After the frustration of two home postponements but the plus of two away matches to get the rust out of the system - the Redcar 'TLS' Bears take on arch-rivals the Newcastle Diamonds in a Premier Trophy North match at the South Tees Motorsport Park on Thursday evening at 7.30pm.

Although losing at Stoke last Saturday evening and Newcastle on Sunday evening there were some bright spots for the Bears' management to mull over.

New signing Ty Proctor from Australia has impressed by his ability to pick up points in every heat and even recorded his first victory in British Speedway at Brough Park on Sunday. This is his second match and, like Stoke, on a track he had never seen before. Meanwhile American Chris Kerr has been on the pace since his first outing heat victory at Stoke on the weekend and reached a double figure score at Newcastle. Whilst 2007 'Rider of the Year' James Grieves, despite a duck in his first outing at Stoke, has just got faster and faster with a clutch of heat victories at both Stoke and Newcastle - ending up as top scorer for the Bears on both occasions.

Skipper Gary Havelock took a heavy fall at Stoke sustaining a suspected broken nose plus neck and shoulder problems. He was suffering from a severe headache at Newcastle but is sure that a few days rest will see him back on top of the points tally on Thursday.

Newcastle track a very solid septet spearheaded by the ever-improving Christian Henry and the ever-reliable George Stancl. They also look very effective at reserve with Sean Stoddart the Diamonds' outstanding rider of season 2007 and Jamie Robertson a consistent performer over recent years.

The meeting will be sponsored by Speedy Hire of Middlesbrough and fans are advised to arrive early to claim their usual parking and viewing spots as Bears-Diamonds matchs always attract the largest attendances of the fixture list.

REDCAR 'TLS' BEARS:
1. Gary Havelock (C)
2. Ty Proctor
3. James Grieves
4. Josh Auty
5. Chris Kerr
6. Arlo Bugeja
7. Daniel Giffard
Team Manager- Brian Havelock
NEWCASTLE DIAMONDS:
1. Christian Henry (C)
2. Ben Powell
3. Josef Franc
4. Jason King
5. George Stancl
6. Jamie Robertson
7. Sean Stoddart
Team Manager- George English

There will be a five-heat mini-match to follow the 15-heat Premier Trophy match featuring the Redcar Cubs Conference League squad.