Astley & Tyldesley hosted Round 4 of the Manchester League series at Gin Pit on Wednesday June 18th. On a hot sunny evening, the track was watered beforehand, to keep the dust down.
Just six riders turned out for the Division 1 (senior) match, which saw plenty of keenly contested races. In the team scores, the defending champions, Bury, just pipped A&T by a single point to take their third win of the series. Bury’s Reece Pollitt raced to a 16 points maximum score and clocked the fastest time, 43.70 seconds, in heat 2. A&T’s Emily Burgess and Sheffield’s Laura Watson both scored 13 points, with Emily losing twice to Reece and Laura losing twice to Emily, while Stockport’s Terry Norman took a point off both Emily and Laura..
Manchester League Division 1 result
Bury 24 Astley & Tyldesley 23 Sheffield 13 Stockport 12
Open: Reece Pollitt (Bury) 16, Emily Burgess (A&T) 13, Laura Watson (Sheffield) 13, Terry Norman (Stockport) 12, Oscar Belt (A&T) 10, Owen Simcock (Bury) 8.
Veterans: Terry Norman 16.
Women: Emily Burgess 16, Laura Watson 14.
The regular four riders turned out for the Division 2 match. Scores shown are as they finished on the track, with adjusted scores shown in brackets, to account for the age differences. Astley & Tyldesley took their fourth win of the series, to effectively clinch the title.
Manchester League Division 2 result
Astley & Tyldesley 48 Bury 16
U-10: Alex Lawless (A&T) 7 (16);
U-13: Elijah Rechembei (A&T) 5 (16).
U-16: Oscar Belt (A&T) 16;
U-19: Owen Simcock (Bury) 12 (16);
Referee – Mike Hack.
Round 5 will take place on Wednesday 2nd July, venue to be confirmed.
