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Last Updated: Nov 28th, 2010 - 10:22:29 |
With the absence of two riders due to injury, Gary Hesmer and John Bennett missed out on a great night of final heat racing.
The reduced field of Aaron Hesmer, Mike Hammond, Gary Moody, C.J. Hesmer, Rob Dixon, Terry Rideout and Jeff Orosz, had a mixed bag on the night as they attempted to gain control on a very grippy track.
The first heat with Hammond, C.J. Hesmer, Rideout and Dixon, saw Hammond get too much grip at the start and controlled a looping start really well. Hesmer took the lead for two laps before Dixon went round him to take the win on lap 2. Rideout pushed as hard as he could, but the track conditions would not allow him to get close to Hesmer!
The combination of both Division 1 and 2 classs, gave Gary Moody another chance to shine in the limelight, and his first heat was a dream! He found himself slotted in between the current Canadian speedway champion Jeff Orosz, and former champion Aaron Hesmer. However, the race was very spread out as Orosz left Hesmer and Moody in his dust as they bounced and bobbed on the sticky surface.
Round 2 saw Rideout, Hammond, Aaron Hesmer and Dixon come to the line. Dixon got the start and led the hard charging Hesmer to the line to take his second win of the night. Rideout and Hammond both rode well, but did nothing to challenge each other.
Gary Moody had Jeff Orosz and C.J. Hesmer this heat. He held his own and did a great job behind the winning Orosz and charging Hesmer.
Final positions were decided on coin tosses with some riders being level on points after the two heat rounds. With these completed, the finals were set and what finals they were!
The consi-final of two riders only, proved to be one of the major highlights of the complete night's racing! Mike Hammond and Gary Moody left the tapes side-by-side and stayed that way for the whole 4 laps, with both riders easing ahead by only half a wheel at a time. It was an amazing display of close racing by these two riders! The climax came at the line as Mike Hammond won by a tire! Simply amazing racing that had the crowd on its feet in gratitude on their cool down lap!
The final race with C.J. Hesmer, Jeff Orosz, Aaron Hesmer, Terry Rideout and Rob Dixon was poised to be a cracker. The track was getting better as the night went on and the last race proved what a difference it can make to the show! From the gate Rob Dixon got too much traction and lost his momentum to leave C.J. Hesmer gaining a slight lead coming into turn one, chased hard by Aaron Hesmer and Jeff Orosz. Orosz uncharacteristically lost control of his bike in turn 4 and was lucky to hang on, this left the Hesmer boys to battle it out with C.J. just hanging on to grab his first final win of the year! Dixon gained his composure and passed Rideout on lap 4 to get fourth place, but it was too late to gain any ground on third place Orosz.
Gordon Bennington missed his son Simon get onto his 1000cc speedway sidecar for the first time driving around the Welland track. The last visit of this spectacular machine Gordon was driving and Simon was the passenger! Speedway rider Terry Rideout jumped in to help Simon as his passenger and he did a great job. The crowd enjoyed a demonstration by Simon and Terry leaving them cheering and clapping to the roaring sounds of this machine blasting around the track. A great treat by all to end a great night!
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