Stockport hosted Round 5 of the Manchester League Grand Prix series on Wednesday evening. Heavy rain during the day left the track raceable, but slippery in places, including the starting grids, which made for some eventful races.

In the U-10s match, Max Evans raced to his fifth consecutive maximum score in this series. Callum Maguire and Matt Snell pulled off some great passes as they turned in some determined and impressive races, whilst the Waterworth sisters rode gamely for their points. Daniel Burns turned in another steady display in the U-13s match, whilst Ciaran Collins made a most impressive debut, which included a race win, beating much more experienced opponents on his way to an 11 points score. Bury's Adam Watson was taken to hospital, after suffering a nasty gash to his head, when losing control and catching the outer kerb on the home straight in his last ride. Reece Pollitt scored a hard earned total of 9 points in the U-16s match, taking vital points off opposing riders.

The collective efforts of all A & T's junior riders meant that A & T finished 2nd on the night and enter the last round of the series with a 2 points lead over Stockport, with Bury now out of contention. There was a great team spirit amongst the riders, as they gave it their all in their bid to win the Division 2 (junior team) competition.

A & T must avoid finishing two places behind Stockport in the final round of the series at Bury on Wednesday 29th August, to win the League for the first time since 2009. The key to this will be getting as many A & T riders as possible to turn out in all junior categories, so that our riders are not taking points off each other by racing each other on more than one occasion. So, let's have a really good turn out for this last round, to ensure that Team Green win the 2012 Manchester League Division 2.

Congratulations go to Max Evans on clinching 1st place in the Manchester League U-10 Grand Prix series.

Manchester League Division 2 match result (top 5 points scorers only count to team totals)

Stockport 68 Astley & Tyldesley 60 Bury 58

U-10s: Max Evans (A & T) 16, James Barry (Stockport) 13, Callum Maguire (A & T) 12, Matthew Snell (A & T) 11, Tom Whitwam (unattached) 10, Louis Turner (Bury) 8, Jasmin Waterworth (A & T) 6, Manisha Waterworth (A & T) 4.

U-13s: James Elston (Bury) 16, Daniel Taylor (Bury) 12, Adam Watson (Bury) 11, Ciaran Collins (A & T) 11, Daniel Burns (A & T) 10, Adam Turnbull (Bury) 9, Rebecca Mason (Bury) 6.

U-16s: Jake Read (Stockport) 16, Joe Pickford (Stockport) 10, Ryan Livesey (Bury) 10, Reece Pollitt (A & T) 9, Tom Clare (Stockport) 5.

U-19s: Mat Lush (Stockport) 15, Jack Lush (Stockport) 14, Ben Higham (Stockport) 10, Will Owens (Bury) 7, Laura Watson (Bury) 3.

Referee - Graham Lush.

League positions (after 5 rounds) - Astley & Tyldesley 12.5 Stockport 10.5 Bury 7.

Stockport were easy winners in the Division 1 (senior) match, as they clinched the Division 1 title. Former British Champion Terry Norman raced unbeaten. Ron Makin, Roy Heslop and Steve Waterworth all battled gamely for A & T, as Team Green notched up their highest points score of the season.

Manchester League Division 1 match result (top 5 points scorers only count to team totals)

Stockport 64 Astley & Tyldesley 28 Bury 0

Seniors: Terry Norman (Stockport) 16, Jake Read (Stockport) 13, Mat Lush (Stockport) 12, Ben Higham (Stockport) 12, Ron Makin (A & T) 11, Jack Lush (Stockport) 11, Joe Pickford (Stockport) 10, Roy Heslop (A & T) 9, Steve Waterworth (A & T) 8.

Referee - Graham Lush.

League positions (after 5 rounds) - Stockport 13 Bury 8 Astley & Tyldesley 6.