KENNETT THE KING OF BRAINTREE
Speedway Star Edward Kennett took the top step on the podium to become
the first ever winner of an indoor Shorttrack meeting at the Braintree
Bonanza on 27th December. With the Arena full to capacity and the
fanastic field of 28 riders all lined up on parade, it was one
shorttrack's finest moments so far !
The Heat races can only be described as some of the toughest racing
ever
seen in the uk with many tough passing monovers being made, riders
banging elbows and bouncing off the fence. Ade Collins on the BVS Honda
was looking the master of the Towerland's track with three straight
wins
including passing works CCM rider Tom Woolley in heat 8 on the last
lap.
Eddy Kennett was also looking good with two wins and a 4th. Just to
prove how tough the meeting was, after the heat races we saw Pete
Boast,
Tim Greig,Geoff Baldock and Victor Bull all eliminated!
Semi 1, Saw the race being stop after a lap when Paul Hurry had a
massive high side in turn three, with the crowd giving him a big round
applause when he got up and made the restart. Ade Collins made the Hole
Shot with Glyn Cowboy Pocklington in second. As the laps wound down
riders traded places in the mid pack but Collins was away an Glyn had
Derek Brindley on his tail trying every thing to make a move on the out
side. It was Collins who took the win from Pocklington and Brindley,
both of whom transferd to the final, with Rusty Hodgson 4th having to
take the 'last chance' route to the final.
Semi 2, Saw Eddy Kennett lead from start to finish for the win. It was
the battle for second where the action was with Marco Belli on his
first
outing on the new Zaeta and Paul Cooper riding the FT Experience 450
CCM. Cooper Man held off Marco for 4 laps but the 3 times UK Champ made
his move and took second spot from Cooper who held on to take his
transfer spot to the final.
The Last Chance race was a 6 lap dash with 8 riders and only two places
left for the final. It was Dynomax rider Rusty Hodgeson who took the
win, with a fantastic ride from road racer Gary Johnson taking second
place and just missing out on the final in third was TT superstar Steve
Plater.
The Grand Final was 12 laps of mayhem! Collins was on pole, next to him
Kennett and completing front row Glyn Pocklington. From the lights
Kennett made a electric start with Pocklington trying to pass him on
the
outside. Lap 1 it was Kennett, Pocklington, Collins and Belli. On lap
3,
Collins wheelied out of turn four, landed on the side of Pocklington
and
some how passed him and Marco Belli was coming under pressure from Paul
Cooper. By lap 7 Collins looked like he was closing the gap on Kennett
but by lap 10 Kennett had pulled away from him. Glyn was now getting
some pressure from Marco Belli and Cooper but the England Speedway star
had it all under control and took his first Shorttrack Grand final win
from Collins and Pocklington.
POZZANI SILKOLENE BRAINTREE BONANZA GRAND FINAL RESULT
1ST #08 EDWARD KENNETT...........450 SILKOLENE HONDA
2ND #90 ADE COLLINS....................450 BUCKINGHAM VAN SALES HONDA
3RD #71 GLYN POCKLINGTON.......450 HELMETS4U HONDA
4TH #06 MARCO BELLI....................450 ZAETA
5TH #02 PAUL COOPER...................450 F T EXPEREINCE CCM
6TH #49 RUSTY HODGESON...........510 DYNOMAX CCM
7TH #25 DEREK BRINDLEY..............450 ARROW HONDA
8TH #16 GARY JOHNSON.................450 FT EXPEREINCE CCM
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