Coventry Cycle Speedway face a stiff task for their first home meeting of their 2015 campaign as they welcome Elite League side Wednesfield Aces to Hearsall Common for the clubs third Midland League fixture of the season.
A terrific performance on the road at East Park four weeks ago saw Coventry clock their first win of 2015 when it mattered as the Godiva City side ensured the two league points on offer were collected. A week later and Wednesfield Dragons were beaten by a single point in the most dramatic of fixtures at Ashmore Park.
The Aces, though, present a much stiffer task as world number 3 Paul Heard will spearhead the Aces charge with British Final podium finisher Lee Aris as well as former European Junior Champion Ricki Johnson amongst the eight strong squad. Elite League stars Ben Mould and Chris Jewkes are also likely to feature.
Coventry however also line up with their strengths. The ‘big three’ in Myke Grimes, Bobby McMillan and Dominik Rycherski all feature with the skid kids in Mason Phillips, Daniel Drewett and Charlie Barnett also expected to take to the Coventry shale.
In the build up to the meeting, Coventry boss Lee Marsh said “We’ve made a fantastic start to the Midland League – I think we’ve smashed all initial expectations to be honest and that’s down to both a terrific team spirit and the hard work put in on Wednesday nights when our riders train.
“Wednesfield will push us hard. They have their strengths, but we also have ours. There’s no doubt our young boys are capable of pushing the Elite riders to their limit and we all know what Myke, Bobby and Dominik are capable of.”
Entry to Sunday’s meeting is free; tapes up at 2pm. With fireworks expected, it’s definitely an ideal family day out with blue skies and plenty of fierce racing action predicted.
In other news, Coventry’s female representatives – in Sammie Marsh and Bailie Phillips – both rode tremendously well at Sheffield over the weekend. The pair represented the Midland’s in their clash with ‘The North’ for the first round of the annual Women’s League.
Sammie scored an impressive 13+1 from her four rides in the meeting. Later on, Bailie Phillips secured victory in the ‘B’ final of the individual event whilst Marsh picked up second in the ‘A’ final – an ideal start to the defence of her Intermediate National Title that she currently holds.
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