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| Sun 7th April | Astley & Tyldesley v Heckmondwike | Astley & Tyldesley | |
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Astley & Tyldesley staged a full programme of racing at Gin Pit on Sunday. Riders faced variable weather conditions during the afternoon, with rain showers, strong winds and sunshine, to contend with! Fortunately, the Gin Pit track held up well throughout. A&T and Heckmondwike fought out a close battle in the North & Scotland League Division 2 match. The scores were level at the interval, 39-39, as race exclusions for Levi Edwards and Nahom Tumizghy cancelled out a first race 6-4 win by Steve Harris and Josh Pilkington. In complete contrast, A&T took heat wins in five of the next six races, as Heckmondwike's veteran riders tired, to clinch the match points, with one race to go. Heckmondwike took a consolation 7-2 in the last race, to make the final score 76-70, in A&T's favour. Duncan Whalley raced unbeaten for A&T, with Emily Burgess and Steve Harris losing only to Heckmondwike's two best riders, Darren Kent and Dan Green. Josh Pilkington's contribution was vital to A&T's win. North & Scotland League Division 2 result: Astley & Tyldesley 76 Heckmondwike 70 A&T: Duncan Whalley 19 (1), Emily Burgess 18, Steve Harris 16 (1), Josh Pilkington 13, Nahom Tumizghy 5 (1), Levi Edwards 5, Charlotte Brighouse dnr. Heckmondwike: Darren Kent 17, Dan Green 15 (1), Patrick Beacock 11 (2), Lee Warhurst 11 (1), Justin Naylor 10 (2), Chris Green 6 (1). Referee - Lee Phillips. A&T raced to a convincing 71-7 win in the Northern League Division 3 match. Alex Lawless and Josh Pilkington both raced unbeaten in the u-10 and u-13 categories respectively. North & Scotland League Division 3 result: Astley & Tyldesley 71 Heckmondwike 7 A&T: Alex Lawless 16, Josh Pilkington 16, Heather Brighouse 12, Levi Edwards 12, Nahom Tumizghy 11, Charlotte Brighouse 4. Heckmondwike: Joseph Green 7. Referee - Lee Phillips. The day's racing concluded with an entertaining 1st team challenge match against Wednesfield. The West Midlanders took eleven 6-4 heat wins during the match, to run out 101.5 - 78.5 winners, in a very sporting match. Ellis Richmond raced unbeaten for Wednesfield, with solid support from the rest of the team. A&T's top three riders of Terry Norman, Duncan Whalley and Steve Harris battled manfully, to keep A&T in contention throughout. Four times British Champion Lee Aris posted the fastest time of the day, 44.19 seconds, in heat 7. Division 1 Challenge result: Astley & Tyldesley 78.5 Wednesfield 101.5 A&T: Terry Norman 19 (1), Duncan Whalley 19, Steve Harris 18 (1), Josh Pilkington 10, Nahom Tumizghy 6.5, Levi Edwards 6. Wednesfield: Lee Aris 18, Ellis Richmond 16, Scott Doherty 15 (1), Chris Jewkes 15, Ben Morgan 14, Jasper Walton 8.5, Elijah Ward 8 (2), Nat Ward 7 (1). Referee - Lee Phillips |
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