Wright: The boys are firing!
REDCAR legend Charles Wright believes his “Agilia” Bears side are firing at the right time ahead of the Cab Direct Championship play-offs. Redcar make the long journey to Poole tonight to take on the Pirates with tapes up at 7:30pm, with the match live on BSN.
Wright, who is closing in on 200 appearances for Redcar, believes his side are hitting form at the right time ahead of a crucial end to 2025. Wright said, “ All of the boys seem to be going well at the minute and we have a good guest in Nick Morris so hopefully we can do a job at Poole.”
The 36 year old knows the Pirates will be a tough proposition across both legs. Wright said, “ Poole are as good around the ECCO Arena as they are around Wimborne Road so hopefully everyone does their job when it comes to the crunch.”
The skipper also revealed that he had planned to retire at the age of 40 from the sport, but with the Bears number one going “better than ever”, he does not know when he will retire.
Wright said, “ I had planned to cap my time in speedway at 40 but I just seem to keep getting better so I don’t know when I’ll retire if I’m honest!”
The 2019 British Champion has also reiterated how happy he is at the ECCO Arena, describing Redcar like home. Wright said, “ I’m happy here and this is where I want to be. Redcar feels like home to me, the fans and the management have been great all the time I have been here.”
Wright, who has been a lynchpin of the side for many a year, believes the Bears can pull off a treble. Wright said, “ The last couple of years, a lot came down to me and Danny (King) but this year we have really performed well as a team and there are no weak links so there’s no reason why we can’t (win the treble) but we are just taking it one meeting at a time for now.”
The Redcar mainstay believes 2025 comes close to his superb season in 2019. Wright said, “ This year comes very close to 2019 for me, it’s very similar to that year when I won the British title and we won the KO Cup so it’s been a good year for me and the club so far.”
Redcar bring in the aforementioned Nick Morris in place of Erik Riss whilst Jody Scott returns to the side after his trip to the Czech Republic for Team GB.
The Pirates are at full strength with Richard Lawson at number one sure to cause problems for the Bears.
Any fans who are unable to attend the match are reminded that the meeting will be live streamed by BSN @ watch.britishspeedway.co.uk
Poole Pirates
- Richard Lawson 9.83
- Tobias Thomsen 4.81
- Lewis Kerr 6.94
- Zach Cook © 7.34
- Anders Rowe 7.57
- Paul Starke 4.13
- William Cairns 3.91
™: Neil Middleditch
Redcar “Agilia” Bears
1 Charles Wright 9.22 ©
2 Jake Mulford 4.32
3 Jason Edwards 6.58
4 Nick Morris (G) 7.12
5 Danny King 8.80
6 Jody Scott 3.75
7 Ace Pijper 3.95
™: Gavin Parr