Paco Castagna will lead Edinburgh Monarchs as they bid to win the Scottish section of the BSN series. The outcome will be decided over the three matches at the weekend.
Monarchs host Berwick on Friday (tapes-up 7.30pm), then Edinburgh travel to the Borders for the return on Saturday visit Glasgow on Sunday.
They need three victories to achieve their aim but team manager, Alex Harkess, said: “We’ve got to be thinking about still qualifying for the semi-finals.
“We’ve just got to improve, we’ve got two matches with Berwick, if we can pick up the majority of points from these then it’s up to us to go to Glasgow and do something.”
He is convinced Berwick will make it tough for Monarchs on Friday and he added: “It’s up to us. The one thing we cannot do is have so many last places as last week – in any match.”
Berwick track ex-Monarchs racer Victor Palovaara plus Peter Kildemand and Nick Morris as impressive heat leaders, plus another former-Monarch in Lasse Fredriksen.
Unfortunately their sensational new reserve Reid Battye (pictured by Keith Hamblin) will not be fit, but they are using Monarchs Academy rider Dayle Wood as a guest, and he has also started the season strongly.
Friday’s match will be Live Streamed for those who cannot attend, details on www.edinburghmonarchs.co.uk.
ROSS ECO TECHNOLOGIES MONARCHS: Dan Thompson, Jonatan Grahn, Justin Sedgmen, Paco Castagna (capt.), Kye Thomson, Mitch Cluff, Jordy Loftus.
R.E.D. BANDITS: Peter Kildemand, Jye Etheridge, Victor Palovaara, Lasse Fredriksen, Nick Morris, Jack Smith, Dayle Wood (guest).
