Astley & Tyldesley made the long trip to Edinburgh for the 6th Round of the Northern Fours and Junior League series. On a well watered track that stood up well to a weekend's racing in very hot weather, A & T recorded their second successive win in the Fours League. A & T got off to a bad start with a gate exclusion to new captain Przemek Binkowski in the first race, and Heckmondwike took a 7-2 heat win. With Stockport again short handed, the battle for the win was between A & T and Heckmondwike. Heckmondwike led by 7 points at the half way stage, but James Carter was forced to borrow bikes after snapping his handlebars in his second race. A & T started to claw back the Yorkshire team's lead, and with Stockport taking two heat wins over the Tykes, A & T kept the pressure on to win the match by just 2 points. Pawel Kozlowski raced unbeaten for A & T, with Binkowski winning his last three races, as the team showed good discipline in salvaging a win from an unpromising situation.

Northern Fours League result:

Astley & Tyldesley Miners' Welfare / CTA Direct 43 Heckmondwike 41 Stockport 22.

Astley & Tyldesley scorers: Pawel Kozlowski 16, Przemek Binkowski 12, Warren Mee 7 (plus 1 bonus), Mike Hack 7 (1), Rob Longworth 1.

Heckmondwike scorers: Darren Kent 13, James Carter 12 (2), Gary Krelle 10 (1), Sam Westcott 4 (1), Richard Westcott 2.

Stockport scorers: Scott Jarman 12, John Whiting 10 (2).

Referee: Andy Schofield (Hull).

Other Northern Fours League results:

Scotia 44.5 Bury 42 Hull 28.5.

Goshen 45 Sheffield 39 Tameside 34.

A & T's emerging squad turned in a great showing in the Junior League match, sharing first spot with the home Scotia club, out of seven teams. Becky Heslop, although not at her best, still scored 14 points in the U-13 category, a score equalled by impressive newcomer Jeff Radcliffe in the Senior Combination category. Roy Heslop recorded two race wins in this match. Mike Hack duly secured the 9 points required to clinch the Senior Combination Grand Prix title, with one round still to come.

Northern Junior League result:

Astley & Tyldesley Miners' Welfare / CTA Direct 90 Scotia 90 Sheffield 71 Tameside 37 Bury 27 Hull 27 Heckmondwike 26.

Astley & Tyldesley scorers: Becky Heslop 14, Jeff Radcliffe 14, Roy Heslop 12, Mike Hack 12, Rob Longworth 11, John Nuttall 10, Warren Mee 9, Dylan Radcliffe 8.