Workington 40th Anniversary Meeting

[Ron Butler 0]

Hope the meeting goes well for you; with just enough rain to give a decent racing surface.

 

Enjoy the season,

 

Ron.

[Anton 0]

AN EVENING WITH LOU SANSOM

 

There will also be some TICKETS (priced £5) for the 'Evening with Lou Sansom' to be held in the Washington Central Hotel on Friday 26th March at 7:45pm, available on the door on the night.

 

A perfect chance to not only listen to him in conversation with John Walsh and answering questions from the audience but also to have a chat with him and take photographs in calmer surroundings ahead of the 40th Anniversary Meeting the following day.

 

Thank-you,

 

Tony Jackson

 

[Nevs 4]

Best of luck to all Workington supporters and all involved for tomorrow nights 40th anniversary meeting. Hope the weather is kind to you all and you all have a great evening.

[paul84 106]

Best of luck to all Workington supporters and all involved for tomorrow nights 40th anniversary meeting. Hope the weather is kind to you all and you all have a great evening.

 

Thanks Nevs So far so good the sun is shining.

[Anton 0]

Thanks very much to everyone that attended the 'Evening with Lou Sansom' last night - It was a truly great evening.

 

Now the focus moves on to the meeting itself tonight with the 40th Anniversary Trophy plus lots of very special guests as a host of ex-Comets return to Derwent Park for the evening. And, we have the Steve Lawson v Geoff Powell match races to look forward to.

 

Meeting starts at 6:30pm.

 

Many thanks,

 

Tony Jackson

 

[Anton 0]

WEATHER UPDATE

 

At 12:20pm the weather in Workington is Blue sky, virtually no cloud and beautifully sunny.

 

It is all systems go for a great night.

 

Many thanks,

 

Tony Jackson

 

[topaz325 1,861]

Started to rain now about 10 miles from Worky............. hope it blows over soon.

[youngy105 16]

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Workington 40th Anniversary

[lordloverocket 0]

Not too pleased with the format and the line tbh!

Especially when you see other tracks getting GP riders and yet again expense has been spared but people are expected to pay £14!

I personally think the lineup should have been stronger and a better format, and if that meant starting the meeting slightly earlier im sure many fans would have travelled to see this and a few of part time fans would have seen it as an event not to miss!

Wouldnt have minded seeing Tomasz TheMadPole Piszcz here like oh and the obvious KING CARL!

But The King must have his reasons! ))))

Signing off to the pub!

LLR!

[cometsfan2k4 0]

Not too pleased with the format and the line tbh!

Especially when you see other tracks getting GP riders and yet again expense has been spared but people are expected to pay £14!

I personally think the lineup should have been stronger and a better format, and if that meant starting the meeting slightly earlier im sure many fans would have travelled to see this and a few of part time fans would have seen it as an event not to miss!

Wouldnt have minded seeing Tomasz TheMadPole Piszcz here like oh and the obvious KING CARL!

But The King must have his reasons! ))))

Signing off to the pub!

LLR!

No GP riders have anything what so ever to do with Workington speedway. The reason for the line up is that it is a celebration of the Comets' history and that is reflected in the fact that there are so many former riders returning. Of course, I would also loved to have seen Tomasz and Stoney back, but thats life I guess...must have their reasons.

 

Just hope it will be a good meeting and really looking forward to seeing the battles between Kauko and James Wright...although my money is on Cookie for a top 4 finish

[youngy105 16]

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Line Up

 

1. Andre Compton - 3, 2, 2, 3 = 10

2. John Branney - 2, 0, EF, X = 2

3. Rusty Harrison - 1, 0, 1, 1 = 3

4. Joe Haines - 0, 1, 1, 1 = 3

5. Kauko Nieminen - 3, 0, 3, 2 = 8

6. Craig Cook - 0, 2, 3, 3 = 8

7. Peter Kildemand - 2, 3, 3, 2 = 10

8. Richard Lawson - 1, 3, 0, 1 = 5

9. James Wright - 3, 3, 0, 0 = 6

10. Mark Lemon - 2, 1, 2, 3 = 8

11. Adam Roynon - 0, 2, 1, 0 = 3

12. Chris Schramm - 1, 1, 2, 2 = 6

 

Heat Results

 

Heat 01: Compton, Branney, Harrison, Haines. 64.9

Line Up: Compton, Branney, Harrison, Haines

Comments: Good Race between Harrison and Branney.

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Heat 02: Nieminen, Kildemand, Lawson, Cook. 64.5

Line Up: Nieminen, Kildemand, Cook, Lawson

Comments: From The Gate.

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Heat 03: Wright, Lemon, Schramm, Roynon. 65.0

Line Up: Wright, Lemon, Roynon, Schramm

Comments: From The Gate.

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Heat 04: Wright, Compton, Haines, Nieminen. 65.0

Line Up: Haines, Compton, Nieminen, Wright

Comments: From The Gate.

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Heat 05: Lawson, Cook, Lemon, Branney. 65.7

Line Up: Lawson, Lemon, Branney, Cook

Comments: Cook went under Lemon on Turn One.

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Heat 06: Kildemand, Roynon, Schramm, Harrison. 65.5

Line Up: Roynon, Schramm, Kildemand, Harrison

Comments: From The Gate

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Heat 07: Cook, Compton, Roynon, Wright. 64.4

Line Up: Wright, Cook, Compton, Roynon

Comments: WOW!! What a race. Cook and Compton throwing everything at each other. Roynon went under Wright for third.

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Heat 08: Nieminen, Schramm, Haines, Branney (EF). 64.9

Line Up: Roynon, Nieminen, Haines, Branney

Comments: Branney EF whilst in second.

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Heat 09: Kildemand, Lemon, Harrison, Lawson.

Line Up: Kildemand, Harrison, Lawson, Lemon

Comments: Harrison passed Lawson for third.

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Heat 10: Compton, Schramm, Lawson, Branney (Excluded, 2 Minutes). 66.2

Line Up: Branney, Lawson, Schramm, Compton

Comments: Branney excluded for exceeding 2 minute time allowance. Compton passed Lawson on lap 2 and Schramm passed him on lap 3.

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Heat 11: Cook, Kildemand, Haines, Roynon. 66.0

Line Up: Cook, Kildemand, Haines, Roynon

Comments: Kildemand past Haines for second.

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Heat 12: Lemon, Nieminen, Harrison, Wright. 65.8

Line Up: Lemon, Wright, Harrison, Nieminen

Comments: Nieminen round all three on the first turn but nearly lost it on bend 4 which let Lemon past.

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Semi Final 1: Compton, Cook, Lemon, Lawson. 66.0

Line Up: Compton, Cook, Lemon, Lawson

Comments: Cook passed Lemon on the back straight.

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Semi Final 2: Nieminen, Wright, Kildemand, Schramm. 65.9

Line Up: Kildemand, Nieminen, Wright, Schramm

Comments: Wright passed Kildemand on bend 2 lap 3.

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Grand Final: Wright, Compton, Nieminen, Cook. 65.4

Line-up: Compton, Cook, Nieminen, Wright

Comments: As the rain starts to fall Wrighty wins from the gate.

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Line Up confirmed.

 

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Edited March 27, 2010 by youngy105

[madsteve 52]

Great meeting, some good passes. It was great to see some old faces like stoney nemo and haines.

But a special well done to cookie, the spider and wrighty as they were superb.

[cometsfan2k4 0]

What a meeting!! Some superb racing and some great passing which has been lacking of late down at DP. All riders showed good guts on a night that they didn't have to considering they were racing team mates, but like Compton said at the end, everyone goes out to win the race!

 

And a special mention has to go to Craig Cook! Wow!! One hell of a meeting for him, absolutely unbelievable riding from him tonight And so happy my prediction of a top 4 finish for the guy came up trumps! Always knew he has it in him.

 

Shame for Branney tonight with his engine failures, but I have to say I didnt agree with putting Benji Compton out to race. Given that it wasnt a competitive meeting, Branney should have been allowed to come back out and gain valuable track time!

[Trackwise 0]

Super meeting and valueable races for Kildemand and Schramm as they dial in the track. The spider looks very classy indeed and has shown he can pass.

 

As for Craig Cook - Wow !! If he can produce that sort of form week in week out he's going to take some big scalps during what we must remember is only his second season. I can see him getting a 6-7 average in no time at all

[WorkyWorky 201]

Great meeting!

Well done to all of the riders, and of course James Wright, Compton now saying 'feels like home'

and an appearance from Carl Stonehewer lifted the atmosphere a bit.

Edited March 27, 2010 by WorkyWorky