Brummies take the points

The Birmingham Brummies took the Cab Direct Championship points with a 42-47 victory over the Plymouth Prow Park Gladiators in another close encounter at The Coliseum.

The Brummies led throughout the meeting from the first heat, and despite the Gladiators clawing their way back to a one point deficit by heat 11, successive Birmingham heat advantages in heats 12 and 13 helped secure the victory.

RIchie Worrall top scored for the home team with 14+2, backed by Ben Barker (13) and Dan Gilkes with 9.

Plymouth Gladiators = 42

1. Kyle Howarth R/R : BB 0, PS 1*, RW 2*, DG 0 = 3+2

2. Dan Gilkes : 2, 2, 2, 3, 0 = 9

3. Paul Starke : EX, 0, 1*, 1*, 0 = 2+2

4. Ben Barker : 0, 3, 3, 2, 3, 2 = 13

5. Richie Worrall : 3, 3, 2*, 3, 1, 1, 1* = 14+2

6. Lee Complin (G) : 0, 1, 0, 2 = 3

7. Ben Trigger : 1, 0, 0 = 1

Birmingham Brummies  = 47

1. Nick Morris : 3, 1*, 2, 2*, 0 = 8+2

2. Alfie Bowtell : 1, 2, 3, 1*, 2 = 9+1

3. Paco Castagna (G) : 2, 2, 1, 3 = 8

4. Stefan Nielsen : EX, WITHDRAWN = 0

5. Justin Sedgmen : 2, 3, 3, 3, 3 = 14

6. Joe Thompson : 3, 0, 1, 0, 1 = 5

7. James Pearson : 2*, 0, 1*, 0, 0 = 3+2

Gates: Plymouth win the toss , they pick 1 & 3 in heat 1

Heat Results

Heat 01: Morris,Gilkes,Bowtell,Barker 2-4 49.69

Heat 02: Thompson,Pearson,Trigger,Complin 1-5 (3-9) 52.22

Heat 03: Barker,Castagna, Starke (EX) , Nielsen (EX) 3-2 (6-11) 52.37

Heat 04: Worrall,Sedgmen,Complin,Pearson 4-2 (10-13) 50.50

Heat 05: Barker,Bowtell,Morris,Starke 3-3 (13-16) 50.97

Heat 06: Sedgmen,Gilkes,Starke,Thompson 3-3 (16-19) 50.65

Heat 07: Worrall,Castagna,Pearson,Trigger 3-3 (19-22) 50.54

Heat 08: Bowtell,Gilkes,Thompson,Complin 2-4 (21-26) 51.12

Heat 09: Sedgmen,Barker,Starke,Pearson 3-3 (24-29) 51.44

Heat 10: Gilkes,Worrall,Castagna,Thompson 5-1 (29-30) 53.25

Heat 11: Worrall,Morris,Bowtell,Trigger 3-3 (32-33) 50.72

Heat 12: Castagna,Complin,Thompson,Starke 2-4 (34-37) 51.85

Heat 13: Sedgmen,Morris,Worrall,Gilkes 1-5 (35-42) 51.66

Heat 14: Barker,Bowtell,Worrall,Pearson 4-2 (39-44) 51.78

Heat 15: Sedgmen,Barker,Worrall,Morris 3-3 (42-47) 51.50

Courtesy of Speedway Updates

Image credit Dan Westlake