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Last Updated: Nov 28th, 2010 - 10:22:29 |
Weymouth Weyline Wildcats suffered a fourth defeat at Smallbrook on the Isle of Wight last night with a 50-43 defeat, although this was their best showing this season across the Solent.
Heat 1 saw the Wildcats storm away for a 5-1 from Adam McKinna stepping into the team covering for the injured Byron Bekker being backed up by Dan Halsey. The Islanders reserve pair hit back to level the scores in heat 2 with Tom Hill and Dean Felton over Richard Andrews who led until the middle of turn three and four where he locked up allowing the Islanders pair through and Gary Cottham who started from the 15 meter handicap following a tapes infringement.
Danny Warwick sped away for the home side for heat 3 victory, Tom Brown and Karl Mason packing in to share the points. James Cockle split the Islanders pair of Nick Simmons and Hill in heat 4 with the Islanders taking the advantage, Simmons taking Cockle around the outside of the second turn third lap for the win. Another shared heat in heat 5 Warwick again away at the front with McKinna and Halsey packing in the minor places.
Smethills and Starke combined for a 5-1 for the Islanders in heat 6 over Cockle giving them a 6 point advantage. Mason split Simmons and Felton in heat 7 which saw the Islanders move 8 points up 25-17. Halsey and Cottham after an electric gate hit back for the Wildcats in heat 8 with a 5-1 over Smethills to half the deficit and Cockle kept it even by taking the win in heat 9 over Warwick and Johnson.
The Islanders popped in a 5-1 in heat 10 with Starke and Felton after Smethils failed to beat the two minute time allowance, Brown fell on the first turn and was disqualified from the re-run heat while Mason fell on the last bend but remounted for the point.
Two shared heats followed Simmons over Halsey and Mckinna in heat 11 and Warwick over Cottham and Brown in heat 12 which was re-run following Felton’s disqualification after a first lap, third bend fall. Initially the Wildcats led the race on a 5-1 before Felton hit the deck. The Islanders went 12 points up thanks to a Simmons and Starke 5-1 in heat 13 with Cockle in third after McKinna clipped the second turn fence on the third lap and retired from the race.
Mason came out in black and white for a tactical ride in heat 14 storming away at the front with Cottham behind him and Felton in third to give the Wildcats a chance of a league point going into the last heat just 5 points down. The race was awarded following Johnsons fall on the third turn of the third lap while in third place. After medical treatment and a visit to hospital Johnson has medial compartments damage on his left knee and will be out of action for at least two weeks.
The Islanders did all they had to grabbing all the league points with Cockle splitting Simmons who worked his way from third to first and Warwick to give a meeting result 50-43 in this Trophy fixture.
Wildcats chairman Phil Bartlett said after the meeting “A hugely frustrating meeting by missing out on a league point, also Richard and Tom struggled for points tonight. Tom being excluded after a first bend fall, maybe that should of been called back and later on when we were on a 5-1 Dean Felton falling saw us get a 3-3 in the re-run. If we had had the rub of the green we would have had a league point tonight, it’s hugely frustrating and annoying.”
“Byron Bekker is due to visit the hospital on Friday for more x-rays following last Friday night’s crash where he broke his collarbone and knuckle. We should have a clearer picture of how long he will be out of the saddle. But Adam came in as a guest for him tonight and did very well, Dan had a good meeting and James was solid as ever. Karl also did well getting amongst the point’s tonight top scoring and making the black and white count for us and Gary also did well at reserve. We’ve got to win all our home meetings now and try and grab a point at Plymouth.”
The next challenge for the Wildcats is Friday evening at the Wessex Stadium with Buxton Hitmen the visitors, the fixture gets under way at 7.15pm.
ISLE OF WIGHT ISLANDERS
1. Paul Starke (1-2*-3-2*) 8+2
2. Lee Smethills (R-3-1-XM) 4
3. Danny Warwick (3-3-2-3-1) 12
4. Brendan Johnson (F-0-1*-FX) 1+1
5. Nick Simmons (3-3-3-3-3) 15
6. Dean Felton (2*-1-2*-FX-1) 6+2
7. Tom Hill (3-1-0-0) 4
WEYMOUTH WEYLINE WILDCATS
1. Adam McKinna (G) (3-2-1*-0) 6+1
2. Daniel Halsey (2*-1*-3-2-0) 8+2
3. Tom Brown (2-F-FX-1*) 3+1
4. Karl Mason (1*-2-1-6^) 10+1
5. James Cockle (2-1-3-1-2) 9
6. Richard Andrews (1-0-0) 1
7. Gary Cottham (0-0-2*-2-2) 6+1
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