CCM riders feature strongly at round five of the Silkolene
Short Track UK championship
 CCM
factory riders Lee Complin and Andrew Moore finished third
and fifth respectively at round five of the Silkolene Short
Track UK championship held at Eastbourne speedway circuit
last Sunday. The regular CCM duo were joined by Eastbourne
Eagles star Lewis Bridger, the youngster making his short
track debut, and coming home in a creditable sixth place in
the final as he improved throughout the meeting.
With Complin and Moore having dominated the previous round
at Mildenhall, it looked like it was going to be a repeat
performance by the CCM pairing as Lee won all three of his
heat races on route to the semi finals. Moore was unable to
match his younger team mate and recorded just a single race
win to take his place in the first semi along side Complin.
A fourth and two runners up places also saw newcomer Bridger
through to the knock out stage of the meeting.
Complin and Moore made the early running in the first semi,
but a mistake saw the CCM factory duo lose their advantage
and allow reigning champion Marco Belli from Italy through
to take the race win. Moore was lucky not to crash, and there
was relief all round as he and Complin plus CCM regular Richard
May all transferred to the final.
Current championship leader Darren Pearson initially took
the lead in the remaining semi, but was out run on lap four
as both old hand and series organiser Peter Boast and the
quick learning Bridger swept by. Boast and Bridger came home
in this order to book their places in the grand final.
Despite strong showings earlier in the meeting none of the
CCM runners featured at the front of the field during the
final, as Belli and Boast had it their own way in the twelve
lap showdown. Complin looked comfortable in third spot and
rode a safe race to improve his championship challenge, whilst
Moore had to settle for fifth place behind Pearson. Bridger
showed his speedway pedigree by taking sixth place during
his first ever short track outing.
Complin has now closed within three points of championship
leader Pearson, with five of the ten rounds still remaining.
RESULTS
Silkolene Short Track UK 2006 series
Round Five Eastbourne, East Sussex 30 July 2006
1st. 1 – Marco Belli (Varese, Italy) [Harley Davidson]
2nd . 54 - Peter Boast (Market Rasen, Lincs) [Honda]
3rd . 41 - Lee Complin (Colne, Lancs) [CCM]
4th . 14 - Darren Pearson (Huddersfield, Yorks) [Husaberg]
5th . 43 – Andrew Moore (Lincoln, Lincs) [CCM]
6th. 44 – Lewis Bridger (Eastbourne, East Sussex) [CCM]
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