Astley & Tyldesley staged the opening round of the Manchester League Grand Prix series at Gin Pit.

The welcome addition of Sheffield led to a good turn out of riders, with 44 races staged, the later races staged under floodlights. Sheffield won the Division 1 team match, with Remi Burchardt winning the Senior Individual Grand Prix round.

Manchester League Division 1 match result (top 5 scorers count per team)

Sheffield 37 Astley & Tyldesley 28 Bury 24 Stockport 22

Seniors: Remi Burchardt (A & T) 15, Dylan Radcliffe (Stockport) 13, Chris Parish (Bury) 13, Dariusz Pilas (Sheffield) 13, Ryan Hoyland (Sheffield) 13, Tom Doyle (Bury) 11, Mick Knowles (Sheffield) 11, Ben Higham (Stockport) 9, Andy Knowles (A & T) 8, Martin Ogden (A & T) 5.

Referee – Gary Nuttall (A & T).

A & T pipped last year’s winners Stockport in the opening Division 2 team match. Adam Watson won the opening U-10 Individual Grand Prix round, with Jake Read and Joel Partington sharing the honours at U-13 level. Dylan Radcliffe and Ben Dickenson were the victors at U-16 and U-19 levels respectively.

Manchester League Division 2 match result (top 5 scorers count per team)

Astley & Tyldesley 75 Stockport 73 Bury 42 Sheffield 10

U-10s: Adam Watson (A & T) 16, Stefan Whitelegg (A & T) 14, Colin Farn (A & T) 12, Adam Turnbull (A & T) 12, Max Evans (A & T) 8, Jake Wild (Stockport) 8.

U-13s: Jake Read (Stockport) 15, Joel Partington (A & T) 15, Matt Turner (Stockport) 14, Joe Pickford (Stockport) 13, Adam South (Bury) 13, Georgina Healey (Stockport) 11, Alex McDougall (Bury) 9, Chris South (Bury) 8, Sophie Pickford (Stockport) 7.

U-16s: Dylan Radcliffe (Stockport) 16, Ben Higham (Stockport) 15, Ali Lam (Stockport) 13, Jon-Luc Miladinovic (Bury) 12, Mat Lush (Stockport) 11, Richard Hudson (Sheffield) 10, Jack Lush (Stockport) 10, Laura Watson (A & T) 8.

U-19s: Ben Dickenson (A & T) 16, Luke Jamson (A & T) 14.

Referee – Gary Nuttall (A & T).

Round 2 of the Manchester League Grand Prix series took place at Bury. The senior match was abandoned with three races remaining, due to bad light on an overcast evening. Sheffield won the Division 1 team match, with Dariusz Pilas and Ryan Hoyland leading the Senior Individual Grand Prix round, after the 9 heats ridden.

Manchester League Division 1 match result (top 5 scorers count per team)

Sheffield 39 Astley & Tyldesley 23 Stockport 16 Bury 9

Seniors: Dariusz Pilas (Sheffield) 11, Ryan Hoyland (Sheffield) 11, Ben Dickenson (A & T) 10, Tom Doyle (Bury) 9, Dylan Radcliffe (Stockport) 9, Mick Knowles (Sheffield) 9, Leon Wild (Sheffield) 8, Ben Higham (Stockport) 7, Luke Jamson (A & T) 5, Andy Knowles (A & T) 4, Mike Hack (A & T) 4.

Referee – Alan Taylor (Stockport).

Stockport just edged out A & T in the Division 2 team match. Adam Watson won his second U-10 Individual Grand Prix round, with Jake Read and Richard Hudson sharing the honours at U-13 level. Dylan Radcliffe and Ben Higham were joint winners at U-16 level, with Leon Wild taking the U-19 category.

Manchester League Division 2 match result (top 5 scorers count per team)

Stockport 74 Astley & Tyldesley 71 Bury 46 Sheffield 45

U-10s: Adam Watson (A & T) 16, Stefan Whitelegg (A & T) 14, Colin Farn (A & T) 13, Jake Wild (Stockport) 11, Adam Turnbull (A & T) 8, Max Evans (A & T) 8.

U-13s: Richard Hudson (Sheffield) 16, Jake Read (Stockport) 16, Joe Pickford (Stockport) 14,  Joel Partington (A & T) 12, Matt Turner (Stockport) 11, Georgina Healey (Stockport) 11, Adam South (Bury) 10, Alex McDougall (Bury) 9, Tom Spencer (Bury) 6, Sophie Pickford (Stockport) 6.

U-16s: Dylan Radcliffe (Stockport) 15, Ben Higham (Stockport) 15, Jack Lush (Stockport) 14, Jon-Luc Miladinovic (Bury) 13, Mat Lush (Stockport) 13, Ali Lam (Stockport) 10, Laura Watson (A & T) 9, Mark Nealon (Bury) 8.

U-19s: Leon Wild (Sheffield) 16, Ben Dickenson (A & T) 14, Luke Jamson (A & T) 14, Ricky Wild (Sheffield) 13.
Referee – Alan Taylor (Stockport).