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BANK HOLIDAY BURN-UP!
Thursday August 25, 2016
The BMR Rockets and Raiders are gearing themselves up for a hefty Bank Holiday weekend of racing, with no less than four key slices of action to focus on.
The centrepiece will be Monday’s double header meeting at Rye House, which will kick in at 3pm with the Rockets’ crunch Knock-Out Cup quarter-final clash against Berwick. The Bandits arrive with a 16 point lead from the first leg, but Team Manager Peter Schroeck is confident that his riders can surmount that deficit in order to progress to the competition’s final four. “It is definitely doable. All the boys are fired up, and it will be a case of starting on the right foot with some good early points in order to build momentum as quickly as possible.â€
The Bandits may have forced a draw on their League visit to Hoddesdon back at the start of June, but leaned heavily on that occasion on their two guests (Michael Palm Toft and Luke Bowen), who contributed 17 between them and will not be present on Monday. Accordingly, continues Schroeck, “It should play more into our hands this time around. We’ve got the riders to do it. We just need to get stuck in quickly and do what we are more than capable of to come out on top.â€
Monday’s first fifteen races will be followed by fifteen more as the BMR Raiders take to the track against Buxton in the Travel Plus National League, with Schroeck optimistic that the Raiders can segue seamlessly from last Saturday’s victory against Coventry and the previous weekend’s success in the Fours. “We are quite confident, especially with George (Hunter) back, which will make us more solid at No.4. We’ve been able to keep Sam (Woods) in the side too; he is still on a high from the Fours and he scored a few points (against the Storm) last Saturday. If he can build on that, it will really help to tip the match in our favour.â€
BMR Rockets:
Rob Branford, Cameron Heeps, Edward Kennett (captain), Leigh Lanham, Kasper Lykke, Ben Morley, Stuart Robson
Berwick:
Liam Carr, Kevin Doolan (captain), Dany Gappmaier, Thomas Jorgensen, Theo Pijper, Dawid Stachyra, Matthew Wethers
BMR Raiders:
Rob Branford, George Hunter, Connor Locke, Ben Morley, Luke Priest (captain), Matt Saul, Sam Woods
Buxton:
Tom Bacon (guest), Ryan Blacklock (captain), Ryan Burton, Lee Dicken, Shelby Rutherford, David Speight R/R, David Wallinger.
Please note that the club will be staging its annual collection on behalf of the Speedway Riders Benevolent Fund during the meeting. Our grateful thanks in advance for all donations, however large or small.
Monday’s double header admission pricing is: Adults £20, Seniors (over 60s) £17, Full-Time Students (17-22) £15, Children (aged 12-16) £8, with Children (under 12) admitted FREE.
The double header match programme will be £3.00
Please note that those seeking Student admission must provide a copy of their current student photo ID (issued by the NUS or their university/college) at the turnstiles.
Additionally, Buxton supporters wishing only to watch the second match may do so by entering the stadium after Heat 14 of the Knock-Out Cup match, with normal National League admission then applying:
Adults £12, Full-Time Students (17-22) £8, Children (aged 12-16) £5, with Children (under 12) FREE.
Ahead of Bank Holiday Monday’s bonanza, the BMR Raiders will be at Mildenhall on Sunday afternoon (3.30pm). Says Schroeck of the road trip, “West Row will be quite a challenge, but most of the boys go pretty well round there, so I do feel we have got a chance of taking something away from the match.â€
BMR Raiders:
Rob Branford, George Hunter, Macauley Leek, Connor Locke, Ben Morley, Luke Priest (captain), Sam Woods
Finally, even before they get to the Fenlands, BMR Raiders linchpins Rob Branford and Ben Morley will be focused on the little matter of the National League Pairs Championship that takes place at King’s Lynn on Saturday night (7pm start), in an event that provides Morley with the chance to retain a title he won as a Kent King last season. Anticipates Schroeck, “It’s an open field, and anything can happen, so it wouldn’t be right to put any unnecessary pressure on Ben and Rob. We want them to go there and enjoy the occasion. All I will say is that they have a great understanding of each other, and I do think that they have a very good chance in the event.â€
National League Pairs line-up:
GROUP A:
CRADLEY: Ashley Morris & Max Clegg.
EASTBOURNE: Adam Ellis & Jake Knight.
ISLE OF WIGHT: Mark Baseby & James Cockle.
KING'S LYNN: Tom Stokes & Nathan Greaves.
MILDENHALL: Jon Armstrong & Danny Halsey.
GROUP B:
BELLE VUE: Matt Williamson & Dan Bewley.
BIRMINGHAM: Danyon Hume & Darryl Ritchings.
KENT: James Shanes & Danny Ayres.
RYE HOUSE: Ben Morley & Robert Branford.
STOKE: Ben Wilson & Danny Phillips.
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