Six man Hammers go close

The Vortex Lakeside Hammers came agonisingly close to snatching a point tonight against The Coventry Bees, in a meeting which captain Davey Watt withdrew after his first ride, suffering from a hand injury.  The remaining six Hammers kept in the hunt for a league point, keeping the deficit to just four points prior to the nominated heat 15.

Stars of the show for the Hammers were Mikkel Bech, who in his new heat leader role, notched up 4 unbeaten rides, and Richard Lawson (11 paid 13).  Both riders were nominated in heat 15, but when Bech fell on the second lap, the Bee’s pairing of Anderson and Harris were able to complete a home 5-1 advantage to secure all the league points.

Scores and heat results.
Coventry Bees = 49

1. Hans Andersen – 0 , 3 , 0 , 2 , 3 = 8
2. Kyle Howarth – 1 , 3 , 1 , 1 , 3 = 9
3. Ryan Fisher – 2 , 2 , 3 , 1 = 8
4. Kenneth Hansen – 2 , 0 , 1 , 1 = 4
5. Chris Harris – 0 , 2′ , 3 , 1′ , 2′ = 8+3
6. Jason Garrity – 3 , 0 , 2′ , 2′ = 7+2
7. James Sarjeant – 2′ , 1 , 3 , 0 = 6+1

Lakeside Hammers = 41

1. Peter Karlsson – 3 , 1 , 0 , 2 , R = 6
2. Richard Lawson – 2′ , 3 , 2 , 2′ , 1 , 1 = 11+2
3. Davey Watt – 1 , R , (PK – 0, RL – 2′) = 1 (Withdrawn)
4. Lewis Bridger – 1 , 2 , R , 3 = 6
5. Mikkel Bech – 3 , 3 , 3 , 3 , 0 = 12
6. Liam Carr (Guest) – F/X , 0 , 1 (AE – 2′) = 1
7. Adam Ellis – 1 , 1 , 0 , 0 , 2′ = 4+1

Heat Results

Heat 01: Karlsson, Lawson, Howarth, Andersen 1-5
Heat 02: Garrity, Sarjeant, Ellis 5-1 6-6 Time: 62.30 (Carr – Fell / Excluded)
Heat 03: Bech, Fisher, Watt, Harris 2-4 8-10 Time: 61.50
Heat 04: Lawson, Hansen, Ellis, Garrity 2-4 10-14 Time: 61.70
Heat 05: Andersen, Harris, Bridger, Watt – Retired 5-1 15-15 Time: 60.40
Heat 06: Bech, Fisher, Karlsson, Hansen 2-4 17-19 Time: 60.30
Heat 07: Howarth, Bridger, Sarjeant, Carr 4-2 21-21 Time: 61.60
Heat 08: Fisher, Lawson, Hansen, Karlsson 4-2 25-23 Time: 61.10
Heat 09: Sarjeant, Garrity, Carr, Ellis 5-1 30-24 Time: 62.50
Heat 10: Bech, Lawson, Howarth, Andersen 1-5 31-29 Time: 60.70
Heat 11: Harris, Karlsson, Fisher, Bridger – Retired 4-2 35-31 Time: 61.50
Heat 12: Howarth, Garrity, Lawson, Ellis 5-1 40-32 Time: 63.20
Heat 13: Bech, Andersen, Harris, Karlsson – Retired 3-3 43-35 Time: 61.40
Heat 14: Bridger, Ellis, Hansen, Sarjeant 1-5 44-40 Time: 61.80
Heat 15: Andersen, Harris, Lawson, Bech 5-1 49-41 Time: 64.10

Courtesy of @speedwayupdates

Image: Mikkel Bech of Lakeside Hammers – Lakeside Hammers vs Eastbourne Eagles, Elite League Speedway at the Arena Essex Raceway. CREDIT: Rob Newell/TGSPHOTO