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Rye House Rockets v Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Premier League, 13 May 2006
Hoddesdon Stadium, Rye House
| 1 | Ross Brady | 2 | 0 | 3 | Fx | . | . | . | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Jamie Courtney | 1* | 3 | 3 | 0 | . | . | . | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | Edward Kennett | 2* | 2 | 2 | 3 | . | . | . | 9 | 1 |
| 4 | Tommy Allen | 3 | 1* | 1* | R | . | . | . | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Chris Neath | R | 2* | 2* | 2 | 2 | . | . | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | Luke Bowen | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | . | . | 11 | 0 |
| 7 | Steve Boxall | 1* | 3 | 2* | 2* | . | . | . | 8 | 3 |
| 1 | Jason Lyons | 3 | 3 | 1# | 3 | 3 | . | . | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | James Brundle | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Shaun Tacey | 0 | R | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Jason King | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | . | . | . | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniel King | 2 | 2 | 6^ | 1 | 1 | . | . | 12 | 0 |
| 6 | Barry Burchatt | 0 | 1* | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Jon Armstrong | 3 | 1* | 1 | 1* | 0 | 1* | . | 7 | 3 |
* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).
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Rye House were back at full strength with the return of Steve Boxall to the side following his injury in the British under-21 Championship at King’s Lynn. Mildenhall , too, were able to track a full strength side. In their third home meeting this year against Mildenhall, the Rockets can thank Luke Bowen for helping them to their third win. With three race wins and an 11 point total, Bowen produced his best performance for the Rockets this year. It looked as if Mildenhall would take an early lead but James Brundle's engine failure in heat 1 allowed Jamie Courtney through into third place behind Jason Lyons and Ross Brady for a shared heat. The second heat was also shared although Bowen almost caught the fast starting Jon Armstrong on the line, Steve Boxall taking third place ahead of Barry Burchatt. Rye took the lead in heat 3 when Tommy Allen led all the way to win from team mate Edward Kennett, who had to be on his guard when Allen moved out wide coming off the fourth bend, twice almost catching Kennett's front wheel. Chris Neath suffered a carburetor problem in heat 4 and had to retire, leaving Boxall to hold on against the chasing Daniel King. Heats 5 and 6 were also shared before two 5-1s put the home side 30-18 ahead. Bowen and Neath won heat 7 easily from Jason King and Shaun Tacey, and Jamie Courtney, fresh from a win in heat 6, teamed up with Boxall to beat Armstrong and Brundle. Mildenhall came back into contention courtesy of a Daniel King tactical ride in heat 9. King led from the tapes and recorded the fastest visiting rider time this season to beat Kennett and Allen. Ross Brady produced a better ride in heat 10 when he beat Jason King and Jon Armstrong, and Rye House increased their lead in heat 11 when Bowen and Neath produced a great ride to keep Jason Lyons, taking a tactical ride, behind them. Heat 12 looked to be heading for a 3-3, Kennett leading Tacey and Burchatt with Boxall at the back, but the last bend saw Boxall sweep past both Mildenhall riders for a 5-1 heat win to put Rye House 46-29 ahead. At this stage, the only home rider not to have won a race was Rye's top man, Chris Neath ! Mildenhall finished the meeting in better style. Heat 13 was re-run when Brady hit the safety fence on the third bend after Jason Lyons had slid underneath him. As Brady made his way to the hospital in an ambulance, Lyons beat Neath in the re-run with Daniel King third. The latest news on Ross Brady is that he has damaged, not broken, his ankle. Bowen won again in heat 14 but Jason King and Armstrong kept Tommy Allen at the back for a 3-3. Heat 15 saw Rye's top scorer, Luke Bowen paired with Chris Neath against Jason Lyons and Daniel King. Unfortunately, Bowen missed the fast gate he needed and Lyons led from the tapes ahead of Neath with King finishing third. Match Report by Candyman |