Sheffield Speedway Results 2007
|
TOP GUN Championship - sponsored by Ozchem, Easy Oil
& Specialized Aerosols |
Owlerton Stadium |
12th July |
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| Ref: Peter Clarke | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Tot |
Posn. |
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|
1. Ben Hopwood |
ef | | | |
- | | | |
- | | | |
- | | | |
- | | | |
0 | 17th |
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2. Scott Anderson |
1 | | | | |
0 | | | |
ef | | | |
1 | | | |
2 | | |
4 |
12th |
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3. Shane Waldron |
3 | | | | | |
1 | | | |
1 | | | |
1 | | | |
2 | |
8 |
8th |
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4. Karlis Ezergalis |
2 | | | | | | |
2 | | | |
r | | | |
0 | | | |
1 |
5 | 11th |
|
5. James Cockle |
| 2 | | |
3 | | | | |
3 | | | | |
3 | | | | |
3 |
14 | 3rd |
|
6. Joe Haines |
| 0 | | | |
1 | | |
3 | | | | | | |
1 | | |
f | |
5 | 10th |
|
7. Byron Bekker |
| 1 | | | | |
2 | | | | |
2 | 3 | | | | |
0 | | |
8 | 7th |
|
8. Adam Roynon |
| 3 | | | | | |
3 | | |
3 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | | |
14 | 1ST |
|
9. Greg Blair |
| | 3 | |
ef | | | | | |
0 | | | | |
3 | |
3 | | |
9 | 5th |
|
10. David Speight |
| | 2 | | |
3 | | | | | |
1 | | |
2 | |
1 | | | |
9 | 6th |
|
11. Garry Flint |
| | ef | | | |
0 | |
2 | | | | |
0 | | | | | |
0 |
2 |
14th |
|
12. Adam Chandler |
| | 1 | | | | |
ef | |
ef | | |
0 | | | | | |
1 | |
2 | 16th |
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13. Simon Lambert |
| | | 3 |
2 | | | | | | |
3 | |
3 | | | | |
3 | |
14 | 2nd |
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14. Scott Richardson |
| | | 0 | |
2 | | | | |
2 | |
2 | | | | | | |
2 |
8 | 9th |
|
15. Jack Roberts |
| | | 2 | | |
3 | | |
2 | | | | | |
2 | 2 | | | |
11 | 4th |
|
16. Ben Taylor |
| | | 1 | | | |
1 | 1 | | | | | |
0 | | |
1 | | |
4 | 13th |
|
Andrew Blackburn (r) |
| | | |
1 | | | |
0 | | | |
1 | | | |
0 | | | |
2 | 15th |
Junior track record
62.0 Richard Hall | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 |
07 | 08 | 09 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
|
|---|
65.1 | 61.8 | 64.5 | 64.7 | 62.3 |
64.2 | 64.2 | 62.9 | 62.4 | 63.3 |
62.1 | 64.6 | 62.7 | 62.7 | 64.8 |
64.5 | 61.9 | 64.1 | 64.2 | 65.4 |
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| Semi-final |
FINAL |
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| Simon Lambert | 1st |
Adam Roynon | 1ST |
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| Jack Roberts | 2nd |
James Cockle | 3rd |
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| Greg Blair | 3rd |
Simon Lambert | 2nd |
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| David Speight | 4th |
Jack Roberts | 4th |
| 64.2 | 62.5 |
In contrast to previous Top Gun meetings this was a curiously muted meeting with little by way of
passing, or even controversy. Shane Waldron won the first heat from gate 3 with Ben Hopwood not
even reaching the first bend. The two pre-meeting favourites met in heat 2 with Adam Roynon leaving James Cockle
trailing after a blistering start and lowering Richard Hall's three year-old
junior lap record in the process.
Greg Blair trapped to lead heat 3 and even experienced David Speight
had no reply. Boston's Simon Lambert won heat 4 heading home Buxton's Jack Roberts.
James Cockle bounced back by passing Simon Lambert on the second turn on his way to his quickest ever
win at Sheffield. David Speight won heat 6 from Scott Richardson and a struggling Joe Haines, and Jack Roberts
outpaced Byron Bekker and Shane Waldron on his way to winning heat 7. Adam Roynon romped home ahead of
Karlis Ezergalis to win heat 8 leaving him the only unbeaten rider.
Joe Haines got himself sorted out and won heat 9 in the third fastest time of the night ahead of a
revitalized Garry Flint. Only two finishers in heat 10, James Cockle ahead of Jack Roberts. Adam Roynon
maintained his unbeaten status in heat 11 in another fast time, and Simon Lambert kept the pressure on with
a win in heat 12 with Byron Bekker second after passing Karlis Ezergalis on the first lap, and then rounding
David Speight on the last bend.
Byron was out again in the next race which he won comfortably from Scott Richardson. Simon Lambert became the
first rider to beat Adam Roynon in heat 14, and James Cockle joined the pair on 11 points by winning heat 15.
Greg Blair shrugged off his machine gremlins winning heat 16 from Jack Roberts although Joe Haines was all set
for a great move around the outside of the last bend until he lost a chain.
Adam Roynon booked his place in the final with a win in heat 17 in a time just outside his own track record.
Jack Roberts' second place booked him a place in the semi-final, but David Speight was left sweating on
9 points. Byron Bekker looked like another candidate for the semi-final until he reared at the gate in heat 18
and threw his bike down the track. He jumped quickly back on but sadly was too far adrift to make up the lost ground.
Greg Blair's win meant he leap frogged Byron into the semi-final. Simon Lambert won heat 19 to leave him on 14 points
but Shane Waldron's second place wasn't quite enough. Joe Haines' meeting concluded with a fall as he tried to battle
through the field. James Cockle won heat 20 to also finish on 14 points and it's James and Adam who go straight to
the final by virtue of the fastest winning times.
Simon Lambert is the unlucky one who has to contest the semi-final, but he wins it in fine style from Jack Roberts
and Greg Blair. Adam Roynon makes no mistake to win the final but is pushed all the way home by Simon Lambert with
James Cockle joining them on the rostrum.
S*T*A*R*S members voted Joe Haines their 'Rider of the Night', and Ben Taylor
earned the respect of the crowd as he generously donated his prize money to the Garry Stead Appeal.
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