Glasgow Allied Vehicles Tigers host Stellar Monarchs in the BSN Series on Friday (tapes-up 7.30pm) looking to bounce back after their 48-42 defeat at Berwick Jewson Bandits in their opening meeting of the season last weekend.
Skipper Chris Harris (pictured by Taylor Lanning) believes there is a lot of potential in the squad who had “teething problems” at Berwick and he warned: “We can iron them out.”
Monarchs will find out if they have ironed out the problems when they drop into Ashfield on Friday and the Edinburgh club say they are saddened by the theft of the bike, van and equipment of Northern Junior League rider Liam Morris.
They have made an appeal for the return of the equipment which was stolen from the Deans area of Livingston early on the morning of Wednesday, April 10.
The 12-year-old rider was a founding member of the Monarchs Speedway Academy in 2021. He then progressed into the Armadale Angels Northern Junior League side and is due to line up for the West Lothian Goaco Wildcats this season.
Keith Maben, Liam’s dad, said: “The bike and the equipment are the biggest loss. If we can’t get the equipment back, it’s going to make it very difficult for us to continue in the sport Liam loves.
“The key item we need back urgently is Liam’s helmet. He doesn’t have another one.”
The stolen van is a silver Ford Transit with Liam’s junior speedway bike in the back along with his helmet, goggles, gloves, toolbox and spare bike parts.
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