East London Cycle Speedway Club
Canning Town Rec. Prince Regent Lane E16 3JJ
10th Oct 2007 Kesrave Away and SE GP
Smith and Hughes lead the way
10 October 2007
SOUTH EAST
DIVISION TWO
Kesgrave 85.5
East London 89.5
WITH a top two position still at stake, East London travelled to Kesgrave on Sunday in their final Division Two fixture of the season and came away with a memorable win.
With riders unavailable for the fixture, the visitors were forced to use Lee Ridgwell from the Division One team and gave away a 15-point handicap.
The match started brightly for London
Four drawn heats followed with the visitors supplying the four heat winners, but just before the interval, Kesgrave hit back with a 7-3 when Ridgwell suffered machine failure, bringing the interval score to 43-37.
The home team hit back again with a 6-4, while heat 10 was a 4.5 to 5.5 when Jarvis pushed hard to force a drawn heat.
With two 5-5s to follow, East London hit back with two well ridden heats and 7-3s from Hughes and Jarvis, and Gunkel and Smith which meant the visitors clawed back their 15-point deficit and went into the nominated heat all-square on aggregate.
From the outside grids, East London made no mistakes when they sent out the dynamic duo of Jarvis and Ridgwell who both made the first corner in front and just powered away to victory.
This capped a good all-round team performance with Smith and Hughes putting in some spirited races against a team that had beaten East London at home last week.
Meanwhile, the South East Grand Prix series was completed on Sunday.
Stephen Jarvis won his seventh final of the season in the under-16s to win overall, while the impressive prospect Lee Ridgwell won another under-19s GP to finish with 145 points.
In the seniors, Nick Gunkle tried hard but had two falls before recovering to take second place in the B final.
While the Vets final saw Les Stevens maintain his stranglehold at the top on 170 points while Dave Hughes finished third with 93.
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With a top 2 position still at stake East London traveled Kesgrave (Ipswich) on Sunday in their final Divi 2 fixture of the season. Kesgrave (Ipswich) (70.5 +15) = 85.5 East London Scores: Series Final placing for East London riders Senior Nick Gunkel 2nd 112 Vets Les Stevens 1st 170 | |
East London V Norwich 30/09/07
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East London finished their home league campaign on Sunday, September 30 with 2 meetings a Div1 fixture against Norwich and a Division 2 fixture against Kesgrave (Ipswich), and with 2 close matches they fought hard, but lost both. The 1st match started well for the home team with Alex Zielinski taking a good win from the back, heat 2 Nick Gunkel and Les Stevens team riding well for a drawn heat with Jarvis and Ridgwell combining well for another 5-5. George Hughes proved what a good team man he is when he cleverly covered Kevin Smith to yet another drawn heat, Then Norwich began to put the pressure on and hit with 2 6-4’s and a 7-3 to lead by 9 points 40-49 at the interval . Heat 10 was a good win for Jarvis being pushed hard for 4 laps and Gunkel and Stevens yet again maintaining their positions for another drawn heat and with Zielinski winning more heats, the home team looked like they may find an opening but Norwich put in some fine races with a 7-3 and a 6-4 to show why they are challenging for the championship spot. With the match won heat 18 was controversial with Jarvis making the gate and holding the 2 top Norwich boys he was hit clean off his bike the offending rider excluded but in the rerun he could only finish behind Gunkel for a drawn heat. A good day for Zielinski and Jarvis who between them won 7 races and putting up some spirited performances. East London Scorers: South East Division 2 The match started with 2 5-5 but Kesgrave hit with 7-3 but East London hit back with their own 7-3 and at the interval hit with another 7-3 to by up by 3 points 40-37. After the break Kesgrave stared to pull away with 2 7-3’s and 2 6-4’s to run out winners by 11 points. Jarvis top scored again with a faultless 24 point maximum with some slick gating and good passes ably backed by Gunkel and George Hughes with Kevin Smith showing up well along with Dave Hughes and ever improving David Crawley. East London Scores: Next Sunday (Oct 7)- East London travel to Kegrave in a Division 2 followed by the Final round of the South East Grand prix. | |||||
17th Sept 07 SEGP R7 Somersham
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On Sunday September 9, East London riders competed in Somesham (Suffolk) in round 7 of the South East Grand prix and competitors in 5 categories in the U13 U16,U19 Senior and Vets Ever improving David Crawley raced in the U13's and scored 8 points in the qualifying heats , he a good gate to win the "C" final that puts him into 10th place with 35 Gp points. Stephen Jarvis maintained his lead at the top of the U16 with a second place in his first race after a fall and then 3 straights wins with some good gating and a fine win in the "A" final bringing him total to 150 GP points. Lee Ridgwell was top boy in the U19's maintaining him lead with 120 GP points. Nicky Gunkle scored a well earned 10 points and finisdhed 2nd in the "A" final to push his way up to 2nd place with 81 GP points. Les Stevens was in fine form again after scoring 12 points in the British Vets championship on Saturday to finish in 8th placei. He maintain his lead the top of the vets section with an unassailable lead of 170 points. | |
British Finals Weekend Ipswich 2007
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East London had representatives in the last stages of the British Finals held in Ipswich over the bank holiday weekend. Les Stevens and Lee Ridgwell featured in the senior events and did not score sufficient enough points to qualify for the British Final itself despite some determined racing. Steve Jarvis fared better in the U16's despite a shaky start in his semi final scoring only 4 point from his first 2 points bounced back with 3 straight win bringing his tally to 16 points and qualification to the final. British Final U16 result: top 10 riders: 1st Carl Jarvis Leicester 18 | |
Ipswich Away 12/8/07
The first fixture was a closely fought match which went down to a last heat decider.
The match started even with a 5-5 from Zielinski and Harvie, heat 2 went hopelessly wrong for East London when Gunkle and G.Hughes colliding with each other and Hughes carrying an injury that kept him out of the rest of the match this left Ipswich to race to a 7-2. Stevens and Ridgwell drew the next heat 5-5. Zielinski and D.Hughes hit back with a 6-4 and Harvie and Jarvis then raced to a 7-3 to lead by 2 points a lead they kept till the interval.
Heat 10 started brightly for East London with Jarvis and Smith keeping the scores even, The second half saw the lead change many times with East London going into the last heat 1 point down, Jarvis and Stevens on 1 and 3 and Ipswich tracking their top 2 riders, the race changed at every lap as London held on to a 6-4 to win by 1.
Ipswich 88
East London 89
East London Scorers:
Stephen Jarvis 17+1, Alex Zielinski 16+1 Nick Gunkle 15+1, Lee Ridgwell 12, Steve Harvie 11+2 Les Stevens 9+3, Dave Hughes 6,Kevin Smith 4+1. George Hughes injured.
Div 2
East London’s division 2 made it a happy visit to Ipswich with a 7 point win in the match + 30 handicap points for the use of top 4 riders. The match was quite an even affair again with East London just nudging into a lead they kept all thought the match with all the Londoners giving a good team performance.
East London Scores:
Stephen Jarvis 16 , Kevin Smith 12,+1 ,Steve Harvie 12 , Nick Gunkle 12 , Dave Hughes 9+1, George Hughes 8.
Next Saturday East London Host the 3rd and final test match with England V Poland 7pm start preceded by Veterans (O40s) Team Match - East London v An International Select 4.30 start at Canning Town Recreation Ground, Prince Regent Lane, London E16
Next Sunday East London travel to Kesgrave (Suffolk) in a division 2 fixture.
SE GP 7/8/07
East London played host to the South East grand prix on August 5 with the home team having representatives in 4 categories.
Dave Crawley was first up in the U13's with some gritty riding scored 5 well earned points and finishing 2nd in the "B" final.
Stephen Jarvis maintained his lead at the top of the U16 section with 4 straight wins in the qualifying rounds and a big win in the "A" final.
Nicky Gunkle fought hard for his points and a fine 2nd place in the "A" final. East London had 2 representatives in the Veterans round with Les Stevens with a good win in the "A" final and Dave Hughes rode well for his 2nd place in the "A".
Grand Prix standings after 6 rounds East London riders
Rider Posistion points
U13's David Crawly 6th 26
U16's Stephen Jarvis 1st 125
U19's Lee Ridgwell 1st 95
Senior Lee Galley 2nd 63
Nicky Gunkle 3rd 61
Alex Zielinski 4th 54
Vets: Les Stevens 1st 145
Dave Hughes 3rd 68
Steve Harvie 4th 56
Kevin Smith 6th 14
Next event
Next Sunday East London are away to Ipswich in a Div1 and div2 fixture: Saturday 18th 7pm East London play host to England V Poland in the 3rd and final test.
Gt Blakenham A 7/9/07
London hit back with a 6-4 from the pairing of G.Hughes and Smith but lost to a fine 7-3 in heat 6.
At the interval London were down 11 points 45-34. The second half started bright for London when Jarvis and D.Hughes raced to a 6-4 and a 7-3 to keep the scores close.
With the scores still close and a 15 point buffer London went into heat 16 13 points down. With Jarvis facing a unbeaten Richardson he held his nerve to take the chequered flag with Gunkle 3rd the win now puts East London top of division 2.
Gt Blakenham 84
East London (74+15) 89
East London Scores:
Stephen Jarvis 21+1, Nicky Gunkle 17+1, George Hughes 12, Kevin Smith 9+1 Dave Hughes 9 and David Crawley 5
Next meeting
East London host round 6 of the South East grand prix at Canning Town Rec. E16 at 1pm. East London riders hold good positions in most categories with Les Stevens 1st in the Vets, Lee Galley 1at in the Senior Lee Ridgwell 1st in the U19 and Stephen Jarvis 1st in the U16's
25/6/07 Somersham and Colchester H
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East London had 2 home matches on Sunday with a South East Div1 fixture against Somersham and a division 2 fixture against Colchester . The 1st match proved a decisive win for East London by 36 points. Things started well for the East London a 7-3 from Jarvis and Gunkle followed by a 7-3 from Zielinski and Harvie. 2 6-4's followed from Ridgwell and Stevens and Jarvis and Hughes, 2 more 7-3's from Gunkle and Smith and Ridgwell and Hughes and a 6-4 ,then Somersahm hit back with a 7-3 and a 6-4 leaving the score at the interval 56-31 21 points up. Much the same in the second half with East London keeping up the pressure, with Alex Zielinski and Lee Ridgwell being unbeaten by an opponent. East London now move up to 3rd place in the South East Division1. East London 106 East London 73 |
East London Cycle
East London played host to the first round of the Essex and London grand prix on Sunday with David Crawley racing in the U12's and scoring a well earned 7 points and a 3 rd place in the "A" final.
Stephen Jarvis showing his consistent form in the U16's again scoring 16 points in the rounds and a fine win from grid 4 in the "A" final.
In the senior round Alex Zielinski won the round with 15 points being beaten once by team mate Jarvis, Gunkle Stevens and Harvie all rode well on a very slippery track:
1st Alex Zielinski 15
2nd Nick Gunkle 13
3rd Stephen Jarvis 11
5th Les Stevens 9
5th Steve Harvie 9
East London next home fixture at Canning town Rec. is 24th June V Somersham (
East London Cycle
It was back to individual competitions for East London riders on Sunday, June 3 at Ipswich for round 4 of the South East Grand Prix where
Stephen Jarvis was on winning form again with 4 straight wins and good win in the "A" final to maintain his lead in the u16's with 100gp points.
Lee Ridgwell was showing up well again with 15 points in the qualifying rounds and a 2nd place in the "A" final the first time he has been beaten in the U19's but keeps his lead with 95 gp points.
Alex Zielinski had a hard battle to qualify for the "A" final in the senior event but managed a fine 2nd place, which puts him in 4th place with 36 points, Lee Galley still maintains his lead with 63.
This Sunday, June 10 East London host the Essex and
