King: We have the firepower!
REDCAR star Danny King knows his “Agilia” Bears side has the necessary firepower to pull off a result against Scunthorpe. Redcar begin their BSN Series group campaign with a Good Friday trip to Scunthorpe with tapes up at 3pm at the Eddie Wright Raceway.
The clash forms part of a double header with the Middlesbrough Tigers set to face off against the combined Scunthorpe and Sheffield Steelers side after the BSN Series fixture.
King, who hit 11 points from four rides against Newcastle, knows the club’s heat leaders have the tools to “take something away” from Scunthorpe. King said, “ Erik (Riss) is in good form at the moment, as is Charles (Wright) and I’m also riding well, so there’s no reason why we can’t go there and get something out of it.”
Despite suffering a knock in the Tyne-Tees Trophy, the British veteran is “ready to go racing”. King said, “ I can’t keep throwing myself around the track like that, I’m getting older. Nevertheless, I’m feeling better every day and I’m ready to go racing.”
Ace Pijper is unavailable for tonight’s meeting as he is on European U19 duty with Redcar drafting in Oxford’s Jody Scott as a guest replacement. Nevertheless, King was impressed with Pijper and Tom Spencer on their Bears debuts.
King said, “ It was a tough meeting for them but they did well, they’re not going to come up against a reserve like Alfie Bowtell every week. Remember, they’ve also got to get to grips with the track as it’s new for them but I thought they showed good signs.”
The veteran also reserved special praise for one of the Bears heat 15 heroes, Jason Edwards. King said, “ Jason’s been riding very well and you can see, he watches and learns a lot and you can see the benefits of that. I saw it a lot in 2024 and I’m seeing it again this year. He’s ready to take that next step and that can only help the team.”
The 3rd year Bear was impressed with the performance and the atmosphere inside the ECCO Arena last Friday, “ It was great to see a good turnout and we rode well against a strong Diamonds side. We did a good job to win and hopefully we can take that into tonight.”
Redcar welcome back Erik Riss from a shoulder injury whilst the aforementioned Jody Scott deputises for Ace Pijper. Redcar captain Charles Wright will be hoping to continue his red hot form after the skipper hit a full maximum against Newcastle.
Meanwhile, the hosts hand a debut to Declan Kennedy, with the Australian partnering his brother, the returning Zaine Kennedy, with both lining up at reserve for the Scorpions. The remaining five Scorpions have been retained by the club from 2024 with Steve Worrall, Jake Allen and Simon Lambert set to lead their charge in 2025.
Any fans who are unable to attend the double header are reminded that the BSN Series match will be live streamed at https://tv.scunthorpe-speedway
Scunthorpe Scorpions
1 Steve Worrall 7.93
2 Luke Harrison 4.32
3 Simon Lambert 5.83 ©
4 Connor Mountain 5.65
5 Jake Allen 7.33
6 Declan Kennedy 4.00
7 Zaine Kennedy 4.27
™: David Howe
Redcar Agilia Bears
1 – Charles Wright 8.37 ©
2 – Jake Mulford 4.27
3 – Jason Edwards 6.18
4 – Danny King 7.88
5 – Erik Riss 8.33
6 – Jody Scott 2.93 (G)
7 – Tom Spencer 2.00
™: Gavin Parr
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