The talk around The Kingo Stadium was could Dmitrij O’Shea make it four out of four………the answer was almost. A slip up in his first race where he could only finish third was followed by 4 immaculate wins as he raced to 13 points. His problem being so had Brian Broadbank. O’Shea had already beaten Broadbank in heat 11 and everyone thought the outcome was beyond doubt, except Broadbank of course. He roared round O’Shea coming off the second bend and rode a superb race to keep him at arm’s length to take the chequered flag. O’Shea won’t be too unhappy though as he still leads the overall standings with Broadbank moving into a tie for second. Richie Sampson’s 12 point haul meant he came third and keeps himself on course for the semi-finals. Behind the podium places there was a whole clutch of riders closely matched. These were headed by Alex Golden on 8 points with 2 fine wins and 3 indifferent efforts. 8 riders then finished on 7 points! All apart from Craig Leonard managed to win a race showing what an open section this is behind the top 2. Strangely the rider behind the 7 pointers, Dave Hemus, won 2 races but only finished with 6 points. All these riders are in or around the bottom end of the top 32 so if any of them can put together a consistent run of scores they could well make the cut for the semis later in the season.

 

23/08/2015  at The Kingo Stadium – Att:390

JJ North Midlands Round 4

 

  1. Brian Broadbank........... 3  3  2  3  2  13

  2. Dmitrij O'Shea............ 1  3  3  3  3  13

  3. Richie Sampson............ 2  3  2  2  3  12

  4. Alex Golden............... 1  0  3  3  1   8

  5. Matt Coombes.............. 0  2  3  0  2   7

  6. John Honey................ 0  2  3  2  0   7

  7. Tyler Sweetman............ 0  1  1  3  2   7

  8. Lee Mcauliffe............. 3  0  2  1  1   7

  9. Ralph Whelan.............. 1  3  1  2  0   7

 10. Kyle Atkinson............. 3  1  1  1  1   7

 11. Micky Spence.............. 1  1  1  1  3   7

 12. Craig Leonard............. 2  2  2  1  R   7

 13. Dave Hemus................ 3  0  0  0  3   6

 14. Jerry Poyser.............. 2  2  0  0  0   4

 15. Rae Rymel................. 0  0  0  2  2   4

 16. Damon Duffy............... 2  1  0  0  1   4

 17. Noah Nicholson............ Did not ride

 18. Shaun Carter.............. Did not ride

 

 No. Results

  1: Kyle Atkinson, Richie Sampson, Micky Spence, Tyler Sweetman

  2: Lee Mcauliffe, Jerry Poyser, Dmitrij O'Shea, Matt Coombes

  3: Brian Broadbank, Craig Leonard, Alex Golden, Rae Rymel

  4: Dave Hemus, Damon Duffy, Ralph Whelan, John Honey

  5: Brian Broadbank, Matt Coombes, Tyler Sweetman, Dave Hemus

  6: Richie Sampson, Jerry Poyser, Damon Duffy, Alex Golden

  7: Ralph Whelan, Craig Leonard, Kyle Atkinson, Lee Mcauliffe

  8: Dmitrij O'Shea, John Honey, Micky Spence, Rae Rymel

  9: John Honey, Craig Leonard, Tyler Sweetman, Jerry Poyser

 10: Matt Coombes, Richie Sampson, Ralph Whelan, Rae Rymel

 11: Dmitrij O'Shea, Brian Broadbank, Kyle Atkinson, Damon Duffy

 12: Alex Golden, Lee Mcauliffe, Micky Spence, Dave Hemus

 13: Tyler Sweetman, Rae Rymel, Lee Mcauliffe, Damon Duffy

 14: Dmitrij O'Shea, Richie Sampson, Craig Leonard, Dave Hemus

 15: Alex Golden, John Honey, Kyle Atkinson, Matt Coombes

 16: Brian Broadbank, Ralph Whelan, Micky Spence, Jerry Poyser

 17: Dmitrij O'Shea, Tyler Sweetman, Alex Golden, Ralph Whelan

 18: Richie Sampson, Brian Broadbank, Lee Mcauliffe, John Honey

 19: Dave Hemus, Rae Rymel, Kyle Atkinson, Jerry Poyser

 20: Micky Spence, Matt Coombes, Damon Duffy, Craig Leonard (R)

 

1st place run-off:

 21: Brian Broadbank, Dmitrij O'Shea


North Midlands Standings

Rider M R P Ave
1 Dmitrij O'Shea 4 20 52 10.40
2 Brian Broadbank 4 20 47 9.40
3 Craig Leonard 4 20 39 7.80
4 Richie Sampson 4 20 39 7.80
5 John Honey 4 20 36 7.20
6 Ralph Whelan 4 20 31 6.20
7 Lee Mcauliffe 4 20 30 6.00
8 Alex Golden 4 20 28 5.60
9 Dave Hemus 4 20 27 5.40
10 Kyle Atkinson 4 20 26 5.20
11 Matt Coombes 4 20 25 5.00
12 Damon Duffy 4 19 22 4.63
13 Micky Spence 4 20 22 4.40
14 Rae Rymel 4 20 20 4.00
15 Tyler Sweetman 4 20 19 3.80
16 Jerry Poyser 4 20 17 3.40
17 Noah Nicholson 1 1 0 0.00