Astley & Tyldesley hosted Round 4 of the Manchester League Grand Prix series at Gin Pit on Wednesday evening.

There was another excellent turn-out of riders, with 45 riders appearing in 48 heats, which were completed in 2 hours. A well prepared track saw some fast times in the senior match, with A & T's Dariusz Pilas recording the fastest time of the season, 42.19 secs, when winning heat 3, which is less than 1 second outside Przemek Binkowski's five year old track record.
 
Pilas recorded a 16 points maximum in the Division 1 (senior) match, as A & T romped to their fourth successive victory in this series. A & T's Darek Kurkowski and Remi Burchardt both won races, with the only serious opposition coming from Stockport's former British Champion Terry Norman. Disappointingly, Bury failed to field a single rider. Dariusz Pilas now leads the Grand Prix series by a point, overhauling the earlier leader Remi Burchardt.
 
Manchester League Division 1 result (top 5 scorers count to team totals)
Astley & Tyldesley 55 Stockport 2006 17 Bury 0.
A & T: Dariusz Pilas 16, Darek Kurkowski 13, Remi Burchardt 11, Mick Knowles 9, Roy Heslop 6, Andy Knowles 5.
Stockport: Terry Norman 13, Chris Eaton 4.
Referee - Mike Hack (Astley & Tyldesley).
 
Stockport extended their lead in the Division 2 (junior) series, with a convincing win, whilst Bury pipped A & T for second place on the night. It was pleasing to see A & T fielding five riders who were making their first appearances in this competition, having progressed through the weekly training sessions and the early season North West Go-Ride Grand Prix series.
 
Manchester League Division 2 result (top 5 scorers count to team totals)
Stockport 2006 77 Bury 70. Astley & Tyldesley 69.

U-10s: Jack Sweeney (Stockport) 15, Adam Watson (A & T) 15, Stefan Whitelegg (A & T) 12, Adam Turnbull (A & T) 11, Hollie Barnes (A & T) 8, Stephen McKeown (Bury) 8.

U-13s: Ali Lam (Stockport) 16, Matt Lush (Stockport) 15, Jack Lush (Stockport) 15, Adam Phillips (A & T) 14, Liam Burke (Bury) 13, Joe Pickford (Stockport) 12, Jake Read (Stockport) 11, Michael Kennedy (Bury) 11, Aiden Ramsden (Bury) 10, Alex McDougall (Bury) 9, Georgina Healey (Stockport) 8, Jordan Sweeney (Stockport) 7, Chris South (Stockport) 6, Adam South (Bury) 5, Sophie Pickford (Stockport) 4.

U-16s: Dylan Radcliffe (Stockport) 16, Kristian Ramsden (Bury) 14, Ben Higham (Stockport) 14, Chris Dyson (Bury) 14, Leo Brindley (Bury) 13, Ben Dickenson (A & T) 13, Kevin Yang (Bury) 10, Robin Yang (Bury) 9, John Miladinovic (Bury) 9, Ben Keen (A & T) 8, Ryan O'Shea (Bury) 8, Luke Jamson (A & T) 8, Laura Watson (A & T) 6, Elliott Barnes (A & T) 5.

U-19s: Matthew Bailey (Bury) 16, Matthew Turnbull (A & T) 15.
Referees - Mick Knowles & Mike Hack (Astley & Tyldesley).