Sheffield Speedway Match Reports 2006
Key: + = from 15m handicap, * = Tactical ride for double points, !
= Tactical substitution from 15m
| Isle of Wight 'Islanders' v. Sheffield PIRTEK 'Tigers' |
Premier League |
28th June |
|
Referee: Mick Posslewhite |
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Tot+Bp |
| 1. Chris Holder |
7.00 |
fx |
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3 |
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2 |
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3 |
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3 |
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2 |
13 |
| 2. Jason Bunyan r/r |
6.84 |
- |
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- |
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- |
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- |
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(6) |
| 3. Jason Doyle |
5.01 |
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3 |
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0 |
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2 |
0 |
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3 |
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|
8 |
| 4. Krystof Stojanowski |
6.49 |
3 |
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2' |
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3 |
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1' |
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3 |
0 |
12+2 |
| 5. Ray Morton |
7.19 |
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2 |
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2 |
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0 |
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0 |
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4 |
| 6. Chris Johnson |
(B) |
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3 |
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1 |
fx |
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1 |
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0 |
|
5 |
| 7. Nick Simmons |
(B) |
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0 |
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1' |
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1' |
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0 |
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2+2 |
| David Croucher |
3 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
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| IOW 'Islanders' |
3 |
6 |
11 |
14 |
17 |
21 |
23 |
26 |
29 |
32 |
33 |
36 |
39 |
42 |
44 |
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| PIRTEK 'Tigers' |
3 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
13 |
15 |
19 |
22 |
25 |
28 |
33 |
36 |
39 |
42 |
46 |
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| Neil Machin |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
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| 1. Ricky Ashworth |
7.94 |
2 |
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2 |
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3 |
|
1' |
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1 |
9+1 |
| 2. Ben Wilson |
6.25 |
1' |
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1' |
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3 |
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2' |
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7+3 |
| 3. Kyle Legault |
6.32 |
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0 |
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1 |
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| x2 |
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2 |
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3 |
| 4. Emiliano Sanchez |
7.08 |
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1 |
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3 |
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2 |
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2 |
|
8 |
| 5. André Compton © |
9.66 |
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3 |
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2 |
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3 |
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2 |
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3 |
13 |
| 6. Paul Cooper |
(B) |
|
2 |
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0 |
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0 |
1' |
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1' |
|
1' |
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5+3 |
| 7. Benji Compton |
(B) |
|
1' |
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0 |
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0 |
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- |
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1+1 |
Track record = 67.8
Craig Boyce, 31 May 2005 |
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| 69.0 |
70.9 |
68.9
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68.7 |
68.4 |
68.7 |
awd |
69.1 |
68.9 |
69.0 |
69.5 |
69.4 |
69.0 |
69.8 |
69.2 |
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The Tigers went into this meeting brimming with confidence after their win at Berwick. The Islanders used
rider replacement to cover for the injured Jason Bunyan. Krystof Stojanowski
was the replacement in heat 1 and he appeared to have broken down when Chris
Holder fell on the first lap, so he was lucky that he was allowed into the rerun,
even luckier because he won it! Chris Johnson rode a blinder of a race in heat
2 moving through the field and rounding Cooperman off the last bend to claim
the win. Jason Doyle won heat 3 with the Islanders skipper passing Emiliano
on the last lap to put the home side four points ahead. André made it
look easy as he streaked away from Ray Morton to win heat 4, but it was another
shared heat as Nick Simmons passed Benji to claim third. Krystof was back out
again in heat 5 and he took another win but Jason Doyle was shut out by the
determined Sheffield pairing.
The Islanders extended their lead in heat 6 with Chris Holder showing André
a clean pair of heels and rider replacement Chris Johnson once again getting
the better of Cooperman. Emiliano was leading heat 7 with Kyle climbing all
over Ray Morton when Chris Johnson fell at the back of the field on lap two.
Strange decision by the referee who chose to award the race as it stood. Chris
Holder was r/r in heat 8 but he could only follow Ben Wilson who stormed from
the gate for an important win. Unfortunately Benji trailed Nick and it was another
shared heat. André was caught napping at the start of heat 9 and had
his work cut out as he first picked off Cooperman, and then Krystof before dragging
past Jason on the last lap for a fantastic win. Jason was r/r in heat 10 which
was stopped for first bend bunching with Kyle's bike wrecked as it hit the fence.
Kyle wasn't a happy chappy and there was a lot of pointless gesturing before
he returned to the pits. With the seconds ticking away Kyle made it to the startline,
but then turned back for some further adjustment and his exclusion light came
on. The angry young man destroyed the starting tapes and picked up a hefty fine
for doing so! It was Cooperman who eventually took to the track in his place
although the saga continued when Emiliano was called back for taking a flyer!
When the chequered flag eventually fell on heat 10 it was Chris Holder who took
it first although Cooperman rode well to deny Jason and share the heat.
Ricky and Ben put us back in the match with a comfortable win in heat 11
with Ray Morton well off the pace. Kyle gave it everything in heat 12 but just
couldn't get past Jason and Cooperman's third place kept the score level. Chris
Holder flew from the traps and didn't put a wheel wrong as he won heat 13 but
Ray couldn't live with the Sheffield top pair. Krystof won heat 14 from the
tapes but Cooperman (in for Benji) gained his revenge by beating Chris Johnson
as he followed Emiliano home for another shared heat to set up a classic last
heat decider. Chris Holder and Krystof were nominated for the home team, and
André and Ricky for the Tigers. André and Chris had a classic
scrap for the lead, as did Ricky and Krystof for third place and in a nail biting
conclusion it was the Tigers who held on in both battles to put the Tigers ahead
for the first time all evening, just when it counted!
The Tigers were good value and adapted well to the big track with good grip
out wide and the crowd were treated to some classic speedway.
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