Sheffield Speedway Match Reports 2007
Key:+ = from 15m handicap, * = Tactical ride for double points, !
= Tactical substitution from 15m
| King's Lynn Money Centre 'Stars' v Sheffield Window Center
'Tigers'
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Play Off s/f (2nd) |
10th October |
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Referee: Peter Clarke |
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03 |
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06 |
07 |
08 |
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10 |
11 |
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15 |
Tot+Bp |
| 1. Tomas Topinka |
9.14 |
3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
15 |
| 2. Paul Lee |
6.29 |
f |
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ef |
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2 |
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0 |
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2 |
| 3. Daniel Nermark |
9.79 |
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3 |
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2 |
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3 |
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2 |
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10 |
| 4. Trevor Harding |
5.96 |
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2' |
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1' |
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2' |
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3 |
2' |
10+4 |
| 5. Chris Mills |
5.86 |
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3 |
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0 |
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1 |
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1 |
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5 |
| 6. Adam Allott |
5.44 |
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3 |
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1 |
1' |
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3 |
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- |
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8+1 |
| 7. Simon Lambert (g) |
3.00 |
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2' |
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2' |
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- |
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0 |
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1 |
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5+2 |
| Rob Lyon |
3 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
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| King's Lynn 'Stars' |
3 |
8 |
13 |
18 |
21 |
24 |
25 |
28 |
33 |
36 |
40 |
42 |
46 |
50 |
55 |
86 |
| Sheffield 'Tigers' |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
17 |
20 |
21 |
24 |
28 |
32 |
34 |
36 |
37 |
99 |
| Neil Machin |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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| 1. Ricky Ashworth |
7.75 |
2 |
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3 |
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*4 |
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0 |
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1 |
10 |
| 2. Ben Wilson |
6.82 |
1' |
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ef |
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3 |
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0 |
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4+1 |
| 3. André Compton © |
10.00 |
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1 |
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3 |
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| 1' |
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3 |
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8+1 |
| 4. Paul Cooper |
5.21 |
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0 |
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2' |
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2 |
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2 |
0 |
6+1 |
| 5. Joel Parsons |
5.97 |
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1 |
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2 |
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1 |
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2 |
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6 |
| 6. Jordan Frampton (g) |
4.97 |
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1 |
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1' |
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0 |
- |
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1 |
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- |
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3+1 |
| 7. James Cockle |
3.67 |
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0 |
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0 |
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- |
f/r |
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fx |
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0 |
Track record: 57.6
N.Pedersen, 11 Sept 2002
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15 |
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59.14 |
59.04 |
59.87 |
61.66 |
59.85 |
59.20 |
59.37 |
60.91 |
59.94 |
57.69 |
58.52 |
59.63 |
59.10 |
60.68 |
59.51 |
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The Tigers tracked Somerset's Jordan Frampton at number 6 guesting in place of James Birkinshaw,
while the Stars sacked Benji Compton and called on Boston's Simon Lambert in
his place.
Sheffield
carried forward a 31 point lead from the first leg although the Stars promoters
were still confident and even suggested the Tigers fans needn't bother travelling
to Norfolk as they wouldn't enjoy seeing their side humiliated! (Not many promoters
can afford to turn fans away these days!!) The Stars made full use of owning
their own stadium as they gave themselves two full days practice to ensure they
all had exactly the right set up to suit the heavy track conditions and shows
just what lengths they were prepared to go to.
Ricky Ashworth made a blistering
start to heat 1 but struggled to turn the bike in the deep shale. Tomas Topinka
took the lead on turn three but with Paul Lee falling at the back of the field
the race was
shared. King’s Lynn went ahead in heat 2 with Adam Allott and Simon Lambert
taking a 5-1 ahead of Jordan Frampton. Daniel Nermark won heat 3 and Trevor Harding
passed André Compton on the last lap.
Chris Mills won heat 4 and Simon Lambert passed Joel Parsons for yet another
5-1. The Stars had taken 12 points out the Tigers lead after just four heats
with the Tigers struggling to corner, let alone race, in the deep grippy conditions.
Ricky and Ben
Wilson trapped ahead in heat 5 but Daniel Nermark put Ben under intense pressure
and forced him into a mistake at the end of lap three allowing both Stars riders
through to share the heat. Tigers aggregate lead stand at 19 points.
Tomas Topinka was the easy winner of heat 6 but team mate Paul Lee was left
standing at the gate with a dead engine. Adam Allott trapped to lead heat 7 but once André went
past he lost interest and dropped quickly to the back of the field. Chris
Mills managed to fight off all Paul Cooper's challenges for three laps but then
fell on the last lap giving the Tigers their own 5-1 and igniting the visitors
team spirit. Ben Wilson made his mark
winning heat 8 resisting both Paul Lee and Adam Allott. Daniel Nermark
and Trevor Harding won heat 9 from Joel Parsons with James Cockle falling at
the back of the field, and although Tomas Topinka made it 3 wins in heat 10
both Paul and André made good use of Paul Lee's mistake to maintain the
Tigers aggregate 19 point lead with just 5 races remaining.
Ricky was on a tactical in heat 11 and his second place behind Adam Allott
virtually clinched the Tigers their place in the final. André beat Daniel Nermark in
heat 12 and the Stars last glimmer of hope was extinguished with Jordan Frampton beating
Simon Lambert into third
place. Tomas made it four straight wins in heat 13 but Joel took second place
ahead of Chris Mills. James Cockle was excluded from heat 14 when he fell. Paul Cooper trapped
in the rerun but Trevor Harding passed him round the outside, and Tomas completed
his maximum in heat 15 winning from Trevor ahead of Ricky and Coops.
Where was Jonathan Chapman while all the Sheffield fans were celebrating
our place in the final? Nowhere to be seen...
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