Sheffield Speedway Match Reports 2007
Key: + = from 15m handicap, * = Tactical ride for double points, !
= Tactical substitution from 15m
| Sheffield Window Center
'Tigers'
v. Birmingham Mercom 'Brummies' |
Premier Trophy |
5th April |
|
Referee:Dave Dowling |
01 |
02 |
03 |
04 |
05 |
06 |
07 |
08 |
09 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
Tot+Bp |
| 1. Ricky Ashworth |
7.55 |
3 |
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3 |
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|
3 |
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|
2 |
|
2' |
13+1 |
| 2. Joel Parsons |
4.46 |
1 |
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|
2' |
|
3 |
|
1 |
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|
|
7+1 |
| 3. André Compton © |
9.41 |
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|
3 |
|
3 |
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|
3 |
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|
3 |
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|
3 |
15 |
| 4. James Cockle |
3.89 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
2' |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
5+1 |
| 5. Ben Wilson |
6.90 |
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|
|
2' |
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|
2 |
|
|
|
1' |
|
1' |
|
|
6+3 |
| 6. James Birkinshaw |
3.78 |
|
3 |
|
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|
1' |
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|
|
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
9+1 |
| 7. Paul Cooper |
3.41 |
|
1 |
|
3 |
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|
2' |
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|
|
1 |
|
|
|
7+1 |
| Reg Wilson |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
| Sheffield 'Tigers' |
4 |
8 |
12 |
17 |
21 |
26 |
29 |
34 |
39 |
43 |
46 |
50 |
53 |
57 |
62 |
|
| Mercom 'Brummies' |
2 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
20 |
23 |
25 |
28 |
30 |
31 |
|
| Graham Drury |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
| 1. Ulrich Ostergaard |
7.43 |
2 |
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|
2 |
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|
3 |
|
3 |
|
1 |
11 |
| 2. Aiden Collins |
4.11 |
0 |
|
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|
ef |
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|
1 |
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|
0 |
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|
|
1 |
| 3. Jason Lyons |
8.92 |
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|
2 |
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|
*6 |
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| r |
|
2 |
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|
0 |
10 |
| 4. Emiliano Sanchez |
7.38 |
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|
0 |
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|
0 |
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|
2 |
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|
2 |
|
4 |
| 5. Brent Werner |
5.84 |
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|
r |
|
r |
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|
r |
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|
- |
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|
0 |
| 6. Lee Smart |
3.00 |
|
2 |
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|
1 |
|
r |
- |
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|
0 |
|
ef |
|
3 |
| 7. Ben Powell |
3.00 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
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|
- |
1 |
|
|
|
0 |
x2 |
|
2 |
Track record = 59.5
S.Stead & C.Holder |
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02 |
03 |
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05 |
06 |
07 |
08 |
09 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
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| 60.6 |
63.5 |
62.5 |
63.8 |
61.6 |
62.2 |
62.1 |
62.1 |
62.5 |
62.6 |
63.1 |
61.9 |
62.7 |
63.9 |
62.8 |
|
Ricky and Joel stormed from the tapes to lead heat 1, but Ulrich Ostergaard
was obviously much faster and he flew around Joel at the end of the second lap.
Birko led heat 2 from Lee Smart while Ben Powell took Paul very wide into the
first turn. Paul dived past on the third turn and held off Ben's challenges
for a couple of laps until Ben made a 'mare of the third turn and toppled off,
jumping quickly back on without stalling. André and James Cockle led
heat 3, but Jason Lyons breezed past James on the back straight. Surprisingly
Emiliano never looked like getting close enough to challenge James for third
place. Heat 4 saw Paul leading by turn 1 with Ben joining him by the second bend,
and that's the way it finished with Ben Powell making little impression, and Brent
Werner totally disinterested and yards behind at the back. André sped away
to win heat 5 from Ulrich, and James rode a tidy line to pass Aiden Collins on the
pits turn on the first lap to leave the Sheffield
Window Centre Tigers with a twelve
point lead.
Ricky and Joel made light work of Lee Smart in heat 6, Brent Werner
needn't have bothered. Jason Lyons was nominated for a tactical ride in heat
7, but it was the Tigers pair who led the way. Jason passed Birko on the inside
of the third turn, then caught and passed Ben Wilson on the pits turn on the
second lap. Emiliano last again. Paul trapped alongside Lee Smart in heat 8
and took the advantage on the first turn while Joel took the high wide line
a swooped around the field to lead out of turn two. James Cockle led heat 9
with André joining him on the back straight. It looked as if James was
going to follow André's line but he caught a lot of drive on the apex
of the third and fourth turns and nearly lost it allowing Ben Powell through
into second place on the inside of turn four. James was having none of that
and he battled back into second place, but each time the pass compromised his
line and Ben was able to regain the advantage, until James took a well controlled
line on the third lap which took him back into second place which he held to
the line. The crowd loved it! Ricky led heat 10 from Emiliano and Jason. Joel
picked up third place with an inside line on the pits turn, but then made a
mistake on the third turn allowing Jason back through. Joel passed Jason again
on the second turn, lap three after which Jason threw in the towel. Sheffield
Window Centre Tigers now
have a twenty three point lead.
Ulrich trapped to win heat 11 from Birko and Ben. André led heat 12
and Paul rounded Lee Smart exiting turn two. Jason dived past his team mate
on the third turn and gave chase, passing Paul on the inside of turn two on
the third lap, much to Paul's chagrin. Ulrich trapped to win heat 13 with Ricky
and Ben unable to match his pace. The two James trapped ahead in heat 14 but
wily Emiliano passed them both with a tight line exiting turn two. Birko and
Emiliano then gave us the best race of the season as they passed and re-passed
each other on virtually every bend. It looked like Emiliano was going to get
the verdict after a superb third bend on the third lap, but Birko countered
with a fence scraping second turn and just edged into the lead on the back straight
to claim the win and the crowd acclaim. The big four were nominated for heat
15 but it was something of an anticlimax with the Tigers top two streaking from
the gate for an untroubled win.
The score line did not in any way reflect the quality of the racing. Paul
commented on how well the track had been prepared, and James was relieved to
have got some points under his belt. When congratulated on his excellent ride
in heat 9 all he could remember were the mistakes he made, but if he learns
from them he'll soon be a firm favourite with the fans.
Let's see how they go at Perry Bar in the return...
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