Post by teessidetransporters on Aug 24, 2015 19:45:33 GMT
The Ironopolis, the top independent run SIM contest, is back for it's eighth running at the Dock Yard, home of the Teesside Transporters.
The format will remain unchanged and invites have gone out to most riders.
The 16 man field, with the four top riders seeded for opening rides, will be confirmed over the course of the next few days...but Graeme Bailey did reveal that current Teesside number one Hans E Bergestol would defend his title, whilst Sven Svensson, Jack Hagen, Ole Bjorn Thoresen and asset Braxton McChesney were confirmed starters.
Bailey added: "We hope to have a rider from each of the four divisions plus a mixture of new faces to these shores. This meeting has given chances to a host of riders over the years and it will continue to do so, as well as offering a brilliant to watch format. Hans admits it was this meeting that made him fall in love with speedway at the Dock Yard and only last year it was where we first came across Jack Hagen."
Heats 1 to 4 are drawn from the 16 and are straight races, before the handicap kicks in from Heat 5 onwards.
RED from start line
BLUE from 5 yards back
WHITE from 10 yards back
YELLOW from 15 yards back
HEAT 5
4th in Heat One, 3rd in Heat Two, 2nd in Heat Three, 1st in Heat Four
HEAT 6
4th in Heat Two, 3rd in Heat Three, 2nd in Heat Four, 1st in Heat One
HEAT 7
4th in Heat Three, 3rd in Heat Four, 2nd in Heat One, 1st in Heat Two
HEAT 8
4 in Heat Four, 3rd in Heat One, 2nd in Heat Two, 1st in Heat Three
--------------MEETING RESERVES MATCH RACE--------------------
HEAT 9
4th in Heat Five, 3rd in Heat Six, 2nd in Heat Seven, 1st in Heat Eight
HEAT 10
4th in Heat Six, 3rd in Heat Seven, 2nd in Heat Eight, 1st in Heat Five
HEAT 11
4th in Heat Seven, 3rd in Heat Eight, 2nd in Heat Five, 1st in Heat Six
HEAT 12
4th in Heat Eight, 3rd in Heat Five, 2nd in Heat Six, 1st in Heat Seven
--------------MEETING RESERVES MATCH RACE--------------------
HEAT 13
4 in Heat Nine, 3rd in Heat Ten, 2nd in Heat Eleven, 1st in Heat Twelve
HEAT 14
4th in Heat Ten, 3rd in Heat Eleven, 2nd in Heat Twelve, 1st in Heat Nine
HEAT 15
4th in Heat Eleven, 3rd in Heat Twelve, 2nd in Heat Nine, 1st in Heat Ten
HEAT 16
4th in Heat Twelve, 3rd in Heat Nine, 2nd in Heat Ten, 3rd in Heat Eleven
SEMI-FINAL
Riders finishing 3rd to 6th will race off for final two spaces.
FINAL
Riders finishing first and second automatically through to final with first and second from semi.
The format will remain unchanged and invites have gone out to most riders.
The 16 man field, with the four top riders seeded for opening rides, will be confirmed over the course of the next few days...but Graeme Bailey did reveal that current Teesside number one Hans E Bergestol would defend his title, whilst Sven Svensson, Jack Hagen, Ole Bjorn Thoresen and asset Braxton McChesney were confirmed starters.
Bailey added: "We hope to have a rider from each of the four divisions plus a mixture of new faces to these shores. This meeting has given chances to a host of riders over the years and it will continue to do so, as well as offering a brilliant to watch format. Hans admits it was this meeting that made him fall in love with speedway at the Dock Yard and only last year it was where we first came across Jack Hagen."
Heats 1 to 4 are drawn from the 16 and are straight races, before the handicap kicks in from Heat 5 onwards.
RED from start line
BLUE from 5 yards back
WHITE from 10 yards back
YELLOW from 15 yards back
HEAT 5
4th in Heat One, 3rd in Heat Two, 2nd in Heat Three, 1st in Heat Four
HEAT 6
4th in Heat Two, 3rd in Heat Three, 2nd in Heat Four, 1st in Heat One
HEAT 7
4th in Heat Three, 3rd in Heat Four, 2nd in Heat One, 1st in Heat Two
HEAT 8
4 in Heat Four, 3rd in Heat One, 2nd in Heat Two, 1st in Heat Three
--------------MEETING RESERVES MATCH RACE--------------------
HEAT 9
4th in Heat Five, 3rd in Heat Six, 2nd in Heat Seven, 1st in Heat Eight
HEAT 10
4th in Heat Six, 3rd in Heat Seven, 2nd in Heat Eight, 1st in Heat Five
HEAT 11
4th in Heat Seven, 3rd in Heat Eight, 2nd in Heat Five, 1st in Heat Six
HEAT 12
4th in Heat Eight, 3rd in Heat Five, 2nd in Heat Six, 1st in Heat Seven
--------------MEETING RESERVES MATCH RACE--------------------
HEAT 13
4 in Heat Nine, 3rd in Heat Ten, 2nd in Heat Eleven, 1st in Heat Twelve
HEAT 14
4th in Heat Ten, 3rd in Heat Eleven, 2nd in Heat Twelve, 1st in Heat Nine
HEAT 15
4th in Heat Eleven, 3rd in Heat Twelve, 2nd in Heat Nine, 1st in Heat Ten
HEAT 16
4th in Heat Twelve, 3rd in Heat Nine, 2nd in Heat Ten, 3rd in Heat Eleven
SEMI-FINAL
Riders finishing 3rd to 6th will race off for final two spaces.
FINAL
Riders finishing first and second automatically through to final with first and second from semi.