LEICESTER LION CUBS SNATCH VICTORY OVER TABLE TOPPING DUCTAIR BULLS
Tuesday July 30, 2024
With riders missing and late guest call up of Max Broadhurst returning from injury having to withdraw the table topping Birmingham DUCTAIR Bulls went down 17-12 to the Leicester Lion Cubs. This makes the league table very tight with just one point separating the three sides.
The Bulls were without Billy Budd (van problems)and Jacob Fellows (on holiday) and lost guest Max Broadhurst in his first ride with his wrist not strong enough to continue.
Leicester were also down to three riders with Ben Phillips breaking down in his van on the way to the meeting so were using rider replacement.
Things started in the worst possible way in heat one for the home side with Jack Crewe coming down on the first bend and excluded from the re-run. Then Max Broadhurst pulled up in pain whilst second in the re-run and the Lion Cubs duo of Harley Driscoll-Freeman and Liam Cox racing to a 5-0 heat win.
Things could have got worse for the DUCTAIR Bulls when Driscoll-Freeman fell with the returning Ryan Ashcroft taking victory and the scores were now 3-8.
Taking his third ride in succession Driscoll-Freeman fell and was excluded. Ashcroft took victory so with a drawn heat the Lion Cubs were 11-6 up.
But the Bulls bounced back in heat 4 with a maximum 5-1 heat win with Bailey Fellows combing with Joe Crewe to outpace Liam Cox and bring the scoreline to 11-12.
But heat 5 saw the Lion Cubs secure the league points with a 5-1 for the impressive Driscoll-Freeman and Cox with Jack Crewe having clutch problems and not finishing the race and brother Joe not recovering from a slow start . With the scores at 12-17 the final race was not staged with the curfew time reached.
Leicester now return to Perry Barr on August 12th to face the SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes in a race for the title that looks like going down to the wire.
