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Redcar SG Petch Bears returned to winning ways on Thursday night, with a convincing 61-32 victory over the Scunthorpe Scorpions at the Media Prima Arena.

After last weeks defeat to the Peterborough Panthers, the Bears needed a win to get their play off chances back on track and they started off tonight in electric fashion. Four 5-1s and a 4-2 in the opening 5 races saw the Bears take a 24-6 lead and they never looked back. It was a dominating performance by the Bears, and although Lewis Kerr took the chequered flag whilst wearing the black and white helmet, Scunthorpe never looked like getting back into the meeting.

All 7 Bears recorded at least a paid win on the night, with only 1 last place all meeting. Ben Barker was the star of the show, recording a paid 18 point maximum and earning himself the rider of the night award. It was another impressive night from Jonas B Andersen, with the popular Dane scoring 14 and Ellis Perks continued his good form with 9+4. Coty Garcia also had a good night on what might be his last home meeting as a Bear, with promoter Kevin Keay announcing Tobias Busch hopes to be back at some point next week to replace the Argentine who has become a crowd favourite.

For Scunthorpe, Lewis Kerr provided good resistance with 13 points but the rest of the Scorpions found points tough to come by against a determined Bears side. The Bears are next in action away at Peterborough on Sunday, but there is some action at the Media Prima Arena this Saturday. The latest round of the British Youth Championship takes place at 2pm, with admission just £1 to see over 50 heats of racing. We hope to see as many of you as possible to see the future of British Speedway. 

Redcar Bears = 61

1. Aaron Summers (G) – 3, 2, 1′, 1 = 7+1
2. Charles Wright R/R (BB – 2′, DA – 1′, EP – 3, JBA – 2)
3. Jonas B. Andersen – 3, 3, 2, 2, 3, 1 = 14
4. Ellis Perks – 2′, 2′, 3, 1′, 1′ = 9+4
5. Ben Barker – 2′, 3, 2′, 3, 3, 3 = 16+2
6. Coty Garcia – 3, 3, 1, 2 = 9
7. Danny Ayres – 2′, 1, 1′, 2′, 0 = 6+3
8. Carl Basford – DNR

Scunthorpe Scorpions = 32

1. Michael Palm Toft – 1, 1, 2, 2, 0 = 6
2. Carl Wilkinson – 0, R, 1, 0 = 1
3. Josh Auty – 1, 1, 3, 1′ = 6+1
4. Ryan Douglas – 0, FX, FX, 3 = 3
5. Lewis Kerr – 2, 3, 6^, 0, 2 = 13
6. Tero Aarnio – R, 0, 0, 2 = 2
7. Josh Bailey – 1, 0, 0, 0 = 1

Redcar SG Petch Bears will be looking to get their play off charge back on track, as they take on the Scunthorpe Scorpions at the Media Prima Arena on Thursday night (7:30pm start).
The Bears suffered a frustrating defeat at home to Peterborough last week, with the Bears struggling to contain the fast starting visitors. Bears manager Jitendra Duffill admits it was a disappointing evening:

It was hugely disappointing to lose at home last week. Peterborough dominated the meeting early on and we paid the price for getting off to such a slow start. Losing Danny and Charles in heat 7 was a massive blow and there was no coming back from that. It’s put a serious dent in our play off hopes and has undone a lot of the hard work we have put in away from home so far this year.

Charles Wright suffered concussion in that heat 7 fall, and will miss the meeting as he is now forced to rest for 9 days before riding again. The Bears will operate Rider Replacement for him. With Jason Garrity still just short of fitness, and hoping to return in the Bears fixture at Peterborough on Sunday, Aaron Summers will guest in his place. Duffill has sympathy with Wright, and is not expecting an easy time against a Scunthorpe side with a point to prove:

This week’s fixture will not be made any easier with the absence of Charles Wright. I really feel for him as he has simply found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time too many times this year. Using rider replacement means that everybody has to step up and we cannot afford to underestimate Scunthorpe. Even though they have struggled on the whole in 2017, they have some very capable riders amongst their ranks and will be keen to make up for the points we have taken at their place this year.

Scunthorpe have Michael Palm Toft returning to the number 1 spot after the last set of averages were released, with Tero Aarnio returning to the reserve spot. Lewis Kerr performed well for us while guesting a few weeks ago, whilst Josh Auty and Carl Wilkinson know the fastest way round the Media Arena Prima so it all adds up to being an exciting meeting!

Redcar: Aaron Summers, r/r for Charles Wright, Jonas B Andersen, Ellis Perks, Ben Barker, Coty Garcia, Danny Ayres
Scunthorpe: Michael Palm Toft, Carl Wilkinson, Josh Auty, Ryan Douglas, Lewis Kerr, Tero Aarnio, Josh Bailey

The S.G.Petch Bears bring in former fans favourite Aaron Summers as the replacement for Jason Garrity this coming Thursday against Scunthorpe Scorpions. Summers had a successful spell with the Bears and always scores well at Redcar. With Charles Wright having to miss this meeting with concussion it’s vital to have some additional scoring power and Summers should certainly provide that.

Meanwhile Garrity is looking to be back in the Bears side very shortly with a final medical clearance due soon. “It would be nice to think we could get our full side out before the end of the month ” said promoter Kevin Keay as we also await the latest on Tobias Busch’s fitness. “We need to clarify everyone’s fitness very soon as there’s a transfer deadline at the end of the month and we don’t want to be left in a last minute panic. We also need to look after Coty Garcia so he knows his future as I believe in treating riders with respect. We will keep our word to both Tobias and Coty and they both know the situation. We intend to battle all the way to try and stay in the top four and there’s lots of twists to happen yet both home and away with fixtures still to be finalised”

This Thursdays home meeting against Scunthorpe will see Bears fans have a chance to grab some unique merchandise. 5ive1Ltd are hosting a pop-up merchandise stall at the Media Prima Arena, which will be situated near the referees box. Visit 5ive1Ltd to get a flavour of some of the excellent offerings.

The SG Petch Bears will also be having our annual collection for the Speedway Riders Benevolent Fund. This collection is always supported wonderfully by Bears fans, and know this year will be no different, especially with the number of injuries suffered by the Bears this season.

Both Charles Wright and Danny Ayres were released from James Cook Hospital early yesterday morning and have happily not suffered any long term injuries.

Danny is battered , bruised and confused as to how he got excluded for being hit from behind and Charles is still very concussed and trying to rescue parts from his bike having wrecked the hole machine through no fault of his own.
Both riders will need time to recover and Charles will be looking at another spell on the sidelines.
We send both Bears our best wishes.

Redcar SG Petch Bears quest for a play off place suffered a blow as the lost 52-40 to the Peterborough Panthers at the Media Prima Arena on Thursday night.

With the track being damp after a pre-meeting downpour, gating was always going to be at a premium and it was the Panthers who had their gating gloves on all night. The Bears only registered 4 heat wins all evening on what was a disappointing night for the play off chasing team. To make matters worse, a heat 7 crash between Charles Wright and Danny Ayres left both riders injured and having to withdraw from the meeting. It was a nasty looking incident, in which Wright was briefly left unconscious and Ayres suffering what appeared to be an arm injury. Our best wishes go to both riders for a speedy recovery.

Jonas B Andersen continued his good form for the Bears, with a good 12+3 score, with Ben Barker getting 2 heat wins on his way to 9 points and Ellis Perks having another good night on his way to 7 points. For Peterborough, stand in captain Paul Starke top scored with 14 points, with excellent support from the whole team including 11 from Jack Holder and 10+3 from guest Richie Worrall.

The Bears are next in action at home against Scunthorpe next Thursday. 

Redcar – 40 – Stuart Robson 5, Jonas B Andersen 12+3, Ben Barker 9, Ellis Perks 7, Charles Wright 2 (withdrawn), Coty Garcia 2, Danny Ayres 3+1 (Withdrawn)
Peterborough – 52 – Richie Worrall 10+3, Bradley Wilson Dean 9+1, Paul Starke 14, Jack Holder 11, Liam Carr 7, Tom Bacon 1

Redcar SG Petch Bears promoter Kevin Keay will again appear on BBC Tees Sport tonight at around 6:45pm. He will be looking ahead to tomorrows exciting clash against Peterborough, as well as discussing the latest Bears team news.

This Thursday sees the Redcar SG Petch Bears face the Peterborough Panthers at the Media Prima Arena in Championship action, with a 7:30pm start.

The Bears will be looking to keep their good run of form going, which sees them sitting in 4th place in the table at the moment. A win would see them leapfrog Sheffield into 3rd and boost hopes of a play off place at the end of the season. 

Once again the Bears will be without broken scaphoid victim Jason Garrity. Rye House man Stuart Robson will come in to guest for him after impressing Bears promoter Kevin Keay while guesting against Scunthorpe on Sunday:

Seeing the way Stuart fitted in with the team on Sunday both on and off the track it made sense to bring him in again, he’s very good at passing on his experience to the other lads and his team riding ability is second to none.

Peterborough will also be without their number one Chris Harris for this meeting. Bomber, as he is affectionately known, is representing Team Gb in the World Cup after the sides brilliant win in Event 1 on Saturday. Glasgows Richie Worrall will replace him.
The Panthers have a team of riders who go well round the Media Prima Arena, with Ulrich Ostergaard performing well as a guest a couple of weeks ago and Jack Holder is in excellent form and perhaps unlucky not to be named in the Australia side for the world Cup. 

Its sure to be a close and exciting meeting, not to be missed!

Redcar: Stuart Robson, Jonas B Andersen, Ben Barker, Ellis Perks, Charles Wright, Coty Garcia, Danny Ayres
Peterborough: Richie Worrall, Bradley Wilson-Dean, Paul Starke, Ulrich Ostergaard, Jack Holder, Liam Carr, Tom Bacon.

Stuart Robson will once again appear on the no.1 race jacket for the S.G.Petch Bears this Thursday against the Panthers from Peterborough.
The Rye House senior statesman showed what a class act he still is at Scunthorpe scoring paid ten from his four rides for the Bears and was quickly booked to take the jacket again for Thursday.

“Seeing the way Stuart fitted in with the team on Sunday both on and off the track it made sense to bring him in again, he’s very good at passing on his experience to the other lads and his team riding ability is second to none” said promoter Kevin Keay.