PREVIEW: KYLE HOWARTH TESTIMONIAL, SHEFFIELD

SHEFFIELD skipper Kyle Howarth stages his Testimonial event at Owlerton on tonight (Wednesday).

A standard 15 heat format will see a Tigers outfit take on a Rest of the World Select, with a bonus ‘Dash for Cash’ race between the top four point scorers, with three ‘Young Lions’ junior heats also on the schedule.

Sheffield’s line-up includes Howarth alongside current team-mates Josh Pickering, Jason Edwards and Dan Gilkes. They will be led by British legend Chris Harris, who guested for the club in their league title glory last October, and whose son Cruz will take the opening laps of the night.

The Rest of the World Select include British GP Wild Card Tom Brennan and a strong Australian connection with the likes of Ryan Douglas, Sam Masters, Zach Cook and Jake Allen.

Howarth said: “I feel like we’ve been constantly juggling the line-ups around for the past three or four weeks, but hopefully we’ve got them nicely balanced to give everyone a nice close contest.

“I’m sure all the boys will help me put on a great show for the supporters and I just hope as many people from as many different clubs can make it because a lot of time and effort has gone into planning this.”

SHEFFIELD TIGERS (sponsored by Complete Car Services Ltd): Chris Harris, Kyle Howarth, Connor Mountain, Charles Wright, Josh Pickering, Jason Edwards, Dan Gilkes.
REST OF THE WORLD SELECT (sponsored by M & S Self Drive Vans & Trucks): Ryan Douglas, Norick Blodorn, Zach Cook, Tom Brennan, Sam Masters, Jake Allen, Simon Lambert.
SCB Referee: Tony Steele