LIONS GET LIFT OFF

HELLINGLY Lions cycle speedway team continued their good form with a narrow 93-85 victory over Southampton Saints.
By The Newsroom
Published 24th Aug 2006, 12:28 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 22:36 BST

Hellingly went into the lead in heat one with a tapes to flag win for Neil Hollebon and with Joe Plumstead in third place the Lions were off to an encouraging start.

Skipper Eddie Ridley and Andrew Long filled the minor placings for a shared 5-5 in heat 2.

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Martyn Hollebon and David Boniface further increased the Lions' lead with another 6-4 from a very hard fought heat three.

With heavy rain falling the Hellingly track became very greasy but the Lions held their nerve to lead 53 - 46 going into the interval.

More wins followed from the Hollebon brothers who received good support.

Two match-winning 7-3 wins in heats 16 and 17 sewed up this South West League fixture to give Hellingly two much-needed points to get off the bottom of the league.

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Next match for the Lions is at the Lower Dicker circuit on Sunday, September 10, at 2pm when they take on Newport.

Lions' scorers: N. Hollebon 19, M. Hollebon 18, E. Ridley 13, J. Plumstead 12, D. Boniface 11, T Lloyd 10, A. Long 9, O. Rann 1.

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