Shane
Performs Well at Grasstrack Testimonial
by Gordon Gilbey, Posted 07/10/05
Glasgow's captain was back aboard a grasstrack/longtrack
bike tonight at The Oak Tree Arena in Somerset as he made his second
appearance of the week in a testimonial meeting.
Tonight it was a 'meeting with a difference' for Barry Woodruff,
a well known grasstrack rider who has been riding for 25 years. Baz
has also spannered for Rebels favourite Glenn Cunningham.
All the rider were riding grasstrack/longtrack machine which differ
from normal speedway machines in that they have rear suspension and
gears. The bikes were however fitted with the smaller 19" speedway
wheels.
Shane scored a creditable 11 points and just missed out on qualifying
for the final. The line up featured a mixture of riders from both
the shale and grass with Belle Vue's Joe Screen winning his 5 heat
rides and then the final. The fastest time of 58.49 was recorded in
heat 12 by home favourite Cunningham but as this was slower than many
races on normal speedway machines the debate as to which type of machine
would be quicker remains unaswered.
Line-up
1) Martin Williams (Unattached) 1, 1, 2, 0, 2 = 6
2) Vince Kinchin (Grasstracker) 0, 0, 0, 1, 2 = 3
3) Wayne Barrett (Unattached) 2, 0, 2, R, 1 = 5
4) Glenn Cunningham (Somerset) 3, 3, 3, 3, 1 = 13 3rd
5) Jason King (Newport) 3, 3, 3, 3, 0 = 12
6) Richard Knight (Grasstracker) F, 1, 1, 1, 0 = 3
7) Shane Colvin (Sittingbourne) 2, 1, 2, 1, 3 = 9
8) Lewis Denham (Grasstracker) R, F = 0 WITHDRAWN
9) Gary Phelps (Unattached) 1, F = 1 WITHDRAWN
10) Stephan Katt (Germany) R, 3, 0, 2, 1 = 6
11) Joe Screen (Belle Vue) 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 = 15 WINNER
12) Shane Parker (Glasgow) 2, 2, 1, 3, 3 = 11
13) Steve Bishop (Somerset) 1, 2, 1, R, 2 = 6
14) Krister Marsh (IoW) 2, 2, 3, 2, 2 = 11
15) Andrew Appleton (Reading) 3, 2, 2, 2, 3 = 12 2nd
16) John Jefferies (Grasstracker) 0, 1, R, 1, 1 = 3
Reserves
Andy Carfield 1, 2, 0 = 3
Chris Waters 0, 0, 0 = 0
Heat Results
Heat 01: Cunningham, Barrett, Williams, Kinchin 58.67
Heat 02: King, Colvin, Denham ret, Knight fell 59.59
Heat 03: Screen, Parker, Phelps, Katt ret 58.53
Heat 04: Appleton, Marsh, Bishop, Jefferies 59.15
Heat 05: King, Bishop, Williams, Phelps fell 59.78
Heat 06: Katt, Marsh, Knight, Kinchin 60.77
Heat 07: Screen, Appleton, Colvin, Barrett 58.73
Heat 08: Cunningham, Parker, Jefferies, Denham fell 59.70
Heat 09: Screen, Williams, Knight, Jefferies ret 60.01
Heat 10: King, Appleton, Parker, Kinchin 59.59
Heat 11: Marsh, Barrett, Carfield, Waters 60.81
Heat 12: Cunningham, Colvin, Bishop, Katt 58.49
Heat 13: Parker, Marsh, Colvin, Williams 60.20
Heat 14: Screen, Carfield, Kinchin, Bishop ret 58.78
Heat 15: King, Katt, Jefferies, Barrett ret 61.43
Heat 16: Cunningham, Appleton, Knight, Waters 59.02
Heat 17: Appleton, Williams, Katt, Carfield 59.45
Heat 18: Colvin, Kinchin, Jefferies, Waters 62.11
Heat 19: Parker, Bishop, Barrett, Knight 60.73
Heat 20: Screen, Marsh, Cunningham, King 58.57
GRAND FINAL: Screen, Appleton, Cunningham, King
Scores and heat details courtesy of Statman and Fozzie on
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