Post by Genghis on May 5, 2008 16:49:45 GMT
Been sorting out match reports the last couple of days and came across the following meeting:
NO TIME TO ENJOY THE MEETING!
Wednesday, August 21, 2006
BELLE VUE 53 OXFORD 39 (Elite League B)
Belle Vue win aggregate point by 97-85.
REPORT BY: Rob Peasley
WEATHER: Stayed dry.
TRACK CONDITIONS: Fine.
REFEREE: Graham Flint.
Oxford Cheetahs put in a valiant attempt at Belle Vue, only for the Aces to have too much firepower in the latter stages of the meeting. The Cheetahs moved into an early 14-10 lead, and were hopeful of an upset that would have spiked the play-off hopes of their Manchester rivals. But Aces then got their act together, and eventually sealed all three Elite League points on offer with a 5-1 in Heat 14.
With a slight threat of rain, referee Graham Flint raced through the meeting at the request of the home promotion. All 15 heats of action, including two re-runs and a 10-minute track grade after heat 4, held in just 70 minutes! The match had been completed by 9.00pm, with the two-minute buzzer often sounding as soon as the previous race had finished, and on a couple of occasions, before the fourth-placed rider had crossed the finishing line!
It made the meeting hard to enjoy for spectators. Speedway fans are a sociable lot, and enjoy to discuss the meeting as it is progressing. And it couldn't have made a comfortable experience for the riders.
Todd Wiltshire got off to a flying start by winning HEAT 1. Team-mate Davey Watt was in second place early on, but Simon Stead flew inside him on the back straight of lap 2. Nevertheless, the Cheetahs started the evening with a heat advantage (2-4).
Stanislaw Burza, replacing the injured Eric Andersson, took his first-ever ride at Kirkmanshulme Lane in HEAT 2 and led from the tapes. However, he left a gap on the inside on the back straight and Phil Morris, on his return from injury, moved through into first place. Third-placed Tom P. Madsen then suffered an engine failure on the final bend of lap 2, and Lubos Tomicek took third as a result, as the heat was shared (5-7).
HEAT 3 saw Joe Screen win his opening outing from David Howe & Adam Skornicki, with fourth-placed Kenneth Bjerre briefly threatening Skornicki on the opening circuit (8-10).
In HEAT 4, Oxford guest Adam Shields got the drop on Jason Crump and then Burza got inside Crump on the second bend. Crump blasted around Burza after a lap to regain second place, and then closed in on Shields. However, despite having Crump all over him on the final lap, Shields held on to win the race. Crump had scored three maximums against Oxford in 2006, but Shields had made sure he didn't collect a fourth, and more importantly, Oxford moved into a four-point lead (10-14).
Screen & Bjerre gated in HEAT 5. Wiltshire challenged Bjerre early on, but started to drop back with a sick engine and eventually finished in fourth behind team-mate Watt, as the Aces levelled the scores (15-15).
Wright was first away in HEAT 6, while close behind, Stead & Shields battled for second place, exchanging places three times, before Stead came out on top. Shields tried to hit back on the opening bends of lap 2, but misjudged his attempted move and fell, with the following Tomicek also brought down. Both Oxford riders were soon to their feet, while referee Graham Flint decided to award the race as a 5-1 to the Aces (20-16).
Crump led HEAT 7 from tapes-to-flag, while Howe worked hard to come out on top in an early battle for second place with Morris. Skornicki then flew inside Morris after a lap, before Morris fell and remounted on the second bend of lap 2. Morris then remounted, but retired at the halfway stage of the race (23-19).
Madsen briefly led in HEAT 8, but Watt streaked around him on the second bend and then won the race by a mile. Burza passed Wright early on, and then started to challenge Madsen. However, Burza got a little too enthusiastic in his attempts to pass Madsen, drifted wide on the second bend of the final lap, with Wright spotting an opportunity and roaring inside Burza down the back straight to regain third place (26-22).
Shields gated in HEAT 9 ahead of Screen, while Bjerre held off an early challenge from Tomicek for third place. Shields then came under a fair amount of pressure from both Bjerre & Stead, but held them off to win the race (29-25).
In HEAT 10, Wright & Stead led all the way to take a 5-1 from Howe & Skornicki (34-26). Watt made a good gate in HEAT 11, but Crump moved past on the second bend and then won with ease. Morris moved past Wiltshire at the same point to take third, and Wiltshire tried hard to hit back, but Morris held on, as the Aces extended their lead to 10 points (38-28).
With the meeting cracking on at a ridiculous pace, Oxford team manager Aaron Lanney barely had time to get the black & white helmet colour on David Howe's head in HEAT 12. Howe was first from the tapes, but Bjerre came steaming under him on the third bend. Nevertheless, with Burza in third place, the Cheetahs pulled two points back with a 5-3 advantage (41-33).
Wiltshire was the early lead in HEAT 13, but Crump was now looking in unstoppable mood and flew around Wiltshire after half-a-lap, while Wiltshire then held onto second place ahead of Stead in a 4-2 to the Aces (45-35).
Aaron Lanney requested a little extra time for Burza in HEAT 14, but the request was turned down, and Burza was excluded under the two-minute time allowance. The referee then put the riders straight back on two minutes, despite the fact that the Oxford management had still to make the decision to replace Burza or put him back in off a 15m handicap! Tomicek was then put into the race, but a fresh two minutes was not issued, and Tomicek only just made it onto the track in time! With Adam Skornicki out on double points, Oxford needed a 8-1 from the race to stay in the match. But firstly Screen & Morris gated, then Skornicki dived under Morris on the third turn and Morris fell. There had been contact, and Skornicki was excluded from the re-run, where the Aces took a decisive 5-1 that also clinched all three points for the Aces (50-36).
Watt finished his evening on a high by winning HEAT 15, while Shields held second place early on. However, Screen got inside Shields on the back straight of lap 2, then Stead battled around Shields on the fourth bend of lap 3, as the evening finished with a 3-3 (53-39).
The sheer pace this meeting was held at made it hard to enjoy. In particular, Heats 5 to 14 were held at a breakneck pace, without a single breather, and there were moans from both sets of supporters.
Davey Watt enjoyed a good meeting, top scoring for the Cheetahs with 10 points. Adam Shields deserved more than six points, while Stanislaw Burza was lively on his first-ever appearance at the track.
BELLE VUE 53
Simon Stead 9+2 (5), James Wright 6+2 (4), Kenneth Bjerre 7+1 (4), Joe Screen 12+1 (5), Jason Crump 11 (4), Phil Morris 6+1 (4), Tom P. Madsen 2 (4).
Team manager: Ian Thomas.
OXFORD 39
Todd Wiltshire 5 (4), Davey Watt 10 (5), David Howe 9 (4) (incl. 4-point tactical ride), Adam Skornicki 2+2 (4) (incl. 0-point tactical ride), Adam Shields (guest for Ales Dryml) 6 (5), Lubos Tomicek 3+1 (4), Stanislaw Burza 4+1 (4).
Team manager: Aaron Lanney.
HEAT DETAILS:
1: (re-run) Wiltshire (O), Stead (B), Watt (O), Wright (B), 59.0 (2-4).
2: Morris (B), Burza (O), Tomicek (O), Madsen (B) (ret), 61.1 (5-7).
3: Screen (B), Howe (O), Skornicki (O), Bjerre (B), 59.5 (8-10).
4: Shields (O), Crump (B), Burza (O), Madsen (B), 60.3 (10-14).
5: Screen (B), Bjerre (B), Watt (O), Wiltshire (O), 59.1 (15-15).
6: Stead (B), Wright (B), Tomicek (O), Shields (O) (fell, excluded), awarded - no time (20-16).
7: Crump (B), Howe (O), Skornicki (O), Morris (B) (fell, remounted, ret), 58.9 (23-19).
8: Watt (O), Madsen (B), Wright (B), Burza (O), 59.8 (26-22).
9: Shields (O), Bjerre (B), Screen (B), Tomicek (O), 60.3 (29-25).
10: Wright (B), Stead (B), Howe (O), Skornicki (O), 60.4 (34-26).
11: Crump (B), Watt (O), Morris (B), Wiltshire (O), 59.8 (38-28).
12: Bjerre (B), Howe (O) (TR), Burza (O), Madsen (B), 60.1 (41-33).
13: Crump (B), Wiltshire (O), Stead (B), Shields (O), 59.3 (45-35).
14: (re-run) Screen (B), Morris (B), Tomicek (O), Skornicki (O) (TR) (excluded, unfair riding), Burza (O) (excluded, two minutes), 61.8 (50-36).
15: Watt (O), Screen (B), Stead (B), Shields (O), 60.2 (53-39).
NO TIME TO ENJOY THE MEETING!
Wednesday, August 21, 2006
BELLE VUE 53 OXFORD 39 (Elite League B)
Belle Vue win aggregate point by 97-85.
REPORT BY: Rob Peasley
WEATHER: Stayed dry.
TRACK CONDITIONS: Fine.
REFEREE: Graham Flint.
Oxford Cheetahs put in a valiant attempt at Belle Vue, only for the Aces to have too much firepower in the latter stages of the meeting. The Cheetahs moved into an early 14-10 lead, and were hopeful of an upset that would have spiked the play-off hopes of their Manchester rivals. But Aces then got their act together, and eventually sealed all three Elite League points on offer with a 5-1 in Heat 14.
With a slight threat of rain, referee Graham Flint raced through the meeting at the request of the home promotion. All 15 heats of action, including two re-runs and a 10-minute track grade after heat 4, held in just 70 minutes! The match had been completed by 9.00pm, with the two-minute buzzer often sounding as soon as the previous race had finished, and on a couple of occasions, before the fourth-placed rider had crossed the finishing line!
It made the meeting hard to enjoy for spectators. Speedway fans are a sociable lot, and enjoy to discuss the meeting as it is progressing. And it couldn't have made a comfortable experience for the riders.
Todd Wiltshire got off to a flying start by winning HEAT 1. Team-mate Davey Watt was in second place early on, but Simon Stead flew inside him on the back straight of lap 2. Nevertheless, the Cheetahs started the evening with a heat advantage (2-4).
Stanislaw Burza, replacing the injured Eric Andersson, took his first-ever ride at Kirkmanshulme Lane in HEAT 2 and led from the tapes. However, he left a gap on the inside on the back straight and Phil Morris, on his return from injury, moved through into first place. Third-placed Tom P. Madsen then suffered an engine failure on the final bend of lap 2, and Lubos Tomicek took third as a result, as the heat was shared (5-7).
HEAT 3 saw Joe Screen win his opening outing from David Howe & Adam Skornicki, with fourth-placed Kenneth Bjerre briefly threatening Skornicki on the opening circuit (8-10).
In HEAT 4, Oxford guest Adam Shields got the drop on Jason Crump and then Burza got inside Crump on the second bend. Crump blasted around Burza after a lap to regain second place, and then closed in on Shields. However, despite having Crump all over him on the final lap, Shields held on to win the race. Crump had scored three maximums against Oxford in 2006, but Shields had made sure he didn't collect a fourth, and more importantly, Oxford moved into a four-point lead (10-14).
Screen & Bjerre gated in HEAT 5. Wiltshire challenged Bjerre early on, but started to drop back with a sick engine and eventually finished in fourth behind team-mate Watt, as the Aces levelled the scores (15-15).
Wright was first away in HEAT 6, while close behind, Stead & Shields battled for second place, exchanging places three times, before Stead came out on top. Shields tried to hit back on the opening bends of lap 2, but misjudged his attempted move and fell, with the following Tomicek also brought down. Both Oxford riders were soon to their feet, while referee Graham Flint decided to award the race as a 5-1 to the Aces (20-16).
Crump led HEAT 7 from tapes-to-flag, while Howe worked hard to come out on top in an early battle for second place with Morris. Skornicki then flew inside Morris after a lap, before Morris fell and remounted on the second bend of lap 2. Morris then remounted, but retired at the halfway stage of the race (23-19).
Madsen briefly led in HEAT 8, but Watt streaked around him on the second bend and then won the race by a mile. Burza passed Wright early on, and then started to challenge Madsen. However, Burza got a little too enthusiastic in his attempts to pass Madsen, drifted wide on the second bend of the final lap, with Wright spotting an opportunity and roaring inside Burza down the back straight to regain third place (26-22).
Shields gated in HEAT 9 ahead of Screen, while Bjerre held off an early challenge from Tomicek for third place. Shields then came under a fair amount of pressure from both Bjerre & Stead, but held them off to win the race (29-25).
In HEAT 10, Wright & Stead led all the way to take a 5-1 from Howe & Skornicki (34-26). Watt made a good gate in HEAT 11, but Crump moved past on the second bend and then won with ease. Morris moved past Wiltshire at the same point to take third, and Wiltshire tried hard to hit back, but Morris held on, as the Aces extended their lead to 10 points (38-28).
With the meeting cracking on at a ridiculous pace, Oxford team manager Aaron Lanney barely had time to get the black & white helmet colour on David Howe's head in HEAT 12. Howe was first from the tapes, but Bjerre came steaming under him on the third bend. Nevertheless, with Burza in third place, the Cheetahs pulled two points back with a 5-3 advantage (41-33).
Wiltshire was the early lead in HEAT 13, but Crump was now looking in unstoppable mood and flew around Wiltshire after half-a-lap, while Wiltshire then held onto second place ahead of Stead in a 4-2 to the Aces (45-35).
Aaron Lanney requested a little extra time for Burza in HEAT 14, but the request was turned down, and Burza was excluded under the two-minute time allowance. The referee then put the riders straight back on two minutes, despite the fact that the Oxford management had still to make the decision to replace Burza or put him back in off a 15m handicap! Tomicek was then put into the race, but a fresh two minutes was not issued, and Tomicek only just made it onto the track in time! With Adam Skornicki out on double points, Oxford needed a 8-1 from the race to stay in the match. But firstly Screen & Morris gated, then Skornicki dived under Morris on the third turn and Morris fell. There had been contact, and Skornicki was excluded from the re-run, where the Aces took a decisive 5-1 that also clinched all three points for the Aces (50-36).
Watt finished his evening on a high by winning HEAT 15, while Shields held second place early on. However, Screen got inside Shields on the back straight of lap 2, then Stead battled around Shields on the fourth bend of lap 3, as the evening finished with a 3-3 (53-39).
The sheer pace this meeting was held at made it hard to enjoy. In particular, Heats 5 to 14 were held at a breakneck pace, without a single breather, and there were moans from both sets of supporters.
Davey Watt enjoyed a good meeting, top scoring for the Cheetahs with 10 points. Adam Shields deserved more than six points, while Stanislaw Burza was lively on his first-ever appearance at the track.
BELLE VUE 53
Simon Stead 9+2 (5), James Wright 6+2 (4), Kenneth Bjerre 7+1 (4), Joe Screen 12+1 (5), Jason Crump 11 (4), Phil Morris 6+1 (4), Tom P. Madsen 2 (4).
Team manager: Ian Thomas.
OXFORD 39
Todd Wiltshire 5 (4), Davey Watt 10 (5), David Howe 9 (4) (incl. 4-point tactical ride), Adam Skornicki 2+2 (4) (incl. 0-point tactical ride), Adam Shields (guest for Ales Dryml) 6 (5), Lubos Tomicek 3+1 (4), Stanislaw Burza 4+1 (4).
Team manager: Aaron Lanney.
HEAT DETAILS:
1: (re-run) Wiltshire (O), Stead (B), Watt (O), Wright (B), 59.0 (2-4).
2: Morris (B), Burza (O), Tomicek (O), Madsen (B) (ret), 61.1 (5-7).
3: Screen (B), Howe (O), Skornicki (O), Bjerre (B), 59.5 (8-10).
4: Shields (O), Crump (B), Burza (O), Madsen (B), 60.3 (10-14).
5: Screen (B), Bjerre (B), Watt (O), Wiltshire (O), 59.1 (15-15).
6: Stead (B), Wright (B), Tomicek (O), Shields (O) (fell, excluded), awarded - no time (20-16).
7: Crump (B), Howe (O), Skornicki (O), Morris (B) (fell, remounted, ret), 58.9 (23-19).
8: Watt (O), Madsen (B), Wright (B), Burza (O), 59.8 (26-22).
9: Shields (O), Bjerre (B), Screen (B), Tomicek (O), 60.3 (29-25).
10: Wright (B), Stead (B), Howe (O), Skornicki (O), 60.4 (34-26).
11: Crump (B), Watt (O), Morris (B), Wiltshire (O), 59.8 (38-28).
12: Bjerre (B), Howe (O) (TR), Burza (O), Madsen (B), 60.1 (41-33).
13: Crump (B), Wiltshire (O), Stead (B), Shields (O), 59.3 (45-35).
14: (re-run) Screen (B), Morris (B), Tomicek (O), Skornicki (O) (TR) (excluded, unfair riding), Burza (O) (excluded, two minutes), 61.8 (50-36).
15: Watt (O), Screen (B), Stead (B), Shields (O), 60.2 (53-39).
