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Data Source - Speedway Star / Programmes / Speedway Researcher VENUE COWLEY COMPETITION CHALLENGE OXFORD 36.0 42.0 RYE HOUSE DATE: 02/04/1981 RESULT: AWAY WIN AGREGATE SCORE Oxford showed much impproved form against Rye House and still had a chance to level the scores in the final heat but they again left with their tails between their legs going down 36-42 in this challenge match with the current National League champions. The home hopes rose in Heat 11 when Dave Perks substituted for Handley and he, together with Derek Harrison, gave the home side a chance to get back in the match with a 5-1. With Heats 11 and 12 all square, the scores were 34-38 and Oxford needed maximum points to draw in the final heat, but Harrison had to answer to Rockets' Steve Naylor and with Colin Ackroyd gettng a puncture, the Rockets were home. John Gaisford - Speedway Star HOME TEAM No. RIDER 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: R PTS BP T PTS FM PM 1 PERKS, Dave 3 0 2 3 3 5 11.0 0.0 11.0 2 FLETCHER, Mick 0 3 1* 0 4 4.0 1.0 5.0 3 HARRISON, Derek 2 2 2* 2 4 8.0 1.0 9.0 4 MACLEAN, Alan 0 0 0 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 5 ACKROYD, Colin 2 2 1 EF 4 5.0 0.0 5.0 6 GRAHAME, John 2* 1* 0 3 3.0 2.0 5.0 7 HANDLEY, Mick 3 0 2 3 5.0 0.0 5.0 AWAY TEAM No. RIDER 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: R PTS BP T PTS FM PM 1 NAYLOR, Steve 1* 3 1 3 4 8.0 1.0 9.0 2 BOWEN, Kevin 2 1 0 0 4 3.0 0.0 3.0 3 TARRANT, Peter 3 2 3 1* 4 9.0 1.0 10.0 4 FINES, Andy 1 1 1 1 4 4.0 0.0 4.0 5 MULLARKEY, Kelvin 3 3 3 2 4 11.0 0.0 11.0 6 COX, Marvyn 1 1* 2 2.0 1.0 3.0 7 KING, Barry 0 0 3 2* 4 5.0 1.0 6.0 Ht. 1st: 2nd 3rd Unplaced Time H A H A Other: 1 PERKS, D BOWEN, K NAYLOR, S FLETCHER, M 65.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2 HANDLEY, M GRAHAME, J COX, M KING, B 67.7 5.0 1.0 8.0 4.0 3 MULLARKEY, K ACKROYD, C FINES, A MACLEAN, A 65.6 2.0 4.0 10.0 8.0 4 TARRANT, P HARRISON, D GRAHAME, J KING, B 64.4 3.0 3.0 13.0 11.0 5 NAYLOR, S ACKROYD, C BOWEN, K HANDLEY, M 65.2 2.0 4.0 15.0 15.0 6 FLETCHER, M TARRANT, P COX, M PERKS, D 66.3 3.0 3.0 18.0 18.0 7 MULLARKEY, K HARRISON, D FINES, A GRAHAME, J 66.1 2.0 4.0 20.0 22.0 8 KING, B HANDLEY, M FLETCHER, M BOWEN, K 65.6 3.0 3.0 23.0 25.0 9 TARRANT, P KING, B ACKROYD, C MACLEAN, A 65.0 1.0 5.0 24.0 30.0 10 MULLARKEY, K PERKS, D FINES, A FLETCHER, M 65.6 2.0 4.0 26.0 34.0 11 PERKS, D HARRISON, D NAYLOR, S BOWEN, K 65.3 5.0 1.0 31.0 35.0 12 PERKS, D MULLARKEY, K TARRANT, P MACLEAN, A 65.3 3.0 3.0 34.0 38.0 13 NAYLOR, S HARRISON, D FINES, A ACKROYD, C EF 65.2 2.0 4.0 36.0 42.0 Page 1 20/04/2016 VENUE RYE HOUSE STADIUM COMPETITION LEAGUE RYE HOUSE 55.0 22.0 SCUNTHORPE DATE: 05/04/1981 RESULT: HOME WIN AGREGATE SCORE Rye House, the League Champions, got off to bad start with a 5-1 against them in Heat 1 but soon hit back with two maximum heat wins in the next two races. A total of eight 5-1's went the way of the Rockets and only Kevin Teager with 10, paid 11, from five starts prevented more, He was worth more and put up a good show. After Mark Fiora was excluded for tape-breaking in Heat 4, Peter Tarrant led Tony Featherstone and Barry Kiing, but on the first bend of the third lap King charged under Featherstone, hit him and both fell. King was exclueded. Paul Thorp was also excluded after falling during one of the stages of the race. Tarrant was riding at his best and scored a paid maximum as did skipper Kelvin Mullarkey. Ernie Hancock - Speedway Star HOME TEAM No. RIDER 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: R PTS BP T PTS FM PM 1 NAYLOR, Steve 0 3 3 3 4 9.0 0.0 9.0 2 BOWEN, Kevin 1 1 1* 2* 4 5.0 2.0 7.0 3 TARRANT, Peter 3 3 2* 3 4 11.0 1.0 12.0 4 FINES, Andy 2* 1 2* 2* 4 7.0 3.0 10.0 5 MULLARKEY, Kelvin 3 3 3 2* 4 11.0 1.0 12.0 6 KING, Barry 2* EX 2* 3 4.0 2.0 6.0 7 SQUIRRELL, Carl 3 2 3 3 8.0 0.0 8.0 AWAY TEAM No. RIDER 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: R PTS BP T PTS FM PM 1 ALLOTT, Nicky 3 0 T 0 1 4 4.0 0.0 4.0 2 TEAGER, Kevin 2* 2 2 3 1 5 10.0 1.0 11.0 3 FEATHERSTONE, Tony 2 1 0 1 4 4.0 0.0 4.0 4 WILSON, Guy F F 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 5 WOFFINDEN, Rob 1 1 1 0 0 5 3.0 0.0 3.0 6 FIORA, Mark 0 T 0 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 7 THORP, Paul 1 EX 0 R 4 1.0 0.0 1.0 Ht. 1st: 2nd 3rd Unplaced Time H A H A Other: 1 ALLOTT, N TEAGER, K BOWEN, K NAYLOR, S 62.9 1.0 5.0 1.0 5.0 2 SQUIRRELL, C KING, B THORP, P FIORA, M 62.5 5.0 1.0 6.0 6.0 3 MULLARKEY, K FINES, A WOFFINDEN, R WILSON, G F 63.1 5.0 1.0 11.0 7.0 4 TARRANT, P FEATHERSTONE, T KING, B F/Exc THORP, P F/Exc 61.7 3.0 2.0 14.0 9.0 FIORA, M T 5 MULLARKEY, K TEAGER, K FINES, A ALLOTT, N 62.4 4.0 2.0 18.0 11.0 6 NAYLOR, S TEAGER, K BOWEN, K THORP, P 62.1 4.0 2.0 22.0 13.0 7 TARRANT, P KING, B WOFFINDEN, R WILSON, G F 61.6 5.0 1.0 27.0 14.0 8 TEAGER, K SQUIRRELL, C BOWEN, K THORP, P EF 61.8 3.0 3.0 30.0 17.0 ALLOTT, N T 9 MULLARKEY, K FINES, A FEATHERSTONE, T FIORA, M 63.8 5.0 1.0 35.0 18.0 10 NAYLOR, S BOWEN, K WOFFINDEN, R FEATHERSTONE, T 62.9 5.0 1.0 40.0 19.0 11 SQUIRRELL, C TARRANT, P TEAGER, K ALLOTT, N 61.8 5.0 1.0 45.0 20.0 12 NAYLOR, S FINES, A FEATHERSTONE, T WOFFINDEN, R 63.4 5.0 1.0 50.0 21.0 13 TARRANT, P MULLARKEY, K ALLOTT, N WOFFINDEN, R 62.2 5.0 1.0 55.0 22.0 Page 2 20/04/2016 VENUE ASHBY VILLE COMPETITION LEAGUE SCUNTHORPE 28.0 49.0 RYE HOUSE DATE: 13/04/1981 RESULT: AWAY WIN AGREGATE SCORE Problems continued for struggling Scunthorpe Stags as they crashed to their third heavy National League defeat. The Ashby Ville promoters are fully aware that their team urgently needs more experience at the top of the order. Only Kevin Teager, and a late contribution from new skipper Nicky Allott prevented from being totally eclipsed by last year's champions. Rye House provided winners in the first 11 heats as they cruised to a comfortable victory with a paid maximum by Andy Fines.