Coventry Vikings Speedway 2016 Season Compiled By Stuart Staite-Aris and Associates February 2017 COVENTRY VIKINGS SEASON 2016 Date Meeting Number Event Opponent Home or Away Won or Lost Coventry Score Opponent Score Additional Notes 11/04/2016 1 MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE KINGS LYNN HOME R/O Second Half of Coventry v Kings Lynn Elite League A Match 13/05/2016 2 MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE KINGS LYNN HOME WON 10 17 Second Half of Coventry Storm v Kings Lynn National League Match 20/05/2016 3 MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE MILTON KEYNES HOME WON 24 12 Second Half of Coventry v Lakeside Elite League A Match 22/05/2016 4 MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE MILTON KEYNES AWAY LOST 15 21 Second Half of Peterborough v Ipswich League Cup match 29/05/2016 5 MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE MILDENHALL AWAY LOST 9 27 Second Half of Mildenhall v Coventry Storm National League match 03/07/2016 6 MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE MILTON KEYNES AWAY WON 20 16 Second Half of Peterborough v Somerset Knockout Cup Quarter Final Second Leg match 22/07/2016 7 MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE MILTON KEYNES HOME WON 19 17 Second Half of Coventry v Belle Vue Elite League B Match 17/08/2016 8 MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE KINGS LYNN AWAY WON 19 17 Second Half of Kings Lynn v Coventry Storm National League match 21/08/2016 9 MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE MILDENHALL AWAY WON 19 17 Second Half of Mildenhall v Cradley Heath National League match 12/09/2016 10 MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE MILDENHALL HOME WON 22 13 Second Half of Wolverhampton v Coventry Elite League B Match (Lack of Dates at Brandon) 25/09/2016 11 MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE PLAY OFF FINAL BUXTON AWAY WON 19 11 MDL Play Off Final First Leg - Second Half of Buxton v Eastbourne National League match 08/10/2016 12 MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE PLAY OFF FINAL BUXTON HOME WON 24 9 MDL Play Off Final Second Leg - Staged before the Elite League Riders Championship at Brandon 13 MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE KINGS LYNN HOME NOT STAGED DUE TO LACK OF DATES AT BRANDON 14 MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE MILDENHALL HOME NOT STAGED DUE TO LACK OF DATES AT BRANDON 15 MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE KINGS LYNN AWAY NOT STAGED DUE TO LACK OF DATES AT KINGS LYNN Page 1 Meeting Number Date Opponents Home or Away Event Result Score Roberts Beckett Butcher Atkins Borczuch Dwyer Halder Bulley Guests 1 11.04.2016 King's Lynn Home Midland Development League R/O 2 13.05.2016 King's Lynn Home Midland Development League Lost 10-17 3 6 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 9 3 20.05.2016 Milton Keynes Home Midland Development League Won 24-12 3 7 3 6 2 3 3 3 8 1 4 22.05.2016 Milton Keynes Away Midland Development League Lost 15-21 3 5 3 1 1 3 4 1 3 5 5 29.05.2016 Mildenhall Away Midland Development League Lost 9-27 3 4 3 3 3 1 3 1 1 6 03.07.2016 Milton Keynes Away Midland Development League Won 20-16 3 4 3 2 2 3 9 3 5 1 7 22.07.2016 Milton Keynes Home Midland Development League Won 19-17 1 0 3 0 4 10 1 3 9 8 17.08.2016 King's Lynn Away Midland Development League Won 19-17 3 2 1 3 6 1 3 2 3 9 9 21.08.2016 Mildenhall Away Midland Development League Won 19-17 3 1 1 9 18 3 10 12.09.2016 Mildenhall Home Midland Development League Won 22-13 4 8 1 3 3 1 4 11 1 0 11 25.09.2016 Buxton Away Midland Development League Play Off Final Won 19-11 3 3 1 1 0 3 9 3 7 1 12 08.10.2016 Buxton Home Midland Development League Play Off Final Won 24-9 3 4 3 3 4 1 3 9 3 7 1 Note:- MDL was to be Two Home and Two Away Matches against each team. Coventry Home - King's Lynn and Mildenhall only once each Coventry Away - King's Lynn only once Note:- Meeting 10 The Home Match against Mildenhall was staged at Wolverhampton Due to lack of available dates at Brandon for the fixture Note:- Meeting 2 Eryk Borczuch (Coventry) was deemed ineligible for the MDL as he did not hold a British Passport His points were removed and result amended to Coventry 10 King's Lynn 17 Coventry Vikings Results 2016 Season Meeting Number 1 Home Team Coventry Vikings Meeting Date Friday May 13th 2016 Away Team King's Lynn Lightning Competition Midland Development League Result 19-17 Staged as the Second Half of the Coventry Storm v King's Lynn Young Stars National League match (Coventry Storm 42 King's Lynn Young Stars 48) Note :- Meeting Result was Amended to Coventry Vikings 10 King's Lynn Lightning 17 Eryk Borczuch was deemed ineligible to ride in the MDL as he did not hold a British Passport COVENTRY VIKINGS 1 2 3 4 5 TOT BP KING'S LYNN YOUNG LIGHTNING 1 2 3 4 5 TOT BP 1 Kyle Roberts (Capt) 2 2 2' 6 1 1 Craig Osborne R 0 0 0 2 Arran Butcher 1' 0 0 1 1 2 Lewis Austen 3 2 2' 7 1 3 Eryk Borczuch 3 3 3 9 3 Stephen Whitehouse 0 1 1 2 4 Mitchell Beckett 1 1 1 3 4 Adam Portwood 2 3 3 8 TOTAL 19 2 TOTAL 17 1 Rider`s Substitute Col Pts Home Away Rider`s Substitute Col Home Away Heat 1 1 Kyle Roberts (Capt) R 2 Heat 4 3 Eryk Borczuch R 3 3 3 4 2 2 Arran Butcher B 1 4 Mitchell Beckett B 1 1 Craig Osborne W R 1 Craig Osborne W 0 3 3 13 11 2 Lewis Austen Y 3 2 Lewis Austen Y 2 Heat 2 3 Eryk Borczuch R 3 Heat 5 2 Arran Butcher R 0 4 2 1 5 4 Mitchell Beckett B 1 4 Mitchell Beckett B 1 3 Stephen Whitehouse W 0 2 Lewis Austen W 2 7 5 14 16 4 Adam Portwood Y 2 4 Adam Portwood Y 3 Heat 3 1 Kyle Roberts (Capt) R 2 Heat 6 1 Kyle Roberts (Capt) R 2 2 4 5 1 2 Arran Butcher B 0 3 Eryk Borczuch B 3 3 Stephen Whitehouse W 1 1 Craig Osborne W 0 9 9 19 17 4 Adam Portwood Y 3 3 Stephen Whitehouse Y 1 Coventry Vikings Results 2016 Season Meeting Number 2 Home Team Coventry Vikings Meeting Date Friday May 20th 2016 Away Team Milton Keynes Knights Competition Midland Development League Result 24-12 Staged as the Second Half of the Coventry v Lakeside Elite League A match (Coventry 54 Lakeside 39) COVENTRY VIKINGS 1 2 3 4 5 TOT BP MILTON KEYNES 1 2 3 4 5 TOT BP 1 Kyle Roberts (Capt) 3 3 1 7 1 Rob Watts 2 1' 1 2 6 1 2 Arran Butcher 1 F 2 3 2 Jake Isherwood 0 Fx F 0 3 Henry Atkins 3 2' 3 8 1 3 Craig Osborne Fx X2 X2 0 4 Mitchell Beckett 2' 3 1' 6 2 4 William O'Keefe 1 2 3 6 TOTAL 24 3 TOTAL 12 1 Rider`s Substitute Col Pts Home Away Rider`s Substitute Col Home Away Heat 1 1 Kyle Roberts (Capt) R 3 Heat 4 3 Henry Atkins R 2 4 2 5 1 2 Arran Butcher B 1 Awarded 4 Mitchell Beckett B 3 69.7 1 Rob Watts W 2 No 1 Rob Watts W 1 4 2 17 7 2 Jake Isherwood Y 0 Time 2 Jake Isherwood Frem then Fell Turn 4 Y Fx Heat 2 3 Henry Atkins R 3 Heat 5 2 Arran Butcher R 2 5 1 3 3 Awarded 4 Mitchell Beckett B 2 4 Mitchell Beckett B 1 No 3 Craig Osborne Lap 3 Turn 3 When 4th W Fx 72.1 2 Jake Isherwood Lap 4 Turn 1 When 4th W F 9 3 20 10 Time 4 William O'Keefe Y 1 4 William O'Keefe Y 3 Heat 3 1 Kyle Roberts (Capt) R 3 Heat 6 1 Kyle Roberts (Capt) R 1 3 3 4 2 2 Arran Butcher Lap 1 Turn 4 When 4th B F 3 Henry Atkins B 3 69.5 3 Craig Osborne Ex 2 Mins Rob Watts W 1 68.2 1 Rob Watts W 2 12 6 24 12 4 William O'Keefe Y 2 3 Craig Osborne Y X2 Coventry Vikings Results 2016 Season Meeting Number Home Team Milton Keynes Knights Meeting Date Sunday May 22nd 2016 Away Team Coventry Vikings Competition Midland Development League Result 21-15 Staged as the Second Half of the Peterborough v Ipswich Premier League Cup match (Peterborough 48 Ipswich 45) MILTON KEYNES KNIGHTS 1 2 3 4 5 TOT BP COVENTRY VIKINGS 1 2 3 4 5 TOT BP 1 Rob Watts (Capt) 2 3 2' 7 1 1 Kyle Roberts (Capt) 3 2 F 5 2 Jake Isherwood 0 0 1 1 2 Arran Butcher 1 1' 2 4 1 3 Niall Strudwick 3 3 3 9 3 Lewis Austen 2 2 1 5 4 William O'Keefe 1 0 3 4 4 Mitchell Beckett 0 1' 0 1 1 TOTAL 21 1 TOTAL 15 2 Rider`s Substitute Col Pts Home Away Rider`s Substitute Col Home Away Heat 1 1 Rob Watts (Capt) R 2 Heat 4 3 Niall Strudwick R 3 2 4 3 3 2 Jake Isherwood B 0 4 William O'Keefe B 0 1 Kyle Roberts (Capt) W 3 1 Kyle Roberts (Capt) W 2 2 4 12 12 2 Arran Butcher Y 1 2 Arran Butcher Y 1 Heat 2 3 Niall Strudwick R 3 Heat 5 2 Jake Isherwood R 1 4 2 4 2 4 William O'Keefe B 1 4 William O'Keefe B 3 3 Lewis Austen W 2 2 Arran Butcher W 2 6 6 16 14 4 Mitchell Beckett Y 0 4 Mitchell Beckett Y 0 Heat 3 1 Rob Watts (Capt) R 3 Heat 6 1 Rob Watts (Capt) R 2 3 3 5 1 2 Jake Isherwood B 0 3 Niall Strudwick B 3 3 Lewis Austen W 2 1 Kyle Roberts (Capt) W F 9 9 21 15 4 Mitchell Beckett Y 1 3 Lewis Austen Y 1 Coventry Vikings Results 2016 Season Meeting Number Home Team Mildenhall Fen Tiger Cubs Meeting Date Sunday May 29th 2016 Away Team Coventry Vikings Competition Midland Development League Result 27-9 Staged as the Second Half of the Mildenhall v Coventry Storm National League match (Mildenhall 61 Coventry Storm 29) MILDENHALL FEN TIGER CUBS 1 2 3 4 5 TOT BP COVENTRY VIKINGS 1 2 3 4 5 TOT BP 1 Luke Ruddick 3 3 3 9 1 Kyle Roberts (Capt) 2 1 1 4 2 William O'Keefe 1 0 2' 3 1 2 Arran Butcher 0 0 1 1 3 Alex Spooner 2' 2' 2' 6 3 3 Lewis Austen F 1' Fx 1 1 4 Connor King 3 3 3 9 4 Mitchell Beckett 1 2 Fx 3 TOTAL 27 4 TOTAL 9 1 Rider`s Substitute Col Pts Home Away Rider`s Substitute Col Home Away Heat 1 1 Luke Ruddick R 3 Heat 4 3 Alex Spooner R 2 4 2 5 1 2 William O'Keefe B 1 4 Connor King B 3 1 Kyle Roberts (Capt) W 2 1 Kyle Roberts (Capt) W 1 4 2 17 7 2 Arran Butcher Y 0 2 Arran Butcher Y 0 Heat 2 3 Alex Spooner R 2 Heat 5 2 William O'Keefe R 2 5 1 5 1 4 Connor King B 3 4 Connor King B 3 3 Lewis Austen W F 2 Arran Butcher W 1 9 3 22 8 4 Mitchell Beckett Y 1 4 Mitchell Beckett Y Fx Heat 3 1 Luke Ruddick R 3 Heat 6 1 Luke Ruddick R 3 3 3 5 1 2 William O'Keefe B 0 3 Alex Spooner B 2 3 Lewis Austen W 1 1 Kyle Roberts (Capt) W 1 12 6 27 9 4 Mitchell Beckett Y 2 3 Lewis Austen Y Fx Coventry Vikings Results 2016 Season Meeting Number Home Team Milton Keynes Knights Meeting Date Sunday July 3rd 2016 Away Team Coventry Vikings Competition Midland Development League Result 16-20 Staged as the Second