Scunthorpe Scorpions

Scunthorpe Scorpions
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Club information
Track address	Eddie Wright Raceway Normanby Road Scunthorpe North Lincolnshire DN15 8QZ
Country	England
Founded	1972, 2005
Closed	1985
Team manager	Richard Hollingsworth
Team captain	David Howe
League	Premier League
Website	scunthorpescorpions.co
Club facts
Colours	White and Red
Track size	285 metres (312 yd)
Track record time	55.76 seconds
Track record date	14 May 2010
Track record holder	Kenni Larsen
Current team
Rider CMA Zdenek Holub 7.00 Andreas Lyager 7.00 Theo Pijper 6.55 Leigh Lanham 5.81 Carl Wilkinson 5.59 Alex Davies 5.46 Nike Lunna 4.15 Total 41.56
Major team honours
Conference League Champions 2006, 2007 Conference League KO Cup Winners 2006, 2007 Conference Trophy Winners 2006, 2007 Conference Shield Winners 2006 Conference Fours Winners 2007 Conference League Pairs Winners 2006

The Scunthorpe Scorpions are a speedway team in the British Premier League. After three successful years in the Conference League the side were accepted into the Premier League for 2008. A new team, the Scunthorpe Saints, was formed and continued riding in the Conference League and later the National League with the main aim to develop riders for the Premier League side.

The original Scunthorpe side were known as Scunthorpe Saints from 1972 to 1979 when they rode at Quibell Park Stadium on Brumby Wood Lane, and then Scunthorpe Stags from 1979 to 1985 when they rode at Ashby Ville.

The club also run more speedway events than any track in Britain with a wide range of amateur meetings, open practices and mini-track sessions providing excellent opportunities for riders to gain track time and develop their skills.

2010 Team

• David Howe
• Magnus Karlsson
• Carl Wilkinson
• Joel Parsons
• Viktor Bergström
• Simon Lambert
• Jerran Hart

Number eight rider:

• Gary Irving

2009 Team

• David Howe
• Magnus Karlsson
• Carl Wilkinson
• Simon Lambert
• Viktor Bergström
• Ritchie Hawkins
• Jerran Hart

Also rode:

• Byron Bekker
• Nick Simmons
• Adam Allott

2008 Team

• Viktor Bergström
• Richard Hall
• Magnus Karlsson
• Byron Bekker
• Carl Wilkinson
• Benji Compton
• Andrew Moore
• Ben Powell
• Emilano Sanchez

2007 Team

• Richie Dennis
• Josh Auty
• Tai Woffinden
• Andrew Tully
• Benji Compton
• Byron Bekker
• Scott Richardson
• Joe Haines
• Scott Anderson
• James Cockle

Other honours

Lincolnshire Cup

Winners: 2005, 2006 & 2007

Easter Cup

Winners: 2006

Humber Bridge Trophy

Winners: 2005

External links

• Official website