Sheffield Speedway Match Reports 2004

Key: * = Tactical ride for double points and    ! = Golden Double Tactical Substitute from a 15m handicap
Berwick 'Elmbank' Bandits v Sheffield 'PIRTEK' Tigers Premier League 10th July
Rider010203040506070809101112131415Tot+Bp
Adam Pietraszko 9.00 3 1 3 3 3 13
Lee Smethills 5.41 2' 3 3 3 0 11+1
Adrian Rymel r/r 7.37 - - - - (10+1)
Josef Franc 7.18 0 3 2' 2 2 9+1
Claus Kristensen © 7.50 3 3 3 3 tx 1 13
Simon Cartwright 4.48 2' 2' 0 0 0 4+2
Ritchie Hawkins 4.30 3 2' 1 1' 0 7+2
5 5 3 5 5 4 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 2 4
Berwick 'Elmbank' Bandits 38 5 10 13 18 23 27 30 34 39 42 45 48 51 53 57 95
Sheffield 'PIRTEK' Tigers 55 1 2 5 6 7 9 12 14 16 19 22 28 31 35 37 92
1 1 3 1 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 6 3 4 2
André Compton © 9.09 1 1 2 1' 5+1
Richard Hall 5.48 0 0 2 1' 3+1
Ricky Ashworth 8.26 2 2 2 6* 0 12
Andy Moore 7.67 1' 1' 1' 3 6+3
Paul Pickering (g) 9.69 0 2 2* 2 2 8
Mark Thompson (g) 5.36 1 0 0 0 1
Ben Wilson 4.36 0 1 0 1 2
Heat
times
01020304050607 0809101112131415
67.467.267.567.266.8 67.367.768.467.567.6 67.667.767.567.867.3

Oh dear! Either we've accepted that we'll win nowt this year and are engaged in fixing our averages ready for 2005, or we've just lost the thread. Ricky top scored although a tactical heat win makes his score very flattering. In reality he only won one heat. Paul Pickering guested for Sean and can hardly be criticised for an average display given his team mates on the night. Andy redeemed himself to some extent in winning heat 14, but André hardly set a good example by only managing to finish ahead on one Berwick rider (and a reserve at that) in his four rides. Paid four is reasonable for your No.2 away from home, and Mark Thompson tried his best replacing Shane Colvin, but Ben Wilson again paid the penalty for a slow bike on a big track.

Two heat wins on a track where we have a very good record. I hope there was a hidden agenda as on this form we'll be lucky to accumulate 30 at Hull on Wednesday!

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