SCORPIONS

SCUNTHORPE SPEEDWAY

SCORPIONS Advertising/Marketing Opportunities 2020 SCORPIONS Welcome to the EDDIE WRIGHT RACEWAY SPEEDWAY

Home of the Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions Speedway

This brochure showcases an opportunity for you to advertise your company under the Scunthorpe Scorpions Speedway club brand for the 2020 season.

The Scorpions will be competing in the SGB Championship league in 2020, which consists of 12 teams racing across the UK. We are proud to have staged speedway in Lincolnshire since the 1970’s, with our home now being at the Eddie Wright Raceway.

We have a young and exciting team for the new speedway season and have ambitions to bring silver wear back to Scunthorpe.

Dave Peet (Team Manager)

2 | www.scunthorpe-scorpions.com Our Success Speedway first took place in Scunthorpe on May 3rd 1971.

Despite a host of problems ran continuously, albeit at two locations, Quibell Park and Ashby Ville, until May 13th 1985. Then on 27th March 2005 league racing returned to the town on what is now known as the Eddie Wright Raceway.

Scunthorpe born racer and triple world speedway champion Tai Woffinden made history by Photo: Steve Dixon becoming the first British Speedway rider to win three world titles.

With the Scunthorpe Scorpions in 2006 he completed a clean sweep of trophies, winning the Championship, Conference Trophy, Conference Shield and the .

Premier League Champions: 2012 National League Champions: 2011 Conference League Champions: 2006, 2007 Premier League Fours Individual Cham- pion: 2016 (Ryan Douglas) Premier League Pairs Runners-Up: 2012 ( & Thomas Jorgensen), 2013 (Josh Auty & David Howe) SGB Championship KO Cup: Runners-Up 2018 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 Conference League Riders’ Champion: Photo: Alex Summerfield 2007 (Tai Woffinden)

3 What is Speedway?

Great family 15 Entertainment Heats 4 riders per

heat... 4 | www.scunthorpe-scorpions.com Wheel to Wheel Action

500cc Bikes

Speed of over 70mph

Single Fixed Gear and No Brakes!

Great family entertainment!

5 Stadium Advertising from £400 + VAT We have opportunities for you Your Company here to advertise around the Your Company here stadium, 8 x 4 or 8 x 2 advertising board is very popular.

The initial cost is £400 plus VAT for us to supply the board all you need to do is supply us with your art work and we will take care of the rest.

Once up it will then be £300 plus VAT per annum if you wish to keep it up.

We have a fully licenced bar, café two covered stands one wheelchair accessible and one stand with limited seats. Wheel chair and Motability Facilities scooter accessible with a tarmac walkway around the stadium. Disabled toilet Children’s play area.

6 | www.scunthorpe-scorpions.com £200+ VAT

Heat Sponsors

Displayed for the entire season. Your name/business name will be announced over our speaker system to the crowd before your chosen heat takes place and is also displayed on our race card above your chosen heat. Programme Sponsorship

Quarter to full page adverts in our race day programme. All prices include the design of your ¼ ½ Full advert and are displayed in every programme for the entire 2020 season. £280 £490 £899 + VAT + VAT + VAT

7 Meeting Sponsorship Packages from £500 + VAT

Do you have a special occasion to celebrate or do you have potential clients you wish to entertain?

Why not treat them to a night of Speedway in We can accommodate any occasion from Birthdays Anniversary’s to businesses wishing our Clubhouse. to entertain existing or potential new clients.

8 | www.scunthorpe-scorpions.com Any special requirements can be met just let us know when you book. Your night will include:

• Entrance to the speedway • Race day programme • Chaperone host throughout the meeting • A complimentary drink on arrival • Viewing from the terrace • Choice of menu

• View a race from the centre green 9 SCORPIONS

SCUNTHORPE SPEEDWAY £3,000 + VAT

Associate Sponsorship

Please email Dave Peet on [email protected] for more details.

Mini track training/experience days

Mini Track Fancy having a go yourself or treating someone to the experience of riding a speedway bike then why not try our mini Hire & track training days. The 92 metre mini track has been purpose built within the main stadium in the summer of 2007 and has proven to be very popular. Its size makes Corporate Days it ideal for the smaller bike (125-1500 cc) it’s a great way to get the feel of riding and sliding a speedway bike.

10 | www.scunthorpe-scorpions.com SCORPIONS Introducing your 2020

SCUNTHORPE SPEEDWAY

Josh Auty Tero Aarnio Theo Pijper

Simon Lambert Jake Allen Thomas Jorgensen

Jordan Palin Dave Peet Team Manager Rob Godfrey Promoter

Wayne Carter training sessions Prices for the sessions

Wayne is a former rider and was the Captain of £70 which includes the scorpions in the early days he now runs tuition, bike use and regular afternoon training sessions (12-4.00 pm) equipment hire (helmet the sessions which are suitable for riders of all boots and clothing) £70 abilities whether you’ve done it before or just a per person novice are run at weekends and all dates can be £25 if you have your own (minimum 10) found on our website equipment. www.scunthorpespeedway.co Bookings can be made by contacting We do have bikes you can hire (125cc-150cc) or Mr Richard Hollingsworth 07832402167 or by you can use your own machinery if you have it. e-mail: [email protected]

1111 If you are interested or want to know Stadium Address: SCORPIONS more about Scunthorpe Speedway please do not hesitate to contact us and Eddie Wright Raceway, we will be happy to discuss things Normanby Road, further. Scunthorpe,

SCUNTHORPE North Lincolnshire, SPEEDWAY [email protected] DN15 8QZ

All photographs kindly supplied by Ian Rispin unless stated.