Key:+ = from 15m handicap, * = Tactical ride for double points, !
= Tactical substitution from 15m
| SHEFFIELD SPEEDWAY MATCH REPORTS 2011 |
| SHEFFIELD WINDOW CENTRE
'Tigers' v Scunthorpe 'Scorpions'
|
Steel Town Trophy |
24th March |
|
Referee: Margaret Vardy |
01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 |
06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Tot+Bp |
| 1. Shane Parker |
7.95 |
2 |
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3 |
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2' |
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2' |
|
3 |
12+2 |
| 2. Emiliano Sanchez r/r |
6.64 |
- |
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- |
|
- |
|
- |
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|
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(7+1) |
| 3. Ricky Ashworth © |
7.77 |
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3 |
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1 |
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|
1 |
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|
3 |
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|
8 |
| 4. Hugh Skidmore |
5.69 |
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1 |
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3 |
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3 |
3 |
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|
3 |
|
13 |
| 5. Josh Auty |
7.69 |
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|
3 |
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|
3 |
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3 |
3 |
|
3 |
|
2' |
17+1 |
| 6. Ashley Birks |
3.00
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0 |
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0 |
1 |
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0 |
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|
1 |
|
2 |
| 7. Simon Lambert |
3.47 |
1' |
2 |
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1 |
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2' |
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|
1 |
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7+2 |
| Eric Boocock |
3 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
|
| Sheffield 'Tigers' |
3 |
5 |
9 |
13 |
17 |
20 |
24 |
29 |
33 |
38 |
41 |
45 |
50 |
54 |
59 |
|
| 'Henderson' Scorpions |
3 |
7 |
9 |
11 |
13 |
16 |
18 |
19 |
23 |
24 |
29 |
31 |
32 |
34 |
35 |
|
| Richard Hollingsworth |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
| 1. David Howe © |
8.15 |
3 |
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2 |
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*4 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
11 |
| 2. Thomas Jorgensen |
7.00 |
0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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1' |
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|
1+1 |
| 3. Tero Aarnio |
6.12 |
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ns |
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- |
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- |
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- |
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|
- |
| 4. Carl Wilkinson |
6.83 |
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|
0 |
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2 |
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|
1 |
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2 |
|
5 |
| 5. Ben Wilson |
5.92 |
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|
2 |
|
2 |
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|
*4 |
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|
0 |
|
0 |
8 |
| 6. Steve Worrall |
3.00 |
|
1 |
|
f |
|
- |
ef |
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- |
ef |
|
ef |
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|
+1 |
| 7. Viktor Bergström |
4.65 |
|
3 |
2 |
- |
|
1' |
|
1 |
0 |
|
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
9+1 |
Track record: 59.1
R.Ashworth 14 Oct '10
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01 |
02 |
03 |
04 |
05 |
06 |
07 |
08 |
09 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
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|
62.0 |
63.3 |
63.7 |
62.5 |
62.8 |
63.5 |
62.7 |
63.4 |
63.9 |
63.9 |
63.3 |
64.1 |
63.0 |
64.2 |
63.1 |
|
David Howe trapped in heat 1 and took Shane Parker very wide on the first
turn. Shane kept him under pressure all four laps but couldn't find a way past.
Viktor Bergström flew from the outside gate to win heat 2 and Steve Worrall
rounded Ashley Birks on the pit turn to put the Scorpions ahead. Hugh Skidmore
appeared to veer left at the start of heat 3 and he tangled with Tero Aarnio
about half way to the first turn. Tero seemed to be in a lot of pain and subsequently
left the stadium for an x-ray on his elbow. Hugh was slow from the tapes in
the rerun but atoned by blasting around Carl Wilkinson on the second bend, last
lap. Josh Auty won heat 4 by a considerable margin after blasting around the
field to lead down the back straight. Simon Lambert was climbing all over Ben
Wilson's back wheel but the visitor seemed to know his way around our track.
Hugh held off David in heat 5 and then rounded Ricky out of turn 2. David overtook
Ricky at the end of the second lap but couldn't match Hugh's pace. Tigers
lead by four points on the night, eight points on aggregate.
Ben
and Viktor sped into the lead of heat 6. Shane caught Viktor at the of the second
lap and passed him on the inside of the first turn. He then went after Ben and
swooped majestically past him on the outside of the last turn. Classy stuff
considering this isn't his type of track! Carl rounded the field to lead down
the back straight of heat 7 but Josh dived past on the inside of the third turn
and then pulled well clear. Ashley did enough to contain Steve and extend
our lead. Hugh won heat 8 by a country mile but all eyes were on the terrific
race long scrap for second place with Simon just holding off Viktor. Ben is
on a tactical in heat 9 but is outgated and outpaced by Hugh. Ricky is slowly
away but catches Viktor and passes him on the outside of the second turn on
the last lap. Josh is rider replacement in heat 10 and he and Shane put on a
display of perfect team riding. Tigers now lead by fourteen, eighteen on aggregate.
David takes a tactical in heat 11 but is passed by Josh on the back straight
on the first lap. Ashley seems to be struggling for power and is passed by Thomas
Jorgensen on the second lap. Ricky and Simon lead heat 12 but Viktor passes
Simon at the start of the second lap and really made Ricky work for his win.
Josh and Shane make it look very easy in heat 13. Hugh blasted around the field
on the first turn of heat 14 on his way to another big win, and Ashley held
off Viktor's every move to finish third by a wheels length at the finish line.
Richard nominates David and Ben but they're on a hiding to nothing as Shane
and Josh team ride to another maximum heat win. The Tigers claim their first
silverware of the season with a 28 point aggregate victory.
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