Cubsforever 16 Posted September 25, 2016 The Pioneer m/cycles supported Cubs travelled to Workington on Saturday and despite the weather forecast were greeted by bright sky and sunshine at the superbly run Northside Training Track for the match against the strong Northside Stars. The Cubs match was preceded by a full amateur meeting and two other NJL matches which , unfortunately, had consequences for the Cubs side. By the time the Cubs got on track Carl Basford , Alex Goldsbrough and ,guest for the match, Bailey Fellows had completed at least six rides and then Carl and Gav Parr ' guested' at very short notice for the Newcastle Gems against champions Halifax immediately prior to the Cubs match. The Cubs pair did tremendously well against the Dukes but this was not to be repeated against the home side of the Stars. Heat 1 set the pattern as, despite a good start, Gav fell on the first corner and was excluded.The rerun saw the strong home pairing of James Hitchen and George Rothery storm away to a 5-1 against a tired looking Carl. Heat 2 was the 125 boys with Alex and Bailey putting in a battling performance with Bailey grabbing a second place. Heat 3 saw another 5-1 to the Stars as the Cubs pair were slow away from the start. Race 4 saw a good performance from Alex and Bailey sharing the race 3-3 ( 17-7). Race 5 went the same way as the previous 500 races with a tired looking Cubs pair not in contention as the impressive Stars pair got their third 5-1. The final race saw a great effort from Bailey Fellows as he led from bend two and took the win for another 3-3 leaving the match result as Northside Stars 25 Redcar Cubs 11. A big thank you to Bailey for guesting for the Cubs and top scoring! Cubs scorer's Carl...1,0,0----1 Gav...fx,1,1----2 Alex...0,1',0---1&1 Bailey..2,2,3--7 Stars G.Prothery..3,2',3---8&1 J.Hitchen...2',3,2'---7&2 C.Pavitt.....3,3,2----8 G.Millar.....1,0,1-----2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
