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Rye House vs Edinburgh 22/05/2016

Rye House Rockets 47
Edinburgh Monarchs 42
22 May 2016
Premier League
Rye House Stadium
Rye House 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 P B
1 Eddie Kennett R 3 2 3 8
2 Kasper Lykke 2 1 2 1' 1 7 1
3 Cameron Heeps 3 0 0 2' 0 5 1
4 Leigh Lanham 2' 1 2 5 1
5 Stuart Robson 3 2 1 1 7
6 Peter Karger 1' 1' 3 0 5 2
7 Ben Morley 2 1 1' 3 3 10 1
Edinburgh 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 P B
1 Sam Masters 3 3 2 0 2' 10 1
2 Erik Riss R/R 2' 3 0 5 1
3 Kevin Wolbert 1 3 3 1 3 11
4 Jye Etheridge 0 F 1' 1 1
5 Ryan Fisher 2 2 1 2 7
6 Max Clegg 3 0 3 0 0 2 8
7 Dan Bewley 0 0 EX 0
Heat by Heat
Heat 01 Masters, Lykke - 2 Finishers only (57.8)
Heat 02 Clegg, Morley, Karger, Bewley (58.5)
Heat 03 Heeps, Lanham, Wölbert, Etheridge (57.3)
Heat 04 Robson, Fisher, Morley, Bewley (58.5)
Heat 05 Masters, Riss, Lanham, Heeps (58.2)
Heat 06 Kennett, Fisher, Lykke, Clegg (57.2)
Heat 07 Wölbert, Robson, Karger, Etheridge (Fell) (58.1)
Heat 08 Riss, Lykke, Morley, Bewley (Excl.) (58.8)
Heat 09 Clegg, Lanham, Fisher, Heeps (59.2)
Heat 10 Wölbert, Kennett, Lykke, Clegg (58)
Heat 11 Karger, Masters, Robson, Riss (59.5)
Heat 12 Morley, Heeps, Wölbert, Clegg (59.1)
Heat 13 Kennett, Fisher, Robson, Masters (58.5)
Heat 14 Morley, Clegg, Etheridge, Karger (59.4)
Heat 15 Result: Wölbert, Masters, Lykke, Heeps (58)
report from the Edinburgh Evening News
Edinburgh Monarchs were grounded by Rye House Rockets in their Premier League speedway clash in Hertfordshire last night.
The Rockets posted 47-42 victory but Monarchs, who pushed their rivals all the way, snatched a match point with a superb last-heat maximum points win.
Star of the evening was Rockets reserve ace Ben Morley who picked up ten points and was his side’s match winner.
Monarchs boss John Campbell said: “We were doing well until the interval and I thought we might actually win, but their two reserves won the next two races which gave us a bit of a kick, so in the end I was pleased we came away with a point.”
Monarchs missed a golden chance to seize maximum points in the opening race when skipper Sam Masters and Erik Riss were on a 5-1 until Riss’s bike packed up on the second bend of the third lap forcing them to settle for a 3-2 instead.
But the Rockets then grabbed a 5-1 of their own in heat three when Cameron Heeps and Leigh Lanham held out Monarchs star Kevin Wolbert to take the lead 10-7.
However, Masters and Riss were fully in tune two races later when they did complete the 5-1 they deserved to trail their hosts by a single point, 15-14 in a match which was swinging one way then another.
A 4-2 from Rockets No.1 Edward Kennett and Kasper Lykke in heat six against second placed Wolbert pushed the home side in front 19-16. But a fine win for Monarchs reserve Max Clegg with team-mate Ryan Fisher finishing third earned a useful 4-2 in the ninth race, reducing their arrears to a single point, 27-26 on a track which was pretty much devoid of dirt, the last thing Monarchs wanted or are used to.
And that slender gap was maintained in the next race when Wolbert headed home Kennett, passing his rival on the last lap, and Lykke. Clegg replaced Jye Etheridge in this race but trailed in last.
Etheridge continues to struggle and the Australian’s travails are starting to hurt Monarchs in the scoring stakes. It’s now a growing concern, nor did it help that Etheridge slid off whilst at the back in heat seven.
Even Monarchs’ promising reserve star Dan Bewley found it hard going, failing to score in his first three outings. However, Monarchs’ top four were keeping their side in with a fighting chance of victory.
But Monarchs suffered a slight setback after the interval in heat 11 when Rockets tailender Peter Karger sped from the favourable gate four position to thwart Masters. With team-mate Stuart Robson pinching third, the Rockets inched three points clear.
And tellingly it was Rockets’ other reserve rider Ben Morley who dealt Monarchs a further blow in heat 12 by taking the chequered flag against Wolbert, and with partner Heeps following him home the Rockets secured a big 5-1 at a vital stage in proceedings to open up a seven-point gap, 39-32. Morley was also off the productive outside gate giving Wolbert no chance of catching him.
Monarchs slipped further behind in the next race after surrendering a 4-2 to Kennett and Robson after Masters lifted on the first lap and dropped to the back leaving partner Fisher to split the home pairing.
There was then a big crash in heat 14 with all four riders coming down on the first bend. The race had been called back at the first time of asking after Monarchs reserve Clegg was deemed to have got a flier from the tapes.
An ambulance was called for Lanham and three air fence panels were deflated by the pile-up. Lanham, who did not have to go to hospital, was replaced in the second rerun by Morley who won the race from Clegg and Etheridge to seal the points for the Rockets.
But Monarchs then produced a brilliant 5-1 from Wolbert and Masters in the last race to earn a well deserved match point, their second in succession on the road.
Rye House: Morley 10, Kennett 8, Lykke 7, Robson 7, Heeps 5, Lanham 5, Karger 5.
Monarchs: Wolbert 11, Masters 10, Clegg 8, Fisher 7, Riss 5, Etheridge 1, Bewley 0.

Monarchs Select vs Belle Vue Colts 20/05/2016

Monarchs Select 43
Belle Vue Colts 45
20 May 2016
Challenge
Armadale
Monarchs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 P B
1 Max Clegg 3 3 3 0 2 11
2 Dale Lamb 0 0 FX 0
3 Mitchell Davey 1 3 2 3 9
4 William Lawson 3 2' FX 2 7 1
5 Jye etheridge 2 3 3 3 0 11
6 Lewis Miller 2 0 0 0 0 2
7 Kev Whelan FX 0 2 1 3
Belle Vue 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 P B
1 Matt Williamson 2 1 2 2 7
2 David Holt 1' 0 FX 1' 2 2
3 Rob Shuttleworth 2 2 2 2 1 9
4 Tom Wooley 0 1' 1' 1 3 2
5 Lee Payne 1 2 1 1' 5 1
6 Ben Basford FX 1' FX 1 1
7 Dan Bewley 3 3 3 3 3 3 18
Heat by Heat
Heat 01 Clegg, Williamson, Holt, Lamb (AWD)
Heat 02 Bewley, Millar - 2 Finishers only (58.2)
Heat 03 Lawson, Shuttleworth, Davey, Woolley (58.5)
Heat 04 Bewley, Etheridge, Payne, Whelan (59.3)
Heat 05 Davey, Lawson, Williamson, Holt (58.8)
Heat 06 Clegg, Payne, Basford, Lamb (58.1)
Heat 07 Etheridge, Shuttleworth, Woolley, Millar (60.3)
Heat 08 Bewley, Whelan - 2 Finishers only (62.3)
Heat 09 Bewley, Davey, Payne, Lawson (F/x) (60.4)
Heat 10 Clegg, Shuttleworth, Woolley, Millar (60.1)
Heat 11 Etheridge, Williamson, Holt, Millar (61)
Heat 12 Davey, Shuttleworth, Whelan, Basford (F/x) (0)
Heat 13 Etheridge, Williamson, Payne, Clegg (61.9)
Heat 14 Bewley, Lawson, Woolley, Millar (61.9)
Heat 15 Bewley, Clegg, Shuttleworth, Etheridge (61.6)
report from the Edinburgh Evening News
Some of Edinburgh Monarchs’ lesser known speedway starlets were given their big chance in the spotlight at Armadale last night when they tackled Belle Vue Colts in an intermediate challenge fixture.
But it was the Colts who shot down Monarchs 45-43 after a nailbiting last-heat decider which left the home side slightly stunned after leading for most of the match.
Colts owe their win to an outstanding display from hero Dan Bewley, who ironically is also Monarchs’ reserve star at senior level. He stormed to a flawless six-ride maximum.
Monarchs promoter John Campbell was keen that two of his senior team members, Max Clegg and Jye Etheridge, were given some extra track time to try and sharpen them up for the Premier League.
It was a shop window for Etheridge in particular with Campbell saying: “We need to get Jye involved in the action rather than looking good from a long way behind. Hopefully this will launch his career in this country.”
Etheridge did not start promisingly, falling off on his own in heat three. But the young Aussie claimed second place behind Colts ace Bewley in the rerun. This was Bewley’s second win in two races and the teenager, opposing his Edinburgh team-mates on this occasion, looked pretty impressive.
Two of the most experienced riders in the Monarchs squad were Mitchell Davey and William Lawson and the pair put their knowledge of the Lothian Arena to full use in heat five when they romped to a 5-1 against Matt Williamson edging the home side in front 16-13.
And that lead was maintained in the very next race when Clegg, who was skipper for one night only, took the chequered flag with ease. Clegg seems to have rekindled his lost confidence and looked very upbeat. He came in to the match having scored a respectable seven points for Monarchs at Ipswich Witches 24 hours earlier.
Etheridge was making strides and won heat seven quite comfortably without looking a world beater – and kept Monarchs in front.
Bewley won his third outing of the night in the eighth heat, victorious by a country mile against Monarchs ace Kev Whelan, a race with just two finishers. This reduced Belle Vue’s arrears to just two points, 24-22 and the Manchester outfit were by no means out of it. Indeed, the Colts’ form in the National League has been highly commendable so far; they have won three of their opening four fixtures.
And the visitors levelled the scores, 26-26 in heat nine when Bewley and Lee Payne grabbed a 4-2 over Davey and Lawson, who fell and was excluded.
Victory for Clegg in heat ten kept the scores tied and while the racing certainly did not warrant a “Ten from Len” the outcome of the clash was at least holding fans’ interest.
The rain which had been falling suddenly got heavier making track conditions very tricky for some of the youngsters.
Monarchs then sneaked ahead once more in heat 12 thanks to a 4-2 from Davey and Whelan. Monarchs now led 36-34 and scented the winning post.
Clegg ruined his possible maximum hopes in heat 13 when he missed the start and tumbled off trying to get past his Colts rivals in a race which was shared 3-3.
But the Colts were not yet finished and a 4-2 from unbeaten Bewley and Tom Woolley in the penultimate race squared matters at 41-41 setting up a dramatic last-heat decider.
And it was Belle Vue who prevailed at the death when Bewley, completing an 18-point maximum, combined with partner Rob Shuttleworth for the 4-2 which earned them overall victory by two points, 45-43.
Monarchs: Etheridge 11, Clegg 11, Davey 9, Lawson 7, Whelan 3, Millar 2, Lamb 0.
Belle Vue: Bewley 18, Shutteworth 9, Williamson 7, Payne 5, Woolley 3, Holt 2, Basford 1.

2016 World Under 21 Championship QR 21/05/2016

2016 World Under 21 Championship QR 3 21 May 2016
World Under 21
Belle Vue, United Kingdom
Championship Overview
1 2 3 4 5 Pts
1 Dimitri Berge FRA France 3 3 3 9 1st
2 Robert Lambert GB Great Britain 2 3 1 6
3 Christopher Selvin SWE Sweden 1 1 1 3
4 Jake Turner NZ New Zealand 0 1 0 1
5 Mikkel Andersen DEN Denmark 3 1 3 7 3rd
6 Patrik Mikel CZR Czech Republic 0 0 1 1
7 Marcin Nowak POL Poland 1 3 1 5
8 Alex Johansson SWE Sweden 2 0 2 4
9 Brady Kurtz AUS Australia 0 2 3 5
10 Erik Riss GER Germany 3 1 3 7 3rd
11 Max Clegg GB Great Britain 1 0 0 1
12 Nike Lunna FIN Finland 2 2 2 6
13 Joel Kling SWE Sweden 0 R 2 2
14 Pawel Przedpelski POL Poland 2 2 0 4
15 Emil Grondal DEN Denmark 1 2 0 3
16 Jack Holder AUS Australia 3 3 2 8 2nd
17. Nathen Greaves GB Great Britain dnr
18. Jack Smith GB Great Britain dnr
Dimitri Berge, Jack Holder, Eric Riss & Mikkel Andersen qualify for the Final rounds
Heat by Heat
Heat 01: Berge, Lambert, Selvin, Turner 60.7
Heat 02: Andersen, Johansson, Nowak, Mikel 61.5
Heat 03: Riss, Lunna, Clegg, Kurtz
Heat 04: Holder, Przedpelski, Grondal, Kling 60.4
Heat 05: Berge, Kurtz, Andersen, Kling ret 60.0
Heat 06: Lambert, Przedpelski, Riss, Mikel 60.3
Heat 07: Nowak, Grondal, Selvin, Clegg 61.8
Heat 08: Holder, Lunna, Turner, Johansson 61.2
Heat 09: Berge, Holder, Mikel, Clegg 61.0
Heat 10: Andersen, Lunna, Lambert, Grondal 62.1
Heat 11: Kurtz, Johansson, Selvin, Przedpelski 62.1
Heat 12: Riss, Kling, Nowak, Turner 63.2

2016 World Under 21 Championship QR 21/05/2016

2016 World Under 21 Championship QR 2 21 May 2016
World Under 21
Pocking, Germany
Championship Overview
1 2 3 4 5 P
1 Bartosz Smektala Poland 3 3 3 2 2 13 2nd
2 Giorgio Trentin Italy 0 0 0 1 0 1
3 Eduard Krcmar Czech Republic 2 2 3 3 3 13 3rd
4 Michael Hartel Germany 1 EX 2 2 2 7
5 John Bernard France 0 1 1 0 0 2
6 Facundo Cuello 1 1 0 1 0 3
7 Andreas Lyager Denmark 3 0 3 3 1 10
8 Gleb Czugunov Russia 2 2 FX 2 0 6
9 Josh Bates Great Britain 2 2 2 3 3 12 4th
10 Dominik Moser Germany 1 2 1 1 1 6
11 Max Fricke Australia 3 3 2 3 3 14 1st
12 Ziga Kovacic Slovenia 0 1 2 0 1 4
13 Mattia Lenarduzzi Italy 0 0 FX R N 0
14 Gleb Szewczenko Russia 2 3 1 1 1 8
15 Krystian Pieszczek Poland 3 1 3 M 3 10
16 Lasse Frederiksen Norway 1 3 1 2 2 9
17. Steven Maures Germany 0 0
18. Daniel Spiller Germany 2 2
Max Fricke, Bartosz Smektala, Eduard Krcmar & Josh Bates qualify for the Final rounds
Heat by Heat
Heat 01: Smektala, Krcmar, Haertel, Trentin
Heat 02: Lyager, Chugunov, Cuello, Bernard
Heat 03: Fricke, Bates, Moeser, Kovacic
Heat 04: Pieszczek, Shevchenko, Frederiksen, Lenarduzzi
Heat 05: Smektala, Bates, Bernard, Lenarduzzi
Heat 06: Shevchenko, Moser, Cuello, Trentin
Heat 07: Fricke, Krcmar, Pieszczek, Lyager
Heat 08: Frederiksen, Chugunov, Kovacic, Haertel (FX)
Heat 09: Smektala, Fricke, Fredriksen, Cuello
Heat 10: Pieszczek, Kovacic, Bernard, Trentin
Heat 11: Krcmar, Bates, Shevchenko, Chugunov (FX)
Heat 12: Lyager, Haertel, Moeser, Lenarduzzi (F)
Heat 13: Lyager, Smektala, Shevchenko, Kovacic
Heat 14: Fricke, Chugunov, Trentin, Lenarduzzi (R)
Heat 15: Krcmar, Frederiksen, Moeser, Bernard
Heat 16: Bates, Haertel, Cuello, Mauer
Heat 17: Pieszczek, Smektala, Moeser, Chugunov
Heat 18: Bates, Fredriksen, Lyager, Trentin
Heat 19: Krcmar, Spiller, Kovacic, Cuello
Heat 20: Fricke, Haertel, Shevchenko, Bernard
Run-Off for 2nd
Heat 21: Smektala, Krcmar (R)

2016 World Under 21 Championship QR 20/05/2016

2016 World Under 21 Championship QR 1 20 May 2016
World Under 21
Pardubice, Czech Republic
Championship Overview
1 2 3 4 5 Pts
1 Davis Kurmis LAT Latvia 1 1 0 0 0 2
2 Nick Skorja SLO Slovenia EX F 0 3 3 6
3 Patrick Hansen DEN Denmark 2 3 3 2 2 12 3rd
4 Maskym Drabik POL Poland 3 3 3 3 3 15 1st
5 Viktor Trofimov Jr UKR Ukraine 2 2 2 1 2 9
6 Ondrej Smetana CZE Czech Republic 0 1 2 1 FX 4
7 Roland Benko HUN Hungary 1 1 0 2 1 5
8 Kenny Wennerstam SWE Sweden 3 2 2 2 1 10
9 Michal Tomka SLO Slovenia 1 0 0 FX 0 1
10 Viktor Kulakov RUS Russia 3 3 1 3 3 13 2nd
11 Denis Zworygin LAT Latvia 0 0 1 0 0 1
12 Zdenek Holub CZE Czech Republic 2 1 1 1 1 6
13 Joel Andersson SWE Sweden 1 3 2 1 3 10
14 Stanislaw Mielniczuk UKR 2 2 1 3 1 9
15 Adam Ellis GB Great Britain 3 2 3 2 2 12 4th
16 Fredrik Jakobsen DEN Denmark 0 0 3 0 2 5
17. Michal Skurla CZE Czech Republic dnr
18. Josef Novak CZE Czech Republic dnr
Maskym Drabik, Viktor Kulakov, Patrick Hansen & Adam Ellis qualify for the Final rounds
Heat by Heat
Heat 01 Drabik, Hansen, Kurmis, Skorja (EX)
Heat 02 Wennerstam, Trofimov Jr, Benko, Smetana
Heat 03 Kulakov, Holub, Tomek, Zworygin
Heat 04 Ellis, Mielniczuk, Andersson, Kakobsen
Heat 05 Andersson, Trofimov Jr, Kurmis, Tomek
Heat 06 Kulakov, Mielniczuk, Smetana, Skorja (F)
Heat 07 Hansen, Ellis, Benko, Zworygin
Heat 08 Drabik, Wennerstam, Holub, Jakobsen
Heat 09 Jakobsen, Smetana, Zworygin, Kurmis
Heat 10 Ellis, Trofimov Jr, Hollub, Skorja
Heat 11 Hansen, Wennerstam, Mielniczuk, Tomek
Heat 12 Drabik, Andersson, Kulakov, Benko
Heat 13 Mielniczuk, Benko, Holub, Kurmis
Heat 14 Skorja, Andersson, Wennerstam, Zworygin
Heat 15 Kulakov, Hansen, Trofimov Jr, Jakobsen
Heat 16 Drabik, Ellis, Smetana, Tomek (FX)
Heat 17 Kulakov, Ellis, Wennerstam, Kurmis
Heat 18 Skorja, Jakobsen, Benko, Tomek
Heat 19 Andersson, Hansen, Holub, Smetana (FX)
Heat 20 Drabik, Trofimov Jr, Mielniczuk, Zworygin
race off for 3rd place
Heat 21 Hansen, Ellis