CUP FINAL NOW ON SUNDAY

SCUNTHORPE have taken an early decision to re-arrange the first leg of the Championship KO Cup Final for Sunday afternoon (3pm).

The Scorpions were due to meet Poole at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Friday but a poor weather forecast has led to the clubs agreeing the revised date.

Promoter Rob Godfrey said: “The forecast is very heavy rain – it’s one of the worst forecasts I’ve seen. There’s a possibility that it may have cleared by the evening, but the damage will be done by then – there will be no time to prepare a raceable or rideable track.

“We want the Cup Final to be a good experience for everyone. The forecast is good for both Saturday and Sunday. We’d spoken to the Poole promotion about the possibility, because the weather for Friday has looked awful all week, and they agreed to a switch to Sunday if we needed it.

“We also wanted to give supporters plenty of notice of the new date. We want it to be a fantastic Cup Final.”