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Comment now on the latest news at the Forum HIGH FIVE Fours glory for Seagulls quintet! Leeds’ Hawthorne Bowl proved once again to be a happy hunting ground for the Eastbourne Seagulls, the south coast outfit following up their KOC success at the West Yorkshire venue with a vital third leg win there in the 4TT final this week. Eastbourne trailed Friern Barnet on aggregate going into the meeting, despite having already ridden their home leg. It wasn’t long before the Seagulls got their beaks in front, runaway GP series leader Peter Carl (10) giving them the aggregate advantage with a victory over home rider Ben Tullett in the opener, Pairs champs Kenny Dornan (10) and Jaroslaw Szyszko (11) then took wins in three of the next four, Eastbourne now already six in front of Friern with still two-thirds of the clash to go. The only weak link for the Seagulls was Lars Elmander, but even he got in on the act in heat 12, he taking a battling second over Kai Kimppa. Further victories for Szyszko and Dornan ensured the leg win, albeit by just a point from the hosts, more importantly Friern finished 16 off the pace, they heading into the final leg at Brickhill in a distant third place. Hopes of revenge for the Jags in the final leg came and went in double quick time, Yevgeniy Kashentsev winning the first as Szyszko trailed in last, but Anthony Rose was excluded from the next as the returning Marek Sabala took second, while Dornan beat Nathan Kay in heat three to put the two sides back on level terms on the night. From then on Eastbourne sailed away to the aggregate victory, their five man squad celebrating with several heats still left to run. This, their third win in the competition, sees Eastbourne become the most successful side in the history of the 4TT. Leeds won the battle for the runners-up spot, they finishing two clear of Friern but 24 points adrift of the jubilant Seagulls.
TODAY: Shorts Leeds’ revenge did eventually come, just a few days later when Eastbourne turned up at the Hawthorne Bowl for their latest league fixture, the Jags 49-41 win notable for the fact that it left the aggregate scores level at 90 apiece, Anthony Rose (11+1) beat Jaroslaw Szyszko (13) in resulting race-off for the bonus and the growing doubts of an easy title win for the Seagulls just got that bit bigger. Their lead at the top has been cut to five points—they having early been held to a home draw by Friern Barnet—and next week they host third place Brickhill in another crunch encounter. No wonder promoter Stuart Smith has warned his side about complacency, he furious at some of the league performances from his team in recent weeks, claiming ‘some riders seem to think the league title is as good as won’. Friern’s draw with Eastbourne—sealed with an Alan Clark (13) winning 5-1 in the last—was one of three in the top flight this week, Kelso having claimed draw number three on the road of the campaign on their trip to Barnet Bees, before being held by Linlithgow when they made the short trip to Bowmont Park. The result wasn’t good enough for either Scottish side to save them from the drop, they now both confirmed as being relegated from division one.
White City Rebels are now certain to replace one of the relegated sides in division one next season, the two-times league champions confirming their return to the top flight after three years with a 43-47 win at Willenhall. A final heat win in a 5-1 from Danny Wilson completed what was their 7th away league win of the campaign, the 26 year old picking up his fourth maximum of the year in the process. The Simon Williams side need just a point from their remaining four fixtures to secure the division two title. At the other end of the table Birmingham Barracudas climbed out of the bottom three after racing to a 42-48 win at Broadstairs, the defeat pulling their hosts right down into the mire. Birmingham, who secured the win with a heat to spare, climb above the Bulldogs into sixth spot, Broadstairs now just points difference ahead of eighth placed Dudley, who they entertain next week.
A 36-54 win at Norwich means Crowborough Crows are certain of a top three finish in division three, however the fans celebrations were muted by the rumours circulating regarding the future of the club, which has been put in doubt following Niall Strudwick’s decision to pull his investment from the club at the end of the season. If the closure is confirmed a fourth place finish in the division will be good enough to attain promotion this season, giving those down to current eighth placed side Sneyd Green realistic hopes of second division racing next season. Claygate Bears and Blunsdon Outlaws will both almost certainly confirm their promotion next week, the former moving above the latter into second spot in the table thanks to a 36-54 win at Wimbledon in their latest fixture, maximum man Thomas Evers (15) involved in three of the visitors four 5-1’s in the victory.
Overseas Champion Gavin Moss (12) picked up his second major title of the year after picking off New Zealander Sean Halligan in a race-off for the German GP title, despite the slick conditions of the Kassel circuit the Fleetwood man passed the Krakow rider with ease down the back straight of the opening lap. Kenny Dornan finished third to complete a good night for the Brits. Peter Carl retains his lead in the series, he seven points clear of Halligan, who climbs up into second spot.
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