Scorpions to face USA Dream Team

Easter Sunday will see a team of American speedway riders take on the Scunthorpe Scorpions at the Scunthorpe Raceway.

The Americans have a long history of world class riders and the two week tour will see some of the outstanding speedway talent in North America showcase their talents with many of the riders hoping to gain a team place in Britain.

Riders so far signed for the team are Dale Facchini, Neil Facchini, Tim Gomez and Kenny Ingalls in trip that already includes meetings at Weymouth (6th April), Plymouth (13th) and Buxton (15th) in other matches.

The team will also take part in a 6-heat second half match against the Wolverhampton Wolf Cubs on 9th April whilst further fixtures are set to be added to the itinerary. The trip is the third of its kind, with the first taking place in 2005.

That tour brought Chris Kerr to these shores for the first time and he was quickly snapped up by Cleveland to ride in their Premier League team whilst last year Buck Blair in particular attracted a lot of attention.

The Dream Team made their debut at Scunthorpe last season and although the Scorpions won the meeting the Americans were probably the most popular and entertaining visitors of the season.