Hammers head home empty handed

Despite sterling performances from both Richard Lawson and Lewis Bridger, the Vortex Lakeside Hammers left Dorset empty handed this evening following a 50-40 point defeat against the Poole Pirates.

Things looked relatively promising for the Hammers in the first half of the meeting, who after a 5-1 heat advantage in the first race, were holding their own up to heat seven with the scores tied at 21 points each. In the second half of the meeting however, the Pirates increased the pressure, making more gates to reel off  five heat advantages.

The undoubted stars of the show for the Hammers were 2013 Hammer of the year Richard Lawson, who top scored with 13 points including an impressive heat 15 win to lower the colours of Pirates rider Przemyslaw Pawlicki, and Lewis Bridger who weighed in 10 points, including two heat victories.

Next up for the Hammers are one of the current league favourites, the King’s Lynn Stars, when they take on the Essex team in front of the Sky Sports cameras at the Raceway next Monday, the 19th May.

Poole Pirates = 50

1. Chris Holder 1, 1, 3, 3, 0 = 8
2. Josh Grajczonek 0, 2, 1, 3 = 6
3. Przemyslaw Pawlicki 3, 2*, 3, 3, 2 = 13+1
4. Vaclav Milik 2, 3, 1, 2 = 8
5. Maciej Janowski 0, 3, 1, 2* = 6+1
6. Ben Hopwood 0, 0, 0 = 0
7. Kyle Newman 3, 1*, 3, 1, 1* = 9+2

Lakeside Hammers = 40

1. Peter Karlsson 2*, 1, 0, 1, 1 = 5+1
2. Richard Lawson 3, 3, 2, 2, 3 = 13
3. David Watt 2, 0, 0, 0 = 2
4. Lewis Bridger 2, 3, 2, 3 = 10
5. Mikkel Bech 1*, 0, 2, 0 = 3+1
6. Ben Morley 1*, 0, 1* = 2+2
7. Adam Ellis 2, 1, 2, 0, 0 = 5

Heat Results

Heat 01: Lawson, Karlsson, Holder, Grajczonek 1-5 (1-5)
Heat 02: Newman, Ellis, Morley, Hopwood 3-3 (4-8)
Heat 03: Pawlicki, Watt, Bech, Janowski 3-3 (7-11)
Heat 04: Lawson, Milik, Ellis, Hopwood 2-4 (9-15)
Heat 05: Janowski, Bridger, Holder, Watt 4-2 (13-17)
Heat 06: Milik, Pawlicki, Karlsson, Bech 5-1 (18-18)
Heat 07: Bridger, Grajczonek, Newman, Morley 3-3 (21-21)
Heat 08: Pawlicki, Lawson, Milik, Watt 4-2 (25-23)
Heat 09: Newman, Ellis, Morley, Hopwood 3-3 (28-26)
Heat 10: Holder, Bech, Grajczonek, Watt 4-2 (32-28)
Heat 11: Pawlicki, Bridger, Janowski, Karlsson 4-2 (36-30)
Heat 12: Grajczonek, Lawson, Newman, Ellis 4-2 (40-32)
Heat 13: Holder, Janowski, Karlsson, Bech 5-1 (45-33)
Heat 14: Bridger, Milik, Newman, Ellis 3-3 (48-36)
Heat 15: Lawson, Pawlicki, Karlsson, Holder 2-4 (50-40)

Courtesty of @speedwayupdates & @lakesidelive

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