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Challenge - 3rd May 2008
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Weymouth Wildcats |
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No.. |
Rider |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Tot |
BP |
|
1 |
Jon Armstrong |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1* |
3 |
|
|
12 |
1 |
|
2 |
Brendan Johnson |
1 |
1* |
3 |
2* |
|
|
|
7 |
2 |
|
3 |
Luke Priest |
0 |
1* |
2 |
0 |
|
|
|
3 |
1 |
|
4 |
Karl Mason |
3 |
2 |
1* |
2* |
2* |
|
|
10 |
3 |
|
5 |
Jay Herne |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
6 |
Tim Webster |
3 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
7 |
Alex McLeod |
XF |
0 |
2* |
|
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
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Team Manager : Jem Dicken |
Total
: |
53 |
|
|
Somerset Giants |
|
No.. |
Rider |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Tot |
BP |
|
1 |
Shaun Harmatiuk |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
F |
|
|
11 |
|
|
2 |
Mark Andrews |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
3 |
Mark Simmonds |
2 |
2 |
X |
2 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
4 |
Ben Taylor |
1* |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
3 |
1 |
|
5 |
Andrew Bargh |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4^ |
XF |
R |
|
12 |
1 |
|
6 |
James Williams |
2 |
1* |
0 |
0 |
1* |
|
|
4 |
2 |
|
7 |
Andy Braithwaite |
1* |
FX |
0 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
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Team Manager : Ray Dixon and
Kevin Brown |
Total
: |
38 |
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Referee: Mr C. Durno
Heat Results
1. Armstrong, Harmatiuk, Johnson, Andrews,
53.2 4-2
2. (re-run) Webster, Braithwaite, Williams,
McLeod (F. exc), 54.5 3-3 (7-5)
3. Mason, Simmonds, Taylor, Priest,
54.1 3-3 (10-8)
4. Herne, Bargh, r/c Williams, McLeod,
53.3 3-3 (13-11)
5. Harmatiuk, Mason, Priest, Andrews,
53.8 3-3 (16-14)
6. (re-run) Bargh, Armstrong, Johnson,
Williams, 53.7 3-3 (19-17)
7. Herne, Simmonds, Webster, Taylor,
54.7 4-5 (23-19)
8. (awarded) Johnson, McLeod, Andrews,
Braithwaite (F. exc), no time 5-1 (28-20)
9. Bargh, Priest, Mason, Williams, 54.5
3-3 (31-23)
10. (awarded) Armstrong, Johnson, Taylor,
Simmonds, (F. exc) no time 5-1 (36-24)
11. Harmatiuk, Bargh (tact sub), Herne,
Webster, 53.5 1-7 (37-31)
12. r/c Webster, Simmonds, Williams,
Priest, McLeod (XT), 54.7 3-3 (40-34)
13. (re-run) Harmatiuk, Herne, Armstrong,
Bargh (F.exc), 54.8 3-3 (43-37)
14. Webster, Mason, Taylor, Braithwaite,
55.3 5-1 (48-38)
15. Armstrong, Mason, Harmatiuk (fell),
Bargh (ret), 53.8 5-0 (53-38)
The Wildcats toppled the Giants 53-38
in a fantastic nights racing at the
Wessex Stadium. The Giants line up on
paper looked like it could potentially
trouble the Wildcats but in their last
challenge before starting their Conference
League campaign the hosts demonstrated
that the Cats are going to be a team
to be reckoned with in 2008.
Both Jon Armstrong and Karl Mason recorded
paid 13 totals to joint top score for
the Wildcats. It was a welcome return
to form for Wildcats skipper Mason after
a start to the season that he will wish
to forget with seemingly endless bike
problems. Karl started well with a win
from the gate in his first heat before
following that up with three seconds
and a third. Weymouth reserve Tim Webster
maintained his awesome start to the
season recording three heat wins and
a third place from his five rides to
notch up ten points. The only rider
suffering a slight off night was Luke
Priest who recorded 3 paid 4 from his
four rides although he did suffer mechanical
problems in his last race of the night
and retired.
Shaun Harmatiuk was definitely a man
out to impress, the American ex Dream
Team rider dropped just one point to
Jon Armstrong in his four programmed
rides although he did take a nasty looking
tumble in heat fifteen in a daring last
bend manoeuvre whilst in second to Armstrong,
thankfully quickly returning to his
feet. Wildcats squad member Bargh took
two wins and a second place before he
donned the Black and White colours for
the Giants in heat 11 as tactical substitute.
Starting 15 metres back he passed Webster
on lap 2 and caught and passed Herne
on the last lap to take an impressive
second place. Unfortunately a fall in
heat 13 and bike problems in 15 meant
he didn’t trouble the scorers again.
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