Dmitrij O’Shea showed why he finished top of the pile after the 10 round qualifying series by winning semi-final A. He started slowly with a first race third place but then reeled off 4 fine victories to ease his way into the GP finals. He did require a run-off for top spot, however, with Wayne Josephs. Josephs having a fine meeting to score 13 points to book his finals spot. Another run-off for third place saw Richie Sampson take the final podium spot beating Craig Leonard after both had scored 12 points. They will both look to carry that form into the finals. Brian Broadbank on 11 finished behind them and kept his qualifying form going to comfortably reach the finals. Also in the finals is Lloyd Byford who made hard work of it with a fall in his third ride. Still qualification was the main aim and he will be a big player in the finals. The final two places were taken by Darcy Broad and Andrew Knapkin both finishing on 8 points. They will not be amongst the favourites for the final but will upset a few. Lee Mcauliffe started the meeting really well with 2 wins but faded to score only 1 more point. He will be a reserve for the finals beating Kelly Kallstrom in a run-off for that right. Kallstrom can count himself unlucky after a last heat engine problem denied him a possible place in the final and then falling in the run-off trying too hard to pass Mcauliffe.

 

08/11/2015 at The Wullie Ness Memorial Park – Att: 562

Semi-Final A

 

  1. Dmitrij O'Shea............ 1  3  3  3  3  13

  2. Wayne Josephs............. 3  2  2  3  3  13

  3. Richie Sampson............ 3  3  1  2  3  12

  4. Craig Leonard............. 3  2  3  2  2  12

  5. Brian Broadbank........... 1  2  3  2  3  11

  6. Lloyd Byford.............. 2  3  F  3  1   9

  7. Darcy Broad............... 1  0  2  3  2   8

  8. Andrew Knapkin............ 2  2  2  1  1   8

  9. Lee Mcauliffe............. 3  3  0  1  0   7 (Res)

 10. Kelly Kallstrom........... 2  0  3  2  R   7

 11. Alain De Gruchy........... 2  1  1  0  0   4

 12. Harry Coles............... 0  1  2  0  1   4

 13. Chris Ford................ 0  1  0  0  2   3

 14. Dave Hemus................ Fx 0  1  0  2   3

 15. Ryan Betts................ 1  1  0  1  0   3

 16. Damien Flaherty........... 0  0  1  1  1   3

 17. Alex Golden............... Did not ride

 18. Ethan Ashby............... Did not ride

 

 No. Results

  1: Wayne Josephs, Kelly Kallstrom, Dmitrij O'Shea, Chris Ford

  2: Lee Mcauliffe, Alain De Gruchy, Ryan Betts, Dave Hemus (Fx)

  3: Craig Leonard, Andrew Knapkin, Brian Broadbank, Harry Coles

  4: Richie Sampson, Lloyd Byford, Darcy Broad, Damien Flaherty

  5: Lloyd Byford, Wayne Josephs, Harry Coles, Dave Hemus

  6: Lee Mcauliffe, Andrew Knapkin, Chris Ford, Damien Flaherty

  7: Dmitrij O'Shea, Brian Broadbank, Alain De Gruchy, Darcy Broad

  8: Richie Sampson, Craig Leonard, Ryan Betts, Kelly Kallstrom

  9: Brian Broadbank, Wayne Josephs, Richie Sampson, Lee Mcauliffe

 10: Craig Leonard, Darcy Broad, Dave Hemus, Chris Ford

 11: Dmitrij O'Shea, Harry Coles, Damien Flaherty, Ryan Betts

 12: Kelly Kallstrom, Andrew Knapkin, Alain De Gruchy, Lloyd Byford (F)

 13: Wayne Josephs, Craig Leonard, Damien Flaherty, Alain De Gruchy

 14: Lloyd Byford, Brian Broadbank, Ryan Betts, Chris Ford

 15: Dmitrij O'Shea, Richie Sampson, Andrew Knapkin, Dave Hemus

 16: Darcy Broad, Kelly Kallstrom, Lee Mcauliffe, Harry Coles

 17: Wayne Josephs, Darcy Broad, Andrew Knapkin, Ryan Betts

 18: Richie Sampson, Chris Ford, Harry Coles, Alain De Gruchy

 19: Dmitrij O'Shea, Craig Leonard, Lloyd Byford, Lee Mcauliffe

 20: Brian Broadbank, Dave Hemus, Damien Flaherty, Kelly Kallstrom (R)

 

Run-off for reserve place:

 21: Lee Mcauliffe, Kelly Kallstrom (Fx)

 

3rd place run-off:

 22: Richie Sampson, Craig Leonard

 

1st place run-off:

 23: Dmitrij O'Shea, Wayne Josephs