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Last Updated: Jan 5th, 2010 - 12:50:06 |
Swindon collected all three Elite League points on offer as they eased passed Ipswich on a night of entertaining Abbey Stadium action.
The Robins led throughout and limited the visiting side to just three heat victories, two of which came from the lively Robert Miskowiak who was the most impressive Witches’ rider on show.
Swindon’s score chart was headed by a bumper paid fourteen point haul from Simon Stead. The Brit deservedly scooped the man of the match award and could have amassed more points if it hadn’t been for an ignition failure whilst comfortably leading heat fifteen.
Elsewhere, Leigh Adams contributed a characteristically immaculate paid twelve point maximum whilst fellow heat leader Matej Zagar notched paid fourteen.
Travis McGowan registered a well acquired paid eleven points and once again showed good battling qualities from the second string department.
The Milduran reserve pairing of Cory Gathercole and Justin Sedgmen were also in the thick of the action and provided the Abbey Stadium terraces with plenty of entertainment.
Gathercole’s rich vein of form continued as the enthusiastic Aussie acquired eight points from his five ride schedule. Sedgmen meanwhile, whilst not stamping his authority on the meeting scorecard, contributed a performance laced with excitement and was in the thick of the action throughout.
Indeed, the likeable youngster led for three laps of heat fourteen but was eventually passed by the chasing pack. Nevertheless, the Australian can take great heart from his senior debut and he certainly impressed all in attendance.
The aforementioned Robert Miskowiak headed the Ipswich chart and the tenacious Pole certainly excelled around Blunsdon. However, support was thin on the ground for Miskowiak with only his compatriot Dawid Stachyra offering any kind of real backup
Swindon held a slender two point advantage after heat four but a middle meeting surge saw Alun Rossiter’s side conjure an eighteen point lead after heat ten.
A further 5-1 in heat thirteen through the dynamic Adams/Zagar partnership opened a twenty two point margin as Ipswich struggled to compete with Swindon’s top end force.
A points share in the penultimate race followed before Ipswich concluded the meeting with a 4-2 heat advantage in race fifteen. Simon Stead led for the majority of the heat but fell on turn one of lap four after suffering mechanical gremlns.
Swindon’s eventual eighteen point margin of victory was well deserved and bolstered their lead in the Sky Sports Elite League table.
SWINDON
Leigh Adams (C) 3 2* 3 3 - - - 11 (1)
Jurica Pavlic R/R
Simon Stead 2 2* 3 3 3 D - 13 (1)
Travis McGowan 1* 3 2* 1 2 - - 9 (2)
Matej Zagar 3 3 3 2* 2 - - 13 (1)
Justin Sedgmen 0 1 0 0 0 - - 1
Cory Gathercole 3 D 3 2* 0 - - 8 (1)
IPSWICH
Tai Woffinden 1* 1 2 1 - - - 5 (1)
Tobias Kroner 2 0 1 D 1* - - 4 (1)
Robert Miskowiak 3 2 4 2 2 3 - 16
Daniel King 0 1* 1 0 1 - - 3 (1)
Piotr Swiderski R/R
Dawid Stachyra 2 1* 1 0 1* 3 1 9 (2)
Carl Wilkinson 0 0 0 - - - - 0
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