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Astley & Tyldesley fielded a team in the British Veterans Club
Championship at Leicester on Saturday.
A & T were one of six teams who lined up in the 1st semi-final. It
quickly became split into two matches, with Horspath, Leicester and East
London locked in battle for the two final qualifying places, whilst A &
T, Edinburgh and Swindon were aiming to take 4th place in the match.
Edinburgh held a slender lead over A & T at the end of the second, third
and fourth round of races, with Swindon adrift in 6th place. However, A
& T finished strongly, with Roy Heslop beating Ian McKinlay in heat 25,
followed by Ron Makin beating Dave Baxter in the next race to level the
scores. Heat 27 saw Mike Hack beat Edinburgh's top rider John Murphy and
that was sufficient to clinch the target of 4th place on the day for A &
T. This was a good solid performance by A & T, with all the team
chipping in with vital points.
Leicester and East London narrowly edged out Horspath to progress to the
final. Leicester were convincing winners of the final, finishing ahead
of Wednesfield, East London and Poole respectively.
A & T moved onto 32 points and are in 7th place in the overall British
Club Championships series, after five of the seven rounds ridden.
Veterans British Club Championship results
1st Semi-Final
Leicester 69 East London 65 Horspath 63 Astley & Tyldesley 36 Edinburgh
35 Swindon 24.
Leicester: Dave Frith 16, Dave Hemsley 15, Jason Ashford 14, Norman
Venson 13, Mick Skinner 11.
East London: Lee Galley 18, Allan Busby 17, Dennis Hubble 15, Steve
Woodruff 15.
Horspath: Errol Thaw 20, Mike Burgess 17, Mark Janes 14, Paul Gibbs 12.
A & T: Ron Makin 11, Roy Heslop 10, Mike Hack 8, Will Evans 7.
Edinburgh: John Murphy 14, Chic Mackie 8, Dave Baxter 8, Ian McKinlay 5.
Swindon: Paul Matthews 11, Jim Collier 9, Les Daltrey 4.
Referee - Mark Winwood (Birmingham).
2nd Semi-Final
Wednesfield 48 Poole 43 Norwich 40 Birmingham 37 Sheffield 29.
Referee - Albert Bentley (East Park).
Final
Leicester 54 Wednesfield 39 East London 33 Poole 31.
Referee - Albert Bentley (East Park).
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