Key: + = from 15m handicap, * = Tactical ride for double points
| SHEFFIELD SPEEDWAY MATCH REPORTS 2013 |
SHEFFIELD WINDOW CENTRE Tigers
v Scunthorpe Scorpions |
League Cup | April 4 |
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Referee: Craig Ackroyd |
01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Tot+Bp |
| 1. Simon Stead © |
9.58 |
3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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f |
12 |
| 2. Facundo Albin |
5.00 |
0 |
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2' |
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3 |
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2' |
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7+2 |
| 3. Joe Haines |
5.04 |
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0 |
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3 |
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2' |
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2 |
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7+1 |
| 4. Richard Hall |
6.89 |
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3 |
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ef |
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3 |
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3 |
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9 |
| 5. Ricky Wells |
6.47 |
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3 |
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3 |
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1 |
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2' |
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1 |
10+1 |
| 6. Damien Koppe |
5.00 |
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1 |
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0 |
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0 |
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1 |
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2 |
| 7. Jake Knight |
3.00 |
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3 |
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1 |
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fx |
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0 |
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4 |
| Hoggart / Hinchliffe |
3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
1 |
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| Sheffield Tigers |
3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 17 |
22 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 38 |
39 | 41 | 46 | 50 |
51 |
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| Henderson's Scorpions |
3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
29 | 33 | 34 | 36 |
41 |
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| Richard Hollingsworth |
3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
8 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
5 |
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| 1. Josh Auty |
8.09 |
1' |
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fx |
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2' |
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1 |
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4+2 |
| 2. Thomas Jorgensen |
6.42 |
2 |
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tps |
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2 |
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*6 |
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2' |
12+1 |
| 3. Michael Palm-Toft |
5.21 |
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2 |
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1' |
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0 |
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3 |
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6+1 |
| 4. Ashley Birks |
5.59 |
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1' |
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2 |
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*1 |
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2 |
3 |
9+1 |
| 5. David Howe © |
7.89 |
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2 |
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1 |
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1 |
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0 |
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4 |
| 6. Josh Bates |
3.00 |
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fx |
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f |
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0 |
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1 |
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1 |
| 7. Ryan Douglas |
5.00 |
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2 |
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f |
2 |
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1' |
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0 |
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5+1 |
Track record = 59.1
R.Ashworth,
14 Oct 2010 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 |
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60.9 | awd | 62.8 | 62.8 | 62.9 |
61.9 | 63.6 | 63.1 | 64.0 | 63.0 |
64.0 | 64.1 | 62.7 | 64.2 |
65.0 |
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Simon went around Thomas Jorgensen on the first bend and sped to a comfortable
win. Facundo passed Josh Auty on the inside of the second bend but Josh
grabbed the place back on the very next corner. Jake trapped in heat 2 and
was never troubled. Ryan Douglas looked very impressive on his Owlerton
debut but Josh Bates fell on the third lap gifting Damien a point. Ashley
Birks rounded Joe on the third turn to take third place just as Richard
was powering past Michael Palm Toft on the pits bend to take the lead
in heat 3. Ricky passed both Scorpions on the back straight to lead heat
4 but Ryan pressed him all the way before over cooking it on the very last
bend. Thomas destroyed the tapes in heat 5 meaning another ride for the
impressive Ryan. Richard leads the rerun but Josh Auty is pushing hard until
he takes a tumble on the second lap. Joe and Richard are set for a comfy
5-1 in the rerun until Richard's bike expires on the second lap. Tigers 5 points ahead
and looking good.
Simon trapped to lead heat 6 and Facundo passed David
Howe on the second turn and never looked like being caught. Josh Bates took a
spectacular tumble on the last lap but was able to walk away. Heat 7 finished
as it started. Jake led heat 8 until Thomas passed him at the start of the
second lap. It looked like Jake was taken by surprise, got a wobble on and
dropped it. Facundo passed Thomas on the second turn of the restart and
then left him standing earning him a standing ovation from the Tigers faithful.
Richard was the easy winner of heat 9 but Joe had his work cut out keeping
David behind him. Ashley was on a tactical in heat 10. Simon took another
big win while Facundo and Ashley had a couple of excellent laps as they
traded places on each turn before Facundo managed to ease clear. Only his
second meeting and already the crowds favourite! Tigers lead by 17.
Thomas was on a tactical in heat 11 and he and Josh led from the tapes.
Ricky didn't seem interested and was nearly passed by Damien. The 8-1 put
the Scorpions back in with a chance of the bonus point. Joe led heat 12
but was caught and passed by Michael Palm Toft on the last lap. Simon and
Ricky trapped and were untroubled in heat 13 to restore a 12 point lead,
and Richard and Damien stretched it to 14 with another win in heat 14. It
was just as well. The Scorpions trapped ahead in heat 15. Simon passed Thomas
on the back straight but was going so fast that he ran into Ashley on the
apex of the 3rd/4th turns and fell trying to avoid him.
Lots of happy faces on the terraces and (even more important) in the
pits. Only Damien didn't win a race for the Tigers and all he needs is
to make some better starts. Facundo (or Frank according to Simon's column
in the local paper) is already a firm favourite with the crowd. Berwick
must be kicking themselves!
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