No joy for Hammers in the Midlands

The Lakeside Hammers suffered travel woes for the second successive meeting, losing away at fellow play off contenders, the Birmingham Brummies.

Up to heat 11, the Hammers were still in with an outside chance of an away point, trailing 37-29, but a late meeting collapse saw the Brummies take heat advantages in the remaining four heats after the interval, to eventually run out comfortable winners 55-35.

Whilst other play off contenders Eastbourne and Peterbrough both lost away at King’s Lynn and Poole respectively, and with King’s Lynn having ridden four more meetings than the Hammers,  the pressure is still on the Essex club to deliver at their Raceway home, when the Brummies are the visitors this coming Friday.

Scores

Birmingham = 55

1. Bjarne Pedersen 2, 3, 1, 3, 2′, 2′ = 13+2
2. Josh Auty 0, 3, Fx, 3, Fx = 6
3. Danny King R/R (BP 3, SU 3, JA 3, BB 3)
4. Ben Barker 2′, 1, 2′, 3, 3, 3 = 14+2
5. Sebastian Ulamek 2, 3, R, 3, 3 = 11
6. Jan Graversen (G) 3, 1, 0 = 4
7. Martin Smolinski 2′, 0, 3, 1, 1 = 7+1

Lakeside = 35

1. Davey Watt 3, 2, 1′, 1, 0 = 7+1
2. Kim Nilsson 1, 0, 1′, 2 = 4+1
3. Peter Karlsson 1, 2′, 2, 2 = 7+1
4. Kauko Nieminen 0, 3, 1′, 2, 1 = 7+1
5. Jonas Davidsson 3, 0, 1, 0 = 4
6. Justin Sedgmen 0, 2, 0, 0 = 2
7. Robert Mear 1, 1, 2, 0 = 4

Lakeside win toss take 1 and 3

Heat Results

Heat 1: Watt, Pedersen, Nilsson, Auty 2-4 57.9
Heat 2: Re-run Graversen, Smolinski, Mear, Sedgmen 5-1 7-5 59.1
Heat 3: Pedersen, Barker, Karlsson, Nieminen 5-1 12-6 58.7
Heat 4: Davidsson, Ulamek, Mear, Smolinski 2-4 14-10 58.6
Heat 5: Ulamek, Watt, Barker, Nilsson 4-2 18-12 58.2
Heat 6: Auty, Sedgmen, Pedersen, Davidsson 4-2 22-14 59.4
Heat 7: Nieminen, Karlsson, Graversen, Ulamek 1-5 23-19 59.6
Heat 8: Re-run Smolinski, Mear, Nilsson 3-3 26-22 59.7
Heat 9: Auty, Barker, Davidsson, Sedgmen 5-1 31-23 59.4
Heat 10: Re-run Pedersen, Karlsson, Nieminen 3-3 34-26 59.4
Heat 11: Ulamek, Nilsson, Watt, Graversen 3-3 37-29
Heat 12: Barker, Karlsson, Smolinski, Sedgmen 4-2 41-31 59.5
Heat 13: Ulamek, Pedersen, Watt, Davidsson 5-1 46-32
Heat 14: Barker, Nieminen, Smolinski, Mear 4-2 50-34 60.0
Heat 15: Barker, Pedersen, Nieminen, Watt 5-1 55-35

Picture: Davey Watt (red), Kauko Nieminen (blue) – Lakeside Hammers vs Kings Lynn Stars. CREDIT: Rob Newell/TGSPHOTO