Fingers are firmly crossed in the West Cumbrian speedway community that the forecasters have got today’s weather wrong.
It is supposed to rain all day which would be a cruel blow for the work that has gone into putting on a special meeting at the GT Tyres Arena in Northside.
The four team tournament has been organised in memory of a speedway-mad youngster Jay Cartmell who died in an incident last year at Warcop.
All four teams are named after figures from Jay’s favourite game Fortnite.
Blaze Bandits, the Midas Meteors and Ragnaroks’ Racers will be joined by Deadfire’s Demons.
Workington Comets team manager James Denham said: “Jay is an example of what speedway does for people.
“Members of the Cartmell family have given a heartfelt thank you to every single person and business who have pledged support, donations, raffle prizes and their time ahead of Saturday’s meeting.
“This is going to be a very special meeting for Jay, and it will also be very competitive with very evenly matched teams facing each other throughout.
“Leigha and James have done a fantastic job of pulling this line-up together.
“A four-team meeting is a format we rarely see nowadays in speedway and it should prove to be very exciting with 23 heats of racing – we just hope the public pull together and support the meeting.
“Also a huge thanks must go to all of our staff and the supporters club for their behind the scenes work in pulling together everything to make the day as special as possible for Jay.”
After the 20 heats have concluded in the four team tournament, three more races — two semi-finals and a final — will take place as an individual event for the two top scorers from each of the four teams.
Here’s hoping the rain stays away and the action can start at 3pm.
