Sheffield Speedway Match Reports 2006

Key:   + = from 15m handicap,  * = Tactical ride for double points,  ! = Tactical substitution from 15m
Sheffield PIRTEK 'Tigers' v. Edinburgh 'Monarchs' Premier League 17th August

Referee:

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Tot+Bp
1. Ricky Ashworth 7.84 3 2' 1 2' 8+2
2. Ben Wilson 6.76 1 3 3 3 3 13
3. Emiliano Sanchez 6.64 1 3 3 3 10
4. Kyle Legault 6.39 3 2' 2' 2 9+2
5. André Compton © 9.76 3 3 3 3 2' 14+1
6. Paul Cooper (B) 2 0 1 1' 4+1
7. Benji Compton (B) 1' 1 1 0 3+1
Reg Wilson 4 3 4 4 5 5 3 4 5 4 4 3 5 3 5
PIRTEK 'Tigers' 4 7 11 15 20 25 28 32 37 41 45 48 53 56 61 105
Edinburgh 'Monarchs' 2 5 7 9 10 11 14 16 17 19 21 26 27 30 31 83
 John Campbell 2 3 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 2 5 1 3 1
1. Theo Pijper   2 1 0 1 4
2. Daniele Tessari  

0

0 0 2 2
3. Matthew Wethers   2 1' 2 4 1 10+1
4. Henrik Moller   0 2 0 3 5
5. William Lawson   0 1 1 0 2
6. Sean Stoddart (B) 0 0 0 - 0 0
7. Derek Sneddon (B) 3 2 2 1' 0 8+1
Fastest this season; 60.2
A. Compton, 20/7 & 10/8
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15

62.9

65.0

63.5

63.9

63.9

63.6

64.5

65.5

64.9

64.0

63.7

64.7

63.8

64.9

64.5

© Class Trend Ltd. There was doubt right up to the last minute as to whether Kyle Legault would be fit to take his place in the side. Eventually he did which meant that both sides were at full strength. Edinburgh were defending an eight point lead from the match at Armadale earlier in the season for the bonus point. There was also some doubt whether this match could go ahead due to all the heavy rain which had fallen during the day but the start was delayed by half an hour to give the track staff time to take off the top surface.

When proceedings did get under way the home side took a 4-2 in the opening heat when Ricky Ashworth passed the fast starting Pijper with Wilson third after Tessari suffered an engine failure. Derek Sneddon won the reserves race for a share of the points but Sheffield doubled their lead in heat 3 when Kyle Legault beat Matthew Wethers as Emiliano Sanchez passed Henrik Moller for third for another 4-2. The lead went to six points in heat 4 won by Andre Compton from Derek Sneddon with Benji Compton relegating William Lawson to the back. The score now stood at 15-9.

Sheffield moved up a gear with consecutive 5-1s in heats 5 and 6 from Sanchez and Legault in heat 5 and Wilson and Ashworth in heat 6. Andre Compton won heat 7 but Edinburgh stopped the rot when Moller and Wethers headed home Cooper for a share of the points. Heat 8 produced some excellent action. Derek Sneddon led until the last lap when Ben Wilson moved from third to first to win the race. Tessari challenged at the back but Benji Compton took third place for a 4-2 which took the score to 32-16.

Heat 9 produced another 5-1 to Sheffield as Sanchez and Legault left William Lawson and Sean Stoddart both still looking to take a point from an opponent. Ben Wilson won heat 10 for the home side but Matthew Wethers did well to hold off Ricky Ashworth as Moller finished last. The 4-2 stretched Sheffield’s lead to 22 points and it got worse for the Monarchs in heat 11. Theo Pijper took a tactical ride but finished last although Daniele Tessari limited the damage with a swoop round the boards to take second place behind Andre Compton. In heat 12 Matthew Wethers tried his luck taking a tactical ride. Derek Sneddon was the early heat leader but Emiliano Sanchez then came through to win the race as Matthew Wethers also came from the back to take second place. With Sneddon finishing third Edinburgh had their first heat advantage of the night with a 3-5 which took the score 48-26 and improved the Monarchs’ chances of hitting the 30 point mark.

Compton and Ashworth took a 5-1 as expected in heat 13 but Henrik Moller came to life in heat 14 by winning the race from Kyle Legault, who had worked his way through from the back to second place, and Paul Cooper to share the points. In heat 15 Edinburgh went with Matthew Wethers and Sean Stoddart which begs some questions and lost the inevitable 5-1 to Ben Wilson and Andre Compton for a comprehensive 30 point thrashing.

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