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MDL Weds 9th September 2015 CITY GEARBOXES Coventry Vikings 20 Scunthorpe Stags 15 (amended to 20-12 due to ineligible rider) Vikings : 1. Conor Dwyer 3 3 3 3 = 12 2. Sean Phillips N N F/x N =0 3. Rob Watts R/R 4. Jez Pestell 3 2’ 3 N = 8+1 Stags: 1. Eryk Borczuch F 1 2 = 3 (points do not count) 2. Kurtis Scarboro 2 0 1’ = 3+1 3. Luke Whitehead 2 2 1’ = 5 +1 4. Sam Chapman 1’ 1’ 2 = 4+2 Ht 1 : Dwyer Scarboro Borczuch(f/x) Phillips (N) 3-2 3-2 2 : Pestell Whitehead Chapman Phillips (N) 3-3 6-5 3 : Dwyer Whitehead Chapman Phillips (f/x) 3-3 9-8 4 : Dwyer Pestell Borczuch Scarboro 5-1 14-9 5: Pestell Chapman Scarboro Phillips(N) 3-3 17-12 6 : Dwyer Borczuch Whitehead Pestell(N) 3-3 20-15 (amended to 20-12) Eryk Borczuch not eligible and his 3 points deducted from Scunthorpe total.

Still spaces left for the Peterborough Training School / Practice on Sat (12th) ......riders with own equipment , any cc, experience. 10 am onwards with signing on from 9 am... £35 . Day licences available. E-mail : laurencerogers@blueyonder.co.uk ot TEXT 07801429304 with name, age, cc bike and experience. Riders in same experience/ ability groups of 3 or 4 to ensure maximum track time given

Still spaces left for the Peterborough Training School / Practice on Sat (12th) ......riders with own equipment , any cc, experience. 10 am onwards with signing on from 9 am... £35 . Day licences available. E-mail : laurencerogers@blueyonder.co.uk ot TEXT 07801429304 with name, age, cc bike and experience. Riders in same experience/ ability groups of 3 or 4 to ensure maximum track time given

Up to and including Sunday, September 06, 2015 M W D L W D L F A Pts 1 Belle Vue 16 8 0 0 4 1 3 317 242 25 2 King's Lynn 16 7 0 1 4 2 2 282 204 24 3 Peterborough15 6 0 2 4 0 3 281 211 20 4 Buxton 15 4 0 3 5 0 3 255 242 18 5 Long Eaton 15 6 1 2 2 0 4 266 250 17 6 Scunthorpe 16 5 0 4 1 0 6 237 299 12 7 Coventry 15 2 1 3 3 0 6 255 265 11 8 Wolverhampton15 4 0 4 1 0 6 195 26710 9 Milton Keynes14 1 1 4 3 0 5 223 252 9 10 Stoke 15 2 0 5 1 0 7 174 253 6

MDL Sun 6th September BUXTON Junior Hitmen 19 BELLE VUE Colts 17 Hitmen: 1. Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 1 3 3 2 =9 2. David Morgan R/R 3. Ryan McDonald 0 3 2 1’ =6+1 4. Stephen Whitehouse 2’ 2’ N 0 =4+2 Colts : 1. David Holt 3 1 R = 4 2. Andy Mellish 2’ 3 2 3 = 10+1 3. Sam Woolley 0 0 = 0 4. Connor Fletcher 1 1 1 =3 Ht 1: Holt Mellish JPB MacDonald 1-5 1-5 2 : MacDonald Whitehouse Fletcher Woolley 5-1 6-6 3 : JPB Whitehouse Fletcher Woolley 5-1 11-7 4 : Mellish MacDonald Holt 2-4 13-11 5 : JPB Mellish Fletcher Whitehouse 3-3 16-14 6: Mellish JPB MacDonald Holt(ret) 3-3 19-17

Scunthorpe 13 Sam Darroch 2-3-2 7 Stephen Whitehouse 0-1-1 2 Luke Whitehead 2-1-0 3 Sam Chapman 1*-0-0 1+1 Milton Keynes 23 Alex Wilson 3-2*-3 8+1 Jack Thomas 1-3-3 7 Chris Bambury 3-2-1 6 Kurtis Scarboro 0-0-2* 2+1 1 Wilson, Darroch, Thomas, Whitehouse, 61.82 2 Bambury, Whitehead, Chapman, Scarboro (f.rem), 67.31 3 Darroch, Bambury, Whitehouse, Scarboro, 63.25 4 Thomas, Wilson, Whitehead, Chapman, 61.94 5 Thomas, Scarboro, Whitehouse, Chapman, 61.00 6 Wilson, Darroch, Bambury, Whitehead, 61.44

A DATE has been agreed for the National League fixture between Coventry Storm and Cradley. This match will now take place on Sunday September 13 with a MIDDAY start owing to the Heathens also being in action at Stoke later in the day.

It was a great meeting. I must admit when I got there I was a bit worried we wouldn't get to run it but the track rode superbly (as my good friend Leigh Lanham told me it would after the PL meeting). A massive thank you to Rob and Gail Godfrey for offering us the venue and to the Scunthorpe staff for all their hard work and help. It all ran smoothly thanks to all the lads co-operating and getting out quickly as we knew the rain was due again at 7 ..and we just made it with the Final and the presentations. BIG thank you to all the race and rider sponsors who enabled us to give all 18 riders a voucher to spend on the spares van (thanks to Darren Miles for getting the goodies for the boys to buy) and give vouchers to all four finalists plus medals for all riders. Thanks to Dave Roscoe (DSR ) for supplying all 18 riders with fuel, to MICK CHAPMAN TROPHIES of Ashford, Kent for the magnificent hand carved trophies for the first three . Thanks to ex-Newport promoter NICK MALLETT for supplying and sponsoring the race jackets. League sponsor Gary Drinkwater of CITY GEARBOXES was the meeting main sponsor underwriting all the staging costs. Congratulations to the 2015 MDL Champion Jack Parkinson-Blackburn along with 2nd placed Layne Cupitt, 3rd Callum Walker with commiserations to Alex Wilson who shed a chain causing him to fall in the Final. Scorers : Jamie Halder 14 , Layne Cupitt 12, Callum Walker 12, Jack Daniel Parkinson-blackburn 11, Alex Wilson 10, David Holt 10, Lee Geary Racing 10, Andy Mellish 9, Adam Sheppard 6, Ben Basford 6, Lee Springthorpe 5, Mitchell Beckett 4, David Morgan(res) 3, Rob Watts 3, Sam Darroch 2, Adam Portwood 2, Connor Fletcher 0, Sam Wright (res) 0 Semi -Final 1 : Alex Wilson , Callum Walker, Jamie Halder, Lee Geary Semi- Final 2 : Jack Parkinson-Blackburn, Layne Cupitt, Andy Mellish, David Holt Final : Jack Parkinson-Blackburn, Layne Cupitt, Callum Walker, Alex Wilson (f/x)

The outstanding Belle Vue v Peterborough MDL fixture will now take place this Saturday at Redcar, after the British Youth Round, which starts at 2pm.

Up to and including Saturday, August 29, 2015 M W D L W D L F A Pts 1 Belle Vue 15 8 0 0 4 1 2 300 223 25 2 King's Lynn 16 7 0 1 4 2 2 282 204 24 3 Peterborough15 6 0 2 4 0 3 281 211 20 4 Long Eaton 15 6 1 2 2 0 4 266 250 17 5 Buxton 14 3 0 3 5 0 3 236 225 16 6 Scunthorpe 15 5 0 3 1 0 6 224 276 12 7 Coventry 15 2 1 3 3 0 6 255 265 11 8 Wolverhampton15 4 0 4 1 0 6 195 267 10 9 Milton Keynes 13 1 1 4 2 0 5 200 239 7 10 Stoke 15 2 0 5 1 0 7 174 253 6

Sun Aug 30th MDL MK v Buxton OFF

Sat Aug 29th Stoke v Kings Lynn OFF As second postponement of fixture 2 league points awarded to Kings Lynn

Following the injury to Coventry’s Rob Parker and his withdrawal from the MDLRC on Monday 31st August at Scunthorpe there is a change to the line-up. With Coventry allowed to nominate a replacement rider local lad Mitchell Beckett will replace Parker in the line-up. Coventry born Beckett was nominated by Wolverhampton for whom he has also been appearing as one of the meeting reserves originally and former Wolves mascot Sam Wright will now line-up as second reserve in the meeting.

Up to and including Monday, August 24, 2015 M W D L W D L F A Pts 1 Belle Vue 15 8 0 0 4 1 2 300 223 25 2 King's Lynn 14 6 0 1 3 2 2 260 199 20 3 Peterborough16 6 0 2 4 0 4 294 234 20 4 Long Eaton 15 6 1 2 2 0 4 266 250 17 5 Buxton 14 3 0 3 5 0 3 236 225 16 6 Scunthorpe 14 5 0 3 1 0 5 218 255 12 7 Coventry 15 2 1 3 3 0 6 255 265 11 8 Wolverhampton14 4 0 4 1 0 5 182 244 10 9 Milton Keynes 13 1 1 4 2 0 5 200 239 7 10 Stoke 14 2 0 4 1 0 7 175 252 6

With Peterborough forced to cancel their Bank Holiday Monday meeting and move it to Saturday the proposed training school/practice that day has had to be cancelled. The next session is the following Saturday (12th) with a 10am start and sign on from 9am for riders of all ages, cc bikes and experience with the cost £35. Bookings by text to 07801429304 or e-mail : laurencerogers@blueyonder.co.uk. Riders will be put into equal ability / experience groups of 3 or 4 to maximise track time for all riders. Day licences available . Fuel and oil is on sale if required. Bookings also being taken for further sessions on September 26th and October 31st. -------------------------------------------

Birmingham No. 8 Robert Parker, who crashed out in a simple fall at Coventry in an MDL meeting on Friday is out for the rest of the season. Initial diagnosis was a dislocated thumb and a possible broken scaphoid bone in the wrist . X-rays did not confirm this due to the swelling but the 19 year old, who was due to represent Coventry in the MDLRC at Scunthorpe next Monday, went for further examinations on Monday. The long bone in his right thumb, the metacarpal has snapped and it is not a clean break and there is tendon damage. He underwent an operation on Tuesday which ends his 2015 season. Coventry are permitted to name a replacement for Parker for the MDLRC.

Monday 24/08/15 - Belle Vue Colts 23 Wolverhampton 13 Belle Vue Colts 23 David Holt 1' 3 2' = 6+2 Andy Mellish 2 2' 3 = 7+1 Rob Shuttleworth 3 3 3 = 9 Sam Darroch NS 1 Fx = 1 Wolverhampton 13 Tom Bacon 3 2 F = 5 John Gaskell 0 0 1' = 1+1 Sam Wright 2 F 1 = 3 Sam Woolley 1' 1 2 = 4+1 Heat 1 Bacon, Mellish, Holt (frm), Gaskell 3 - 3 3 - 3 65.1 Heat 2 Shuttleworth, Wright, Woolley, Darroch (ns) 3 - 3 6 - 6 64.4 Heat 3 Holt, Mellish, Woolley, Wright (f) 5 - 1 11 - 7 67.2 Heat 4 Shuttleworth, Bacon, Darroch, Gaskell 4 - 2 15 - 9 64.0 Heat 5 Mellish, Woolley, Gaskell, Darroch (fx) 3 - 3 18 - 12 64.9 Heat 6 Shuttleworth, Holt, Wright, Bacon (f) 5 - 1 23 - 13 Awarded

A NEW date has been confirmed for the National League fixture between Coventry and Cradley. The meeting, which was postponed on Sunday, will now take place on Tuesday September 8. Please note the start-time is 7pm.

Stoke v Peterborough OFF --no new date as yet

Saturday 22nd August 2015 Beaumont Park, Leicester MDL Long Eaton Invaders 19 Buxton Jnr Hitmen 15 Invaders 1. Layne Cupitt F,3,2 = 5 2. Rob Watts 2,2*,3 = 7+1 3. Lee Geary 3,3,1* = 7+1 4. NO RIDER Junior Hitmen 1. Adam Kirby 3,FX, 3 = 6 2. Stephen Whitehouse 1,2, 1* = 4+1 3. NO RIDER 4. Sam Woolley 2,1,2 = 5 H1 Kirby, Watts, Whitehouse (Cupitt fell) 2-4 / 2-4 70.93 H2 Geary. Woolley (two riders only) 3-2 / 5-6 72.68 H3 Cupitt, Watts, Woolley, (3 riders only) 5-1 / 10-7 71.50 H4 Geary, Whitehouse (Kirby fell, exc) (3 riders only) 3-2 / 13-9 AWARDED H5 Watts, Woolley, Whitehouse (3 riders only) 3-3 / 16-12 73.88 H6 Kirby, Cupitt, Geary (3 riders only) 3-3 / 19-15 71.87 With Buxton denied the services of John Gaskell and Robert Parker at short notice, it was necessary to run with just 3 riders each in order to get the match on. Therefore Adam Kirby...who had been due to ride #3 for Long Eaton...switched sides and wore the #1 jacket for the Junior Hitmen. The team numbering was adjusted to even up the rider advantages across the 6 heats. The racing was fairly even. Layne Cupitt fell while leading Heat 1, and Adam Kirby fell while leading Heat 4...and it was the pairing of Cupitt and Watts taking a 5-1 against Sam Woolley in Heat 3 which proved the difference. Then Rob Watts' win in Heat 5 against the Buxton pairing of Whitehouse and Woolley maintained the 3 point lead for the Invaders, and sealed their victory, with Adam Kirby having to ride solo against Cupitt and Geary in the final heat. Well done to all 6 riders for serving up competitive racing under the circumstances.

Scunthorpe Stags 14 Belle Vue Colts 21 00:06 Stags Jamie Halder 2-2-3 7 Stephen Whitehouse 1*-1*-N 2+2 Luke Whitehead 1-1-1 3 Sam Chapman 0-0-2 2 Belle Vue Andy Mellish 0-3-M-2 5 Adam Sheppard 3-2*-3 8+1 Jack Parkinson-Blackburn M-3-3-X 6 Sam Darroch 2*-0-X 2+1 1 Sheppard, Halder, Whitehouse, Mellish (f,rem), 63.50 2 Mellish, Darroch, Whitehead, Chapman, Parkinson-Blackburn (exc. 2m), 62.68 3 Parkinson-Blackburn, Halder, Whitehouse, Darroch (f, exc.) 60.06 4 Parkinson-Blackburn, Sheppard, Whitehead, Chapman, 60.00 5 (re-run) Sheppard, Chapman, Whitehouse (non-starter in re-run), Darroch (f.exc), 66.25 6 (re-run) Halder, Mellish, Whitehead, Parkinson-Blackburn (f.exc), 62.18

MDL Friday 21st August Coventry 16 Milton Keynes 19 VIKINGS : Conor Dwyer 3 3 3 = 9 Mitchell Beckett 0 1 1 = 2 Robert Parker 2 f/x = 2 Kyle Roberts 0 3 0 R = 3 KNIGHTS : Tom Bacon 2 R =2 Lee Springthorpe 1’ 2 2’ = 5+2 Rob Watts 1 2 2 = 5 Jez Pestell 3 f/x 3 1’ = 7+1 Ht 1 : Dwyer Bacon Springthorpe Beckett 3-3 3-3 2 : Pestell Parker Watts Roberts 2-4 5-7 3 : Dwyer Watts Beckett Pestell(f/x) 4-2 9-9 4 : Roberts Springthorpe Bacon (ret) Parker (f/x) 3-2 12-11 5 : Pestell Springthorpe Beckett Roberts 1-5 13-16 6 : Dwyer Watts Pestell Roberts (ret) 3-3 16-19 125 races : 2a : Joe Thompson Dan Thompson Jacob Clayton 4a : Joe Thompson Dan Thompson Jacob Clayton 5a : Dan Thompson Joe Thompson Jacob Clayton ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rob Parker suspected broken scaphoid and dislocated thumb

Scunthorpe 9 Buxton 21 (at Sheffield) Scunthorpe Sam Darroch X-2-0 2 Stephen Whitehouse 1-0-1 2 Luke Whitehead 2-1-1 4 Sam Chapman 1*-0-0 1+1 Buxton Alex Wilson 3-3-2* 8+1 David Morgan 2*-2*-3 7+2 Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 3-3-3 9 John Gaskell 0-1-2* 3+1 1 Wilson, Morgan, Whitehouse, Darroch (fell, excluded) 2 Parkinson-Blackburn, Whitehead, Chpaman, Gaskell 3 Parkinson-Blackburn, Darroch, Gaskell, Whitehouse 4 Wilson, Morgan, Whitehead, Chapman 5 Morgan, Gaskell, Whitehouse, Chapman 6 Parkinson-Blackburn, Wilson, Whitehead, Darroch

Up to and including Wednesday, August 19, 2015 M W D L W D L F A Pts 1 Peterborough 14 6 0 1 4 0 3 271 198 20 2 King's Lynn 14 6 0 1 3 2 2 260 199 20 3 Belle Vue 12 6 0 0 3 1 2 235 182 19 4 Long Eaton 14 5 1 2 2 0 4 247 235 15 5 Buxton 12 3 0 3 4 0 2 200 197 14 6 Scunthorpe 11 5 0 1 1 0 4 181 192 12 7 Coventry 14 2 1 2 3 0 6 239 246 11 8 Wolverhampton 14 4 0 4 1 0 5 182 244 10 9 Milton Keynes 12 1 1 4 1 0 5 181 223 5 10 Stoke 13 2 0 4 0 0 7 162 242 4

Fri Aug 21st : Scunthorpe v Belle Vue counts as home and away meeting