JOSH Auty's Testimonial meeting at Scunthorpe has been brought forward to Saturday March 19 (5pm).
Auty, the Scorpions' leading all-time points scorer, was due to stage his event "“ delayed since the pandemic caused its postponement in 2020 "“ on Good Friday, but rider availability on that date has resulted in a re-think.
Promoter Rob Godfrey said: "I wanted Josh's meeting to be a big success and we offered him a prime date on Good Friday.
"It became obvious that, because a lot of teams ride on Good Friday, rider availability was a nightmare that day and it would have killed the meeting.
"Instead, we've offered him another prime date - the very first Saturday of the season. Not a lot of clubs will have started by then and it will be one of the very first meetings of the season, and hopefully it will attract along a lot of supporters."
