King’s Lynn 69 Stoke 21 

STOKE Easy Rider Potters were thumped 69-21 by group leaders King’s Lynn in the Premier Trophy at the Norfolk Arena last night.

 The Potters started brightly with a win for skipper Lee Complin over Darren Mallett and home skipper Lee Complin but it was the only highlight of a bleak night for the Potters, but it was all downhill from then on as the Stars won all of the next fourteen heats.

 Jason Bunyan managed to split the home pairing of Chris Schramm and Christian Henry in heat three. 

Lee Complin was introduced as a tactical ride in heat five but to no avail as the Stars duo of Schramm and Henry held the Potters skipper at bay despite a determined challenge from Complin.

 From then on only Jason Bunyan managed to defeat an opponent until as he managed a couple of second places before Complin managed to split the Star pairing in heat fifteen as King’s Lynn gained ten maximum 5-1 heat advantages and a further four 4-2 heat advantages as Stoke suffered their worst defeat for a number of years.

 Team boss John Woolridge said “It was a disgraceful performance tonight and very embarrassing. “Only Lee (Complin) and Jason (Bunyan) came out of tonight’s meeting with any credit as they rode their hearts out for the cause but they had no back up, the performance was awful and was nothing short of appalling.”

 Scorers:

King’s Lynn 69: Darcy Ward 14+1, Chris Schramm 12, Emiliano Sanchez 9+3, Tomas Topinka 9+2, Jan Graversen 9+1, Christian Henry 8+3, Darren Mallett (No.8) 8+1, Kozza Smith (Rider Replacement) 

Stoke 21: Lee Complin 8, Jason Bunyan 7, Jesper Kristiansen 4, Tom P Madsen 1, Klaus Jakobsen 1, Glen Phillips 0, Phil Morris (Rider Replacement)