Swales: We are riding the crest of a wave!
Redcar co-promoter Jamie Swales believes Redcar are on the crest of a wave after back to back wins against Glasgow. Redcar face Scunthorpe this evening in the Cab Direct Championship with tapes up at 7:30pm at the Eddie Wright Raceway.
The co-promoter is happy with his side’s response after their defeat against Poole, “ The boys are starting to ride like we know we can and to be honest, despite the blip against Poole, everything has been going in the right direction for a while.”
Although the Bears are in form, Swales is well aware of the challenges posed by Scunthorpe who are always strong around their home track, “ Scunthorpe are a good side, they went to Poole and did a very similar job to what we did there and since that meeting they have changed their side by bringing in Drew Kemp. Drew has been racing in Poland so he won’t be rusty and he definitely strengthens them.”
With the new averages coming into effect from yesterday, Connor Bailey goes to reserve whilst Danny King moves to number 1 and Charles Wright goes to number 5 and Swales believes the move has come at the right time for Connor, “ Connor has hit form and with him moving down to reserve, he’s going down to reserve at the right time!”
Swales believes the changes at the top of the order benefits Redcar, “ Having Danny go out in heat 1 instead of the guest gives us more stability. Danny hasn’t been hitting the scores he wants to hit but it hasn’t been down to a lack of effort and I’m sure the scores will come again for Danny.”
The former Workington rider is also happy that two of “his own” riders can now race in the important heat 13, “ I think It’s important that Charles and Danny go out in heat 13 as you want to rely on two of your own men in the big races. Most of the guests we’ve had have done a fantastic job but you do want to have your own riders in the big races if possible.”
Swales also explained how the 7 day rule will now affect the choice of guests in the absence of Erik Riss, “ If Erik’s absence continues, we may not be able to have the first choice we want as once a rider rides at Redcar as a guesr, he cannot ride at that track for the next 7 days due to the rules of the sport.”
Redcar bring in Steve Worrall to guest at 3 for this meeting and Swales is confident the Poole man will do another solid job, “ Stevie hasn’t let us down so far and he is a number 1 coming in at number 3 so that’s helpful. He’s also an ex Scunthorpe rider so I’m sure he will do a good job for us.”
Redcar are otherwise unchanged from their stunning win at Glasgow with Danyon Hume, Connor Bailey and Jake Mulford all looking to continue their superb recent run. Meanwhile, the aforementioned Kemp makes his debut for Scunthorpe at number 3. The Scorpions have the superb Ryan Douglas at number 1 whilst they also track 2 former Bears in the shape of Michael Palm-Toft and Jake Allen.
Fans who cannot make the trip to the Eddie Wright Raceway are reminded that the match will be streamed live on BSN @ https://watch.britishspeedway.co.uk/
Scunthorpe Scorpions
1 Ryan Douglas 9.15
2 Simon lambert (C) 5.49
3 Drew Kemp 5.33
4 Jake Allen 6.74
5 Michael Palm Toft 6.24
6 Nathan Ablitt 2.00
7 Connor Mountain 4.83
™: Dave Peet
Redcar “Agilia” Bears
1 Danny King 8.57
2 Danyon Hume 5.48
3 Steve Worrall (G) 8.24
4 Jason Edwards 4.24
5 Charles Wright © 7.67
6 Connor Bailey 4.09
7 Jake Mulford 2.70
™: Gavin Parr