Last heat heartbreak for The Gladiators

The Plymouth ProwPark Gladiators suffered last heartbreak against the Oxford Cheetahs in the BSN Southern series.

Led superbly by Dan and Joe Thompson with 11+1 and 10+2 respectively, the Gladiators led the meeting from heat 5, and held a two point advantage at heat 14.

The last heat decider saw Dan Thompson racing neck and neck with Scott Nicholls to the chequered flag, but with the decision going the way of Oxford, and Sam Masters taking the heat win, the resulting 5-1 saw the Cheetahs snatch victory 46-44

Oxford Cheetahs = 46

1. Sam Masters – 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 = 15 Full Maximum

2. Henry Atkins – 0, 0, 1, 1 = 2

3. Cameron Heeps – 2, 2, 0, 0 = 4

4. Jordan Jenkins – 0, 0, 2 = 2

5. Scott Nicholls – 3, 2, 3, 2’, 2’, 2’ = 14+3

6. Ashton Boughen – 3, 0, 3, 1, 1’ = 8+1

7. Luke Killeen – 1, R, 0 = 1

Plymouth Gladiators = 44

1. Zach Cook (G) – 1’, 1, 1, 1 = 4+1

2. Alfie Bowtell – 2, 3, 3, 0 = 8

3. Dan Thompson – 3, 3, 2, 2’, 1 = 11+1

4. Kyle Newman – 1, 1, 0 = 2

5. Ben Barker – 2, 2, 2, 0, 0 = 6

6. Joe Thompson – 2, 1’, 1’, 3, 3 = 10+2

7. Jacob Hook – 0, 1’, 2’, 0 = 3+2

Heat Results

Heat 01: Masters, Bowtell, Cook, Atkins 3-3, 59.47

Heat 02: Boughen, J. Thompson, Killeen, Hook 4-2, 7-5, 60.39

Heat 03: D. Thompson, Heeps, Newman, Jenkins 2-4, 9-9, 59.88

Heat 04: Nicholls, Barker, Hook, Killeen (R) 3-3, 12-12, 60.03

Heat 05: Bowtell, Heeps, Cook, Jenkins 2-4, 14-16, 60.78

Heat 06: Masters, Barker, J. Thompson, Atkins 3-3, 17-19, 60.93

Heat 07: D. Thompson, Nicholls, Newman, Boughen 2-4, 19-23, 60.15

Heat 08: Bowtell, Hook, Atkins, Killeen 1-5, 20-28, 61.50

Heat 09: Nicholls, Barker, J. Thompson, Heeps 3-3, 23-31, 61.47

Heat 10: Masters, D. Thompson, Atkins, Newman 4-2, 27-33, 60.94

Heat 11: Boughen, Nicholls, Cook, Bowtell 5-1, 32-34, 61.19

Heat 12 Re-Run: J. Thompson, D. Thompson, Boughen, Heeps 1-5, 33-39, 61.75

Heat 13: Masters, Nicholls, Cook, Barker 5-1, 38-40, 61.19

Heat 14: J. Thompson, Jenkins, Boughen, Hook 3-3, 41-43, 61.75

Heat 15: Masters, Nicholls, D. Thompson, Barker 5-1, 46-44, 61.41

Courtesy of Speedway Updates.