Pijper: The boys have been great!
REDCAR starlet Ace Pijper has praised his Bears teammates for their help and support this season. Redcar return to action this evening against Scunthorpe in the Cab Direct Championship with tapes up at 7:30pm at the Eddie Wright Raceway.
Pijper, who is fresh off a second tier best performance of 13+1 last Friday, has lavished praise on his teammates who have helped him blossom in 2025.
The Bears reserve said, ” The boys have been great so far, they have helped me on track as well as mentally. I also have my Dad (Theo Pijper) who knows a lot but it’s great to get words of advice from current great riders as well.”
The current British U19 champion knows he needs to stay focused to continue his blistering run of form. Pijper said, ” It’s going well for me at the moment but I’ve got to keep focused and not get carried away and then things should continue.”
Pijper has also expressed a likeness for the Eddie Wright Raceway ahead of tonight’s clash. Pijper said, ” I like the Scunthorpe track, we don’t want to go to Scunthorpe and lose for the second time this season so hopefully we can turn the tables on the Scorpions.”
Pijper will partner Jake Mulford for the last time at reserve this month with Mulford set to move back into the main body of the side next month. Pijper said, ” It has been good riding with Jake, although he usually just traps in heat two and leaves me! Heat two was different last week but getting another 5-1 tonight will be good for the next time we ride together.”
The Middlesbrough Tigers number one has been pretty happy with his debut season on Teesside, with the Cab Direct Championship starlet expressing an interest in returning to the ECCO Arena next season if the sport’s governing bodies rules permit a return.
Pijper said, ” I have had a pretty decent year, I started a little slowly in the opening matches but after that things are going reasonably well and better than previous years I’ve had at this level. I would like to stay at Redcar if things work out, it’s a great club and everyone seems to have fun at Redcar.”
Redcar bring in Scunthorpe track specialist Antti Vuolas in place of Erik Riss whilst Jody Scott returns to the side after illness precluded him from appearing in the home defeat of the Scorpions.
The Scorpions, who are looking to avoid the wooden spoon, bring in ex-Bear Ben Trigger to guest in place of the injured Declan Kennedy at reserve with the rest of the Scorpions side remaining unchanged.
Any fans who are unable to attend the meeting are reminded that the meeting will be livestreamed by Scorpions TV at https://tv.scunthorpe-speedway.com/
Scunthorpe Scorpions
1 Steve Worrall 7.42
2 Zaine Kennedy 5.77
3 Luke Harrison 5.09
4 Connor Mountain 6.41
5 Jake Allen 6.57
6 Ben Trigger (G) 5.00
7 Simon Lambert © 4.86
™: David Howe
Redcar “Agilia” Bears
1 Charles Wright (C) 8.92
2 Jody Scott 4.50
3 Jason Edwards 6.52
4 Antti Vuolas (G) 7.12
5 Danny King 8.57
6 Jake Mulford 4.43
7 Ace Pijper 3.14
™: Gavin Parr