Gladiators keep it close

The Plymouth ProwPark Gladiators suffered a 48-42 defeat against the Redcar Bears in the Cab Direct Championship.

The Gladiators kept it close throughout the meeting, and were only 2 points down after heat 10, but heat advantages to Redcar in the 11th and 13th heats, saw the Bears home, who also took the aggregate bonus point 95-85.

Dan Thompson once again top scored for the Gladiators with 14, backed by brother Joe with 8+1.

The Gladiators return to action at The Coliseum tomorrow (24th August) when they take on the Poole Pirates in the Cab Direct Championship (tapes up 7pm).

Redcar = 48 (95)

1. Charles Wright – 3, 3, 3, 2’ = 11+1 (Paid Maximum)

2. Jordan Jenkins (G) – 1, FX, 2, 1 = 4

3. Danyon Hume (G) – 2, 3, 0, 3 = 8

4. Jason Edwards – 0, 2’, 1, 2, 0 = 5+1

5. Danny King – 2, 3, 3, 3, 3 = 14

6. Ben Trigger – 0, 1, 1, 0 = 2

7. Jake Mulford – 3, 0, 1’, 0 = 4+1

Plymouth = 42 (85)

1. Drew Kemp (G) – 0, 1, 2, 1, 1’ = 5+1

2. Alfie Bowtell – 2, 0, 3, 0 = 5

3. Dan Thompson – 3, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2 = 14

4. Patrick Baek – 1, 0, 0 = 1

5. Ben Barker – 3, 1’, 3, 0 = 7+1

6. Joe Thompson – 2, 2, 2’, 1’, 1 = 8+2

7. Jacob Hook – 1’, 1, 0 = 2+1

Heat Results

Heat 01 Re-Run: Wright, Bowtell, Jenkins, Kemp 4-2, 53.7

Heat 02 Re-Run: Mulford, J. Thompson, Hook, Trigger 3-3, 7-5, 55.8

Heat 03: D. Thompson, Hume, Baek, Edwards 2-4, 9-9, 55.6

Heat 04: Barker, King, Hook, Mulford 2-4, 11-13, 55.6

Heat 05: Hume, Edwards, Kemp, Bowtell 5-1, 16-14, 55.6

Heat 06 Re-Run: Wright, J. Thompson, Barker, Jenkins (FX) 3-3, 19-17, 54.5

Heat 07: King, D. Thompson, Trigger, Baek 4-2, 23-19, 55.8

Heat 08: Bowtell, Jenkins, Mulford, Hook 3-3, 26-22, 56.7

Heat 09: Barker, J. Thompson, Edwards, Hume 1-5, 27-27, 55.9

Heat 10: Wright, D. Thompson, Jenkins, Baek 4-2, 31-29, 55.7

Heat 11: King, Kemp, Trigger, Bowtell 4-2, 35-31, 56.4

Heat 12: Hume, D. Thompson, J. Thompson, Mulford 3-3, 38-34, 56.0

Heat 13 Re-Run: King, Wright, Kemp, Barker 5-1, 43-35, 55.9

Heat 14: D. Thompson, Edwards, J. Thompson, Trigger 2-4, 45-39, 56.5

Heat 15: King, D. Thompson, Kemp, Edwards 3-3, 48-42, 56.5

Courtesy of Speedway Updates.

Image credit: Dan Westlake