Iffoid 37 Posted September 26, 2008 From Live updates site: Texter: Statman Updater: Iffoid England U23 = 40 1. James Wright 0 2 1 1 1 =5 2. Jordan Frampton 3 1' 0 R =4+1 3. Edward Kennett 3 2 2 2 =9 4. Ben Barker 1 1' 1' 4^ =7+2 5. Lewis Bridger 3 2 2 0 0 =7 6. Josh Auty 1 0 0 =1 7. Ben Wilson 3 1 2 0 1' =7+1 Australia U23 = 52 1. Chris Holder 2 3 3 3 =11 2. Cory Gathercole 1' 0 3 1 =5+1 3. Troy Batchelor 2 3 3 3 2' =13+1 4. Ty Proctor 0 1 2' 3 =6+1 5. Jason Doyle 2 3 3 2' 3 =13+1 6. Richard Sweetman 0 R 0 =0 7. Kozza Smith 2 0 1 1 0 =4 Heat Results Heat 01: Frampton, Holder, Gathercole, Wright 57.64 3-3 (3-3) Race stopped: unsatisfactory start, Frampton jumped at tapes, all four back. Great first bend by Frampton to get the better of Holder and then rode a superb four laps to hold him off. Sponsored by Clean Cut Sports @ www.cleancutsports.com Heat 02: Wilson, Smith, Auty, Sweetman 58.81 4-2 (7-5) England pair made the gate, Smith passed Auty off the second bend. Sponsored by Steve Dixon www.stevedixonphotography.co.uk Heat 03: Kennett, Batchelor, Barker, Proctor 57.89 4-2 (11-7) Kennett made the gate to lead into the first bend, rare old battle for 3rd, Barker finally got past Proctor on the last lap. Sponsored by Boxer123 Stamps bought & sold. Pm me here or via the Witches forum Heat 04: Bridger, Doyle, Wilson, Smith 57.90 4-2 (15-9) English pair made the gate on a 5-1 until Doyle swept around the outside of Wilson on the 1st bend of the 3rd lap. Sponsored by Friends of Edinburgh Speedway http://www.foes.info/ Heat 05: Holder, Kennett, Barker, Gathercole 57.32 3-3 (18-12) Holder got the better of Kennett into the 1st bend and pulled away for a comfortable win. Sponsored by Richard and Anne Hollingsworth www.scunthorpespeedway.com Heat 06: Doyle, Wright, Frampton, Sweetman® 58.83 3-3 (21-15) Hard 1st bend by Doyle moved the England pair wide and allowed Sweetman into second place. Wright passed him on the second lap and Frampton made the inside pass on the first bend a lap later, Sweetman then shed a chain. Sponsored by http://www.SpeedwayInfo.co.uk - speedway information for all UK leagues plus Grand Prix & World Cup stats Heat 07: Batchelor, Bridger, Proctor, Auty 57.81 2-4 (23-19) Aussie pair made the best start but Bridger soon passed Protor on the inside on the first turn but could get nowhere near Batchelor. Sponsored by Merlin Heat 08: Gathercole, Wilson, Smith, Frampton 59.57 2-4 (25-23) Tight first bend, England held 2nd/3rd but Wilson held up Frampton on the last turn and that allowed Smith to nick 3rd place on the line. Sponsored by Speedway Souvenirs available at www.enjaydesigns.net Heat 09: Doyle, Kennett, Barker, Sweetman 57.97 3-3 (28-26) Doyle made a blinding start and was miles ahead of Kennett after just a lap & he had extended his lead by the finish. Sponsored by inthedirt clothing - Speedway inspired attire - Website - Ebay - Sale now on! Heat 10: Batchelor, Proctor, Wright, Frampton® 58.53 1-5 (29-31) Batchelor just beat Frampton into the first bend, then Proctor ran into the side of Frampton causing his bike to shed a chain. Sponsored by KanDysoft Speedway spreadsheets www.kandysoft.com Heat 11: Holder, Bridger, Gathercole, Auty 57.62 2-4 (31-35) Statman says that Auty's bike off the start was like his dog when out on a walk, almost motionless! Still, he nearly caught Gathercole by the finish. Sponsored by Peter Hopkins Heat 12: Batchelor, Kennett, Smith, Wilson 58.74 2-4 (33-39) Smith in for Sweetman. Batchelor and Kennett swapped the lead about 8 or 9 times over the first 3 laps before Batchelor finally got the upper hand. Fantastic race. Sponsored by http://www.cablestar.co.uk - computer cables & accessories. Save 10% using promo code SPEEDWAY Heat 13: Holder, Doyle, Wright, Bridger 58.81 1-5 (34-44) Lightening start by the Aussie pair, then display perfect team riding, not that they needed to as well in front of the England pair. Sponsored by www.rpm.org.uk Heat 14: Proctor, BARKER, Wilson, Smith 58.95 5-3 (39-47) Barker to take a TR. Wilson in for Auty. Barker was shunted out wide on the first bend. Wilson had the lead. Barker got past Smith on the 3rd lap just as Proctor passed Wilson for the lead! Wilson just slowed down in time for Barker to get the 2nd place. Sponsored by http://www.ebuyitnow.co.uk/ 10% discount coupon code SPEEDWAY Heat 15: Doyle, Batchelor, Wright, Bridger 58.95 1-5 (40-52) England won the toss and will take gates 2 & 4. Aussies made the gate, then another display of perfect team riding. Sponsored by www.msj.edu.pl www.msjspeedway.com Line-up: WRIGHT, BRIDGER, BATCHELOR, DOYLE ************************* Comments: Teams confirmed. Referee: Jim Lawrence Weather is nice and sunny. Statman says that its not so sunny now as the sun is setting (lovely sunset at that!) but it has been a glorious day there. Australia won the toss and take gates 1 & 3. Many thanks to Statman for the texts tonight. Congratulations to the Australian team. Thankyou and good night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobC 664 Posted September 27, 2008 England seemed to hit the self destruct button.Early indications were that they could win this one.Not sure if it was England relaxing or the Aussies upping their game.Impressive finish by Boycies men. Superb Ht1 win from Jordan Frampton.Very clever ride to outwit Holder.Very fortunate to stay upright in ht10,when he got clattered very hard by Proctor.If Frampton had gone down,Im sure proctor would have been excluded. England Wright....Ht6 apart,cant say I noticed him Frampton....see above Kennett....Good first ride,but couldnt catch anyone after that Barker....battled hard all night,cant fault his effort.His gating though,is crap Bridger....See Kennett Auty....poor,yet to impress me at all since the U15's a couple season ago. Wilson....had a go early on,but faded Australia Holder....couldnt get by Frampton in ht1,then a lesson in immaculate riding,in front or team riding Gathercole....did his job well Batchelor....didnt look happy in ht3,but then eased his way through the rest of the meeting Proctor....in the thick of most of the action,very lucky in ht10 though Doyle....in cruise mode after ht4 Sweetman....some very clever first turns,with in-experience taking its toll Smith....battled hard Only one moan.........didnt notice until after I had eaten,that the programme was for the original date,with an insert.If I had known that,I wouldnt have bought one.Still got the first one! A very enjoyable meeting,all the same.Track was superb,excellent racing,as usual. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigFatDave 258 Posted September 27, 2008 Only one moan.........didnt notice until after I had eaten the programme Try Milk of Magnesia, Bob. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
