Following defeat at The Coliseum, The Birmingham Brummies gained revenge on The Plymouth Gladiators with a comprehensive 54 -36 victory at Perry Bar.

Jason Crump top scored for the Gladiators with 10+1 backed by Dillon Ruml with 8+1.

Birmingham Brummies = 54

Erik Riss 12, Valentin Grobauer 5+2, James Shanes R/R, Ashley Morris 7+1, Chris Harris 13+1, Paco Castagna 7+2, Jack Thomas 10

Plymouth Gladiators = 36

Bjarne Pedersen 6+3m Dillon Ruml  8+1, Zach Cook 4,  Zane Keleher 4+1, Jason Crump 10+1, Alfie Bowtell 1, Jason Edwards 3

The Plymouth Gladiators delivered another home victory at The Coliseum, with a last heat decider to secure a 47-42 win against The Birmingham Brummies.

The Brummies had established a 5 point lead after heat 9, before The Gladiators rallied to bring the score back to 38-39 after heat 13.

Alfie Bowtell & Zane Keleher delivered a maximum 5-1 heat advantage in the penultimate heat, before Jason Crump & Bjarne Pedersen secured the victory in the nominated heat 15.

Full report to follow.

Championship Points: Plymouth Gladiators 3 Birmingham Brummies 1.

Plymouth Gladiators : 47

Bjarne Pedersen 7+2, Dillon Ruml 7+1, Zach Cook 8, Zane Keleher 2+1, Jason Crump 12+1,
Alfie Bowtell 9+1, Jason Edwards  2+1

Birmingham Brummies : 42

Erik Riss 11,  Valentin Grobauer  3+1, James Shanes 6, Ashley Morris 2+1 Chris Harris 9+1, Paco Castagna 10+1, Jack Thomas  1

After recent defeats on the road, The Plymouth Gladiators returned to winning ways with a 10 point victory over the Scunthorpe Scorpions.

The meeting was abandoned after heat 14 due to the curfew. Alfie Bowtell top scored for the Gladiators, whilst new British Champion Adam Ellis was forced to withdraw following a Heat one crash.

Report to follow.

PLYMOUTH 47 –

Alfie Bowtell 12+1, Bjarne Pedersen 11+1, Jason Crump 11, Zach Cook 7, Dillon Ruml 3+2, Zane Keleher 3+2, Jason Edwards 0

SCUNTHORPE 37:

Thomas Jorgensen 11+1, Theo Pijper 10+1, Simon Lambert 7+1, Jordan Palin 7+1, Tero Aarnio 1+1, Josh MacDonald 1, Adam Ellis 0

Abandoned after 14 heats due to curfew – Result STANDS
Championship points: Plymouth 3 Scunthorpe 0

The Gladiators Northern Tour ended with a 20 point defeat against The Redcar Bears. Bjarne Pedersen and Jason Crump again provided the bulk of the Gladiators points scoring 13 and 11 respectively.

Report to follow.

Redcar Bears = 55

Charles Wright 5, James Sarjeant 10, Jake Allen 14, Jordan Stewart RR 5. Michael Palm Toft 12,
Anders Rowe 10, Jordan Jenkins 4

Plymouth Gladiators = 35

Jason Crump 11, Dillon Ruml 3, Zach Cook 2, Zane Keleher 2, Bjarne Pedersen 13, Danyon Hume (G) 4
Jason Edwards 0

Image credit: Daniel Weston

The Gladiators suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of the Berwick Bandits during the next stage of their Northern Tour this evening.

Bjarne Pedersen shrugged off his crash at Edinburgh the previous evening to top score with 11 paid 13, backed by Jason Crump on 10.

Report to follow.

BERWICK 57:

Kyle Bickley 11+3, Jye Etheridge 11+1, Leon Flint 10, Dany Gappmaier 8+1, Aaron Summers 8, Nikolaj B Jakobsen 7+1, Kasper Andersen 2+1.

PLYMOUTH 33:

Bjarne Pedersen 11+2, Jason Crump 10, Zane Keleher 4, Dillon Ruml 3+1, Zach Cook 2+1, Danyon Hume 2, Jason Edwards 1.

The Plymouth Gladiators went agonizingly close to an away victory, before finally falling to a 47-42 loss to The Edinburgh Monarchs.

After leading for all of the meeting, and with a two point lead going into heat 13, a crash between Richie Worrall and Bjarne Pedersen saw the Gladiator withdraw from the meeting.

With Worrall excluded, and Jason Crump having fallen on the first lap, the Monarchs won the re-run 3-2, before taking heat advantages in the final two heats, to take a five point victory, leaving the Gladiators with a consolation away point.

EDINBURGH 47: Josh Pickering 12+1, Sam Masters 10+1, Kye Thomson 10, Richie Worrall 6, Nathan Greaves 5, William Lawson 4+2, Luke Crang 0.

PLYMOUTH 42: Leon Flint 13+1, Bjarne Pedersen 8, Jason Crump 7, Dillon Ruml 6+2, Zane Keleher 5, Zach Cook 2+1, Jason Edwards 1.

Plymouth Gladiators secured a 46-43 victory over The Redcar Bears in another close encounter at The Coliseum.

Bjarne Pedersen top scored with a paid maximum, backed by Alfie Bowtell with 9.

Full report to follow.

PLYMOUTH 46 – Bjarne Pedersen 14+1, Alfie Bowtell 9, Jason Crump 8, Zane Keleher 5+1, Zach Cook 5, Jason Edwards 3+1, Dillon Ruml 2

REDCAR 43: Jake Allen 16, James Sarjeant 8+1, Michael Palm Toft 8+1, Anders Rowe 5+1, Charles Wright 5+1, Jordan Jenkins 1+1, Jordan Stewart r/r

Image Credit: Dan Westlake

The Gladiators suffered a 33-45 defeat at the hands of the Newcastle Diamonds, in a meeting that was abandoned after heat 13 due to rain.

Bjarne Pedersen (11) and Alfie Bowtell led the scoring for The Gladiators.

Report to follow.

NEWCASTLE 45: Ben Barker 11, Paul Starke 9, Adam Roynon 8+1, Max Clegg 7, James Wright 5+3, Connor Mountain 5+2, Archie Freeman 0.

PLYMOUTH 33: Bjarne Pedersen 11, Alfie Bowtell 10, Zach Cook 6+1, Jason Crump 5, Jason Edwards 1, Dillon Ruml 0, Zane Keleher 0.

Abandoned after Heat 13 (rain) – Result stands.

PLYMOUTH ATKINS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT GLADIATORS 50

EDINBURGH MONARCHS  40

Gladiators’ fans and a band of travelling Monarchs’ supporters were treated to another superb meeting at the Coliseum which saw the home side notch their second home win of the season against title chasing Edinburgh.

Edinburgh began the meeting in style with skipper Sam Masters and William Lawson gaining a 5-1 in the first race over Dillon Ruml and the returning Jason Crump.

After a series of shared heats, a Plymouth 4-2 in heat seven saw the Gladiators close the gap and a superb 5-1 in heat eight from the impressive reserve duo of Alfie Bowtell and Jason Edwards saw the home side take the lead.

Despite light rain beginning to fall, the meeting really burst into life. Edinburgh gained a 4-2 in the twelfth race to level the scores again and another familiar nail-biting finish looked on the cards.

A heat 13 4-2 by Bjarne Pedersen and Crump saw Plymouth edge ahead again before heat 14 produced what was the race of the season and probably one of the best ever seen at the Coliseum.

The Monarchs duo of the all-action Josh Pickering and Nathan Greaves made the gate and a Monarchs 5-1 looked likely, but Zane Keleher made an incredible swoop from last to first in one move and was closely followed by Bowtell which quite literally brought the fans to their feet as they crossed the line for a 5-1 and ensure a home win.

The Monarchs were still in the hunt for a losing bonus point, but Pedersen and Crump were having none of that as they sealed another 5-1 and a ten-point winning margin for the Gladiators which suggested a more comfortable victory than it actually was.

New Gladiators signing Jason Edwards was delighted with the win and his own performance.

‘I’m really pleased to be at Plymouth. It’s a track I’ve ridden quite a lot and I just need to be getting as many meetings as possible. Just to be next to Jason (Crump) in the pits and picking up little tips from him is invaluable and builds on the work I’ve been doing with the GB Academy. And I will definitely be watching that heat 14 again!’ he enthused.

Scorers:

Plymouth Atkins Financial Management Gladiators 50

Jason Crump                    6 pts (4 rides)

Dillon Ruml                       2 + 1 (3)

Zach Cook                         4 + 2 (4)

Zane Keleher                    10 + 2 (5)

Bjarne Pedersen              13 + 1 (5)

Alfie Bowtell                    11 + 2 (6)

Jason Edwards                 4 + 1 (3)

Edinburgh Monarchs 40

Sam Masters                    9 (5)

William Lawson               3 + 1 (4)

Kye Thomson                   7 (4)

Josh Pickering                  5 + 1 (4)

Richie Worrall                  10 + 1 (5)

Luke Crang                       0 (3)

Nathan Greaves               6 (5)

Image Credit: Dan Westlake

The Gladiators are delighted to welcome Jason Edwards to the team.

Riding at number 7 , our second Hagon sponsored rider and member of the GB young Lions squad, Jason is taking over the vacant number 7 berth left by Jack Smith this week.

Image credit: Tiffani Graveling Photography