Brummies seen off

August 10, 2012

The Hammers saw off their play-off rivals Birmingham with what turned out to be a fairly comfortable victory on Friday evening at the Arena Essex Raceway.

There was plenty of good racing for the fans to enjoy, particularly from number one Davey Watt, who put on a superb display of overtaking despite nursing an injury.

Watt’s antics started in the opening when he swooped past Bjarne Pedersen and Martin Smolinski to take the lead – only for Smolinski to lift existing the final corner and dump the Aussie in the fence. The race was awarded, with Watt and race leader Stuart Robson earning their side a 5-1.

The action came thick and fast and the Hammers extended their lead further when Jonas Davidsson teamed up with Justin Sedgmen to show a clean pair of heels to Sebastian Ulamek. The “Sedge-Hammer” was in good form all night with only a fall in heat seven spoilt what was an otherwise immaculate race card.

An early tactical outing for Pedersen in heat five was nullified when Peter Karlsson hit the front and when the Brummies lost their chance on their second double outing when Ashworth fell in heat twelve the meeting was effectively decided.

Watt wasn’t finished, though, as he produced another third to first party piece over Pedersen and Ulamek in heat thirteen before the evening finished with Karlsson getting in on the act, rounding off the night with a final turn swoop to pass Ulamek and ensure the home side finished with a heat advantage.

Lakeside Hammers 53

 1. Davey Watt - 2' 2 3 3 = 10+1
 2. Stuart Robson - 3 1' 2 1 = 7+1
 3. Peter Karlsson - X 3 1' 3 3 = 10+1
 4. Kim Nilsson - 3 1 2 0 = 6
 5. Jonas Davidsson - 3 2 3 0 1 = 9
 6. Justin Sedgmen - 3 2' X 2' = 7+2
 7. Robert Mear - 1 1' 1 1 = 4+1

Birmingham Brummies 39

 1. Bjarne Pedersen - 1 4! 0 0 2 = 7
 2. Martin Smolinski - X 2 0 3 1 = 6
 3. Rider Replacement
 4. Ricky Ashworth - 1' 1 2 X 3 R = 7+1
 5. Sebastian Ulamek - 1 3 3 3 1' 2 = 13+1
 6. Carl Wilkinson - X R 0 = 0
 7. Joe Screen - 2 0 0 2 2' = 6+1

Heat Results

 Heat 01: Robson, Watt, Pedersen, Smolinski (fell exc) (5-1) (5-1) awarded, no time
 Heat 02: Sedgmen, Screen, Mear, Wilkinson (fell exc) (4-2) (9-3) 59.9
 Heat 03: Nilsson, Smolinski, Ashworth, Karlsson (exc) (3-3) (12-6) 58.8
 Heat 04: Davidsson, Sedgmen, Ulamek, Screen (5-1) (17-7) 59.3
 Heat 05: Karlsson, Pedersen (tactical ride), Nilsson, Smolinski (4-4) (21-11) 58.8
 Heat 06: Ulamek, Watt, Robson, Wilkinson (ret) (3-3) (24-14) 57.9
 Heat 07: Ulamek, Davidsson, Ashworth, Sedgmen (exc) (2-4) (26-18) 58.6
 Heat 08: Smolinski, Robson, Mear, Screen (3-3) (29-21) 59.5
 Heat 09: Ulamek, Nilsson, Karlsson, Wilkinson (3-3) (32-24) 58.5
 Heat 10: Watt, Ashworth, Robson, Pedersen (4-2) (36-26) 58.6
 Heat 11: Davidsson, Sedgmen, Smolinski, Pedersen (5-1) (41-27) 59.5
 Heat 12: Karlsson, Screen, Mear, Ashworth (tactical ride) (exc) (4-2) (45-29) 59.4
 Heat 13: Watt, Pedersen, Ulamek, Davidsson (3-3) (48-32) 59.0
 Heat 14: Ashworth, Screen, Mear, Nilsson (1-5) (49-37) 59.5
 Heat 15: Karlsson, Ulamek, Davidsson, Ashworth (ret) (4-2) (53-39) 58.8