BRITISH SPEEDWAY JUNE 28, 2022

(SPEEDWAY 1)

SHEFFIELD AT TOP OF TABLE

SHEFFIELD moved to the top of the Premiership with a 43-35 win over Ipswich in a match curtailed due to the curfew at Owlerton.

Witches skipper Danny King was involved in a heavy Heat 7 crash which was followed by a lengthy delay for fence repairs on turn two, and King was withdrawn from the meeting.

The Tigers moved eight points up with a 5-1 in Heat 12, and the last action of the night turned out be the first lap of Heat 14 when Ipswich’s Paul Starke crashed on the third bend.

Jason Doyle scored a 12-point maximum for the visitors – and was leading Heat 14 when it was stopped – whilst Justin Sedgmen proved a successful guest for the home side with 10+3 at reserve.

Sheffield boss Simon Stead said: “I’d like to say a big thank you to all the track staff who worked super hard to make sure we had a meeting – because without that, we would’ve had to have called it a day there and then.

“Yes it was frustrating, yes there was a delay but the fact we managed to get through to a result in the end was a good thing.
“As for the result, that was the result we needed. They made us work hard for it which we knew they were going to do.”

Ipswich manager Ritchie Hawkins said: “Danny’s crash was a bit of a turning point in the meeting. I think he’ll be okay, but there was a big interval, a big hold-up whilst they were trying to fix the fence after the crash, whereas I think if we’d been able to get straight on with it, he would probably have carried on.
“It was a big crash for Starkey as well, and I thought he rode a lot better than four points tonight – but I think he’ll be fine too.”

(SPEEDWAY 2)

WOLVERHAMPTON consolidated their place in the Premiership’s top four with a 53-37 win over Peterborough at Monmore.

Sam Masters scored a four-ride paid maximum (11+1) for the hosts, and Nick Morris carded 11 from five rides as Wolves moved up to third in the table, taking control of the meeting with 5-1s in Heats 3 and 4.

The Panthers battled on without their two injured riders, Michael Palm Toft and Scott Nicholls, with stand-in skipper Chris Harris reaching double figures with 11+2 from seven rides.

Wolves boss Peter Adams said: “There’s strength throughout this team.
“The reserves are beginning to chip in now, they got eight between them tonight – that was six or seven points that we weren’t getting at the beginning of the campaign.

“So the team is developing well, I’m pleased with them.”
Panthers manager Rob Lyon said: “We always knew it would be a tough one, coming with rider replacement and a guest is not ideal, but we were beaten by the better team on the night.

“It was a different, difficult track, it was slick and the inside was where you had to be as everyone saw, and fair play to Wolves – they were the better team on the night, and we have no complaints.”
 
(FIXTURES)

WEDNESDAY JUNE 29:
CHAMPIONSHIP: Oxford v Leicester 7.30, Poole v Berwick 7.30

FRIDAY JULY 1:
CHAMPIONSHIP: Edinburgh v Scunthorpe 7.30, Glasgow v Redcar 7.30