lucifer sam

It will alternate - starts with first heat of 250cc, then 500cc, and so on, and concludes with the two finals. 8 riders in each class.

Apart from Stevie Worrall, we had the full team out against Workington. Scunny normally strong around Peterborough - not always the case at Workington. Plus Workington are the team in form at the moment.

Out of those three teams I would have said Scunny would have preferred Peterborough - we always go well around there. So any conspiracy theory regarding the draw is daft.

It wasn't the most enjoyable meetings on Saturday, by any means. If Josh Auty had not been there, it would have been 15 processions. Then again, it is the height of summer, without any rainfall, and track prep is currently a nightmare. I wish Scott and Jamie Courtney all the best, and it was good to be them doing something to entertain the crowd (the kids, in particular) with the interval attraction.

Steve has practiced at Scunthorpe, Belle Vue and Newcastle. Not sure if you stayed around for his practice after the Scunthorpe v Sheffield, but Steve really looked on it. He should be fully ready for a competitive comeback this time.

Keep up. It has been sanctioned.

5pm.

It wasn't football that was the issue, in regards to the Berwick meeting. From what I've heard (i.e. from the Scunthorpe end), it's all systems go for Saturday.

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MAJOR ANNOUCEMENT AT 9PM TONIGHT: http://scunthorpescorpions.co/?p=8814

Fair enough. I was at the meetings in 1981 and 1982. As an inquisitive 8-year-old in 1981, I asked my dad what was happening when Jessup suddenly dropped a couple of points in his final race, and was told he and Larry Ross didn't need the points to qualify, but Lee and Mauger did. It's why I got fairly angry the following year when everyone started booing Penhall (my big hero at the time) for doing exactly the same thing. Although I admit he made it slightly more obvious.

I think the race at the end of the 1981 Overseas Final was also fairly obvious. Did you wipe it from your mind because Michael Lee and Dave Jessup were involved in it?

Not quite true and Wednesday is a good example why. Back in the 70s and 80s, meetings were rushed through to heat six, because at that point, there was NO refund. On Wednesday, there were six races, and yet there should still be discounted admission for those with re-admission tickets. A supporter on Wednesday is better off under the new system than the old system.

He's about 10 years out of date - that was the old system. The new one was devised to be fairer - sometimes the supporters loses out, sometimes they gain. It's £1 back for each incompleted race before Heat 10. Once Heat 10 is done and dusted, there's no refund. If six races are run, then for the re-staging you receive a £4 discount. Sometimes you will get an exception. For example, a couple of years ago a meeting was called off at Scunthorpe after just two races, and promoter Rob Godfrey decided on a full refund for the re-staging as a goodwill gesture, rather than a discount. To be fair to Buster regarding last night, he still has 6 races to pay out riders. So I would expect he will use the standard readmission policy of reduced admission for the re-staging.

Incorrect. Five races before Heat 10 means a £5 discount. The extra race only cost spectators £1.

I think it's a pretty poor statement, to be honest. It does nothing to get to the heart of the issue, such as any outstanding money to riders.

Unattached rider Coty Garcia rides for Scunthorpe, so that they can track four riders. Not a guest as such.

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His guest bookings with Scorpions this weekend, before he got injured in Sweden on Tuesday.

What no-one has pointed out is the final of the 2017 SGB Championship Pairs at Sheffield. Ben Barker and Charles Wright held a 7-2 for most of the race, but Wright made a mistake on the final lap and Kyle Howarth and Lasse Bjerre came though. Barker slowed entering the third bend to try to assist his team-mate, and Sheffield pair also slowed as a result, and then Charles Wright smashed into Kyle Howarth in a frightening crash. Wright and Howarth both sustained injuries, with Wright ruled out for the rest of the season.

TOP BRIT Tai Woffinden says it was ‘good to be back’ riding for his country last week. The Scunthorpe born double World Champion scored a stunning 38 points out of a possible 39 in the Monster Energy FIM Speedway of Nations Final. But it wasn’t quite enough to hand GB the gold as Russia pipped them to the post in the final – despite Woffinden winning the race. Now he’s looking forward to a bright new future for the national side under the franchise ownership of Rob Painter and Vicky Blackwell through their VRX Motorsport team. “This is the first stage of a five-year plan for GB and whilst Rob Painter (team supremo) is making all the right noises I’ll be alongside him, he said. “I want to say I’m proud of young Robert Lambert, he did a great job throughout the tournament and also a special mention to Craig Cook who travelled with us and was a big member for us as part of the team. “It was good to be back racing for my country on a team basis.” Woffinden has explained the circumstances behind the final in Poland – he won the decider but with Russian duo Artem Laguta and Emil Sayfutdinov claiming second and third they effectively won the race 3+1-3. He said: “The plan was to win the final 5-1 or 4-2 and we knew we could do that so that was the goal. “In a final like that you cannot slow down the race like I did in previous heats. The competition is just too good, maybe 10 years ago you could but at world level now anyone can beat anyone and you have to do the best job you can. “Unfortunately the event rules state if you’re second and third you’re better then the winner! “There’s not many things in life where you get rewarded for losing! “I would like to congratulate Emil and Artem for their world title and look forward to doing it all again next year.” Woffinden has also congratulated newly crowned British Champion Lambert, who romped to the title with a six-ride maximum in Manchester on Monday. “He’s the future,” said Woffinden. “Congratulations to him, he deserves it. I know what it means to win your first national title and it’s pretty special.”

Fantastic performance by Great Britain - proud of them, but so disappointed at the same time. So close but so far. I think Woffy did the right thing in the final. Lambert was racing the inside line, and any attempt to slow Emil would have simply shut off any chance for Lambert to make the pass. He's done enough laps of Wroclaw to know when it's got so slick that team riding simply won't work. At it was, he did more to team-ride than any other rider. There were heroes. Woffy with 38 points out of 39, and Lambert racing his hear out. What a race to beat Magic! Much more optimistic about the future than I've been for ages.

The sensational Heat 5 from last night:

Good meeting - Heat 5 was brilliant speedway. I hope that one ends up on the BSPA website. Scunthorpe battling well despite currently missing three riders. While Newcastle were unlucky not to get a point last night.

It's happened a few times - it's allowed.