stressed Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 New Holmwood Cup - Best Pairs The Wightlink Islanders take a break from team action with The New Holmwood Cup, a Best Pairs meeting taking centre stage. The meeting will be run over 15 heats with gates open 6.00pm, parade 7.20pm with first race at 7.30pm. LINE UP; Mark and Aaron Baseby Nick Simmons and John Resch Paul Starke and Danny Stoneman Brendan Johnson and Dean Felton Tom Hill and Lee Smethills Rob Smith and Rikki Mullins REFEREE: Dave Watters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhidassa Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 I see results from the BSPA are: THE NEW HOLMWOOD CUP, Isle of Wight 1. Nick Simmons and John Resch 29 2. Mark Baseby and Aaron Baseby 27 3. Brendan Johnson and Dean Felton 24 Good to see Nick & John taking the win - congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stressed Posted May 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 NEW HOLMWOOD PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP - HILL INJURED - REPORT By Isle of Wight Speedway ~ Wednesday 4th May 2011 Tuesday evening at Smallbrook Stadium Wightlink Islanders skipper Nick Simmons and pairs partner John Resch clinched the New Holmwood Pairs Championship in the final heat of the evening from second placed pairing of Mark Baseby who was unbeaten in his five rides and his brother Aaron Baseby. Lee Smethills took the win in heat 1, the first of three wins on the night for the Islander his partner Tom Hill took 3rd while Paul Starke split them. Mark Baseby remarkably still without a team spot won heat 2 in blistering form on his way to an unbeaten 5 rides. His brother and partner Aaron slotted in for 3rd with Rob Smith slotting in between them. Not to be outdone Islanders skipper Nick Simmons raced off for the the win in heat 3 from the second turn, Brendan Johnson grabbed a strong second place with Simmons partner John Resch 3rd. Maximum points for the Baseby brothers pairing in heat 4 with Mark again showing everyone the fast way round Smallbrook. Aaron had a great tussle with Starke who had to settle for 3rd. The second maximum heat came for Resch and Simmons who battled hard to grab 2nd from Smith and Walter in heat 5. There was bad news for the Islanders management as reserve Tom Hill lost control exiting the 4th turn and took an awkward fall in heat 6. After medical attention Hill was withdrawn from the meeting and returned to his northern base to visit his local hospital where in the early hours it was revealed that nothing was broken but he has suffered soft tissue damage and deep cuts. He also had a blood clot removed from a finger nail. Hill added; “I’m all bandaged up now but it’s a big relief that nothing is broken.” In the re-run heat his partner Smethills raced off for the heat win but Johnson and one of last years Islanders Dean Felton took the minor places giving them a heat advantage with the 4,3,2,0 scoring system for the Pairs meeting. Smith and Walter packed the minor places in heat 7 to take the advantage over race winner Starke in heat 7 while Simmons and Resch took a heat advantage in heat 8 and Smethills out on his own split the pair. Mark Baseby took the win in heat 9, Johnson split the brother pairing. Starke headed home the Simmons/Resch pairing in heat 10 round the outside of turn 2 and 4, while Smith was unlucky in the next heat retiring from first position allowing Johnson and Felton to take maximum points in heat 11. Heat 12 was awarded by meeting referee Dave Watters following Aaron Baseby's fall 2nd turn 3rd lap, Mark took the win passing Smethills exiting the 4th turn 1st lap. Heat 13 was re-run due to an unsatisfactory start but in bizzare circumstances after the tapes went up in the re-run riders thought the race was going to be stopped again with a flag marshall holding the red flag out riders looked all around but no red light came on! Johsnon took the initiative and raced away for 1st place with Stoneman 2nd and Felton 3rd but a very unhappy Starke retiring from the race. Smith and Walter took 2nd and 3rd while Smethills was away at the front in heat 14. The two top pairs were all set to meet each other in the final heat with the Basebys on 23 points and Simmons and Resch one point ahead on 24. Simmons and Resch just needed 2nd and 3rd places to take victory overall and they duly obliged with Mark Baseby away at the front after taking the lead early on. Simmons while in 2nd place slowed the race down enough for Resch to find a way round Aaron Baseby 4th turn 3rd lap to give the Islanders pair the spoils. The European Under 19's takes place this Saturday in Germany and has received a late call up into the meeting. "A Polish rider pulled out of the meeting and they gave the place to a British rider to take his place, I was selected to represent my country so I've got to go out there and give it my best," said Johnson who added; "I'm using my normal Isle of Wight kit for this one, my bikes seem really fast at the moment, my confidence is high and I feel really good at the moment." With receiving the late call up Johnson would like to hear from anyone who may be able to help with any sponsorship for this meeting or indeed the season, "I lost a lot of sponsorship during the winter, I have been struggling as I like to turn up with nice kit, we've struggled to get all the nice kit for the beginning of the season, that's the trouble with not having many sponsors, it would obviously be nice to get a few if that's possible, I've just got to keep plugging away and hope something will come my way," added Johnson. Prior to Tuesday's meeting taking place the new clerk of the cours at Smallbrook Graham Arnold was presented with the Geoff Dalby Memorial Trophy for his services and contribution to the sport. This was voted for during the winter by the referees and is presented annually. The Islanders return to track action next Tuesday in the KO Cup against south Wales side Newport Hornets featuring big hitters Todd Kurtz and Jay Herne, gates open 6.00pm, parade 7.20pm with first race at 7.30pm. NEW HOLMWOOD PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP Isle of Wight Pairs ~ Tuesday 3rd May 2011 1. Paul Starke 3, 2, 4, 4, Ret, = 13 Danny Stoneman 0, 0, 0, 0, 3, = 3 = 16 6th 2. Tom Hill 2, FX, NS, NS, NS, = 2 Lee Smethills 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, = 18 = 20 4th 3. Mark Baseby 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, = 20 Aaron Baseby 2, 3, 2, FX, 0, = 7 = 27 2nd 4. Rob Smith 3, 2, 3, Ret, 3, = 11 Ross Walter 0, 0, 2, 2, 2, = 6 = 17 5th 5. Nick Simmons 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, = 17 John Resch 2, 4, 2, 2, 2, = 12 = 29 1st 6. Brendan Johnson 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, = 17 Dean Felton 0, 2, 0, 3, 2, = 7 = 24 3rd REFEREE: Dave Watters HEAT DETAILS; Heat 1; Smethills, Starke, Hill, Stoneman, 70.3. Heat 2; (re-run); M. Baseby, Smith, A. Baseby, Walter, 68.2. Heat 3; Simmons, Johnson, Resch, Felton, 70.3. Heat 4; M. Baseby, A. Baseby, Starke, Stoneman, 69.0. Heat 5; Resch, Simmons, Smith, Walter, 70.6. Heat 6; (re-run); Smethills, Johnson, Felton, Hill (FX), 71.0. Heat 7; Starke, Smith, Walter, Stoneman, 69.2. Heat 8; Simmons, Smethills, Resch, Hill (NS), 70.0. Heat 9; M. Baseby, Johnson, A. Baseby, Felton, 68.8. Heat 10; Starke, Simmons, Resch, Stoneman, 69.4. Heat 11; Johnson, Felton, Walter, Smith (Ret), 73.0. Heat 12; (awarded); M. Baseby, Smethills, A. Baseby (FX), Hill (NS), No Time Heat 13; (re-run); Johnson, Stoneman, Felton, Starke (Ret), 75.9. Heat 14; Smethills, Smith, Walter, Hill (NS), 71.7. Heat 15; M. Baseby, Simmons, Resch, A. Baseby, 70.3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander15 Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Glad to hear Tom's not broken anything. Does that mean he'll be ok for next week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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