News Archive - August 2024

The Stellar Monarchs did not land the victory that they need to take them off the foot of the Championship table, but they put up a decent showing against the team now confirmed to be the table-toppers prior to the Playoffs (for which there surely should be an award).

The Stellar Monarchs race their penultimate Championship match of the year on Friday night looking to remove themselves from the foot of the table a task that won't be easy with tabletop chasing Poole Pirates the opposition.

The Stellar Monarchs face table-toppers poole at Armadale on Friday night and call on guest riders Troy Batchelor and Drew Kemp to cover for the regrettable absences of their own men Justin Sedgmen and Kye Thomson who have both been injured in the past week. It would be a tough enough battle with a full team but the guests are capable at their best of doing the job Monarchs need.

As we have mentioned in the match programme, the Stellar Monarchs have been invited to be in an exhibition to be staged from October to January, the working title of this at the moment being "START YOUR ENGINES: Driving and Motor Vehicles in West Lothian". Supporters can assist with preparation for this during Friday's match against Poole.

The Stellar Monarchs' fortunes have not been improved by the news that now Kye Thomson has joined Justin Sedgmen on the season-ending injury list. Kye was riding in the Swedish Allsvenskan League match for Valsarna against Ornarna on Monday when the accident happened.

"Not real good." Is how Justin Sedgmen describes his health on the day after his horror crash in heat 11 of Friday night's BSN Series semi final clash with Scunthorpe.

Things did not go at all to plan for the Stellar Monarchs in the BSN Series semi final tonight in spite of an opening heat 5-1. They enjoyed little luck and lost Justin Sedgmen in a nasty crash in his third heat, but there can be no arguments that Scunthorpe gave a very good display and deserved their victory. They were solid throughout their team.

It seems like an eternity since bikes last thundered round our Armadale circuit - well for an entire 15 laps anyway.

The Stellar Monarchs switch their attentions from the Championship campaign this Friday to compete against Scunthorpe Scorpions in the semi-final of the BSN Series, a place in the final up for grabs. The first leg is at Armadale this Friday (7:30pm start).

Gather your friends and dress to impress as the 2024 Monarch of the Season will be unveiled on Saturday 26th October!