Sheffield Speedway Match Reports 2006
Key: + = from 15m handicap, * = Tactical ride for double points, !
= Tactical substitution from 15m
| Sheffield PIRTEK 'Tigers' v. Newcastle
'Diamonds' |
Premier League |
13th July |
|
Referee:Craig Ackroyd |
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02 |
03 |
04 |
05 |
06 |
07 |
08 |
09 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
Tot+Bp |
| 1. Ricky Ashworth |
7.66 |
3 |
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2' |
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3 |
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|
2' |
|
3 |
13+2 |
| 2. Ben Wilson |
6.63 |
0 |
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|
3 |
|
3 |
|
2' |
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|
8+1 |
| 3. Emiliano Sanchez |
6.73 |
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|
0 |
|
3 |
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|
3 |
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|
3 |
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|
9 |
| 4. Kyle Legault |
6.22 |
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|
3 |
|
2' |
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|
2' |
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|
3 |
|
10+2 |
| 5. André Compton © |
9.48 |
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|
3 |
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|
3 |
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|
3 |
|
3 |
|
2' |
14+1 |
| 6. Paul Cooper |
(B) |
|
3 |
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0 |
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|
1 |
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|
0 |
|
4 |
| 7. Mark Thompson (g) |
(B) |
|
2' |
|
0 |
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|
0 |
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|
0 |
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|
2+1 |
| Reg Wilson |
3 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
|
| PIRTEK 'Tigers' |
3 |
8 |
11 |
14 |
19 |
24 |
27 |
30 |
35 |
40 |
44 |
47 |
52 |
55 |
60 |
|
| Newcastle 'Diamonds' |
3 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
15 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
22 |
27 |
28 |
31 |
32 |
|
| George English |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
| 1. Josef Franc |
7.82 |
2 |
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|
1 |
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|
*0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
3 |
| 2. Christian Henry |
5.91 |
1' |
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|
fx |
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|
2 |
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2 |
*4 |
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|
1 |
10+1 |
| 3. Manuel Hauzinger |
4.00 |
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|
- |
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- |
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| - |
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- |
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|
(7+2) |
| 4. George Stancl |
7.65 |
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|
2 |
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|
2 |
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|
0 |
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|
2 |
|
6 |
| 5. James Grieves © |
7.71 |
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|
1' |
|
1 |
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|
1 |
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|
1 |
|
|
4+1 |
| 6. Adam McKinna |
(C) |
|
0 |
1' |
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|
0 |
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|
0 |
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|
- |
|
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|
1+1 |
| 7. Chris Mills (g) |
(A) |
|
1 |
|
2 |
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|
1' |
1' |
|
1 |
|
1' |
|
1' |
|
8+4 |
Fastest this season; 60.3
André Compton,
14 April |
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02 |
03 |
04 |
05 |
06 |
07 |
08 |
09 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
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|
62.0 |
64.6 |
62.0 |
62.0 |
62.1 |
62.5 |
61.6 |
63.2 |
62.3 |
61.4 |
61.7 |
63.0 |
61.8 |
63.5 |
61.9 |
|
Ricky passed Josef Franc around the outside on the pits bend on his way to
winning heat 1, although Ben was stitched up on the first turn and struggled
to recover. The Tigers reserves led the way in heat 2 and team rode to a well
deserved 5-1 ahead of the ever challenging Chris Mills. While Kyle looked very
comfortable leading heat 3, Emiliano was just the opposite especially after
he bounced off the fence going into turn one on the second lap (pictured left,
trailing Adam McKinna). André
scorched away into the lead in heat 4 but Mark made a poor start and couldn't
find his way around James Grieves. Christian Henry wobbled as he entered turn
three on the second lap of heat 5 and baled out just as he hit the fence. After
lying very still on the track for quite a while he was able to walk back to
the pits nursing no worse than bruises. Emiliano and Kyle took another maximum
heat win in the restart to leave the Tigers eight points ahead.
Ben Wilson made a much better start in heat 6 and with Ricky riding shotgun (pictured
right)
the lead was extended into double figures. André made another cracking
start to lead heat 7 from George Stancl, and the heat was shared when Chris
Mills powered past Cooperman on the second turn. Ben Wilson showed a clean pair
of heels to Christian in heat 8, but Mark was last into the first turn and never
looked like catching Chris. Emiliano and Kyle took an easy win from James in
heat 9. The referee called all four riders back at the start of heat 10 just
as George's machine expired. Mounted on Josef's machine George was left chasing
the field. Chris Mills tried everything to pass Ricky for a couple of laps,
but then Ricky moved up a gear to pass Ben and take another 5-1 to extend the
Tigers lead to 20 points.
Josef was on a tactical in heat 11, but it was André who led the way.
Christian rounded Cooperman on the second turn but Paul rode brilliantly for
the first two laps to repel every move Josef tried before managing to open up
a comfort zone. Emiliano seemed to make a poor gate in heat 12, but then dived
for the white line and emerged from the second turn leading the field! André
and Ricky took their customary 5-1 in heat 13 with Josef seemingly unable to
pass Grievesy. Kyle rounded the field to take the lead in heat 14 and complete
his maximum while Paul was right on Chris Mills' exhaust but just couldn't get
past. Kyle got the biggest cheer of the night when he fell off doing a celebration
wheelie! Ricky and André completed the rout with another maximum finishing
half a lap ahead of the Diamond pair.
Good to see Mark Thompson being given a chance, although he found the opposition
tougher than in the Top Gun. By comparison in the Premier Trophy match back
in March Benji scored his debut paid maximum!
Not much good to say about the Diamonds. Christian Henry shook off his heat
5 fall and was the pick of the visitors. Chris Mills tried his best and probably
did better than Jamie would have, but the
others didn't seem interested. Grievesy's paid 5 is one of his better Owlerton
returns, but the only Tiger he beat all night was Mark Thompson!
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