MATCH REPORTS

GO-RIDE RACING AT HULL – posted 16 May 2013

 

Hull staged the second round of the Go-Ride Racing League with

Nathan Everett again coming out on top with an unbeaten score in the under-14 event.  Jack Lister created something of an upset by claiming second place with Josh Bellis in third.

 

The under-12 division was won by Jack Lister in fine style with a run off needed to separate Charlie Wade in second place from newcomers Adam Parker and Jayden in third and fourth places.  Charlie Wade was a clear winner of the under-10's from a fast improving Edward Lister and Ben Adams who took his first rostrum place of the series.

 

The girls section had a better turn out this time round with Abigail Patterson taking the honours from sisters Talia and Elodie Nieto-Charlton in joint second place and Olivia Atkinson impressing on her debut. 

 

The awards for Rider of the Night went to Jayden and Abigail Patterson on a showery evening where 17 riders braved the unfavourable conditions.

RILEY WINS NORFOLK TITLE – posted 16 May 2013

 

Oliver Riley is the new Norfolk champion. The Hethersett rider won four of his six races to become one of the youngest riders to win the event in its 50 year plus history.  Riley’s only tricky moment came in his fifth outing when he trailed in third behind close rival Philip Adams and Norwich’s Danny Margitson.

 

Top three in action.  Philip Adams leads from Oliver Riley and Scott Grimes.

The remaining rostrum places were evenly contested.  Four riders were in with a shout going into the last series of races before Philip Adams and Scott Grimes came through to make it a one-two-three for the Hethersett club.

 

Talking of Hethersett, veteran racer Mel Perkins (pictured above)created something of a record when it was pointed out that he is 42 years older than the next oldest rider in the field!

 

Norfolk Senior Individual Championship at Norwich Eaton Park

Oliver Riley (Hethersett) 21, Philip Adams (Hethersett) 19, Scott Grimes  (Hethersett) 18, Jason Barker (Norwich) 17, Danny Margitson (Norwich) 17, Oliver  Buxton (Hethersett) 15, Danielle Riley (Hethersett) 13, Alex Dyball (Norwich) 12, Roham Ewbank (Norwich), 10 Mel Perkins (Hethersett) 7

Referee - Gary Colby

DEPLETED BIRMINGHAM NO MATCH FOR IPSWICH – posted 14 May 2013
 

 

Birmingham had their backs against the wall from the very start at Ipswich

Chris Timms went through the card but it did not stop Birmingham losing out to Ipswich in the Elite League on Sunday.

 

The Monarchs were depleted for the trip to Suffolk with riders either injured or with other commitments meaning that riders from the Combination side had to step in. Monarchs also called on local riders Ollie Riley and Josh Herring as the midlands side just had enough riders.

 

Timms was on top form winning all of his five rides but sadly lacked the back-up needed to help Birmingham make a fight for the meeting. Winwood and Paul Timms both got into double figures and Ollie Riley deserved more than the six he got with his determination on the track. By the interval Ipswich had claimed a 20 point lead and Birmingham claimed inside grids as the home side raced away with four 7-3 advantages.

 

After the interval Ipswich did not let up on the pedal and carried on pushing hard and broke the 100 point barrier. Josh Brooke finished top scorer for the Eagles and was only beaten in his last two rides by Chris Timms though he did push Timms very hard. Ipswich had strength in depth compared to the away side and all except Ashley Hill and Charlie Rumbold came over the line first.

STOCKPORT DOMINATE NORTHERN FOURS – posted 13 May 2103

 

Astley & Tyldesley hosted round two of the Northern Fours League and Junior League series at a cold, wet and windy Gin Pit.

 

Stockport ran out convincing winners, taking their second win of this six round series, with Jack Lush and Ben Higham both racing unbeaten. Bury took second place on the day, with their reserve Steve Whitaker unbeaten in his four races. Astley & Tyldesley edged out Goshen for third place, with Heckmondwike relegating Hull into

last place. 

Astley & Tyldesley's Paul Graham leading Heckmondwike's Jake

Wood in heat 7 of the Northern Fours League match. Photo courtesy of Sue Tydd.

The match was marred by a bad crash on the pits bend in heat 23, which saw racing held up for 45 minutes, while Goshen's Will Owens received first aid treatment and was subsequently taken to hospital in an ambulance, suffering back injuries. Fortunately, he was released from hospital and allowed home the same evening.

 

Northern Fours League Round Two

Stockport 72

Jack Lush 20, Ben Higham 20, Joe Pickford 15, Mat Lush 15, Connor Simpson 2

Bury 56

Steve Whitaker 16, Joe Allen 13, Luke Jamson 12, Fred Rothwell 8, Paul Dyson 7

A&T 51

Paul Graham 16, Danny Hughes 14, Mark Graham 7, Ron Makin 7, George Hughes 7

Goshen 47

Ryan Livesey 15, Will Owens 10, Adam Watson 10, Kristian Ramsden 7, Danny Taylor 5

Heckmondwike 38

Darren Kent 14, Jake Wood 10, Laura Watson 6, Justin Naylor 6, Andy Morris 2

Hull 32

Craig Boddice 12, Rob Stockton-Garner 7, Ryan Harrison 6, David Cooper 5, Nathan Everett 2

Referee: Graham Lush (Greater Manchester)

 

ASTLEY TURN OUT IN FORCE – posted 13 May 2013

 

Astley & Tyldesley riders turned out in force and ran out convincing winners in the Junior League match, to make it two wins out of two in this six round series.

 

Bury's Tom Whitwam raced unbeaten in the U-10s event, as did Bury's James Elston in the U-13s match. Heckmondwike's Adam Watson top scored in the U-16s category. The rain came down hard and the track was really wet for the final event, the U-19 and

Combination categories. Stockport's Jack Lush and Bury's Ryan Livesey both raced unbeaten in the U-19 and Combination categories respectively.

 

Northern Junior League Round Two

Astley & Tyldesley 146, Hull 80, Bury 77, Stockport 59, Heckmondwike 15

Under-10s

Tom Whitwam (Bury) 16, Matthew Snell (A&T) 13, Louis Turner (Bury) 13, Emily Burgess (A&T) 11, Ben Dickinson (A&T) 10, John White (A&T) 7, Charlie Burgess (A&T) 6

Under-13s

James Elston (Bury) 16, Rob Stockton-Garner (Hull) 14, Ciaran Collins (A&T) 11, Max Evans (A&T) 11, Josh Bellis (Hull) 9, Adam Turnbull (Bury) 9, Alex Semtyshin (A&T) 6, Harvey Johnson (A&T) 4

Under-16s

Adam Watson (Heckmondwike) 15, Joel Partington (A&T) 13, Danny Taylor (Bury) 7, Nathan Everett (Hull) 5

Under-19s

Jack Lush (Stockport) 16, Connor Simpson (Stockport) 15, Mat Lush (Stockport) 15, Reece Pollitt (A&T) 13, Ryan Harrison (Hull) 13, Joe Pickford (Stockport) 13, David Cooper (Hull) 12

Combination
Ryan Livesey (Bury) 16, Craig Boddice (Hull) 15, George Hughes (A&T) 15, Roy Heslop (A&T) 13, Ron Makin (A&T) 13, Katie Greaves (Hull) 12

Referee - Bill Phillips (Lancashire)

SHEFFIELD REMAIN UNBEATEN AFTER TURBULENT MATCH AGAINST WEDNESFIELD – posted 12 May 2013    

 

Anybody who says the Elite League is predicable, boring, a waste of time and that their club’s Tuesday over 90's section put on far more meaningful racing, to them I say, rubbish.  Come to Sheffield mate!!

 

Today we witnessed a match that had everything, excitement, passion, emotion, controversy and a grandstand finish. After the euphoria of the win against Horspath last time out, Sheffield knew that only another win would do.  However with Adam Stephenson, Damien Zareeba and Jono Birks unavailable and Ryan Hoyland laid up with a stomach bug, it was a much changed side that took on a full strength Wednesfield.

 

Heat one and Wednesfield set their stall out with a Lee Aris win despite the best efforts of the "Flying Scotsman" Mikey Hewittson as Chris Jewkes traps Pawel Idzisorek at the back and its 6-4 to the Aces. The following race brings a 5-5 with Andy Angell taking the win over Ben Mould.  Heat three and Wednesfield surge ahead with a well taken 7-3 from Paul Heard and Mark Griffiths after Matt Smith and Jamie Ball get themselves in a bit of tangle.

 

A share of the points in the next race from Hewittson and Radek Handke and the score is 23-17 to the visitors.  It’s heat five and

Sheffield haven't had a heat winner as yet.

 

Idzsiorek makes a turbo-charged gate of grid four and Handke looks after Wednesfield youngster Matt Haddock and the Stars post their first heat win of the day, 6-4. The following race goes the same way with Smith taking the win and Ball showing Craig Marchant the scenic route around the Graves track. Idzisorek battles for four laps to grab a vital third place on the line, Angell slams in his second win of the day, Jake Read pulls a classy move on Ricki Johnson, but the next three races to the interval are shared making the half time score Sheffield 44 Wednesfield 46.

 

After the break another shared heat before Wednesfield secure their

second 7-3 of the day from the impressive Paul Heard who now has three wins to his credit and a great ride from team mate Mark Griffiths. The next three heats are all shared despite tactical rides from Radek Handke and time is beginning to run out for Sheffield who are failing to make inroads into that six point lead that Wednesfield now hold.

 

Heat 15 and Sheffield are on the outside grids.  It’s now or never.  Angell makes a superb pass on Johnson and gets team partner Handke through and the Stars register their first maximum of the match.  Three races to go and once more there is only two points between the teams. A shared heat 16 and the suspense is building with two races left.

 

Heat 17 Hewittson and Chambers for Sheffield, Mould and Griffiths for Wednesfield. Mould takes the lead with Hewittson in pursuit.  The riders come into the third bend and Hewittson dives up the inside of Mould and promptly goes down.  Referee Albert Bentley immediately points at Mould and excludes him for legging ... cue fireworks.

 

Mould slides off his bike next to referee Bentley and literally hurls

his machine at the match official followed by various expletives and

then throws his helmet for good measure.  The pits erupt with shouts of despair and jubilation as the red card comes out and the Stars are

propelled into the lead with an extra four points courtesy of Mould’s match ban. After some minuets heat 17 is finally re-run and Mark Griffiths takes the win but the minor places give Sheffield a 5-4 heat advantage.

 

With one race to go its now Sheffield 84 Wednesfield 81 taking into

account the four point match ban deduction.  With Angell and Ball finishing on the inside grids, Sheffield know anything but a 7-3 maximum against them will see them home and dry. Angell makes the gate with Jewkes and Heard in hot pursuit, Jamie Ball slipping at the start as the rain begins to fall.

 

Heard passes Angell and begins to slow the race down.  Referee

Bentley warns him.  Jewkes has now closed up and as they enter the

infamous third bend, Heard slows Angell again causing him to fall as

Jewkes sweeps past. Referee Bentley has no hesitation in excluding Heard and a number of supporters don tin helmets waiting for the Hiroshima sized explosion from the Wednesfield side of pits.

 

Despite numerous protests, the decision is made and stands and the re-run is a formality with Angell taking the win and Ball happy to take third, credit to Chris Jewkes who battled on to the end. As the dust settles Wednesfield must be wondering how they managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, a moment of madness, scuppering all the hard work. As for Sheffield it’s never over to till the "fat lady sings" and I maybe I was mistaken but I think that was the theme from the "Great Escape" I heard her humming!!

 

Sheffield 90

Andy Angell 18, Pawel Idzisorek 15, Radke Handke 14, Matt Smith 13, Jamie Ball 9, Mikey Hewittson 8,  Jake Read 8, Dan Chambers 5

Wednesfield 84 (includes four point deduction for red card)

Lee Aris 18, Paul Heard 16, Ben Mould 13, Mark Griffiths 12, Craig

Marchant 11, Chris Jewkes 11, Ricki Johnson 4, Matt Haddock 3

IPSWICH OPEN ACCOUNT BY DEMOLISHING DEPLETED BIRMINGHAM – posted 12 May 2103

 

On an over cast afternoon at Ipswich, a small but hardy crowd saw the Eagles line up against the Monarchs of Birmingham in what was classed the basement battle with both sides still searching for that first elusive win of the season.

For the home team Adam Peck and Chris Osborne were making their home debuts in an Ipswich shirt in a strong looking Suffolk side while their visitors looked under strength, only managing to field eight riders with several of their line up, in all respect, would normally only be riding in the Combination match.  But with this all said and done Ipswich had to take full advantage of their opponents.

Heat one started with a share of the spoils with Chris Timms taking the first win of the afternoon with Adam Peck and Chris Osborne

splitting the Birmingham pairing.  In heats two three and four it was the Suffolk team who turned up the heat with Lewis Osborne and Williamson 6-4 in two.  Heat three Chittock and Brooke 7-3.  Heat four Peck and Mower another 7-3 to open up an ten point cushion which the home side rarely looked like losing.

 

Heat five saw another drawn heat with Chris Timms picking up his second heat win.  Heats six and seven once again went the way of the home team with Chittock and Brooke securing their second 7-3.  Peck and Rumbold helped themselves to an 6-4 in heat seven and by this time the writing was already on the wall for the gallant Midland side who shared heat eight.  Then another 7-3 in nine gave the Suffolk side a twenty point lead at half time - Ipswich 55 Birmingham 35.

 

Birmingham got off to the worst possible start after the break when Mark Winwood was excluded in heat ten and in the re run Brooke and Rumbold were too much for Widass securing a 7-2 advantage.  The next two heats saw the home team score another thirteen points to increase their lead to thirty one points.

 

Heat thirteen saw Timms pull off a superb pass on Brooke (pictured above) to claim his fourth heat win but all his efforts were in vain as Chittock tied up third spot to share the heat.  That's was as good as it got for the away team as Ipswich claimed heats wins in heats fourteen to seventeen scoring twenty eight points in the process.  Still Chris Timms had the last laugh as he rode to a maximum with his fifth heat win holding off the attentions once again of Brooke who scored a superb eighteen points in his last match before he goes under the knife for his knee operation. 

 

It was a fine performance from Timms who carries the weight of the Midland outfit on still young shoulders.  Ipswich also had solid performances from Peck, Chris and Lewis Osborne and Chittock and well supported by Mower, Hill, Williamson and Rumbold while being lead by Brooke.

 

A big thank you also must go out to Dave Hill for stepping in

to referee after appointed referee was unable to commit and no replacement ref was appointed.

 

It’s still early days for the Ipswich team with a new team manager who still working on his best pairing and new members of the squad still getting to know each others capabilities.  This was a welcome two points for the home club.  With a different proposition up next in the shape of Sheffield, a match the home team will relish as they build during the course of the season.

 

Elite League

Ipswich 112

Josh Brooke 18, Lewis Osborne 15, Jamie Chittock 14, Adam Peck 13, Chris Osborne 13, Richard Williamson 13, Leon Mower 10, Charlie Rumbold 10, Ashley Hill 6  

Birmingham 67

Chris Timms 20, Mark Winwood 11, Paul Timms 10, Jamie Herring 6, Oliver Riley 6, Phil Widdas 6, Steve Hodgkinson 5,  Richard Stevenson 3

Referee: Dave Hill (Suffolk)

 

HAT-TRICK OF WINS FOR IPSWICH B – posted 12 May 2013

 

Ipswich went in search of a third straight win of the campaign in the Combination match and were to be given a big helping hand with Birmingham conceding a massive 59 penalty points which made their difficult job an impossibility.  So it prove to be with the Suffolk side running out comfortable winners by twelve points 70 - 58 before the added penalty points.

 

Chris Timms (pictured above) was looking unbeatable before running out of legs in his eighth heat of the afternoon losing out to the ever improving Richard Fellgett.  This was another all round performance from the Suffolk base club with every rider chipping in to the overall score.  

        

Elite Combination

Ipswich 129

Richard Fellgett 18, Daniel Knights 12, Ashley Hill 10, Matt Hill 9, Jordan Stant 9, Lauren Jacobs 7, Fraser Harris 5 - plus 59 penalty points

Birmingham 58

Chris Timms 15, Mark Winwood 14, Josh Herring 8, Olly Riley 7, Richard Stevenson 5, Steve Hodgkinson 5, Phil Widass 4 

POOLE EDGE IT IN ELITE LEAGUE CLASSIC – posted 12 May 2013

The rain did little to dampen the spirits in this fiesty encounter between Horspath and Poole as the visitors repeated their 2012 success by an even closer margin than their two point victory at the end of last season.

 

This time however, there were no last lap heroics as Thomas Reed once again featured in a match winning 7-3 along with partner Maciej Ganczarek in heat 17. This presented the Comets with the luxury of conceding a 7-3 in the final race which came as scant consolation to homesters Mark Boaler and Lukasz Nowacki who were left to reflect on two defeats in three Elite matches.

 

There was every indication of a tight result before a pedal was turned as Poole arrived "fully loaded" and Mike Morgans appeared for his first Hammers outing in ages. It was 44-45 at the break with neither side able to get the upper hand but race wins to Poole in heats 10 and 11 looked to be ominous for the hosts with Tom Reed and Gav Wheeler taking a 6-3 over Lukasz Nowacki in the eleventh to make it 51-57 after Sean Rudman had suffered his second exclusion of the day.

 

With Marcin Szymanski seemingly invincible, surely drawn heats all the way would sew it up for the Dorset side but their hopes were dashed in heat 15 when Thomas Reed moved on gate gate and the Hammers capitalised with a 7-2 to make it 74-75. Szymanski rounded off a faultless maximum in heat 16 leaving the stage set for the dramatic penultimate race.

 

Ganczarek had endured a wretched afternoon by his own high standards but he erased that in five explosive seconds as he gated across on hapless Rudman from two to one and created the opportunity for Reed to drop under from gate four. Game over!

 

For the Hammers, this was a bitter disappointment after their defeat at Sheffield while top of the table Poole headed off back home down the A34 wondering what lays in store for them in their next match when they travel to Wednesfield on June 9th. For Steve Harris, tackling his old clubmates for the first time in a blue and white shirt, it was probably the best birthday present in the world!

 

Horspath 88

Lukasz Nowacki 14, Mark Carmichael 14, Mark Boaler 13, Mike Morgans 12, Lewis Bates 11, Jack Harrold 11, Sean Rudman 8, Dave Carmichael 5

Poole 89

Marcin Szymanski 20, Greg Gluchowski 15, Thomas Reed 13, Gavin Wheeler 11, Steve Harris 11, Maciej Ganczarek 10, Leyton Glover 5, Arron Morgan 4

FATHERS’ DAY AT THE GRAVES – posted 12 May 2013

 

The second round of the Hallamshire Go-Ride League, at Sheffield’s Graves Centre track, was one for the dad’s as Luke Morton claimed top spot in the Open Grand Prix Final. Morton now takes over the series lead from Will Bristowe.  The cross training that Luke is putting in is paying dividends as he claimed the scalp of Kyle Holland in the qualifying races.

 

In the grand final Luke was on grid two with Holland on three and the unbeaten Liam Webster from grid four. Morton made the perfect start to lead round turn one. Webster was having to cover all the passing angles that Holland was attempting allowing Morton to power away for a well deserved win and 25 GP points.  

The B Final winner was Rob Mace, who was returning to the saddle after spending most of the year in training for the Manchester Marathon.  Having completed the marathon with a very respectable time of 3:39 the attained endurance fitness levels came into play as he had his best race in his fifth outing.

 

There was an impressive debut from John Avill, who’s a keen road and leisure cyclist. Avill was persuaded to compete by his daughter Erin (who raced in the under-10s). Quickly picking up the cornering techniques to compliment his straight line speed, he had the notable feat of defeating both Mace and Rob Mawhood.

 

James Bunting made the most of the under-13s series leaders absence (Ellie Sullivan being on duty at Leicester in the Womens League) to move into the lead with an accomplished performance that brought five wins. Last week’s British under-13 final has been a boost for young racer, who looks like he has an outstanding future in the sport.

 

Sam Turney added his second under-10 GP win but had to work hard for his points with some well timed from the back passes. The under-8s also the round one winner again successful, Jack Brownell again going through the card unbeaten, but he was pushed all the way in his last qualifying race by the improving Louis Jacobs. Jacobs led for two laps before Brownell used his extra speed to go past on the outside exiting turn four.

 

Scorers  

Open

Liam Webster 16, Kyle Holland 15, Luke Morton 13, John Avill 9, Rob Mawhood 9, John Turney 8, Rob Mace 6, Shadrack 4

Under-10 and Under-13

James Bunting 16, Ed Morton 14, Morgan Turner 12, Sam Turney 12, Daniel Rushton 10, Erin Avill 6, Sam Bowles 6, Matthew Wigfield 4

Under-8

Jack Brownell 16, Ted Bowles 14, Joe Brownell 12, Louis Jacobs 12, Max Jacobs 10

Grand Prix Finals

Open A

1st Luke Morton, 2nd Liam Webster, 3rd Kyle Holland, 4th Rob Mawhood          

Open B

1st Rob Mace, 2nd John Turney, 3rd John Avill, 4th Shadrack

Under-13 A

1st James Bunting, 2nd Ed Morton, 3rd Morgan Turner

Under-13 B

1st Daniel Rushton, 2nd Matthew Wigfield

Under-10

1st Sam Turney, 2nd Sam Bowles, 3rd Erin Avill

Under-8 A

1st Jack Brownell, 2nd Ted Bowles

Under-8 B

1st Louis Jacobs, 2nd Joe Brownell, 3rd Max Jacobs

 

HORSPATH PAIR WIN AFTER TIE-BREAK THRILLER – posted 12 May 2103

 

The Memorial Men’s Pairs at Leicester produced lots of action especially with races involving Andy Angell (pictured above second right).  The British champ was involved in some spectacular stuff but always seemed to come off second best.

 

The title was eventually decided by a run off, Mark Carmichael (pictured above) defeating Adam Peck from surprise packets Leicester 2012.

 

Wil Burns Memorial Men's Pairs

Horspath 33 (Mark Carmichael 18, Mark Boaler 15), Leicester 2012 33 (Phil Howells 18, Adam Peck 15),  Wednesfield A 32 (Paul Heard 19, Chris Jewkes 13), Hull 30 (Adam Stephenson 19, Andy Angell 11), Wednesfield B 29 (Lee Aris 16, Ricky Johnston 13), Leicester 26 (Craig Marchant 14, Ryan Hoyland 12), Sandwell 24 (Matt Smith 15, Jamie Ball 9)

 

LAUREN DAVIES SIMPLY UNBEATABLE – posted 12 May 2013

 

Showing all her speed and skill by winning both of her gate fours from the back, Leicester’s Lauren Davies retained her title with some flair. Nearest challenger Danni Riley also looked top class but she couldn’t keep the flying Davies behind her in heat thirteen.  Apart from this the Hethersett rider never looked in trouble.

 

Vicky Brown defeated Michelle Whitehead in a run off for third after both had tied on seventeen points. Her younger team mate Ellie Sullivan deserves a special mention for her never say die efforts against mainly older riders.

Wil Burns Ladies Memorial 

Lauren Davies 20, Danielle Riley 19, Vicky Brown 17, Michelle Whitehead 17, Lauren Hookway 16, Lauren Jacobs 14, Ellie Sullivan 13, Lucy Whitehead 12, Laura Watson 12, Charlie Jane Herbert 11, Charlie Ellitts 11, Sandra Tamborska 8, Rebecca Davies 8, Elizabeth Rigley 6, Chloe Whitehead 5