103 races – A world record meeting at the EWR?
The third round of Scunthorpe Speedway’s Winter Series took place on Sunday and the club are laying claim to what they believe is a world record for the number of races on a speedway track in one day. At 11.05am Ryan MacDonald, all the way from Kirkintilloch, won heat 1 and 6 hours and 55 minutes later Race 105 (two races didn’t need to be run) saw Novice Class Winner Layne Cupitt win the final race of the day at 6pm. There were a club record of 71 riders taking part and in the Open Class Peterborough Panther Oliver Greenwood suffered a rare ‘A’ Final defeat to 2013 Sheffield Tiger Damien Koppe withed seasoned Premier League rider Adam Allott and 2012 Scunthorpe Saint Danny Phillips filling the minor places.
The other seven classes were won by Liam Sanderson (Support), Jack Parkinson-Blackburn (Youth 500), Kean Dicken (Youth 250), Kyle Bickley (Youth 125), Tim Greig (Flat Track), Colin Willerton (Adult Pit Bikes) and Sam Woolley (Juniors).
After the meeting organiser Richard Hollingsworth paid tribute to everyone involved “We are so indebted to all the volunteers, some of which worked for over seven hours to help put this meeting on. Without them none of this would be possible. Attracting 71 riders is testament to their efforts whilst we would also like to thank the riders themselves for supporting these events and making them the success they are.
“I can’t imagine there has ever been so many races on one speedway track in one day but I’m prepared to be proven wrong. Until then I think it only fair we lay claim to the unofficial world record. It is incredible that we managed so many whilst, despite the number of races, the quality of the racing was excellent today. Who would have thought this would be possible in mid-January? Hopefully we can do it all again on February 1st”.
The meetings run by the club are open to riders of all abilities and they can compete in as many or as few rounds as they want. The final two Winter Series meetings take place on Saturday 1st February and Saturday 1st March and places can be reserved by contacting Richard Hollingsworth via email (richard@scunthorpespeedway.com), Facebook (www.facebook.com/rh1967) or phone (07832-402167 – please text or leave a message if unavailable).
Open Class:
Qualifying scores:
Oliver Greenwood 14, Adam Allott 13, Damien Koppe 13, Max Clegg 12, Danny Phillips 10, Liam Carr 9, Tom Woolley 8, Ryan MacDonald 6, Luke Harris 5 (4 rides), Arron Mogridge 5, Adam Extance 3, Krystian Bialecki 3, Nathan Greaves 2 (2 rides), Tom Braddock 0.
D Final: Extance, Bialecki, Braddock, 64.8
C Final: Mogridge, Woolley, Extance, MacDonald, 64.8
B Final: Phillips, Carr, Clegg, Mogridge (ret), 62.7
A Final: Koppe, Greenwood, Allott, Phillips (f, exc), awarded
Winter Series points: Damien Koppe 16, Oliver Greenwood 15, Adam Allott 14, Danny Phillips 13, Liam Carr 12, Max Clegg 11, Arron Mogridge 10, Tom Woolley 9, Adam Extance 8, Ryan MacDonald 7, Luke Harris 6, Krystian Bialecki 5, Tom Braddock 4, Nathan Greaves 3.
Winter Series Standings (after 3 of 5 rounds): Oliver Greenwood 47 (16-16-15), Max Clegg 38 (14-13-11), Arron Mogridge 32 (12-10-10), Damien Koppe 31 (15-16), Matt Williamson 29 (15-14), Adam Allott 26 (12-14), Danny Phillips 24 (11-13), Ryan MacDonald 24 (10-7-7), Luke Harris 23 (9-8-6), Krystian Bialecki 22 (8-9-5), Tommy Fenwick 13, Liam Carr 12, Shane Waldron 11, Tom Woolley 9, Adam Extance 8, Lee Springthorpe 7, Tyler Govier 6, Andrew Blackburn 6, David Holt 5, Tom Braddock 4, Nathan Greaves 3.
Qualifying heat times: 1. Ryan MacDonald 67.8, 2. Max Clegg 65.3, 3.Adam Allott 64.7, 6. Tom Woolley 64.8, 9. Adam Allott 62.0, 12. Damien Koppe 61.3, 15. Danny Phillips 63.2, 17. Damien Koppe 61.8, 19. Adam Allott 60.3, 21. Ollie Greenwood 60.6, 23. Tom Woolley 63.4, 25. Adam Allott 61.8, 27. Max Clegg 62.0, 29. Ollie Greenwood 60.7, 31. Liam Carr awarded, 33. Ollie Greenwood 60.6, 35. Ollie Greenwood 60.3, 37. Damien Koppe 62.0.
Support Class:
Qualifying scores: Liam Sanderson 13, Mark Whitehead 10, James Hartley 9, Alex Wilson 8, Tom Sipos 6, Sam Darroch 4, Connor Fletcher 3.
B Final: Wilson, Darroch, Fletcher, 69.8
A Final: Sanderson, Whitehead, Hartley, Wilson, 67.1
Winter Series points: Liam Sanderson 16, Mark Whitehead 15, James Hartley 14, Alex Wilson 13, Sam Darroch 12, Connor Fletcher 11.
Winter Series Standings (after 3 of 5 rounds): Liam Sanderson 45 (16-13-16), Alex Wilson 40 (11-16-13), Sam Darroch 35 (8-15-12), Adam Extance 15, Mark Whitehead 15, Shaun Wilson 14, David Lidgett 14, James Hartley 14, Mick Skinner 13, Glyn Edwards 12, John Markham 12, Tom Bacon 11, Connor Fletcher 11, Phil Naylor 10, Trevor Bebbington 9, Paul Quarterman 7.
Qualifying heat times: 4. Liam Sanderson 69.5, 7. Mark Whitehead 72.8, 10. Liam Sanderson 65.1,13. Alex Wilson 68.7, 16. Liam Sanderson 64.6, 22. Liam Sanderson 65.5, 26. Alex Wilson 67.1, 32. Mark Whitehead 70.0, 36. James Hartley 77.8
Novice Class :
Qualifying Scores: Layne Cupitt 14, Scooter Webster 14, John Gaskell 13, Ivan Howarth 12, Luke Whitehead 11, George Rothery 8, Dan Miles 7, Stuart Freeman 7, Kyle Deans 6, Damon Hall 6, Ronan Atkinson 6, Mick Keeling 4, Chris Ball 3, Matt Davis 2 (2 rides), Adam Chessell 2, Nigel Chappell 1.
E Final: Chessell, Chappell, 84.7
D Final: Keeling, Ball, Atkinson (ret), Chessell (f), 89.3
C Final: Freeman, Keeling, Deans, Hall, 82.4
B Final: Rothery, Whitehead, Howarth, Freeman, 74.5
A Final: Cupitt, Webster, Gaskell, Rothery (f), 72.8
Winter Series points: Layne Cupitt 16, Scooter Webster 15, John Gaskell 14, George Rothery 13, Luke Whitehead 12, Ivan Howarth 11, Stuart Freeman 10, Mick Keeling 9, Kyle Deans 8, Damon Hall 7, Dan Miles 6, Chris Ball 5, Ronan Atkinson 4, Adam Chessell 3, Nigel Chappell 2, Matt Davis 1.
Winter Series Standings (after 3 of 5 rounds): Mick Keeling 32 (12-11-9), Tom Sipos 30 (14-16) , Dan Miles 29 (11-12-6), Damon Hall 17 (10-7), Tom Bacon 16, Layne Cupitt 16, Ben Basford 15, Jack Flynn 15, Scooter Webster 15, Gary Kirtley-Paine 14, Jack Gaskell 14, Matt Davis 14 (13-1), Christopher Ball 14 (9-5).James Hartley 13, George Rothery 13, Luke Whitehead 12, Ivan Howarth 11, Ian Gutteridge 10, Stuart Freeman 10, Steve Tideswell 9, Kyle Deans 8, Ronan Atkinson 4, Adam Chessell 3, Nigel Chappell 2.
Qualifying heat times: 47. Ivan Howarth 81.0, 48. Layne Cupitt 78.3, 49. John Gaskell 78.0, 50. Scooter Webster 77.6, 57. Stuart Freeman 80.6, 58. Layne Cupitt 73.5, 59. Luke Whitehead 75.1, 60. John Gaskell 78.5, 66. Luke Whitehead 73.0, 67. John Gaskell 82.7, 68. Scooter Webster 74.9, 69. Ivan Howarth 71.9, 75. Scooter Webster 75.4, 76. Luke Whitehead 76.2, 77. Stuart Freeman 84.1, 78. Layne Cupitt 76.3, 85. George Rothery 78.0, 86. Kyle Deans 89.2, 87. Layne Cupitt 73.6, 88. Scooter Webster 80.0.
Youth 500cc Class:
Scores: Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 15, Luke Whitehead 10.
Final: Parkinson-Blackburn, Whitehead, 68.5
Winter Series points: Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 16, Luke Whitehead 15.
Winter Series Standings (after 3 of 5 rounds): Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 48 (16-16-16), Luke Whitehead 15.
Qualifying heat times for Jack Parkinson-Blackburn: Heat 8 – 72.5, Heat 14 – 70.0, Heat 20 – 71.2, Heat 28 – 68.2, Heat 34 – 69.4.
Youth 250cc Class:
Qualifying Scores: Kean Dicken 14, Sam Chapman 3.
Final: Dicken, 75.1
Winter Series points: Kean Dicken 16, Sam Chapman 15.
Winter Series Standings (after 3 of 5 rounds): Sam Chapman 47 (16-16-15), Kean Dicken 16.
Qualifying heat times: 54. Sam Chapman 80.6, 64. Kean Dicken 77.6, 73. Kean Dicken 77.9, 82. Kean Dicken 78.4, 92. Kean Dicken 79.2.
Youth 125cc Class:
Qualifying scores: Kyle Bickley 15, Sam Stead 13, Dan Thompson 9, Jamie Halder 8, Harry McGurk 6, Joe Thompson 6, Louis Skelding 2, Brandon Gutteridge 1.
C Final: Gutteridge, Skelding, 88.6
B Final: Halder, McGurk, J.Thompson, Gutteridge, 73.8
A Final: Bickley, Halder, D.Thompson, Stead (fell, excluded), 70.5
Winter Series points: Kyle Bickley 16, Jamie Halder 15, Dan Thompson 14, Sam Stead 13, Harry McGurk 12, Joe Thompson 11, Brandon Gutteridge 10, Louis Skelding 9.
Winter Series Standings (after 3 of 5 rounds): Kyle Bickley 47 (16-15-16), Sam Stead 43 (14-16-13), Jamie Halder 42 (13-14-15), Harry McGurk 40 (15-13-12), Louis Skelding
32 (12-11-9), Brandon Gutteridge 22 (12-10), Dan Thompson 14, Joe Thompson 11.
Qualifying heat times: 52. Kyle Bickley 73.0, 53. Harry McGurk 75.4, 61. Sam Stead awarded, 62. Kyle Bickley 73.6, 70.Kyle Bickley 70.1, 71. Dan Thompson 76.5, 80. Sam Stead 73.8, 81. Kyle Bickley 74.6, 89. Sam Stead 75.1, 90. Kyle Bickley 71.2.
Pit Bike Class:
Qualifying scores: Colin Willerton 42, Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 40, Gary Owen 35, Daren Robbins 32, Freddie Owen 25, Zoe Keeling 21.
Qualifying heat times (Parkinson-Blackburn unless stated): Heat 55 – 82.7, Heat 65 – 88.3, Heat 74 – 90.4, Heat 83 – 90.2, Heat 93 – 90.2, Heat 98 – 93.9 (Willerton)
Junior Pit Bike Class:
Qualifying scores: Sam Woolley 38, Bailey Fellows 37, Leon Collier 31, Tom Widd 29, Liam Cox 24, Jordan Palin 19 (4 rides), Kieran Holt 10 (2 rides).
Final: Woolley, Widd, Fellows, Collier, Cox, Palin.
Winter Series points: Woolley 16, Widd 15, Fellows 14, Collier 13, Cox 12, Palin 11, Holt 10.
Winter Series Standings (after 3 of 5 rounds): Bailey Fellows 46 (16-16-14), Keiran Holt 39 (15-14-10), Leon Collier 28 (15-13), Luke Harrison 26 (14-12), Sam Woolley 16, Tom Widd 15, Tom Miles 13, Max Perry 13, Liam Cox 12, Jordan Palin 11.
Qualifying heat times (Woolley unless stated): Heat 51 – 86.4 (Fellows), Heat 56 – 83.4, Heat 63 – 87.6 (Widd), Heat 72 – 84.4, Heat 79 – 83.6, Heat 84 – 84.6 (Fellows), Heat 91 – 81.2
Short Track Class:
Qualifying scores: Tim Greig 46 (won on count back), Neil Martin 46, Darren Trapmore 44, Ross Proctor 39, Dave Chadburn 29, Sam Patchett 26, Mick Trapmore 15, John Boddy 10 (five rides)
Qualifying heat times (Greig unless stated): Heat 5 – 115.1 (Chadburn), Heat 11 – D.Trapmore (111.0), Hat 18 – 109.9, Heat 24 – race awarded, Heat 30 – 106.3, Heat 41 – 108.6.
