Having overcome both Edinburgh Monarchs and Glasgow Tigers by healthy margins in the past two Premier League home fixtures at the South Tees Motorsport Park - the Redcar Bears speedway team now face yet another tough match when the reigning league champions arrive on Teesside on Thursday evening fom 7.30pm.

Hertfordshire-based Rye House Rockets track a young set of riders on the way up in the sport. Last year they achieved the double of winning the Premier League Championship and the Premier Trophy final. They are spearheaded by 19-year-old Edward Kennett who is the British Under-21 Champion and have an oustanding reserve in 18-year-old Steve Boxall who was the 2005 Conference League Riders' Champion when riding for the Rye House Raiders in that league. Last Saturday, at home, young Boxall scored 15 paid 16 from seven starts as the Rockets defeated the Bears by 54 points to 40.

So team manager Brian Havelock will set his own set of rising stars the task of not only overcoming the champions but defeating them by more than 14 points to claim the first bonus point for aggregate victory in the new league campaign.

At Rye House Bears skipper Gary Havelock again led by example with 16 points while there was another encouraging performance from Tomas Suchanek who finished on nine paid ten points.

BEARS:
1. Gary Havelock (C)
2. Mathieu Tresarrieu
3. Tomas Suchanek
4. Kevin Little
5. Chris Kerr
6. Jack Hargreaves
7. Daniel Giffard
Team Manager: Brian Havelock

ROCKETS:
1. Edward Kennett
2. Rider replacement for Jamie Courtney
3. Ross Brady
4. Tommy Allen
5. Chris Neath (C)
6. Danny Betson
7. Steve Boxall
Team Manager: John Sampford

Redcar Speedway stage their first training session at the Motorpark on Saturday 24th from 11am to 3pm. Further details from and offers of assistance to 07711-159044