PIRATES legend Steve Schofield will take his final bow at Wimborne Road tonight before emigrating to Australia with his family.
The 49-year-old lies in second place in the club's all-time leading league and cup points scoring list with 3,349.5 in 320 appearances, second only to Craig Boyce.
He also scorched to 25 full or paid maximums during two spells with the club from 1986 to 1988 and 1991 to 1997.
An England international, Scoie topped Poole's averages in his first three seasons with the club in their National League days and enjoyed a well-earned testimonial at Wimborne Road in 1995.
He also played a pivotal part in helping them to a British League title and Four-Team Tournament double in 1994 and held the Silver Helmet while with the club.
Sadly, Scoie's racing career ended after he suffered life-threatening injuries in a horrific grasstrack crash at Collier Street in Kent in November 1999.
Thankfully, he survived a long spell in an intensive care unit after slipping into a coma and has since made a full recovery.
One of the most popular riders to represent Poole in the club's 59-year history, Scoie has always been a quiet guy who will probably wonder what all the fuss is about when he arrives at Wimborne Road.
But Pirates fans, sponsors and management will want to pay tribute to a gentleman' rider who lit up the raceways, not just around Britain but in Europe and the Rest of the World as well during a distinguished 20-year career that began at Weymouth in 1980.
Scoie is heading for Australia at the end of this month to start a new life with his family.
