Pirates take the points

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The Poole Pirates took all three Elite League points in Dorset this evening, as the Hammers went down to a 53-39 point defeat, despite Richard Lawson continuing his recent awesome form, as he top scored for the Hammers with 14 paid 15.

After going 6 points down following the opening two heats,  The Hammers had pulled themselves back in to contention, drawing level after heat 5, with Lawson, Kennett and Nilsson all recording race victories.  Things looked even brighter in heat 6, when the Hammers took the lead for the first time in the meeting with a Jonsson / Lawson 5-1, but The Pirates hit back gating to four consecutive maximum heat advantages of their own, to open up a 12 point lead by heat 10.

Lawson came out as a tactical in the 11th, with Bech chasing the fast gating Holder, but allowing Lawson through, to record a 3-5 in the Hammers favour. Shared heats in the 12th and 13th left the Hammers 10 points down, but still in with an outside chance of an away point, however a further North & Gomolski 5-1 over Bech and Kennett effectively sealed the result, before Lawson and Jonsson slotted in behind Janowski for the nominated heat 15.

Scores and heat results.

Poole Pirates= 53

1 Chris Holder 3, 2*, 3, 2 = 10+1
2 Josh Grajczonek 2*, 1, 3, 0 = 6+1
3 Dakota North 0, 0, 2*, 3, Fx = 5+1
4 Kacper Gomolski 2, 1, 2, 2* = 7+1
5 Maciej Janowski 2, 3, 3, 1*, 3 = 12+1
6 Paul Starke 1, 0, 0 = 1
7 Kyle Newman 3, 1*, 3, 2*, 3 = 12+2

Lakeside Hammers = 39

1 Andreas Jonsson 1, 3, 1, 0, 1* = 6+1
2 Kim Nilsson 0, 3, 1, 0 = 4
3 Mikkel Bech 1, 0, 1*, 1 = 3+1
4 Edward Kennett 3, 1, 1, 0 = 5
5 Richard Lawson 3, 2*, 4, 3, 2 = 14+1
6 Adam Ellis 2, 2*, 0, R, 2 = 6+1
7 Ashley Birks 0, 0, 1* = 1+1

Heat Results

Heat 01: Holder, Grajczonek, Jonsson, Nilsson 5-1 (5-1) 60.68
Heat 02: Newman, Ellis, Starke, Birks 4-2 (9-3) 60.72
Heat 03: Lawson, Janowski, Bech, North 2-4 (11-7) 60.97s
Heat 04: Kennett, Gomolski, Newman, Birks (3-3) 14-10 60.75
Heat 05: Nilsson, Ellis, Grajczonek, Starke 1-5 (15-15) 60.72
Heat 06: Jonsson, Lawson, Gomolski, North FELL 1-5 (16-20) 60.31
Heat 07: Janowski, Holder, Kennett, Bech 5-1 (21-21) 60.34
Heat 08: Newman, Gomolski, Nilsson, Ellis 5-1 (26-22) 61.03
Heat 09: Grajczonek, Newman, Kennett, Ellis RET 5-1 (31-23)
Heat 10: Janowski, North, Jonsson, Nilsson 5-1 (36-24) 60.66
Heat 11: Holder, LAWSON, Bech, Grajczonek 3-5 (39-29) 60.97
Heat 12: Newman, Ellis, Birks, Starke 3-3 (42-32) 61.97
Heat 13: Lawson, Holder, Janowski, Jonsson 3-3 (45-35) 60.59
Heat 14: North, Gomolski, Bech, Kennett 5-1 (50-36) 61.60
Heat 15:Janowski, Lawson, Jonsson, North (Fx) 3-3 (53-39) 60.97

Courtesy of and thanks to @lakesidelive for heat updates.

Image: Richard Lawson of Lakeside Hammers – Lakeside Hammers vs Kings Lynn Stars, Elite League Speedway at the Arena Essex Raceway. CREDIT: Rob Newell/TGSPHOTO