The Prince Of Wales Trophy - Newport 15/03

[tanya]

Thought you did. It's there for everyone to see now, so no excuses!

[BigFatDave]

Is the Public Transport access to Hayley Stadium still pretty dire?

[Sandie]

Is the Public Transport access to Hayley Stadium still pretty dire?

You'll find out soon!!!!

[BigFatDave]

You'll find out soon!!!!

Thought you'd be watchin' tha Golf, Sandie!!

[Sandie]

Thought you'd be watchin' tha Golf, Sandie!!

 

Well I thought about it but I thought I would give the Newport guys just one last chance to wear their press and practice (comic relief) outfits again!!

 

But then again - having just looking a his golfing swing, I may just switch now!!!

[Pollyanna]

Just spoken to Steve and all is about ready for the big off. I am finishing all the paperwork , making sure all my bits are done, checked and double checked then get it all in the case and get some shut eye as up at 6 am to be there by 7.30 / 8 !!

We will all give a big sigh of relief when heat 21 , the Grand Final is over --it's going to be a great day!!

 

 

Am sure it will be a great meeting and a fitting tribute to Tim Stone.

 

Good Luck to the riders and all at Newport Speedway.

[Main Man]

Thanks Polyanna. Well the big day is here. Up at 5.30 and just about to leave --it's going to be a great day -- see you later !!!

Edited March 15, 2009 by Main Man

[Stoaty]

Taken from the official website...enjoy the meeting Sandie, see you in the bar!

 

'NP19 4SZ

How To Get There From the M4 (eastbound or westbound), turn off at Junction 24 (the Coldra) and get onto the A455

 

 

That'll have to be updated, it's now the A48. The old A48 is now the B4237.

[Dietbowers]

Clear blue sky above Newport at the moment,less than four hours to go.

[Paulco]

A great day for all Waspies and speedway in general . Hope everything runs smoothly and it's a wonderful occasion for all concerned .

Welcome back guys and i look forward to resuming hostilities in June , and consuming the vast amounts of beer that goes along with it .

Good luck everyone .

[tanya]

The sun is shining here in South Wales it's an absolutely gorgeous day. Great to get the track back up and running - I'm hoping for a Newport winner

[youngy105]

Sorry for the delay in posting this but live updates can be found here:

 

Prince Of Wales Trophy - Tim Stone Memorial

[youngy105]

Details from todays eventful meeting can be found using the link above this post.

 

From Live updates:-

 

Texter: TinyTimRebel

 

Updater: Youngy

 

 

Line Up

 

1. Mark Lemon - 3-2-1-3 = 9

2. Chris Kerr - 0-2-2-3 = 7

3. Kevin Doolan - 2-3-3-2 = 10

4. Ben Barker - 1-2-3-3 = 9

5. David Howe - 3-3-1-3 = 10

6. Jordan Frampton - 0-X-2-0 = 2

7. Nick Simmons - 1-0-EF-2 = 3

8. James Holder - 2-1-2-1 =6

9. Brent Werner -1-0-1-2 = 4

10. Nicolai Klindt - 2-3-1-DNR = 6

11. Jason Doyle - X-2-3-FX = 5 (Withdrawn)

12. Craig Watson - 3-3-3-FX = 9 (Withdrawn)

13. Ty Proctor - 2-1-2 = 5 (Withdrawn)

14. Mads Korneliussen - 3-EF = 3 (Withdrawn)

15. Emil Kramer - 1-1-EF-1 = 3

16. Kyle Newman - 0-0-0-0 = 0

 

17. Karl Mason - 0-1-1 = 2

18. Jay Pickard - EF-2 = 2

19. Richard Andrews DNR

 

Heat Results

 

 

Heat 01: Lemon, Doolan, Barker, Kerr. 60.16

Line Up: Lemon, Kerr, Doolan, Barker.

Comments: From the gate.

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Heat 02: Howe, Holder, Simmons, Frampton. 60.81

Line Up: Howe, Simmons, Frampton, Holder.

Comments: Howe wins by a mile. Frampton gated in second but got pushed out wide.

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Heat 03 - Re-Run: Watson, Klindt, Werner, Mason. 61.30

Line Up: Klindt, Doyle, Werner, Watson.

Comments: Doyle went through the tapes. Karl Mason comes in as his replacement. In the re-run race won from the gate though Karl Mason gave a good showing.

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Heat 04: Korneliussen, Proctor, Kramer, Newman. 59.67

Line Up: Kramer, Korneliussen, Newman, Proctor.

Comments: Easy win for Mads but great ride from Proctor to pass Kramer on bend 4 of lap 1. Fastest of the first 4 races so far.

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Heat 05: Howe, Lemon, Proctor, Werner. 60.66

Line Up: Proctor , Lemon , Howe , Werner.

Comments: Proctor worked really hard to pass Werner on bend 3 of lap 4.

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Heat 06 - Re-Run X2: Klindt, Kerr, Korneliussen (EF). 60.09

Line Up: Korneliussen , Klindt , Kerr , Frampton.

Comments:Race stopped, Kerr went down on bend 4 of lap 1. Ref has excluded Frampton. Kerr is up and ok but the crowd don't agree with the decision. Blue grooves beginning to appear on the first and second bends. Race stopped again. Mads appeared to take Kerr down on first bend but ref has put all 3 riders back in. In the third staging Mads suffered an engine failure and Kerr was on the pace after a slow start.

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Heat 07: Doolan, Doyle, Kramer Simmons. 60.19

Line Up: Doyle , Kramer , Simmons , Doolan.

Comments: From the gate.

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Heat 08: Watson, Barker, Holder, Newman. 60.53

Line Up: Barker , Holder , Watson , Newman.

Comments: Best race of the day so far. Barker not in control but he almost got Watson on the line. There was only inches in it.

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Heat 09: Doyle, Frampton, Lemon, Newman. 60.09

Line Up: Frampton , Newman , Lemon , Doyle.

Comments: From the gate. Blue groove getting bigger, track needs lots of dirt putting on it.

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Heat 10 - Re-Run: Watson, Kerr, Howe, Kramer (EF). 60.53

Line Up: Watson , Howe , Kramer , Kerr.

Comments: Race stopped. Kerr down (for the 3rd time today) on first bend. All 4 back. Great ride from Kerr in the re-run to go from last to second on the second bend.

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Heat 11: Doolan, Holder, Werner, Pickard (EF). 60.34

Line Up: Holder , Werner , Doolan , Pickard.

Comments: Pickard replaces Mads. Race won from the gate.

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Heat 12: Barker, Proctor, Klindt, Simmons (EF). 59.82

Line Up: Proctor , Barker , Klindt , Simmons.

Comments: From the gate. Klindt shed a chain on the line and came out on his second bike which looked dreadfully slow. Simmons had EF whilst in third.

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Heat 13 - Re-Run: Lemon, Simmons, Mason. 61.40

Line Up: Simmons , Watson , Mason, Lemon.

Comments: Race stopped. Watson had a bad crash down the back straight on lap 2. Simmons did well to lay his bike down. Watson is still down and an ambulance has been called for. In the re-run race was won from the gate and it was an easy ride for Lemon. Track very dusty now.

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Heat 14 - Re-Run: Kerr, Pickard, Holder.

Line Up: Kerr , Proctor , Holder , Doyle.

Comments: Race stopped. Big crash involving Doyle and Proctor who both went into the fence on bend 1 of lap 3. Both riders are up. Proctor is heavily winded and Doyle looks to have a shoulder injury. Doyle has been excluded from the re-run. Pickard replaces Proctor.

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Heat 15: Howe, Doolan, Mason, Newman. 60.53

Line-up: Newman, Doolan, Mason, Howe.

Comments: Mason replaces Klindt. Race won from the gate.

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Heat 16: Barker, Werner, Kramer, Frampton. 60.38

Line Up: Werner ,Frampton ,Barker ,Kramer

Comments: Good ride from Werner to pass Kramer on lap 2.

 

Grand Final: Doolan, Howe, Barker, Lemon.

Line Up: Barker Lemon Doolan Howe

[Andrew E]

Well done kev still gutted we let him go

[ajh]

Well done to Kev on a great start to the season and I hope the meeting was a great success for the new promotion.

 

Any news on the injured riders, especially Wato? The poor bloke has had so much bad luck with injuries it would be so cruel for him to get injured again, especially after starting with 3 heat wins.

[HBKPCNBob]

Well done Doolan, a good way to start 2009's season off

 

Any news on Doyle's injury?

[sean blyth]

the top man in the prem this season has started off with a great win and IMO hes gonna be the rider to beat in this years league

 

well done kev but why did we let him go

Edited March 15, 2009 by sean b

[UnitedUnitedUnited]

what happened with mads?

[Trees]

well done kev but why did we let him go

To put it blunt the Lynn promotion think they have built a stronger team without him.

 

Well done Kev on your successful start to the season

[rob]

A nice day weatherwise but the injuries spoiled the day in terms of speedway. A good sized crowd at Newport, boosted by plenty of people like me who'd generally watch speedway on other tracks. The racing was typical of an opening meeting individual event, not particularly exciting but nice to see racing again.

 

The first major incident was Craig Watson's accident in Heat 12, he seemed to simply loose control on the inside of the second turn leading to him career towards the fence. Unfortunately he hit the wooden fence not the airfence, Mark Lemon did well to avoid Watson's bike which was bouncing across the track. Craig was treated on the track for quite a time before being taken away in the ambulance. News was of pain in the upper leg.

 

In the very next race Jason Doyle fell on the first bend on the second or third lap, hurting his shoulder in the process. Again there was a delay in proceedings and the ambulance was required.

 

These unfortunate delays meant the meeting was reduced from 20 qualifying heats to 16. Mads Korneliussen withdrew after his second ride in which he had mechanical problems. Not sure why klindt withdrew.

 

A big shame about the injuries, but great that Newport are back on track, i'm sure there are many who doubted that would happen.