall vs Olsen in 1981. Two riders rearing all over the track, but somehow keeping the gas on, and providing an incredible race in the process. Of course, it's not quite the same, because the whole World Championship wasn't on the line in that race last night, but still stunning speedway that you want to show your friends and say "And that's speedway!!" Probably the best Cardiff in terms of racing. I think 2010 was more dramatic (two sets of handbags for starters), but in terms of pure racing, I would just about give it to last night, simply because there was racing from Heat 1 onwards, instead of the track taking a few races to dial in. In any case, it was a welcome improvement after a very disappointing Cardiff 2011. The crowd did seem a bit subdued last night compared to usual, but that's maybe because there wasn't a single British heat winner to cheer on and wave our flags at. I just like good racing, though, and last night provided that. Third time in four years (2009, 2010 and 2012) we've had decent racing at Cardiff. It used to be the case that the racing was sh*te, but you put up with it simply because it was Cardiff. All the best Rob

I would approximate someone in one in 4 or one in 5 had Rico T-shirts on, i.e. around 7000-8000 people. Not a bad number considering a lot of non-regular fans attend Cardiff. As for the minute's silence, it was observed at the GP following his death. That was the right time for it. All the best Rob

Get in The Who then. Everyone likes them. I think I'll go in around 5.50pm tomorrow - I don't want to be entertained by someone I've never heard of. Might as well have SCB out on the centre green. All the best Rob

Nice to see Danny Phillips top score for the Stags. And yet another max for Ollie Greenwood at MDL level. All the best Rob

Who are Flawless? Never heard of them. All the best Rob

Just consider the guest to be for Steve Worrall, then. Steve Worrall has a broken leg. All the best Rob

DOUBLE DOSE OF ACTION FOR SAINTS THERE is a double dose of action for the Jotun Paints Scunthorpe Saints this weekend. The Saints quartet of Tom Young, Oliver Greenwood, Danny Phillips and Tommy Fenwick compete in the National League Fours at Stoke on Sunday afternoon (4pm). The Saints then entertain third-placed the Isle Of Wight at the Eddie Wright Raceway in the National League on Bank Holiday Monday afternoon. The clash forms the second half of a double header, following a Premier League encounter between the Scunthorpe Scorpions and the Somerset Rebels (start of Premier League match: 3pm). Gary Irving will not ride at Stoke on Sunday. Stuart Parnaby explained: “Gary had a bad crash with Jason Garrity at Mildenhall last Sunday, while he was guesting for Dudley. “He was knocked about a bit – his arm is still a bit swollen. The priority is getting Gary fit to race for both the Scorpions and the Saints on Monday, so therefore I won’t be using him at Stoke in the Fours. “We are not going to Stoke to win it. But it will be good experience for our lads, to ride in one of the big meetings of the National League. “I notice a team who have signed a rider for this meeting. I won’t do that; I don’t think it’s quite right that a rider makes his debut in the Fours, having not competed in any league matches for his club. We’ll take along our normal lads and see what they can do.” The main business of the weekend for the Saints is the visit of the Isle Of Wight on Monday. Parnaby said: “I’d love for the Saints to win our remaining three home meetings. It would ensure that there is no chance of us finishing bottom, despite tracking a very inexperienced team this season. “That’s all I wanted from this season – for us to avoid the wooden spoon. The fantastic away win at Buxton went a long way to us achieving that. And then we can have another shot at winning some honours in 2013.” The Saints currently sit in fifth place out of eight teams in the National League, while the Isle Of Wight are in third. “The Islanders certainly won’t be easy to roll over”, commented Parnaby. “They have some experienced riders in their ranks. On the other hand, we’ve got four riders in their first season. “But our riders are very much on the up. For example, Max Clegg had a great meeting in the individual at Redcar last week. Our riders are becoming more-and-more confident all the time, and I feel we can beat the Islanders on Monday.” Dudley’s Tom Perry will guest at No 1 for the Saints on Monday. Perry will also ride in the preceding Premier League meeting for Somerset. Monday’s adult admission price for the double-header is just £16 for 30 heats of speedway. With two cracking meetings in prospect, it should be a great day for any travelling fans. Premier/National League Double Header Admission Prices: Adult: £16.00 Student/OAP: £14.00 Child (10 - 16): £5.00 Child (0 - 9) Free (accompanied by paying adult) Family Ticket £37 (2 adults, 2 Children 10-16) Match Programme: £1.00 Teams for Bank Holiday Monday (English unless stated): Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions: 1. Kevin Wolbert (Germany) (guest), 2. Thomas Jørgensen (Denmark), 3. Nick Morris (Australia), 4. Ashley Birks, 5. Josh Auty, 6. Michael Palm Toft (Denmark), 7. Gary Irving. Somerset Rebels: 1. Jason Doyle (Australia), 2. Alex Davies (Australia), 3. Jesper B Monberg (Denmark), 4. James Wright, 5. Sam Masters (Australia), 6. Kyle Newman, 7. Tom Perry. Jotun Paints Scunthorpe Saints: 1. Tom Perry (guest), 2. Tommy Fenwick (Scotland), 3. Tom Young (Wales), 4. Max Clegg, 5. Gary Irving. 6. Danny Phillips, 7. Oliver Greenwood. Isle Of Wight Islanders: 1. Danny Warwick, 2. Ben Hopwood, 3. Mark Baseby, 4. Aaron Baseby, 5. Kyle Hughes or R/R, 6. Danny Stoneman, 7. Paul Starke. Isle of Wight Islanders at EWR Ave Ave Best Name Lge M R Pts BP (no BP) (w BP) Performance Aaron Baseby NL 7 31 21 3 2.71 3.10 5 + 2 from 5 rides (2006) Mark Baseby NL 6 27 34 2 5.04 5.33 10 from 5 rides (2007) Ben Hopwood NL 14 61 81 9 5.31 5.90 10 + 2 from 5 rides (2008) Kyle Hughes NL 7 29 39 4 5.38 5.93 13 + 1 from 5 rides (2010) Paul Starke NL 4 14 8 2 2.29 2.86 3 + 1 from 4 rides (2008/2009) Danny Stoneman NL 2 10 10 1 4.00 4.40 10 + 1 from 7 rides (2011) Danny Warwick NL 5 24 33 3 5.50 6.00 13 + 1 from 6 rides (inc 4 pts T/R (2005)) Other Notes Aaron Baseby Member of Bournemouth's National League Championship and National League KO Cup Winning Teams in 2009. Member of Mildenhall's National League KO Cup Winning Team in 2011. Mark Baseby Member of Bournemouth's National League Championship and National League KO Cup Winning Teams in 2009. Member of Mildenhall's National League KO Cup Winning Team in 2011. Ben Hopwood Ex-Scunthorpe Saint (2008) Member of Plymouth's Conference Trophy Winning Team in 2008. Kyle Hughes Member of Mildenhall's Conference League Championship and Conference Trophy Winning Teams in 2004. Member of Oxford's Conference League Championship Winning Team in 2005. Member of Plymouth's Conference League KO Cup and Conference Trophy Winning Teams in 2008. Member of Plymouth's National Trophy Winning Team in 2009. Paul Starke Member of Plymouth's Conference League KO Cup and Conference Trophy Winning Teams in 2008. Member of Plymouth's National Trophy Winning Team in 2009. Danny Stoneman Made his National League debut for Plymouth in 2007. Danny Warwick Member of Bournemouth's National League Championship and National League KO Cup Winning Teams in 2009. Isle of Wight Islanders' 2012 Results 31 March 2012 CH A L Isle of Wight 44 Stoke 46 06 April 2012 KOC A L Isle of Wight 46 Rye House 49 10 April 2012 CH H W Isle of Wight 57 USA Future 33 01 May 2012 KOC H W Isle of Wight 58 Rye House 31 (On agg:- W 104 - 80) 08 May 2012 CH H D Isle of Wight 45 Stoke 45 (On agg:- L 89 - 91) 15 May 2012 NL H L Isle of Wight 41 Mildenhall 49 20 May 2012 NL A W Isle of Wight 50 Buxton 40 22 May 2012 NL H W Isle of Wight 48 Stoke 42 12 June 2012 KOC SF A L Isle of Wight 32 Dudley 60 19 June 2012 NL H W Isle of Wight 51 Rye House 42 07 July 2012 NL A L Isle of Wight 37 Stoke 58 10 July 2012 NL H W Isle of Wight 53 King's Lynn 40 15 July 2012 NL A L Isle of Wight 30 Mildenhall 63 24 July 2012 NL H L Isle of Wight 29 Dudley 61 31 July 2012 NL H W Isle of Wight 49 Buxton 44 07 August 2012 NL H W Isle of Wight 55 Scunthorpe 37 09 August 2012 KOC SF H L Isle of Wight 15 Dudley 21 (Abd: On agg:- L 47 - 81) 21 August 2012 NT H W Isle of Wight 51 Buxton 39 Isle of Wight Islanders' Results at EWR 05 June 2009 NL W Scunthorpe 42 Isle of Wight 53 06 August 2010 NL L Scunthorpe 55 Isle of Wight 39 NB: 2011 fixture at Sheffield (stats courtesy of John Eyre)

The points do count in the standings, but not in terms of qualification. I think it's been like that all along. In 1999, Mark Loram finished as World No 5 (he is included in the official standings that year as fifth), having competed in 5 out of 6 rounds as a wildcard, but still had to qualify for 2000 via the 1999 GP challenge. He only just made it (he was facing elimination in the face in one race, only for another rider to have an engine failure), but got through, and then won the 2000 World Championship!! So theoretically someone could be World Champion yet not qualify for the following year's series. I think maybe a re-think is in order. All the best Rob No you've read it wrong. The riders are only excluded from the classification when it comes to qualifying for the following year. They are not totally excluded from the overall standings. There are two paragraphs. You're reading it all as one. Look at the final standings for 1999. Mark Loram is still fifth. All the best Rob

Not really. If he finished in top eight on the back of just 7 appearances as a replacement rider, it would be almost impossible to ignore him when it came to the permanent four seeded spots for next year. All the best Rob

Er, World No 3, three-time World Cup champion with Australia, 1999 Inter-Contintental Champion, twice eighth in the GP series (second at Cardiff in 2002), and top-flight league championships with Reading and Oxford. Without injuries, Todd would have won even more, but he still did rather well. All the best Rob

LEAGUE LEADERS VISIT EDDIE WRIGHT RACEWAY THE EDDIE WRIGHT RACEWAY will host a 30-heat extravaganza of speedway on Bank Holiday Monday (3.00pm), with both the Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions and Jotun Paints Scunthorpe Saints involved in a double feast of action. Premier League leaders Somerset Rebels will provide a stiff test for the Scorpions, while the Saints take on the Isle Of Wight Islanders in a National League encounter. It is the first in a run of three successive double-headers at the Eddie Wright Raceway, the others taking place on Sunday, September 2nd and Friday, September 7th. The Scorpions have six regular Premier League fixtures remaining – five at home (Somerset, Plymouth, Rye House, Redcar and Glasgow) plus a long trip north to Edinburgh on Friday, August 31st. The Scorpions currently sit in a healthy fifth place in the league table, but with largely home meetings left, they have a great chance to push higher in the table before the commencement of the play-offs. The top six teams go into the championship play-offs, with the teams being divided into two sub-groups of three teams, with the winner of each mini-league contesting the Grand Final in October. Scorpions’ team manager Richard Hollingsworth said: “Somerset may not have the best of records at the Eddie Wright Raceway, but they are currently top of the Premier League table, so we are expecting a tough meeting. “Thomas Jørgensen is set to return to our line-up, having missed last Friday’s victory over Sheffield. Thomas tested out his shoulder in Denmark on Wednesday, and has reported it is stronger than last time he returned to action. “Thomas’s return to action will actually occur on Friday night, when he partners Josh Auty at Somerset in the Premier League Pairs. “Gary Irving has also been in the wars. He took a heavy fall while guesting for Dudley in a National League match at Mildenhall on Sunday. Gary is battered and bruised all over, but we fully expect him to line up for the Scorpions next Monday. “I was certainly delighted by the performance of Gary, alongside Ashley Birks and Michael Palm Toft at home to Sheffield. When the riders placed fifth, sixth and seventh in our averages score 30 paid 34 between them, it makes us very, very hard to beat at home. It’s the second strings and reserves who often can determine whether a team is successful or not.” King’s Lynn’s German star Kevin Wolbert is due to guest for the Scorpions in place of David Howe for the second successive meeting at the Eddie Wright Raceway. Hollingsworth explained: “Kevin didn’t have the best of meetings for us against Sheffield, but he is very keen to have another go. He felt his points tally against Sheffield was largely down to not getting the set-up right for the track. With one recent meeting at the EWR behind him, he feels he can do much better second time around. “It only takes a glance at Kevin’s performances for King’s Lynn in the Elite League to realise that he is a quality performer.” A full preview of the following Saints v Isle Of Wight National League match will appear tomorrow. Monday’s adult admission price for the double-header is £16. It’s just £2 more than a single Premier League meeting at the Eddie Wright Raceway, for 15 extra heats of action. With the Eddie Wright Raceway rightly acknowledged as one of the best racetracks in the country, it is a fixture for the speedway connoisseur and fans have been known to travel large distances to the Eddie Wright Raceway for bank holiday action. Premier/National League Double Header Admission Prices: Adult: £16.00 Student/OAP: £14.00 Child (10 - 16): £5.00 Child (0 - 9) Free (accompanied by paying adult) Family Ticket £37 (2 adults, 2 Children 10-16) Match Programme: £1.00 Teams for Bank Holiday Monday (English unless stated): Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions: 1. Kevin Wolbert (Germany) (guest), 2. Thomas Jørgensen (Denmark), 3. Nick Morris (Australia), 4. Ashley Birks, 5. Josh Auty, 6. Michael Palm Toft (Denmark), 7. Gary Irving. Somerset Rebels: 1. Jason Doyle (Australia), 2. Alex Davies (Australia), 3. Jesper B Monberg (Denmark), 4. James Wright, 5. Sam Masters (Australia), 6. Kyle Newman, 7. Tom Perry. Jotun Paints Scunthorpe Saints: 1. Tom Perry (guest), 2. Tommy Fenwick (Scotland), 3. Tom Young (Wales), 4. Max Clegg, 5. Gary Irving. 6. Danny Phillips, 7. Oliver Greenwood. Isle Of Wight Islanders: 1. Danny Warwick, 2. Ben Hopwood, 3. Mark Baseby, 4. Aaron Baseby, 5. Kyle Hughes or R/R, 6. Danny Stoneman, 7. Paul Starke. Somerset Rebels at EWR Ave Ave Best Name Lge M R Pts BP (no BP) (w BP) Performance Alex Davies PL 3 15 19 6 5.07 6.67 11 + 1 from 7 rides (2011) Jason Doyle PL 4 20 39 1 7.80 8.00 12 from 5 rides (inc 4 pts T/R (2011)) Sam Masters PL 4 19 22 3 4.63 5.26 12 from 6 rides (inc 6 pts T/R (2010)) Jesper B Monberg DEBUT @ EWR Kyle Newman PL 9 36 40 3 4.44 4.78 14 from 5 rides (2009) Tom Perry DEBUT PL MEETING @ EWR James Wright PL 3 15 29 2 7.73 8.27 12 + 1 from 5 rides (2008) Other Notes Alex Davies Made his Premier League debut in 2010 with Newport. Jason Doyle Member of Somerset's Premier League KO Cup Winning Team in 2008. Member of Poole's Elite League KO Cup Winning Team in 2010. Member of Poole's Elite League Championship Winning Team in 2011. Member of Newport's Premier League KO Cup Winning Team in 2011. Named as a 'doubling-up' rider with Swindon for the 2012 Elite League Season. Sam Masters 2011 Premier League Riders' Champion. 2009 New South Wales Under-21 Champion. New South Wales Under-16 Champion for 4 consecutive years (2004 to 2007). Has qualified for this year's World Under-21 Individual Championship Final Series. Named as a 'doubling-up' rider with Poole for the 2012 Elite League Season. Jesper B Monberg 1997 World Under-21 Champion. Member of Denmark's World Team Cup Winning Team in 1997. 2005 European Champion. Has ridden in 20 Speedway Grand Prix Events. Member of Wolverhampton's Elite League Championship Winning Team in 2002. Member of Peterborough's Elite League Championship Winning Team in 2006. Kyle Newman Winner of Queensland State Under-21 Championships in 2011. Member of Weymouth's Conference League Championship Winning Team in 2008. Member of Bournemouth's National League Championship and KO Cup Winning Teams in 2009. Member of Newcastle's Premier Shield Winning Team in 2011. Tom Perry Member of Dudley's National League Shield Winning Teams in 2011 and 2012. Made his National League debut for Dudley in 2010. James Wright 2004 CL Riders' Champion 2007 PL Riders' Champion Member of Buxton's Conference League KO Cup Winning Team in 2002. Member of Workington's Premier League Fours Winning Team in 2006. Member of Swindon's Elite League Shield Winning Team in 2008. Somerset Rebels' 2012 Results 22 March 2012 CH A L Somerset 41 Swindon 53 23 March 2012 CH H W Somerset 47 Swindon 43 29 March 2012 LC A L Somerset 42 Ipswich 54 30 March 2012 LC H W Somerset 48 Ipswich 42 06 April 2012 LC H W Somerset 57 Rye House 38 14 April 2012 LC A W Somerset 51 Plymouth 39 21 April 2012 LC A W Somerset 46 Leicester 44 04 May 2012 LC H W Somerset 58 Leicester 35 07 May 2012 LC A W Somerset 38 Rye House 34 11 May 2012 LC H W Somerset 52 Plymouth 44 12 May 2012 PL A W Somerset 47 Plymouth 43 22 May 2012 PL H W Somerset 50 Ipswich 40 24 May 2012 KOC A L Somerset 42 Ipswich 48 26 May 2012 PL A L Somerset 43 Leicester 50 31 May 2012 PL A L Somerset 45 Sheffield 48 01 June 2012 KOC H W Somerset 47 Ipswich 43 (On agg:- L 89 - 91) 15 June 2012 PL H W Somerset 58 Glasgow 34 16 June 2012 PL A L Somerset 42 Rye House 48 22 June 2012 PL H W Somerset 52 Rye House 43 29 June 2012 PL H W Somerset 48 Scunthorpe 42 07 July 2012 LC A L Somerset 44 Workington 45 08 July 2012 PL A L Somerset 42 Newcastle 51 17 July 2012 PL A L Somerset 39 Ipswich 51 19 July 2012 PL A W Somerset 47 Redcar 43 20 July 2012 PL H W Somerset 48 Newcastle 45 27 July 2012 PL H W Somerset 51 Leicester 39 03 August 2012 PL H W Somerset 57 Redcar 36 08 August 2012 PL H W Somerset 48 Edinburgh 42 10 August 2012 PL A L Somerset 37 Edinburgh 56 11 August 2012 PL A W Somerset 60 Berwick 35 12 August 2012 PL A D Somerset 45 Glasgow 45 17 August 2012 PL H W Somerset 53 Berwick 41 Somerset Rebels' Results at EWR 05 May 2008 PL L Scunthorpe 51 Somerset 39 13 April 2009 PT L Scunthorpe 53 Somerset 40 05 June 2009 PL L Scunthorpe 47 Somerset 43 03 May 2010 PL L Scunthorpe 56 Somerset 40 02 October 2010 YS L Scunthorpe 70 Somerset 20 25 April 2011 PL L Scunthorpe 49 Somerset 41 04 September 2011 PL Ph 2 L Scunthorpe 49 Somerset 41 (stats courtesy of John Eyre)

I'm outraged, because my ticket hasn't turned up yet. Ah, just remembered I'm going to buy it on the day. All the best Rob

What a pathetic comment, although I wouldn't expect anything else from a pathetic poster. I would imagine the rest of the Ipswich fans, being a highly reasonable bunch, are thoroughly ashamed of you. All the best Rob

As far as I can see, both teams are missing 3 out of 7 riders - Heeps, Blackbird and Stoneman for the Bog Moggies; Roynon, Morris and Perry for the Heathens. Both teams are missing two heat leaders plus one reserve (although I admit Perry is a rather exceptional reserve). So pretty evenly balanced. All the best Rob

Parsloes, what is the cut-off date for the NL play-offs this season? All the best Rob

I think no-one was expecting a classic, after all the rain. It was obvious from the amount of surface water that it really had bucketed down. Yesterday was more a test for the riders, to see how they could cope in wet, heavy conditions. MJJ was a class apart; I'm very, very impressed by this young man. I would definitely like to see him in the GP in 2013. Mikkel B wasn't far behind, even if he did fluff his final ride. On the other hand, a lot of Poles were showed up as not very skillful. They may have expensive machinery, but give them a difficult track to ride, and most of them didn't even know where to start. I did like Zmarzlik, though, he did come a cropper in one race which we would have won had he shown a little patience, but otherwise he did very well in really attacking the conditions. Fantastic to see Kyle Newman and Tom Perry getting stuck in, and both can be proud of their efforts. All the best Rob

How much longer do we have to suffer a GP in Terenzano? I'm surprised that BSI/IMG haven't cottoned on to what a bad advert that this GP is for the sport. It has to go. All the best Rob

Nice try Spinny, but it's the league meetings that really count. All the best Rob