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| Sun 22nd March | Astley & Tyldesley v Edinburgh | Astley & Tyldesley | |
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Astley & Tyldesley staged a full day of racing on a glorious spring afternoon at Gin Pit. In the opening home Northern Cycle Speedway League meeting of the season, the Gin Pit circuit was in top condition, for five matches in front of a large crowd. The main match of the day saw A&T record an emphatic win over a strong Edinburgh side, by 108-70. As in last week's win at Sheffield, A&T provided the majority of race winners, this time 15 out of 18, to lay the foundations for victory. The first two races were shared, but A&T took the major points to open up a 6 points lead after heat 4 and were never headed. A&T held a 50-40 lead at the interval, before running riot in the second half, winning eight of the nine races. Damian Zareba and Radek Handke were both unbeaten by an opponent, with Reece Pollitt losing only to Mikey Hewitson, twice. The strength of the A&T side was illustrated by all eight riders winning a race, with Errol Thaw and Simon Munden making impressive debuts for Team Green. Mikey Hewitson rode really well for Edinburgh, winning two races, but dropping points when falling whilst leading Zareba in heat 12. Zareba recorded the fastest time of the match, 42.32 seconds , in heat 17. Northern League Division 1 match result: Astley & Tyldesley 108 Edinburgh 70 A&T: Radek Handke 19 (1), Damian Zareba 18 (2), Reece Pollitt 16 (2), Paul Graham 12 (1), Errol Thaw 12 (1), Simon Munden 11 (2), Mark Mulvey 11 (1), Luke Jamson 9. Edinburgh: Mikey Hewitson 15, Neil Swanson 11 (1), Jake Slight 10 (1), Kamil Greszla 9 (1), Neil McPherson 9 (1), Marcin Czarkowski 8, Lee Lawrence 4, Dougie Morgan 4. Referee - Mark Graham. A&T opened up with a 7-3 heat win by the Ciaran Collins / Lee Phillips pairing in the Division 2 match against Edinburgh. However, the visitors put in a determined performance to hang on to A&T's coat tails for most of the match, before the same pairing secured the points with a 7-2 heat win in heat 13. This was a good solid performance by A&T, with local youngsters Collins and Max Evans in great form, both having stepped up a level from last season. Lee Phillips was unbeaten in his three races. Douglas Morgan raced unbeaten for Edinburgh, with the others scoring well, but the absence of a sixth rider cost the visitors dearly. Northern League Division 2 match result: Astley & Tyldesley 78 Edinburgh 67 A&T: Ciaran Collins 17, Max Evans 14 (4), Gareth Paine 13 (1), Jon Quarmby 12, Lee Phillips 10 (2), John White 7 (1), Ben Dickinson 5 (2), Emily Burgess dnr. Edinburgh: Dougie Morgan 19 (1), Marcin Czarkowski 15, John Murphy 12 (3), Ewan Kennedy 12, Paul Kelly 9. Referee - Bill Phillips. Edinburgh didn't field any riders for the Division 3 (u-13s) match, so the 14 A&T riders enjoyed a good match amongst themselves, to rack up a big victory. John White raced unbeaten, passing the otherwise unbeaten Emily Burgess on the last lap of heat 13. Ben Dickinson lost only to Emily in heat 9, whilst Jonah Clare had his best match to date. Northern League Division 3 match result: Astley & Tyldesley 151 Edinburgh 0 A&T: John White 16, Emily Burgess 15, Ben Dickinson 15, Charlie Dickinson 14, Jonah Clare 13, Charlie Burgess 13, Luke Hill 11, Jack Murray 10, Denby Ashurst 10, Kieran Fallon 10, Finn Boland 6, Lucy Grantham 6, Ryan Fallon 6, Caillen Langlands 6. Referee - Mike Hack. |
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