Match Report: Swindon Robins vs Sheffield Tigers - 02/09/01 - Premier League


Swindon Scorers
1.Paul Fry : 2,3,1,2',1' = 9+2
2.Alun Rossiter : 1',1,2,3 = 7+1
3.Oliver Allen : 3,2,fx,3 = 8
4.Claus Kristensen : 1,1',1,3 = 6+1
5.Alan Mogridge : 3,3,3,3,2 = 14
6.Martin Dixon : 3,1,f,1,2' = 7+1
7.Ritchie Hawkins : 1,1,0,ex2m = 2

Sheffield Scorers
1.Sean Wilson : 3,3,3,2,1,3 = 15
2.Andrew Moore : 0,0,1' = 1+1
3.Simon Stead : 2,2,3,3,2,0 = 12
4.Adam Allott : 0,0,0 = 0
5.Robbie Kessler : 2,2,2',0,0 = 6+1
6.Lee Complin : 2,0,1 = 3
7.Lee Redmond : 0,xur,1,f = 1

Big crowd this evening, attempted rushed start is aborted as there are still long cues at the
turnstiles and it is not yet the advertised 6:30pm start time. An air of nervous tension can
be felt where I am standing, I have no news from the pits for this one as I arrived at 6:28pm,
cutting it fine or what?!! 

Threatening rain results in the abandonment of the parade, Martin Dixon wins the toss and 
takes gate 1 and 3 in heat 1.

Heat Details.

Heat 1
Wilson, Fry, Rossiter, Moore    3-3 [3-3]
Fryer drives from the gate and gives Wilson some close attention, is visibly annoyed with 
himself when he locks up on the second turn of the second lap, which effectively end his
challenge but doesn't give up and was always in a position to capitalise on any mistake from
Wilson. Rosco comfortably 3rd.

Heat 2
Dixon, Complin, Hawkins, Redmond 4-2 [7-5]
Mad Dog from the gate and takes it easily, Complin beats Hawkins from the traps and looks 
comfortable on hs first ever visit to Swindon. Ritchie just can't seem to get the hang of 
the overtaking line, has the speed to pass but never seems to.

Heat 3
Allen, Stead, Kristensen, Allott 4-2 [11-7]
Olly from the gate and rides a steady race to take the victory. Clausy looks down on power
and doesn't challenge Stead, Allott is close at hand but never seems to threaten.

Heat 4
Mogridge, Kessler, Hawkins, Redmond(exc/unfair riding) 4-2 [15-9]
Moggo flies from the start and Kessler chases to no avail, the interest is at the back, 
Redmond outgates Hawkins and holds him off for 2 laps, but on the second turn of the 3rd lap
he locks up and Ritchie has no-where to go but down, the race is not stopped but as Ritchie 
pulls his bike ontothe centre green the yellow exclusion light goes on and Redmond is subsequently
annonced to have been excluded for unfair riding and Ritchie awarded 3rd place.

Heat 5
Wilson, Allen, Kristensen, Moore 3-3 [18-12]
Wilson gets a flier as the tapes go up, Olly gains but doesn't get close enough to try a 
pass. Clausy holds 3rd comfortably.

Heat 6
Fry, Kessler, Rossiter, Complin  4-2 [22-14]
Fryer out of the gate and away for victory, Rosco level with Kessler on the back straight 
but drops behind over the course of the race.

Heat 7
Mogridge, Stead, Dixon, Allott 5-1 [26-16]
Nothing spectacular here, Moggo riding the wide line where all the dirt seems to be but 
Stead won't come off the inside where there is a lack of any dirt whatsoever. Allott doesn't
challenge.

Heat 8
Stead, Rossiter, Redmond, Hawkins 2-4 [28-20]
Tac sub Stead has the speed to beat off Rosco, who spends two laps trying to pass Redmond
after he makes a very impressive gate, Rosco looks to be going outside him on the pits bend
but cuts underneath and spends the final tow laps trying to slow Redmond down to give Ritchie 
a shot, but it doesn't come off. 

Heat 9
Wilson, Kessler, Kristensen, Allen(f/ex) 2nd re-run 1-5 [29-25]
In the first running first bend bunching causes Olly to go down hard into the first bend 
fence after Wilson has missed the gate and Clausy has made it. Olly looks unhappy with the 
track. In the re-run Olly goes wide and cracks into the 2nd bend fence and stays down, this 
is after Clausy has outgated both Tigers and is away into the lead. Olly is excluded and in 
the 2nd re-run the inevitable happens, Wilson and Kessler blast from the gate for a storming 
5-1 but Clausy ends half a lap behind as his engine is making a tinny grinding noise for the 
whole race and he seems to be lucky to keep it going for 4 laps.  

Heat 10
Rossiter, Stead, Fry, Allott 4-2 [33-27]
Rosco all the way from the gate, Stead holds off the Fryer, on the last lap he locks up and 
goes wide on turn 2, rears up and does an impromtu wheelie down the back straight and then 
drifts wide on turns 3 and 4, Fryer still can't pass.

Heat 11
Mogridge, Wilson, Moore, Dixon(fell) 3-3 [36-30]
Moggo and Dicko fly from the tapes and relegate Wilson to third, but Wilson has more speed 
than Dicko and passes him on the back straight of lap 3, Mad Dog tries a daring outside pass 
on turns 3/4 of the same lap but goes down, gifting the Tigers a 3-3 and Moore his only points
of the evening. 

Heat 12
Allen, Stead, Dixon, Kessler, Hawkins(ex/2m) 4-2 [40-32]
Kessler in as a tac sub for Complin, this is the second ride Complin has been removed from
so will have to have one in the next 3 races. Ritchie excluded on 2mins. From the gate 
Stead leads and it is a 3-3, Kessler well at the back. Olly locks up and is some distance 
behind Stead going into lap 2. Gradually reels him in over the next 3 laps and on the last 
bend throws himself around the outside and has the speed to take him past Steady on the line,
how he managed it I will never know! Race of the night.

Heat 13
Mogridge, Fry, Wilson, Kessler 5-1 [45-33]
The Robins fly from the gate and all of a sudden the match is secure and the Robins can be 
looking at building a lead for the bonus. 

Heat 14
Kristensen, Dixon, Complin, Redmond(fell) 5-1 [50-34]
Complin in for Allott to take his last obligatory ride. Kristensen solid from the start, 
Redmond outgates Mad Dog but is under constant pressure and drifts wide on the 3rd bend of 
the 2nd lap allowing Dicko to slip through, Redmond then falling under the pressure but there
was nothing illegal! 

Heat 15
Wilson, Mogridge, Fry, Stead 3-3 [53-37]
You could see that Wilson was determined at the start of this one not to let Moggo hit a max
and proceeded to spoil the party with a good win from the gate, though Moggo was always in
close attendance. Fryer safe in 3rd. After the race Wilson does a wheelie and Moggo treats us
all to his famous lap standing on his seat celebration, good stuff!   

This was a great team performance from the Robins and they did ever so well to subdue the Tigers
top two of Wilson and Stead. Mogridge the best rider this evening, battled all the way for his
14, was unlucky not to complete his max but as it was Wilson he lost it to i'll let him off!!

Swindon
Fryer : Battled hard, could have scored a couple more but he should be happy with this score.
Rosco : Kept the score ticking over with a battling paid 8.
Olly : 2 cracking victories over Steady, fell twice in heat 9 and looked unhappy but he came 
out to take a win in heat 12, so he was ok.
Clausy : Looked down on power again, but got a crucial win in heat 14.
Moggo : Was the best rider on show this evening, very impressive from the starts and was 
unlucky not to complete his max.
Dicko : Chipped in with some good points, would have had another but for his fall in heat 11.
Ritchie : Disappointing in running two lasts, but was gifted a point when he was knocked off
in heat 4.. 

Sheffield
Wilson : 4 race wins but beaten twice to end a run of about 4 or 5 maximums around Swindon!
Moore : Poor, his only point was gifted due to Dixons fall.
Stead : Didn't look as if he liked the conditions, riding the inside line where there was no
dirt at all.
Allott : Suprisingly quiet after previous impressive performances at the Abbey.
Kessler : If he didnt gate he had no chance.
Complin : Looked up for a race but didnt make his mark.
Redmond : Same as Complin, looked up for a battle but didnt pull anything off..

Final Score : Swindon Robins 53 Sheffield Tigers 37 

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