There were no surprises on Friday in Leszno. The local Fogo Unia Leszno lost at home 52:38 against Platinum Motor Lublin. Bartosz Zmarzlik scored twelve points in four runs for the visiting team.

Jaimon Lydsey had the best start in heat three. Bartek was riding on the outside all the time and on the first bend of the third lap he passed the hosts’ competitor. Jack Holder won one point for the guests, and Adrian Miedziński was the last rider to arrive.

In the seventh race, Bartosz Zmarzlik started from the fourth position, next to the board. It was another clean victory for the leader of Platinum Motor Lublin. Bartek accelerated on the outside and on the second bend of the first lap he was already in the lead. He won the race with a very large advantage. Lidsey scored two points, the third was Smektała. Kacper Grzelak was the last to arrive.

The eleventh run ended with another double win for the guest duo. Zmarzlik, Cierniak defeated the pair of hosts: Lidsey, Ratajczak 5:1. After ten races, the guests were leading 37:23. Bartek showed very good reflexes under the starting tape in the thirteenth race. The rider made a great start from the first position. Along the track Fredrik Lindgren joined Zmarzlik and Motor defeated Fogo Unia speedway riders: Smektała and Ratajczak 5:1.

Results:

Fogo Unia Leszno: 38
9. Bartosz Smektała (2,3,1*,2,2,1,3) 14+1
10. Janusz Kołodziej (ZZ)
11. James Pearson (NS) 
12. Jaimon Lidsey (2,2*,2,3,1,1*,2*) 13+3
13. Adrian Miedziński (0,0) 0
14. Antoni Mencel (0,1,0,1,0) 2
15. Damian Ratajczak (0,2,1,0,2,0,3) 8
16. Hubert Jabłoński (0,1) 1

Platinum Motor Lublin: 52
1. Jarosław Hampel (3,2*,1,3) 9+1
2. Jack Holder (1,3,3,3) 10
3. Fredrik Lindgren (1,1,2,2*) 6+1
4. Antti Vuolas (1,0,0,0) 0
5. Bartosz Zmarzlik (3,3,3,3) 12
6. Mateusz Cierniak (3,3,2*,1) 9+1
7. Kacper Grzelak (2*,0,1,0) 3+1
8. Bartosz Bańbor (0,2) 2

Heat after heat:

1. Hampel, Smektała, Lingren, Mencel (2:4)
2. Cierniak, Grzelak, Mencel, Ratajczak 1:5 (3:9)
3. Zmarzlik, Lidsey, Holder, Miedziński 2:4 (5:13)
4. Cierniak, Ratajczak, Vuolas, Mencel 2:4 (7:17)
5. Smektała, Lidsey, Lindgren, Vuolas 5:1 (12:18)
6. Holder, Hampel, Ratajczak, Miedziński 1:5 (13:23)
7. Zmarzlik, Lidsey, Smektała, Grzelak 3:3 (16:26)
8. Lidsey, Lindgren, Mencel, Bańbor 4:2 (20:28)
9. Holder, Smektała, Hampel, Jabłoński 2:4 (22:32)
10. Zmarzlik, Cierniak, Lidsey, Ratajczak 1:5 (23:37)
11. Hampel, Smektała, Lidsey, Vuolas 3:3 (26:40)
12. Holder, Ratajczak, Grzelak, Mencel 2:4 (28:44)
13. Zmarzlik, Lindgren, Smektała, Ratajczak 1:5 (29:49)
14. Ratajczak, Bańbor, Jabłoński, Vuolas 4:2 (33:51)
15. Smektała, Lidsey, Cierniak, Grzelak 5:1 (38:52)

Foto: Tomasz Przybylski