Post by Sue on Dec 15, 2008 20:23:12 GMT
Ward Wins Gold! - Posted 15 December, 2008
by Gavin Elmes
The phenomenal rise of 16 year-old Darcy Ward continued with his dynamic win of
the Ivan Mauger Golden Helmet.
Again it was a battle with Josh Grajczonek for the honours, having beaten him in
the recent Qld U-21 title, but coming second to Grajczonek in the Qld Solo
Championship. It was Grajczonek who got away smartly in the Golden Helmet final,
but Ward rocketed to the lead with a burst of speed down the back straight.
Trent Leverington was third and Taylor Poole fourth.
The contest lost some of its appeal when Scott Smith was unfortunately not
allowed to compete because he arrived 20 minutes late, having been at work all
day. Yet he arrived an hour and forty minutes before them meeting started.
Grajczonek started the night with a win over Ward in the opening race, then
Trent Leverington took a point from Ward in the second round. Ward answered
with a win over Leverington next time out. Grajczonek pulled off a great save
when he and Sam Taylor were caught up in heavy dirt on pits bend and both
almost ended up in the fence. Taylor went on to win. A broken chain in his last
heat found Grajczonek's chances of a place in the final depending on a first
or second in the semi-final. Mitchell Davey had mixed fortunes with a fall, a win
and engine failure after working his way into second place in his last heat.
Taylor Poole was very impressive. The 16 year-old NSW speedster rattled off five second places to earn his spot in the final.
Heat Points:Trent Leverington 11, Darcy Ward 10, Taylor Poole 8, Sam Taylor 7, Josh Grajczonek 5, Mitchell Davey 4, Harley Horwood 1.
Semi-final: 1. Josh Grajczonek, 2. Taylor Poole, 3. Sam Taylor, 4. Mitchell Davey.
Golden Helmet Final: 1. Darcy Ward, 2. Josh Grajczonek, 3. Trent Leverington, 4. Taylor Poole.
Taken from goldcoastspeedway.com/
by Gavin Elmes
The phenomenal rise of 16 year-old Darcy Ward continued with his dynamic win of
the Ivan Mauger Golden Helmet.
Again it was a battle with Josh Grajczonek for the honours, having beaten him in
the recent Qld U-21 title, but coming second to Grajczonek in the Qld Solo
Championship. It was Grajczonek who got away smartly in the Golden Helmet final,
but Ward rocketed to the lead with a burst of speed down the back straight.
Trent Leverington was third and Taylor Poole fourth.
The contest lost some of its appeal when Scott Smith was unfortunately not
allowed to compete because he arrived 20 minutes late, having been at work all
day. Yet he arrived an hour and forty minutes before them meeting started.
Grajczonek started the night with a win over Ward in the opening race, then
Trent Leverington took a point from Ward in the second round. Ward answered
with a win over Leverington next time out. Grajczonek pulled off a great save
when he and Sam Taylor were caught up in heavy dirt on pits bend and both
almost ended up in the fence. Taylor went on to win. A broken chain in his last
heat found Grajczonek's chances of a place in the final depending on a first
or second in the semi-final. Mitchell Davey had mixed fortunes with a fall, a win
and engine failure after working his way into second place in his last heat.
Taylor Poole was very impressive. The 16 year-old NSW speedster rattled off five second places to earn his spot in the final.
Heat Points:Trent Leverington 11, Darcy Ward 10, Taylor Poole 8, Sam Taylor 7, Josh Grajczonek 5, Mitchell Davey 4, Harley Horwood 1.
Semi-final: 1. Josh Grajczonek, 2. Taylor Poole, 3. Sam Taylor, 4. Mitchell Davey.
Golden Helmet Final: 1. Darcy Ward, 2. Josh Grajczonek, 3. Trent Leverington, 4. Taylor Poole.
Taken from goldcoastspeedway.com/