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Cycle Speedway Weekly Reports
Week Ending 10th October 2010
HORSPATH HAMMERS SEAL 6TH PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE
Horspath v Sheffield, British Premier League - 10th Oct - The Village Horspath | Report: Geoff Gamage
With Sheffield missing the likes of Jono Birks and any of their Polish riders and Horspath looking for the win to seal their 6th BPL crown it was always going to be an uphill battle for the visitors, who put up a brave spirited performance and were well served by British No 2 Andy Angel who was superb being unbeaten by an opponent. Matt Smith had the race of the day brilliantly holding off both a charging Steve Harris and Mark Boaler in the final race, a fitting end to a great season's Premier League racing at the Village. Ryan Hyland tried hard to support Angel but generally the Hammers had it their own way.
After Angel had passed Lewis Osborne in the opening race Hammers then banged in two 7-3s via Carmichael / Harris and Szymczak / Boaler, Sheffield themselves got a 7-3 in the 4th from Hyland / Angel. Szymczak / Boaler then replied with a 7-3 in the 6th. The Osborne's grabbed a 6-4 next race and another 7-3 from Harris / Carmichael in the 8th followed by a third Angel win, leaving a 14 point gap at the halfway point.
Two 7-3s opened the second period, courtesy of Osborne / Boaler and Harris / Carmichael. After four restarts Heat 13 saw Sheffield take advantage of a Boaler exclusion with an Angel / Hyland 6-3, Carmicheal / Rudman 6-4 in 14 and Szymczak / Payne 6-4 in 16 preceeded Carmicheal completing an unbeaten afternoon with a 7-0 with Lewis Osborne following two Stars exclusions. In between Andy Angel completed his maximum too. Then the last race served up four laps of action as the quick starting Matt Smith held of both Harris and Boaler.
Premier League
HORSPATH 103 ( Lewis Osborne 14+1, Zac Payne 4, Steve Harris 16+2, Mark Carmichael 18+2, Matuesz Szymczak 18, Mark Boaler 11+4, Shaun Rudman 7+2, Chris Osborne 15.)
SHEFFIELD 70 ( Ryan Hoyland 12, Martin Gamble 2+1, Ben Dickenson 7, Aiden Owen 7+1, Lee Smith 8, Jamie Brown 5, Andy Angel 19+1, Matt Smith 10. )
referee Bob Prince
COMBINATION
The Hammers' division two team secured it's first Combination title, picking up the three points including a bonus winning the actual match 77-52 before 15 penalty points were added.
Combination
HORSPATH 77( Matt Coulter 13+2, Wayne Clarke 13+2, Jack Smith 10+1, Mike Burgess 11+2, Mark Janes 12+3, Lee Clarke 10+1, Jordan Richardson 8.)
SHEFFIELD 52 ( Aiden Owen 17, Richard Hudson 3, Vicky Brown 7, Will Gamble 3, Laura Watson 6, Josh Gabbitas 3, Ben Dickenson 13+1.)
referee Dave Stoat
BIRMINGHAM V WEDNESFIELD
Report: Mark Winwood
Birmingham were eager to bounce back from the defeat at the hands of the league champions Horspath last weekend and started heat one with a steady 5-5 draw. As you would expect with a local derby it was fiercely contested with no quarter given and plenty of incidents.
The first talking point was heat 2 when Wednesfield gained a 7-0 over the home side after Dominick Rycharski was excluded after a fine pass on Lee Aris, only to loss his pedals and come down heavy causing a stoppage. The heat was re-run with Ben Mould producing a power gate from Grid 2 clearing Scott Doherty, however this move allowed Lee Aris to bomb up the inside, both riders met on the bottom bend with Ben hitting the deck and picking up exclusion for the stoppage.
Wednesfield extended their lead in Heat 3 after Chris Timms was excluded for excessively slowing the race, gifting the visitors a 6-4 advantage over the lone figure of Paul Heard in the re-run.
Birmingham fought back in Heat 4 with a fine piece of team riding. Marcus Wadhams gated down Matt Baharrel whilst Nathan Groves took care of Roger Cox. On the first lapped Nathan was encouraged to the front, and there he stayed. Wadhams rode the rest of the race as his protector for a fine 7-3 heat advantage.
Heat 5 saw a heavy and nasty looking fall for Mark Winwood whilst challenging Chris Jewkes for the front spot. Winwood landed in the path of his team mate Errol Thaw at speed, Thaw did well to miss Winwood but in doing so allowed Wednesfield's Luke Draisey through for Wednesfield to claim another 7-3 advantage.
Heat 6 saw the usual battle between Aris and Timms with Aris getting the better of his opponent on his occasion. Heat 7 Wadhams quickly snapped up another heat win, with Terry Norman chasing hard and the evergreen Mark Griffith getting better of Errol Thaw. It was a great race with the heat points shared.
In Heat 8 Birmingham staged a fight-back taking their second 7-3 advantage thanks to a strong gate from Rycharski and an excellent bit of team riding by Ben Mould who successfully regulated Chris Jewkes despite a great deal of pressure from the Wednesfield's Mr Reliable.
Heat 9 was a shared heat after Aris picked up exclusion and the teams broke for the interval. At the half way stage after 9 pretty stern heats it was Birmingham 39 Wednesfield 46.
Wednesfield responded after the break with a 6-4 advantage after Scott Doherty caught Winwood knapping at the same time causing enough problems to allow Draisey through for the win despite lots of pressure from Timms.
Heats 11 & 12 were shared heats. Birmingham then produced a good 7-3 in Heat 13 after Draisey and Jewkes appeared to get in each other's way on the first bend allowing Heard and Timms a clear road ahead. The points were now getting tight with Birmingham 60 Wednesfield 64.
In Heat 14 Mark Griffiths picked up a tape exclusion allowing Birmingham to take a 6-4.
Heat 15 was a 5-5 and Wednesfield stamped their authority on the match in Heat 16 which was the second talking point. Wednesfield notched their third 7-3 of the afternoon. Errol Thaw appeared to be sandwiched between Terry Norman and Matt Baharrel, however the referee saw nothing wrong with the incident. Thaw remonstrated with the official and picked up a Yellow Card for his efforts.
Birmingham finished strongly with their own 7-3 in the final heat but it was too late. Final Score Birmingham 86 Wednesfield 87. All in all a cracking match, with load cheers and handshakes all round following the final whistle.
Birmingham 86: Marcus Wadhams 15, Errol Thaw 7, Ben Mould 15, Dominik Rycharski 13, Paul Heard 12, Chris Timms 10, Nathan Groves 8, Mark Winwood 6
Wednesfield 87: Roger Cox 2, Chris Jewkes 10, Lee Aris 12, Scott Doherty 13, Mark Griffiths 6, Terry Norman 15, Matt Baharrel 15, Luke Draisey 14
DIVISION 2
Birmingham v Wednesfield Division 2 match was again keenly contested. With Five heats ending in a share of the points and only one 7-3 throughout the entire match, which went to Wednesfield after a gate exclusion to Carl Winwood, the points were always close.
Maximums from both Peter Bourgour and Paul Timms secured the league points for Birmingham. While Wednesfield main threat came from Tony Deleon.
Birmingham 66: Pete Bourgour 16, Phil Widdas 4, Mark Fletcher 4, Paul Timms 16, Andy James 10, Carl Winwood 8, Natalie Timms 6, Billy Winwood 2
Wednesfield 62: Tony Deleon 12, Harry Everest 12, Mick Aris 9, Mikey Bassett 14, Matt Turley 7, Charlie Ellitts 8.
LEICESTER V NORWICH
Report: Tim Jarvis
A massive victory for Leicester, however, the meeting started off in fine fashion, Adam Stephenson had jetted off into the distance in heat one but partner Craig Marchant found himself at the back, some determined riding saw him overhaul Lee Grange but he couldn't catch Richard Hunt, 6-4 to Leicester.
The next two heats saw consecutive 7-3's from Peck/Newey and Nowacki/Burns and the Stars were very much on the back foot, although Lee Grange did win heat five, unfortunately this was to be the only time a Norwich rider crossed the line first.
Heat nine saw the visitors gain the first of two heat advantages, Lukasz Nowacki moving at the gate, his partner Carl Jarvis riding a stormer from gate four to take the win. Heat seventeen, and Leon Yelland took a heavy fall, injuring his knee and being unable to complete the four laps, Mark Newey took the win but the minor places for Leigh Cossey and Ian Grange saw the Stars claw back a point. The meeting was finished off in style by Lukasz Nowacki, who had earlier been presented with the rider of the year trophy, and his partner Adam Peck, who went onto defeat Ian Grange for the match race title.
Norwich were never really able to trouble the home riders on a consistent basis, apart from that sole victory for Lee Grange there was very little to warm the hearts of a visiting supporter, although Phil Adams probably deserved more points, being well in the mix but being passed on a couple of occasions.
Leicester on the other hand had one of their riders over the line first in seventeen heats, reflected by the fact that both Newey and Peck notched paid maximums whilst Stephenson and Jarvis dropped just one point each to an opponent. Nowacki was his normal immaculate self, save for his exclusion of course!
Results - Premier League
Leicester 114 (A Peck 19+1, A Stephenson 19, M Newey 18+2, L Nowacki 15+1, K Burns 13+3, C Marchant 12+2, C Jarvis 9+2, L Yelland 9+1)
Norwich 61 (L Grange 11, L Cossey 10, P Adams 9, J Colby 7+1, R Hunt 7, I Grange 6+1, B Collins 6, G Colby 5)
Norwich were giving away thirteen points in the combination match and despite sterling performances from Josh Colby, Gary Colby and Daniella Riley couldn't claw back the points. Stormin' Norman Venson led the way with thirteen year old Charlie Cooper catching the eye with two wins and a third. Both Matt Hartshorn and Ash Doughty looked good but suffered exclusions restricting their score.
Results - Combination
Leicester 62+13 = 75 ( N Venson 15, C Cooper 10, N Whitehead 10, M Hartshorn 10, A Doughty 7, M Whitehead 5, Lucy Whitehead 4, Luke Whitehead 1)
Norwich 64 (J Colby 14, G Colby 13, B Copping 12, D Riley 10+1, H Riley 8, E Betts 7)
Above: Check out Magdalena Nowacki's images from the PL clash between Leicester and Norwich...
POOLE 101 SOUTHAMPTON 77
10th October 2010, Harbourside, Poole | Report: Graham Sutton | Image: John Burge
Harbourside Park basked in unseasonably warm sunshine for this South Coast derby encounter. With Gavin Wheeler still on the injured list and Colin Wheeler and Rob Haywood unavailable, the Saints tracked a very young team for this local derby encounter and Poole rested a number of their first choice riders to even out the procedings. In the early heats it looked like the decision had backfired on the home side with just a single point between the teams. However, three faultless rides from Arron Morgan helped Poole to build up a lead of 7 points by the interval.
After the break the home side settled down and extended their advantage with race wins for Harry Boucher, Jake Williams and skipper Chris Shylock before before Tom Colling stopped the rot with a Saints 7-3 along with team partner Dan Miller. Poole responded with two more maximum heat wins of their own to secure the league points which keeps them at the top of the table and in the driving seat for the defence of their SW title. This was a good competitive local derby raced in a excellent spirit before an appreciative crowd
Results
Poole 101: Arron Morgan 17+2 Chris Shylock 17 Luke Armes 15 Matt Mildon 14+2 Jake Williams 14 Harry Boucher 10+1 Matt Elston 9+1 Arron Smith 5.
Southampton 77: Tom Colling 18+1 Dan Miller 15+1 Alex Matthews 13 Josh Robertson 9 John Vernam 8+1 Hayden Chant 8 Jamie Miller 3+1 Ethan Day Lewis 3
Referee - Dave Newman
South West Conference League
Poole 93: Dean Hook 18+2 Arron Smith 17+3 Marcus Warwick 17, Harry Boucher 12+2, Alex Lane 11, Kristina Mines 9, Matt Mildon 6+2 , Arron Morgan 3+1
Southampton 56: Hayden Chant 11 Alex Matthews 11 Josh Robertson 11 Dan Miller 9 Ethan Day Lewis 8+2 Jamie Miller 6
OTHER RESULTS
EAST NEWPORT V NEWPORT
Division One: East Newport 90.5 Newport 81.5
Conference League: East Newport 78 Newport 67
OTHER NEWS
ASTLEY'S MIKE HACK WINS WIGAN SPORTS COACH AWARD
Astley & Tyldesley were well represented at the 10th Annual Wigan Sports Awards Dinner at the DW Stadium, Wigan on Friday evening.
Nominations were made in several categories: for the A & T Club in the Club of the Year category; Luke Jamson and Adam Phillips as Sports Achievers; Mike Hack in the Coach of the Year category; Bill Phillips as Unsung Hero; Brian Smith as Volunteer of the Year. All nominees received a certificate.
Mike Hack was delighted to be the winner of the Wigan Sports Coach of the Year category and he received a framed certificate, engraved silver tray and embroidered sweatshirt. This is the first time that the A & T Club have had a winner in any category at these awards and is evidence of the progress that the club is making. Mike will now represent Wigan at the Gt. Manchester Sports Awards Dinner at the Midland Hotel, Manchester on Friday 12th November.
A total of 85 nominations were made across all sports and categories and in excess of 200 people were present at the evening, enjoying a three course meal and speeches from the Mayor of Wigan, Councillor Michael Winstanley and the President of Wigan Borough Sports Council, Phil Clarke. The main guest was Dave Bunting MBE, a mountaineer who has climbed Everest eleven times and he gave an excellent presentation on his team's 2006 Everest expedition.
DRAW TAKES PLACE FOR AUTUMN GRAND PRIX
Grafix Autumn Grand Prix, EAST PARK WOLVES CSC, 16 OCTOBER 2010
1- Andy Angel Sheffield
2- Ben Dickenson Sheffield
3- Chris Jewkes Wednesfield
4- Tom Reed Exeter
5- Ben Higham Stockport
6- Danny Garner East Park Wolves
7- Luke Draisey East Park Wolves
8- Chris Timms Birmingham
9- Dylan Ratcliff Stockport
10- Lee Aris East Park Wolves
11- Simon Munden Stoke Whiterock
12- Nathan Groves Birmingham
13- Steve Guy East Park Wolves
14- Errol Thaw Stoke Whiterock
15- Mark Winwood Birmingham
16- Paul Timms Birmingham
Start time will be 2.00 pm
The draw was completed by Stuart Bentley, Albert Bentley and Rebecca Victor on the 9/10/2010 at 7:20pm
