Cycle Speedway Results & Report Round-Up

 

Week Ending 22 June 2008

 

South West League - Poole v Hellingly
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Poole/SeaView Coaches 101 Hellingly Lions 77

Poole - Ben Donohue 17+2, Karol Wlodarczyk 17+1, Aaron Lowey 13+2, Kev Lowman 13+1, Sam Hearn 13, Jake Williams 12+1, Luke Armes 9+3, Aidan Hedgecock 7.

Hellingly - Neil Hollebon 24, Martin Hollebon 18+1, John Durham 10, Zac Parsons 9, David Boniface 8+1, Sam Craddock 5, Andrew
Geer 3, Sam Smith dnr.

Division 2:

Poole 51 (A.McLeod 14+2, A.Morgan 12, T.Ebel 11, M.Elston 8+3, M.Buczak 6); Hellingly 28 (S.Craddock 8, J.Durham 6, S.Smith 5, A.Geer 5, B.Lovett 4).

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Stoke 93 Hull 83 Northern League 22-6-08

Hull and Stoke clashed in a battle of the Northern Leagues two unbeaten teams at Compton Street. The match was raced on a dry track in very windy conditions, and Stoke drew first blood with a maximum in heat 3 for Leighton Bates / Erroll Thaw. Hull replied immediately with an Andy Angell / Ian Swanborough 6-4, but a heat 6 gate exclusion for Corey Graham allowed the home side to open up a 6 point gap. Again the visitors hit back with a 6-4, this time from Darren Spencer / Adam Stephenson; before a Lewis Bates / Richard Harrison 7-3 sent Stoke into a 10 point Interval lead.

 

Andy Franks was looking dangerous in the home sides reserve slot and teamed up for a maximum win with Erroll from the re-start. Darren Spencer was on top form for the visitors and raised the biggest cheer of the day for his heat 11 win over the impressive Lewis Bates / Richard Harrison pairing. Andy Angell / Lewis Aylmer then narrowed the lead with a 6-4, but 7-3's for Andy Franks paired with Lewis and Leighton Bates wrapped up the points for Stoke. Hull finished strongly with three heat wins, aided by an exclusion and a bike failure, to give the score a respectable look.

 

Stoke had a strong top 6 led by the unbeaten Andy Franks and were worthy winners. While Hull had Darren Spencer back to his best with good support fro Andy Angell, Corey Graham and the rest of the side who never gave up in a sporting match that was well refereed by Lance Bates.

Stoke: Leighton Bates 16+1, Simon Munden 16, Andy Franks 16, Lewis Bates 13+2, Erroll Thaw 12+3, Richard Harrison 9+2, Adam Ellis 6+1, Ant Ankers 4.
Hull: Andy Angell 16, Darren Spencer 14, Matt Beharrell 12+2, Corey Graham 12, Adam Stephenson 11, Lewis Aylmer 8+1, Andy Norrie 6, Ian Swanborough 4.

Combination: Stoke 58 Hull 61+28 = 89

Hull kept up their unbeaten combination league campaign with a comfortable win over Stoke. The home side included two ineligible riders to give Hull a 28 point start, but the visitors managed a 3 point win without this assistance. Matt Beharrell and Lewis Aylmer led the way for a strong team display, while Lance Bates and Adam Ellis put in some good rides for Stoke.

Stoke: Richard Harrison 16, Simon Munden 12+4, Adam Ellis 9+2, Lance Bates 8+1, Matt Bailey 6, Ash Simpson 6, K. Williams 1.
Hull: Lewis Aylmer 12+2, Matt Beharrell 11+1, Andy Norrie 11+1, Ian Swanborough 10, Jon Wilkinson 9+1, Ben Swanborough 8.

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Ventair British Veteran's Club Championship

Hull 21-6-08

1st Semi Final

Wednesfield 55 Leicester 46 Hull 35 Astley & Tyldessley 20

Wednesfield: Andy Franks 15, Mick Arris 15, Mark Griffiths 11, Kevin Marson 8, Roger Ellis 6
Leicester: Norman Venson 15, Mark Newey 15, Ralph Doughty 9, Kevin Frith 7.
Hull: Ian Swanborough 9, Andy Moody 8, Paul Beharrell 6, Bary Ashton 6, Rich Pawson 6.
Astley & Tyldesley: Frank Finnigan 8, Mike Hack 7, Roy Heslop 5.

2nd Semi Final

Filton 53 Sandwell 45 East London 34 Sheffield 28

Filton: Ian Laurence 16, Paul Gibbs 11, Dave Palfreyman 11, Mike Burgess 10, Tony Birch 5.
Sandwell: Ivan Darby 15, Phil Hemming 12, Tony Bowen 10, Mick Evans 5, Pete Dalley 3.
East London: Les Stevens 11, George Hughes 9, Steve Harvie 8, Kevin Smith 6
Sheffield: Martin Gamble 12, Rob Mawhood 7, Dave Robinson5, Ian Kirkpatrick 4

Final

Wednesfield 50 Filton 44 Leicester 36 Sandwell 30

Wednesfield: Mick Arris 15, Andy Franks 13, Mark Griffiths 12, Kevin Marson 8, Roger Ellis 4.
Filton: Ian Laurence 13, Paul Gibbs 11, Mike Burgess 9, Dave Palfreyman 7, Tony Birch 4.
Leicester: Mark Newey 15, Norman Venson 14, Kevin Frith 5, Ralph Doughty 4.
Sandwell: Ivan Darby 11, Tony Bowen 8, Phil Hemming 5, Mick Evans 4, Pete Dalley 2.

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Astley & Tyldesley Report

 

With several late withdrawals, it was very much a makeshift Astley & Tyldesley team that took to the track for Sunday's Northern League match against Heckmondwike at Gin Pit. On a very windy day, the visitors must have fancied their chances of winning at Gin Pit for the second successive year. However, A & T put in a great display of determination and teamwork to run out deserved winners, 76-69. Remi Burchardt won all his five races, whilst youngsters Luke Jamson and Adam Phillips put in some great rides to beat their older and more experienced opponents. Key to A & T's win was the experience and know how from brothers Mick and Andy Knowles, who along with veteran Mike Hack, scored vital points in decisive races. Heckmondwike had the top end strength, with Dave Murphy, Darren Kent and James Carter all scoring freely, with good support from Andy Bradshaw, but the lack of a sixth rider proved important. The absence of several Polish riders saw a reversal of usual match tactics, as it was A & T who packed the minor places in many races and took the heat wins in four key races.

Northern League match result

Astley & Tyldesley 76 Heckmondwike 69
A & T: Remi Burchardt 20 Mick Knowles 15 (1), Andy Knowles 12 (3), Mike Hack 11 (1), Luke Jamson 10, Adam Phillips 8 (1).
Heckmondwike: Dave Murphy 17 (1), James Carter 17 (1), Darren Kent 15 (2), Andy Bradshaw 13 (1), Richard Westcott 7 (1).
Referee - Gary Nuttall.

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18/6 Norfolk & Suffolk League
EATON 74 G.Colby 17 L.Stevens 13 D.Butler 10+1
HETHERSETT 104 D.Martin 16+4 J.Abbott 17+2 P.Adams 15 D.Chambers 13+2 B.Collins 12+3
Referee Stan Allinson

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