Guest Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 (edited) Rye House Press Release:: ::::::::::: Kennett Max as Rockets See Off Comets A scintillating maximum from Edward Kennett helped tip the balance in the Restart Rockets’ favour as they kept Workington at bay 51-42 in Sunday’s Premier League action at Rye House. Kennett’s six ride full house was the fifth time he had gone through the card this season – and almost certainly his most exciting. The Rye House No.1 came from the back in virtually all of his races, with the clear stand-out performance a simply stunning Heat 10 in which he rounded Kenneth Hansen on the fourth bend, proceeded to reel in leader Rene Bach and then found the narrowest of gaps between the Dane and the safety fence to drive through for victory at the end of the third lap. The Rockets’ captain was aided and abetted by the rest of the side, with Kasper Lykke surging to paid 13 and Luke Bowen – thanks to bonus points in all five of his outings – also reaching double figures. There were further important contributions from Anders Mellgren (7), Robin Aspegren (via two wins) and Danny Maassen (a race win in Heat 2). It would have been easy for the Rockets’ heads to drop on realising pre-meeting that Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen would play no part in the proceedings – see separate story below for the full details – but instead they always looked in control from the moment that Maassen and Bowen breezed past Matt Williamson on the opening lap of Heat 2 for the 5-1 that gave them the early lead. Another maximum result from Aspegren and Kennett in Heat 6 built the advantage to 25-17 and what was effectively the final winning margin. As in May’s Cup match in Hoddesdon, the Comets relied heavily on Ricky Wells and Rene Bach for their points. Despite missing the services of Kyle Howarth – the British U-21 Champion was barred from riding under FIM regulations after sitting out his Wildcard option in the previous day’s World U-21 round – they clung to the hope of bagging their first away match point of the season until a final race 4-2 from Kennett and Lykke over Wells. Looking back on the match after that closing heat, Kennett said, “I felt that I had plenty of speed all day, and that makes it so much easier to come from the back. All my equipment this year has been fantastic, and I felt really confident and comfortable on the bike. “It was hard work on Friday (when Rye lost 54-38 at Plymouth), but I’m glad we got things back on track as a team today and got the result.” Looking ahead to this Saturday’s home match against arch-rivals Ipswich, Kennett continued: “It’s going to be tough, but if we can ride like we did today, we can pull off another result.” And beyond the Witches match: “We’ve realistically lost the battle for the play-offs, but it’s still about our pride and winning as many of our remaining League matches as we can in order to finish in a good position.” And the Cup? “I feel confident that we can do something there, and get the right result at Somerset ahead of our home leg. We went to Berwick as heavy underdogs in the last round, and we know what happened there.” Rye House scorers: Edward Kennett 17+1 (6 rides, max), Kasper Lykke 12+1 (6), Anders Mellgren 7 (5), Luke Bowen 6+5 (5), Robin Aspegren 6 (5), Danny Maassen 3 (3), Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen R/R Workington scorers: Ricky Wells 17 (6 rides, inc 6 as a TR), Rene Bach 12 (6), Kenneth Hansen 6+2 (6), Matt Wethers 4+1 (5), Todd Kurtz (guest) 3+3 (5), Matt Williamson 0 (3), Kyle Howarth R/R Match Points: Rye House 3 Workington 0 Now We Are Six The Restart Rockets’ return to their full declared one-to-seven didn’t last long. To be more precise, it actually ended before it began, as Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen was ruled out of Rye’s Premier League match at home to Workington less than two hours before the scheduled start time! He had suffered a fall during a Danish league match on Wednesday, but soldiered through the second round of the World U-21 Final in Poland on Saturday, before flying into Luton ahead of the Rockets’ fixture. He arrived at the Hoddesdon circuit in visibly great discomfort yet determined to take his place in the side, but subsequent appraisal by the Rye House paramedic indicated that he is carrying a suspected broken coccyx. The Rockets had hoped to field their full declared seven for the first time since March 28th, but as co-promoter Len Silver put it, “Fate has decreed otherwise. We had all wondered why Nikolaj had not scored well in Poland yesterday, but now we know why. It says a lot about his character and bravery that he still flew in to be with us and determined to ride today.” NBJ is now planning to return to Denmark for a further appraisal by a specialist, at which point he and the Rockets will discover the likely timescale for his absence. Edited August 16, 2015 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackneyrocket Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 If NBJ is ruled out for the rest of the season, how about Leigh Lanham as a replacement? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhamboy66 Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 If NBJ is ruled out for the rest of the season, how about Leigh Lanham as a replacement? Normally i would think at this stage of the season unless you were taking a look at someone for a potential spot for next year we might as well run with RR but as we have a Cup Semi to worry about then Leigh might just fit the bill. Would probably score reasonably well at home and as a recent Somerset rider he might just put in a decent meeting at The Oaktree and make the difference in the tie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Normally i would think at this stage of the season unless you were taking a look at someone for a potential spot for next year we might as well run with RR but as we have a Cup Semi to worry about then Leigh might just fit the bill. Would probably score reasonably well at home and as a recent Somerset rider he might just put in a decent meeting at The Oaktree and make the difference in the tie. Makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 pity the thread was started AFTER the meeting was won. maybe a bit of a confidence thing going on at rye. .. but, good result for them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 pity the thread was started AFTER the meeting was won. maybe a bit of a confidence thing going on at rye. .. but, good result for them. I believe Gustix is a Kent fan. Early season optimism amongst Rye fans seems to have turned to lethargy with injuries and riders missing meetings due to other commitments. It's saying something when the Raiders are getting talked about more than the Rockets are these days 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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