Scunthorpe 16 Belle Vue 20 Mdl ---fri Aug 17th

[Main Man]

18th August 2012

 

Clegg and Kirby impress

 

MIDLAND DEVELOPMENTLEAGUE

SCUNTHORPE STAGS 16 BELLE VUE COLTS 20

 

On Friday night theScunthorpe Stags side lost their Midland Developmentleague encounter with the Belle Vue Colts 16-20. The Stags were reducedto three riders before the meeting had even started with the non-show of onerider but Adam Kirby led the side admirably scoring ten points and only beingdefeated by the Saints’ Max Clegg who racked up a nine point maximum forthe Colts.

 

After the meeting Stags’ TeamManager Richard Hollingsworth said “It is one of the nuances of the MDLthat a Scunthorpe rider has to ride foranother club in this league. However, I do understand it. I’ve been trying to give three Saints riders outings in the second halfrecently and had to sacrifice race points to get two of them in the sameside. Tonight none of the three were available but Belle Vue have beenusing Max all season so it’s only fair they are allowed to continue doingso.

 

“The important thing is thathe is getting laps when he wants them. He was outstanding tonight and hisbest two times were better than the last four races in the PremierLeague. It augers well for the Saints run of home meetings whilst it isgreat to see young riders like Adam Kirby, Tom Woolley, David Holt and MichaelNeale also improving. It doesn’t matter to me which side they wereon so long as the kids are getting some racing”.

 

TheStags remaining meetings are:

 

Thursday23rd August – Away v Milton Keynes (at Sheffield)

Friday14th September – Home v Stoke

 

Full scorers:

 

Scunthorpe Stags 16–Adam Kirby 10(4), Martin Wrathall 6 (4), Lee Springthorpe 0 (4)

 

Belle Vue Colts 20 – Max Clegg 9(3), Tom Woolley 6 (3), David Holt 3+1 (3), Michael Neale 2 (3)

 

1: Kirby, Woolley, Holt, Wrathall (fell,excluded), no time, raceawarded (3-3)

An excellent inside pass by Adam Kirby atthe end of the third lap meant a shared heat when the race was awarded afterMartin Wrathall fell for the second time in the race. The first time hefell he lay a close third on the third bend.

 

2: Clegg, Wrathall, Neale, Springthorpe,60.28 (2-4) (5-7)

Michael Neale passed Lee Springthorpe atthe start of the second lap.

 

3: Clegg, Kirby, Holt, Springthorpe,59.44 (2-4) (7-11)

 

4: Kirby, Wrathall, Woolley, Neale,61.65 (5-1) (12-12)

With four fairly evenly matched racers itwas the Stags duo that made the better starts and Martin Wrathall rode well tokeep Tom Woolley behind him and bring the Stags back into contention.

 

5: Clegg, Kirby, Holt, Springthorpe,59.40 (2-4) (14-16)

Max Clegg completed a stylish maximum ina time that beat the last four races in the preceding Premier League meeting.

 

6: Woolley, Wrathall, Neale,Springthorpe, 61.75 (2-4) (16-20)

Tom Woolley gained revenge on MartinWrathall to ensure the Colts secured victory.

[June]

Got to say I do watch these youngsters, but not with a competative view as these riders seem to race for differeent teams. Not the same as NL. Hope the kids gain knowledge of the different tracks though.