Sheffield Speedway Match Reports 2006
Key: + = from 15m handicap, * = Tactical ride for double points, !
= Tactical substitution from 15m
| Sheffield PIRTEK 'Tigers' v. Newport
Everest Group 'Wasps' |
Knock Out Cup |
6th July |
|
Referee:Paul Ackroyd |
01 |
02 |
03 |
04 |
05 |
06 |
07 |
08 |
09 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
Tot+Bp |
| 1. Ricky Ashworth |
7.66 |
3 |
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|
3 |
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|
|
3 |
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|
2' |
|
2' |
13+2 |
| 2. Ben Wilson r/r |
6.63 |
- |
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|
|
|
- |
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- |
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- |
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|
|
|
(7+1) |
| 3. Emiliano Sanchez |
6.73 |
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|
3 |
|
0 |
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|
|
3 |
2' |
|
3 |
|
|
|
11+1 |
| 4. Kyle Legault |
6.22 |
|
|
2' |
|
2 |
|
|
3 |
2' |
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
12+2 |
| 5. André Compton © |
9.48 |
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|
3 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
15 |
| 6. Paul Cooper |
(B) |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
- |
ef |
|
|
0 |
1 |
|
2' |
|
7+1 |
| 7. Benji Compton |
(B) |
|
1' |
|
f |
|
|
r |
- |
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|
|
- |
|
|
|
1+1 |
| Reg Wilson |
4 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
| PIRTEK 'Tigers' |
4 |
7 |
12 |
15 |
17 |
21 |
24 |
27 |
32 |
37 |
40 |
44 |
49 |
54 |
59 |
|
| Everest Group 'Wasps' |
2 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
13 |
15 |
18 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
28 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
|
| Tim Stone |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
| 1. Kevin Doolan (g) |
9.64 |
2 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
*4 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
11 |
| 2. Tony Atkin © |
5.38 |
0 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1' |
|
|
1' |
|
|
|
|
3+2 |
| 3. Chris Schramm |
5.61 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
1' |
|
| 0 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
3+1 |
| 4. Neil Collins |
6.86 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
*r |
|
4 |
| 5. Carl Wilkinson |
7.34 |
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|
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
5 |
| 6. Joel Parsons |
(A) |
|
3 |
|
1' |
|
0 |
|
2 |
- |
|
|
- |
|
1 |
|
7+1 |
| 7. Billy Legg |
(C) |
|
0 |
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
- |
|
0 |
Fastest this season; 60.3
André Compton,
14 April |
01 |
02 |
03 |
04 |
05 |
06 |
07 |
08 |
09 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
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|
61.4 |
63.0 |
63.8 |
61.9 |
61.5 |
61.6 |
61.3 |
62.0 |
62.5 |
61.3 |
61.0 |
62.5 |
61.6 |
65.6 |
61.5 |
|
Kevin Doolan is the Wasp's choice of guest for the injured Craig Watson,
and he shows a clean pair of heels to Paul Cooper in heat 1 but Ricky takes
a big win. Paul is out again in heat 2 and has to concede to fast trapping Joel Parsons
(picture on left). Benji does enough to finish third ahead of Billy Legg.
Emiliano and Kyle are the first to show in heat 3 leaving the Wasps pair in
their wake and scrabbling for the odd point (pictured right and below left). André won heat 4 at the
canter but Benji falls in last place, just managing to clear the track and obviously
suffering with his knee. The Wasps pair take the lead in heat 5. Emiliano makes
no attempt to pass Tony Atkin so Kyle sweeps past on the pits turn and has a
go himself. He is right on Tony's tail for the second lap and burst through
on the first turn of lap three, but Kevin has an unassailable lead. The Tigers
lead by 4 points.
Ricky and Paul lead away in heat 6 but Carl Wilkinson (pictured below right) has other ideas and
powers around Paul at the end of the second lap. André makes it look
so easy again winning heat 7 but Benji is just the opposite and retires from
last place. Paul out gates Joel in heat 8 but pulls up before the first bend.
Kyle sweeps to the front, race over. Emiliano and Kyle team ride to a comfortable
win in heat 9, and Emiliano is out again as rider replacement in heat 10
following Ricky home for another 5-1. Neil Collins passes Chris Schramm on the
last bend to steal the odd point. The Tigers lead now stands at 14 points.
Kevin Doolan is on a tactical in heat 11 but he cannot match André's
pace. Paul keeps the pressure on Tony Atkin but hasn't the speed to make the
pass. Emiliano leads away in heat 12 and Chris Schramm goes around Paul on the
second turn. The Tigers 'big guns' are out in heat 13 and André leads
the way. Kevin and Ricky are locked together for three laps before Ricky makes
a fantastic pass on the first turn on the last lap. Neil Collins is in the black
& white in heat 14, but it is Kyle and Paul who show first with Joel in
hot pursuit. Neil seems exasperated that Joel doesn't cede to him and retires.
Heat 15 is a repeat of heat 13, in more ways than one. André again leads
from Kevin with Ricky climbing all over him. Ricky keeps him guessing and this
time passes him on the outside of turn 2 on the second lap. Brilliant racing
from Ricky who is currently experiencing a real purple patch of form.
The Wasps made a good start to this match and only trailed by 6 points after
heat 8. The killing blow came in the last three heats as the Tigers took consecutive
5-1's to finish with a 26 point lead to defend on Sunday. The Wasps have had
bigger home wins than that of late, but the Tigers are on a roll and must be
considered favourites to progress.
Only six riders competed in the second-half races. Jamie Pickard withdrew
after a fall in his second ride leaving Grant Hayes to win the 'B' final from
Gareth Isherwood. Tai Woffinden ran out the convincing winner of the 'A' final
ahead of Joe Haines and David Speight. Tai's time in the final on the by now
very slick track was faster than Kyle's winning time in heat 14!
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