Richard Lawson
They should do this more often. A much more impressive entrance than the old flat-bed truck....
Darren Mallett
Mitchell leads Koza Smith in heat 3
Josh & Mitchell on a 5-1 in heat 3
Showing posts with label Ashfield Classic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ashfield Classic. Show all posts
Monday, 3 May 2010
Glasgow Tigers v Kings Lyn Stars
Richard LawsonThey should do this more often. A much more impressive entrance than the old flat-bed truck.... Darren Mallett Mitchell leads Koza Smith in heat 3 Josh & Mitchell on a 5-1 in heat 3
Saturday, 29 August 2009
Fisher, A Popular Champion
Aye, that will be right! "~I wasn't there, but my girlfriend was, so she fired off some snaps of the action for me in my absence. Seems like it wasn't exactly the most exciting meeting ever, so didn't miss too much. The big talking point was Ryan Fisher's rather interesting method for keeping his opponents behind him in the final which seemed to inspire plenty of outrage in the crowd. Nonetheless, everyone stayed on and "The Fish" took the flag.
All photos courtesy of Diane Balneaves. Damn good for a tiny 'point & click' camera. Cheers Diane ;)
Monday, 29 September 2008
Ashfield Classic - Grieves In The End
On Sunday, James Grieves became the first Scottish rider to win the Ashfield Classic meeting. He slotted in nicely behind Elite League rider Rory Schlein to take one of the first two 'Grand Final' places, his reward for three wins and two second places during the meeting. Schlein however, looked to be on another planet, going through the qualifying card undefeated.
The semi final took place between Carl Stonehewer, James Wright, Shane Parker and Tomas Topinka. Parker made his way through to 2nd place early in the race and held position behind Stoney. It looked very much like Stoney was enjoying himself again at one of his favourite hunting grounds, taking the flag and along with Parker, the last remaining places in the final heat.
It had been a pretty decent meeting, all told. Maybe not on a par with the thrills dished up to us by Filip Sitera last year, but Stoney pulled off an astounding move thrugh the 1st & 2nd bends in one heat, and Shane seemed to be in a fairly racey mood throughout. New Tigers signing Peter Juul got some competitive track time, and didn't look too bad at all, taking a win and two thirds. Lee Dicken claimed a few scalps, beating EL rider David Howe to take a heat win, as well as holding off Tomas Topinka for a third place. The rest of the Tigers representatives faired reasonably well. Mitchell looked good in his first heat with a 2nd place, but poor gating saw him out of sorts for the rest of the meeting. Robert and Trent did ok, with 8 and 7 respectively.
The final was something of a disappointment as far as the racing was concerned, though I was overjoyed with the result, as were a fair few others. Three Ashfield specialists going head on with an EL hotshot should have made for a eal elbow banger, but it was probably one of the more pedestian heats of the day. Grieves gated, Schlein got stuck behind Stoney for a few laps before passing and Shane trundled in at the rear. James was too far in front to be troubled though, and he was able to enjoy his last few laps in peace as the flag (and the sun) went down on another Classic.
Congratulations to James, a rider I've come to enjoy immensely when he rides at Ashfield, whether as a guest or for his current club Redcar. A brilliant gate in the final and a composed ride to the flag seeing him take the £1000 1st prize and the Norrie Isbister trophy.
Ashfield Classic Final.
Grieves, Schlein, Stonehewer, Parker
Sunday, 28 September 2008
Ashfield Classic Final
Grieves, Schlein, Stonehewer & Parker get ready for the final
Stoney (3rd) & Schlein (2nd) check the vintage of their bubbly.
Classic winner James Grieves covers someone in expensive alcohol (Schlein I think...)
I'll have the rest of Sunday's vid clips and a few more photos up tomorrow.
No scorecard as yet, so I'll leave any in-depth analysis until I have something to corroborate my foggy recollections of the meeting.
UPDATE: Scorecard is now available, courtesy of the Unofficial Glasgow Tigers Website
Ashfield Classic
Shane Parker
Rory Schlein leads Dicken, Topinka and Stonehewer
Shane Parker & () exit the 3rd bend
Rory Schlein leads James Grieves
Stoney, Topinka and James Wright, through the 2nd bend
Michal MakovskyWednesday, 31 October 2007
Monday, 22 October 2007
Ashfield Classic
Kauko & George arseing about prior to trophy presentation. Now, give the Tiger his head back George.....
"So George, what are your plans for next season..............?"
Sitera (left) and Nieminen (right) give Stancl a good soaking.
Heat 11 Wright, Leverington, Kerr and Stoddart (out of frame)Congratulations to former Tiger George Stancl on winning Sundays Ashfield Classic and retaining the title he won two years ago. Both he and Kauko Nieminen were consistently the best riders on the day, both entering the final with 14 points. Young Czech rider Filip Sitera took everyone by surprise with some storming and incredibly brave rides, eventually finishing 2nd to his countryman Stancl in the final. Watch out for him riding in Britain in the next few seasons.
A special mention to Lee Dicken, who many thought would be outclassed by most of the better PL riders on display. He wasn't. Not a bit of it. On another day he'd have had three wins, but as it was, he had to content himself with 8 points and by far the best Tigers rider on the day.
We all want Lee in the team next season. It's just where exactly, that might prove problematic.
Ashfield Classic
On the start line. Heat 2 Lyons, Stancl, Dicken
Heat 2 action. Lyons leads Stancl and Chris Kerr does battle with Lee Dicken
Derek Sneddon
Jari Makinen
Lee Dicken
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