OROSZ Makes it 2 in a Row!
A bumper crowd enjoyed a spectacular night of thrills and spills from all aspects of the racing at Welland.
With another solid field of speedway riders from both Division 1 and Division 2; the night was poised to be a good one!
The night began with our Division 2 riders, Tim Murray, Mike Hammond, Gary Moody, Allan Chisholm and John Bennett taking to the track. Tim Murray took a commanding lead from the gate leaving John Bennett and Mike Hammond to battle it out for 2 nd place. Gary Moody joined into the fun as the race progressed and kept Mike Hammond busy! The result ended with Tim Murray, John Bennett, Mike Hammond, Gary Moody and Allan Chisholm finishing in this order.
The first Division 1 race with Aaron Hesmer, C.J. Hesmer, Fred Legault and Terry Rideout positioned in this order at the gate. C.J. Hesmer took a good lead ahead of Fred Legault with Aaron Hesmer and Terry Rideout off the pace, coming into the 3 rd Terry Rideout slid out and the race was stopped. On the restart. Aaron Hesmer pushed ahead of C.J. Hesmer to lead to a win from the tapes.
The 2 nd Division 1 race was worthy of any race of world-class standards! Jeff Orosz, Joe Heye, Rob Dixon and Gary Hesmer lined up and all flew from the tapes. Jeff Orosz gained the first corner but was being pushed hard by Joe Heye. The battle behind them from Rob Dixon and Gary Hesmer was as entertaining as the duel in front of them. The crowd enjoyed 2 races in one with Rob Dixon taking 3 laps to push his way past Gary Hesmer to grab 3 rd place. In front of him, a battle of skill and track knowledge was being played out with Joe Heye all over Jeff Orosz for all 4 laps. The most exciting conclusion to the race was the final run to line, with Joe Heye grabbing the win by less than half a wheel! Superb racing by all these riders!
Round 2 began with the Division 2 riders Tim Murray, Mike Hammond, Gary Moody, Allan Chisholm and John Bennett lining up to give another good display of speedway racing. Mike Hammond in gate 4 took a commanding lead for the whole race, which left Tim Murray to push John Bennett for 2 laps, then passing him on lap 3, but with John Bennett pushing hard, Tim Murray went of the racing line and both John Bennett and Gary Moody raced past leaving Tim to capture 4 th spot ahead of Allan Chisholm.
Division 1 with Jeff Orosz, C.J. Hesmer, Aaron Hesmer and Fred Legault proved to be the normal race of the night with them all finishing in this order from the tapes.
Joe Heye, Gary Hesmer, Terry Rideout and Rob Dixon began their final heat race with Joe Heye flying ahead of the others. With them all pushing hard, Terry Rideout was pushing too hard and once again, slid out to stop the race. The restart allowed Terry Rideout to capitalize upon the 10-yard penalty, by charging after both Gary Hesmer and Rob Dixon; he managed to split them on lap 2 but was unable to get to the flying Joe Heye.
The Finals were sadly dampened by two bad crashes in the same race. The Division 2 final was poised to be a good one. Tim Murray took off from gate one like a rocket into turn 1 with Mike Hammond in hard pursuit. Sadly for Tim Murray, Mike Hammond's momentum was too hard and he hit Tim Murray's back wheel in full turn, throwing Tim Murray into the air in spectacular fashion leaving him crashing down on his right leg. The immediate diagnosis was that he may have broken his knee or leg, but we are awaiting the final report. Kyle Legault was first to assist in the care for Tim Murray trackside, himself recovering from a broken leg injury. The delay was long to allow the ambulance to care to Tim. The race restart with Mike Hammond 10 yards back was going really well with Mike Hammond getting into a good race with Gary Moody, but then disaster happened, Gary Moody came out of corner 4 hard and lost the race line at the start/finish line and smashed hard into the boards and safety fence, amazingly, Mike Hammond who was literally right behind him, raced between the fallen Moody and the fence to avoid another collision. Gary Moody proved that safety equipment is essential to the safety of the riders, and after some medical treatment, stood up and waved to the crowd. His crash helmet however, didn't come off so well as it was spilt nearly in half! John Bennett was awarded the well-deserved win as 3 laps had been completed.
The B-Main Division 1 final was between Fred Legault, Rob Dixon and Terry Rideout. From the tapes Fred Legault took the lead ahead of Rob Dixon, who pushed Fred Legault to the line, great race between these two racers! Terry Rideout sadly had mechanical problems and coasted home.
The main final was again run late in the night and the riders were keen to get racing!
Jeff Orosz, Joe Heye, Aaron Hesmer, C.J. Hesmer and Gary Hesmer all lined up for the; last race of the night! Jeff Orosz took gate 1 and flew ahead of the pack being chased hard by Joe Heye, C.J. Hesmer kept on the pace until Aaron Hesmer passed him on lap 2, thus leaving a finish and win for Jeff Orosz for the second week in succession.
