Wayne Joseph’s 13 points were enough to give him victory at The Blunsdon Arena. He is now well ensconced in the top 10 and easily a qualifier for the semi-finals. Section leader Lloyd Byford would probably have joined him on 13 but for demolishing the tapes in his final ride and therefore only scoring 10 points. Two other riders having good seasons are Chris Holmes and Ryan Betts and they were involved in a run-off for second place which was taken by Holmes. Behind them on 11 points was Darcy Broad who rode strongly again and seems assured of a semi-final spot. As does Damien Flaherty who rode solidly for 10 points. Behind him was Alain De Gruchy and Nick Turner. These two are sitting outside the top 32 and will probably have to look to next season to progress their careers. Home rider Ethan Ashby will be disappointed with his performance and will have to score well in the last two rounds to keep his season going.

 

04/10/2015 at The Blunsdon Arena – Att: 388

 JJ South Midlands Round 8

 

  1. Wayne Josephs............. 3  3  2  2  3  13

  2. Chris Holmes.............. 2  2  2  3  3  12

  3. Ryan Betts................ 3  2  3  1  3  12

  4. Darcy Broad............... 3  3  3  F  2  11

  5. Lloyd Byford.............. 2  3  3  2  T  10

  6. Damien Flaherty........... 1  2  3  2  2  10

  7. Alain De Gruchy........... 3  0  1  3  1   8

  8. Nick Turner............... 2  1  0  3  1   7

  9. Ben Case.................. 3  0  3  -  -   6

 10. Alfie Goodwin............. 1  1  1  3  0   6

 11. Garth Street.............. 2  0  1  1  2   6

 12. Andy Hardinges............ 1  1  1  2  1   6

 13. Ethan Ashby............... 0  0  2  1  2   5

 14. Jason Jagger.............. 1  1  2  1  0   5

 15. Ryan Beckett.............. 0  2  0  0  0   2

 16. Rob Farndon............... 0  1  -  -  -   1

 17. Aaron Haynes.............. 0  0  0  0  F   0 (I)

 18. Regan O'Hare.............. F  -  -  -  -   0 (I)

 

 No. Results

  1: Alain De Gruchy, Nick Turner, Alfie Goodwin, Ethan Ashby

  2: Darcy Broad, Garth Street, Andy Hardinges, Regan O'Hare (F)

  3: Ryan Betts, Chris Holmes, Damien Flaherty, Ryan Beckett

  4: Wayne Josephs, Lloyd Byford, Jason Jagger, Aaron Haynes

  5: Wayne Josephs, Ryan Betts, Alfie Goodwin, Garth Street

  6: Darcy Broad, Damien Flaherty, Jason Jagger, Ethan Ashby

  7: Lloyd Byford, Chris Holmes, Andy Hardinges, Alain De Gruchy

  8: Ben Case, Ryan Beckett, Nick Turner, Aaron Haynes

  9: Darcy Broad, Chris Holmes, Alfie Goodwin, Aaron Haynes

 10: Lloyd Byford, Ethan Ashby, Garth Street, Ryan Beckett

 11: Ryan Betts, Jason Jagger, Alain De Gruchy, Rob Farndon

 12: Damien Flaherty, Wayne Josephs, Andy Hardinges, Nick Turner

 13: Alfie Goodwin, Andy Hardinges, Jason Jagger, Ryan Beckett

 14: Chris Holmes, Wayne Josephs, Ethan Ashby, Ben Case

 15: Alain De Gruchy, Damien Flaherty, Garth Street, Aaron Haynes

 16: Nick Turner, Lloyd Byford, Ryan Betts, Darcy Broad (F)

 17: Ben Case, Damien Flaherty, Rob Farndon, Alfie Goodwin

 18: Ryan Betts, Ethan Ashby, Andy Hardinges, Aaron Haynes (F)

 19: Wayne Josephs, Darcy Broad, Alain De Gruchy, Ryan Beckett

 20: Chris Holmes, Garth Street, Nick Turner, Jason Jagger

 

2nd place run-off:

 21: Chris Holmes, Ryan Betts

 

Injury updates:

 

Regan O’Hare crashed awkwardly in heat 2 and picked up some muscle injuries in his back. He will be out for 2 weeks and miss the next round.

Aaron Haynes slid off in his final ride but apart from a couple of grazes was ok and will not miss any racing.


Standing

Rider M R P Ave
1 Lloyd Byford 8 39 98 10.05
2 Wayne Josephs 8 40 88 8.80
3 Darcy Broad 8 40 85 8.50
4 Chris Holmes 8 37 83 8.97
5 Ryan Betts 8 40 76 7.60
6 Damien Flaherty 8 40 69 6.90
7 Alain De Gruchy 8 40 55 5.50
8 Ethan Ashby 8 40 54 5.40
9 Garth Street 8 40 53 5.30
10 Jason Jagger 8 40 51 5.10
11 Alfie Goodwin 8 36 50 5.56
12 Nick Turner 8 40 47 4.70
13 Ryan Beckett 8 40 41 4.10
14 Andy Hardinges 8 40 36 3.60
15 Aaron Haynes 7 35 31 3.54
16 Regan O'Hare 7 34 27 3.18
17 Ben Case 4 9 12 5.33
18 Rob Farndon 3 4 1 1.00