News Archive - July 2011

Tigers felt that, with three regulars missing, we might upset their title challenge at Ashfield today, but we disappointed our travelling fans with an insipid performance and went down 32-58.

Tonight is the centrepiece of the Edinburgh speedway season when sixteen riders go head-to-head at Armadale (7.15 start) for the chance to be crowned Scottish Open Champion and hold the Jack Young Memorial Trophy aloft.

It was built up as Rory Schlein versus the home boys, and the Monarchs' top men rode well - but they couldn't get near the Aussie who strolled off with his third Open title.

Speedway came to Armadale in 1997 and on Friday we reach the milestone of the 400th senior meeting at the track, with the latest staging of the Keyline Scottish Open Championship.

The Scotwaste Monarchs held the upper hand throughout against Rye House, though not for the first time it was powerful riding over the second half of the match which really settled matters.

Monarchs will be looking to make a better start to this Friday's re-staging of the abandoned match against Len Silver's Rye House Rockets (7.30) as they strive for the three points that will lift them out of sixth place in the Premier League.

The Scotwaste Monarchs gave one of their best displays of the season to beat Rye House 55-37 tonight.