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Shorttrack UK Press Release


MARVELLOUS MONTI
Jacopo Monti was in outstanding form to win Round 4 of Pozzani Silkolene Shorttrackuk at Stoke Speedway Stadium on Saturday. The Italian Monti who made the long trip to Stoke from his home town of Tradate in Italy was in blistering form. He won his heat races and Semi final to put himself on pole for the Grand Final. The winner of the other Semi and Championship leader Ade collins was next to him. Also on the front row were last year's champ Peter Boast and 3 times UK Champ Marco Belli.
It was Monti who made the hole shot from Collins and Boast, with Belli 4th and 16 year Tom Woolley in 5th. The pack went past to complete lap one but buy lap two red flags came out asRichard "magic"Mason had one of his less magic moments and highsided coming out of turn 4 and took couple other riders out. A restart took place and once again Monti made no mistake by getting the hole shot but this time Collins was pushing Monti hard for the lead. By lap 2 Belli had got the better of Boastie and 5th and 6th spots were taken up by the young guns of Ben Baker and Tom Woolley.
By lap 6 Monti and Collins had left the pack with Collins putting pressure on Monti and back in third Boast was putting force on Belli, Woolley had got past Barker and Darren Trapmore moved up to 7th spot. As the laps wound down Jacopo Monti began to ease away from Collins and the battle for third had become a three way dice with Belli, Boast and now Tom Woolley was pressuring the pair.
Jacopo Monti made no mistakes and took the chequered flag for his first UK Championship win from H M Plant Honda rider Aidan Collins, with Marco Belli hanging on to 3rd for the last spot on the podium.
POZZANI SHORTTRACK FINAL RESULT
1st # 5 Jacopo Monti.............636 Harley Davidson
2nd # 90 Aidan Collins...........450 HM Plant Honda
3rd # 6 Marco Belli.................450 Team Suzuki
4th # 1 Peter Boast.................450 Team Suzuki
5th # 93 Tom Woolley.............450 CCM
6th # 20 Darren Trapmore......450 Kinrade Honda
7th # 71 Glyn Pocklington......540 Helmets4U KTM
8th # 17 David Haith.................450 Haith Group Honda
9th # 7 Ben Baker....................450 Honda
10th # 98 Richard Mason.........450 Arrow Honda
11th # 64 Geoff Baldock..........450 Rob Speed Yamaha
12th # 49 Rusty Hodgson........500 Dynomax CCM
Championship points,1st Ade Collins 72pts,2nd Marco Belli 58pts,3rd Jacopo Monti 52pts,4th Tom Woolley 48pts,5th Darren Trapmore 40pts,6th Peter Boast 40pts.
more Info go to www.shorttrackuk.com
next round August 1st, racing 1pm, High edge Raceway,Buxton,Derbyshire

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