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MATCH REPORTS
PAWEL IDZIOREK WINS NORTHERN CHAMPIONSHIPS posted 11 July 2013
The Northern League Individual Championships were held in searing hot temperatures at Sheffields Graves track, the hottest day of the year by far with 28 centigrade on the thermometer.
In the senior final it would take a cool head to claim the championship, that coolness coming from Heckomndwikes Polish sensation Pawel Idziorek. Idziorek took a superb win in his first race coming off grid four to beat Gavin Parr and Jack Lush.
The first attempt saw Parr lead round the first bend only for the race to be brought back after Idziorek and Lush clashed, much to the disappoint of Parr who had made a perfect start. The re-run saw Idziorek just squeeze past the Geordie on the first turn and streak away for the win. Adam Stephenson, Richard Hudson and Andy Angell also won their first races.
The second round of races saw Stephenson and Idziorek claim second wins with Mat Lush benefitting from Parrs unfortunate fall and exclusion from heat six. Parr had led comfortably until clipping the outside kerb under the starting gate as he entered lap three.
Heat eight saw the start of some unfortunate events that led to Angell receiving a red card for dissent. The British champ was off grid one and led Jake Read round turn one. But he had drifted off the race line to keep Read at bay, leaving a gaping hole that both Kyle Holland and Matt Parrott gratefully accepted. Into turn three and Angell was forced wide and into the loose shale around the outside of the track. Now Read was through the gap and onto a deserved win.
Angell composed himself and set of in pursuit of Parrott and Holland. Angell lined up to pass Parrott but his front wheel clipped the Sheffield riders back wheel and he lost balance and the race was gone as he trailed in last. Angell then remonstrated with match referee, Mick Knowles, about the amount of loose shale on the outside of the track. The track was watered, but no shale removed.
Heat nine and Angell won comfortably from Stephenson and Idziorek, who both dropped points for the first time. Hudson claimed his second win with two brilliant passes on Jason Keith and then Holland. The interval arrived and the track was again watered. It was at this point that Angell received the red card after continuing his dissent towards the match referee about the state of the track surface around the outside on the bends.
With the pre-meeting favourite now sat in his car the racing continued with Stockports Mat Lush and Read taking the next two races leaving the leader board showing Stephenson, Read and Mat Lush on 11, closely followed by Hudson and Idziroek on 10. Four of these five won the next four races, with Mat Lush missing out by losing to Stephenson.
Of the main contenders, Stephenson is the first one out in heat 17. Coming from grid four the Hull rider was well placed on the outside when Keith took a heavy fall and exclusion after running into Parr. In the re-run Stephenson was unlucky to fall on the first bend and recorded only third place for 17 points.
The other top contenders all met in heat 20. Read was off grid one with Idziorek next door on two. The Stockport rider knew a fast start wass essential, but tragedy striked as he moved when under orders and was out, finishing on 15 points. Idziorek won the re-run and claimed his first senior title. Mat Lush claimed second place and entered a run-off with Stephenson for runners up spot. The Hull rider made no mistake from grid two to finish in second place.
The days racing had started seven hours earlier with the under-10 and under-13 events. Matt Snell of A& T took the under-10 title, keeping the title at A&T following Max Evans win in 2012, with a 19 point score. Snell lost just once to Charlie Wade of Hull. Sam Turney put home track knowledge to good effect to take runners up spot. With third place going to Tom Whitwam of Bury after he won a three rider run-off from Burys Louis Turner and Northumbrias Issac Ferry.
Whitwam could consider himself very unfortunate as he had won all his races except for an exclusion when falling while attempting to pass Snell in heat three. Wade was another unfortunate rider as he fell and was excluded in his very last race, when he appeared to be coasting to the win that would have given him a run-off for second place.
The under-13s event saw James Elston just fail in his attempt to win back-to-back titles. The Bury youngster had reeled of four smart wins, but so had Hulls Rob Stockton-Garner. They clashed in heat 18 in what was a match race, as they were the only two riders to line up on the grid. Stockton-Garner was on the on the inside and led from the tapes. Elston tried everything he could but there was no way around or under the Hull flyer. Sheffields James Bunting claimed third place with 18 points on his debut Northern individual meeting.
Sheffields Richard Hudson added the Northern under-16 title to his British under-16 indoor title with commanding performance as he reeled of four smart wins for a 16 point maximum score. Reece Pollitt was a deserved runner up, losing only to Hudson, after claiming three good wins. Kyle Holland showed his inconsistency as he finished on 14 points, despite having had inside grids on both Hudson and Pollitt.
The Womens event was also won with a 16 point maximum as GB team captain Vicky Brown made the most of taking the last available space to take the title. Brown had to record her win the hard way, after winning races from outside grids of her main rivals Ellie Sullivan and Laura Watson. Sandra Tamborska was thwarted in her attempt at a third successive title, having to settle for second place. Sullivans third place made for a Sheffield clean sweep on the podium. Christine Amos-Adams continued her improvement with a twelve point haul and fifth place overall.
Pawel Idziorek also took the under-19 title, with a devastating gating performance. The Heckmondwike youngster only made the competition after Aiden Owen withdrew. Five brilliant starts took him to a fine 20 point maximum. Jake Read, of Stockport, was runner up with 19 points and found himself unlucky to find Idziorek in such scintillating form. Kyle Holland repeated his third placing from the under-16s, having to work really hard for his points with a number of well executed passes. Jack Lush had three wins, but was left ruing a last place in his fourth ride that prevented him making the podium.
The veterans kept up the momentum of a great days racing, with the title going to Gavin Parr of Northumbria with a five ride unbeaten 20 point maximum. The Northumbria rider was in superb form and defeated main rival Darren Kent in heat 17 to take his first Northern title. Kent was again runner-up, having finished second to Terry Norman in 2012, and was probably left wishing Parr had started his holiday a week earlier. Jason Keith gave an accomplished performance to complete the podium placings. While Sheffields Luke Morton was the meetings dark horse as he took a well deserved fourth place, which included two smart wins.
The awards were presented by League chairman Tony Mann, tournament organiser Andy Schofield and, showing the other side of his nature, by Andy Angell who laughed and joked while presenting the under-19s and Vets with their trophies.
All the results from the Northern championships appear on our results page.
With the sun slowly setting over the Whitton raceway, the Ipswich club prepared themselves to host this years Suffolk U13's individual championship with sixteen very keen riders all with one eye on the prize of being this year champion.
Heat one went to Tyler Brinkoff after getting the better of younger brother Lewis. Heat two went to the pocket rocket Sam Warner, making the most of his grid one seeing off Evan Vincent. Heat three saw Oli Wright beating team mate Cormac Repman after unlucky Jay Berry's chain came off half way down the back straight on lap two and he had to scoot the rest of the race only to be pipped on the line by Wright thus lapping Berry.
Heat four saw Stephan Farthing have the first of his two grid ones and he made no mistake in the first although he had to fight hard to hold off Harrison Bacon who had to settle for second from grid four. Still feeling the effects of the last heat, Farthing had to surrender to the impressive Sam Warner who took full advantage to collect his second win of the night.
Lewis Brinkhoff took the opening heat in the second half. Stephan Farthing won heats twelve and fourteen to move into a very strong position and in doing this took the second point off Tyler Brinkhoff. Heat fifteen proved to be an important heat in the context of the meeting when Bacon, who was going along quietly unnoticed, held his nerve in beating Sam Warner and Lewis Brinkoff to move within touching distance of that title.
Tyler Brinkoff finished with two heat wins to finish on eighteen and had to wait to see if it would be enough to take the title. Unfortunately he had to watch in vain with firstly Bacon and then Farthing recorded crucial wins to both finish on nineteen points apiece.
Brinkoffs last gasp heat win in the final heat over Warner set up a run off for third place, leaving Farthing and Bacon to go head to head in a run off for the title. First of the two run-offs to decide the top three saw Warner and Brinkoff with the Kesgrave rider winning the toss, took the inside grid and having just previously just beaten Warner started slight favourite. The heat got off to a cracking pace with Brinkoff out in front but a lapse in concentration allowed Warner to get inside him and defend his line to storm away and take the flag.
Next up were the two stand-out riders of the night. Fittingly it was they who had to go once again toe-to-toe for the crown of champion 2013, Harrison Bacon and Stephan Farthing. Harrison won the toss and, as the tapes went up, there was nothing to chose between them at the first bend.
Finally credit must go to all sixteen riders for an memorable nights racing. They were a credit to their clubs and families alike. The match was refereed by Dave Hill who controlled the meeting very well, giving all the youngsters time to settle at the start allowing them to enjoy a fantastic meeting. The top ten all qualify for the East Anglian Final.
Suffolk Under-13 Individual Final Harrison Bacon 19, Stephen Farthing 19, Sam Warner 18, Tyler Brinkoff 18, Lewis Brinkoff 16 , Evan Vincent 13, Oli Wright 13, Alex Harvey 13, Jake Vincent 12, Cormac Repman 12, (these all qualify for East Anglian Final) Jay Berry 10, Brandon Simons 9, Troy Brumpton 8, Gemma Hill 7, Ethan Mitchell 6, Scott Balaam 6 Referee: Dave Hill (Suffolk)
The fourth round of the Hull Cycle Speedway Go-Ride Racing League was raced in glorious sunshine at The Hessle Raceway on Tuesday evening. Fourteen riders came to the tapes in four divisions with Josh Bellis taking his first win of the season in the under-14's event with an unbeaten 20 points from Charlie Wade and Jaydon Donnelly.
With the temperature passing 80 degrees, the only thing hotter at Whitton was the pace of the home team. The Ipswich youngsters tore into East London from the very first heat, with a heavy defeat being the unavoidable outcome.
Ipswich 112 Richard Fellgett 20, Ashley Hill 18, Charlie Rumbold 16, Lauren Jacobs 14, Fraser Harris 12, Jordan Stant 12, Dan Knights 10, Matt Hill 10, Ben Harvey (injured) East London 67 Denis Hubble 15, Nicky Gunkel 14, Les Stevens 10, Steve Woodroof 9, Steve Myhill 7, Kevin Smith 6, Dave Hughes 3, Adam Burt 3 Referee: Dave Hill (Suffolk)
STEVENS THE ONLY WINNER posted 10 July 2013
Things didn't change much in the division two encounter. With some fresh legs, Ipswich again dominated from the off. Stevens provided the visitors' only race win but also suffered a painful looking fall when caught in a deep patch of loose shale in his fourth ride.
Kevin Smith, resplendent in a Team Sky shirt before the match, earning him the nickname Richie Porte(ly), picked up a couple of hard-won second places, while Dave Hughes and Adam Burt both deserved more for their efforts. All-in-all, East London tried hard but were glad when the chequered flag finally fell.
Ipswich 104 Matt Hill 17, Richard Fellgett 17, Dan Knights 16, Lauren Jacobs 16, Fraser Harris 14, Sam Warner 11, Alex Harvey 10, Jordan Stant 3 East London 55 Steve Myhill 12, Les Stevens 11, Steve Woodroof 10, Kevin Smith 9, Adam Burt 7, Dave Hughes 6 Referee: Dave Hill (Suffolk)
Exeter Aces celebrated 50 years of cycle speedway in Exeter at the weekend, staging their first ever Westernapolis event at Cofton Road. The event attracted many of the sport's top individuals including World Champion Lukasz Nowacki, who won the event, taking away over £200 in prize money.
Sparks flew in heat two when Poole's Arek Szymanski was a victim of a Gavin Wheeler clamp from grid two, and then having found his pedals again was left to ride three very wide laps on Leon Mower's outside shoulder. A small coming together after the race had finished could have escalated into more during the heat of the moment but both riders returned to the pits and sportingly looked to their next race.
The excitement and drama continued to unfold in the early stages of the meeting with heat three providing more quality racing. Lukasz Nowacki just about managed to pip Arron Morgan to the first bend, only to be joined by the ultra fast accelerating Greg Gluchowski on his outside. With the Poles throwing themselves into the first bend with such speed, underdog Jamie Chittock was able to perform a smooth cutback before holding his inside line as the World Champion tried to clamp him down on the entry into three.
Again, another huge space was left to be filled, with Morgan steaming up the inside into lap two. If that wasn't enough for the crowd's eyes to take in within the space of 10 seconds, then cue Nowacki who lined up a breath-taking cut back on the young pair to storm to victory and collect another heat winning £10. Gluchowski also kept Poland in the spotlight, quickly finding a way to get himself into the three point position.
Heat four was another interesting race with Chris Timms, who left it late in the pre-qualifier. After gating around Mark Carmichael and Aaron Herbert he was stuck on former World champion Steve Harris's shoulder. Herbert successfully filled the gap to push himself into second which left Timms with a tricky decision to make.
Reed added a tenner to the kitty in the fifth race of the day whilst Jamie Chittock took an early chance to pass Szymanski. However the Pole banked it well, leaving Chittock nowhere to go but through the air! Luckily for him though he managed to land on his feet.
Steve Harris joined Reed in the 'two race two win' club in heat six, whilst Hill battled from the back to pass Mark Winwood into third.
Gluchowski made good use of his grid one to take a start to finish win, with Carmichael seeing out the challenge from Wheeler in the first lap. The Elite Hammer then went on to chase Greg but didn't quite have that finishing touch to take four points.
Another fantastic race unfolded in heat eight, which saw Nowacki drop his only point of the day. After another fast Timms gate he found himself stuck on the outside down the back straight. Chris also couldn't have gone much closer to the outside and with the bikes tangling, Leon Mower and Craig Nethercott came through to take the first two spots.
Nowacki quickly found a way past Nethercott but the Exeter Ace immediately lined up a smart cutback and again the world champion was under threat which is a rare sight! Shoulder to shoulder going into bend three, Lukasz had the power to blast around the outside and after Timms got involved, Nowacki decided to play safe and settle for second behind Mower.
Thomas Reed was unfortunate to draw the number one spot, meaning the first of his two grid fours came in heat nine. With two fast gating riders on his inside, Gluchowski and Timms, this was always going to be a tough task. The first run of the race saw Reed try a cutback but with himself, Timms and Winwood falling, the race was rerun with all four.
The Devon Express attempted exactly the same move again, clattering into Timm's but with all riders staying on, referee Dave Dart allowed the race to continue. Gluchowski used the opportunity to speed away but Reed was on his back wheel in no time! With a well-timed dive into bend three, lap three, the home fans cheered with joy as Reed's total hit 12 out of 12.
Nowacki continued to pile pressure on the front runners with a healthy win just before the interval whilst Hill made life very difficult for Carmichael at the back. After being taught by one of his match day rivals and previous Hammer team mate Steve Harris, he was able to pull out a move on Ashley.
After the half time interval, another maximum was taken away as Chittock powered from gate one to lead Harris for four laps. Steve thought about making a pass on the entry to lap two but knowing he was on the inside of Nowacki and Reed in his next ride, decided that three points may not be so bad.
Heat 12 provided more entertainment for the supporters. Wheeler held his gate off one, with Morgan from three powering around the outside. Nethercott stormed up Wheeler's inside which sent them both slightly off line. From nowhere, Herbert found the room to cruise pass Morgan up the inside and then split to two in front to leave Wheeler, Nethercott and Morgan wondering how that happened!
Tension was already high throughout the Westernapolis final but next came the biggest race of the day so far. Wheeler taking two on the trot from grid one, Harris hoping for a sensible ride from two. Reed wanting to impress his home supporters from grid three, and looking for the right doors to open up from gate four, Nowacki.
As the tapes rose, Wheeler made an expected solid start with Harris holding Reed and Nowacki on his shoulder. Coming down the back straight, Reed, in third, tried a hopeful but questionable switch on Harris. However with Harris securing the inside line, there was no room at the inn for Reed! This allowed Nowacki to come through into third and chase Harris.
The former world champion rode a good line to keep the current champion on his line but another amazing cut back from Nowacki's back pocket sounded a quick squeak of rubbing tyres before the Pole accelerated out of the second bend with more than enough speed to pass Harris. Wheeler, having had fitter seasons, felt the effects of his two on the trot and with Lukasz charging for the four points, he was overtaken with millimetres to spare. Nowacki knew he'd done enough for the top prize and showed his emotion as he passed Gavin to take the chequered flag.
The only rider left who had a chance of keeping the challenge alive was Gluchowski, who made a faultless start from two in heat 14 to cruise to victory. Meanwhile the race was on between the Ipswich pairing of Mower and Hill, joined by Herbert. Mower took Herbert wide into the first bend after a powerful elbow which allowed Hill to find himself in second. Herbert then split the pair only for Mower to showcase a very fast dive on the Ace who had then run out of ideas.
Nicky Evans was one of a few people to stop Timms from gating around them during the event, with the Brummie on two and Evans on one. Chris was almost around but Evans used his elbows well to give Timms a shove out to the fence. Morgan then mounted a challenge on Evans exiting bend four, lap one but couldn't quite keep tight enough and clipped Nicky's back wheel, putting him out of the running for first.
This allowed Timms to get himself back into second but it wasn't long until Szymanski, who finished third in the senior Polish championship at the age of just 17, threw in a healthy dive on the fast gater to send him out wide once again. Shortly after that, Arek seemed to have a bike malfunction just as Timms was lining up a much wanted overtake. He then tried a last gasp pass on Morgan who closed the door just enough to take the three points.
Heat 16 gave Carmichael his first win of the day with a Saturday stroll from grid one. Chittock managed a decent gate around from four to take second whilst the battle went on at the back between Winwood and Nethercott. Eventually Winwood had the upper hand after four laps.
Unfortunately after some fast and furious racing, the track had a few loose patches on it as would any track, which caught Reed out. However, after a couple slips he gained momentum and was back up with Carmichael for the final bend to give it one last go. Being perhaps one foot too far behind, he couldn't quite get the elbow contact needed and slid to the ground for Morgan to come around and finish second.
Hill added a tenner to his already £19 from previous races, also taking advantage of grid one as Timms chased him down for four laps. From the start line things were tight. Wheeler used his body to start a domino effect which then led on to Timms hitting Chittock, who had a one way ticket across the centre green! However later on in the race, Wheeler was on the receiving end of the rut which caught out Reed a couple times in the previous race and after a tiring day, decided to return to the pits early.
After a five race breather, Nowacki had undergone the perfect preparation for his final ride of the day. Knowing a win would guarantee him the Westernapolis crown, he flew around Herbert and Winwood and never looked back. All the battling went on for second spot though with Evans lining himself up for a smooth cutback on Winwood.
A big strong elbow from Evans gave himself a decent chance upon entering bend one, lap two leaving Winwood heading for the outskirts. Herbert however read the situation well and crept through into the three point spot only to slip a pedal on the next bend and lose out to both riders. Nowacki crossed the finish line, having only dropped a single point all day, to be crowned champion.
However, not all podium places were decided yet, with Gluchowski and Harris still having to meet each other in heat 20, both aiming for the silver position and an extra £80. Greg from two, powered around Nethercott and after a very brief challenge from Harris up the inside, managed to secure the heat win. Harris settled for second in the end with Szymanski in third.
After 20 fast and furious heats, the scores for the bronze position and the £50 prize money was tied between Harris and Carmichael. Mark won the toss for grids and took two, successfully keeping Steve on his shoulder for the full race. Harris liked to point out the fact Mark had learnt those skills from him and that maybe he shouldn't have taught him so well!
Lukasz Nowacki was a worthy winner on the day by far and truly deserved his final winnings of over £200. Nowacki commented on his day saying it was a great day, with a fantastic track, awesome atmosphere and great people. He also went as far to say it was the meeting of the year so far. He thanked Exeter CSC for a lovely show.
Could we see Lukasz back next year for another Westernapolis if the fixture is made permanent on an annual basis? That's something the Aces will be considering with much thought in the coming months.
Lukasz Nowacki (Horspath) 19, Greg Gluchowski (Poole) 18, Mark Carmichael (Newport) 16, Steve Harris (Poole) 16, Thomas Reed (Exeter) 15, Ashley Hill (Ipswich) 13, Jamie Chittock (Ipswich) 12, Nicky Evans (Newport) 11, Gavin Wheeler (Southampton) 11, Leon Mower (Ipswich) 11, Aaron Morgan (Poole) 11, Chris Timms (Birmingham) 10, Aaron Herbert (Exeter) 10, Arek Szymanski (Poole) 10, Mark Winwood (Birmingham) 9, Craig Nethercott (Exeter) 7
Newports Division One team scorched to victory on the hottest day of the year to maintain their unbeaten record beating also unbeaten Poole by 92 points to 87 at Newport Sports Village.
Poole came to Newport with a very strong team determined to take the points. The Dorset club also requested a neutral referee which was agreed.
The impressive Szymanski and Morgan won the opening heats to give Poole an early lead but this was short lived as the home side posted three maximum heat wins through the Bock/Soper, Bock/Hughes and Carmichael/Evans to take an interval lead of 13 points.
Poole knew the match was slipping away. Manager Pete Barnes quickly claimed the inside gate positions and gave tactical substitution rides to Harris and Morgan. They managed to pull back to seven points to go three points behind but Newport were not to be denied and Evans/Carmichael combined well for another maximum heat win in heat 14 to settle it for the determined Welsh eight who have now raced eight and won eight matches.
Racing at Birmingham last Tuesday evening in the Midland League division one, Coventry`s amazing run of senior team victories continued, with the Devlins Newsagents sponsored team edging to a narrow 92-84 success.
It was Coventry`s sixth win in a row in senior team matches, their second successive league win and their first ever league away win since rejoining league racing 18 months ago.
England international star Myke Grimes superbly led the city side, posting a 19 point score and dropping just a single point. He received excellent support from Polish ace Konrad Pietak and skipper Dave Frith.
Racing at Sheffield last weekend, in the Eurovets GP series, Joe McLaughlin made the final in fine style, moving to the head of the leader board on 88 points with five rounds to go.
Ipswich welcomed East London for today's South East fixture with the attention on keeping up the excellent start they have made to the season. Ipswich were able to rest many of their seniors riders giving the team a very youthful look as they continue to build for the future with the rich vein of talent available to the Ipswich management team.
The home team, as you would expect, started off at an electric pace giving the opposition no chance of settling into the match as they soon racked up the first six heats and lead by twenty points. It was in heat seven when East London got their first success when it proved to be unlucky for young Ben Harvey.
London took the heat 5-4. Spurred on by this, they took heat eight as well through Hubble and Myhill 6-4 over Rumbold and Matt Hill. Was this the start of an unlikely come back from the Londoners? Even though being out-gunned for most of the match, never at any stage did London throw in the towel. Normal service was restored in heat nine when reserve pairing Jacobs and Harris polished off a fine 7-3 to take Ipswich into a half break 55-34.
The second half stared very much like the first with the home team now aiming for that hundred point barrier for the fifth match in a row. They soon started to rack up the points tally with heats wins in the next six races.
Heats seventeen and eighteen both ended in 7-3 wins for Ipswich taking over the hundred point barrier again.
Ipswich riders that caught the eye were Richard Fellgett and Ashley Hill who are both looking sharp at this moment in time and seem to make it all look effortless. There were also pleasing performances from Fraser Harris and Lauren Jacobs scoring 26 points between them. The match was ridden in a good, friendly manner with good banter coming from both sides of the pits. The average age for the home team was just 17 years. .
Ipswich 112 Richard Fellgett 20, Ashley Hill 18, Charlie Rumbold 16, Lauren Jacobs 14, Fraser Harris 12, Jordan Stant 12, Dan Knights 10, Matt Hill 10, Ben Harvey (injured) East London 67 Denis Hubble 15, Nicky Gunkel 14, Les Stevens 10, Steve Woodroof 9, Steve Myhill 7, Kevin Smith 6, Dave Hughes 3, Adam Burt 3 Referee: Dave Hill (Suffolk)
ALEX AND SAM GO HOME PLEASED posted 7 July 2013
Manager Les Fellgett gave youngsters Alex Harvey and Sam Warner a welcome run out in the continuing education into team riding with the support of his trusted guard in the shape of Hill, Fellgett and Knights, riders who are still very young in their own right yet seem to be already veterans in this division. With the likes of Stant, Jacobs and Harris in support, this is a very useful looking team much who, like the first team, went in search of their sixth win of the season and maintain their vice like grip on SE2 division.
With the London lads having to use six of the starting eight from the first match, it was always going to be a tough ask for them to put up a fight against young fresh legs and this proved so with the home side securing thirteen heats wins from sixteen with the other three being drawn.
Whitton Raceway is slowly becoming a daunting place to come as the home team continues to dominate their opposition at will and are benefiting from the depth in their squad with others sitting in the wings just waiting for the nod. Youngsters Alex and Sam acquitted themselves well and can go home feeling pleased having gained a little more experience from today's outing.
Ipswich 104 Matt Hill 17, Richard Fellgett 17, Dan Knights 16, Lauren Jacobs 16, Fraser Harris 14, Sam Warner 11, Alex Harvey 10, Jordan Stant 3 East London 55 Steve Myhill 12, Les Stevens 11, Steve Woodroof 10, Kevin Smith 9, Adam Burt 7, Dave Hughes 6 Referee: Dave Hill (Suffolk)
A bright sunny day saw 23 ladies roll up to Goshen to continue in the Wosskow Brown series of matches. Bury duly removed much of the very deep track surface and it was on with the racing with two sets of pairs racing relative to standard, followed by the two age related GPs.
Lauren Davies from Leicester Vixens took race one from Sheffields Vicky Brown and Ellie Sullivan. Exeter had a strong pairing in Lauren Hookway and Charlie Jane Herbert, taking a good 6-4 over Tamborkski and Davies. East Anglian Danielle Riley moved off one but national champion Lauren Jacobs shot round for the win. The Rockets took a well worked 7-3 as Brown shielded Sullivan to the win.
Riley and Jacobs took a 6-4 over Hookway with Lauren Davies and Lucy Whitehead staying very much in touch. Hookway and Herbert took six points from Brown, with Riley and Jacobs racing to a seven pointer in race eight. Davies continued her unbeaten run in 10 but Hookway and Herbert levelled the race.
A fine win for Tomborska in the 11th, the 12th produced a great race Jacobs and Riley got their tactics right at the first bend and were on a 7-3 for two laps. Davies powered round but was unable to catch Jacobs for an important six points to East Anglian. Hookway and Herbert put themselves in the driving seat with a well worked seven points in the 13th. Riley took the 14th but some good team riding again saw Brown and Sullivan keep Jacobs at the back.
Davies eventually passed Tomborska but not enough for Leicester this time. So a race off was called with two teams on 28. Riley called correctly and led Hookway home to claim victory. There was some really excellent racing, The Rockets will be pleased with third place whilst Lucy Whitehead is starting to regain her form. Laura Watson and Krissie Mines put in loads of effort
Division One East Anglians 28 (Lauren Jacobs 14, Danielle Riley 14), Exeter Aces 28 (Lauren Hookway 16, Charlie Jane Herbert 12), Sheffield Rockets 27 (Vicky Brown 14, Ellie Sullivan 13), Leicester Vixens 26 (Lauren Davies 19, Lucy Whitehead 7), Mighty Angels 21 (Laura Watson 13, Krisse Mines 8), Welsh Stars 19 (Sandra Tomborska 14, Becky Davies 5)
Round two produced some good racing from a younger, more inexperienced set of pairings. There were tremendous efforts throughout but Christina Amos-Adams put together four unbeaten races with Elizabeth Wrigley, Lisa Marie Bowen all scoring highly.
Division Two Ipswich Aces 22 (Lisa Marie Bown 12, Gemma Hill 6, Chloe Pearce 4), Monster Monarchs 21 (Sarah Olson 9, Mia Duckham 7, Abbey Duckham 5), Galaxy 20 (Christine Amos Adams 16, Alice Unwin 4), Exeter Falcons 19 (Guests 12, Tonicha Hayes 7), Young Lions 18 (Elizabeth Rigley 11, Chloe Whitehead 7)
Two individuals followed, the under-16 dominated by Krissie Mines and Lauren Hookway both racing unbeaten. Abi Duckham and Elle Sullivan both lost to these two but well done to all the girls for some great racing. Hookway won the race-off for first with Elle Sullivan taking third.
The over-16s again produced two unbeaten riders. Lauren Davies had looked strong all day but Danielle Riley had matched her win for win. Sandra Tamborska took a deserved third place with some good starts and hard riding. Lucy Whitehead will be pleased to have finished with two wins but was just out of the trophies this time. Brown, Herbert and Watson all had the one bad race. Riley won the toss and the run-off and must be a real contender for Coventry on this form.
Finally the GP run-offs. In the under-16 Lauren Hookway continued her super form winning from Elle Sullivan and Krissie Mines with Abi Duckham fourth. In the B final Elizabeth Wrigley led from the start as Duckham, Hill and Hayes swopped places before Duckham took the second place from Hayes. In the C final Chloe Whitehead won from the gate against Alice Unwin.
Under-16s Individual Lauren Hookway (Exeter) 16, Krisse Mines (Poole) 16, Abbey Duckham (Leicester) 14, Ellie Sullivan (Sheffield) 14, Elizabeth Rigley (Leicester) 11, Mia Duckham (Leicester) 9, Gemma Hill (Ipswich) 9, Tonicha Hayes (Exeter) 9, Chloe Whitehead (Leicester) 8, Alice Unwin (Sheffield) 8 A Final 1st Lauren Hookway (Exeter), 2nd Ellie Sullivan (Sheffield), 3rd Krisse Mines (Poole), 4th Abbey Duckham (Leicester) B Final Elizabeth Rigley (Leicester), 2nd Mia Duckham (Leicester), 3rd Tonicha Hayes (Exeter), 4th Gemma Hill (Ipswich) C Final 1st Chloe Whitehead (Leicester), 2nd Alice Unwin (Sheffield)
In the over-16s Sarah Olson took the four points from Christina Amos Adams In the B final Vicky Brown stormed away from the inner with Lucy Whitehead second and Becky Davies pipping Laura Watson for third.
The A final produced some more excellent racing, Riley leading from the gate and Davies chasing hard, Tomborska and Herbert battling away as well. Unluckily Davies came to grief on the last bend allowing Tomborska to take second and Herbert third.
Some great racing throughout the day. Ladies/Girls racing continues to improve and some of the tactics, especially in the pairs, were quite impressive. Sheffield, East Anglians and Exeter all changed their tactics to suit the opposition. In all 59 races completed
Over-16s Individual Lauren Davies (Leicester) 16, Danielle Riley (Hethersett) 16, Sandra Tomborska (Sheffield) 13, Charlie Jane Herbert (Exeter) 12, Lucy Whitehead (Leicester) 12, Vicky Brown (Sheffield) 10, Laura Watson (Leicester) 10, Becky Davies (Newport) 9, Christine Amos Adams (Norwich) 7, Sarah Olsen (Leicester) 7 A Final 1st Danielle Riley (Hethersett), 2nd Sandra Tomborska (Sheffield), Charlie Jane Herbert (Exeter), 4th Lauren Davies (Leicester) B Final 1st Vicky Brown (Sheffield), 2nd Lucy Whitehead (Leicester), 3rd Becky Davies (Newport), 4th Laura Watson (Leicester) C Final 1st Sarah Olsen (Leicester), 2nd Christine Amos Adams (Norwich) Referee: John Whiting (Lancashire)
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