Wright wins British Semi Final
On a eventful evening at the Media Prima Arena, home favourite Charles Wright won the British Semi Final with an excellent 14 point haul.
The meeting started off in the worst possible way, with all four riders hitting the deck in heat 1 in a horrendous first bend incident. The referee judged Kyle Howarth, coming off gate 4, to be the main cause and excluded him from the re-run which on first viewing seemed a touch harsh. Paul Starke soon got to his feet and walked back to his feet, but Howarth, Nielsen and Garrity all needed extensive from the paramedics. Unfortunately a county ambulance needed to be called to transport Garrity to hospital with a suspected wrist injury. Howarth also took a trip to hospital under his own stream with a suspected shoulder injury. We wish both riders all the best and hope they return to full fitness soon. Incredibly, Nielsen got up and after treatment was declared fit to continue.
Once the action got back underway, the patient fans were treated to some good racing with home man Wright getting a win in his first ride and Mr Entertainment Danny Ayres getting a good win over Tom Bacon. There was unfortunately another lengthy delay after heat 9, as paramedics attended to a member of the crowd. Everyone at Redcar Speedway passes our best wishes for a speedy recovery to the spectator.
With the time getting on, the meeting was then ran at a very swift pace. Wright continued his excellent form to win the meeting, only dropping one point to the equally impressive Paul Starke. Leicester and Poole man Richie Worrall was consistent all night and finished second with 13 points, with the always entertaining Danny Ayres getting a deserved 3rd place. Starke, Lewis Kerr and Steve Worrall took the remaining three places for the British Final. Ashley Morris and Tom Bacon just missed out, with both getting reserve places for the final at Belle Vue.
We would like to place on record our thanks to all the Medical staff for their excellent work, and also to all fans present for their patience throughout the night.
9. Charles Wright 3, 2, 3, 3, 3 = 14
8. Richie Worrall 3, 3, 2, 2, 3 = 13
13. Danny Ayres 3, 1, 3, 3, 2 = 12
1. Paul Starke 3, 3, 2, 3, R = 11
16. Lewis Kerr 1, 2, 3, 3, 2 = 11
5. Steve Worrall 2, R, 3, 2, 3 = 10
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11. Ashley Morris 1, 3, 1, 1, 2 = 8
14. Tom Bacon 2, 3, 1, 1, 1 = 8
10. Simon Lambert 2, 1, 2, 1, 2 = 8
7. Kyle Newman 0, 2, 1, 2, 1 = 6
3. Stefan Nielsen 2, Fx, 0, 0, 3 = 5
6. Josh Auty 1, 2, 0, 2, R = 5
12. Ben Morley 0, 1, 2, 0, 1 = 4
15. Drew Kemp 0, 1, 1, 0, 1 = 3
R1. David Wallinger 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 = 2
R2. Ben Rathbone 0, 0, 0, 0 = 0
2. Jason Garrity = 0 Withdrawn
4. Kyle Howarth X = 0 Withdrawn