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SOLID AS A DOCK-ER Unbreakable West Ham take div cup West Ham’s run of competition successes shows no sign of coming to an end as they worked tirelessly to grab their 12th piece of silverware in eight years. Their latest victory came in the Division One Cup final against their old foes Putney, with this weeks hosts unable to take the lead in the tie once despite going into the decider just four points adrift from the first leg. The Spitfires were thwarted at ever turn by a solid wall of resistance from the Dockers, who completed a two point aggregate victory in the tie despite their riders winning just one of the final eight races. And that success didn’t even provide a heat advantage, it returned by Anthony Kelly (11+1) in a heat 13 3-3, one of a run of six such scores in succession which concluded the final. West Ham’s last advantage came in heat seven, when Vayk Kari (9+1) and Anthony Norwood (6+1) scored the visitors second 5-1 of the night to take them in front for the second time in the meeting, reserves William Freeman (3) and Jacob Ogle (6+5) had scored the first in heat two to take Steve Hebden’s side in front from the first time. 23 year old Ogle picked up a bonus point in all five of his outings to the track, holding back home reserve Aaron Bird twice to pick up vital points in heats 12 and 14, with West Ham’s remarkable victory eventually brought home by the minor places from Kari and Kelly in the last. Ten heat wins in all for Putney riders, but nothing but a consolation 46-44 ‘win’ on the night to show for their efforts, next weeks 4TT final now their only chance of winning silverware in SL35, where West Ham await looking to add to their Euro and Div Cup successes.TODAY: Shorts Cradley overturned a ten point first leg deficit in this season’s Division Two Cup final to win their first ever club trophy. After nine years of toil, silverware at last to show for the Comets efforts and that of their promoter Graham Weaver, who witnessed his side claim 12 heat wins in racing to a stunning 57-33 victory over Long Ley this week, a result which saw them take the silverware by an impressive 14 point margin. Dennis Boldt led the way for the hosts with a 15 point maximum, his first for the club since returning from his loan spell at Witham in the first half of SL35. It was however a heat 14 5-1 won by second string Zygmunt Kucharski (9+2) which took this weeks hosts over the line, the 32 year old—who dropped just a point in the meeting—becoming the sixth different Comets heat winner on the night in the process.
Cradley’s poor trophy return over the years is nothing compared to that of Tresco. They’ve had to wait until their 23rd season to break their maiden, but they’ve achieved it at last, winning this years Division Three Cup, if only just. A 91-89 aggregate victory over Bilston for Alan Stewart’s side, who wouldn’t take the aggregate lead in this weeks second leg until the very final race. A 5-1 from Miloslav Kulich (15) and Sladen Bruhn (11+1) securing them a decisive 49-41 win on the night, which followed a Kulich winning 4-2 in heat 14, in that 17 year old reserve Dobry Kaminski picked up a crucial point for third to finish with career best figures of 11+1 from his five rides. After waiting so long for one trophy, a second is on the cards in the league, the Tigers lead the third tier table by four points, with four meetings of the campaign remaining.
Tommy Leinonen (12) has returned to the top of the World Championship standings after racing to his second GP win of the series. In all a sixth career success for Lublin’s SL30 World Champion and last years bronze medallist, but a first in the German round, secured in Kassel after Pavel Vonasek (11) missed the chance to force a race off by failing to win heat 18. Medeswell’s Vonasek would take the runners-up spot after beating Venedict Glinka in an extra race, both remain long shots for this years world title. Leinonen leads the series standings by a point from fellow European Leaguer rider Michael Weber (10), who finished fourth in Kassel.
A 43-47 win at Milton Keynes saw Brighton cut their deficit to leaders Peak Dean in half as we head into the final month of the league campaign. The result relegated the Magic, Nottingham—who lost at home to Reading, 44-46, this week—have also lost their top flight status. Peak Dean’s advantage at the top is down to three points, they surprisingly failing to take the bonus in their latest away contest at Newcastle, where they lost 54-36. A difficult trip to third placed West Ham next week for the Plunderers, they hold a 12 point lead from the reverse fixture, taking the bonus in that is a must. Meanwhile Liden will join the elite next season after securing back-to-back promotions in less that two years in the sport. Lane End—who drew at third placed Bracklesham (40 points) this week—remain on course to take the second tier title, but there are still five teams in the hunt for the third promotion place, including Desford (40), who climbed to fourth with a 39-51 win at Wirral. Desford host Wordsley (36) next before travelling to Dover (39).
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