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Comment now on the latest news at the Forum HOLDING ON Brighton retain cup after double Brighton have become the first club to retain the Division One Cup in nine years to move one win behind Putney on the all-times winners list. Their six point aggregate victory over Kent earns the Sharks a third win in the competition, 21 years after they lifted the trophy for the first time. Nick Ward had warned his side against complacency ahead of their home second leg, as despite gaining a two point advantage from their trip to the Iron Ring, he was well aware that the Spitfires are on the whole ‘happy travellers’, and they’d already beaten his side at The Aqua-Dome at the first round group stage this season. Kent’s top three—which included an inspired choice of guest in Joseph Fisher (15)—kept the scores tight throughout the return, however not once did they manage to get their noses in front on the night, a point-less leg from both second string Ben Howard and reserve Dominic Penn holding them back. They did however take the final into a last heat decider thanks to a penultimate race 5-1, but in the end would be denied a third away win in this years competition by Ruda Pala (11+1) and Klement Kobza (10), who secured the silverware and a 47-43 win on the night with a 4-2 in that finale. Pala’s victory was only the sixth recorded by the hosts in the meeting, but it was a much more rounded team effort from them than that mustered by the visitors, with notable contributions from both second strings, Luke Butcher (8+1) and Edward Brooks (5+1), who scored at least one point in each of their combined rides. No time to rest for either side, they meet again in next weeks 4TT final.TODAY: Shorts Newcastle recovered from ten down to beat Wirral 95-85 on aggregate in the final of this years Division Two Cup. Trailing by six from the first leg of the final the Rebels—one of the founder members of the British League—fell further adrift after conceding a 5-1 to this weeks visitors in the opening heat after home number one Venedict Glinka (11+1) was excluded for a fall. Glinka though recovered well, the 26 year old not dropping a point the rest of the meeting and playing a part in two 5-1’s of the four scored in a six heat spell by the hosts. Glinka partnered fellow Russian Vyacheslav Timofeev (9+1) to the successes, Jaka Dedic (12+1) and Sladan Bruhn (9+1) combined for the other two. A fifth 5-1 from Glinka and Rubert Chuba secured the Rebels their success in heat 13, the victory only the club’s fourth in their history, all having come in the lower two divisions.
Bracklesham came out on top against Calne in a tight Division Three Cup decider to lift the trophy for a second time. The Rhinos—who won the competition in it’s and their first season 27 years ago—were back in the winners enclosure thanks to a 89-91 aggregate victory, four wins from Janne Puhakainen (12) this week in Calne going a long way towards securing their success.
Kent narrowed the gap between themselves and league leaders Swanage to six points with a single point victory at bottom side Bicester. With now only four meetings of the top flight campaign left it was a ‘must-win’ for the Steelers, they did so thanks to Martin Latt’s (11) last heat victory over Liam Rodden. To stand any chance of winning the title for the first time, realistically Kent will need to win all four league ties to come, starting at Milton Keynes next week, a side who go into that clash on the back of an away win of their own. Back-to-back 5-1’s for the Magic in heats one and two and then also ten and 11 helped earned them their 42-48 victory at Bolsover, one which takes them four points clear of the relegation zone with now 12 left to ride for.
One more win will see Peak Dean promoted to the top flight after two years away. That after they moved 11 points clear of fourth placed Long Ley in the second tier standings with a 44-46 victory over Newcastle in the then top of the table clash. The Rebels slip to third with the loss, inflicted after the Plunderers fought back from a 20-10 deficit after five races. Earlier Newcastle themselves had recovered from ten down to win at Dudley Wood, 44-46. Up to second go Nottingham, whose two point win at Warrington makes them big favourites for a top flight return. In division three a 40-50 win at Witham moved leaders Bracklesham a step closer to promotion, while Lane End extended their unbeaten run to ten with a 42-48 victory at fellow promotion contenders Liden, the win taking the Trappers up to a season high second, while Liden—who’d earlier won at Bilston—slip to third.
Now 41 Craig Chapman (12) beat his own record to become the oldest winner of a GP round. The Reading rider topped the standings of the German meeting in Kassel after defeating Tommy Leinonen in a race-off. Ruda Pala (8) still heads the World Championship standings.
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