Craig Leonard has hit a rich vein of form in the last couple of rounds and kept that going at The Lair with 13 points and top spot on the podium. He has comfortably booked a semi-final place and on current form could be a dark horse for the title. His one blemish coming in heat 16 when he was pushed wide by Brian Broadbank in turn 1 allowing Lee Mcauliffe to also pass him on the inside. Broadbank himself put in another solid display to score 12 points which was matched by Richie Sampson. Sampson going onto win the run-off to take second spot. Both riders will line-up in the semis but for injuries or a disastrous final round. For the first time this season Dmitrij O’Shea was not on the rostrum. After a disappointing last in his opening ride he bounced back on home turf with 3 wins before succumbing to Leonard in heat 18. His 11 points still keep him on track to win the regional title though. Other good performances came from John Honey, Kyle Atkinson, Dave Hemus and Lee Mcauliffe who will all have to score well again in the final round if they are to make the semi-finals. There was early drama in heat 1 when Ralph Whelan’s bike ground to a halt just after leaving the oits and he was not able to beat the 2 minutes. Reserve Noah Nicholson took his place and amazingly shot from the tapes to take the win. He did the same after replacing the out of sorts Micky Spence in heat 14 and finally finished on 7 points from 3 rides. Next season will see him promoted to the series proper and he could well be one to look out for.

 

18/10/2015  at The Lair - Att: 453

 JJ North Midlands Round 9

 

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

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

  3. Brian Broadbank........... 1  3  2  3  3  12

  4. Dmitrij O'Shea............ 0  3  3  3  2  11

  5. John Honey................ 2  1  2  1  3   9

  6. Kyle Atkinson............. 3  0  1  1  3   8

  7. Dave Hemus................ 2  0  2  3  1   8

  8. Lee Mcauliffe............. 2  2  2  2  N2  8

  9. Damon Duffy............... 0  3  3  0  1   7

 10. Noah Nicholson............ 3  3  1  -  -   7

 11. Shaun Carter.............. 1  2  0  2  0   5

 12. Ralph Whelan.............. N2 2  0  1  2   5

 13. Tyler Sweetman............ 2  1  1  X  1   5

 14. Alex Golden............... 0  1  1  0  2   4

 15. Matt Coombes.............. R  0  1  2  0   3

 16. Rae Rymel................. 1  1  0  0  0   2

 17. Micky Spence.............. 1  Fx 0  -  -   1

 18. Jerry Poyser.............. 0  -  -  -  -   0

 

 No. Results

  1: Noah Nicholson, Lee Mcauliffe, Shaun Carter, Matt Coombes (R)

  2: Richie Sampson, John Honey, Brian Broadbank, Damon Duffy

  3: Craig Leonard, Dave Hemus, Micky Spence, Alex Golden

  4: Kyle Atkinson, Tyler Sweetman, Rae Rymel, Dmitrij O'Shea

  5: Craig Leonard, Richie Sampson, Rae Rymel, Matt Coombes

  6: Brian Broadbank, Shaun Carter, Alex Golden, Kyle Atkinson

  7: Damon Duffy, Ralph Whelan, Tyler Sweetman, Micky Spence (Fx)

  8: Dmitrij O'Shea, Lee Mcauliffe, John Honey, Dave Hemus

  9: Dmitrij O'Shea, Brian Broadbank, Matt Coombes, Micky Spence

 10: Richie Sampson, Dave Hemus, Tyler Sweetman, Shaun Carter

 11: Craig Leonard, John Honey, Kyle Atkinson, Ralph Whelan

 12: Damon Duffy, Lee Mcauliffe, Alex Golden, Rae Rymel

 13: Dave Hemus, Matt Coombes, Kyle Atkinson, Damon Duffy

 14: Noah Nicholson, Shaun Carter, John Honey, Rae Rymel

 15: Dmitrij O'Shea, Richie Sampson, Ralph Whelan, Alex Golden

 16: Brian Broadbank, Lee Mcauliffe, Craig Leonard, Tyler Sweetman (X)

 17: John Honey, Alex Golden, Tyler Sweetman, Matt Coombes

 18: Craig Leonard, Dmitrij O'Shea, Damon Duffy, Shaun Carter

 19: Brian Broadbank, Ralph Whelan, Dave Hemus, Rae Rymel

 20: Kyle Atkinson, Richie Sampson, Noah Nicholson, Jerry Poyser

 

2nd place run-off:

 21: Richie Sampson, Brian Broadbank


Standings

Rider M R P Ave
1 Dmitrij O'Shea 9 45 112 9.96
2 Brian Broadbank 9 45 104 9.24
3 Richie Sampson 9 45 98 8.71
4 Craig Leonard 9 45 97 8.62
5 John Honey 9 45 90 8.00
6 Lee Mcauliffe 9 44 72 6.55
7 Dave Hemus 9 45 71 6.31
8 Ralph Whelan 9 44 63 5.73
9 Alex Golden 9 45 61 5.42
10 Damon Duffy 9 44 57 5.18
11 Kyle Atkinson 9 45 50 4.44
12 Matt Coombes 9 45 42 3.73
13 Tyler Sweetman 9 43 38 3.53
14 Micky Spence 9 41 37 3.61
15 Rae Rymel 9 44 35 3.18
16 Jerry Poyser 8 35 30 3.43
17 Shaun Carter 3 11 12 4.36
18 Noah Nicholson 6 9 10 4.44