Blacklock wins in style

Sunday saw Berwick Bandits’ Ryan Blacklock win the penultimate round of Scunthorpe Speedway’s Winter Series on a day when several riders from the SGB Championship and the National League were on show. Blacklock did it the hard way too by coming riding between fellow Championship riders Dan Bewley and Liam Carr at the end of the first lap of the ‘A’ Final who went on to fill the podium whilst Jamie Halder claimed some impressive scalps, including Blacklock and Bewley, along the way to complete the line-up for the final.

In total there were seventeen riders in the Open Class at a time of year when the class traditionally has a strong entry. In the Novice class there were twelve riders and it was Tom Spencer who, after a second and a third place in his first two meetings, claimed top spot with six flawless rides to head home Joe Alcock, Bartek Langner and Danny Wright in the ‘A’ Final.

Afterwards Spencer proclaimed “It was a pretty good day for me personally. I didn’t have any falls and felt in control all day on a very well prepared track. I recently took some advice from Gary O’Hare at a recent AMS training day which I felt helped me greatly with my racing. Previously at these meetings I’ve had a lot of trouble but now I feel I’m making the right steps.

I’d like to thank everyone who helps out with the running of the amateur meetings. It’s a really amazing thing that they are doing for us riders to help us progress. I’d also like to thank everyone behind the scenes at Scunthorpe who provide excellent training facilities all year round”.

Spencer now heads the Novice Class standings and only a win for Bartek Langner in the last round could prevent him from claiming the Winter Series title. However, two riders did secure the Winter Series titles with James Hitchen in the Support Class and Lee Coleman in the Upright Class winning for the second time to add to a second place in their other meetings of the winter. With the Upright Class entry down to just one rider after a late withdrawal the qualifying heats were combined with the Support Class but it didn’t stop Hitchen from winning all his five qualifying rides and heading home Alex Spooner, Sam Chapman and Luke Whitehead in the ‘A’ Final.

The final round of the series takes place on Sunday 19th March although a week earlier it is the final round for the other eight classes in the Winter Series. Bookings can be made by texting Richard Hollingsworth on 07832-402167.

Full list of Winter Series meeting dates:

Flat Track, Pit Bike, Road Bike, Quad Bike and Youth Speedway classes – 13th November, 11th December, 8th January, 29th January, 19th February & 12th March

Adult Speedway Classes – 20th November (rescheduled due to weather to 27th November), 18th December, 15th January, 5th February, 26th February & 19th March

Open Class
Qualifying scores: Tom Perry 15, Dan Bewley 13, Ryan Blacklock 12, Jamie Halder 11, Liam Carr 10, Krys Bialecki 9, Ryan Kinsley 9, Luke Woodhull 9, Ryan MacDonald 9, William O’Keefe 6, David Holt 6, James Sarjeant 5 (2 rides), Dan Winterton 5, Robert Parker 5, Josh Bailey 3 (3 rides), Saul Bulley 2 (4 rides), Josh Embleton 0

D Final: Parker, Holt, Winterton, Embleton, 63.1
C Final: MacDonald, Woodhull, Holt, O’Keefe, 62.2
B Final: Carr, Bialecki, Kinsley, MacDonald, 62.7
A Final: Blacklock, Bewley, Carr, Halder, 62.4

Winter Series points: Blacklock 20, Bewley 19, Carr 18, Halder 17, Perry 16, Bialecki 15, Kinsley 14, MacDonald 13, Woodhull 12, Holt 11, O’Keefe 10, Parker 9, Winterton 8, Embleton 7, Sarjeant 6, Bailey 5, Bulley 4

Series standings (after three rounds): Ryan Kinsley 54 (20-20-14), Jamie Halder 50 (19-14-17), Liam Carr 36 (18-18), Krystian Bialecki 31 (16-15), Ryan MacDonald 30 (17-13),Taylor Hampshire 29 (18-11), Luke Woodhull 26 (14-12), Ryan Blacklock 20, Ben Shields 19, Dan Bewley 19, David Wallinger 17, Mick Skinner 16, Tom Perry 16, Lewis Whitmore 15, Scott Campos 15, Kean Dicken 13, Luke Harris 13, Tim Webster 12, Kev Whelan 12, David Holt 11, William O’Keefe 10, Robert Parker 9, Dan Winterton 8, Josh Embleton 7, James Sarjeant 6, Josh Bailey 5, Saul Bulley 4

Qualifying race winning times: 1. Sarjeant 68.1, 2. Blacklock 69.8, 3. Carr 67.3, 4. O’Keefe 70.9, 5. Perry 66.8, 8. Bewley 63.6, 11. Bailey 63.7, 14. Bialecki 61.5, 17. Bewley 61.8, 20. Blacklock 62.1, 23. Bewley 61.6, 26. Bewley awarded, 29. Kinsley 62.3, 32. Bialecki 62.8, 35. Perry 61.4, 38. Carr 62.1, 41. No time, 44. Perry 62.3, 47. Halder 61.8, 50. Perry 61.9, 52. Perry 61.8, 54. Blacklock 62.9

Support Class
Qualifying scores (combined with Upright class races): James Hitchen 15, Alex Spooner 13, Sam Chapman 8, Gavin Parr 8, Luke Whitehead 7, Connor Fletcher 5, Trevor Bebbington 4, Daniel Mitchell 3 (2 rides)

B Final: Whitehead, Bebbington, Parr (fell, remounted), Fletcher (fell), 64.7
A Final: Hitchen, Spooner, Chapman, Whitehead (fell), awarded

Winter Series points: Hitchen 20, Spooner 19, Chapman 18, Whitehead 17, Bebbington 16, Parr 15, Fletcher 14

Winter Series points: James Hitchen 59 (19-20-20), Sam Chapman 53 (18-17-18), Alex Spooner 52 (20-13-19), Gavin Parr 34 (19-15), Chris Bambury 32 (14-18), Ben Woodhull 17, Luke Whitehead 17, Sheldon Davies 16, Chris Timms 16, Trevor Bebbington 16, Stuart Freeman 15, James Chattin 15, Jake Isherwood 14, Connor Fletcher 14, Simon Bence 13.

Qualifying race winning times: 12. Mitchell 66.9, 13. Hitchen 65.4, 15. Chapman 74.9, 22. Hitchen 64.3, 25. Spooner 64.4, 28. Hitchen 65.6,33. Hitchen 64.3, 36. Spooner 63.1, 39. Fletcher 64.3, 45. Hitchen 63.9, 48. Spooner 64.2

Novice Class
Qualifying scores: Tom Spencer 15, Danny Wright 14, Joe Alcock 11, Edward Hopkins 8, Bartek Langner 8, Callum Foy 8, Brandon Kay 7, Dean Douglas 6, Andy Coles 3 (3 rides), James Jessop 3 (3 rides), Darren Clarke 1 (3 rides), Tony Raybould 0 (0 rides)

C Final: Clarke, Kay, 83.3
B Final: Langner, Hopkins, Kay, Foy (fell), 71.7
A Final: Spencer, Alcock, Langner, Wright, 68.8

Winter Series points: Spencer 20, Alcock 19, Langner 18, Wright 17, Hopkins 16, Kay 15, Foy 14, Clarke 13, Douglas 12, Jessop 11, Raybould 10

Series standings (after three rounds): Tom Spencer 57 (19-18-20), Callum Foy 50 (16-20-14), Bartek Langner 38 (20-18), Joe Alcock 36 (17-19), Danny Wright 35 (18-17), Russell Davis 33 (14-19), David Chiles 30 (17-13), Dean Douglas 25 (13-12), Liam Little 24 (10-14), Simon Gale 16, Edward Hopkins 16, Mick Sutton 15, Mike Copestake 15, Brandon Kay 15, Darren Clarke 13, Mick Keeling 12, James Spencer 11, James Jessop 11, Tony Raybould 10

Qualifying race winning times: 6. Wright 77.2, 7. Douglas 85.1, 9. Spencer 75.1, 16. Spencer 70.9, 21. Wright 70.4, 24. Hopkins 93.8, 27. Alcock 67.1, 31. Langner 86.7, 34. Hopkins 88.6, 37. Spencer 70.4, 40. Wright 67.8, 43. Alcock 73.6, 46. Spencer 71.3, 49. Wright 74.0, 53. Spencer 79.8

Upright Class

Qualifying scores (combined with Support Class races): Lee Coleman 7 (3 rides)

Winter Series points: Coleman 20

Series standings (after three rounds): Lee Coleman 59 (20-19-20), Gary O’Hare 20, Ian Leverington 19, Shaun Bickley 18, Paul Timms 18, Trevor Bebbington 17, Phil Kynman 16

Qualifying race winning times: 18. Coleman 67.4