Adam is runner up in British U21 final

Vortex Hammers fast track star Adam Ellis finished runner up in tonight’s Cradley hosted British U21 final at Monmore Green, Wolverhampton.

The 19 year old went straight through to the final after joint top scoring with 13 points in the qualifying heats. The final itself took two re-runs, first with Steffan Nielsen crashing and second with Ellis and Coventry fast track reserve Jason Garrity coming to grief. In the final re-run, Josh Bates took control from the first bend, taking the chequred flag.

Vortex Hammers assets Marc Owen and Jack Kingston scored 6 and 5 points respectively.

Result:

Winner: Josh Bates
Second: Adam Ellis
Third: Jason Garrity

Scores and heat results.

1. Nathan Greaves (Cradley Heath) – X, FX = 0 WITHDRAWN
2. Adam Ellis (Lakeside/Ipswich) – 2, 3, 3, 3, 2 = 13
3. Joe Jacobs (Wolves/Peterborough) – 3, 1, 2, 3, 3 = 12
4. James Sarjeant (Coventry/Coventry Storm) – 1, 3, FX, X, NS = 4
5. Tom Perry (Leicester/Cradley Heath) – 1, 2, 0, 1, 3 = 7
6. Kyle Howarth (Coventry/Workington) – 2, 1, R, 3, 2 = 8
7. Ashley Morris (Wolves/Workington) – 3, 2, 2, 3, 1 = 11
8. Ryan Terry-Daly (Coventry Storm) – 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 = 1
9. Josh Bates (Sheffield/Mildenhall) – FX, 3, 3, 2, 3 = 11
10. Stefan Nielsen (Belle Vue/Coventry Storm) – 3, 2, 3, 2, 3 = 13
11. James Shanes (Devon) – 2, 0, 2, 1, 2 = 7
12. Marc Owen (Kings Lynn Young Stars) – 1, 1, 1, 2, 1 = 6
13. Dan Greenwood (Swindon/Coventry Storm) – 2, 1, 1, 2, X = 6
14. Connor Coles (Mildenhall) – 1, 0, 1, 1, R = 3
15. Jason Garrity (Coventry/Rye House) – 3, 3, 2, X, 2 = 10
16. Jack Kingston (Mildenhall) – FX, 2, 3, 0, X = 5

R1: Danny Phillips (Cradley Heath) – 1, F = 1
R2: Connor Mountain (Mildenhall) – 0, 1 = 1

Heat Results

Heat 01 (Re-Run): Jacobs, Ellis, Sarjeant, Greaves (Excluded).
Heat 02: Morris, Howarth, Perry, Terry-Daly.
Heat 03: Nielsen, Shanes, Owen, Bates (Fell, Excluded).
Heat 04 (Re-Run X2): Garrity, Greenwood, Coles, Kingston (Fell, Excluded).
Heat 05 (Re-Run): Bates, Perry, Greenwood, Greaves (Fell, Excluded).
Heat 06 (Re-Run): Ellis, Nielsen, Howarth, Coles.
Heat 07: Garrity, Morris, Jacobs, Shanes.
Heat 08: Sarjeant, Kingston, Owen, Terry-Daly.
Heat 09 (Re-Run X2): Kingston, Shanes, Phillips, Howarth (EF).
Heat 10: Ellis, Garrity, Owen, Perry.
Heat 11: Bates, Jacobs, Coles, Terry-Daly.
Heat 12: Nielsen, Morris, Greenwood, Sarjeant (Fell, Excluded).
Heat 13: Morris, Owen, Coles, Mountain.
Heat 14: Ellis, Greenwood, Shanes, Terry-Daly.
Heat 15: Jacobs, Nielsen, Kingston, Perry.
Heat 16 (Re-Run X2): Howarth, Bates, Garrity (Excluded), Sarjeant (Excluded).
Heat 17: Nielsen, Garrity, Terry-Daly, Phillips (Fell).
Heat 18: Bates, Ellis, Morris, Kingston (Excluded).
Heat 19 (Re-Run): Jacobs, Howarth, Owen, Greenwood (Excluded).
Heat 20: Perry, Shanes, Mountain, Coles (Retired).

Semi-Final: Garrity, Bates, Jacobs, Morris.

Final (Re-Run): Bates, Ellis, Garrity (Excluded), Nielsen (Excluded).

courtesy of @speedwayupdates

Image: Adam Ellis of Lakeside Hammers – Lakeside Hammers vs Leicester Lions, Elite League Speedway at the Arena Essex Raceway. CREDIT: Rob Newell/TGSPHOTO