Shane Scores 9+1 as Kaparna Go Down
Posted 08/06/06

Kaparna surprisingly lost by 49-47 at Valsarna this evening with Shane having a mixed night in recording 9+1 from 6 rides.

Things started badly for Shane as he was on the wrong end of a 5-1 in heat 3, coming in third ahead of his team mate with the Valsarna pairing well clear. This was reversed in his second race of the evening in heat 7 when he and partner Stefan Andersson recorded a 5-1 despite Shane in second having to fight off a very determined challenge from Robert Eriksson.

As a result, Shane was brought in to replace Tomas Karlsson in the next heat but the move backfired with Shane finishing at the back in a heat won from the gate. Heat 12 was back to the old Shane as he came out on top of an excellent battle with Ricky Kling to claim the victory before recording another tough victory in heat 14. His final race in heat 16 saw Shane fail to score with Robert Eriksson getting revenge for heat 7 by winning the battle between the two for third place.