Elf Oil All Stars v NZ Selection Moore Park 2 Feb

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NZ Selection win 44 points to 34 points over the Elf Oil All Stars in a very close match
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Elf Oil All Stars 34

1 Jason Bunyan, 3,3,3,2 (11)
2 Michael Long 0,0,3,0 (3)
3 Andrew Bargh 3,2,EF,0 (5)
4 Mitchell McHardy 1,1,2,0 (4)
5 Jade Mudgway 2,2,1,1 (6)
6 Karl Bagshaw 2,0,0 (2)
7 Sean Mason 1,1,1 (3)

NZ Selection 44

1 Andrew Aldridge 2,3,3,3 (11)
2 Sean Cox 1,0,2,2 (5)
3 Grant Tregoning 2,2,3,1 (8)
4 Andrew Tree 0,1,1,2 (4)
5 Larry Ross 3,3,3,2 (11)
6 Alex Cunningham 3,1,0, (4)
7 Cory Lang 0,1,0 (1)


Heat Details to come.

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Elf won toss and choose 1-3
Heat 1
Bunyan, Aldridge, Cox, Long --------3-3 -- Elf 3 NZ 3
Heat 2
Cunningham, Bagshaw, Mason, Lang --------3-3 -- Elf 6 NZ 6
Heat 3
Ross, Mudgway, McHardy, Tree --------3-3 -- Elf 9 NZ 9
Heat 4
Bargh, Tregoning, Lang, Bagshaw --------3-3 -- Elf 12 NZ 12
Heat 5
Aldridge, Mudgway, McHardy, Cox --------3-3 -- Elf 15 NZ 15
Heat 6
Bunyan, Tregoning, Cunningham, Long -----3-3 -- Elf 18 NZ 18
Heat 7
Ross, Bargh, Tree, Bagshaw --------2-4 -- Elf 20 NZ 22
Heat 8
Long, Cox, Mason, Lang --------4-2 -- Elf 24 NZ 24
Heat 9
Tregoning, McHardy, Mudgway, Cunningham - 3-3 -- Elf 27 NZ 27
Heat 10
Bunyan, Ross, Tree, Long -----3-3 -- Elf 30 NZ 30
Heat 11
Aldridge,Cox, Mason, Bargh EF -----1-5 -- Elf 31 NZ 35
Heat 12
Ross, Bunyan, Tregoning, McHardy --------2-4 -- Elf 33 NZ 39
Heat 13
Aldridge, Tree, Mudgway, Bargh -----1-5 --- Elf 34 NZ 44
Bargh on borrowed bike

Elf Oil All Stars 34

1 Jason Bunyan, 3,3,3,2 (11)
2 Michael Long 0,0,3,0 (3)
3 Andrew Bargh 3,2,EF,0 (5)
4 Mitchell McHardy 1',1',2,0 (4)+2
5 Jade Mudgway 2,2,1',1 (6)+1
6 Karl Bagshaw 2,0,0 (2)
7 Sean Mason 1',1,1' (3)+2

NZ Selection 44

1 Andrew Aldridge 2,3,3,3 (11)
2 Sean Cox 1',0,2,2 (5)+1
3 Grant Tregoning 2,2,3,1 (8)
4 Andrew Tree 0,1,1',2' (4)+2
5 Larry Ross 3,3,3,2 (11)
6 Alex Cunningham 3,1',0, (4)+1
7 Cory Lang 0,1',0 (1)+1

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from british speedway forum


It was 30 points each after Heat 10 with 8 heats shared and a 4-2 each but then Bargh stopped while leading Heat 11 gifting a 5-1 to the NZ Selection. He then trailed around at the back on a borrowed machine in Heat 13. The last three heats were 5-1, 4-2 and 5-1.

Larry Ross is now 53 years old, once of Wimbledon and Halifax fame. He used all his 'experience', well OK actually it was blatant cheating, at the starts to make sure he usually made the first corner first. Bunyan outgated him in their first meeting but he returned the favour in Heat 12 and held on in the fastest time to that point. Aldridge beat that time in the last race by another .5 of a second. The race callers had dubbed him "Rolling Ross" by the end of the meeting.

Andrew Bargh looked good until his bike problems. Andrew Aldridge had a good meeting and had a similar pace to Bunyan in his only defeat but never looked like getting past. I hope he does well at Rye House and can break into a Premier League side.

Grant Tregoning the U21 Champion needs to get out of the gate quicker. Again he seemed to be able to run at a similar pace to the other high scorers but was always giving them a start. Andrew Tree, Jade Mudgeway, Mitchell McCardy and Alex Cunningham all tried hard, with Tree winning the flying farewell beating Tregoning.

There were 29 heats in all including the supporting classes , Sidecars, 500's and Juniors. There was a couple of great battles in the Juniors and the rest of the racing was pretty good.

To all those Eastbourne fans who complain about the toilet facilities at Arlington come to Ronnie Moore Park and then you'd never complain again!!! The women usually queue for ages to use the two portaloos and the guys head off into the pine forest in preference to the "facilities". Mind you the barbeque run by the local Scout group as a fundraiser was excellent value.

Congratulations to everybody who arranged the meeting at such short notice and were rewarded with a much larger crowd than were there the last time I visited.

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taken from www.moorepark.co.nz

NZ SELECTION WINS ALL STARS ENCOUNTER
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Moore Park fans were treated to some outstanding solo speedway racing on
Saturday 2nd February when the NZ Selection team defeated the Elf All
Stars by 44 to 34 points. A very close encounter that saw both teams
still equal on points after 10 of the 13 scheduled heats. Isle of Wight
Captain, Jason Bunyan started the meeting off by heading home the local
star Andrew Aldridge in heat one. Sean Cox picked up the third placing
so the team score card was Elf All Stars 3, NZ Selection 3. It stayed
like this after every race and when at 18 points each, The NZ team
pulled in a two point advantage. Larry Ross led home the current NZ
Champion, Andrew Bargh with the big hearted young Invercargill rider
Andrew Tree picking up the 3rd spot. Right back at the NZ team came the
All Stars in the next heat with Michael Long and young Sean Mason taking
the 1st and 3rd spots from 2nd place Sean Cox to bring the points card
again level at 24. Next two heats were evenly scored and in heat 11 it
looked once again the score sheet would be tied. Diaster struck as Bargh
was enjoying a comfortable lead until his engine died. This resulted in
Aldridge who Bargh forced wide on the first turn, picking off the field
one at a time to win the race over his team mate Cox and the All Stars
rider Mason. A four point advantage was gained by the NZ team. Heat 12
was the most outstanding race of the day. Larry Ross out gated Bunyan.
Under 21 Champion Grant Tregoning was in third. Bunyan’s partner,
Mitchell McHardy was caught by the tapes and an all in rerun was
ordered. Unusual for it to happen twice in a race but Ross did it again.
He led the field into the first turn. Bunyan never gave up and looked
both inside and out throughout the entire race, but the vastly
experienced veteran rider was not going to let this one get away. He
stayed low and tight . With the crowd on their feet urging him on. Ross
led Bunyan home from Tregoning in 3rd. This now gave the NZ Selection an
8 point advantage with one heat remaining. Aldridge and Tree made it a
one - two for the NZ Selection with Jade Mudgway coming home in 3rd as
Bargh struggled on a borrowed bike. NZ 44 All Stars 34.
Some inspirational riding was seen as both teams exhibited some
excellent riding skills in a meeting organise by the Canterbury Motor
Cycle Speedway Club and John McCallum from J J Promotions, to send off
Aldridge and Tregoning as they try their hand overseas. Both boys were
presented with prints on canvas from Moore Park as well as receiving the
proceeds of the track raffle. All riders respond to the challenge of
matching their skills to a higher standard of riding than what is
available at local club level.
Since Larry Ross returned to the track a couple of seasons ago, he has
been, simply by his presence, an inspiration for the younger speedway
riders. He has provided some advice, particularly in getting Aldridge up
to speed and placed in the Rye House Club. Ross, even at 53 years of
age, set a new bench mark for them to aspire to which has resulted in
lifting the standard of solo racing in the South Island. There are a
number of riders that are now entering the competitive bracket that
could see them match it with some of the European semi professional riders.
Some excellent riding was also on display in the supporting events with
one junior race declared a dead heat between Konner McCluskey - Young
and Ryan Moss. Both boys finished the meeting on 22 1/2 points each.
Lionel Green and Aaron Ray were comfortable in the end as the Side Car
winners while Kody Tocher more than held his own in the Solo support
class. Behind him the battle ranged between another 50 plus rider Craig
Blackett. Jonathan Able and Jamie Martin made a return to the track and
fought it all out with Scott Jeffcoate.

Team Points

NZ SELECTION
Andrew Aldridge 11, Larry Ross 11,Grant Tregoning 8, Sean Cox (Nelson)
5, Andrew Tree (INV) 4, Alex Cunningham (INV) 4, Cory Lang (Greymouth)
1. Total 44.

ELF ALL STARS
Jason Bunyan (UK) 11, Jade Mudgway (P NTH) 6, Andrew Bargh (Napier) 5,
Mitchell McHardy (P NTH) 4, Michael Long (Westport) 3, Sean Mason
(Auckland) 3, Karl Bagshaw (Auckland) 2. Total 34.
All Stars NZ Selection
Heat 1. Bunyan, Aldridge, Cox. Time 65.18 secs. 3 3
Heat 2. Cunnigham, Bagshaw, Mason 66.56. 6 6
Heat 3. Ross, Mudgway, Tree 65.68. 9 9
Heat 4. Bargh, Tregoning, Lang 65.22. 12 12
Heat 5. Aldridge, Mudgeway, McHardy 65.90. 15 15
Heat 6. Bunyan, Tregoning, Cunningham 65.90. 18 18
Heat 7. Ross, Bargh, Tree 65.00. 20 22
Heat 8. Long, Cox, Mason 68.03. 24 24
Heat 9. Tregoning, McHardy, Mudgway 65.41. 27 27
Heat 10. Bunyan, Ross, Tree 65.15. 30 30
Heat 11. Aldridge, Cox, Mason 65.19. 31 35
Heat 12. Ross, Bunyan, Tregoning 64.91. 33 39
Heat 13. Aldridge, Tree, Mudgway 63.94 34 44

Farewell race 1. Aldridge, Mudgway, McHardy, Mason 66.25.
Farewell race 2. Tree, Tregoning, Cunningham, Mason 66.


By Warrick Korstanje
Moore Park Media