Astley & Tyldesley Miners' Welfare / CTA Direct Cycle Speedway team travelled to Stoke for the final Midlands / North Regional Round of the Cusack British Youth & Junior League on Saturday.

Although unable to finish in the top two league positions to qualify for the three National Rounds, A & T were looking for a good performance to finish high up in the Regional League table. A & T's four riders put in a good performance to finish 2nd on the day, out of 7 teams, which meant that the team finished 3rd in the league, out of 9 teams.

John Nuttall finished 2nd in each race in the U-10 match, to put A & T off to a good start. Becky Heslop scored three second places in the U-12 category to keep A & T's challenge going. Chris Heslop weighed in with 8 points in the U-14 category, before Damien Hack finished off with a 16 points maximum score in the U-18 category.

Final match score:

Sandwell 97 Astley & Tyldesley Miners' Welfare / CTA Direct 47 Leicester 46 Stoke 42 Sheffield 26 Birmingham 16 Tameside 15

A & T scorers:

Damien Hack 16, John Nuttall 12, Becky Heslop 11, Chris Heslop 8.

Cusack British Youth & Junior League - Midlands / North Regional League final table

Sandwell                    24 match points    393.5 race points

Leicester                    18                        207

Astley & Tyldesley      11                        126

Sheffield                       9                         99

Birmingham                  8                         81

Stoke                           7                         63

Coventry                       6                       123.5

Tameside                     4                         56

Wednesfield                 4                         41

Astley & Tyldesley Cycle Speedway Club Secretary