Summer Championship finishes in style
THE final round of Scunthorpe Speedway’s 8th Summer Championship took place on Sunday 4th October, with over sixty riders competing in more than eighty races. In breathless conditions, it was a glorious conclusion to the series which saw a record of 146 different riders compete over the five round series.
The Open Class title had been won with a round to spare by Miroslaw Daniszewski but it didn’t stop the veteran Pole from battling hard to see off a small, but highly competitive, field to claim his seventh ever round win. Behind him former Premier League star Lee Dicken, National League newbie Jamie Halder and the young Scarborough-based Pole Krystian Bialecki had to be content with the minor places in the ‘A’ Final.
In the Support Class it was Stoian Stoianov who claimed both the round and the Summer Championship whilst his winning times in heats 4 (60.7) and 29 (61.8) show he is more than ready to make the step up to ride in the Open Class. He defeated MDL riders Sam Chapman and Sam Woolley along with Mark Whitehead in the ‘A’ Final. Other classes competed for during the first half of the meeting saw Kyle Bickley see off Kean Dicken and Jordan Palin in the Youth 250 class, Stephanie Tovey defeat Luke Harrison and her brother Thomas in the Junior 110 class (although Luke Harrison did manage to win the Summer Championship) and Flat Track debutant Damian McCann lead an impressive 12-rider field from Joe Burden and Peter Jordan. Despite two start rows he finished in the top four of all six races to win by five points whilst Mike Johnson claimed the Summer Championship title.
In the afternoon four more classes took to the track. In the Novice Class it was lucky that Tim Antill already had the championship in the bag because an injury prevented him from riding. The three riders he had headed home in the fourth round ‘A’ Final once again made their way to final race. David Brayshaw once again won all his qualifying rides but this time continued his dominance by racing to victory rather than having to settle for third-place. It meant Andy Humphries had to once again settle for second place whilst Francesca Kirtley-Paine again missed out on the podium. After defeating Kevin Wallace when they met in qualifying it was the Cumbrian who has the last laugh with third place in the final. However, Kirtley-Paine was still grinning from ear-to-ear when she learnt that her excellent exploits had earned her the championship runners-up trophy.
Jolyon West looked like he might be set for another clean sweep in the Youth 125/150 Class but ‘touching the tapes’ in the final is an automatic exclusion from the race (as gate positions are picked by the riders which makes the option of going from the 15 metre mark on gate four an unfair). Thankfully he had already won the Summer Championship but had to be content with seeing Jordan Palin, Harry McGurk and Corban Pavitt pick up the round trophies.
In the Upright Class Gary O’Hare made it 30 race wins out 30 to win both the round and the inaugural Summer Championship whilst Lee Coleman and Shaun Bickley claimed the other podium positions in both. Finally, in the Pit Bike class it was George Hopper who headed home Summer Champion Lee Carter and Thomas Tovey managed to tie his sister Stephanie for third place.
After the meeting organiser Richard Hollingsworth declared the meeting a huge success.
He said: “When we run that many races and you don’t need the paramedic to tend to anyone it has to be a great day doesn’t it? It is fantastic to see the turnouts in some of the newer classes. It just shows that we were right to give the Uprights, Flat Track and Pit Bikes their own Summer Championships. For long enough we were getting dribs and drabs of flat trackers but it’s great to see a dozen riders turn up today and have a great day. We’ve not had less than nine entrants to any round and it’ll be amazing if we can increase the numbers next year and make it an ever more impressive affair.
“Of course I should thank all the volunteers who helped us today. We had a few more than usual and it really made the day so much less stressful. Their help is amazing and if every rider, or someone from their family, does half a summer round meeting or a winter one each year we’d be laughing. We’re onto the Winter Series meetings in November and we will continue to split the classes over two weekends so the meetings don’t go on too long. We have lights but when it gets dark it also gets cold and that’s no good for anyone. Hopefully with around forty riders in each meeting we’ll keep them running along nicely and make them great fun to be involved in; be it as a rider or volunteer.
“First up will be the youth speedway classes (150cc, 250cc, 500cc) along with flat track, pit bikes and Junior 110cc classes on Sunday 8th November (start time 11am) and then a week later the adult speedway classes (Open, Support, Novice and Upright) take to the track seven days later (15th November 11am). I’m taking bookings so anyone who wants to ride in them please just get in touch”.
Places can be reserved in the meetings, and offers of help can be made, by texting Richard on 07832-402167.
Winter Series Dates (all Sundays):
Flat Track, Pit Bike and Youth Speedway Classes – 8th November, 6th December, 27th December, 17th January, 7th February & 28th February
Adult Speedway Classes (Open, Support, Novice & Upright) – 15th November, 13th December, 3rd January, 24th January, 14th February & 6th March
Open Class:
Qualifying scores: Krystian Bialecki 13, Miroslaw Daniszewski 11, Lee Dicken 11, Jamie Halder 5, Andrew Blackburn 5, Sam Darroch 0.
B Final: Halder, Blackburn, 63.3
A Final: Daniszewski, Dicken, Halder, Bialecki, 62.5
Summer Championship points: Daniszewski 20, Dicken 19, Halder 18, Bialecki 17, Blackburn 16, Darroch 15.
Final Summer Championship Standings (best four rounds count): 1st Miroslaw Daniszewski 79 (20-19-14-20-20), 2nd Andrew Blackburn 68 (19-15-15-18-16), 3rd Ricky Scarboro 53 (17-17-19), Danny Phillips 40 (20-20), Eryk Borczuch 34 (16-18), Jamie Halder 34 (16-18), Sam Darroch 32 (17-15), David Lidgett 29 (13-16), Sam Chapman 19, Tom Bacon 18, Krystian Bialecki 17, Sean Phillips 14.
Qualifying heat winning times: 1. Daniszewski – no time, 2. Dicken 65.7, 8. Bialecki 63.6, 13. Bialecki 62.4, 18. Halder – no time, 23. Bialecki 61.6, 28. Dicken 61.7, 33. Daniszewski 61.6.
Class Roll of Honour:
2008: Stuart Parnaby
2009: Gary O’Hare
2010: Gary O’Hare
2011: Miroslaw Daniszewski
2012: Steve Jones
2013: Gary O’Hare
2014: Miroslaw Daniszewski
2015: Miroslaw Daniszewski
Support Class:
Qualifying scores:
Stoian Stoianov 12, Sam Woolley 11, Mark Whitehead 10, Sam Chapman 8 (3 rides), Trevor Bebbington 6, Lloyd Ditchburn 4, Luke Whitehead 0 (0 rides) .
B Final: Chapman, Gaskell, Ditchburn, Bebbington (retired), 66.5
A Final: Stoianov, Chapman, Woolley, M. Whitehead, 63.3
Summer Championship point: Stoianov 20, Chapman 19, Woolley 18, M. Whitehead 17, Gaskell 16, Ditchburn 15, Bebbington 14, L. Whitehead 13.
Final Summer Championship Standings (best four rounds count): 1st Stoian Stoianov 78 (19-20-19-20), 2nd George Rothery 40 (20-20), 3rd Luke Whitehead 39 (12-14-13), Sam Chapman 37 (18-19), Mark Whitehead 36 (19-17), Mike Hancock 33 (18-15), John Gaskell 32 (16-16), Craig Hancock 31 (17-14), Simon Bence 31 (16-15), Lloyd Ditchburn 28 (13-15), Jamie Halder 20, Mick Skinner 19, Hayley Perrault 18, Chris Bambury 18, Sam Woolley 18, Ben Hewitt 17, David Morgan 17, Luke McKenna 17, Tom Sipos 16, Kurtis Scarboro 16, Glyn Picken 15, Damien Fricker 15, Damon Hall 14, Trevor Bebbington 14, Matthew Sewell 13, Rachel Hellowell 11.
Qualifying heat winning times: 3. Chapman 71.1, 4. Stoianov 60.7, 9. Whitehead 71.4, 10. Stoianov 64.2, 15. Woolley 67.7, 16. Stoianov 64.1, 21. Woolley – no time, 22. Whitehead 68.1, 27. Chapman – no time, 29. Stoianov 61.8
Class Roll of Honour:
2008: Montana Jowett
2009: Rod Woodhouse
2010: Montana Jowett
2011: Rachel Hellowell
2012: Martin Pearce
2013: Martin Pearce
2014: Sam Darroch
2015: Stoian Stoianov
Novice Class:
Qualifying Scores: David Brayshaw 15, Andy Humphries 13, Francesca Kirtley-Paine 9, Ian Rawlings 7, Kevin Wallace 4, Mike Gittings 3, Nigel Limb 2
B Final: Wallace, Gittings, Rawlings, Limb, 78.5
A Final: Brayshaw, Humphries, Wallace, Kirtley-Paine, 70.0
Summer Championship points: Brayshaw 20, Humphries 19, Wallace 18, Kirtley-Paine 17, Gittings 16, Rawlings 15, Limb 14.
Final Summer Championship Standings (best four rounds count): 1st Tim Antill 72 (17-19-16-20), 2nd Francesca Kirtley-Paine 64 (14-16-17-17), 3rd David Brayshaw 52 (14-18-20), Andy Humphries 50 (12-19-19), Jake Isherwood 50 (19-18-13), Kevin Wallace 49 (14-17-18), Ian Rawlings 40 (9-16-15), Kurtis Scarboro 39 (20-19), Tom Miles 31 (16-15), David Chiles 29 (12-17), Jeff Robinson 28 (15-13), Luke McKenna 20, Lewis Millar 20, Lloyd Ditchburn 18, Lewis Scarboro 18, Paul Sturrock 17, Mike Gittings 16, John Boddy 15, Damien Fricker 15, Paul Abbott 14, Nigel Limb 14, John Sunderland 13, James Andrews 11, Simon Gale 10, Danny Wright 8, Stuart Andrews 7.
Qualifying heat winning times: 45. Humphries 76.7, 46. Brayshaw 73.7, 50. Humphries 78.8, 54. Brayshaw 72.3, 59. Brayshaw 72.2, 63. Brayshaw 71.7, 68. Kirtley-Paine 79.6, 72. Humphries 72.5, 75. Brayshaw 71.1
Class Roll of Honour:
2009: David Holt
2010: Trevor Bebbington
2011: Sam Darroch
2012: Kev Keay
2013: Liam Sanderson
2014: Lloyd Brown
2015: Tim Antill
Upright Class (for upright engines):
Qualifying Scores: Gary O’Hare 12 (4 rides), Lee Coleman 12, Steve Newsham 8 (4 rides), Shaun Bickley 7, Mike Gittings 1 (2 rides).
A Final: O’Hare, Coleman, Bickley, Gittings, 64.7
Summer Championship points: O’Hare 20, Coleman 19, Bickley 18, Gittings 17, Newsham 16.
Final Summer Championship Standings (best four rounds count): 1st Gary O’Hare 80 (20-20-20-20-20), 2nd Lee Coleman 70 (19-18-14-19), 3rd Shaun Bickley 54 (19-17-18), Ray Vernon 35 (19-16), Ian Leverington 33 (18-15), Steve Newsham 30 (14-16), Graham Knowler 19, George Rothery 18, Dave Harvey 17, Trevor Bebbington 17, Mike Gittings 17, Glen Belcher 16, Dave Brayshaw 16, Scott Cook 15, Dave Patten 15.
Qualifying heat winning times: 49. Coleman 69.5, 53. O’Hare 66.4, 56. Coleman 67.1, 60. O’Hare 64.5, 65. O’Hare 64.6, 69. O’Hare 66.6, 74. Steve Newsham 67.0
Class Roll of Honour:
2015: Gary O’Hare
Youth 500:
No entrants
Final Summer Championship Standings: 1st Sam Chapman 54 (18-18-18), 2nd Parkinson-Blackburn 40 (20-20), 3rd William O’Keefe 36 (17-19), Kean Dicken 20, Luke Woodhull 20, Sam Woolley 19, Kieran Douglas 19, James Hitchen 19.
Class Roll of Honour:
2015: Sam Chapman
Youth 250:
Qualifying scores: Kyle Bickley 15, Kean Dicken 8, Jordan Palin 6.
A Final: Bickley, Dicken, Palin, 62.6
Summer Championship points: Bickley 20, Dicken 19, Palin 18.
Final Summer Championship Standings: 1st Kyle Bickley 58 (18-20-20), 2nd Harry McGurk 37 (19-18), 3rd= Ben Woodhull 20, Leon Flint 20, Luke Woodhull 19, Alex Spooner 19, Kean Dicken 19, Jordan Palin 18.
Qualifying heat winning times (all Bickley): 7. 65.2, 14. 63.8, 20. 63.4, 26. 62.2, 32. 62.0
Class Roll of Honour:
2008: Marc Owen
2009: Robert Lambert
2011: Josh Bates
2012: Dan Miles
2013: Kean Dicken
2014: Jack Parkinson-Blackburn
2015: Kyle Bickley
Youth 125/150:
Qualifying scores: Jolyon West 15, Harry McGurk 14, Jordan Palin 12, Corban Pavitt 9, Jacob Clayton 8, Sam McGurk 5, Mickie Simpson 5, Sheldon Davies 5, Jack Bell 3, Luke Harrison 1.
C Final: Simpson, Davies, Bell, Harrison, 73.3
B Final: Pavitt, S. McGurk, Simpson, Clayton, 70.7
A Final: Palin, H. McGurk, Pavitt, West (excl. tapes), 64.6
Summer Championship points: Palin 20, H. McGurk 19, Pavitt 18, West 17, S. McGurk 16, Simpson 15, Clayton 14, Davies 13, Bell 12, Harrison 11.
Final Summer Championship Standings (best four rounds count): 1st Jolyon West 79 (20-20-20-19-17), 2nd Jordan Palin 76 (17-19-19-18-20), 3rd Sheldon Davies 57 (13-16-15-13), Jack Bell 55 (11-15-15-13-12), Mickie Simpson 54 (9-17-13-15), Harry McGurk 53 (14-20-19), Sam McGurk 51 (18-17-16), Corban Pavitt 46 (12-16-18), Jack Shimelt 38 (8-16-14), James Hitchen 36 (18-18), , Jacob Clayton 31 (17-14), Sam Stead 19, Lewis Millar 16, Ryan Morris 15, Jack Wright 14, Bailey Fellows 13, Luke Harrison 11, Kieran McCoy 10, Jay Farish 7.
Qualifying heat winning times: 42. West – no time, 43. Palin 75.3, 44. H. McGurk 70.4, 48. West 69.7, 52. H. McGurk 67.7, 55. H. McGurk 66.5, 58. West 67.4, 61. Palin 67.3, 64. H. McGurk 65.8, 67. S. McGurk 71.5, 70. West 65.2, 73. Clayton 70.6, 76. West 64.0
Class Roll of Honour:
2011: Ben Woodhull
2012: Ben Woodhull
2013: Jolyon West
2014: Kean Dicken
2015: Jolyon West
Flat Track:
Scores: Damian McCann 63, Joe Burden 58, Peter Jordan 57, George Hopper 52, Giles Longbone 7, Ian Cramp 45, Mike Johnson 39, Isaac Hunter 29, Ben Hunter 29, Lee Stevens 29, Jack Pitt 14, Denise Lawson 6.
Summer Championship points: McCann 20, Burden 19, Jordan 18, Hopper 17, Longbone 16, Cramp 15, Johnson 14, I. Hunter 13, B. Hunter 12, Stevens 11, Pitt 10, Lawson 9.
Final Summer Championship Standings (best four rounds count): 1st Mike Johnson 70 (18-18-17-17-14), 2nd Skye Adams 59 (20-19-20), 3rd Isaac Hunter 58 (14-14-15-15-13), Ben Hunter 55 (15-13-14-13-12), Denise Lawson 42 (12-9-12-9), Joe Burden 38 (19-19), Jordan-Lee Miller 37 (19-18), Jack Pitt 37 (13-10-14), Peter Jordan 35 (17-18), Connor Jackson 32 (16-16), Ian Cramp 31 (16-15), Giles Longbone 29 (13-16), Stuart Avery 27 (15-12), Alan Birtwhistle 20, Tom Woolley 20, Damian McCann 20, Ross Herrod 19, Paul Sheldon 18, Mike Hill 17, George Hopper 17, Brad Hardman 16, Ryan Quickfall 12, Ben Wells 11, Lee Stevens 11, Jon Lawson 11, Jack Pitt 10.
Heat winning times (six laps): 6. Burden117.9, 12. McCann 115.1, 19. Longbone – no time, 25. Jordan 105.7, 31. Jordan 102.3, 38. McCann 107.2
Class Roll of Honour:
2015: Mike Johnson
Adult Pit Bikes:
Scores: George Hopper 40, Lee Carter 36, Stephanie Tovey & Thomas Tovey 25, Zak Harris 24, Tom Miles 12, Rob Cave 6.
Summer Championship points: Hopper 20, Carter 19, S. Tovey 17.5, T. Tovey 17.5, Harris 16, Miles 15, Cave 14.
Final Summer Championship Standings (best four rounds count): 1st Lee Carter 73 (17-17-18-19-19), 2nd Simon Ellis 70 (18-20-17-15), 3rd Adam Waller 66 (15-19-14-18), Tom Miles 48 (18-15-15), Dan Miles 42 (16-12-14), George Hopper 40 (20-20), Adam Lovesey 35 (19-16), Zak Harris 32 (16-16), Craig Smith 26 (13-13), Alfie Collett 20, Leah Tokelove 20, George Pickering 19, Stephanie Tovey and Thomas Tovey 17.5, Kieran Holt 17, Freddie Hales 16, Carly Hopper 15, Colin Willerton 14, Rob Cave 14, Yazmin Burrows 10, Sam Woolley 9.
Heat winning times (Hopper unless stated): 51. 83.6, 57. 79.9, 62. 76.1, 66. 75.8, 71. 75.5, 78. Carter 76.9
Class Roll of Honour:
2015: Lee Carter
Junior 110:
Scores: Stephanie Tovey 15, Luke Harrison 12, Thomas Tovey 8.
Summer Championship points: S. Tovey 20, Harrison 19, T. Tovey 18.
Final Summer Championship Standings (best four rounds count): 1st Luke Harrison 76 (20-17-18-19-19), 2nd George Hopper 60 (20-20-20), 3rd Thomas Tovey 48 (15-15-18), Stephanie Povey 48 (14-14-20), Joe Burden 37 (18-19), Leon Collier 32 (16-16), Maddy Fellows 31 (19-12), Sam Woolley 19, Bailey Fellows 18, Lewis Towle 18, Kieron Holt 17, Corey Biggs 13.
Class Roll of Honour:
2013: Sam McGurk
2014: Jacob Fellows
2015: Luke Harrison
