Poole Speedway presents the Poole ‘Pirates’ vs Ipswich ‘Witches’ Elite League A match at Wimborne Road on 02/04/2003, originally filmed for DVD by Pirate Videos.
POOLE ‘Pirates’
1 : Leigh ADAMS
2 : Krzysztof KASPRZAK
3 : Lukas DRUML
4 : Bjarne PEDERSEN
5 : Tony RICKARDSSON (C)
6 : David RUUD
7 : Davey WATT
TM : Neil MIDDLEDITCH
IPSWICH ‘Witches’
1 : Jarek HAMPEL
2 : Krzysztof SLABON
3 : Paul HURRY
4 : Daniel NERMARK
5 : Scott NICHOLLS
6 : Danny BIRD
7 : Tom MADSEN
TM : Mike SMILEY
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Presenter : Nigel Leahy
Commentator : Graham Sutton
RUNNING ORDER :
00:00 – Introduction & Alun Rossiter Interview
03:53 – Leigh Adams Interview
06:14 – David Ruud Interview
06:54 – Danny Bird Interview
07:55 – Scott Nicholls Interview
09:42 – Heat 1
11:39 – Heat 2
13:49 – Heat 3
16:32 – Heat 4
18:35 – Heat 5
20:58 – Heat 9
23:29 – Heat 11
25:56 – Alun Rossiter Interview
28:50 – David Ruud Interview
29:39 – Heat 12
31:38 – Heat 15
34:41 – Lukas Druml Interview
36:17 – Conclusion with Nigel Leahy & Graham Sutton
Let’s get back up to date again and let’s look at the 2003 Pirates I’m joined once again by Alan Roseta we’re going to look at Rosco’s review as it’s going to become known Allan first of all last week obviously very disappointing display by the Pirates I’m sure they’re
All disappointed that they didn’t manage to win their first home League match yeah I think it’s always disappointed you really could really need a win under about especially on your first match of the Season it sets you know the fans on an upbeat and it’s probably I think in a
Way hopefully he’s taking a little bit of pressure off the Pirates really with them losing the centry I think once the boys settle down I think then they’ll go into overdrive personally certainly early days and there’s plenty of time to go yet plenty of matches to go and uh in
Fact last week of course then a complete turnaround the following night with a victory up at it switch yeah that’s right you know it’s a good all round team performance and um obviously I was in the pits Lee last week and a lot my not many people know actually in two of
His races his last race and his race previous he’s actually running on three valves he lost um a valve cap seat which sits on top of the valve and it sort that had come a drift and just sat on the top of the engine and we replaced it
In One race and uh obviously it went again in the most important race he 15 and you know he just when you got people like Billy Hamill out there you ain’t going to catch him on three vals I’m afraid for sure well hopefully no more problems like that tonight they’re back
Into it and with a 10-point Advantage the witches are here now um what’ you reckon yes I think um I think hamp’s uh a bit of a handful he goes quite well around here but I just think in general the Pirates are going to have the
Strength in depth and I think it’ll be quite a comfortable win tonight but in saying that Scotty Nichols had a good meeting at eastn the weekend so you know he’s going to be banging in there you know making a u making a mess of himself
And making it all you know a bit messy for the Pirates so um but no I I think it’d be a comfortable win tonight I mean um I don’t feel that they’re really that strong and you know they got quite a young outfit I think if they sort stay
Together a while then they might do quite well but I think I think the Pirates will be a bit too strong for him tonight personally one of the men that’s really caught my eye and a lot of other eyes over the last couple of years of
Course is Chris slabon he made a big impression down here a couple of years ago and do you think he’s got what it takes well he’s certainly uh you know the meetings I’ve seen him he’s certainly done well so I mean you know he goes quite well around here as well
So maybe there won’t be such a runaway Victory but I still think the Pirates will come out on top really I think uh you know I think with Tony and like I said Lee’s still not settled in yet he’s still waiting to get the setup trying something different again tonight had a
Chat with him just for the meeting uh he’s he’s doing the business away which is the most important thing really away because at home you got a few other Riders we can rely on to do really well here so once Lee gets died in and set up
You you’ll be you know that heat 13 and 15 will be Tony’s in Le for the season I think and I think finally perhaps uh it proved last week how important it is the likes of Lucas and of course bana their pairing didn’t work as well last week as
It did the week before yeah it was really strange um Bana like went from a you know a world beater to you know he really struggled last week and I I did try and catch up with him after the meeting but I couldn’t find him but I
Don’t know what what sort of went wrong really why you know why it went from that from that to that really cuz there’s not a lot of great deal changes in a week really you thought he’d have a good setup but his bike sounded really really strong last listened to it and it
Sounded like it was revving and it just wasn’t going forward okay well let’s hope that all of those problems are ired out maybe a big win on the cars this evening uh I hope so and obviously that will get the Pirates fans raving again but like I say hopefully with the with
Centry beating them last week hopefully that’ll take a little bit off everybody expecting Paul to win it and put a little bit more pressure on centry to win it okay well thank you very much Alan we in fact did uh manage to catch up with one or two of the Riders and we
Talked to them about the possibility that would the Pirates be getting too complacent Le Neil medich has talked about the team not not being too complacent is that something that you think is a risk uh uh yeah especially tonight you know we’re 10 points up on
The from uh from the ipswitch match so you know there’s still all to race for then and especially ipswitch they a lot of young kids you know that just want to race and it’s going to be a tough meeting I don’t think it’s not going to
Be a walko without a doubt so uh yeah we got to give it our best shot we haven’t had a chance to chat to you since the prent practice you’ve had a good try on the track now is it suiting you okay it’s not bad you know it’s never it’s
Never been one of me favorite tracks but um you know soon as pretty much after presso when I got a laps in and uh tried a few different lines which you never really get to to do when you’re down here racing you know and uh sort of
Watched Tony a little bit and yeah I don’t mind it actually it’s really smooth and you know it’s always prepared he puts a lot of effort in but um you know I’m you know don’t mind it at all okay now the Pirates obviously have got their taals in the air because of that
10-point Victory um how’s it going to go tonight you know we shouldn’t get too excited we lost our first match at home so uh you know we definitely need a win at home and I think just a few of the boys really I watched that meeting on tally and we
Threw so many points away that you know the match against centry but uh you know we’ll see what happens tonight hopefully we can walk away with the win and uh I think as the season grows we’re just going to get better and better because
All the guys are going to get set up and obviously myself Kristoff and uh you know Lucas um not being here last year we we’re still trying a lot of things and uh you know I think we’ll just get better and better as the season progresses of course the team spirit
Will grow too without a doubt you know although it’s not bad at the moment it’s um everybody’s pretty well pretty well on the gas and uh you know working towards winning as as many meetings as possible and I think bonus points this year are going to play a major part um
There’s so many teams that are very even and uh you know everybody sort of singled us out but I don’t think that you know I think there’s a lot of teams that are very equal to us um As comentry proved after losing that initial home fixture the Pirates bounced back okay
Didn’t Dent them too much not at all I think it’s uh you know gave us a wake up call really um you know we had had a really good meeting at on Thursday everybody was buzzing and uh we on top of it the whole the whole meeting really
And and pulled away towards the end so you know that was good I I just hope we can do it tonight yeah I hope so too and let’s see what we can do on our own track and keep it going let’s hope so mate David Roode we haven’t had a chance
To talk this season are you settling in okay with the 2003 Pirates yes of course it’s very good team and uh I think we have a good chance to win this league this year you had a good day at IP switch on Thursday do you think that we
Can uh repeat the dose today yeah of course now it’s our home truck and uh if everything’s works okay for everybody so we have a good chance today I guess the Pirates aren’t getting too excited though at the moment yeah of course a lot to look forward to we hope yes yes
Okay continue the good work you’re doing well so far and I’m sure we’ll talk again later in the year thank you very much thank you Danny Bird welcome back to the pool nice to see you it’s a bit of a familiar hunting ground for you yes
Uh I do find myself s care quite a bit but it’s a a nice place to come so looking forward to it now you’re doing your second year with the witches uh you happy there at the moment yeah it’s a nice team for rifle they um they’re a
Good bunch of people and it’s quite a good team atmosphere so um as long as we do on the track it’s all good talked about there being a very young side very keen and anxious to get out there and and prove their point as it were yeah I
Mean I don’t think it matters too much what the age of the team is is uh it’s what the score are at the end of the day so now obviously you come here with a bit of a hill to climb as a 10-point disadvantage uh how’s that going to work
Out tonight oh I’m not really sure I mean we’re going to be giving it our best shot and uh Paul are a good team and especially at home it’s going to be tough so who knows what’s going to happen well you’re familiar with this track so I’m sure you’ll take to it well
Yeah I’ll be giving it my best like always as indeed you do yeah nice to talk to you good luck Scott Nichols welcome back to pool and uh indeed it’s one of your old hunting grounds of of course but tonight in business for the witches yeah certainly I mean obviously
Paul got a very strong team this year and they obviously turned us over at home so you know we’re up against it tonight but we’ll come here and give our best shot and see how things go big season for you of course the Grand Prix
Looms and uh a season where it looked as though you may not actually start for the witches at one point yeah no there was a couple of problems there but obviously um you know misunderstandings one thing the other but that’s all been resolved now and I’m happy to be there
And looking forward to hope you’re having a successful season myself and hopefully the witches can prove The Bookies wrong and you know do themselves proud this year well I’m glad to see that you are back in the witches side great to see you here tonight obviously
It is a bit of a hill to climb yeah it certainly is you know especially at home you know Paul like I said they got an exceptionally strong side anyway and obviously away from home for us it’s going to be tough but you know still early in the year and um Riders are
Still going to be a bit here missing I had a nightmare performance at home to the Pirates you know I couldn’t get together and it’s it’s one of those things hopefully you know maybe things will swing our way and a couple of the poor Riders won’t be on form tonight and
We can capitalize on that but obviously we’ll just have to wait and see it seems to me that the team is just bubbling there and if they can just if everyone raises their game just that little bit they’re certainly going to be there or thereabouts yeah certainly I mean all
The teams are like i’ say Paul of you know on paper got a very strong team and you know I think with ipwi we’ve got a team that if everyone can raise a game a little bit and be consistent we’ve got a team of Young Riders so everybody’s got
Room for potential room for improvement everyone can improve so hopefully if everyone can just take that little step forward then I think we’ve got a good side and a strong side um it’s just a matter of whether that happens or not okay well I wish you the best of luck
For you and all the team good luck tonight have a good one cheers thanks a lot coming into line PE one of this Elite League fixture the return match between the PO Pirates and the IPS whips which is with pirates having won at foxal Heath by 10 points on Thursday
Last Pirates are be looking to be in the driving seat for the bonus point this evening but 15 Heats of Speedway to go line up for race one with Lee Adams and Kristoff kasperzak and they have the inside starting positions against the uh polish pairing and Ipswich which is Duo
Of yarak hample and Chris slabon so the familiar now familiar figure at wimborne Road in the number one position this season 2003 of Lee Adams on Pole Position grid one as they come into line and and away they go it’s a particularly good good good start from leeadams in
Red if switch holding the minor positions on the first half lap for a drawn race Kristoff kaszak at the back of the field there we have the uh Rider in yellow and black Chris leevon who has impressed on previous outings here at wimborne Road he’s in second place behind leeadams the
Adams though looking comfortable in the lead Chris slabon in second place from yarak Hamp and in fourth place at the back having got rather fielded in earlier in the race Kristoff kasak OD and and engine failure for the rider in yellow there Chris slabon which uh ruins his chances
Of second place as he uh pulls out of the race leaving three riders only so now we have with one lap remaining Lee Adams almost a half a lap ahead of the rider in green yarak hample Kristoff casar in third place and Port Pirates are going to get off to a winning start
By four points to two the Adams well ahead of the rest of the field jarck hample and finally Kristoff kaszak race number one so it’s on to heat 2 which is the reserves race and uh lining up for the Pirates this time uh the two Riders who
Were instrumental in helping uh pull to that uh good win at ipswitch on Thursday last David Roode and Davey watt David Roode is who moves on to grid position two DAV W on the outside four they line up against the uh IP switch Duo of Danny
Bird the is of white and IP switch Rider and uh Danish Rider riding off a 5.42 average Tom Madson so Danny Bird at number six in the green helmet Tom Madson the number seven rides on grid three in the yellow helmet and as we always say the reserves
Race just as important the points count and uh often these races do determine the outcome of elite League fixtures away they go punching into the first B Danny bird makes a very good start riddering green on the inside and moving swiftly from grid one and it looks if it
Switch potentially going into a 5-1 position here although David Roode in red making a battle on the outside with Tom Madson back Tom Madson comes through to take second place so leaves the Pirates right at the back at this stage facing a 5-1 reversal and uh Danny
Birling in very comfortable out in the lead Tom Madson coming through there and he relegated David Roode back into third place dve watt in four Pirates then 5-1 in the re this time halfway through this race Danny Bird still looking comfortable and well out in front
Nobody’s going to catch him and I think it now looks as if the same’s going to apply to Tom Madson Davey wat his habitual Fool on the third and fourth turn picks himself up and remounts but uh he’s obviously going to have a pointless opening ride here having done
So well at foxall Heath and uh just as the reserves to pool did so well at ipswitch the uh visiting uh witches Duo take a 5-1 in this return fixture here at wimbor road to uh give their side a lead by five points to seven after two
Races well with a couple of points in a rear the Pirates something to make up as we move to heat three and it’s the pairing of Lucas drml and bana pon Lucas rides from the red helmet on grid three B Pon on the favorite inside position in
Blue and the opposition comes in the shape of Paul hurry and uh the Swedish Rider Daniel nmark for IP switch Paul hurry in the green helmet on Grid 2 Daniel nark on the wide outside and uh from last season we remember Daniel nmar was one of the instrumental figures in the championship winning
Wolver Hampton team until time he had that rather horrific injury and broke a leg which kept him out for the rest of the season he’s on the comeback Trail so far this season and uh expecting a gradual build up of points could be a key uh figure in the W in the ipswitch
Team this season so where they go for race number three beon Pon taking the inside position and moving into the lead Lucas trimel hot on his tail PA hurry is in green in third place and Daniel nmar right at the back beond Pon then with Lucas drel back to a 5-1 position which
We uh remember so well from that opening fixture here against the Peter Panthers John pson and Lucas drel then holding a 5-1 PA hurry in third place in the green helmet and Daniel noark right at the back of the field so uh Team riding from the Pirates power Excellence this time
Lucas drel taking uh the lead now bejan pon comes under a certain amount of pressure from Paul hurry Paul as we know not afraid to mix it with his opponent’s uh home or away and he’s uh coming making a strong Challenge on the inside coming out of that turn four there beond
Pon not looking to have uh great deal of speed in holding off this challenge but he’s holding a very good line hurry trying the outside Deon pedon on the side no doubt about the winner then Lucas drel Deon Pon just holding on to second place there from Paul hurry and
Dan nmark so that’s maximum 5-1 to The Pirates Who go back into the lead by 10 points to eight well we have a look at the wimbor road faithful on turns one and two many of them taking their regular spots on the fence but perhaps the uh numbers are a
Little bit thinner this evening what with the uh the win at lip switch last week and so obviously tonight’s match looking to be one of the easier fixtures plus we also got the Rival attraction of England against turkey uh football match on the TV so uh perhaps um one or two
People uh staying in the B by their fir sides and watching the old tell with pirates just back into the lead then onto race number four and the first outing for the two captains the respective Skippers of the Pirates and the witches uh for Paul that means none
Other than uh world champion Tony ricardson riding in the red helmet and he on he’s on grid three his partner Davey watt in Blue from grid one hoping to have slightly better race this time and well stay on uh for the witches then it’s um one of uh Britain’s uh top
Prospects currently in the Grand Prix series Scot Scotty Nichols riding this season from a 9.64 average and his partner uh second place last time out Tom Madson he rides in the yellow helmet and he goes from grid two Scotty then on grid four right alongside Tony
Ricardson up go the tapes and away they go and it’s a good ride good gate from Tony ricardson right around his partner Davey wat Scotty Nichols in between them in the green helmet and uh Paul holding a 4-2 at this stage with Tony ricardson certainly a very determined first Bend
There and already moving into an impressive lead ahead of Scotty Nichols Davy wat back in third and Tom Matson training this time back in fourth place well Tony ricardson with a couple of um drop points last week in the home fixture against commentry certainly not
Looking to be uh in the mood to drop anymore tonight he dropped three points in one evening and uh when you think that last season he actually only dropped 12 points allog together at home here at wimbor Road uh quite clearly he’ be in no mood whatsoever for a repeat of
That and he’s uh well clear with half a lap to go Scotty Nichols sitting back in second place and Davey watt coming around his uh least favored bend on the track the third turn successfully and holds that vitally important third place for Paul ahead of Tom Madson so that
Gives him the 4-2 Paul Pirates on now to 14 points I switch which is on to 10 heat five and uh are we’re going to see another one of those scintillating 5-1 victories from the pairing of Lucas drml and bana pedison this time they face the uh polish Duo from ipswitch of
Yarak hul and Chris slabon and uh it’s uh Lucas drmo in the red helmet on Grid 2 and his partner beon Pon having had an inside in his first race moves to grid four this time yck hample in green is on grid three Chris slabon grid
One they just uh hang back a little bit playing hard to get starter calling him into line and uh well the Pirates uh a four-point advantage of course that could be wiped out with a single 51 if the witches du are sharp from 1 and three grip
Positions and the match at this early stage bit too early to say which way the advantage is going to go although obviously the uh the victory by Pirates at itwi last week means that they started as the hot favorites but uh where they go trible uh in red trying
The outside line and uh goes straight round his opponent Chris Labon there to take the lead and beon Pon coming along the inside of yarak Hell to take third place so Pirates have uh turned a 4-2 against on the first Bend into a 4-2 Advantage now turning to a 5-1 Advantage
Because that’s an excellent pass by byan pedon coming through uh the inside line there against Chris Leon the two poles trailing at the back of the field although slabon coming back at the AR Pon and goes straight round the outside of him again to regain second place so quite a battle then for
The minor placings here no doubt about the lead with one lap to go Lucas drel is comfortable out in front but Chris Labon there after at earlier relapse has come back into second place beond pson having to be content with third and right at the back of the field there
Failing to make an impression this time yarak hample it’s still a heat victory for Paul but not the 51 they looked as if they were going to get at one stage it’s just a four points to two Victory Moving the progressive total after five races to P 18 points I switch
12 heat nine now with Lucas DRL and bean Pon for Paul coming out against Scott Nichols and Danny Bird hi switch once again on the inside starting position and uh will this be an opportunity for Scotty Nichols on the inside in green to have his first Heat win of the evening
Oh uh reckon he’s got a pretty good chance if he’s smartly from the gate uh Danger Man from the home perspective is Lucas stml on the grid four position he lines up in red then beond Pon in Blue from Grid 2 and it’s uh Danny Bird who’s uh shaped up pretty
Well so far this evening with four points from two outings and a far cry from the performance in the home fixture when uh I think he uh actually failed to score so the uh rolls revers with the two lots of reserves uh in this return fixture that’s the ins and outs and up
And down the speedway and as respected it’s Scotty nickel who blasts from the tapes with Pon and Lucas drml uh Danny Bird goes around the outside of Lucas drml relegating the Czech pirate to the back of the field Scotty Nicholls riding very well on that uh inside line and holding off the challeng
Of ban penison who’s in second third place Danny Bird Lucas drel now making another challenge around the outside at this stage hit switcher on for another 4-2 to tighten up the score line once again because it’s just four points between the teams as uh we uh see this
Race number nine now Lucas drible now making a challenge on the inside against Danny Bird but still not really shaking off the young hit Rider but he does Now look for an opening on the inside they’re necka Necker down the back straight these two battling out for
Third place Danny Bird and Lucas Dremel Danny Bird and Lucas Dremel this is going to be a tough one but Lucas trimel does eventually get the verdict there and he follows his team partner Yan Pon home for that three no doubt about the winner Scotty Nichols second place mbana pedon but certainly
The wimol road faithful here on this uh cold Wednesday evening uh showing their appreciation with plenty of Applause for that ride there excellent ride from Lucas Rimmel three to each side then and the four-point advantage to Paul being held with the score line moving to PO 29 Points ipswitch 25
Well there’s no such thing as certainty and Speedway particularly in this season 2003 with uh all the teams pretty even and if anyone thought that having one lip switch by 10 points the Pirates would be in for a stroll this evening how wrong they’ve been proved have already shown on their
Travels that uh they’re forced to be reckoned with having only just uh gone down at centry uh no less by six points uh week or so ago go they’ve come here to p and after 10 races there’s still only four points between them as we come
Up to the tapes for race 11 with Tony ricardson the rider in red and grid one position two races and two wins uh is uh his score line Davy Roode his partner uh two races with just one point to show and it’s the Polish pairing once again
The one and two for IP switch Yar hample and Kristoff slabon to give him his polish name or Chris Lavin as uh we call him when he rides for Canada there’s duel nationality Rider way goes Tony ricardson once again from grid one dve Roode trying to split
The two cold and uh he’s done so in fact he tries to squeeze around the outside of Chris Leon and does so much better ride from Davy Roode this time looking very determined to put those earlier disappointing races out of his mind Tony ricardson then way up in in front daav
Roode in second place now with yarak hample and Chris Labon racing side by side in third and fourth place Tony ricardson having a look for his team partner and uh looking on the wide outside for Davey Roode to make an impression on the inside so spot of ricardson Team riding
Something we don’t always see here at Winborn road but certainly he’s having a jolly good look for his young Swedish team partner this time and they’re riding now in team racing fashion for a promising looking 5-1 as they come around the final B this is much more like it and that four-point margin
Extended to eight points after a race 11 Tony ricardson Davey Roode and then in third place the rider in green was jarck hample once again Chris Labon having a little bit of Machinery problem but uh 37 now to pull 29 to ipswitch well here we are at the
Interval the Pates have got a four-point lead perhaps not as much as we might have expected Alan um what do you think the situation is I mean we’ve got the big gun still to come in the last four races of course so this could be a comfortable lead yeah actually IPS have
Surprised me you know they’ve sort of banged in uh mind you Kristoff’s had a bit of an off night tonight and David had a bit of trouble earlier on but he seemed to have sorted out in his last ride um but yeah it’s it’s a lot tighter
Than I really thought it was going to be to be honest we’ve seen an interesting scenario this evening that a couple of the carburetors have been tested we saw Lucas and Lee and I think Tony had his tested is that something that we can expect to see more of apparently so um
They’re trying to clamp down on the cheats in the sport and um what they’re doing at random if I think if you win a race I think they’re coming in checking your carburetor basically what they do got a little tool and the uh the diameter has got to be a certain width
And what they do they put it in and it fits in nicely then you’re okay clearly if it doesn’t if it slops around then you’ve got an oversized car by I guess yeah severely yeah that’s the top and bottom of it well hopefully all of our guys I’m sure they’ve been okay we’ve
Certainly seen them okay so far but uh as I say the last four races is to come um we know that the bonus point is already 10 points in our favor four points now on this one uh does it look like it might be another 10-point
Victory once the uh heat uh 13 and heat 15 play out I think so I think uh the boys will start I think they’ll uh go in I think uh like now I think we’ll get the point starting to go now we seem to sort of upper Gear Well I think we will
Anyway but I’m uh you know looking at what we got to come out and heat 13 and then heat 15 away Lee’s going and Tonia going tonight and I think if Lucas makes the start I think you know I don’t think we’re going to have too much trouble so
What is it that makes the difference on a rider week to week I mean we’ve seen Lucas almost as a different Rider again back to where he was in the first match what is it can make that difference I think a lot of it down in confidence and
And basically you know you got one set up and you might try something different to see if you can make it better and possibly Lucas has tried that and it hasn’t worked and maybe he’s gone back to what he had originally and uh you know he certainly looks a business I
Mean I know he got a third there but I think if he couldn’t have got tangled up with B in the first corner there I think he probably would have uh given a Scott run for his money and Lee and Tony really do seem to be on a pace of their
Own at the moment yeah they’re looking really good they’re making good sharp starts and uh certainly looking into business and uh like I say give you know he’s going to need a little time to settle on his own track we can see what he can do away for us and know at the
End of the day I think that’s more important scoring away than uh scoring at home CU I think we got enough Riders at home that should be able to carry us home that could well make the difference well indeed as I say the four points are
In the uh in the advantage to the Pirates at the moment let’s see if we can catch up with a couple of the Riders before we go back to the racing David Roode I have to say an excellent race that just completed along with Tony and
I’m sure that set you up nicely yeah thank you very much and uh I have some problem to find the right setup here in pool and uh I try everything make Chine ignition and everything man but I think I found something good now hopefully is that something that you can use again
And again yeah I try to find something that engine for pool okay now the track’s a little bit different tonight than we’ve seen it for the last couple of weeks does the the track changing cause you a lot of problems in setting the bike up uh yeah in the first it was
Very wet and sleepy but uh now I think the truck is normally as it used to be so we can see more of the same I hope I hope so I hope so too okay thanks for talking to us thank you well we’re on to heat 12 having the Riders having had the
Benefit of an interval and Mike Smiley having the benefit of looking at his program has decided it’s time for another tactical change which he does so with the lineup now of Paul hurry and in comes Scott Nichols their Captain to take an extra ride he rides in yellow
For the Pirates Lucas stmel in red and Davey watt the rider in blue Lucas store then from grid one Davy watt just uh holding back there but he will be moving from three tactical change Scotty Nichols he comes from grid two this time and his partner Paul hurry moves into the gate
Four position so one and two the uh battle between Lucas Dr and scoty Nichols way they go it looks as if Lucas triel has uh wrapped them out in front and uh he takes a clean lead Davy wats challenge around the first Bend came to nothing because
Uh Scott Nichols made sure that there was plenty of room for his partner Co hurry to come through which he really does so and uh these two Riders now sitting in second and third behind Lucas Dremel uh for the minor places and it looks like we got another drawn race on our hands
Here because way out in front Lucas stmel once he hits the front he’s a very difficult Rider to beat he’s got that uh stylish cornering technique and already building up his knowledge of the wimol Road Track and creating himself as a firm favorite here coming around the final Bend cheze
Of flag being prepared for the young Czech newly signed by Paul from Oxford in the close season taking uh three points there and uh minor place is going to Paul Harry Scotty Nichols Davy w at the back of the field drawn race three to each team and Paul now on to 40
Points if switch on to 32 so it’s the nominated race then and the last race of uh this evening’s fixture and no surprises as to who Neil midic has chosen for the Pirates they big two looking to bounce back from that shock 5-1 reversal in heat 13
At the hands of Scott Nichols and Yar hample the young Paul hample has been uh set aside in favor of Paul hurry in this nominated race Paul hurry his come comes in to uh partner the visiting Skipper Scotty Nichols and uh the way they line up from the inside Tony ricardson on one
Paul Skipper uh Scott Nichols the uh hip switch Skipper in the green helmet on grid two got the the Pirates number one Lee Adams on gate three and for good measure Paul hurry it is who lines up from the wide outside so 46 points to 37 the advantage to
Paul and uh they come into line and up go the tapes away bounces Tony ricardson from Scott Nichols Lee Adams in third and uh PA hurry looking to challenge the inside Scotty Nichol making a superb outside pass on Tony ricardson to move into a lead there and once again Tony
Ricardson showing that he’s not always Invincible even when he gets out from the Starting Gate and has to give way to Scott Nichols I wonder if that is uh something that indicates that we’re in for a good Grand Prix season here this season Tony ricardson always so
Invincible in the Grand Prix but uh as against comry last week he’s just beginning to drop one or two points this season and not yet into 100% Top Flight Scott Nichols is going to hold on to this Advantage he’s coming around to check the take the checkered flag it’s
The last B Tony ricardson second Lee Adams third Paul hurry fourth it’s going to be a drawn race and a pirates Victory by 49 points to 40 and overall 99 points to 80 they win the bonus point so they pick up all five Elite League points against their suffk
Rivals and uh that’s the way it wraps up here this evening at wimbor Road Scott Nichols coming around to take the Applause of the crowd and sportingly Tony ricardson acknowledges a good ride by an opposing Rider as ever and totally sporting jester from Tony and Scott
Nichols it is who uh leaves the Lasting Impression here with Applause from the crowd in heat 15 and uh he wraps up a successful evening personally but not for his ipswitch team as the Pirates uh take the league spoils and with that we say good night from wimbor Road well in
The end the uh result was plenty it was nine points in it as the Pirates made a convincing Victory here this evening and of course one of the main men and man of the match this evening Lucas trimel Lucas back to winning ways yeah of
Course I like that you know and I still working on the setup a little bit because the track has been always good but not every week exactly the same so we get we can work on it with the setup you know we have to find it for each
Each conditions on the track and I think beginning there and looking good now Well you certainly found the right setup against Peter Bru and you found the right setup tonight obviously last week caught your out a little yeah last week you know it was the deck was a littleit
Different than first meeting so I expect it’s more sliek so I I changed the setup a little bit which didn’t work so well so I know now that I don’t have to do it next time I have to do it different way so it’s better now and you feel good man
Of the match and nice big score under your belt yeah it was nice big score and I’m happy to to be in this team and improving in this team and to do this team well the the team spirit is really coming on now and you’re really starting to bond together it’s looking very
Encouraging for the rest of the year yeah hopefully we will continue doing it and of course everybody is thinking to win the most meetings to get most bonus points and win the league and it’s long season it will take some time to to do it but I’m sure we can work together
Very well and we will do it thanks for talking to us and well done tonight brilliant job thank you well he looks quite subdued doesn’t he but in fact it doesn’t bely the fact that of course it was an excellent performance this evening and he’s right back where he
Needs to be well it was a match tonight where the heat leaders really LED from the front and they pulled off the win and seeing bana and Lucas popping back into form at just the right time indicates that of course the Pirates are on the winning ways again well our first
Three matches Graham under our belt as it were and I’ve got to say three quite contrasting matches sandwiched in the middle of two comfortable victories that match against centry which was the warning shot the Pirates perhaps needed yes absolutely and I think these are early stages in the season for Paul they
Are betting in and I think um what we’ve seen is uh two comfortable victories as you say but the warning shot with centry means that this this isn’t a league campaign that’s going to be decided on paper don’t believe what you see in the speedway press every match has got to be
Ridden for and the points have got to be won the hard way and so I think that there’s plenty to look forward to as the season unfolds well indeed there is there’s plenty of uh action to look forward to on pirate videos too and we haven’t finished there yet because
There’s more to come before uh we sign off
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Many thanks 🙏