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| Results & Match Reports (2009) Sunday 18th October 2009 - Premier League Gt Blakenham v Horspath (added 19th Oct 2009 Report by Geoff Gamage GT BLAKENHAM 71 HORSPATH HAMMERS 105 Horspath clinched their fifth British Premier League title ( in 7 years) with a 105 -71 win at Great Blakenham the home side did have former Hammer Chris Osborne back but brother Lewis was still out, not to mention a few faces from earlier Blakenham octets. Hammers had their Polish domiciled riders unavailable racing in the Polish Cup Final ( no they did not choose not to fly one of them in!) However with Oxford based Matty Szymczak showing his true form and Wayne Hutt having his best away showing ( unbeaten ) plus the remarkable Steve Harris bagging a twenty point maximum The Hammers could even allow a below par return from skipper Mark Boaler. Mark Carmichael, Mike Morgans Dave Carmichael and Danny Harper all scored solidly whilst Gt Blakenham relied heavily on Adam Peck with young Dan Osborne very lively, Chris Osborne started well but his recent lack of racing showed towards the end of the meeting. Race of the match was a brilliant ride from Peck in heat 8, with both Szymczak and Boaler buzzing around his back wheel inside and out he rode a perfect line to hold them at bay. Harris did however make a fine pass inside of Peck in heat 11 when both were still unbeaten. Only downside "Where was the trophy?" Gt Blakenham scorers Dan Osborne 12, Leon Mower 10, Adam Peck 17, Will Page 7, Joshua Brook 6+1, Chris Osborne 11, Ray Pike 4 Martin Syzlak 4 Horspath scorers Matty Szymczak 17, Mark Boaler 8+2, Mark Carmichael 17, Mike Morgans 12+2, Steve Harris 20, Dave Carmichael 11+1, Danny Harper 9+1, Wayne Hutt 11+1 Combination Combination Blakenham relied heavily on first team riders giving 37 penalty points away they did chip into this winning the actual match 76 -52 but of course losing by 13 in the final analysis . Gt Blakenham Martin Syzlak 20, Terry Ashford 7, Ray Pike 8, Adam Peck 15+1, J Day 16+2, Dan Osborne 10+2 Horspath Lee Clarke 10, Jack Smith 6+2, Matt Coulter 10, Jake Carter 5, Wayne Clarke 11, Rachel Edge 8+1, Livvy Horsley 2
Saturday 17th October - South West Division One (added 19th Oct 2009) Horspath 99 ( Wayne Clarke 12+1, Wayne Hutt 13+2, Matty Szymczak 19, Lee Clarke 9, Matt Coulter 10, Dave Carmichael 11+1, Steve Harris 11+1, Mark Carmichael 14+2. ) East Newport ( Ryan Lewis 13, Jack Turner 8, Mike Rice 11+1, Neil Power 12, Louis Harvey 16, Aaron Hughes 14+1, Rob Absalom 3, Nigel Clark 2.) South West Conference League Horspath 58 ( Zac Payne 3, Jordan Richardson 9, Rachel Edge 13, Ben Carter 7+2, Jack Smith 11 , Jake Carter 8+1, George Horsley 2, Callum Russell-Sharp 5.) East Newport 88 ( Louis Harvey 18+2, Dan Brock 8+2, Jack Turner 19+1, Josh Davies 6, Aaron Hughes 14+2, Earl Broomfield 12, Ryan Lewis 11.)
Sunday 4th October - British Premier League The Village Horspath (added 5th Oct 2009) Report by Geoff Gamage HORSPATH 88 BIRMINGHAM 86 When the British Premier League was envisaged in whatever project with it's secondary licences and international stars showcasing the sport this was THE type of match they were thinking of two powerful teams going tyremark to tyremark in a thriller of Hitchcock proportions with the local super heroes coming good in the end! Yes another heartstopper at The Village a fantastic match well refereed by Pete Dalley. Both teams at top strength, Hammers paying the powerful Monarchs line up utmost respect with both Rafal Dulinski and Premek Binkowski on duty, first blood to the visitors as Chris Timms took the flag with Garry Pearce third a 6-4, Hammers hit back as Steve Harris / Binkowski notched a 7-3, a brilliant gate from Mike Morgans saw him and Mark Boaler clear Marcus Wadhams for another 7-3, Mark and Dave Carmichael combined for a 6-4 Hammers eight up, gate exclusion for grid 1 Morgans in the next with Boaler taking the re-run 5-4 to Monarchs, heat 7 Wadhams who was to go unbeaten in his remaining heats took a drawn heat. Disaster struck Binkowski off one with his handlebars, frame and forks and front wheel all coming adrift resulting in a 6-3 as the Polish Ace was left at the start! Paul Heard took a drawn heat 9 interval score Hammers 46 Monarchs 42, Boaler took the drawn heat 10, with Wadhams likewise heat 11, Dulinski was excluded off one with a resultant 7-2 giving the Second City outfit a one point lead. Hammers struck back with a Boaler / Morgans 6-4, next heat a gate exclusion for Nathan Groves with Horspath taking a 7-2 via Mark Carmichael / Binkowski, another Hammers disaster as Harris shed a chain on gate 2 with Wadhams / Heard banging in a 7-2. Dulinski took a drawn heat 16 though Morgans was left on the track after a clash with Bates,the penultimate heat Binkowski was excluded for crossing inside line resulting in a 6-3 to Birmingham who now led 83-81, yes another last heat decider for the Hammers, cue the dynamic duo, cue another remarkable 7-3 match winning ride from Harris / Boaler the latter pulling of a magical pass on the first bend having taken out Timms before turning back under Heard to join Harris and start more Hammer celebrations, they now need to win at Great Blakenham for the BPL title. Two observations from this match Birmingham without doubt top contenders and twelve months on it could well be everyone chasing them for honours, the second is come the next blockbuster Gotham City Hollywood movie don't be surprised if certain cape crusaders are replaced by the Hammers last heat wonders! Horspath 88 ( Dave Carmichael 7+1, Rafal Dulinski 13, Steve Harris 13+1, Mike Morgans 9+1, Mark Boaler 18+2, Mark Carmichael 14, Matuesz Szymczak 6 ) Birmingham 86 ( Garry Pearce 13+1, Chris Timms 15, Dominik Rycharski 8, Lewis Bates 10+4, Nathan Groves 3, Marcus Wadhams 17+1, Paul Heard 14, Russ Evans 6.) Referee Pete Dalley ( West Midlands )
Sunday September 20th, The Village Horspath - Horspath v Sheffield (added 21st Sept 2009) Report by Geoff Gamage HORSPATH 85 SHEFFIELD 85 This was the old cliche a match of two halves, the first half saw Horspath capitalise on some Sheffield exclusions to lead by 8 however a confrontation in heat 9 after the race saw both Danny Harper and Pawel Kozlowski see red cards, a pity because this was a great match ridden hard but in good spirit other than that. The second had a remarkable Stars comeback. Sheffield got off with an opening heat 6-4 courtesy of Jamroczyk / Birks, Hammers went one up following an Angel exclusion for crossing the inside line with a 6-3 from Boaler / Harper. Heat 5 saw lee Smith get a gate exclusion, Birks winning but the 5-4 doubled Horspath's lead, another Angel exclusion for excessive force bought another Horspath 5-4 in heat 7, Next race Birks got a gate exclusion leaving Mark Carmichael / Harris to grab a 7-2. A drawn heat 9 saw the aforementioned red cards issued. heat 10 Hammer went 10 up a 6-4 from Boaler / Hutt. Stars started a remarkable fightback with a Angel / Pilas 6-4 in the next race, a 4-3 following a Morgans gate exclusion bought another point back for Sheffield in heat 12. a Jamrocyzk / Birks 6-3 chipped another three points back. in the 13th, When an Angel / Brown 6-4 in the 15th saw just 2 points separating the teams,heat 16 proved a disaster for the home side as Burchardt / Jamrocyzk took a 7-2 and now stars three up, this was reduced to two with a 5-4 in the penultimate race. Once again for the Hammers it was Harris / Boaler time however with two points separating the teams and Hammers having a one point lead in the Title race for once they raced for a safe 6-4 as Boaler ensured Birks stayed last. Credit to both teams, and their supporters in what was a large crowd but mostly credit to Bob Prince who had an excellent match as referee, got every decision right with no controversy. Hammers still have the title in their own hands and hope to have Rafal Dulinski available for the last two matches, as he missed today whilst racing in the Polish Championship at Leszno. HORSPATH 85 ( Mike Morgans 10+1, Dave Carmichael 12+2, Steve Haris 17+1, Mark Carmichael 13, Danny Harper 5+1, Mark Boaler 17, Mateusz Szymczak 5, Wayne Hutt 6) SHEFFIELD 85 ( Piotr Jamroczyk 16+1, Jono Birks 9, Pawel Kozlowski 6+1, Remi Burchardt 16+1, Dariusz Pilas 15, Andy Angel 12, Jamie Brown 5, lee Smith 6+1.) Referee Bob Prince British Premeir Combination HORSPATH 73 ( Wayne Clarke 4+1, Zac Payne 12, Matt Coulter 10, Rachel Edge 8+2, Lee Clarke 11+2, Jack Smith 12+2, George Horsley 6+1, Jake Carter 5+1. penalty points 5) SHEFFIELD 61 ( Chris Turner 16, Richard Hudson 6, Jamie Brown 16, Jordan Gabitas 8, Sandra Turunski 11, Will Gamble 4.)
Cycle Speedway British Teams Finals Sunday 13th Sept 2009, East Newport Cycle Speedway Club (added 15th September 2009)
(Report by Andy Whitehouse) Hammers claim narrow victory in a thriller at East Newport
This final was always going to be a tough call to make and with both teams fighting for a definitive lead emotions were running high.Only two points separated the teams during the first half until heat nine which saw defending champions Wednesfields Sam Smith excluded and both teams on level scores of 43 points going into the break. The first heat after the interval saw both sides earning five points and it looked like the second half would continue where the first nine heats left off,but fortunes were about to change and heat eleven saw a Scott Doherty,Lee Aris 7-3 efeat over Horspath's Mark Carmichael and Veteren Champion Steve Harris giving the Aces a four point advantage,the next two heats saw the points evenly distributed.Heat fourteen looked like the championship decider with strong rides from both Mark Griffiths and Lee Aris giving the 2008 champions another 7-3 and a eight point advantage over their rivels.But how things can change and heat fifteen saw both Wednesfield riders excluded,Sam Smith for stopping the race after a fall and Lee Aris was a start gate infrignment allowing Horspaths Wayne Hutt and Steve Harris to ride a leisurly lap to earn an easy seven points.The atmosphere remained tense for the remainder of the match and with the scores tied on 86 points at the end of heat 18 the title would have to be decided with a three heat run off. Heat nineteen saw another win for Wednesfield's Mark Griffiths and it looked like the Aces were on course to retain their 2008 title but the next heat saw another brilliant ride by Horspaths Welsh wonder mark Carmichael and a second place from team mate steve Harris turned the tables and gave Horspath a two point advantage going into heat twenty one and all to ride for.Horspath didn't dissapoint their fans and a win from Mark Boaler ensured The Bin and the British team title went back up the M4 to Horspath. Result
HORSPATH 102: Dave Carmichael 20, Mark Carmichael 19, Mark Boaler 17, Steve Harris 15, Mike Morgans 10, Danny Harper 9, Wayne Hutt 8, Rob Hunt 2 WEDNESFIELD 100: Mark Griffiths 20, Chris Jewkes 18, Lee Aris 16, Scott Doughety 14, Terry Norman 13, Roger Cox 10, Sam Smith 8, Dayle Peace 1
Sunday 23rd August 2009 - Premier League at Norwich NORWICH 87.5 HOSPATH HAMMERS 88.5 Horspath go to the top of the league! Report by: Tim Jarvis Horspath snatched a dramatic last race victory against Norwich. After trailing throughout the match, the Hammers snatched an amazing victory when Steve Harris and Mark Boaler combined brilliantly in the last race to score a crucial 7-3 to give Horspath victory. Isolated on gate four after Rob Hunt was disqualified for a starting infringment, Harris was excluded after cutting across Richard Williamson just yards from the start. Earlier, in heat three, Harris was excluded for slowing up the race. Now he faced his second explusion in as many races. Team manager Robyn Carter appealed to referee Allinson after which the official changed his mind and re-instated Harris. From the start, Norwich took control. With the Phil Howells/Ben Collins and Dave Solomon/Richard Hunt in dominant form, Norwich built up an eight point lead after just three races. Referee Allinson was unable to split Kieran Parr and Wayne Hutt for third place in heat five as Horspath took their first heat win of a gloriously sunny summer afternoon. Horspath were rattled as Norwich continued to boss the remaining heats going into the interval six points ahead of the visitors. Horspath won two of the three heats immediately after the break to close the gap to two points. But just as they were getting back into the match, Mark Boaler moved on grid two, the Horspath rider pointing the accusing finger to Dave Solomon on his inside. Suddenly the gap was seven points. A major shock was back on the cards. Enter Steve Harris. Using all his experience and racing skills, Harris brought through reserve Wayne Hutt for a maximum heat win, before Mark Camichael and Hutt again reduced the deficit to two with two races to go. Richard Williamson and Ben Collins sandwiched Rob Hunt into second place in the punultimate race, setting Horspath a maximum win from the final heat to take the most unlikely of victories. What a race. Harris on one, double British champion Phil Howells on two, Mark Boaler on three and Dave Solomon on the wide outside. The wise money was on Howells separating the Horspath duo, to give Norwich victory. But Harris is a wily old fox. Going down the back straight he cleverly slowed down to distract Howells, giving Boaler a split-second chance to sprint through on the inside. It was a brilliant manouvre. Howells and Solomon got in each other's way. By the time Solomons slid off on the home straight, third time round it was all over. Horspath had taken the lead for the first time in the match, but more importantly has kept their title challenge on track. The jubiliant Hammers raced on the track to embrace Harris and Boaler. This was such an important win. Without Mike Morgans, gigging it up at the V Festival, and Matuesz Symczak and Marcin Skowronek racing in the Polish League, Horspath certainly struggled. All credit to Rob Hunt, Danny Harper and Wayne Hutt for keeping them in the match when the pressure started to boil. And of course, Harris and Boaler for that remarkable match-winning ride when all looked lost, not fogetting team manager Robyn Carter who spent more time on the track than any of his riders. In all, a truly great match. Drama, excitement, controversy, protests, stand-offs in the pits, amazingly competitive racing - this had it all, and more beside. Norwich 87.5
Phil Howells 15, Dave Solomon 15, Richard Williamson 13, Lee Grange 13, Ben Collins 11, Richard Hunt 10, George Solomon 8, Kieran Parr 2.5
Horspath 88.5
Mark Carmichael 18, Steve Harris 15, Mark Boaler 14, Danny Harper 11, Rob Hunt 10, Wayne Hutt 9.5, Dave Carmichael 8, Wayne Clarke 3
Referee: Stan Allison (Cambridgeshire)
COMBINATION Norwich 85 (3 pp) Craig Norton 16, Barry Copping 10+1, Josh Colby 14+2, Liam Parker 15+1, James Wakefield 13+2, Lewis Conner 8, Rob Warminger 3, Andy Barrett 3 Horspath 47 Wayne Clarke 13, Jack Smith 6, Matt Coulter 7, Zak Payne, Lee Clarke 11, Gemma Cosh 5+1
Saturday 22nd August 2009 - British Veteran Individual Championship (added 24th August 2009) (Report by Ivan Pyke) Steve Harris (Horspath) gave a masterful display to retain the Paul Fryatt Builders' sponsored British Veterans Title. Scoring a faultless 20 point maximum Harris a master tactician knew two inside grids in his first two races would set him up nicely but a potential banana skin was heat 12 and an outside grid with three competent riders inside of him. A great gate and perfect first and second bend and Harris again hit the front and you could see as he punched his handle bars as he crossed the line what that win meant. Another fantastic gate in heat 14 saw win number four. Mark Newey (Leicester) and Mark Griffiths (Wednesfield) were keeping the pressure on with Newey dropping his only point to Harris in his opening ride and Griffiths dropping points only to the two leading scorers both finishing their days racing with heat wins. So Harris knew a win in heat 19 and he would retain his title and this he did with ease to can a superlative performance. Dennis Hubble (East London) got off to a perfect start but the one and only fall of the day cost him a rostrum place. Hubble made a blistering gate in heat one but things were fast and furious behind as Ian Lawrence (Filton) took 2nd place but referee Steve Copping could split Hethersett's Tim Grimes and Heckmondwike's Darren Kent for 3rd and 4th so 1½ awarded to both. Local riders Gary Brown from Somersham gave a very good account of himself always in the thick of the action and scoring a credible 15 points. Dave Solomon (Ipswich) who went through knee surgery only months ago gave his all as always and scoring 14 points will definitely be back for more and hopefully fully fit. Great Blakenhams Paul Brinkhoff cut short his holiday to take part and finishing with nine points doesn't reflect the effort he put in. Scorers: S. Harris 20, M. Newey 19, M. Griffiths 18, D. Hubble 16, G Brown 15, D Solomon 14, Errol Thaw (Stoke) 14, Norman Venson (Filton) 13, D Kent 12½, I. Lawrence 12, Les Stevens (East London) 10, P Brinkhoff 9, Rob Haywood Poole) 9, Dave Chambers (Hethersett) 7, T. Grimes 6½, Mel Perkins (Hethersett) 5.
Saturday 22nd August 2009 - South West Junior Grand Prix (added 24th August 2009) (Report by Geoff Gammage) The 6th and final qualifying round of the South West Junior Grand Prix took place at Horspath on Saturday, 100 competitors took part in perfect sunny conditions, East Newport grabbed top spot with 267, from Horspath on 251 and Exeter third with 223, Newport 126, Poole 111, Southampton 46, Filton 14, Swindon 10. Estimated that well over three hundred witnessed a fast presentation with all the racing over before 7pm. No shocks early on as Shaun Bennett ( East Newport ) won the U8, from Hammers Jack Currell, Eben Wakefield and Callum Cooper, who fell and didn't race in the re-run. The U10 predictably went to James Robinson of Exeter team mates Will Tidball and Jack Herbert followede by the remounted hammer George Horsley. Shock in the U12 as the leading contenders didn't make the A, Poole's Harry Boucher coming 1st, from Exeter's Lauren Hookway, Newport's Jacob Soper and Adam Bennett ( East Newport) .The GP leader didn't make the A in the U14 either, East Newport's Louis Harvey winning from Ollie Sidwick ( Filton ) Aaron Coles ( Exeter) and Corey Hyde ( Exeter). Leader of the U16 wasn't racing Leighton Glover of Poole winning from Sam Dart ( Exeter ) Ryan Lewis ( East Newport ) and Aaron Hughes ( East Newport ). Thomas Reed of Exeter got the favourites back on track with a win from Horspath's Mark Carmichael, Craig Nethercott ( Exeter ) and Aaron Herbert (Exeter ) The Girls section which in the SW allows over age women had a healthy 11 competitors Rachel Edge of Horspath winning after a fall in the qualifying heats, from Jessica Lamb ( Poole ) Charlie Jane Herbert ( Exeter ) and Jemma Cosh ( Horspath ) to bring a good days racing to an end. Exeter retain the SWJGP League trophy despite heavy pressure from East Newport. The SWJGP Individual Finals day when double Grand Prix points will be on offer to add to the running totals is on October 3rd at Southampton, riders have to be in the top 16 to qualify in each age category.
Sunday 9th August 2009 - British Premier League at Horspath (added 11th August 2009) (Report by Geoff Gammage) HORSPATH 86 LEICESTER 83 A good crowd witnessed a superb BPL match at The Village, with both teams doing their best to loose the match, eight exclusions kept match referee Mike Legge busy however none were that controversial. Heat 1 saw a great ride from Mike Morgans to pass Lukasz Nowacki and then get team mate Dave Carmichael round for an opening 7-3, next race Hammers grabbed a 6-3 following a Craig Marchant tape exclusion courtesy of Steve Harris / Mark Carmichael. well those who thought this was going to be the regular Sunday Roast for the home team were soon to see this was no ordinary meat and two veg, as Leicester notched a Dan Pike / Mark Newey 7-0 following a heavy fall from Mark Boaler and an exclusion for excessive force for Danny Harper. Scores were level but not for long, Dave Carmichael / Rafal Dulinski taking advantage of a Nicky Whitehead gate exclusion for a 7-2, Monarchs hit back with a Nowacki / Mark Whitehead 6-3 following a Morgans gate exclusion, a great dash to the line from Matty Szymczak splitting the pair. Another 6-3 following a Boaler gate exclusion for Marchant / Leon Yelland put the visitors in front by a point, Nowacki / Adam Stephenson then grabbed a 6-4 but Dulinski / Danny harper relied with the same the interval score had Leicester leading 42-41 and the home crowd searching for the beta blockers, this was going to be a close one! A win for Boaler and Pike started the half with two drawn heats, another gate exclusion for Marchant resulted in a 7-2 from Dave Carmichael / Morgans, Hammers four up, Nowacki now in full flow took a drawn 13, Horspath stretched their lead with a Dulinski / Mark Carmichael 6-4. Dan Pike wrapped up his 4th win in the drawn 15th, Hammers really locked up the match with a Dulinski / Morgans 7-3 in the next race, two unbeaten riders in the penultimate heat, neither won! Mark Whitehead taking a drawn heat, fortunately for Hammers they were ten up going into the much restarted last, eventually both Boaler ( excessive force into the first bend ) and Harris ( exceeding the time limit for the final restart ) were excluded giving Nowacki / Newey a 7-0 but Horspath a close 3 point win. The decision to utilise secondary rider Rafal Dulinski in the spot originally for Marcin Skowronek, has proved vital in the last two home encounters, Dave Carmichael was different gravy in this with Mike Morgans inspirational. Lukasz Nowacki unbeaten after the first race and Daniel Pike led spirited and rejuvenated Monarchs who had they had this team all season would have certainly been up there challenging. Great match everyone including the referee. HORSPATH 86 ( Dave Carmichael 16+2, Mike Morgans 12+4, Steve Harris 13, Mark Carmichael 7+1, Danny Harper 8, Mark Boaler 6+1, Rafal Dulinski 18+1, Matuesz Szymczak 6+1. ) LEICESTER 83 ( Adam Stephenson 8, Lukasz Nowacki 18, Leon Yelland 8, Craig Marchant 7+1, Mark Newey 11+2, Daniel Pike 17, Nicky Whitehead 4, Mark Whitehead 10.) Referee : Mike Legge (Dorset) Premier Combination HORSPATH 58 ( Wayne Clarke 8+1, Matt Coulter 7, Wayne Hutt 15+1, Zac Payne 3, Lee Clarke 9, Jack Smith 3, Jordan Richardson 4+2, Ben Carter 9. ) LEICESTER 71 ( Matt Hartison 9+2, Sam Hartison 12, Steph Whitehead 8+1, Lucy Whitehead 16, Robbie Venson 13+2, Michelle Whitehead 11+1, Luke Hartison 2.) Referee : Mike Legge ( Dorset )
Sunday July 26th 2009 - British Premier League at Wednesfield (added 31st July 2009) (Report by Geoff Gammage) HORSPATH HAMMERS 92 WEDNESFIELD 84 Horspath maintained their challenge for the Premier League with a narrow 92-84 win at Wednesfield. The Hammers usually struggle at Ashmore Park where at least two strong BPL title dreams have bit the dust in the past. For this match 5 first team squad riders were unavailable and they relied heavily on their secondary riders Dulinski, Binkowski and Burgess especially as their top three combination riders were also not available. Wednesfield didn't have Mark Griffiths and his presence could well have tipped the scales in the Aces favour. The match started off with 4 drawn heats and a brilliant ride from Lee Aris to take Rafal Dulinski in heat 2. Aces struck first with a 7-3 from Scott Doherty and Roger Cox in the 5th. Hammers Dulinski and Mike Morgans replied in the 6th with a 7-3, and a Steve Harris / Mark Carmichael 6-4 in the 7th put Horspath in front back came the Aces Lee Aris / Dayle Peace levelling the scores in the 8th ta drawn 9th meant 45 all at the half. The second half saw the match seesaw Mark Boaler / Dulinski opened with a 7-3, Ace took advantage of a Harris exclusion with a Doherty / Aris 7-2 in the 11th, and a 5-4 from the 12th following a Morgans exclusion put Wednesfield two up. Sam Smith saved a 7-3 but got excluded for ramming in the13th however Terry Norman won the re-run to keep Aces one up. Hammers two vets Mike Burgess / Steve Haris grabbed a match swinging 7-2 following a Peace tape exclusion in the 14th Horspath now taking a four point lead, two brilliant rides from Lee Aris and Terry Norman( The latter squeezing past Dulinski on the last bend) in the next two drawn races kept the Aces in the hunt but a Morgans /Boaler 7-3 in the penultimate heat sealed the victory for Horspath. Aris went on to complete a very fine maximum in the last another drawn heat and certainly showed in this match that he was in form for next months British Individuals. Wednesfield 84 ( Chris Jewkes 15, Roger Cox 9+1, Lee Aris 19+1, Dayle Peace 5, Terry Norman 18, Sam Smith 5, Mick Aris 3, Scott Doherty 10+1) Horspath 92 ( Dave Carmichael 12+3, Premek Binkowski 11+1, Mike Morgans 11 +2, Rafal Dulinski 18, Steve Harris 11+3, Mark Carmichael 10, Mark Boaler 14+3, Mike Burgess 5.) Referee : Mike Hack
Sunday July 19th - Individuals and Under 16s at Southampton (added 20th July 2009) (Report by Geoff Gamage) South West Cycle Speedway League held its Individuals day at Southampton on Sunday, a very successful day it was with 31 senior riders and 22 Under 16 riders contesting the championships, the senior event also doubled up for the region's qualifying rd of the British Grand Prix with the top 8 from the Individual riders final progressing. Despite a number of the region's riders racing in Torun's 10th Anniversary weekend in Poland there was some top quality racing, with only Swindon not represented on the well prepared Shirley Ponds circuit. The Individual Final for The Steve Galloway memorial Trophy was won by Southampton;s British Champion Gavin Wheeler for once having a good draw, The meeting basically came down to two heats at the sharpend 12 & 13, Wheeler was in both off gate one the first he sped away hotly pursued by Thomas Reed , Tom Colling and Mark Carmichael, The second he met the other then unbeaten rider Mike Morgans, Morgans though determined to get a special gate went too soon and was excluded. These were the top five riders on the day Reed dropped just that point, Morgans dropped another point to him in the 20th,Colling collected three wins finishing third whilst Carmichael finished with clubmate Morgans on 15. Ben Donohue recovered from a bad start to finish on 14 with Ben Mould consistent on 13 the final qualifier was Craig Nethercott on 12. other good performances came from Aaron herbert and Chris Shylock both also on 12. Scorers : 'Gavin Wheeler 20, Thomas Reed 19, Tom Colling 17, Mike Morgans 15, Mark Carmichael 15, Ben Donohue 14, Ben Mould 13, Craig Nethercott 12, Aaron Herbert 12, Chris Shylock 12, Martyn Hollebon 11, Neil Power 9, Mike Burgess 9, Richard Hayes 8, Sam Hearn 7, Zak Parsons 5. referee Mike Llegge The preceding. South West Under 16 Final proved to be a classic with some of the countries top U16 riders plus the newly crowned U13 Champion ( Lewis Harvey) There was a top 4 of Thomas Reed, Ben Mould, Sam Hearn and Mark Carmichael all four winning their opening rides, Mould got the better of Carmichael's challenge in heat 5, Hearn and Reed both getting a second win in the round of races, Mould took ht 9 but the big clash of the other three in ht 10 saw Carmichael shoot out of the gate Reed at one time in 4th burst through to second but a late challenge on the final bend saw him slip and Hearn beat him to the line for second place behind Carmichael. Ht 13 saw a brilliant ride from Hearn to take Poole team mate Mould both riders now on 15, Carmichael joined them taking ht 15 Reed went to 14 winning ht 16, he then lowered Mould's colours in the 17th both finishing on 18, The impressive Hearn took the penultimate race to go one clear on 19 Horspath's Carmichael made no mistake in the final race to join him on 19. The third place run off saw Reed speed out of gate two for the win, The Championship run off was a classic Hearn sped from gate two with Carmichael on his shoulder for almost three laps of high speed racing before Carmichael produced another burst of speed to round Hearn going into turn 3 of the third lap much to the enjoyment of his many fellow Welshmen , his family and Horspath clubmates to take a much deserved win in one of the memorable run-off's. Scorers : Mark Carmichael 19, Sam Hearn 19, Thomas Reed 18, Ben Mould 18, Richard Hayes 15, Sam Dart 15, Ryan Lewis 13, Ollie Sidwick 11, Lewis Harvey 11, Jack Harold 11, Wayne Clarke 10, Lee Clarke 10, Jake Sicolo 10, San Craddock 8, Josh Robertson 7, Dan Boch 4 Referee : Dave Dart
Sunday July 12th - British Premier League - Horspath v Poole (added 13th July 2009) (Report by Geoff Gamage) HORSPATH HAMMERS 94 POOLE 81 Both Horspath and Poole had riders in from Poland for this encounter Poole having won the previous two seasons at The Village, Poole though were without both Gavin Wheeler and Thomas Reed to boot. Hammers had Rafal Dulinski in for Marcin Skowronek, Whilst Poole tracked Dulinski's Torun team mates Pawel Ciegelski and Marcin Paradzinski alongside Artur Poprawlski. Dulinski shot from the gate to take ht1 with Roberts excluded giving Horspath a 6-3, Horspath England duo of Mark Boaler / Mike Morgans took heat 3 7-3. Dulinski and Matuesz Szymczak combined for a 6-4 in the next race, heat 6 then saw Boaler / Morgans take advantage of a Paradzinski exclusion for a 7-2. Poole hit back in the 8th with a Chris Roberts / Tom Colling 6-4, and a Ciegelski / Murphy 6-3 following a Morgans exclusion at the interval with Hammers leading 48-39. A fine 7-3 from Boaler / Mark Carmchael opened the second half for Horspath, Steve Harris / Wayne Hutt got a 6-4 before Ciegelski / Paradzinski took advantage of Dulinski's exclusion for a 7-2 in the 12th, Colling / Roberts notched a 6-4 in the 13th, Morgans / Dave Carmichael grabbed a 6-3 in the 16th following another Paradzinski exclusion, an all Polish penultimate race saw Poole's Poprawlski / Ceigelski for a 6-4, but Hammers Boaler / Harris finished with a 7-3 and a final 94-81 scoreline HORSPATH 94 ( Rafal Dulinski 14, Dave Carmichael 12+1, Steve Harris 18+1, Wayne Hutt 4, Mike Morgans 12+1, Mark Boaler 18+1, Mateusz Szymczak 10, Mark Carmichael 6+1.) POOLE 81 ( Tom Colling 13, Chris Roberts 10+1, Pawel Ceigelski 13+2, Marcin Paradzinski 9, Ben Mould 6+1, Artur Poprawlski 15+1, Dave Murphy 6, Rob Haywood 7.) Referee Ralph Doughty ( Long Eaton) Premier Combination HORSPATH 58 ( W.Clarke 12, J.Richardson 5+1, L.Clarke 16, J.Smith 5+1, M.Coulter 11+1, J.S 6+1, G.Horsley 3.) POOLE 72 ( A.Morgan 15. J.Lamb 6+1, M.Mildon 9, L.Glover 16, L.Armes 12+2, M.Elston 9, H.Boucher 5.)
Sunday July 5th - British Team Championship Quarter Final - Gt Blakenham (added 6th July 2009) (Report by Gt Blakenham) GT BLAKENHAM 82 HORSPATH HAMMERS 90 Referee : Mike Legge ( Dorset) This was a tense affair not short of incident, 4 of the opening five races were drawn, however and crucially for the home side heat 3 was a 5-4 to Horspath but James Studd came down in a battle for third with Mark Carmichael ending up with a suspected broken thumb. In fairness to the young Blakenham reserves especially Leon Mower coped well. Horspath got a 7-3 in ht 6 from Morgans and Dave Carmichael, The home side hit back in the 8th taking advantage of a Boaler exclusion for a 6-3. Ht 9 was full of incident with first Jason Ashford excluded for excessive force , then Rob Hunt followed by Dan Osborne for separate gate exclusions leaving Morgans to complete a lap for an unusual 4-0 and a six point interval lead. Second half started like the first with two drawn heats Horspath extending their lead in the 12th from a Morgans / Dave Carmichael 6-4 over the previously unbeaten Lewis Osborne. Next race A good ride from Leon Mower saw a 7-3 with Jason Ashford reducing the deficit by half.both teams exchanges 6-4,s the next two heat Horspath from Harris / Hutt, Blakenham from Mower / Peck. heat 16 a fine win from Dave Carmichael with Daniel Harper third bought another Horspath 6-4 and the lead to 6. Lewis and Chris Osborne replied in kind in the penultimate heat against the team they won the title with 2 seasons ago, Horspath sealed the match with a last heat 7-3 from Harris / Boaler to clinch a semi -final berth and keep their dream of regaining the title alive. Great Blakenham 82 ( Lewis Osborne 17, Josh Brookes 11, Adam Peck 11+1, Chris Osborne 13, Jason Ashford 10, James Studd 0, Dan Osborne 6+1, Leon Mower 14+2.) Horspath 90 ( Daniel Harper 11+1, Mark Boaler 12+1, Mike Morgans 17+1, Dave Carmichael 16+1, Steve Harris 15, Mark Carmichael 12+2, Robert Hunt 3, Wayne Hutt 4.)
Saturday 4th July 2009 - WBYJL Norwich National Round 1 (added 6th July 2009) (Report from Spokesman Online) A record 169 competitors took part in the first national round of the Wosskow Brown British Youth & Junior League at Norwich yesterday. Despite the tremendous efforts of all the staff at Norwich CSC plus the pits marshals and referees to start on time, stage a staggering 200 races (plus numerous re-starts in the older categories) and make 80 presentations, the event had to be abandoned due to bad light just before 10 pm with the Grand Prix Finals for the Under-18s and the Girls not taking place.
Competition organiser Mel Perkins explained that the safety of riders in the failing light was foremost in his mind. "While I and the referee Bill Brooke could fully understand the frustration of the affected riders and their supporters, particularly those who had travelled a long distance to go away not contesting their finals, the safety of the riders and the ability of the referee to make sound judgments were paramount in making the decision" said Perkins.
The seven outstanding races will be staged as part of National Round Two at Sandwell on 1 August and will take place between the Under-14 and Under-16 categories.
The results on the day were Ipswich 299, Kesgrave 252, Exeter 175, Horspath 122, Wednesfield114, Sheffield 91
Grand Prix A Finals
Under-8
1 Shaun Bennett (East Newport) 2 Lewis Brinkhoff (Gt Blakenham) 3 Jake Gray (Bretford) 4 Tyler Brinkhoff (Gt Blakenham)
Under-10
1 James Robinson (Exeter) 2 Will Tidball (Exeter) 3 Ollie Knight (Kesgrave) 4 Kane Grimmer (Gt Blakenham)
Under-12
1 Matt Haddock (Wednesfield) 2 Adam Phillips (Astley & Tyldesley) 3 Ben Carter (Horspath) 4 Daniel Knights (Ipswich)
Under-14
1 Aaron Morgan (Poole) 2 Corey Heyde (Exeter) 3 Scott Grimes (Hethersett) 4 Matt Lush (Stockport)
Under-16
1 Matt Beharrell (Hull) 2 Ben Mould (Poole) 3 Scott Millward (Sandwell) 4 Matt Smith (Sandwell)
Under-18
Abandoned
Girls
Abandoned
Referees - Steve Copping, Stan Allison, Bill Brooke
For photos of the event please goto www.kesgrave-panthers.co.uk
Sunday 28th June 2009 - South West Division 1 - Horspath (added 30th June 2009) (Report by G Gammage 30/06/09) HORSPATH HAMMERS 93 EXETER 86 This was a great advert for the South West with some fast and furious racing, the basically young Exeter team almost pulling off a win with Thomas Reed starring ably backed by Dominic McCrae and Craig Nethercott with experienced heads Mark Reed and Dave Dart chipping in. For Hammers Mike Morgans came in for Matuesz Szymczak / Steve Harris who were in Poland for Matty's wedding, Morgans was racing injured though with a bad ankle. With the exception of Dave Carmichael the other Hammers all had one bad ride even the normally dependable Wayne Hutt and Mark Boaler however they managed just to hang on. Scorers Horspath 93 ( Mark Carmichael 16, Dave Carmichael 16+1, Mike Morgans 12, lee Clarke 10+1, Wayne Clarke 9, Wayne Hutt 15+1, Mark Boaler 12+1, Matt Coulter 3.) Exeter 86 ( Dan Winchester 7, Dominic McCrae 14, Aaron Herbert 9, Craig Nethercott 13+3,Thomas Reed 17+2, Sam Dart 6+1,Mark Reed 12+2, Dave Dart 8+1.) referee Geoff Gamage
Sunday June 21st - Horspath v Gt Blakenham - British Premier League (added Monday 22nd June 2009) HORSPATH 87 GT BLAKENHAM 82 Horspath 87 (M.Morgans 11+1, D.Carmichael 13, S.Harris 16+1, M.Carmichael 7, D.Harper 10+1, M.Boaler 13, M.Szymczak 10+1, W.Hutt 7 ) Great Blakenham 82 ( C.Osborne 13+1, A.Peck 14, L.Mower 4, L.Osborne 16, J.Brookes 14+1, J.Ashford 7, D.Osborne 5+1, A.Zielinski 7.) Combination : Horspath 45 ( W.Clarke 8+1, M.Coulter 9+1, L.Clarke 8, J.Richardson 5, R.Edge 6+1, J.Smith 6, G.Horsley 3.) Great Blakenham 84 ( L.Mower 12+4, M.Szylk 20, D.Osborne 15+1, T.Ashford 8, J.Ashford 15+1, J.Day 14+3.)
Saturday 20th June 2009 - British Under 10s Club Championship - Exeter (added 27th June 2009) Final Scores Exeter(25); Kesgrave(20); East Newport(18); Ipswich(16); Horspath(14); Great Blakenham(14); Wednesfield(12); Poole(12); Sheffield(10); Birmingham(10). A Semi Final Result
Exeter 55: Jack Herbert 12; Will Tidball 12; James Robinson 12; George Newman 12; Owen Tidball 7. Kesgrave 52: Oliver Knight 13; Pierce Bacon 12; Kori Offord 10; George Wiggins 9; Oliver Vobe 8. Great Blakenham 43: Colby Hack 11; Lewis Brinkhoff 10; Lilly Gedge 9; Tyler Brinkhoff 7; Finlay Hack 6. Poole 33: Harry Smith 10; Harry Hiscocks 9; Hayden Rowles 7; Rhys Powell 7. Birmingham 17: Rhys Winwood 5; Billy Winwood 4; Ryan Winwood 4; Lewis Harris 4. B Semi Final Result East Newport 53: Ethan Lewis 15; Callum Goward 13; Taylor Carley 10; Sean Bennett 8; Adam Wakefield 7. Ipswich 45: Libby Knights 12; Alex Harvey 12; Brandon Gilbert-Rolfe 9; Ben Harvey 7; Nick Cooper 5. Horspath 39: George Horsley 15; Alfie Wakefield 9; Callum Cooper 8; Adam Wakefield 7. Wednesfield 38: James Harriman 16; Dominic White 8; Alex Aris 7; Sharna Cox 7. Sheffield 25: Noel Morton 10; Ed Morton 7; Niamh Morton 3; Josh Gamage 3; Rich Gooch 2. Grand Final Result Exeter 55: Will Tidball 16; Jack Herbert 14; George Newman 12; James Robinson 12; Owen Tidball 1. Kesgrave 47: Pierce Bacon 15; Oliver Knight 12; George Wiggins 10; Kori Offord 7; Oliver Vobe 3. East Newport 36: Ethan Lewis 9; Taylor Carey 8; Callum Goward 7; Sean Bennett 7; Tudor Coombes 5. Ipswich 22: Alex Harvey 7; Libby Knights 6; Nick Cooper 4; Brandon Gilbert-Rolfe 4; Ben Harvey 1. For full report click on link http://new.britishcycling.org.uk/cyclespeedway
Sunday 14th June - South West Division 1 - Swindon (added Monday 22nd June 2009) (Report by Geoff Gamage 19/06/09) SWINDON 89 HORSPATH HAMMERS 90 SWINDON 89 ( James Bailey 10+2, Daniel Harper 18, Rob Hunt 18, Mark Janes 10+1, Paul Matthews 6+1, Shaun Rudman 16+1, Martin Glover 7+1, Franek Joachim 4+1.) HORSPATH 90 ( Jack Smith 4, Mateusz Szymczak 10+1, Wayne Clark 11+1, Wayne Hutt 13+2, Dave Carmichael 15, Lee Clarke 5, Steve Harris 15+1, Mark Carmichael 17+1.) This was a great advert for regional racing with Hammers getting the somewhat streaky win. In fact no one deserved to loose this match which went to a last heat decider with the Hammers two points up Dave Carmichael was excluded, leaving Steve Harris on gate four against Shaun Rudman and Rob Hunt the Horspath veteran showing he has not lost his expertise of the Oasis picking off both riders to ensure the narrowest of wins for The Hammers who used Matty Szymczak for the first time in Regional racing for the on holiday Mark Boaler, Steve Harris drove through the night from Edinbrough to get to the match sheer dedication!
Saturday 13th June - 2009 Home International at Edinburgh ENGLAND 64 SCOTLAND 43 IRELAND 36 WALES 33 For full report please click on the link below:
Saturday 13th June - Junior League - Newport (added 16th June 2009) EAST NEWPORT 232 EXETER 221 HORSPATH 190 Report to follow shortly
Sunday 7th June - South West League - Poole (added 9th June 2009) POOLE 96 HORSPATH 81 For match report please use link for report by Graham Sutton:
Sunday 31st May - British Premier League - Birmingham (added 1st June 2009) BIRMINGHAM 91 HORSPATH HAMMERS 88 Birmingham 91 ( Chris Timms 17, Errol Thaw 8, Dominic Rycharski 8, Russ Evans 10+1, Lewis Bates 18+1, Richard Harrison 8, Garry Pearce 6, Paul Heard 16.) Horspath 88 ( Wayne Clarke 1, Mark Boaler 11+1, Dave Carmichael 10+1, Mateusz Szymczak 14, Steve Harris 15+1, Mark Carmichael 15+1, Mike Morgans 16+1,Wayne Hutt 6+1.) referee Pete Dalley
Saturday 30th May - Veteran Club Championship - Gt Blakenham (added 1st June 2009) Veterans Club Championship at Great Blakenham
Final
Filton 50
Dave Frith 15, Norman Venson 13, Mike Burgess 12, Dave Palfreyman 10
Norwich 47
Dave Solomon 14, Gary Colby 13, Chris Cullum 11, Alan Parkins 9
East London 33
Dennis Hubble 13, Les Stevens 9, Geoff Hughes 5, Steve Harvie 3, Kevin Smith 3
Horspath 30
Steve Harris 15, Mark James 6, Martin Glover 5, Robyn Carter 4
Referee: Dave Hunting (Suffolk) Semi Final A
Norwich 45
Gary Colby 14, Dave Solomon 12, Alan Parkins 10, Chris Cullim 9
Filton 41
Norman Venson 13, Mike Burgess 12, Dave Frith 11, Dave Palfreymann 5
Poole 39
Pete Young 10, Richard Clanfield 8, Colin Wheeler 8, Dave Murphy 7, Andre Cross 6
Wednesfield 35
Mark Griffiths 15, Mick Aris 9, Roger Ellis 6, Steve Mullinder 5
Referee: Dave Hunting (Suffolk) Semi Final B
East London 49
Dennis Hubble 15, Les Stevens 14, George Hughes 10, Kevin Smith 6, Steve Harvie 4
Horspath 48
Steve Harris 16, Martin Glover 11, Mark James 11, Robyn Carter 10
Sandwell 44
Phil Hemming 14, Ivan Darby 11, Tony Bowen 11, Mick Evans 5, Pete Dalley 3
Great Blakenham 42
Paul Brinkhoff 14, Ray Pyke 12, Andrew Grimmer 7, Terry Ashford 7, Dennis Grant 2
Ipswich 8
Tony Stant 4, Dave Hill 4, Carol Knights 0, Jim Knights 0
Referee: Steve Copping (Suffolk)
Monday 25th May - SW League Dv1/Conference (added 1st June 2009) (Report by G Gamage 28/05/09) On Bank Holiday Monday a good crowd enjoyed a top South West Division 1 encounter at The Village as Hammers eventually saw off a strong challenge from defending SW Champions Poole Comets 92-84 in an incident packed meeting. Hammers went down 7-3 in the opening heat but a Steve Harris / Mark Carmichael 7-3 redressed the balance. A 6-3 from Wayne Hutt / Wayne Clarke in the next put Horspath in front. A 7-3 from the Carmichael brothers Mark and Dave put Horspath 7 up but a 7-2 and 5-4 reverse saw an interval lead 44-43 to Horspath. Hammers went 4 up taking advantage of Donuhue's exclusion in heat12 , Poole hit back but two 7-3's and a 6-4 in hearts 14,15 and 16 virtually sealed the match. Mark Carmichael and Steve Harris were unbeaten receiving good support from Wayne Hutt and Mark Boaler with the rest chipping in. Horspath scorers Joe Wyatt 11, Dave Carmichael 9+1, Steve Harris+1, Matt Coulter 3, Wayne Hutt 15, Wayne Clarke 6, mark Boaler 14+1, Mark Carmichael 18+2. The Conference League team went down in an entertaining fixture 71-79 hammers tracking a side to give as many youngsters a chance as possible leaving out those who raced in the Div 1 fixture. lee Clarke 14, Jordan Richardson 8+3, Rachel Edge 11+2, Ben Carter 10, Jack Smith 15, Callum Russel - Sharp 7+1, George Horsley 2, Jake Carter 4.
Saturday 23rd May - Under 13 Club Championship - Poole (added 1st June 2009) (Report by G Gamage 24/05/09) Tracking a relatively young and inexperienced side compared to other teams Hammers qualified for the British Under 13 team Championship Final at Poole on Saturday from Semi-Final 1 tying with Suffolk club Kesgrave knocking out the more fancied Exeter and Sheffield teams plus East Newport. Ben Carter led the way with 13 pts and was well backed by Callum Russell- Sharp and Jordan Richardson on 12. Marco Cooper notched 5 and George Horsley 4. score was Kesgrave 46, Horspath 46, Exeter 45, Sheffield 33, East Newport 24 The Final proved a hurdle too far but valuable experience for future years for The young Hammers. Jordan Richardson was the only one in double figures. Ipswich 52, Wednesfield 42, Kesgrave 35 and Hammers 29 were the final tallies.This gives Horspath 16 Grand prix points in the British Club Championship adding to the 12 scored at Hull in the Under 19. Geoff Gamage refereed at Swindon the home side defeating East Newport 94-82 in SW Div 1 with three hammers showing up well both Danny Harper and Rob Hunt went unbeaten with Mark Janes on 16. Mark and the injured Martin Glover are due to represent Horspath in The British Veteran Team Championship next Saturday at Great Blakenham where they team up with Steve Harris and Robyn Carter. Other good news was that both Danny and Rob will be available for hammers in The British Team Championship quarter final, neither have featured yet in The British Premier League. 
Photo of the U13 team with Steve Harris and the 4th place trophy
Saturday 16th May - East Newport - British Junior & Youth League (added 17th May 2009) Report by G Gamage 17th May 2009) Exeter 237.5 East Newport 216 HORSPATH 214.5 Newport 124 Poole 97 Southampton 61 Filton 16 Rachel Edge won the Girls, she did drop her first points of the campaign a dead heat and a second to the up and coming Charlie Jane Herbert of Exeter. Mark Carmichael almost snatched runner up spot for the Hammers but a brilliant drop on Craig Nethercott last bend of the last heat saw him slide off and finish last. He also repeated the trick in the U18 A Final. Wayne Clarke was 4th in the U16 A Final like Mark he too drew grid 4 a bit of a graveyard at the nicely appointed East Newport facility. Matt Coutler won the C Final with Jack Smith third. U18 Mark Carmichael - 4th Rachel Edge - 2nd Ladies and Girls U16 Wayne Clarke - 4th A Final Matt Coulter - 1st C Final Jack Smith - 3rd C Final U14 Lee Clarke - 4th A Final Jake Carter - 4th C Final Callum R Sharp - 2nd C Final U12 Jordan Richardson - 3rd A Final Ben Carter - 4th A Final Marco Cooper - 3rd C Final Ben Green - 2nd D Final U10 George Horsley - 4th A Final Alfie R Sharpe - 4th C Final Alfie Wakefield - 3rd D Final U8 Jack Currel - 2nd A Final Callum Cooper 3rd A Final Max R Sharp - 1st B Final Eben Wakefield - 2nd B Final
Sunday 10th May 2009 - Sheffield - Premier League (added 11th May 2009) (Report By Shaun Hudson 11th May 2009) SHEFFIELD 98 HORSPATH HAMMERS 81
Report: Shaun Hudson
The visit of League leaders Horspath to Sheffield ensured another large crowd, who enjoyed an excellent meeting full of great racing. Sheffield knew that only a win would be good enough if they were to keep up their challenge for the Premier League title: team manager Mick Knowles still had injury worries with Jamie Brown out of the reckoning and long term causality Mitch Spear still sidelined.
However the inclusion of Radek Sieradzki into the team at number 7 proofed pivotal and the starting line up for Sheffield gelled together perfectly. The Stars made the best possible start to the meeting with 6-4 from Burchardt & Kozlowski but Horspath hit straight back with the same result from Boaler & Morgans in the next race. What was to follow was three heats of inspired racing from Sheffield that saw the Stars register three maximum 7-3 heat wins in a row, to leave Horspath reeling. The Oxford side managed to stop the rot with heat 6 a 5-5, before scoring a maximum of there own which saw them steady the ship to be only 10 pts adrift at the interval.
With Horspath taking a 6-4 heat advantage after the break through Morgans & Hutt the match could have gone either way however a well taken 7-2 from Burchardt & Kozlowski over Mateus Symtrak after Mark Boaler had been excluded for excessive force, swung the match back in Sheffield's favour.
A superb heat 16 saw Sheffield seal the victory when on the last corner Andy Angell dived up the inside of Mike Morgans as Remi Burchardt went around the outside, after Morgans had kept the Sheffield pairing behind him for the previous three and three quarter laps. A true team effort by Sheffield saw Jono Birks top score with 16 while four of his team mates all contributed 14pts each with the hard working Sieradzki chipping in 13 from reserve, Steve Harris top scored for the visitors with 16 and received good support from Morgans & Boaler.
The Premier League title race is very much back on as Sheffield stamped there authority on an excellent competitive match however with good wins for Birmingham, Wednesfield and Poole today, this years championship could go right down to the wire.
Sheffield 98: Jono Birks 16, Remi Burchardt 14+2, Pawel Kozlowski 14+1, Darisuz Pilas 14+1, Andy Angell 14, Radek Sieradzki 13+1, Lee Smith 7, Ryan Hoyland 14+6+1
Horspath 81: Steve Harris 16, Mike Morgans 14, Mark Boaler 13+1, Mateus Symtrak 12, David Carmichael 11, Mark Carmichael 7+1, Wayne Hutt 5, Mike Burgess 3 Both sides fielded separate Combination sides and a very close match resulted in a Sheffield win by just 8 points. Premier Combination SHEFFIELD 69 HORSPATH HAMMERS 69 Sheffield 69: Leon Wilde 15+1, Chris Turner 15, Ricky Wilde 15, Richard Hudson 8+1, Liam Webster 7+1, Aiden Wild 5, Chris Bingham 2, Kyle Brough 2 Horspath 61
Wayne Clarke 16+1, Joe Wyatt 15, Matt Coulter 9+2, Jack Smith 9, Lee Clarke 6+2, Jordan Richardson 6+1
Sunday 3rd May 2009 - Horpath Village, Oxford - South West Division 1 (added 5th May 2009) (Report by Geoff Gamage) HORSPATH HAMMERS 95 SOUTHAMPTON 84 Southampton made great use of the SW tactical substution rule and inside gates to give Horsapth a very good and entertaining match at The Village, a rare fall for both Gavin Wheeler and Mark Boaler the latter in a great wheel to wheel battle with the former, Tom Colling, Colin Wheeler and Richard Hayes joined the British Champ in extending the Hammers, Mark Carmichael excelled for the home side who also had a good return from young Matt Coulter. The Conference match saw 9 year old George Horsley steal the show both from the gate and behind Hammers had too much especially as Jordan Richardson and Jack Smith also shone. Rachel Edge using her experience to team ride whilst Richard Hayes sped to a maximum for the Saints receiving good support from Josh Robertson. South West Division 1 result Horspath 95 (J.Wyatt 9+1, W.Hutt 15+2, S.Harris 12, R.Edge 6, M.Coulter 10+3, D.Carmichael 14, M.Boaler 13, M.Carmichael 16+3.) Southampton 84 ( T.Colling 18, J.Vernam 7, R.Hayes 12+1, C.Wheeler 17, G.Wheeler 17, J.Robertson 8, A.Matthews 4, H.Chant 1) South West Conference result Horspath 82 ( R.Edge 12+2, J.Richardson 14+3, M.Coulter 10, G.Horsley 14+2, J.Smith 17, B.Green 5+1, C.Cooper 3, J.Currell 2) Southampton 68 ( J.Robertson 13, C.Crook 7, H.Chant 10, A.Matthews 8+1, R.Hayes 20, F.Day-Lewis 7+2 J.Colling dnr)
Saturday 2 May 2009 - Hull - British Under 19 Club Championships
Birmingham 45
Chris Timms 15, Paul Heard 13, Nathan Groves 13, Matt Pearson 4, Liam Wadham dnr
Hethersett 39
Jazz Abbott 11, Phil Adams 9, Dave Adams 9, Ben Collins 5, Dan Chambers 9
Sheffield 38
Ryan Hoyland 12, Jamie Brown 11, Leon Wilde 11, Ricky Wilde 4
Wednesfield 32
Sam Smith 11, Matt Turley 8, Dayle Peace 7, Tom Haddock 6
Referee: Andy Mood (Humberside) Semi Final A
Birmingham 53
Chris Timms16, Paul Heard 15, Nathan Groves 15, Matt Pearson 4, Liam Wadhams 3
Sheffield 45
Leon Wilde 13, Jamie Brown 12, Ryan Hoyland 11, Ricky Wilde 9
Poole 41
Jake Williams 12, Ben Mould 12, Aaron Morgan 9, Leyton Glover 8
Astley & Tyldesley 20
Ben Dickerson 9, Luke Jamson 4, Laura Watson 4, Matt Turnbull 3
Referee: Mick Aris (West Midlands)
Semi Final B
Wednesfield 50
Sam Smith 15, Dayle Peace 13, Tom Haddock 13, Matt Turley 9
Hethersett 49
Dave Adams 13, Phil Adams 12, Jazz Abbott 11, Ben Collins 7, Dan Chambers 6
Hull 39
Adam Stephenson 13, Lewis Aylmer 11, Chris Woodward 10, Ben Swanborough 4, Harry Inman 1
Horspath 33
Mark Carmichael 14, Joe Wyatt 10, Matt Coulter 5, Jack Smith 4
Ipswich 27
Jordon Slant 8, Ashley Hill 7, John Mason 6, Lewis Roberts 6
Referee: Mick Knowles (South Yorkshire)
Sunday 26th April - Horspath Village, Oxford - Premier League (added 26th April 2009) (Report by G Gamage 26th April 2009) HORSPATH HAMMERS 103 NORWICH STARS 72 The Scoreline doesn't really do justice to Norwich who made The Hammers work hard for their points, with some characteristic from behind racing from Mark Boaler and Wayne Hutt, the latter showing his true form around The Village. Boaler went through the card his partnership with Dave Carmichael particularly rewarding. A fall for Mike Morgans and an exclusion for Matuesz Szymczak helped contain the home side plus some spirited riding especially Lee Grange, Leigh Cossey and Ian Grange all having their best matches at The Village.Generally though Hammers were solid throughout their order. Special mention too for the referee Mr Bob Prince who combined keeping the lid on things and allowing proper team racing with ease. Race of the match saw Wayne Hutt round both Norwich riders in heat 11 on the last bend to gain a 7-3 , a promoters dream! which had the crowd on its feet. Horspath 103
Mark Boaler 17, Wayne Hutt 16, Dave Carmichael 16, Steve Harris 14, Mateusz Szymczak 14, Mike Morgans 12, Mark Carmichael 7, Mike Burgess 7
Norwich 72
Ian Grange 15, Lee Grange 14, Leigh Cossey 14, Jazz Abbott 8, George Soloman 7, Gary Colby 6, Richard Williamson 5, Craig Norton 3 Premier Combination
Horspath 49
Wayne Clarke 10, Rachel Edge 8, Joe Wyatt 8, Lee Clarke 6, Matt Coulter 6, Ben Carter 6, George Horsley 3, Jordan Richardson 2
Norwich 81
Barry Copping 16, Keiran Parr 16, Jake Wakefield 14, Liam Parker 12, Dan Johnson 11, Josh Colby 10, Aaron Brunon 2
Saturday 25th April - Exeter - British Junior & Youth League (added 26th April 2009) Report by G Gamage 26th April 2009) EXETER 253 HORSPATH 216 EAST NEWPORT 177 The Juniors were at Exter for the British Junior League. Individually Callum Cooper, Jack Currell and Max Russel-Sharp made the U8 Grand Prix A Final, George Horsley the U10 A Final with Alfie Wakefield also making a final. Ben Carter reversed the order in the U12 beating Jordan Richardson in the A FInal, I think these two will be battling each other all season. Marco Cooper had two exclusions didn't make a final whilst Ben Green again good improvement in the C Final. U14 Lee Clarke lost out on count back was second in the B Final. Callum Russell-Sharp third in that with Jake Carter third in the C Final. An unlucky exclusion cost Wayne Clarke in the U16, but he did win the B Final with Matt Coulter third. Mark Carmichael was third in the U18 having drawn grid 4 in the final. Rachel Edge also off 4 won the girls U14-U18 section again. Think that was all but if I've missed anyone apologies, thanks for all those who supported the riders down there in Devon. Photos to follow shortly.
Sunday 19th April - Exeter - South West League (added 20th April 2009) EXETER 88.5 HORSPATH HAMMERS 91.5 We managed to win at Exeter in the SW 91.5 - 88.5 without the injured Dave Carmichael to boot, and Rachel Edge was unavailable so a good result for the Regional League Team. Sunday 19th April - Exeter - South West Conference (added 20th April 2009) EXETER 88 HORSPATH HAMMERS 60
Sunday 12th April - Leciester - Premier League (added 14th April 2009) (Report by Tim Jarvis) LEICESTER 78 HORSPATH HAMMERS 96 An under strength Leicester side were no match for a very competent title chasing Hammers outfit. The home side kept things level until heat six but then two fairly harsh exclusions, the first against Craig Marchant and then for Carl Jarvis, whilst both were battling for the lead, cost the Monarchs dearly.
A further maximum heat advantage for the visitors in heat eleven after Pike suffered a machine failure virtually wrapped things up for Horspath, although the Leicester side continued pushing hard they never looking like making inroads into the deficit.
Skowronek and Boaler were the Hammers top men whilst both Harris and Morgans were full value. Leicester are currently lacking top riders, however all those on show today gave it their all, but against a team like Horspath it's very difficult to get a result without a couple of top men in the squad. Leicester 78
Adam Stephenson 15, Leon Yelland 13+1, Daniel Pike 11+1, Craig Marchant 11, N Whitehead 10, Carl Jarvis 9+1, Mark Whitehead 8+1 Matt Hartshorn 1
Horspath 96
Marcin Skowronek 19, Mark Boaler 16+2, Steve Harris 15+1, Mateusz Szymczak 13+1, Mike Morgans 13, Dave Carmichael 9+1, Mark Carmichael 7, Wayne Hutt 4 Combination
Leicester 76 (Michelle Whitehead 14, Matt Hartshorn 13+1)
Horspath 54 (Wayne Hutt 16, J Wyatt 14) Horspath Joe Wyatt 14, Jordan Richardson 5, Rachel Edge 9 Matt Coulter 8+2, Wayne Hutt 16, Marco Cooper 4.
Sunday 5th April - Horspath Village, Oxford - South West League HORSPATH HAMMERS 102 FILTON 76 On Sunday Horspath opened their South West Division One campaign with a 102-76 win over Filton Flyers, Wayne Hutt and Mark Boaler were unbeaten for the Hammers with Dave Carmichael dropping just a point. In another fine all round performance scorers Joe Wyatt 9, Wayne Hutt 17+3, Dave Carmichael 19, Rachel Edge 8, Wayne Clarke 10, Mark Boaler 14+2, Steve Harris 11+1, Mark Carmichael 14. Sunday 5th April - Horspath Village, Oxford - South West Conference HORSPATH HAMMERS 88 NEWPORT 60 The Conference side gained a victory over Newport 88-60 Joe Wyatt unbeaten with strong scoring throughout scorers Joe Wyatt 19+1, Jordan Richardson 11+1, Lee Clarke 12, Callum Russell-Sharp 10+1, Matt Coulter 12+1, Jordan Fletcher 14+1, Rachel Edge 5 ( 2 rides), Wayne Clarke 5+1 ( 2 rides)
Saturday 4th April - Southampton - WBY&J League Round 1 (Report by Tracy Green 7th April 2009) Horspath gained a very impressive 212 points on Saturday taking second place to Exeters 216. Congratulation to Jordan Richardson for taking first place in the Under 12s and Ben Carter who came in second. In the Under 10 Horspath showed an impressive result with three riders, Callum Cooper, Alfie Wakefield and Jack Currell taking second, third and fourth place. In the Under 10 George Horsley came third in his first ever match.Wayne Carke took fourth place in the under 16 and Mark Carmichael took second place in the Under 16. And finally congratulations to Rachel Edge for winning the Girls Finals. All our Junior riders raced well on Saturday and it was great to see such team spirit cheering each other on (with the loudest encouragement coming from the parents and family of the riders!). All the riders rode well considering many of them were competing for the first time. The minibus was a great success and the riders enjoyed going to Southampton together, however driver Gordon Clarke was less than impressed when they found the battery flat at the end of the day!! From now on the doors will have to remain locked during matches.....otherwise it will be a jump start at the end of every match! For photos, please go to our 'Photographs - Jnr League' web page. Results : Exeter 216, Hospath 212, East Newport 198, Poole 157, Newport 132, Southampton 69, Filton 15 Grand Prix A Finals
Under-8 - 1 Sean Bennett (East Newport) 2 Callum Cooper (Horspath) 3 Alfie Wakefield (Horspath) 4 Jack Currell (Horspath)
Under-10 - 1 James Robinson (Exeter) 2 Will Tidball (Exeter) 3 George Horsley (Horspath) 4 George Newman (Exeter)
Under-12 - 1 Jordan Richardson (Horspath) 2 Ben Carter (Horspath) 3 Jacob Soper (Newport) 4 Lauren Hookway (Exeter)
Under-14 - 1 Aaron Morgan (Poole) 2 Cory Heyde (Exeter) 3 Ollie Sidwick (Filton) 4 Joe Avery (Exeter)
Under-16 - 1 Ben Mould (Poole) 2 Leyton Glover (Poole) 3 Ryan Lewis (East Newport) 4 Wayne Clarke (Horspath)
Under-18 - Thomas Reed (Exeter) 2 Mark Carmichael (Horspath) Craig Nethercott (Exeter) 4 Lucien Burnell-Jones (Newport)
Girls - 1 Rachel Edge (Horspath) 2 Charlie-Jane Herbert (Exeter) 3 Rebecca Davies (Newport) 4 Laura Bennett (East Newport)*
Sunday March 29th - Horspath Village, Oxford - Premier League (Report by G Gamage 29th March 2009) HORSPATH HAMMERS 101 WEDNESFIELD ACES 72 A match much closer than the scoreline suggests, Horspath were without Polish star Marcin Skowronek who had to race for Leszno in the Polish League and drafted in Wayne Hutt. Wayne (affectionately: "Chip Butty") is no slouch around The Village and notched a credible 12+2. The Aces cleverly utilised former British Champion Lee Aris as tactical reserve and he was in fine form notching four consecutive wins before Mark Carmichael took the first BPL point off him of the season. After four races only one point divided the teams however Hammers were in good form getting stronger as the match progressed led by the unbeaten Mark Boaler and Mike Morgans who dropped just a point to Aris. With strong back up throughout the order whilst only Terry Norman and Chris Jewkes supported Aris with Scott Doherty getting three exclusions. Dave Carmichael had two for the home side but the Hammers strength indepth minimised the effect. With Skowronek due to return plus their Swindon based riders haven't raced yet Horspath look to have a solid base to mount a title challenge and erase the nightmare of the 2008 season. Horspath 101: ( Mike Morgans 19, Mark Boaler 18+2, Steve Harris 14+1, Mateusz Szymczak 13+1, Wayne Hutt 12+2, Dave Carmichael 9+1, Mike Burgess 8+2, Mark Carmichael 8+1.)
Wednesfield 72: ( Lee Aris 18+1, Terry Norman 14, Chris Jewkes 12, Mick Aris 8, Mark Griffiths 8, Roger Cox 6, Stuart Bentley 5, Scott Doherty 1.)
Referee: Mike Legge
Combination League Result Horspath 72: ( Joe Wyatt 7, Jack Smith 6+2, Wayne Clarke 11, Lee Clarke 5+1, Rachel Edge 11, Matt Coulter 4, Jordan Richardson 4, George Horsley 3, penalty pts 21 )
Wednesfield 79: ( Mark Griffiths 16, Natalie Timms 7, Mick Aris 14+2, Wayne Aris 11, Stuart Bentley 11+3 Matt Turley 20.)
Referee: A.Bentley
Sunday 22nd March - Newport International Sports Village - South West Conference (Report by G Gammage 22nd March 09) NEWPORT STARS 72 HORSPATH HAMMERS 78 Hammers U18 team started the season with a fine six point away win at the large wide open spaces of the NISP, also achieved their aim to not only win the match but also give vital team racing experience to their young riders coming through the Hammers Junior system. This despite being without 2nd Heat leader Joe Wyatt. After a drawn first heat Hammers sped to a 7-3 via Matt Coulter / Wayne Clarke. Newport took advantage of a Rachel Edge fall in the next to reduce this lead with a 6-4. Hammers hit back with a Jack Smith / Mark Carmichael 7-3 and a Wayne Clarke / Coulter 6-4. The strong Lucien Burnell-Jones / Lewis Beresford pairing notched a Stars 7-3 in the 6th heat, again though the Smith / Carmichael pairing replied in kind with another Hammers 7-3 in the next. Rachel Edge / Lee Clarke grabbed a 6-4 in the 9th which put the visitors 10pts clear and time to introduce the reserves in the next couple of heats the latter bringing another Burnell-Jones /Beresford 7-3 to reduce the arrears to 6. However Hammers then went ten clear in the 13th heat with a fine pass from Jordan Richardson to join Coulter for a match winning 7-3, despite the Stars hitting back with a 7-3 of their own in the penultimate race it was all too late as Hammers rode out a drawn last heat when they had the luxury of only needing one rider to finish to take the points. On this form the Hammers youngsters can look forward to a good conference league season especially with Wyatt back in the fold. Hammers scorers Mark Carmichael 15+3, Jack Smith 13, Wayne Clarke 13+3, Matt Coulter 13, Rachel Edge 10, Lee Clarke 8+1, Jordan Richardson 4+1 ( 2 rides) Marco Cooper 2 ( 2 rides).
Sunday March 15th Harbourside Park, Poole - Premier League (Report by GGamage 16th March 09) POOLE COMETS 81 HAMMERS 97 This was more like The Hammers that won four consecutive titles and twice runners up the previous six years than last years wooden spoonists as a very professional performance saw them get their 2009 British Premier League season off to a flier with a 97-81 win at Poole. The Comets may not have been at full strength but were tracking four riders that raced a month in Australia and led by British Champion Gavin Wheeler. Horspath had worked hard to get clearance from the Polish Federation for Marcin Skowronek to return to the Hammers colours with the Polish international flying in late Saturday resuming his three year stint at the Village. A master stroke, as was the inclusion on a secondary licence of Wales' World Cup rider Mike Burgess from Filton. The balance of the squad looked good in this opening encounter and the infamous Hammers team spirit was back for all to see, Hammers took the lead in the opening heat 5-4 then extended it with a 6-4 from Mark Boaler / Mike Morgans.a 7-3 in heat 7 from Dave Carmichael / Steve Harris took the lead to 7. They kept that to the interval score 48-41. Morgans / Mark Carmichael grabbed a 6-4 in heat ten then Morgans pulled off a brilliant pass on Arron Lowey to join Boaler on a 7-3 in heat 12. This was extended further with a great last to second from Mark Carmichael to join Steve Harris in another 7-3 in heat 14. Poole hit back with a 7-3 in the next but a 6-4 from Boaler /Dave Carmichael in the penultimate heat with two drawn heat either side saw out the 16 point away win. Hammers scorers Mark Boaler 18+1, Marcin Skowronek 16+1, Steve Harris 16+1, Mike Morgans 16+1, Mateusz Szymczak 10+3, Dave Carmichael 9, Mark Carmichael 6+1, Mike Burgess 6. Combination Hammers Combination went down by 12 points 71-59 to their Poole counterparts who looked fitter ( four had ridden in oz) and more experienced. Wayne Hutt was unbeaten in his three rides but lacked support.Lee Clarke looked good for his 11 from three. Hammers scorers Matt Coulter 5+1, Wayne Hutt 12, Joe Wyatt 9, Rachel Edge 4+1, Martin Glover 5+1, Wayne Clarke 7, Jordan Richardson 6+1, Lee Clarke 11. | |
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