|
|
|
|
Jubilee Edition - ENHANCED
- news - div one - div two - div three - other results - transfer list - averages - statistics - - more statistics - rider search: gsa/age - rider search: name - international tables/averages - honours board -
Comment now on the latest news at the Forum SIX OF THE BEST Swans crowned Kings of Europe Swanage made it six wins out of six in this years European Cup competition to lift the trophy for a third time. Moving clear in second spot on the all-time winners list—although still someway off Putney’s record mark of six successes—the Swans strong SL34 form shows no sign of flagging, the early season Club Pairs winners having now won both major competitions completed this year. After their disappointment of finishing as runners-up in four different competitions in SL33, they are showing the ruthlessness of more than deserved champions a year on, Reading beaten by 24 points in this years European Cup final, with a dominant Swans aggregate victory completed with a 41-49 success on the Whiteknights’ Palmer Park circuit. Remarkably Daniel Mucha (15) had only scored one maximum in SL34 prior to the Swans trip to Reading, it having come in their European Cup opener when they completed the first of those six straight victories against Pori. The 32 year old Czech beat his opposite number one Craig Chapman (14) three times on his way to that second full house this week, a tone-setting achievement in an overall performance which only helped settle any nerves his team mates may have been suffering. Mucha’s regular wins during the meeting were the backbone, but it was the early heat advantages won by Cameron Richards, Anders Orn and Aaron Gilbert which turned the Swans 16 point opening leg lead until an almost unassailable 22 point one at the halfway point of the meeting. By heat 11 the final was over as a contest, Mucha’s third win taking the Swans over the line.TODAY: Shorts Kent (104) are through to their maiden 4TT final after topping their second round group by a point from Desford (103). The Steelers took the aggregate lead with a substantial second leg win on home shale, both Espen Askelien and Zarand Paris contributing 11 to a 38 point total on the night. No other side in the group managed that over the four legs, with Desford scoring just 28 in their home meeting in leg three, Kent actually extending their aggregate lead in the tie to nine with a score of 26. Nine had become one by the end of leg four at Putney, the Dynamos in the end unlucky not to progress, with their number one Peter Timm suffering an untimely retirement in the final race of the meeting. Desford were unlucky again in the race to qualify as the highest scoring runners-up, they missing out to Peak Dean, who scored 104 in finishing second to Swanage (106) in Group B. Brighton (121)—comfortable 32 points winners of Group C—complete the final line-up, like the Plunderers they have twice finished as runners-up in the competition, and also have yet to lift the trophy.
Cameron Sherwood (10+2) continues to be a trump card for Swanage at reserve with the 19 year old picking up two wins as the Swans won at Bolsover. It’s the second successive away victory for the league leaders, although both their opponents went into the clashes sitting in the relegation zone. Last weeks opponent, Milton Keynes, haven’t lost since their defeat to Swanage, picking up three points on the road in the process, two of which were gained at bottom side Bicester. The 43-47 victory for the Magic helps take them out of the relegation zone for the first time in nearly four months, a last heat 5-1 securing them the points which sees them leapfrog both Desford and Bolsover in the standings. Elsewhere it was a mixed week for Putney—who were missing injured heat leader Juhani Mantyla—a week which ended with a 43-47 victory at West Ham and began with a 41-49 home defeat to Kent, whose riders dominated the heat wins stats. In truth three riders did, Espen Askelien (15) and Zarand Paris (14+1) both going through the card unbeaten, while Vincenzo Brambilla (8) took the visitors tally of race victories to 11 with two from second string. Brambilla has since left the club on loan, joining Lane End who have returned Milos Hubenak to the Steelers.
Dover ended a run of five straight defeats with a home draw against Long Ley. The result though not good enough to prevent them losing further ground to division two safety, a second successive relegation firmly on the cards for the Silkmen as they slip five points adrift of seventh placed Wirral. Increasingly likely to be going up from division three are Bracklesham, their fifth away win of the season—40-50 at Benfleet—taking the Rhinos, who are in their fifth successive season at this level, three points clear at the top of the third tier standings. Another good week too for Lane End, the fourth placed side closing the gap between themselves and the top three to three points after making it six league wins in a row.
Kassel’s Alexandr Ivanov (13) won this weeks Danish GP in Horsens from Ruda Pala (11) and Tommy Leinonen (11). Pala—who won a race-off for second—leads the World Championship by three points.
Comment now on the latest news at the Forum |
|
