Oxford v Wolves and Friends - Updates

[Mr X]

OXFORD: 47
Greg Hancock 2* 3 3 2 3
Travis McGowan 3 2* 2 0
Freddie Eriksson 2* 2 2 3 1
Billy Hamill 3 EF 0
Niels Kristian Iversen 3 3 2 0
Jamie Courtney 0 0 0
Chris Mills. 1 1 1*0 3

WOLVERHAMPTON: 43
Sebastian Ulamek 1 3 3 3 2
Ronnie Correy X EF 0
Sam Ermolenko 0 1* 2 2
Adam Skornicki 1 1 2 1* 1*
Freddie Lindgren R/R
Magnus Karlsson 2* 1 0 1 1*
Krzysztof Pecyna. 3 2 3 1 2 0

NB: Meeting starts after the 18 heat John Craven's Newsround Shield so don't forget to ask your Mum whether you can stay up late to watch.

Henka has withdrawn (no reason given) and is replaced by Jamie Courtney. Mikael Max is in the pits helping Magnus... he looks well apparently.

[Mr X]

Please leave this thread free for updates and post your comments on the other thread, yes, that's the one.

[Mr X]

8.40pm Oxford have just won the John Craven Shield and the man himself will present Horace (or Herbert) with the Trophy then it's on with the main even and the mighty Wolves.

Tonight's updates are brough to you in association with Frank Cooper's Marmalade of Oxford. Mmmm, delicious.

9.05pm track has been tyre packed and looks slick. Should start soon.

[Mr X]

1. McGowan, Hancock, Ulamek, Correy(2 mins excl) 5-1.
Ronnie's bike fails and he's excluded under 2 mins and not replaced. Easy 5-1 to Oxford from gate.

2. Pecyna, Karlsson, Mills, Courtney. 1-5, 6-6
Wolves 5-1 from the gate.

3. Hamill, Eriksson, Skornicki, Ermolenko. 5-1, 11-7
Sam and Adam both in Wolves suits. Sam misses gate by a mile, Adam gates but Eriksson goes inside him, Hamill outside on the 2nd bend. Easy 5-1.

4. Iversen, Pecyna, Mills, Correy(EF) 4-2, 15-9
From the gate... until Ronnie packs up on the last bend in 3rd place. Wolfie thought it might have been a chain.

5. Ulamek, Eriksson, Karlsson, Hamill(EF) 2-4, 17-13
Wolves on a 5-1 but Eriksson gets past Magnus. Hamill stops on the back straight.

6. Hancock, McGowan, Skornicki, Karlsson. 5-1, 22-14
From the gate.

7. Iversen, Skornicki, Ermolenko, Cortney. 3-3, 25-17
Iversen takes away Sam's front wheel on the first bend and is lucky to go in the rerun. .. despite what the idiot on Oxford Radio tells you! In the rerun Sam tries to drop it on him but Iversen gets by.

8. Pecyna, McGowan, Mills, Correy. 3-3, 28-20
Travis all over KP but can't pass. Ronnie really struggling.

9. Ulamek, Eriksson, Karlsson, Hamill.
From the gate... Hamill strangely out of touch again...

10. Hancock, Ermolenko, Skornicki, McGowan. 3-3, 33-27
Much better showing from the Wolves pair. Good team riding, Adam inside, Sam outside as they keep Travis out.

11. Ulamek, Iversen, Correy, Courtney. 2-4, 35-31
From the gate.

12. Eriksson, Ermolenko, Karlsson, Mills. 3-3, 38-34
Eriksson nips inside Sam on 2nd bend.

13. Ulamek, Hancock, Pecyna, Iversen. 2-4, 40-38
5-1 to Wolves from the start but Hancock goes under KP on the back straight.

14. Wolfie says Hamill looped at the start, nobody touched him. All four back! Hamill pulls out feeling unwell.

14. Mills, Pecyna, Skornicki, Courtney. 3-3, 43-41
AAARRRGGGHHH!!!!
Adam missed the gate by a mile. Mills rode an amazing race to hold out KP.

15. Hancock, Ulamek, Eriksson, Pecyna. 4-2, 47-43
Wolves gate for a match saving 4-2 but Hancock passes Ulamek on back straight as Eriksson goes under KP.

And that's how the season ends. Close to a good result... then we lost!

Thanks for following. Don't forget the marmalade next time you go shopping. Many thanks to Wolfie for the excellent updates and to the two cretins commentating on the radio.

Byyyeee. ;D