Justin shines as Hammers travel woes continue

The Lakeside Hammers were on the receiving end of a heavy away defeat tonight in front of the Sky Sports cameras, when they went down 60 -31 against the Coventry Bees.

The early heats were played out on an extremely tricky surface, which required extensive track grading as riders from both teams struggled to turn their bikes.  The Hammers night started brightly enough with a 4-2 , followed by a shared heat, before the Bee’s took advantage in heat 3 with a 5-1.  Things then began to go downhill for the Essex based team,  when Doubling Up rider Stuart Robson crashed out in Heat four whilst overtaking Bee’s rider Michal Szczepaniak, with the Hammers rider taking no further part in the meeting.

Despite some misfortunes and mechanical problems, the Hammers never fired on all cylinders with heat leaders Davey Watt & Peter Karlsson providing the only support to Hammers reserve Justin Sedgmen,  who attacked the track and top scored with 11 points.

With Kings Lynn winning away at Belle Vue, the Hammers will need to regroup and get their Play off ambitions back on track when they take on fellow top four hopefuls the Peterborough Panthers at the Arena Essex Raceway this coming Friday,

Coventry = 60

1. Chris Harris: 2, 3, 2′, 2, 3, 3 = 15+1
2. Adam Roynon: R, 3, 3, 1′ = 7+1
3. Edward Kennett: 3, 2′, 3, 2, 2′ = 12+2
4. Kenni Larsen: 2′, 3, 2′, 1, 3 = 11+2
5. Scott Nicholls: R/R (CH 3, KL 2′, MS Fx, EK 2′ = 7+2)
6. Aaron Summers: 1′, 3, 3, 2′, 2′ = 11+3
7. Michal Szczepaniak: 2, X, 1, Fx, 1′ = 4+1

Lakeside = 31

1. Davey Watt: 3, 1, 4!, R, R = 8
2. Kim Nilsson: 1, 0, R = 1
3. Peter Karlsson: R, 1!, 3, 3, 1 = 8
4. Jonas Davidsson: 1, 0, 0, 0 = 1
5. Stuart Robson: 2 = 2 Withdrawn
6. Justin Sedgmen: 3, 1, 2, 2, 1′, 1, 1 = 11+1
7. Robert Mear: 0, R, R, 0, 0 = 0

Heat Results

Heat 01: Watt, Harris, Nilsson, Roynon ret 2-4
Heat 02: Sedgmen, Szczepaniak, Summers, Mear 3-3 5-7
Heat 03: Kennett, Larsen, Davidsson, Karlsson ret 5-1 10-8
Heat 04: Harris, Robson, Szczepaniak ex, Mear ret 3-2 13-10
Heat 05: Larsen, Kennett, Watt, Nilsson 5-1 18-11
Heat 06: Roynon, Harris, Sedgmen, Mear ret 5-1 23-12
Heat 07: Summers, Larsen, Karlsson, Davidsson 5-1 28-13
Heat 08: Roynon, Sedgmen, Szczepaniak, Nilsson ret 4-2 32-15
Heat 09: Kennett, Sedgmen, Larsen, Mear 4-2 36-17
Heat 10: Karlsson, Harris, Roynon, Davidsson 3-3 39-20
Heat 11: Re-run Summers, WATT, Sedgmen 3-5 42-25
Heat 12: Karlsson, Kennett, Szczepaniak, Mear 3-3 45-28
Heat 13: Harris, Kennett, Sedmgen, Watt ret 5-1 50-29
Heat 14: Larsen, Summers, Sedgmen, Davidsson 5-1 55-30
Heat 15: Harris, Summers, Karlsson, Watt ret 5-1 60-31

Image: Heat 2: Justin Sedgmen of Lakeside – Lakeside Hammers vs Birmingham Brummies  CREDIT: Gavin Ellis/TGSPHOTO