Round four of the Scunthorpe Speedway Winter Championship saw all three adult winners do it the hard way by progressing through the ‘B’ finals. 

Scunthorpe rider, Stefan Nielsen, who is out on loan to Mildenhall in 2012, even finished second in the ‘B’ final but earned a reprieve when Steve Worrall pulled out of the ‘A’ final due to bike problems.  Nielsen passed Gary Irving in the final race to cap a fine meeting for the 17-year old and was joined by 2012 Scunthorpe Saint and Winter Series leader Tom Young and 2011 Berwick Bandit Tamas Sike.

In the Support Class it was King’s Lynn’s Lewis Rose who once again won but a fall in his last qualifying ride meant he too had to defeat a determined Ryan MacDonald in the ‘B’ final before overcoming Martin Wrathall, Lee Springthorpe and Tommy Fenwick in the ‘A’ race .  The Novice class was won by Mike Russell whilst Lewis Whitmore (Youth 250) and Jack Parkinson-Blackburn (Youth 125) won the other.  The Youth 125 final was undoubtedly one of the best of the sixty-five heats with the four youngsters, aged between nine and eleven, producing some fantastic racing.  Take a bow Jack, Ben Woodhull, Kyle Bickley and Lewis Whitmore.

It was another Youth 125 rider who captured the www.jbsportsimages Rider of the Meeting trophy.  Macauley Leek defeated two of the finalists in his first race before winning his second after hitting the fence. 

After the meeting Scunthorpe Scorpions’ Team Manager Richard Hollingsworth praised everyone involved with the meeting.  “It was a great day.  Good weather, great people and fantastic racing.  Unlike last time the Premier League riders didn’t have it all their own way.  They had a few falls but they were also beaten fairly and squarely at times too”.

“I’d expect the next meeting, in three weeks time on 18th February, to be another busy one with it just four weeks before the start of the season. 

Scunthorpe Speedway Winter Series Round 4:

Open Class:
Qualifying scores:  Gary Irving 11, Tom Young 11, Tamas Sike 10, Richie Worrall 8, Stefan Nielsen 7, Daniel Phillips 7, Josh Bates 7, David Holt 5, Adam Wrathall 5, Adam Kirby 5, Steve Worrall 4, Andrew Blackburn 4, Liam Carr 4, Michael Faulkner 4, Connor Coles 2, Shaun Tedham 1.

E Final: Faulkner, Tedham (fell), Coles (fell), Carr (non starter),
D Final: S.Worrall, Faulkner, Kirby, Blackburn
C Final: S.Worrall, Wrathall, Bates, Holt
B Final: S.Worrall, Nielsen, R.Worrall, Phillips
A Final: Nielsen, Young, Sike, Irving

Winter Series points: Stefan Nielsen 16, Tom Young 15, Tamas Sike 14, Gary Irving 13, Steve Worrall 12, Richie Worrall 11, Daniel Phillips 10, Adam Wrathall 9, Josh Bates 8, David Holt 7, Michael Faulkner 6, Adam Kirby 5, Andrew Blackburn 4, Shaun Tedham 3, Connor Coles 2, Liam Carr 1.

Winter Series standings (after round 4 of 6, one round can be dropped) : Tom Young 58 (16-15-12-15), Adam Wrathall 44 (15-7-13-9), Andrew Blackburn 37 (11-14-8-4), Oliver Greenwood 33 (14-8-11), David Holt 33 (10-12-4-7), Stefan Nielsen 32 (16-16), Daniel Phillips 30 (11-9-10), Richie Worrall 27 (16-11), Steve Worrall 27 (15-12), Gary Irving 27 (14-13), Sam Woods 20 (13-7), Adam Kirby 18 (13-5), Shaun Tedham 17 (9-5-3), Michael Faulkner 16 (10-6), Tamas Sike 14, Lloyd Barrett 13 (10-3), Peter Johnson 12, Henning Loof 9, Nick Lee 8, Josh Bates 8, Connor Lamb 7, Jordan Tyrer 6, Connor Coles 2, Liam Carr 1.

Support Class:
Qualifying scores: Martin Wrathall 9, Lee Springthorpe 8, Tommy Fenwick 8, David Lidgett 8, Lewis Rose 7, Freddie Owen 6, Ryan MacDonald 6, Sam Darroch 5, Trevor Bebbington 4, Adrian Guest 3, Andy Harrison 3, Michael Neale 3.

D Final: Harrison, Guest
C Final: MacDonald, Darroch, Harrison, Bebbington
B Final: Rose, MacDonald, Owen, Lidgett
A Final: Rose, Wrathall, Springthorpe, Fenwick

Winter Series points: Lewis Rose 16, Martin Wrathall 15, Lee Springthorpe 14, Tommy Fenwick 13, Ryan MacDonald 12, Freddie Owen 11, David Lidgett 10, Sam Darroch 9, Andy Harrison 8, Trevor Bebbington 7, Adrian Guest 6, Michael Neale 5.

Winter Series standings (after round 4 of 6, one round can be dropped) : David Lidgett 54 (16-14-14-10), Martin Wrathall 44 (14-15-15), Lee Springthorpe 41 (16-11-14), Lewis Rose 32 (16-16), John Cox 26 (15-11), Trevor Bebbington 22 (15-7), Sam Darroch 22 (13-9), Freddie Owen 22 (11-11), Tyler Govier 20 (13-7), Andy Harrison 14 (6-8), Tommy Fenwick 13, Neil Martin 12, Martin Knuckey 12, Ryan MacDonald 12, Mark Whitehead 9, Ian Leverington 8, Adrian Guest 6, Mike Gittings 5, Michael Neale 5.

Novice Class:

Qualifying scores: Gary Krelle 10, Wayne Gosling 8, Mick Keeling 7, Ivan Howarth 6, Rachel Cox 6, Mike Russell 6, Andy Yates 3, Rick Bridge 2.

C Final: Yates, Bridge
B Final: Russell, Yates, Howarth, Cox (retired)
A Final: Russell, Gosling, Krelle, Keeling

Winter Series points: Mike Russell 16, Wayne Gosling 15, Gary Krelle 14, Mick Keeling 13, Andy Yates 12, Ivan Howarth 11, Rachel Cox 10, Rick Bridge 9.

Winter Series standings (after round 4 of 6, one round can be dropped) : Gary Krelle 49 (6-15-14-14), Mick Keeling 49 (12-13-11-13), Ivan Howarth 47 (11-12-13-11), Mike Russell 46 (14-16-16), Wayne Gosling 43 (9-10-9-15), Rachel Cox 41 (10-9-12-10), Rick Bridge 31 (7-8-7-9), Sam Darroch 30 (14-16), Anthony Mulrine 21 (11-10), Daniel Phillips 16, Lee Springthorpe 15, Wayne Beckett 15, Mark Wrathall 13, Andy Yates 12, Derek Holt 8, Hannah Kirtley-Paine 8, Chris Carmen 5.

Youth 250cc Class:

Qualifying scores: Lewis Whitmore 12, Dan Miles 4.

A Final: Whitmore

Winter Series points: Lewis Whitmore 16, Dan Miles 15.

Winter Series standings (after round 4 of 6, one round can be dropped): Dan Miles 46 (16-15-15), Lewis Whitmore 32 (16-16), Nathan Greaves 16, Josh Bates 15, Mitchell Beckett 14.

Youth 125cc Class:

Qualifying scores: Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 12, Ben Woodhull 9, Lewis Whitmore 8, Macauley Leek 7, Luke Woodhull 6, Kyle Bickley 5, Jamie Halder 3, Kean Dicken 3, Sam Wright 1.

C Final: Dicken, Halder, Wright
B Final: Bickley, L.Woodhull, Leek, Halder
A Final: Parkinson-Blackburn, B.Woodhull, Bickley, Whitmore

Winter Series points: Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 16, Ben Woodhull 15, Kyle Bickley 14, Lewis Whitmore 13, Luke Woodhull 12, Macauley Leek 11, Jamie Halder 10, Kean Dicken 9, Sam Wright 8.

Winter Series standings (after round 4 of 6, one round can be dropped): Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 60 (12-16-16-16), Kyle Bickley 59 (16-14-15-14), Ben Woodhull 58 (14-15-14-15), Luke Woodhull 53 (15-13-13-12), Kean Dicken 43 (13-12-9-9), Macauley Leek 23 (12-11), Dan Miles 22 (11-11), Jamie Halder 21 (11-10), Lewis Whitmore 13, Jack Collins 10, Luke Whitehead 8, Sam Wright 8.

The www.jbsportsimages.co.uk sponsored Rider of the Meeting award went to Macauley Leek.