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Last Updated: Nov 28th, 2010 - 10:22:29 |
Lee Strudwick and guest Barrie Evans led the way as the Kart Raceway Cobras eventually pulled clear of a game Scunthorpe outfit in an intriguing National League fixture at Rye House.
Strudwick dropped just one point in five starts, while Evans – substituting for Cobras’ No.1 Kyle Hughes who was away in the Potteries with the Silver Ski Rockets – was unbeaten until his final ride. Joe Jacobs and Marc Owen also played their part on their returns from injury, as did David Mason and – despite two falls - Shane Hazelden – as Rye ultimately eased home after things looked tight in the early stages.
A statistic of eight drawn heats sums up the closeness of the meeting, with the Cobras leading by just two points at Heat 5 before striking with four unanswered 5-1s. Their one major negative came in Heat 11, as reserve Tom Stokes fell not once but twice, suffering a suspected dislocated finger which creates headaches for the Cobras ahead of their next fixture at home to the Isle of Wight on Bank Holiday Monday.
Two showers in the couple of hours leading up to the meeting left the circuit a little tricky in the early stages, but both teams made light of the conditions to keep the full destination of the match points in doubt until the closing stages. The visiting Saints played their part in the encounter, belying their current status of not a single away match point with a hard working display. Wily veteran Mark Burrows and young prospects Steve Worrall and Ashley Birks were the clear pick of their bunch.
It was Burrows who featured in the race of the night when nominated for double points as a Tactical Rider in Heat 11 with the score at 36-24. He and partner Adam Wrathall seemed set for the 8-1 that would have brought Scunthorpe right back into contention when the race was stopped due to Stokes’ second spill. Lee Strudwick promptly made the gate in the re-run, only for a persistent Burrows to work his way past on the third lap. Partner Wrathall took a tumble on the very last bend to deny himself third place, however, and leave the Saints to be content with a 6-2 advantage from the heat.
5-1s from the Cobras pairings of Strudwick/Evans and Owen/Hazelden in Heats 13 and 14, respectively, then wrapped up the three available match points for Rye.
Rye House scorers:
Barrie Evans (guest) 11+1 (5 rides)
Joe Jacobs 7+1 (4)
David Mason 7+2 (4)
Marc Owen 8+2 (4)
Lee Strudwick 14 (5)
Tom Stokes 0 (3)
Shane Hazelden 7+1 (5)
Scunthorpe scorers:
Mark Burrows 14 (5 rides, inc 6 as a TR)
Adam Wrathall 1+1 (4)
Steve Worrall 10+2 (5)
Luke Chessell R/R
Gary Irving 2+1 (4)
Richie Worrall 2+1 (6)
Ashley Birks 9 (6 rides, inc 1 as a TR)
Match points: Rye House 3 Scunthorpe 0
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