Vortex Hammers slip against the Brummies

The Vortex Hammers failed to continue on from their Tuesday night form, going down 56-38 against the Birmingham Brummies at Perry Bar.

Despite keeping the home team within 6 point touching distance up to heat 7, the Brummies pulled away with heat advantages in the second half of the meeting, with the Hammers unable to maximise advantages from two tactical rides.  Number 1,  Peter Karlsson top scored for the Essex based team, who also lost reserve Richard Lawson to a heat 2 crash, forcing fellow reserve Robert Mear taking 7 rides.

Scores and heat results:

Birmingham Brummies = 56

1. Chris Harris 1*, 2*, 1, 2
2. Jason Doyle 2, 3, 3, 3, 3
3. Danny King 3, 2, 3, 3, 1
4. Josh Auty 1, 1*, F, 3
5. Ben Barker 3, 1*,1, 1*
6. Martin Smolinski Fx, 2, 3, 2*
7. Nicolas Covatti 3, 0, 2*, 1

Lakeside Hammers = 38

1. Peter Karlsson 0, 3, 3,2, 3, 2
2. Kim Nilsson 3, 2, R, 1,0 = 6
3. Lewis Bridger 0, 0, 2, 4^, 1 =
4. Davey Watt R/R
5. Piotr Swiderski 2, E/F, 4^, 0, 0, 0
6. Richard Lawson 1* = 1+1
7. Robert Mear 2, 1*, 1, 0, 1*, 0, 0 = 5+2

Heat Results

Heat 01: Nilsson, Doyle, Harris, Karlsson 3-3
Heat 02: Covatti, Mear, Lawson, Smolinski (Fx) 3-3 6-6
Heat 03: King, Nilsson, Auty, Bridger 4-2 10-8
Heat 04: Barker, Swiderski, Mear,Covatti 3-3 13-11
Heat 05: Karlsson, King, Auty, Nilsson (R) 3-3 16-14
Heat 06: Doyle, Harris, Mear, Swiderski (EF) 5-1 21-15
Heat 07: Karlsson, Smolinski, Barker, Bridger 3-3 24-18
Heat 08: Doyle, Covatti, Nilsson, Mear 5-1 29-19
Heat 09: King, Swiderski, Mear, Auty (F) 3-5 32-24
Heat 10: Doyle, Bridger, Harris, Swiderski 4-2 36-26
Heat 11: Smolinski, Karlsson, Barker, Nilsson 4-2 40-28
Heat 12: King, Bridger, Covatti, Mear 4-4 44-32
Heat 13: Karlsson, Harris, Barker, Swiderski 3-3 47-35
Heat 14: Auty, Smolinski, Bridger, Mear 5-1 52-36
Heat 15: Doyle, Karlsson, Doyle, Swiderski 4-2 56-38

Image: Heat 1: Peter Karlsson of Lakeside – Vortex Lakeside Hammers vs Kings Lynn Stars –  CREDIT: Gavin Ellis/TGSPHOTO