Post by richiej95 on Jun 26, 2012 17:45:07 GMT
Poole Pirates maintained their unbeaten record with a sublime 41-49 away victory against the struggling Wolverhampton Wolves at Monmore Green.
After a level opening race, the hosts opened up a two point lead, as a Kenny Ingalls win was backed up by a third place for debutant Jacob Thorssell after Kyle Howarth fell whilst at the back.
Wins for GP star Chris Holder and Eddie Kennett, guesting in place of Tai Woffinden for Wolves, saw the hosts remain ahead, but the two point deficit was soon reversed in favour of the Pirates, as their guest Chris Harris was joined by Ricky Kling at the front for a comfortable 5-1 over middle-order duo Ty Proctor and Robert Miskowiak.
The next three heats saw Lindgren, Kennett and Proctor take victories for Wolves, but on each occasion their partner was left trailing at the back, meaning the hosts failed to capitalise on their race wins.
Poole then instantly punished them for that, starting with a heat 9 maximum from Sam Masters and Dennis Andersson, again over Proctor and Miskowiak.
Holder then got the better of fellow GP man Lindgren to provide stretch the Poole advantage to 8, before a third consecutive heat advantage for the visitors put them 10 clear going into the interval.
Wolves were in desperate need of a heat advantage quickly if they were going to give themselves a chance, but instead it was Holder and Masters who nullified a Miskowiak tactical ride with another 5-1, which completed a devastating four heat spell which sprung their lead from a slender two points to a massive 14 point advantage that guaranteed another victory.
A Lindgren win did give Wolves a heat 13 4-2, before Proctor and Ingalls struck a maximum in the penultimate race of the night, but it was too little too late as they fell to a disappointing 41-49 defeat.
For Wolves, Fredrik Lindgren (12+1) did what was expected, whilst Eddie Kennett (11) did an excellent job as a guest. However, nobody stepped up in the middle-order to add a big score and cover the use of rider replacement, with Robert Miskowiak (4) very poor and Ty Proctor (8+1) poor besides his two race wins. With Jacob Thorssell (1) making little impact on his debut, and in-form Ricky Wells absent, Proctor or Miskowiak needed to step up with a double figure score in support, and with neither doing that, Wolves struggled. 9 last places around their home track was also not good enough, and they were made to pay by the in-form Pirates.
On the other hand, Poole will be delighted with an exceptional away win when they were extremely under-strength themselves. Chris Holder (14) was exceptional as ever, whilst Chris Harris (10) covered the absence of Darcy Ward very well. With Adrian Miedzinski gone and Kasprzak yet to rejoin Poole, Sam Masters (10+2) stepped up from reserve to be a real trump card, whilst Ricky Kling (6+2) and Dennis Andersson (4+3) were unsung heroes in the main body. Even though they didn’t score many, young Brits Kyle Howarth (3) and Kyle Newman (2+1) also scored some vital points.
After a level opening race, the hosts opened up a two point lead, as a Kenny Ingalls win was backed up by a third place for debutant Jacob Thorssell after Kyle Howarth fell whilst at the back.
Wins for GP star Chris Holder and Eddie Kennett, guesting in place of Tai Woffinden for Wolves, saw the hosts remain ahead, but the two point deficit was soon reversed in favour of the Pirates, as their guest Chris Harris was joined by Ricky Kling at the front for a comfortable 5-1 over middle-order duo Ty Proctor and Robert Miskowiak.
The next three heats saw Lindgren, Kennett and Proctor take victories for Wolves, but on each occasion their partner was left trailing at the back, meaning the hosts failed to capitalise on their race wins.
Poole then instantly punished them for that, starting with a heat 9 maximum from Sam Masters and Dennis Andersson, again over Proctor and Miskowiak.
Holder then got the better of fellow GP man Lindgren to provide stretch the Poole advantage to 8, before a third consecutive heat advantage for the visitors put them 10 clear going into the interval.
Wolves were in desperate need of a heat advantage quickly if they were going to give themselves a chance, but instead it was Holder and Masters who nullified a Miskowiak tactical ride with another 5-1, which completed a devastating four heat spell which sprung their lead from a slender two points to a massive 14 point advantage that guaranteed another victory.
A Lindgren win did give Wolves a heat 13 4-2, before Proctor and Ingalls struck a maximum in the penultimate race of the night, but it was too little too late as they fell to a disappointing 41-49 defeat.
For Wolves, Fredrik Lindgren (12+1) did what was expected, whilst Eddie Kennett (11) did an excellent job as a guest. However, nobody stepped up in the middle-order to add a big score and cover the use of rider replacement, with Robert Miskowiak (4) very poor and Ty Proctor (8+1) poor besides his two race wins. With Jacob Thorssell (1) making little impact on his debut, and in-form Ricky Wells absent, Proctor or Miskowiak needed to step up with a double figure score in support, and with neither doing that, Wolves struggled. 9 last places around their home track was also not good enough, and they were made to pay by the in-form Pirates.
On the other hand, Poole will be delighted with an exceptional away win when they were extremely under-strength themselves. Chris Holder (14) was exceptional as ever, whilst Chris Harris (10) covered the absence of Darcy Ward very well. With Adrian Miedzinski gone and Kasprzak yet to rejoin Poole, Sam Masters (10+2) stepped up from reserve to be a real trump card, whilst Ricky Kling (6+2) and Dennis Andersson (4+3) were unsung heroes in the main body. Even though they didn’t score many, young Brits Kyle Howarth (3) and Kyle Newman (2+1) also scored some vital points.