A faultless performance from Lloyd Byford (Bletchley) as he stormed to a fantastic 15 point maximum at The Camelot Arena. Five gates five wins and top spot on the podium. The telling race being heat 12 when he raced home ahead of Wayne Josephs (Newmarket) to inflict his only defeat of the meeting. Josephs finishing second on 14 points but looking a strong contender for a semi-final spot. Alain De Gruchy completed the podium with a best effort of 11 points and he could now push on with an increase in confidence. Three riders scored 9 points. Darcy Broad (Bottesford) which was not a surprise nor was home rider Chris Holmes (Chantry) but it was a surprise to see Damien Flaherty (Ipswich) scoring well after he could only manage 3 in round 1. Had Holmes hot been excluded from heat 5 he could well have beaten De Gruchy to third place. First round winner Garth Street (Unattached) scored 7 including an exclusion and a retirement so could have been much better placed without those. Two riders picked up injuries during the meeting, Alfie Goodwin (Rye) could only get to the first bend in his first race before crashing out and then reserve Rob Farndon crashed in heat 17 and will miss two weeks.

 

03/08/2015 at The Camelot Arena – Att: 398

JJ South Midlands Round 2

 

  1. Lloyd Byford.............. 3  3  3  3  3  15

  2. Wayne Josephs............. 3  3  2  3  3  14

  3. Alain De Gruchy........... 2  3  2  1  3  11

  4. Darcy Broad............... 2  0  3  3  1   9

  5. Chris Holmes.............. 2  X  2  3  2   9

  6. Damien Flaherty........... 1  2  2  1  3   9

  7. Garth Street.............. 3  2  Fx 2  R   7

  8. Andy Hardinges............ 0  3  1  2  1   7

  9. Ethan Ashby............... 1  2  1  2  0   6

 10. Nick Turner............... 3  0  0  0  2   5

 11. Ryan Betts................ Fx 2  3  0  0   5

 12. Ryan Beckett.............. 2  R  1  0  2   5

 13. Regan O'Hare.............. 1  1  1  1  1   5

 14. Jason Jagger.............. R  1  3  R  Fx  4

 15. Aaron Haynes.............. 0  1  0  1  2   4

 16. Ben Case.................. 0  2  1  -  -   3

 17. Rob Farndon............... 0  Fn -  -  -   0 (I)

 18. Alfie Goodwin............. Fx -  -  -  -   0 (I)

 

 No. Results

  1: Wayne Josephs, Alain De Gruchy, Damien Flaherty, Andy Hardinges

  2: Lloyd Byford, Chris Holmes, Regan O'Hare, Aaron Haynes

  3: Garth Street, Darcy Broad, Ethan Ashby, Alfie Goodwin (Fx)

  4: Nick Turner, Ryan Beckett, Jason Jagger (R), Ryan Betts (Fx)

  5: Alain De Gruchy, Ethan Ashby, Ryan Beckett (R), Chris Holmes (X)

  6: Andy Hardinges, Ryan Betts, Regan O'Hare, Ben Case

  7: Lloyd Byford, Damien Flaherty, Jason Jagger, Darcy Broad

  8: Wayne Josephs, Garth Street, Aaron Haynes, Nick Turner

  9: Darcy Broad, Alain De Gruchy, Regan O'Hare, Nick Turner

 10: Jason Jagger, Chris Holmes, Andy Hardinges, Garth Street (Fx)

 11: Ryan Betts, Damien Flaherty, Ethan Ashby, Aaron Haynes

 12: Lloyd Byford, Wayne Josephs, Ryan Beckett, Rob Farndon

 13: Lloyd Byford, Garth Street, Alain De Gruchy, Ryan Betts

 14: Darcy Broad, Andy Hardinges, Aaron Haynes, Ryan Beckett

 15: Chris Holmes, Ben Case, Damien Flaherty, Nick Turner

 16: Wayne Josephs, Ethan Ashby, Regan O'Hare, Jason Jagger (R)

 17: Alain De Gruchy, Aaron Haynes, Ben Case, Jason Jagger (Fx)

 18: Lloyd Byford, Nick Turner, Andy Hardinges, Ethan Ashby

 19: Damien Flaherty, Ryan Beckett, Regan O'Hare, Garth Street (R)

 20: Wayne Josephs, Chris Holmes, Darcy Broad, Ryan Betts

 

Injury Updates:

Alfie Goodwin landed heavily on his shoulder in heat 3 and was withdrawn from the meeting on medical advice. He will be fit for the next round.

 

Rob Farndon spun round and fell awkwardly in heat 17 pulling muscles in his back. He will miss 2 weeks racing,


South Midlands Standings

Riders M R P Ave
1 Lloyd Byford 2 10 24 9.60
1 Wayne Josephs 2 10 24 9.60
3 Darcy Broad 2 10 21 8.40
4 Garth Street 2 10 20 8.00
5 Alain De Gruchy 2 10 18 7.20
6 Ryan Beckett 2 10 13 5.20
6 Ryan Betts 2 10 13 5.20
6 Andy Hardinges 2 10 13 5.20
9 Chris Holmes 2 7 12 6.86
9 Damien Flaherty 2 10 12 4.80
9 Nick Turner 2 10 12 4.80
12 Ethan Ashby 2 10 11 4.40
12 Aaron Haynes 2 10 11 4.40
12 Jason Jagger 2 10 11 4.40
12 Regan O'Hare 2 10 11 4.40
16 Alfie Goodwin 2 6 8 5.33
17 Ben Case 2 5 4 3.20
18 Rob Farndon 2 2 0 0.00