BRITISH SPEEDWAY DECEMBER 28, 2023

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SCUNTHORPE RETAIN DUO

MICHAEL Palm Toft and Connor Mountain have both been retained by Scunthorpe for the 2024 Cab Direct Championship season.
The duo complete the Scorpions’ line-up meaning they have five riders returning from their KO Cup winning side of this year, with Kyle Howarth and Luke Harrison the new additions.

Promoter Rob Godfrey said: “Michael is on a gift average of 7.01, despite the fact he can beat anybody around our Eddie Wright Raceway and can also score well at any track in the Cab Direct Championship.
“He’s not a rider I would consider particularly accident prone – he’s just been a bit unlucky with injuries over the last couple of years. It can happen in speedway.

“As for Connor, he had been a target for Scunthorpe for several years because of his form around the EWR and we were delighted when he agreed to ride for us last season.
“He put in some very good performances for us, while his 7+1 from the tough No.3 spot in the second leg of the Cup Final at Poole was a terrific performance.

“He’s still a young rider on an upward curve and it’s great to have him back riding for Scorpions for a second season.”
SCUNTHORPE 2024 (Subject to approval): Kyle Howarth, Jake Allen, Michael Palm Toft, Simon Lambert, Connor Mountain, Nathan Ablitt, Luke Harrison.
 
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WORKINGTON co-promoter Steve Lawson sees the club’s staging of the 2024 Ben Fund Bonanza as a hugely positive way to start a big year.
The Comets have moved up to Championship level after a successful relaunch campaign at Northside, and a high-quality line-up is expected for the traditional fund-raising event on Saturday March 16 (2pm).

Lawson said: “The timing of this as we move into the Championship, I just think will kick us off. We’re not going to top that, are we?  I think it will put us on the map.
“We don’t know what the line-up will be, but it would be awesome to see some of the big names around Workington.
“The money that the Ben Fund has paid out to riders has been a godsend to a lot of them. They’ve been in need at certain times. I was delighted when Paul (Ackroyd) came to us and suggested running the Bonanza here.

“Some of the big name riders like to get a couple of meetings in the UK early on to get on the pace again. We might get things like that happening, some real big name riders.
“Workington fans have never had the top league riders really, right back from 1970, so it will be something. I’m looking forward to it!