14-4-07 Eastbourne 57 Wolves 35 ELA

[Mr X]

From our live updates service.

Saturday 14 April 2007 Elite League (A) 7.30pm

Vocals: Sugababe.

Eastbourne Eagles 57

1: Nicki Pedersen:.......... 3 3 3 3 3 = 15
2: Stefan Andersson:..... F R (Withdrawn Injured) = 0
3: David Norris:.............. 3 2*3 3 3 2* = 16+2
4: Dean Barker:.............. 2*3 2 2*3 = 12+2
5: R/R (Davey Watt)
6: Cameron Woodward:.. 1 X F 1 0 1 = 3
7: Lewis Bridger:............. 3 2 0 3 2*1 = 11+1

Wolves 35

1: Peter Karlsson:.......... 1*1 4 2 1 = 9+1
2: R/R (Fredrik Lindgren)
3: Billy Hamill:................. 1 3 1*X 2 R = 7+1
4: Magnus Karlsson:....... 2 0 1 1 2 = 6
5: Travis McGowan(G):.... 3 2 1 0 1* = 7+1
6: Carl Wilkinson:............ 0 0 0 = 0
7: Theo Pijper:............... 2 1 1*2 0 0 = 6+1

Wolves on gates 1 and 3.

1. Pedersen, MAGNUS, PETER, Andersson (Fell) 3-3.
From the gate. Pedersen just outside the track record. Andersson falls on 1st bend.

2. Bridger, PIJPER, Woodward, WILKINSON. 4-2, 7-5
Theo passes Woodward on 2nd lap and is close to Bridger by the end.

3. Norris, Barker, HAMILL, MAGNUS. 5-1, 12-6
From the gate. Magnus' bike sounds sick.

4. MCGOWAN, Bridger, PIJPER, Andersson(Ret) 2-4, 14-10
Travis right round the outside for the win. Wolves on a 5-1 but Bridger drives hard under Theo on the 2nd lap. Andersson packs up / gives up at the back.

5. Barker, Norris, PETER, WILKO. 5-1, 19-11
PK all over the back of the home duo but...

Delay while the doctor examines Stefan Andersson who has concussion.

6. Pedersen, MCGOWAN, PIJPER, Bridger. 3-3, 22-14
Nicki from the gate. Bridger round the outisde into 2nd. Travis hard under Bridger on 3rd bend, pushes him wide. Theo takes his chance and passes Bridger on 2nd lap 3rd bend. Good ride from Travis.

Andersson has pulled out. Eastbourne may have to go with no replacement in one heat as it is thought this is a previous injury for Stefan.

7. To be rerun... Magnus gates, Woodward goes down under a nudge, stays down, is excluded and not happy.

7. HAMILL, Barker, MAGNUS, Woodward(FX) 2-4, 24-18
Barker inside Magnus Lap 2 back straight.

8. Bridger, PIJPER, HAMILL, Woodward(F) 3-3, 27-21
Woodward leads until the last bend... and falls off. Theo and Lawis pass and repass on lap 1.

9. Norris, Barker, MCGOWAN, WILKO. 5-1, 32-22
Barker inside Travis on 4th bend. Three 5-1's for this pair, the difference in the match.

10. Pedersen, Bridger, MAGNUS, HAMILL(FX) 5-1, 37-23
Race awarded. Billy tries to round Bridger on 2L3B, overdoes it and falls. Seems OK.

11. Norris, PETER(TR), Woodward, McGowan. 4-4, 41-27
PK passes Woodward on back straight. Travis nowhere this time.

12. Norris, HAMILL, Bridger, PIJPER. 4-2, 45-29
Billy outside Bridger 2nd lap home straight. We can't gate.

Christine says the most interesting thing that has happened recently is that she's discovered she's wearing odd socks.
Fascinating stuff...

13. Pedersen, PETER, MCGOWAN, Woodward. 3-3, 48-32
Both Wolves pass Cameron on back straight.

14. Barker, MAGNUS, Woodward, PIJPER. 4-2, 52-34
Magnus leads, race stopped as Woodward falls. All 4 back. Rerun Barker passes Magnus on back straight. Good battle for 3rd won by Woodward on last lap.

15. Pedersen, Norris, PETER, HAMILL(EF) 5-1, 57-35
From the gate.

Dire.

[Mr X]

Any (repeatable) comments?

[Lawt]

I'll edit out the unrepeatable comments. It won't leave much....

Peter: 5 Below average but suffering from one or possibly two injuries. No heat wins!

Billy: 5 Also below average. Looked committed but didn't turn it into points.

Magnus: 5 Beat Woodward once but all his other points came off fallen or excluded riders.

McGowan: 6 Just about what David might have scored (perhaps better) but I expected more after the way he rode against us last night.

Carl: 4 Gives it everything but hasn't got the firepower to score in the EL.

Theo: 5 Quite a few of his points were gifted tonight.

A very poor performance from the whole team with NO bright spots to talk about on the long journey home. Any team that gets 5-1ed by Barker and Norris THREE times in a meeting should hang their heads with shame.
Basically it was an expensive waste of money going to these two meetings where the riders did not seem anywhere near as interested as the fans. The only good things from the two days were the sunshine on the beach at Eastbourne and the fact that we may have reduced the averages a bit towards helping Mikael Karlsson back into the team.
Can't see any compelling reason to bother going to the Green tomorrow to watch us exit the KOC.

[Mr D]

lawt said:

the fact that we may have reduced the averages a bit towards helping Mikael Karlsson back into the team.

But can you honestly see that happening Lawt as we all know what CVS's policy is,unless a rider is injured and will be out for a long spell he does not change the team, but if it did happen at whos expense would it be.

[Mr Putt]

lawt said:

Basically it was an expensive waste of money going to these two meetings where the riders did not seem anywhere near as interested as the fans.

Sorry to hear the trip wasnt worthwhile. it should be others who are apololgising to you though lawt (and Ruth) not me but as we all know they will have seen nothing wrong or not expected from these 2 meetings.