Workington Comets
Rene Bach 11+1 (5)
Edinburgh Monarchs
Justin Sedgmen 11 (5)
League Cup
50
40
Saturday 25th April 2015
Derwent Park
Workington Comets
Team Manager: Tony Jackson
50
1. Kenneth Hansen 3 1* 3 1* 8 2
2. Ricky Wells 2* 2 3 2* 9 2
3. Rene Bach 1 2* 2 3 3 11 1
4. Rusty Harrison 0 3 1* X 4 1
5. Kyle Howarth 3 2 3 2 0 10 0
6. Nicki Barrett 3 0 0 2 5 0
7. Nathan Greaves 0 1* 0 2* 3 2
Edinburgh Monarchs
Team Manager: John Campbell
40
1. Craig Cook 1 1 2 3 1* 8 1
2. Erik Riss 0 2* 0 1* 1* 4 3
3. Kevin Wolbert r/r 0 0
4. Justin Sedgmen 3 3 1 1 3 11 0
5. Sam Masters 2 3 3 0 2 10 0
6. Max Clegg 1* 0 0 1 1
7. Robert Branford 2 1* 0 2 0 0 1 6 1
Heat 1
Time: 63
1. Kenneth Hansen  
3
2. Ricky Wells  
2
1. Craig Cook  
1
2. Erik Riss  
0
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
5
5
Away
1
1
Heat 2
Time: 65.6
6. Nicki Barrett  
3
7. Nathan Greaves  
0
6. Max Clegg  
1
7. Robert Branford  
2
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
3
8
Away
3
4
Heat 3
Time: 63.8
3. Rene Bach  
1
4. Rusty Harrison  
0
3. Kevin Wolbert r/r  
2. Erik Riss
2
4. Justin Sedgmen  
3
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
1
9
Away
5
9
Heat 4
Time: 64.4
5. Kyle Howarth  
3
7. Nathan Greaves  
6. Nicki Barrett
0
5. Sam Masters  
2
7. Robert Branford  
1
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
3
12
Away
3
12
Heat 5
Time: 64.8
3. Rene Bach  
2
4. Rusty Harrison  
3
1. Craig Cook  
1
2. Erik Riss  
0
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
5
17
Away
1
13
Heat 6
Time: 64.9
1. Kenneth Hansen  
1
2. Ricky Wells  
2
5. Sam Masters  
3
6. Max Clegg  
0
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
3
20
Away
3
16
Heat 7
Time: 64.9
5. Kyle Howarth  
2
6. Nicki Barrett  
7. Nathan Greaves
1
3. Kevin Wolbert r/r  
7. Robert Branford
0
4. Justin Sedgmen  
3
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
3
23
Away
3
19
Heat 8
Time: 66
2. Ricky Wells  
3
7. Nathan Greaves  
0
2. Erik Riss  
1
7. Robert Branford  
2
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
3
26
Away
3
22
Heat 9
Time: 65
3. Rene Bach  
2
4. Rusty Harrison  
1
5. Sam Masters  
3
6. Max Clegg  
0
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
3
29
Away
3
25
Heat 10
Time: 65.2
1. Kenneth Hansen  
3
2. Ricky Wells  
2
3. Kevin Wolbert r/r  
7. Robert Branford
0
4. Justin Sedgmen  
1
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
5
34
Away
1
26
Heat 11
Time: 65.8
5. Kyle Howarth  
3
6. Nicki Barrett  
0
1. Craig Cook  
2
2. Erik Riss  
1
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
3
37
Away
3
29
Heat 12
Time: 66.1
3. Rene Bach  
3
7. Nathan Greaves  
2
3. Kevin Wolbert r/r  
4. Justin Sedgmen
1
6. Max Clegg  
7. Robert Branford
0
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
5
42
Away
1
30
Heat 13
Time: 65.6
1. Kenneth Hansen  
1
5. Kyle Howarth  
2
1. Craig Cook  
3
5. Sam Masters  
0
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
3
45
Away
3
33
Heat 14
 
4. Rusty Harrison  
Fx
6. Nicki Barrett  
2
4. Justin Sedgmen  
3
7. Robert Branford  
1
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
2
47
Away
4
37
Heat 15
Time: 66.8
3. Rene Bach  
3
5. Kyle Howarth  
0
5. Sam Masters  
2
1. Craig Cook  
1
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
3
50
Away
3
40

In our final League Cup match, a point would have guaranteed that we finish at the top of the section, but with Kevin Wolbert called away for a pair event back home we were certainly weakened.

Rider replacement scored 3+1 which Kevin would surely have exceeded, so a 10-point win was not too bad a result, and it did leave us top of the section on race points difference.

It proved to be a match of unpredictable results, and all-important gating. Our best early heat was a surprise 5-1 in heat 3 from Justin Sedgmen and Erik Riss, the latter continuing to show signs of being a real prospect.

Sedgmen went on to win three races, and it could have been more but for a couple of indecisive first corners.

On his old track where he is usually very close to invincible, Craig gated poorly and started with two 5-1s against, something of a shock. He eventually won heat 13.

Sam Masters won a couple of heats put was shoved out of contention on the first corner of heat 13 as we tried to close in on a point.

Rob Branford was competitive for most of the night and took some good points. He led heat 8 for a while but lost the lead to Wells just as Erik Riss passed Greaves, the first overtakes of the meeting.

Rusty Harrison clipped the fence in heat 14 and suffered injury, and after a long delay the final heat was run with Monarchs needing a 5-1 to take the point we wanted. Photos show Rene Bach going over the white line on his way to victory, while Craig and Sam eventually managed to carve up Howarth to keep the margin at 10, which should ensure that we finish as section winners.