Cup setback at Coventry
The Hammers slipped to an eleven point defeat in the first leg of the Elite League Knockout Cup at Coventry on Friday evening – leaving everything to play for in the return leg this coming Saturday at their home circuit.
Coventry Bees = 52
1. Edward Kennett - 3, 2, 2, 3 = 10 2. Rider Replacement 3. Chris Harris - 3, 3, 3, 3, 0, 3 = 15 4. Kenni Larsen - 3, 3, 3, 3, 2',2' = 16+2 5. Peter Kildemand (G) - 0, 1, 2',2' = 5+2 6. Adam Roynon - 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 = 0 7. Henning Bager - 0, 2, 1, 1, 0, 2 = 6
Lakeside Hammers = 41
1. Davey Watt - 2, 0, 2, 1 = 5 2. Kim Nilsson - 1', 2, 2, 3, 1', 1 = 10+2 3. Peter Karlsson - 2, 2, 3, 1, 1, 3, 0 = 12 4. Stuart Robson - 1', 1', 1, 0, 0 = 3+2 5. Rider Replacement 6. Ashley Birks (G) - 3, 0, 0, 1 = 4 7. Robert Mear - 1, 1', 2, 0, 3 = 7+1
Heat Results
Heat 01: Kennett, Watt, Nilsson, Bager (3-3) (3-3) Heat 02: Birks, Bager, Mear, Roynon (2-4) (5-7) Heat 03: Larsen, Karlsson, Robson, Kildemand (3-3) (8-10) Heat 04: Harris, Karlsson, Mear, Roynon (3-3) (11-13) Heat 05: Larsen, Nilsson, Kildemand, Watt (4-2) (15-15) Heat 06: Karlsson, Kennett, Bager, Birks (3-3) (18-18) Heat 07: Harris, Mear, Robson, Roynon (3-3) (21-21) Heat 08: Larsen, Nilsson, Bager, Birks(Fell) (4-2) (25-23) Heat 09: Larsen, Kildemand, Karlsson, Mear(EF) (5-1) (30-24) Heat 10: Nilsson, Kennett, Robson, Roynon (2-4) (32-28) Heat 11: Harris, Watt, Nilsson, Bager (3-3) (35-31) Heat 12: Kennett, Larsen, Karlsson, Robson (5-1) (40-32) Heat 13: Harris, Kildemand, Watt, Robson (5-1) (45-33) Match Race 1: Karlsson, Harris (0-3) (45-36) Heat 14: Mear, Bager, Birks, Roynon (2-4) (47-40) Heat 15: Harris, Larsen, Nilsson, Karlsson (ret) (5-1) (52-41)