Mdl Belle Vue 27 Sheffield 9 Mon June 9th

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Details below of Belle Vue v Sheffield MDL match 09/06/14.


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BELLE VUE COLTS 27

Michael Neale 3 3 Fx 2' = 8+1
David Holt DNR
Rob Shuttleworth 3 2' 3 3 = 11+1
Andy Mellish 2' 2' 1 3 = 8+2


Sheffield Tiger Cubs 9

Alex Wilson 1 2 2 0 = 5
Sam Darroch 0 1 0 = 1
Tom Bacon F 1 = 1
Dan Miles 1 0 1' = 2+1


Ht 1 - Neale, Mellish, Wilson, Darroch (5-1) (5-1) 65.9
Ht 2 - Shuttleworth, Mellish, Miles, Bacon (F) (5-1) (10-2) 65.7
Ht 3 - Neale, Shuttleworth, Darroch, Miles (5-1) (15-3) 64.5
Ht 4 - Shuttleworth, Wilson, Mellish, Darroch (4-2) (19-5) 65.8
Ht 5 - Mellish, Wilson, Miles, Neale (F) (3-3) (22-8) 68.2
Ht 6 - Shuttleworth, Neale, Bacon, Wilson (5-1) (27-9) 65.9


Belle Vue Colts took a comfortable 27-9 win over a young Sheffield side, none of whom had ever ridden the Kirkmanshulme Lane track before, but who were gaining in confidence towards the end of the match.
The Colts were forced to use the Rider Replacement facility for David Holt who had a badly swollen hand, courtesy of a non-speedway accident at home earlier in the day.
MIchael Neale won heat one followed home by Andy Mellish (taking Holt's ride), and the Colts took a second 5-1 when Mellish followed home Rob Shuttleworth in the next.
Tom Bacon was a faller whilst placed third, and although he got up and cleared the track to allow the race to continue, he then took an ambulance ride back to the pits with a twisted knee.
Sam Darroch replaced Bacon in heat 3, whilst Shuttleworth took Holt's ride and followed home Neale for a 5-1 win in the fastest time of the night.
Heat 4 provided the race of the night. Whilst Shuttleworth took a comfortable win, Mellish and Wilson passed and re-passed each other on every bend until the Sheffield rider made the final pass off the last bend to take a hard earned 2 points.
Michael Neale was a faller whilst leading heat 5, but team mate Mellish went on to win the race again being pushed all the way by Wilson.
The Colts finished with a 5-1 in heat 6, with Bacon thankfully able to take his place and score a point after receiving treatment to his knee.