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Over the first three years of the Scorpions there were a variety of supporters who liked to help various riders from time to time but some felt an organised fund would give many others the chance to help the riders who perform so admirably for the Scorpions. It led to the formation of the Scorpions Team INvestment Group (or S.T.I.N.G. for short) and it allows fans to pay from as little as £5 a month into the fund and a committee ensure the funds are paid out to the most worthy causes.
The S.T.I.N.G. committee has also organised a ‘Pig and Jig Social Night’ at the track and with the help of some very generous raffle/auction prizes raised £1050 towards the fund. In addition, following the death of Lee Pitman, an avid supporter and sponsor, £1200 has been donated to the fund in his memory. However, committee member, Paul Duff, is keen to attract new members. “They are the life-blood for the fund. Regular contributors mean regular payouts to riders when they have a run of repair and servicing costs. We’re not looking for big sums, although they would be great. £5 a month is just over a pound a week but if 50 people contribute £5 a month then suddenly we have £2500 to share out over a season plus anything else we can raise. We are certainly looking to run an annual Pig and Jig in the summer”.
If anyone is interested in helping the Scorpions’ riders by joining the fund then they can call Paul on 01724-847096 or 07595-826832 (e-mail: psduff@talktalknet) or fellow committee members Claire Leather (claire.leather@btinternet.com) and Rik Duff (rikduff@yahoo.co.uk)
