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ROCKETS’ HOPES WASHED AWAY
Sunday June 19, 2016
The BMR Rockets are STILL looking to complete their first Premier League away match of 2016 after the wet weather returned to claim their fixture at Scunthorpe with just two races run.
With the racing calendar nearing the end of June, the Rockets have managed just THREE competitive fixtures on the road: a tantalising defeat at Somerset and victory at Plymouth – both in the League Cup – and a narrow reverse at Ipswich IN THE Knock-Out Cup.
Sunday’s meeting in Lincolnshire lasted just eight laps, with the Kasper Lykke taking second place in the rain in Heat 1 after Edward Kennett had been excluded for exceeding the two minute allowance, and Ben Morley and Lykke reversing that opening race 4-2 with one of their own next time out to make it 6-6.
And with the rain continuing to fall, that was that.
As Rye House Team Manager Peter Schroeck explained afterwards, “The rain hit just before the first heat. It wasn’t the track that was the problem; the riders just couldn’t see. Even Ben (Morley) had a problem with visibility – and he was in the lead.
“You know me; I wear my heart on my sleeve. To say it was all very frustrating, especially after what had been a dry afternoon, is an understatement. But we’ll channel that frustration into our next match at Somerset on Friday, and we’ll start again there.â€
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