Academy Finish With A Win

Stellar Monarchs Academy finished their season on a high running out 2 point winners over the Belle Vue Colts at the National Speedway Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Plaudits will go to Jordy Loftus for a crucial five points between heats 14 and 15 but team boss Scott Wilson was quick to praise his entire one to seven as he said after, "I'm really pleased today, with the result first and foremost but also the performance of the whole team. We needed everybody to do their bit today and all seven contributed to the win.

"We built a good lead over the middle portion of the meeting, which we needed in the end as Belle Vue pushed us all the way, but we held our nerve to get over the line.

"Our reserves were going to be crucial and both delivered today. For Mark to come back after such a long break and score paid 8 was excellent and Lee lead two Championship calibre riders for three-and-a-half laps in heat 4. He took real confidence from that and finished with a good score.

"It's a nice way to end the season. We finish just one point short of top spot which tells the story of how well the team have done."

As mentioned by Wilson it was a strong middle portion of the meeting that gave the platform for victory as heat advantages in heats three, five and seven meant it was a six point advantage for the Academy at the halfway mark.

The hosts would come back into the it the rest of the way led by an immaculate maximum for their number one Will Cairns and with Harry Fletcher giving a punch at reserve as he raced to 11 also it was always going to be tight to the finish.

Heat 14 would prove pivotal with Loftus and Fletcher passing and re-passing almost every corner it felt like with the former finally fending off the Colt to mean a four point lead was taken into the last.

There would be further drama in this one as Cairns raced away for an untroubled win both sides had their misfortune, first up Academy guest Vinnie Foord would grind to a halt before making it to the first bend, home man Jack Kingston would then come down at the end of lap two and while he remounted this took the pressure of Loftus who knew he just had to remain upright to bring home the points for his side, a task completed with no drama.

So, a strong end to a encouraging season and the potential for a second place finish pending results elsewhere.

Academy Season Concludes At The NSS

Stellar Monarchs Academy finish their campaign at Belle Vue on Sunday afternoon knowing that a win will leave them with a chance of a second place finish in the league standings.

That classification will also depend on Leicester's final match but that is of no concern for Scott Wilson and his side as they look for the points today.

Having won by ten at Armadale in the corresponding match the Academy have three points up for grabs.

Both sides show a change from their usual septets with Ben Morley stepping in for Freddy Hodder for the hosts while Vinnie Foord so unlucky not to be crowned under 19 champion at Workington on Saturday coming in for Sam Mcgurk for the Academy.

Elsewhere there is a welcome return for Mark Parker who has decided to give it another go.

Luke Craig also continues his return to the sport and the top end strength of Doyle Wood, Jordy Loftus and Connor Coles will look to score the points required to see the points come north.

It is hard to gauge how the hosts will perform giving they still have 40% of their fixtures to run, the Colts have fallen to defeat in two of their three home fixtures so far so will be looking to right that with a match against the Steelers forming part of a double header prior to the Academy match.

William Cairns heads up a Colts team whose season fell into tumult just days prior to tapes-up when a pair of changes were required.

The actions starts at midday for the first match-up which is Colts vs Steelers this being due to be followed by the Academy at roughly 13:45.