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Last Updated: Nov 28th, 2010 - 10:22:29 |
Berwick Bandits used the rider replacement rule to cover for the injured Complin in last night’s second leg of the Tyne Tweed Trophy who spent early Sunday in surgery.
Complin was confirmed to have broken his arm severely in two places and needed the operation to pin and plate the breaks, but is expected to be sidelined for quite some time leaving the club having to study it’s options.
At the Newcastle Stadium, following a stuttering start, the Bandits put some better starts in mid match to make the event as tight as a drum and run the home side oh so very close in a match that must have caught the strong Diamonds totally off guard.
In another superb serving of speedway Newcastle’s Derek Sneddon fell heavily in Heat One when his steel shoe came adrift at the staring gate allowing the re-run to be shared, but a fine win from Adam McKinna in Heat Two and Jason King in the third put Newcastle up 12-6 and comfortable on aggregate.
Berwick’s spectacular resurgence began in the fourth with an excellent win from testimonial man (next Saturday at 7!!!!) Michal Makovsky followed home by partner Branney for a solid 1-5 with the testimonial man also taking a lightening gate in the sixth for three more points taking the score to 20-16, Newcastle still up overall 67-59.
A cruel engine failure for Sneddon on the last bend of Heat Eight when the hi-tension lead came away from his plug presented the chasing Bandit pairing of Branney and Jade Mudgway a 1-5 to level the meeting at 24 all and restore the initial aggregate gap to four points.
A very fortunate Rene Bach got to his feet from a fierce looking spill on the first bend of Heat Nine’s opening lap when he hit a patch of drive, reared and hit the fence, neatly missed by the following three riders, but he was excluded from the re-run which was a straight-forward 2-4 to Berwick, putting the visitors two up at 26-28, cutting the over all deficit to two.
A Larsen / Sneddon 4-2 in the 10th levelled it all up once more 30-all, whist it was still all-square at the end of a riveting Heat 11 when new boy Dakota North shot to the front on bend two to be joined by Lemon on bend three, but despite his efforts the new Diamond is still learning his track and ended up at the rear, but with a stack of credit.
Berwick tied the event on aggregate with three races to go with a stunning 1-5 from Clews and Branney over King and McKinna to lead on the night 34-38, but heroics from Larsen to push Makovsky wide on lap one gave Newcastle a 4-2 in Heat 13 to ease them back into the lead.
A share in Heat 14 left the overall gap at two in Newcastle’s favour, 88-86 with one race to go in which saw Larsen jet to the front as Makovsky shot under Lemon with force but with Clews falling at the rear on the last lap the trophy was won for the third year in succession by Newcastle, although Berwick could be proud of holding a draw at their fierce rivals, 45-45.
Dave Peet, Berwick’s team manager said: “This match was a more accurate example of what we’re capable of this season and they did well, but unfortunately we lost it when we should have hit hard and won, which we were more than capable of.
“Michal’s form was a breath of fresh air and so much improved on his first match, whilst Craig Branney again proved he could be the best reserve in the country as he scored 24 points plus four bonus this weekend. Great show from the lad.”
Newcastle “Sapphire Engineering” Diamonds 45 (92)
1. Kenni Larsen 3,2,3,3,3 = 14
2. Derek Sneddon Fx,1*,0,1 = 2+1
3. Jason King © 3,1,2,1 = 7
4. Rene Bach 2*,3,Fx,3 = 8+1
5. Mark Lemon 1,3,3,1,1 = 9
6. Dakota North ® 1,0,0,0 = 1
7. Adam McKinna ® 3,0,1,0 = 4
Berwick “A & J Scott Ltd.” Bandits 45 (88)
1. Adrian Rymel 2,2,2,0 = 6
2. Jade Mudgway 1*,0,2*,1* = 4+3
3. Paul Clews © 0,1*,2,3,2,0 = 8+1
4. Lee Complin – Rider Replacement
5. Michal Makovsky 1,3,3,3,2,2 = 14
6. Anders Andersen ® 0,0,1,N = 1
7. Craig Branney ® 2,2*,2,3,0,2*,1* = 12+3
COMING NEXT WEEK:
March 27th will see the long-awaited Testimonial rewarding ten years of sterling service to Berwick Speedway by the “Bohemian Bandit” Michal Makovsky.
Makovsky is the only rider currently racing in Britain to have represented just one club for the past ten years, and his loyalty will be recognised with a special meeting, featuring British Champion Chris Harris, former World Champion Sam Ermolenko, Elite League men Olly Allen and Ben Barker plus a host of star riders including Ryan Fisher, Kenni Larsen, James Grieves, Jason Lyons, Kevin Doolan, Tomas Topinka, Jason Doyle and Carl Wilkinson.
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