Event: 29 September 2013
Location: Wednesfield Cycle Speedway, Wolverhampton
Report: Joe McLaughlin
Coventry Devlins Newsagents Cycle Speedway team rounded off a golden summer of success by beating Wednesfield Dragons in a dramatic last heat 88-89 victory last Sunday afternoon.
Racing in their last Midland League match of a highly successful campaign, Coventry trailed the Dragons for most of the match before they edged home in a thrilling climax.
With just one heat to go, Coventry looked to have blown their chances, trailing 85-82. However, up stepped last heat heroes Myke Grimes and skipper Dave Frith who took maximum points to earn Coventry a last gasp away win.
This win confirmed Coventry finished in third place in the Midland league division one, a vast improvement on their comeback 2012 season, when they picked up the wooden spoon.
Grimes and Polish superstar Pietak led the Hearsall Common men, both remaining unbeaten by a Wednesfield rider and the rest of the side chipped in with valuable scores to round off a memorable season.
Coventry point scorers:
Myke Grimes 20, Konrad Pietak 19, Joe McLaughlin 12, Dave Frith 11, Mason Philips 7, Lee Kemp 7, Dan Drewitt 7, Shaun Reynolds 6
Earlier in the day, Coventry were also in action against the British Team champions Wednesfield Aces, who also ride in the top tier national Elite league, and put up a fine performance in restricting the Aces to a 99-77 win.
Coventry point scorers:
Myke Grimes 15, Dave Frith 12, Lee Kemp 10, Konrad Pietak 10, Mason Philips 9, Joe McLaughlin 8, Shaun Reynolds 7, Dan Drewitt 6
Wednesfield Aces also beat Coventry 71-59 in the supporting Midland league division two clash to complete a full programme of racing.
Coventry point scorers:
Dan Drewitt 18, Shaun Reynolds 15, Josh Marsh 11, Olly Morris 6, Sammy Marsh 5, Charlie Barnett 4
For more information on the Coventry club, please go to: www.coventrycsc.com
