SHEFFIELD SPEEDWAY MATCH REPORTS 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
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SHEFFIELD WINDOW CENTRE 'Tigers' v Scunthorpe 'Scorpions' | Championship Shield | 19th April | |||||||||||||||
Referee: Peter Clarke |
01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Tot+Bp | |
1. Kyle Howarth | 8.62 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||
2. Todd Kurtz | 5.23 | 3 | 2' | 2' | 1 | 2' | 10+3 | ||||||||||
3. Charles Wright | 7.47 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2' | 14+1 | |||||||||
4. Josh Bates r/r | 6.54 | - | - | - | - | (6+2) | |||||||||||
5. Lasse Bjerre | 8.32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||
6. Jack Smith | 2.51 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2' | 6+1 | ||||||||||
7. James Shanes | 3.74 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1' | 1 | 3+1 | |||||||||
Simon Stead | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | ||
Sheffield 'Tigers' | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 42 | 47 | 52 | ||
Scunthorpe 'Scorpions' | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 38 | ||
Dave Peet | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
1. Richard Lawson (g) | 9.12 | 1' | 2' | 2 | 2 | ts1 | 8+2 | ||||||||||
2. Stefan Nielsen | 5.53 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||||
3. Josh Auty | 6.90 | fx | x2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
4. Jake Allen | 6.08 | 1 | 2 | r | ef | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
5. Jason Garrity | 7.32 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
6. Danny Phillips | 2.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | |||||||||||
7. Gino Manzares | 5.43 | 1 | 2' | 0 | 2' | 0 | - | 5+2 | |||||||||
Track record: 59.1 Ricky Ashworth, 14 Oct '10 |
01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||
61.19 | 62.19 | awd | 62.62 | 62.0 | 61.81 | 62.81 | 61.62 | 62.50 | 63.50 | 62.25 | 63.12 | 62.69 | 63.38 | 62.44 |
The Scorpions look strong this year and rumour has it that Rob Godfrey was looking to turn us over. Richard Lawson guested for early injury victim Steve Worrall and if anything his inclusion made them stronger. The Tigers riders had done well earlier in the week, Kyle got an 11+4 paid max for Wolverhampton, Charles 9+1 for Somerset, Lasse 7+1 guesting for Belle Vue, and Jack scored 13 for 3rd place in the U21 British semi-final at Birmingham. James though was still finding points hard to come by for Poole.
After the first warm summers day with clear blue skies I'm guessing the track conditions caught the home riders out. Heat 1 and Kyle off gate 3 was the meat in a Scorpion sandwich and spent four laps fruitlessly chasing Richard Lawson without ever getting into contention. Garry Phillips trapped ahead in heat 2 and it looked like being a shared heat until Gino Manzares gambled on an outside blast which took him past James on the back straight on the last lap. Josh Auty left everyone standing at the start of heat 3, but Peter Clarke invited him to remain stationary at the second attempt. The Tigers emerged from the second bend in the lead with Josh climbing all over Todd. Josh then went for the outside blast at the start of lap 3 only to perform a 270ยบ pirouette and then fall. Jason Garrity showed he hasn't forgotten his way around Owlerton with a tapes to flag win in heat 4. Gino passed Lasse entering the third bend on the first lap and then James at the start of lap two. Lasse looked strangely subdued until we realized he had a flat tyre. Stefan trapped ahead in heat 5 with Charles looking for an outside pass only for Richard to dive through on the inside at the end of the first lap. Two consecutive maximum heat wins and the Scorpions are in the driving seat and six points ahead!Return to Sheffield Speedway fixtures and results
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