Pirates smash and grab

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The Vortex Lakeside Hammers concluded their 2015 home season at The Arena Essex Raceway with a 10 point loss at the hands of the current Elite League leaders, The Poole Pirates, who took a 40-50 victory on the night.

In front of a good crowd, the Hammers, running with three guests, initially matched the Pirates, with the scores level at 24 points a piece after heat 8. The Dorset team however delivered two 1-5 heat maximum hammer blows in heats 12 and 13, a race which saw Maciej Janowski take an alarming looking fall as he tussled with Andreas Jonsson at the start of lap 2, an incident which saw the Swedish Gp star excluded, a contentious decision in the eyes of some.

For the Hammers, skipper Andreas Jonsson again led from the front, top scoring with 11, backed by Richard Lawson with 9 (paid 10) and Edward Kennet with 8.  For the Pirates, former Hammers skipper Davey Watt showed his knowledge of The Raceway with 11, but star of the show for the visitors was the impressive Kyle Newman who picked up 15 (paid 17), highlighting the strength at reserve for the current league champions.

Scores and heat results:

Lakeside = 40

1. Andreas Jonsson 3, 3, 2, X, 3 = 11
2. Max Fricke (G) 1, 3, 2, 1′ = 7+1
3. Edward Kennett 3, 2, 3, 0 = 8
4. Richard Lawson 2, 1′, 3, 3, 0 = 9+1
5. Kim Nilsson 1, 0, 0, 1 = 2
6. Kyle Hughes (G) 1, 1, Fx, 0 = 2
7. Luke Bowen (G) 0, 0, 0, 1 = 1

Poole = 50

1. Chris Holder 2, R, 2, 3, 1′ = 8+1
2. Dakota North 0, 2, 1′ = 3+1
3. Davey Watt 2, 2, 3, 2, 2 = 11
4. Kacper Gomolski 3, 1′, 1, 1′ = 6+2
5. Maciej Janowski 0, 3, R = 3
6. Ben Morley (G) 2′, Fx, 2′ = 4+2
7. Kyle Newman 3, 1, 2, 3, 1′, 3, 2′ = 15+2

Poole win toss take 1 and 3.

Heat Results

Heat 01: Jonsson, Holder, Fricke, North 4-2 58.3
Heat 02: Newman, Morley, Hughes, Bowen 1-5 5-7 59.9
Heat 03: Kennett, Watt, Nilsson, Janowski 4-2 9-9 59.0
Heat 04: Gomolski, Lawson, Newman, Bowen 2-4 11-13 59.9
Heat 05: Re-run Fricke, North, Hughes 4-2 15-15 59.3
Heat 06: Janowski, Kennett, Lawson, Holder ret 3-3 18-18 59.
Heat 07: Jonsson, Watt, Gomolski, Nilsson 3-3 21-21 58.4
Heat 08: Lawson, Newman, North, Bowen 3-3 24-24 60.0
Heat 09: Re-run Newman, Fricke, Gomolski 2-4 26-28 60.2
Heat 10: Kennett, Holder, Newman, Nilsson 3-3 29-31 58.9
Heat 11: Watt, Jonsson, Fricke, Janowski ret 3-3 32-34 59.6
Heat 12: Newman, Morley, Bowen, Hughes 1-5 33-39 61.3
Heat 13: Re-run Holder, Newman, Nilsson 1-5 34-44 59.6
Heat 14: Lawson, Watt, Gomolski, Kennett 3-3 37-47 59.7
Heat 15: Re-run Jonsson, Watt, Nicholls, Lawson ret 3-3 40-50 59.0

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Image: Andreas Jonsson Credit Rob Newell / TGS Photo