Post by Dent on Apr 20, 2007 23:03:31 GMT 1
I was in attendance for this fixture and all in all the Potters seemed to have a better mix in the team and their team spirit seemed a lot better.
Complin got better as night went on and the top 3 also scored well, ben barker seems to be finding points hard to come by but hopefully this wont be for long.
Barry Evans was off the pace all night and Ben Barker rode better than his score suggests !
A full solid team effort shame they lost, but better things to come.
Once this team starts firing on 4 cylinders they will be hard to beat !!
Stoke Potters = 42
1. Glenn Cunningham - 3, 3, 2, 3, 0 = 11
2. Ben Barker - 0, 1, 1, 1* = 3+1
3. Garry Stead - 3, 3, 3, 2, 1 = 12
4. Lee Complin - 0, 0, 1, 3 = 4
5. Rusty Harrison - 2, 2, 3, 0 = 7
6. Barrie Evans - R, 1*, 0, 1*, 0 = 2+2
7. Jonathan Bethal - 2, 1*, 0 = 3+1
Sheffield Tigers = 47
1. Ricky Ashworth - 1*, 2, 2, 1* = 6+2
2. Ben Wilson - 2, 1*, 3, 1*, 2* = 9+3
3. Andre Compton - 2, 3, 3, 3, 3 = 14
4. James Birkinshaw - 1*, 0, 0, 1* = 2+2
5. Joel Parsons - 3, 2, 2, 2 = 9
6. James Cockle - 3, 0, 0 = 3
7. Paul Cooper - 0, 0, 2*, 0, 2 = 4+1
Referee: Robbie Perks
Weather: Dry, warm & sunny
Sheffield won the coin toss and took gates 1 & 3
Heat 1: Cunningham, Wilson, Ashworth, Barker 3-3 3-3 64.3
Sheffield pair gated and Cunningham came from 3rd to win
Heat 2: Cockle, Bethal f/rem, Evans ret, Cooper ef 2-3 5-6 66.3
Bethal fell & remounted to come 2nd, Evans had a punture, Cooper had ef
Heat 3: Stead, Compton, Birkinshaw, Complin 3-3 8-9 65.8
Stead got drop on tigers, Compton chased hard
Heat 4: Parsons, Harrison, Bethal, Cooper 3-3 11-12 63.9
Harrison gated & Parsons passed him, Cooper passed Bethal only for Bethal to repass him
Heat 5: Stead, Wilson, Ashworth, Complin 3-3 14-15 63.8
From the gate
Heat 6: Cunningham, Parsons, Barker, Cockle 4-2 18-17 63.8
Cunningham last to first
Heat 7: Compton, Harrison, Evans, Birkinshaw 3-3 21-20 63.7
Birkinshaw fell while in 2nd
Heat 8: Re-run Wilson, Cooper, Barker, Bethal 1-5 22-25 64.9
Stoke pair gated unsatisfactory start !
Re-run Sheffield pair gated - race carried on !
Heat 9: Stead, Parsons, Complin, Cockle 4-2 26-27 64.2
From the gate, Cockle fell in 3rd
Heat 10: Compton, Cunningham, Barker, Birkinshaw 3-3 29-30 64.1
Compton from the gate
Heat 11: Harrison, Ashworth, Wilson, Evans 3-3 32-33 65.4
Ashworth gated but Harrison overhauld him to take win
Heat 12: Compton, Stead, Evans, Cooper 3-3 35-36 64.0
Evans R/R for Bethal. Cooper R/R for Cockle. From the gate, Stead pressed hard
Heat 13: Cunningham, Parsons, Ashworth, Harrison 3-3 38-39 64.9
Good race Cunningham fought hard to pass Parsons & Harrison passed Ashworth only to be overtaken back
Heat 14: Complin, Cooper, Birkinshaw, Evans 3-3 41-42 66.1.
Cooper gated & Complin took him on 2nd bend 2nd time round
Heat 15: Compton, Wilson, Stead, Cunningham 1-5 42-47 65.2
Line-up: Stead, Cunningham, Compton, Wilson
Sheffield won the toss and took gates 1 & 3
Sheffield pair gated and had to team ride to keep Stead out
Complin got better as night went on and the top 3 also scored well, ben barker seems to be finding points hard to come by but hopefully this wont be for long.
Barry Evans was off the pace all night and Ben Barker rode better than his score suggests !
A full solid team effort shame they lost, but better things to come.
Once this team starts firing on 4 cylinders they will be hard to beat !!
Stoke Potters = 42
1. Glenn Cunningham - 3, 3, 2, 3, 0 = 11
2. Ben Barker - 0, 1, 1, 1* = 3+1
3. Garry Stead - 3, 3, 3, 2, 1 = 12
4. Lee Complin - 0, 0, 1, 3 = 4
5. Rusty Harrison - 2, 2, 3, 0 = 7
6. Barrie Evans - R, 1*, 0, 1*, 0 = 2+2
7. Jonathan Bethal - 2, 1*, 0 = 3+1
Sheffield Tigers = 47
1. Ricky Ashworth - 1*, 2, 2, 1* = 6+2
2. Ben Wilson - 2, 1*, 3, 1*, 2* = 9+3
3. Andre Compton - 2, 3, 3, 3, 3 = 14
4. James Birkinshaw - 1*, 0, 0, 1* = 2+2
5. Joel Parsons - 3, 2, 2, 2 = 9
6. James Cockle - 3, 0, 0 = 3
7. Paul Cooper - 0, 0, 2*, 0, 2 = 4+1
Referee: Robbie Perks
Weather: Dry, warm & sunny
Sheffield won the coin toss and took gates 1 & 3
Heat 1: Cunningham, Wilson, Ashworth, Barker 3-3 3-3 64.3
Sheffield pair gated and Cunningham came from 3rd to win
Heat 2: Cockle, Bethal f/rem, Evans ret, Cooper ef 2-3 5-6 66.3
Bethal fell & remounted to come 2nd, Evans had a punture, Cooper had ef
Heat 3: Stead, Compton, Birkinshaw, Complin 3-3 8-9 65.8
Stead got drop on tigers, Compton chased hard
Heat 4: Parsons, Harrison, Bethal, Cooper 3-3 11-12 63.9
Harrison gated & Parsons passed him, Cooper passed Bethal only for Bethal to repass him
Heat 5: Stead, Wilson, Ashworth, Complin 3-3 14-15 63.8
From the gate
Heat 6: Cunningham, Parsons, Barker, Cockle 4-2 18-17 63.8
Cunningham last to first
Heat 7: Compton, Harrison, Evans, Birkinshaw 3-3 21-20 63.7
Birkinshaw fell while in 2nd
Heat 8: Re-run Wilson, Cooper, Barker, Bethal 1-5 22-25 64.9
Stoke pair gated unsatisfactory start !
Re-run Sheffield pair gated - race carried on !
Heat 9: Stead, Parsons, Complin, Cockle 4-2 26-27 64.2
From the gate, Cockle fell in 3rd
Heat 10: Compton, Cunningham, Barker, Birkinshaw 3-3 29-30 64.1
Compton from the gate
Heat 11: Harrison, Ashworth, Wilson, Evans 3-3 32-33 65.4
Ashworth gated but Harrison overhauld him to take win
Heat 12: Compton, Stead, Evans, Cooper 3-3 35-36 64.0
Evans R/R for Bethal. Cooper R/R for Cockle. From the gate, Stead pressed hard
Heat 13: Cunningham, Parsons, Ashworth, Harrison 3-3 38-39 64.9
Good race Cunningham fought hard to pass Parsons & Harrison passed Ashworth only to be overtaken back
Heat 14: Complin, Cooper, Birkinshaw, Evans 3-3 41-42 66.1.
Cooper gated & Complin took him on 2nd bend 2nd time round
Heat 15: Compton, Wilson, Stead, Cunningham 1-5 42-47 65.2
Line-up: Stead, Cunningham, Compton, Wilson
Sheffield won the toss and took gates 1 & 3
Sheffield pair gated and had to team ride to keep Stead out