News Archive - June 2012

And so it goes on. However hard we try to get a meeting on it seems the weather is determined to beat us, and the first leg of the KO Cup quarter final against Glasgow was called off just before 7:30.

Fans of Edinburgh Monarchs have been starved of speedway lately, so what better way to return to Friday night action at the Scotwaste Arena than an all-Scottish KO Cup quarter-final first leg match against the age-old local rivals, Glasgow Tigers.

The Scotwaste Monarchs face their biggest matches for a while as they race against Glasgow in the Knockout Cup quarter final, with the first leg at Armadale on Friday (7:30).

In the week of the big Scottish Knock-out Cup ties, Glasgow’s top two riders have shown that it’s not all about rivalry by putting their names down for the Stormy Wethers Testimonial at Armadale on Friday 17th August.

Our match at Rye House was called off after six races with the Rockets leading 20-16 but with the Scotwaste Monarchs having provided the last four race winners.

The forecasters had it right but it is still frustrating to lose the fourth match of the season to the weather, which means we have had five blank Fridays out of the last seven at Armadale.

Fans and officials of Edinburgh speedway will have fingers, toes and everything else crossed this week, and not just because the visitors to Armadale’s Scotwaste Arena, on Friday (7.30) are the all-conquering Newcastle Diamonds.

Newcastle Diamonds are the runaway league leaders and they will give the Scotwaste Monarchs a very tough test at Armadale on Friday.