Gladiators duo make Semi-Finals

The Gladiators pairing of Nicolai Klindt and Ben Barker made it through to the Semi-Finals of the Championship Pairs at Workingtons GT Tyres Arena. 

Klindt, the new Gladiators Number 1 top scored during the heats with 15 points, whilst Barker scored 9, which saw the Gladiators progress through along with Poole, Glasgow and Redcar.

The Gladiators were up against Poole in the second semi-final, with the Pirates taking a 6-3 heat advantage to see them through to the final, against the eventual winners The Redcar Bears.

Plymouth Gladiators = 24

1. Nicolai Klindt – 4, 4, 4, 3 = 15

2. Ben Barker – 3, 2, 2, 2 = 9

Workington Comets = 12

1. Antti Vuolas – 2, 2, 3, 3 = 10

2. Tate Zischke – 0, 0, 2, 0 = 2

Berwick Bandits= 17

1. Drew Kemp – 2, 3, 3, 3 = 11

2. Danyon Hume – 0, 4, F, 2 = 6

Glasgow Tigers = 25

1. Chris Harris – 4, 2, 2, 4 = 12

2. Kyle Howarth – 3, 3, 4, 3 = 13

Oxford Cheetahs= 16

1. Sam Masters – 3, 4, 3, 2 = 12

2. Jordan Jenkins – 4, 0, 0, 0 = 4

Scunthorpe Scorpions = 12

1. Steve Worrall – 2, 3, 0, 4 = 9

2. Simon Lambert – 0, 0, 3, 0 = 3

Redcar Bears = 20

1. Charles Wright – 2, 2, 2, 4 = 10

2. Erik Riss – R, 4, 4, 2 = 10

Poole Pirates = 24

1. Lewis Kerr – 3, 2, 4, 3 = 12

2. Zach Cook – 4, 4, X, 4 = 12

Edinburgh Monarchs = 12

1. Justin Sedgmen – 0, R, 0, R = 0

2. Kye Thomson – 3, 3, 4, 2 = 12

Heat Results

Heat 01: Klindt, Barker, Vuolas, Zischke 7-2

Heat 02: Harris, Howarth, Kemp, Cook 2-7 57.1

Heat 03: Jenkins, Masters, Worrall, Lambert 7-2 57.5

Heat 04: Cook, Kerr, Wright, Riss 2-7 56.8

Heat 05: Klindt, Thomson, Barker, Sedgmen 3-6 57.9

Heat 06: Hume, Kemp, Vuolas, Zischke 2-7 57.8

Heat 07: Masters, Howarth, Harris, Jenkins 5-4 57.6

Heat 08: Riss, Worrall, Wright, Lambert 3-6 58.7

Heat 09: Cook, Thomson, Kerr, Sedgmen – Retired 6-3 59.2

Heat 10: Klindt, Kemp, Barker, Hume – Fell 6-3 59.6

Heat 11: Riss, Masters, Wright, Jenkins 6-3 59.1

Heat 12: Thomson, Vuolas, Zischke, Sedgmen 4-5 59.4

Heat 13: Howarth, Lambert, Harris, Worrall 3-6 59.3

Heat 14: Re-Run: Kerr, Klindt, Barker 4-5 59.4 (Cook – Excluded)

Heat 15: Wright, Vuolas, Riss, Zischke 3-6 58.5

Heat 16: Worrall, Kemp, Hume, Lambert 5-4 59.5

Heat 17: Harris, Howarth, Thomson, Sedgmen – Retired 7-2 59.5

Heat 18: Cook, Kerr, Masters, Jenkins 2-7 58.8

Semi-Final 1: Re-Run: Wright, Riss, Harris, Howarth 2-7 59.6

Semi-Final 2: Cook, Klindt, Kerr, Barker 3-6 58.9

Final: Riss, Cook, Wright 6-3 59.6 (Kerr – Fell / Excluded) 

Courtesy of Speedway updates.

Image: Taylor Lanning