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Cycle Speedway Weekly Reports
Reports and results week ending 30th May 2011
MANCHESTER LEAGUE GRAND PRIX ROUND 2
Report: Mike Hack
Bury hosted Round 2 of the Manchester League Grand Prix series, which saw Stockport racing to convincing wins in both the Division 2 (junior) and Division 1 (senior) matches.
A & T's Adam Turnbull raced unbeaten in the U-10s category, as did team mate Adam Phillips in the U-13s event. Stockport's Mat Lush top scored in the U-16 match, while team mate Ben Higham scored a fine double maximum in the U-19 and Senior matches.
Manchester League Division 2 match result (top 5 scorers only count to team totals)
Stockport 72 Astley & Tyldesley 52 Bury 50.
U-10s: Adam Turnbull (A & T) 16, Keiran Smith (Stockport) 10, Millie Turner (Stockport) 7, Max Evans (A & T) 6.
U-13s: Adam Phillips (A & T) 16, Matt Turner (Stockport) 14, James Elston (Bury) 14, Reece Pollitt (A & T) 10, Adam Watson (Bury) 10, Callum Smith (Stockport) 8, Stefan Whitelegg (A & T) 4, Chloe Duckworth (Bury) 4.
U-16s: Mat Lush (Stockport) 15, Jack Lush (Stockport) 14, Jake Read (Stockport) 13, James Carter (Stockport) 11, Joe Pickford (Stockport) 9, Jamie Chester (Bury) 8.
U-19s: Ben Higham (Stockport) 16, Laura Watson (Bury) 14.
Referees - Stuart Howarth (Bury) and Alan Taylor (Stockport).
Manchester League Division 1 match result (top 5 scorers only count to team totals)
Stockport 69 Bury 17.
Seniors: Ben Higham (Stockport) 16, Jake Read (Stockport) 15, Terry Norman (Stockport) 15, Jack Lush (Stockport) 13, David Renc (Bury) 10, Mat Lush (Stockport) 10, Joe Pickford (Stockport) 8, Derek Garnett (Stockport) 8, James Carter (Stockport) 7, Joe Holleran (Bury) 7.
Referee - Alan Taylor (Stockport).
Round 3 of the series takes place at Stockport on Wednesday 8th June at 7 pm.
STOCKPORT 2006 V HULL
Northern League
29th May 2011
Report: Andy Schofield
Hull travelled to Stockport for a Northern League fixture minus three first team regulars and found it hard work against a full strength home side. The heavens opened just before the first race and Corey Graham made a good start only to be reeled in by Jack Lush. Corey and Graham Storey made Stockport fight for all their points but for little return all afternoon. The visitors real threat came from Adam Stephenson and Matt Beharrell who prevented any unbeaten scores in the home side and won five races between them, with Adam also picking up a tape exclusion.
However, Hull were unable to gain a heat advantage and Stockport soon raced away to a commanding victory. Dylan Radcliffe only dropped one point while Terry Norman and Ben Higham also stood out in a good team display. The match was raced in very sporting manner, despite the continued showers, and well refereed by Graham Lush.
Stockport 86: Dylan Radcliffe 18+1, Terry Norman 17+1, Ben Higham 16+1, Jack Lush 12+1, Matt Lush 10+2, Jake Read 8+2, Ali Lam 5+1
Hull 60: Matt Beharrell 16+1, Adam Stephenson 15, Graham Storey 11, Corey Graham 6, David Cooper 6, James Hunt 4, Andy Cooper 1, Declan Rokahr 1.
Hull were shorthanded for the combination match and fell to a heavy defeat against the current champions. Graham Storey won four races for Hull with good support from David Cooper while Jake Read was unbeaten in a strong Stockport side.
Stockport 92: Jake Read 17+3, James Carter 19, Matt Turner 17+1, Joe Pickford 16+2, Derek Garnett 13+3, Georgina Healey 10+3.
Hull 46: Graham Storey 18, David Cooper 13, Declan Rokahr 8, Andy Cooper 7+1.
The Hull Club have recieved funding under the Sportivate programme to provide 7 coaching sessions for 14 to 25 year olds. They will have two 'taster' sessions on grass at local secondary schools followed by five sessions at the Hessle Raceway. Sportivate will give participants the chance to receive coaching in a sport of their choice. The programme is being delivered through the network of 49 County Sport Partnerships via Sport England.
THE ADE GALE 'LAURELS'
Harbourside Park Poole
29th May 2011
Report: Graham Sutton
Senior Laurels
With a line-up on a par with the British final itself the 2011 Laurels did not disappoint the Whitsun Bank Holiday crowd at Harbourside Park. Lee Aris battled his way through a star studded line-up to clinch the coveted trophy and the top spot on the rostrum ahead of home favourites Thomas Reed and Greg Gluchowski. After opening up with a win, Lee picked up three second places behind Reed, Mark Boaler and Lukas Nowacki to take his total to 13 with a race to go, importantly from the inside grid. Gluchowski meanwhile had won three of his four races and was ahead of the pack on 14 but with a gate 4 against Aris in the title deciding 18th race.
Just behind these two front runners on 12 points were Andy Angel, Tom Colling, Thomas Reed and Chris Timms, any one of them capable of stepping forward to take the trophy. Reed stated his case with a third race win in heat 17 to put the pressure on Aris by finishing on 16 points. So it was down to heat 18 and Aris withstood the pressure admirably by powering away for a title winning race victory while his main challenger Gluchowski got stuck at the back behind Chris Jewkes and only advanced his total to 15, the same as Andy Angel who finished 2nd in that race behind Aris.
Tom Colling was the next rider in the spotlight in heat 19 where a win would bring him level with his Premier League team mate Reed on 16. Lee Smith had other ideas however as he sped away from gate 1 for a second successive race win. The Southampton based rider duly joined Gluchowski and Angel on 15 as eyes turned to the remaining member of the chasing pack, Chris Timms. The Birmingham star needed to win the final race to ensure a rostrum place but this time it was Craig Marchant who put the fly in the ointment by streaking ahead to leave four riders chasing the one remaining rostrum place behind Aris and Reed.
The draw for gates put Colling off the inside with Gluchowski alongside on two, Angel on three and Timms on four. Poole's new Polish favourite had consistently been the fastest starter of the event and again he sped to the front while Colling fell in the mayhem behind him allowing Angel and Timms through but Gluchy was away. If there had been a prize for most entertaining rider then surely Andy Angel was the obvious canditate and so he proved again as he reeled in the Polish star on the final lap, failing by less than a tyres width at the end of yet another 4 lap classic.
All 16 riders deserved nothing but praise for dishing up such action packed drama in front of an appreciative crowd which included a sizeable number of former riders. Hats off too for Dave Hunting who delivered another refereeing masterclass to once underline his suitability for major events. Former Bournemouth rider Steve Read once again provided the sponsorship on behalf of Read Fabrications and was on hand to make the presentations.
Scores - Lee Aris 17 Thomas Reed 16 Greg Gluchowski 15 Andy Angel 15 Chris Timms 15 Tom Colling 15 Lee Smith 13 Paul Heard 13 Craig Marchant 13 Lukas Nowacki 12 Chris Jewkes 11 Jack Harrold 10 Mark Boaler 10, Matty Szymczak 8, Luke Armes 7 Phil Howells 7
Referee Dave Hunting
Junior Laurels
Ben Mould was in a class apart from the other 15 competitors as he stormed his way to the top of the Junior Laurels rostrum with a 20 point maximum. The former British junior champion put in five faultless races which saw him hit the front by the first bend of each one whilst his nearest rival Arron Morgan - beaten only by Mould in heat 6 - got to runners-up spot with a series of skillful overtakes.
Leyton Glover joined Poole clubmate Morgan on the rostrum with a typical gritty performance ahead of other fancied contenders Mark Carmichael and Matt Smith. A word of praise for 13 point Shane Bentley, the newly crowned South Australian junior champion who showed what a great prospect he is at just 14 years of age. This was a first class meeting with some excellent racing which surely underlines the quality of emerging British cycle speedway talent.
Scores - Ben Mould 20 Arron Morgan 19 Leyton Glover 16 Matt Smith 14 Mark Carmichael 14 Shane Bentley 13 Ollie Sidwick 12 Dan Chambers 12 Joe Kemp 12 Will Bristowe 11 Ricky Johnstone 11 Ben Collins 11 Craig Nethercott 10 Hayden Chant 10 Josh Robertson 7 Alex Matthews 6.
Referee Mike Legge
Girls Laurels
The decision to stage a Girls Laurels was a big hit with the crowd as it showcased the rapidly improving skills of the young riders in action. Talented Horspath rider Livvy Horsley topped scored from her 4 races but drew gate 4 in the A final whereas Exeter's pride and joy Lauren Hookway sped from grid 1 to clinch the trophy. Girls racing was the big winner here and a decision to expand to a full 16 rider format for 2012 is now under consideration.
Qualifying scores - Livvy Horsley 14 Laura Watson 12 Tiffany Collins 12 Lauren Hookway 10 Rebecca Davies 10 Krissie Mines 9 Kayleigh Stiggants 8 Holly Morgan 5
A Final 1st Lauren Hookway 2nd Tiffany Collins 3rd Livvy Horsley 4th Laura Watson
B Final 1st Krissie Mines 2nd Rebecca Davies 3rd Kayleigh Stiggants 4th Holly Morgan
REPORT: GREAT BLAKENHAM V NORWICH
30th May 2011
Report: Glenn Grange
Great Blakenham 87, Norwich 91
It was billed as one of the matches of the South-East League's season, when Norwich 'Stars' travelled to Great Blakenham to take on the Suffolk village side in Division 1, and the 'billing' lived up to its hype as both sides turned in a brilliant match, where some controversial refereeing decisions went to decide the destination of the League points, writes Glenn Grange.
For a match that has produced some flare-ups over the years, it was Great Blakenham who started the better, scoring a 7 - 3 maximum heat win in the opening heat. It didn't get any better for Norwich as the home side scored a heat advantage in Heats 5 & 7, to hold a healthy lead by 39 - 30. Norwich managed to record a maximum heat win in Heat 9 to go into the interval trailing by 47 - 42.
The first four heats of the second half were shared scoring heats, and it wasn't until Heat 14 that The Stars were able to close the deficit to just one point, when Lukas Pisczczek and Ian Grange scored a vital 7 - 3 heat win (70 - 69). With the match finely balanced and going into the final four heats, Norwich received some luck when Blakenham's Jason Ashford was excluded for 'legging' Lee Grange half-way round the Pits turn. This decision infuriated the home side, but the Referee made his call, and as far as the Norwich team were concerned it was the right one.
With only one home rider in the re-run, Norwich raced to a 7 - 2 heat win to take the lead (77 - 81) to go into the lead for the first time. With the final heat coming up, Norwich made a tactical change, bringing in Reserve Ian Grange, and when Ian and Lukas Piszczczek blocked every effort to stop Blakenham's England International Adam Peck from joining his partner 'up front' the destination of the League points went to Norwich with a final match score of Great Blakenham 87, Norwich 'Stars' 91. For Great Blakenham, Lewis Osborne 20 pts, Chris Osborne 17+2 and Adam Peck 17 topped the home scoring whilst for Norwich Lee Grange 17, Lukas Piszczek 15+1 and Ian Grange 14+3 led the scoring.
Combination: Norwich 64 - Great Blakenham 102
In the Division 2 match that followed, a very young Norwich side saw off a spirited Great Blakenham side by 64 - 102. Oliver Riley 20+1, Rob Warminger 19 and Dannielle Riley 16+3 topped the Norwich 'B' scoring, but they all had to work hard for the victory.
On Wednesday evening at Hethersett, 14 riders contested the 2011 Norfolk Under 19 Riders Championship, with Daniel Chambers of Norwich, and formerly of Hethersett, coming out on top with a 20 point maximum. Second place went to his club-mate Josh Colby who scored 19 points and third place went to home rider Scott Grimes who went on to defeat the 2010 Norfolk Under 19 Champion Phil Adams in a run-off after both riders had finished with 17 points.
On Saturday at Leicester, both Hethersett and Norwich will be contesting the British Over 40 Club Championship. The meeting starts at noon.
NORFOLK UNDER 19 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Report: Mel Perkins
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO staged the Norfolk U19 Championship at the Memorial Playing Field and the event was won by former Hethersett rider Dan Chambers. The best home riders were Philip Adams, who failed to capitalise on a favourable draw, and speedy 15-year-old Scott Grimes. Both tied on 17 points, three behind the winner and two behind runner-up Josh Colby. Scott drew the inside starting position for the race-off for third place on the podium and held off the challenge of Phil to take the chequered flag. Ben Collins fell in his last race while chasing Dan and lost his chance of a trophy while Oliver Buxton also impressed.
Ben travelled to Poole to race in the Junior Laurels, a major invitation event, where he scored 10 points. Tiffany Collins had an excellent day finishing second in the Girls Laurels event.
This Saturday the Hawks' Veterans team are in Leicester for the British Club Championship and on Sunday several Hethersett riders will be at Ipswich for a South-East Grand Prix while Tiffany Collins is in Newport for the Welsh Girls Open event.
REPORT: HELLINGLY V EAST NEWPORT
29th May 2011
Images: Brian Barnett
East Newport Cycle Speedway Club made the long journey to Eastbourne this past weekend 27th May to face Hellingly Lions in the three South & South Wales fixtures; division 1, combination & conference.
With home track advantage the Lions came home with a 94 - 85 victory. Credit to the East Newport side that battled hard throughout this match on the tight Hellingly circuit can be proud of the way they rode today.
Scores
Neil Power 18, Dan Bock 17+1, Corry Jones 14+1, Aaron Hughes 12+1, Aaron Herbert 7+1, Rob Absalom 7, Josh Davis 5, Ethan Greenslade 5+1
Man of the match Neil Power
Next up was the 8 heat Combination match. The East Newport 5 Andy Cobley, Ieuan Payne, Colin Widly, Tudor Coombes & making her combination debut Jamielea Walters who was voted rider of the match, came home with a tight away victory 44 - 47.
Final action of the day was Conference league, & with the East Newport Dragons currently in the top 3 of this league came home 66- 83 winners. There was a joint man of the match award going to Tudor Coombes & Ethan Greenslade.
Scores
Dan Bock 20, Aaron Hughes 18+2, Corey B Jones 17, Josh Davis 10+1, Ethan Greenslade 9, Tudor Coombes 8+1, Ieuan Payne 1 Jamielea Walters dnr.
A spokesman from the East Newport Club commented.
"The riders on show today showed great determination, aggression & calm which was a very pleasing factor for the management of the Go-Ride Clubmark Welsh Club."
East Newport next fixture will be at Home when they will entertain Poole in the British Premier League this coming Sunday 5th June 2pm.
Results
Division One: Hellingly 94 East Newport 85
Combination: Hellingly 44 East Newport 47
Conference Hellingly 66 East Newport 83
RESULTS: EURO VETS CYCLE SPEEDWAY GP 2011
Round 3, 28th May 2011
Over 40's A Final
Mark Griffith, Dennis Hubble, Paul Timms, Phil Hemming
Over 40's B Final
Peter Chant, Steve Mullinder, Colin Wheeler, Colin Wheeler.
Over 50's A Final
Dennis Hubble, Paul Timms, Phil Hemming, Steve Woodruff
Over 50's B Final
Fred Rothwell, Colin Wheeler, Chic Mackie, Dave Baxter
Over 60's A Final
Colin Wheeler, Dave Baxter, Chic Mackie, Fred Rothwell (Ex, moving at Tapes)
RESULTS: WEDNESFIELD V EAST PARK
Cycle Speedway Midland League
29th May 2011
Wednesfield 89 East Park 83
Mark Griffiths 17+3, Matt Haddock 13+3, Tony De'leon 13+1, Steve Mullinder 13, Mick Aris 12+2, Alan Green 10+1, Roger Cox 9, John Russell 2.
Luke Draisey 16+1, Dave Meanly 15, Jamie Ball 14, Stuart Bentley 12+1, Jamie Whetton 9, Dan Garner 7+3, Joe Guy 5, Steve Guy 5.
Midland League Division 2
Wednesfield 66 East Park 62
Troy Allen 18, Reanna Brindley 13, Jordan Holdcroft 12+3, Courtney Aris 9+1, Aaron O'brien 8+1, Conner Dyke 3+1, Sharna Cox 3
Danny Garner 20, Jamie Whetton 15, Charlie Ellitts 9, Brandon Whetton 6+1, Will Cartwright 5, Jamie Burke 3+1, Josh Whetton 2, Tara Warren 2.
RESULTS: MIDLAND LEAGUE DIVISION 2
Leicester Monarchs v Sandwell Lions
Leicester Monarchs 71: (Lucy Whitehead 15+1, Michelle Whitehead 15, Jordan Church 13+1, Liam Davies 12+1, Hadrian Rigley 7+2, Luke Whitehead 5, Luke Hartshorn 4+1)
Sandwell Lions 59: (Lauren Davies 14, George Barratt 14, Billy Rewcastle 11+1, Liam Wood 8+1, Max Barratt 5+1, Elizabeth Rigley 4, Ethan Cussons 3)
