Speedway - Elite League 2015

3 September
LEICESTER 38: Jason Doyle 14, Szymon Wozniak 7, Piotr Swiderski 6+1, Nicolai Klindt 6+1, Carl Wilkinson 4, Simon Lambert 1, Grzegorz Walasek 0
POOLE 52: Maciej Janowski 13, Paul Starke 9+2, Kyle Newman 9+2, Dakota North 8+2, Kacper Gomolski 5+1, Davey Watt 5+1, Chris Holder 3
Elite League points: Leicester 0 Poole 4
SWINDON 49: Troy Batchelor 12+1, Peter Kildemand 11, Grzegorz Zengota 7+3, Charles Wright 6+1, Aaron Summers 5+2, Lewis Rose 5, Nick Morris 3+1
COVENTRY 41: Chris Harris 13+1, Hans Andersen 12+1, Jason Garrity 5+2, Max Fricke 4+1, James Sarjeant 4, Thomas Jorgensen 3, Joonas Kylmakorpi r/r
Elite League points: Swindon 3 Coventry 0

 

4 September
COVENTRY 54: Chris Harris 15+2, Hans Andersen 12, Jason Garrity 12, Danny King 7+1, Kyle Howarth 5+1, James Sarjeant 3+1, Joonas Kylmakorpi r/r
LEICESTER 36: Jason Doyle 10+2, Ulrich Ostergaard 8+2, Charles Wright 6+1, Simon Lambert 4+2, Richard Lawson 4, Szymon Wosniak 4, Piotr Swiderski 0
Elite League points: Coventry 3 Leicester 0

 

7 September
POOLE 45: Maciej Janowksi 13+1, Chris Holder 9+1, Davey Watt 8, Kyle Newman 7+1, Kacper Gomolski 5, Paul Starke 3+1, Dakota North 0.
SWINDON 45: Peter Kildemand 10, Charles Wright 9, Nick Morris 8+1, Grzegorz Zengota 7+3, Troy Batchelor 6, Aaron Summers 5+2, Lewis Rose 0.
WOLVERHAMPTON 36: Peter Karlsson 12, Ricky Wells 9+1, Jacob Thorssell 7, Josh Bates 4, Freddie Lindgren 2+1. Max Clegg 2, Tobiasz Musielak 0.
BELLE VUE 57: Steve Worrall 15, Chris Harris 13+2, Scott Nicholls 12+1, Max Fricke 7+1, Craig Cook 5+1, Stefan Nielsen 3, Josh Grajczonek 2.
WOLVERHAMPTON 44: Freddie Lindgren 9, Jacob Thorssell 8+2, Josh Bates 8, Ricky Wells 7+1, Ashley Morris 7+1, Peter Karlsson 5, Tobiasz Musielak 0.
LEICESTER 46: Jason Doyle 14+1, Adam Ellis 9+2, Szymon Wozniak 8+1, Richard Lawson 6, Piotr Swiderski 6, Sam Masters 3, Simon Lambert 0.

 

THE line-ups for the Elite League Play-Off Semi-Finals have been confirmed.
Elite League leaders Poole have elected to face Coventry in the play-off semi-finals. The Pirates will travel to Brandon for the first leg next Monday, September 14 with the return at Wimborne Road the following Monday.
Belle Vue and Swindon will contest the other semi-final with the Robins, who have finished above the Aces in the table, electing to travel to Manchester next Monday before hosting the return at the Abbey Stadium on September 21.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 14:
ELITE LEAGUE PLAY-OFF S/F 1st leg:
Coventry v Poole, 7.30
Belle Vue v Swindon, 7.30
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21:
ELITE LEAGUE PLAY-OFF S/F 2nd leg:
Poole v Coventry, 7.30
Swindon v Belle Vue, 7.30

 

9 September
COVENTRY 52: Danny King 14, Chris Harris 10+3, Jason Garrity 8+2, Kyle Howarth 7, Jacob Thorssell 7, James Sarjeant 6+1, Joonas Kylmakorpi R/R.
LAKESIDE 38: Andreas Jonsson 9, Richard Lawson 9, Edward Kennett 8, Josh Bates 5, Kim Nilsson 4+2, Ben Barker 2, Adam Ellis 1.
KING’ S LYNN 51: Jason Doyle 14+1, Robert Lambert 10+1, Nicklas Porsing 7+1, Simon Lambert 6+2, Ashley Morris 6, Kenneth Bjerre 5+1, Ulrich Ostergaard 3.
SWINDON 39: Scott Nicholls 10, Aaron Summers 8+1, Charles Wright 5+1, Nick Morris 5, Troy Batchelor 5, Lewis Rose 3+1, Grzegorz Zengota 3

 

14 September
ELITE LEAGUE PLAY-OFFS S/F 1st leg
BELLE VUE 50: Andreas Jonsson 11, Josh Grajczonek 9+1, Scott Nicholls 8, Steve Worrall 7+2, Craig Cook 6+2, Stefan Nielsen 5+1, Max Fricke 4+1.
SWINDON 36: Troy Batchelor 8, Charles Wright 7+1, Peter Kildemand 6, Nick Morris 5, Aaron Summers 4, Lewis Rose 3+2, Grzegorz Zengota 3.
Abandoned after 14 heats - Rain - RESULT WILL STAND

 

Belle Vue will take a 14-point lead to Swindon for the second leg of their Elite League play-off semi-final next Monday.
The Aces impressed on home soil to record a 50-36 win in the Manchester opener, with the meeting curtailed one race short due to heavy rain.
Andreas Jonsson proved a wise choice of guest with 11 points whilst Josh Grajczonek added 9+1. Swindon captain Troy Batchelor scored 8 with the Robins suffering a nightmare start to the match as all three of their heat-leaders crashed in their opening rides

 

Coventry are sweating on the fitness of skipper Chris Harris in the build-up to the first leg of their play-off clash with Poole on Friday.
Harris suffered elbow, wrist and ankle injuries in a crash in Poland on Sunday and has returned to the UK to seek specialist advice

 

ELITE LEAGUE PLAY OFF SEMI FINAL, 1st leg
COVENTRY 45: Hans Andersen 13+1, Jason Garrity 9+2, Danny King 8+1, Chris Harris 6+1, James Sarjeant 6, Freddie Lindgren 3+1, Kyle Howarth 0
POOLE 45: Maciej Janowski 10+1, Kyle Newman 10, Davey Watt 9+1, Chris Holder 8+2, Kacper Gomolski 8+1, Dakota North 0, Paul Starke 0

 

21 September
ELITE LEAGUE PLAY-OFFS S/F 2nd legs
POOLE 58: Kacper Gomolski 12+2, Davey Watt 12+1, Edward Kennett 9, Paul Starke 7+1, Kyle Newman 6+3, Maciej Janowski 6+1, Chris Holder 6.
COVENTRY 31: Hans Andersen 9, Chris Harris 8, Kyle Howarth 5, Adam Ellis 5, Danny King 4+1, James Sarjeant 0, Joonas Kylmakorpi R/R.
Poole win 103-76 on aggregate
SWINDON 43: Nick Morris 11, Grzegorz Zengota 9+1, Charles Wright 8+2, Aaron Summers 7+1, Peter Kildemand 5, Lewis Rose 3, Troy Batchelor 0.
BELLE VUE 47: Scott Nicholls 12, Andreas Jonsson 8, Josh Grajczonek 7+3, Max Fricke 7, Craig Cook 6+1, Steve Worrall 6+1, Stefan Nielsen 1+1.
Belle Vue win 97-79 on aggregate

 

29 September
ELITE LEAGUE GRAND FINAL, 1st leg
BELLE VUE 46: Matej Zagar 14+1, Craig Cook 12, Scott Nicholls 8+1, Josh Grajczonek 5, Max Fricke 4+2, Steve Worrall 2, Stefan Nielsen 1.
POOLE 46: Chris Holder 10+1, Paul Starke 9+2, Kyle Newman 9+2, Dakota North 7, Davey Watt 5, Maciej Janowski 4+1, Kacper Gomolski 2+2.

 

Belle Vue mounted a dramatic late comeback to draw the first leg of the Elite League Grand Final 46-46 with Poole in the last-ever meeting at Kirkmanshulme Lane.
The Pirates dominated the first half of the meeting to go into a 13-point lead with reserves Paul Starke and Kyle Newman in outstanding form. The visitors still led by ten points with three heats to go but the Aces finished with two 5-1s and a 4-2 to leave the Final all-square ahead of Wednesday’s second leg at Wimborne Road.
Matej Zagar, who scored 14+1, and Craig Cook (12) both produced spectacular passing moves to claw their side back into contention whilst Chris Holder top-scored for the Pirates on 10+1 with both reserves scoring 9+2.

 

Swindon owner Terry Russell has firmly dismissed speculation of a possible move to Oxford for the Robins next season. The club stage the final meeting at the existing Abbey Stadium on October 11 before work begins on their new stadium ahead of the 2016 campaign.
Russell said: “I have absolutely no idea where these rumours have come from – if anyone should have started them then it should have been me, but there is nothing in it. “Swindon Robins will be moving into the new stadium at some point early in the 2016 season. From the moment work begins on the new site it is a five-month build, possibly a month longer depending on circumstances.”

 

ELITE LEAGUE GRAND FINAL, 2nd leg
POOLE 46: Maciej Janowski 11, Kyle Newman 7+2, Davey Watt 7, Kacper Gomolski 7, Dakota North 6, Chris Holder 4+1, Paul Starke 4+1.
BELLE VUE 44: Craig Cook 13, Scott Nicholls 10+3, Matej Zagar 5+1, Josh Grajczonek 5, Stefan Nielsen 4+1, Max Fricke 4, Steve Worrall 3+1.
Poole win 92-90 on aggregate and are crowned 2015 Elite League Champions.

 

Poole manager Neil Middleditch dedicated the club’s third successive Elite League title to seriously-injured club asset Darcy Ward.
The Pirates overcame Belle Vue over two legs in a terrific Grand Final by a narrow two-point aggregate margin.
As in the first leg, the Aces were left to rue a slow start as Poole raced into a 14-4 lead at Wimborne Road, but they were then pegged back and had to wait until the penultimate race to clinch the title.
Kacper Gomolski produced the crucial winning ride in Heat 14, holding off Josh Grajczonek after team-mate Dakota North had fallen, whilst the Aces brought the score back to 46-44 on the night with a 5-1 in the last race.
Captain Maciej Janowski won three races on his way to an 11-point score for the Pirates, whilst Craig Cook (13) was outstanding for the Aces and skipper Scott Nicholls added 10+3.

 

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