It was a very good day for me - getting more experience. I raced with a lot of battles going on and I scored 9+1 points from 6 rides. In the first race I was 2nd for 3 laps until the last bend when I took the lead coming out of the fourth bend. In the 2nd race I made a very poor start but I thought I had got the third place rider on the line to pick up 3rd place but I didn't. In the 3rd race I picked up 2nd place. In the 4th race I was sandwiched for 2 laps while I was trying to pass the 1st place rider and at the same time the 3rd place visitor was trying to pass me but unfortunately I made a small mistake and let the 3rd place rider past me and I dropped back to 3rd place. In the 5th race I came 3rd. And finally in 6th race I picked up 2nd place after I nearly got knocked out.
I won the Man of the Match Award, sponsored by Steve Fidler and his mother, Mildred. Thank you to both of them for choosing me.
Steve Fidler and his mother, Mildred
Picture: Neil Ferguson
Then I continued to do a 2nd half match and I scored a maximum of 9 points from 3 rides. I had to change the bike for the last 2 races because my clutch finally gave up and had burnt out after I was having problems with it (in the main event).
Swindon Artdeans Sprockets - 53
Malcolm Holloway - 3 Ex 3 1 2* = 9+1
Chris Johnson - Ex N = 0
Mark Thompson - 3 3 3 3 3 = 15
Danny Warwick - 2* 0 2* 3 = 7+2
Trevor Harding - 3 3 3 3 = 12
Daniel Harding - 0 0 0 1 0 = 1
Nathan Irwin - 3 0 2 1 1 2* = 9+1
Wimbledon GMB Dons - 41
Barrie Evans - R/R
Matthew Wright - 1* 2 2* 0 - 5+2
Wayne Broadhurst - 2 1 2 2 0 = 7
Gavin Hedge - 0 1* 0 1* = 2+2
Mark Burrows - 2 1 1 2 4(double) 1 = 11
Andre Cross - 1* 3 0 1 = 5+1
James Clement - 2 1* 1* 3 0 4(double) 0 = 11+2
2nd half meeting
Swindon Artdeans Sprockets - 30
James Purchase - 3 3 3 = 9
Carl Downs - 2* 2* 2* = 6+3
Nathan Irwin - 3 3 3 = 9
Daniel Harding - 2* 2* 2* = 6+3
Crewe S.J. Adams Kings - 6
Andrew Jackson - 1 1 1 = 3
Richard Walsh - 0 0 0 = 0
Greg Walsh - 0 0 0 = 0
Phil Downes - 1 1 1 = 3