Birmingham Brummies
Nick Morris 13 (6)
Edinburgh Monarchs
Craig Cook 14 (5)
Championship
36
54
Wednesday 17th May 2023
Perry Barr Stadium
Birmingham Brummies
Team Manager: Laurence Rogers
 36
1. Nick Morris 3 2 3 R 3 2 13 0
2. Alfie Bowtell 0 2 1* 3 1 7 1
3. James Wright 2 2 0
4. Stefan Nielsen - Rider Replacement 0 0
5. Justin Sedgmen 2 2* 2 0 0 6 1
6. Joe Thompson 2 FD 0 0 2 0
7. James Pearson 1* 0 0 2 1 4 1
Edinburgh Monarchs
Team Manager: John Campbell
 54
1. Rory Schlein 1* 3 3 1* 8 2
2. Lasse Fredriksen 2 2* 2 1 7 1
3. Kye Thomson 1 0 3 3 7 0
4. Paco Castagna 3 1 2* 3 1 10 1
5. Craig Cook 3 3 3 2 3 14 0
6. Kyle Bickley 0 0 0 0 0
7. Jacob Hook 3 1 1* 2* 1 8 2
Heat 1
Time: 60.16
1. Nick Morris  
3
2. Alfie Bowtell  
0
1. Rory Schlein  
1
2. Lasse Fredriksen  
2
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
3
3
Away
3
3
Morris makes the gate, closely followed by Lasse. Rory exits the first bend last but soon makes his way past Bowtell.
Heat 2
Time: 60.34
6. Joe Thompson  
2
7. James Pearson  
1
6. Kyle Bickley  
0
7. Jacob Hook  
3
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
3
6
Away
3
6
Jacob makes a brilliant pass over Joe Thompson on the first lap to reach the front and sits right for the rest of the race.
Heat 3
Time: 60.34
3. Jamies Wright  
0
4. Stefan Nielsen  
2. Alfie Bowtell
2
3. Kye Thomson  
1
4. Paco Castagna  
3
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
2
8
Away
4
10
Fairly even gate, with Bowtell taking the initial lead before Paco takes the lead out of bend 2. Kye challenges for second but isn't able to find a way through.
Heat 4
Time: 59.34
5. Justin Sedgmen  
2
7. James Pearson  
0
5. Craig Cook  
3
7. Jacob Hook  
1
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
2
10
Away
4
14
Craig leads from the gate, with Sedgmen eventually backing down behind him. Jacob mounts a challenge over the Pearson who appears to slow down on the last lap, which allows Jacob to take third on the line.
Heat 5
Time: 59.28
3. Jamies Wright  
1
4. Stefan Nielsen  
6. Joe Thompson
FD
1. Rory Schlein  
3
2. Lasse Fredriksen  
2
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
1
11
Away
5
19
Monarchs on a 5-1 but the race is stopped as Joe Thompson picks up a bit too much grip and slips off on bend 2, lap 1. Race will be rerun with three riders. Rerun stopped as Lasse makes a bit too perfect a start. In the third attempt, Wright leads out of lap 1, bend 2 but Monarchs pass to take first and second positions by the start of lap 2.
Heat 6
Time: 59.16
1. Nick Morris  
2
2. Alfie Bowtell  
1
5. Craig Cook  
3
6. Kyle Bickley  
0
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
3
14
Away
3
22
Morris seems to get away with jumping the start, but it's Craig who gets into first place and pulls away.
Heat 7
Time: 59.53
5. Justin Sedgmen  
2
6. Joe Thompson  T/S
1. Nick Morris
3
3. Kye Thomson  
0
4. Paco Castagna  
1
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
5
19
Away
1
23
Brummies make the gate and with Sedgmen holding off Paco for the four laps.
Heat 8
Time: 60.72
2. Alfie Bowtell  
3
7. James Pearson  
0
2. Lasse Fredriksen  
2
7. Jacob Hook  
1
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
3
22
Away
3
26
A very even gate, but it's Bowtell who leads the first lap with Lasse challenging early on.
Heat 9
Time: 60.56
3. Jamies Wright  
1
4. Stefan Nielsen  
7. James Pearson
2
5. Craig Cook  
3
6. Kyle Bickley  
0
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
3
25
Away
3
29
Craig makes a fantastic gate and creates a big lead - which helps him hold on for first place as he experiences an engine failure on the last bend!
Heat 10
Time: 61.07
1. Nick Morris  
R
2. Alfie Bowtell  
1
3. Kye Thomson  
3
4. Paco Castagna  
2
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
1
26
Away
5
34
Brilliant race for the Monarchs pair! Brummies make the gate and are on a 5-1 before Morris has an engine failure on the exit from bend 2, lap 1. Kye and Paco immediately pile on the pressure and soon find their way around Bowtell to seal a 5-1.
Heat 11
Time: 59.91
5. Justin Sedgmen  
2
6. Joe Thompson  
0
1. Rory Schlein  
3
2. Lasse Fredriksen  
1
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
2
28
Away
4
38
Race stopped as Rory jumps the start. All four back for the rerun. Sedgmen takes an early lead but Rory is hot on his heels and quickly finds a way past. Sedgmen keeps up the pressure but ultimately Rory holds on for the win.
Heat 12
Time: 60.57
3. Jamies Wright  
0
7. James Pearson  
1
3. Kye Thomson  
3
6. Kyle Bickley  
7. Jacob Hook
2
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
1
29
Away
5
43
Monarchs make a fantastic gate with Pearson piling the pressure on Jacob as he holds second place. Jacob rights an intelligent four laps to hold on and complete a 5-1.
Heat 13
Time: 59.60
1. Nick Morris  
3
5. Justin Sedgmen  
0
1. Rory Schlein  
1
5. Craig Cook  
2
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
3
32
Away
3
46
An incredible couple of laps as Brummies make the gate on a 5-1 only for the pair to swing wide to allow both Monarchs through. Morris then blasts his way past the Monarchs pair again and heads into the distance. With that, Stellar Monarchs seal the victory and take two away league points in the Cab Direct Championship!
Heat 14
Time: 60.75
4. Stefan Nielsen  
3. James Wright
2
6. Joe Thompson  
0
4. Paco Castagna  
3
7. Jacob Hook  
1
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
2
34
Away
4
50
Brilliant gate from Paco as he takes a commanding lead. Jacob challenges Wright for a few laps before settling for third.
Heat 15
Time: 59.78
5. Justin Sedgmen  
0
1. Nick Morris  
2
4. Paco Castagna  
1
5. Craig Cook  
3
 
Heat
Score
Match
Score
Home
2
36
Away
4
54
Monarchs make an electric start but Paco doesn't have the speed to hold on to second as Morris sails through. A flawless four laps from Craig to finish off with a 4-2 advantage.

Excellent Win At Brum

The Stellar Monarchs showed their mettle at Birmingham on Wednesday evening with a powerful display running out 18 point victors to record their first league win of the season.

Much had been made of a lack of heat winners in matches so far this year and that blight was righted with 11 of the 15 races seeing a Monarch cross the line first leaving manager John Campbell to enthuse

"Very pleased with the excellent display. There was good scoring throughout showing what we can do.

'Rory was a great guest and Craig lead the team brilliantly.

'We now look forward to pushing on from this performance."

Campbell's men were never headed and took a lead they wouldn't relinquish in heat three as Paco Castagna took the win with Kye Thomson slotting into third.

Further heat advantages in heats four and five, the former with a tenacious ride by the impressive Jacob Hook to steal third on the line meant the home men were in tactical territory and they duly pulled the trigger in the seventh race.

Top home man Nick Morris joining Justin Sedgmen for a maximum and the lead was cut to four.

Any fear this would lead a capitulation were quickly put to bed albeit with a bit of good fortune as Morris ground to a halt when looking well placed in heat 10, this to take nothing whatsoever away from Thompson and Castagna who recorded a heat maximum the hard way both passing remaining home man Alfie Bowtell.

With an eight point lead and unbeaten to this stage Craig Cook due out in three of the last five races confidence in the Monarchs camp was high and this would prove to be well founded as they stretched their advantage in heats 11, 12 and 14.

The only bright spot for the home men during this run a heat 13 win for Morris in undoubtedly the heat of the night.

This would be the only blip on the copy book for Cook as he duly finished an excellent night for himself and the team taking the win in the last race.

So, a big bounce back win for the Armadale men who will hope that is the ship righted with the league campaign now well underway.

Bitmingham 36: Morris 13, Bowtell 7+1, Wright 4+1, Sedgmen 6, Thompson 2, Pearson 4+1

Stellar Monarchs 54: Schlein 8+2, Fredriksen 7+1, Thomson 7, Castagna 10+1, Cook 14, Bickley 0, Hook 8+2

Away League Campaign Starts At Brum

The Stellar Monarchs hit the road on Wednesday evening as they open up their away league campaign with a visit to Perry Barr and a match-up against the Birmingham Brummies.

Coming off a home defeat to Redcar last Friday and with a shortened league season all points are vital and with a good recent record in the Midlands this is a match the Monarchs will be looking to win to get back on track.

A victory will be no easy task though as the Brummies showed on Tuesday night taking a victory at Plymouth to start their own campaign with a bang.

Both sides are see changes with Josh Pickering still out with his shoulder injury the Monarchs bring in Rory Schlein to guest at number 1. Rory hasn't been back to Perry Barr since returning to the sport this year, but he has an excellent record there in the past so the Monarchs will hope for a big score to set the table for the rest to follow.

Elsewhere the Monarchs are as expected and key man for many will be Paco Castagna, Castagna a former Brummie has already guested multiple times for the hosts this season with scores of 8 and 10 at Perry Barr to his name.

For the home men as one team member returns from injury another departs. James Wright will make his Birmingham season debut after crashing out in Paul Starke's testimonial at the start of the season. His return being tempered by the injury to Stefan Nielsen at Plymouth on Tuesday. Rider replacement will be in operation with Wright, Alfie Bowtell and reserves James Pearson and recent acquisition Joe Thompson all eligible to fill in.

Another 'old friend' of the Monarchs Justin Sedgmen has been the main man so far for the Brummies with excellent 13 and 14 point hauls at Redcar and Plymouth already to his name and with back-up from Nick Morris some big battles will be in store at the top end of the septets.

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Birmingham Brummies

Nick Morris, Alfie Bowtell, James Wright, Stefan Nielsen R/R, Justin Sedgmen, Joe Thompson, James Pearson

Stellar Monarchs

Rory Schlein, Lasse Fredriksen, Kye Thomson, Paca Castagna, Craig Cook, Kyle Bickley, Jacob Hook

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