\u201cHe was a prolific scorer at Plymouth last season and he led that team in difficult circumstances. Of course, he\u2019s also a firm favourite at Sheffield, and I\u2019m expecting a few Tigers fans to make the short journey across each week to see Kyle in action for Scorpions.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI know Kyle can do the job for Scorpions. He\u2019s often been the rider we\u2019ve brought in when we need a guest rider for us at the Eddie Wright Raceway.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019ve got to look at the fact that it\u2019s a 38-point limit next season and a lot of the big hitters will not be in it, and I\u2019m expecting Kyle to hitting good scores across the season. He\u2019s already been a No 1 in the league and now is his chance to really stake a claim as one of the leading riders at Cab Direct Championship level.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cKyle and the rest of the team get on so well and honestly it was the team spirit last year that got us to where we got to, and I wanted to carry that on.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s been a thorn in our side on many occasions over the years and it\u2019s great that he is finally back at Scunthorpe.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cHe lives in Swindon now but his dad lives in Manchester, so he can do Sheffield in the Premiership on a Thursday, stay over and do Scunny in the Championship on a Friday, which will work out well for him. It\u2019s a no brainer for us to sign him and I\u2019m really excited.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Meanwhile, Godfrey is looking to see teenager Ablitt make further progress with Scunthorpe in 2024.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cI don\u2019t think it was any surprise that I made the call to Nathan in the first month of last season when we had to make a change and he became a fans\u2019 favourite because he never knows when he is beaten.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cHe put points on his average actually because he was a two-pointer and he became a three pointer and certainly in the National League with Kent he progressed, so he is there or thereabouts at Championship level now.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cHe will benefit from a lower points limit and other reserves being at his level and once he gets those wins, he will keep winning. He was already scoring good points at the EWR by the end of the season.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cOn the equipment side, we have made recommendations of what he should be doing, like having an engine for Scunny, so I\u2019m sure he will take that on board.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re also added both Nathan and his fellow reserve Luke Harrison to lead the charge for the Scunthorpe\/Sheffield side in the National League. Both will really benefit from racing for us in both leagues.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Scunthorpe Scorpions 2024 confirmed starters:<\/strong> Words and Images by Scunthorpe Speedway<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" KYLE HOWARTH and Nathan Ablitt are the latest riders to be confirmed as Scunthorpe Scorpions for the 2024 season. 29-year-old Yorkshireman Howarth will join the Scorpions as their new No 1 \u2013 and rejoin the club after starting his speedway career at the Eddie Wright Raceway 15 years ago. Meanwhile, 19-year-old Ablitt will return from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":938,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4,51],"tags":[8,37,9],"class_list":["post-936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-british-speedway","category-speedway","category-the-championship","tag-british-speedway","tag-scunthorpe-scorpions","tag-speedway"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/speedwayhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ablitt.jpeg\")
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\nKyle Howarth 7.76
\nJake Allen 7.16
\nSimon Lambert 5.87
\nNathan Ablitt 2.92
\nLuke Harrison 2.00<\/p>\n