SCORPIONS MOVE FOR THOMPSON

SCUNTHORPE have kicked off their 2023 team building with the signing of teenager Joe Thompson who joins from Leicester.

Thompson became available to other Championship clubs with the Lions set to move into the Premiership next season.

Scorpions promoter Rob Godfrey said: “Joe and his brother Dan have always been really fast around our track, right from their youth racing days – they certainly know the best way around the Eddie Wright Raceway.

“With Leicester moving up, we’ve gone for Joe. We wouldn’t have minded having Dan in our side as well. But I think it will help them riding for different tracks.

“Joe comes in on just a 3.00 average because he had a poor second half to the season. But if you look at this average across the whole season, it was much better at 4.15, so he’s on a gift of an average compared to his overall ability.”

Godfrey also revealed the very welcome news that team manager Dave Peet is back on board and assisting with planning having missed the second half of the season after surgery to remove cancer.

He added: “Dave has been a big part of this as well. He’s feeling a lot better and got himself out the week before last, so Dave and myself have put this team together and we genuinely think this will be the team to emulate 2012 (Scunthorpe’s title-winning year), something we’re long overdue to do.”