Craig Leonard took his first ever JJ series victory at The Ridgeway Raceway. His 13 points seeing him positioned proudly at the top of the scorechart. Four fine wins were interspersed with just one blip when a poor gate saw him stuck in last place in heat 9 and although he was able to pass Matt Coombes he couldn’t make any impression on John Honey and Jerry Poyser. Leonard has moved into the top 10 overall and a semi-final place beckons. After a poor first heat, Honey went on to score a fine 11 points and secure second place. He has also moved well into the top 32 and more performances like this will do him no harm. A retirement in heat 13 saw Dmitrij O’Shea finish as far down as third! After winning the first 3 rounds he really has dropped off the pace with a second and a third. Joking aside he still comfortably leads the section by 8 points and will have no trouble making the semis. Richie Sampson is still going along nicely and his 9 points kept his season well on track. He will have to be more consistent however as 3 wins and 2 lasts proved. Other 9 point scorers were Lee Mcauliffe and Dave Hemus whose good efforts see them in with chances of making the semi-finals. Had Hemus not had a bike failure in his final ride he could have even made the podium. Winner of the previous round, Brian Broadbank, was another rider for whom a retirement proved costly as he finished with just 7 points. He still holds a strong spot in the standings well inside the top 10. Other riders in this section will have to fight hard for the rest of the season if they want to reach the semis. The best placed of those being unattached Ralph Whelan.

 

31/08/2015  at The Ridgeway Raceway – Att: 438

 JJ North Midlands Round 5

 

  1. Craig Leonard............. 3  3  1  3  3  13

  2. John Honey................ 0  3  3  3  2  11

  3. Dmitrij O'Shea............ 2  2  3  R  3  10

  4. Richie Sampson............ 3  3  0  F  3   9

  5. Lee Mcauliffe............. 2  3  0  2  2   9

  6. Dave Hemus................ 2  2  3  2  R   9

  7. Alex Golden............... R  0  3  3  1   7

  8. Jerry Poyser.............. 0  0  2  2  3   7

  9. Brian Broadbank........... 1  1  2  3  R   7

 10. Damon Duffy............... 2  2  1  1  1   7

 11. Ralph Whelan.............. 3  0  2  0  1   6

 12. Micky Spence.............. 1  2  0  1  2   6

 13. Tyler Sweetman............ 1  0  2  1  2   6

 14. Rae Rymel................. 3  1  1  Fx -   5 (I)

 15. Kyle Atkinson............. 1  1  1  1  0   4

 16. Matt Coombes.............. 0  1  0  2  0   3

 17. Noah Nicholson............ 0  -  -  -  -   0

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

 

 No. Results

  1: Ralph Whelan, Lee Mcauliffe, Brian Broadbank, John Honey

  2: Rae Rymel, Dave Hemus, Micky Spence, Jerry Poyser

  3: Richie Sampson, Damon Duffy, Tyler Sweetman, Matt Coombes

  4: Craig Leonard, Dmitrij O'Shea, Kyle Atkinson, Alex Golden (R)

  5: John Honey, Micky Spence, Kyle Atkinson, Tyler Sweetman

  6: Richie Sampson, Dmitrij O'Shea, Brian Broadbank, Jerry Poyser

  7: Lee Mcauliffe, Dave Hemus, Matt Coombes, Alex Golden

  8: Craig Leonard, Damon Duffy, Rae Rymel, Ralph Whelan

  9: John Honey, Jerry Poyser, Craig Leonard, Matt Coombes

 10: Alex Golden, Brian Broadbank, Damon Duffy, Micky Spence

 11: Dmitrij O'Shea, Tyler Sweetman, Rae Rymel, Lee Mcauliffe

 12: Dave Hemus, Ralph Whelan, Kyle Atkinson, Richie Sampson

 13: John Honey, Dave Hemus, Damon Duffy, Dmitrij O'Shea (R)

 14: Brian Broadbank, Matt Coombes, Kyle Atkinson, Rae Rymel (Fx)

 15: Craig Leonard, Lee Mcauliffe, Micky Spence, Richie Sampson (F)

 16: Alex Golden, Jerry Poyser, Tyler Sweetman, Ralph Whelan

 17: Richie Sampson, John Honey, Alex Golden, Noah Nicholson

 18: Craig Leonard, Tyler Sweetman, Brian Broadbank (R), Dave Hemus (R)

 19: Jerry Poyser, Lee Mcauliffe, Damon Duffy, Kyle Atkinson

 20: Dmitrij O'Shea, Micky Spence, Ralph Whelan, Matt Coombes

 

Injury update:

Rae Rymel took a nasty tumble in heat 14 and was a bit groggy after. He was withdrawn from his final ride as a precaution and will not miss any racing.


Standings

RIDER M R P Ave
1 Dmitrij O'Shea 5 25 62 9.92
2 Brian Broadbank 5 25 54 8.64
3 Craig Leonard 5 25 52 8.32
4 Richie Sampson 5 25 48 7.68
5 John Honey 5 25 47 7.52
6 Lee Mcauliffe 5 25 39 6.24
7 Ralph Whelan 5 25 37 5.92
8 Dave Hemus 5 25 36 5.76
9 Alex Golden 5 25 35 5.60
10 Kyle Atkinson 5 25 30 4.80
11 Damon Duffy 5 24 29 4.83
12 Matt Coombes 5 25 28 4.48
13 Micky Spence 5 25 28 4.48
14 Rae Rymel 5 24 25 4.17
15 Tyler Sweetman 5 25 25 4.00
16 Jerry Poyser 5 25 24 3.84
17 Noah Nicholson 2 2 0 0.00