lucifer sam

Gone to hospital today - fingers crossed!

Yup, meeting off to forecast tonight - due to bucket it down around 6-7pm by the look of it. Matt Wethers and Matt Marson had agreed to guest for Scorpions.

No it hadn't. Subsequent piece in the Star confirmed that, saying that Jedd was heading back to Australia.

Back on topic, Steve Worrall and Joe Lawlor are the guests for Scunny on Friday.

Ryan Douglas, Tero Aarnio and Alfie Bowtell as guests for Scorpions.

Best wishes Sam - wishing you a speedy recovery.

Geoff is a pair of Workington fans, who often go fishing on threads, nowt to do with Scorpions Today, rather than fishing on threads, they should have gone fishing in that puddle behind George Hope this miserable weather stops soon - some riders must be really struggling for income at the moment.

MEETING OFF due to a waterlogged track!

No, simply a "Good news" story that Scunny continuing to invest in their stadium and thanking the people responsible for that.

ROB GODFREY SAYS “THANK YOU” HEB Scunthorpe Scorpions’ owner Rob Godfrey wishes to thank all the fans and riders who continue to support the club. During a recent lull in home fixtures, the club took the opportunity to re-tarmac the stadium. Godfrey says: “I think it’s the right time to say a big thank you to everyone who supports us and brings money into our stadium. “That includes the home fans, the away fans, our sponsors, all the staff and volunteers, plus those riders who support both our practices and amateur meetings, which are a vital income stream for the club. “All the speedway income goes into the same pot, and we re-invest everything back into the stadium. “I’m very proud of the stadium that we’ve built up from nothing, and I hope our fans are too. I think it’s something that town of Scunthorpe can take genuine pride in. We’ve built up that stadium and we also plan to maintain it and keep it looking smart.” Scorpions are next at home when they entertain local rivals Sheffield Tigers at the Eddie Wright Raceway next Friday (June 21st).

UPDATE: Danny Ayres suffered a shoulder injury after a fall while practicing at the Eddie Wright Raceway today. Jordan Stewart will guest for him at Newcastle tomorrow.

Each of the 14 Race jackets has its own tweet on the NSSC twitter.

Advance bids are allowed, but there's no guarantee that someone there on the night won't outbid it.

Some really unique items up for auction on Thursday! Lot 12 is Tommy's No 5 racejacket from 1979. He would have worn this on October 13, when Coventry Bees beat Hull Vikings by 42-36 to clinch the British League championship in front of 20,000 spectators. Tommy beat World Champion Ivan Mauger in Heat 9 on that huge evening.

MEETING OFF!

SCORPIONS BOOK TOP GUESTS FOR FRIDAY: We have booked Steve Worrall to ride in place of the injured Jason Garrity for Friday's meeting at the EWR, while Anders Rowe will guest for Josh Bailey. Glasgow have booked Ryan Douglas in place of Rasmus Jensen. DON'T MISS IT!

MEETING OFF

Surely Danny Ayres has been a terrific signing? With Jedd's average not allowed to drop below 4.00, he was going to be stuck in the main body of the side, before Scorpions made a team change and introduced Danny. Keeping Jedd at either No 4 or No 2 would have destroyed his confidence. Now Rob's plan is that Jedd will come in at reserve, alongside Ryan Kinsley, and it's all possible due to the signing of Danny Ayres in the meantime, who is maintaining an average of over 4.00. Without Danny, we could have easily lost one or two more home meetings - I think his signing was inspired and has been essential. As well as scoring the points, he's also an entertainer, a team man and a positive influence in the pits. I think one of the best things to happen to Scunthorpe this season is Danny Ayres.

Indeed. Meeting finished at around 8.45pm!

Positive feedback: http://www.scunthorpe-speedway.com/?p=9969

Kyle Howarth guests for Jake Allen tonight.

TONIGHT’S speedway meeting at the Eddie Wright Raceway between the HEB Scunthorpe Scorpions and Newcastle Diamonds has been postponed due to a waterlogged track. The call-off was made at midday. Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey explains: “It’s largely down to the torrential rain we’ve had over the last 48 hours. “It rained heavily on Wednesday, which we were expecting, but then it was heavy rain again yesterday (Thursday), which wasn’t forecast. “This morning, the forecast was due to be a dry day and we could got have got the track back. But it started raining again at 11am, it’s still raining now (12.15pm), and the forecast has changed and there’s now a possiblility of further rain later today. “I know we can’t get the track back in time, and I hope everyone appreciates the early call-off, rather than wasting their time tonight.” There is no re-staging date as yet, although the two clubs are in contact about a possible new date.

Looking forward to this one. Given the two line-ups, it should be an absolute belter around the EWR.

Scunthorpe: Yes.

Incidentally, why did the referee stop Heat 7? It was weird - the red light seemed to be on almost before the tapes went up. No reason was given and no mention of there even being a re-run in the referee's official programme. What was he up to here?