SHEFFIELD’S Kyle Howarth admitted with Charles Wright they “got the job done” in a thrilling finale to the Championship Pairs.
The Tigers duo beat Workington’s Ty Proctor and Nicolai Klindt in the final to retain the title at Somerset on Friday night.
Howarth and Wright won their group with 22 points before beating pre-meeting favourites Lakeside in the semis while the Workington pair went through with 20 points and outgunned Peterborough in their semi-final.
Howarth said: “It’s a tough day, we knew it was going to be hard. We worked as a team and we were consistent all the way through the night.
“We just chipped away with no last places and putting points on the board. When it came to the big heats we stepped our game up.
“Charles and I sussed out where we were riding all night and where we wanted to be. When it came to the semis and final we got the job done.
“We kept calm and didn’t make drastic changes during the meeting.”
Proctor won the final but Wright and Howarth packed into second and third keeping Klindt at bay to wrap up the title once again.
Gritty Aussie Proctor added: “We’ve got to be happy with that. We’ve come a long way at Workington and it’s our first bit of silverware.
“It was crucial to win the toss and we didn’t and elected that Nicolai would try and do something from gate three, but it didn’t work out.
"That’s the way it goes but we gave it everything we had.”
GROUP A: PETERBOROUGH 21: Michael Palm Toft 15, Scott Nicholls 6 LAKESIDE 21: Richard Lawson 13, Nick Morris 8 EDINBURGH 20: Ricky Wells 12, Erik Riss 8 SCUNTHORPE 14: Jake Allen 9, Josh Auty 5 BERWICK 14: Aaron Summers 9, Kevin Doolan 5
GROUP B: SHEFFIELD 22: Charles Wright 12, Kyle Howarth 10 WORKINGTON 20: Nicolai Klindt 12, Ty Proctor 8 REDCAR 20: Ben Barker 10, Thomas Jorgensen 10 IPSWICH 19: Rory Schlein 15, Nico Covatti 4 GLASGOW 9: Chris Harris 5, Paul Starke 4
CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD FINAL, 2nd leg Workington 52 (Mason Campton 12+1) Lakeside 38 (Nick Morris 12+1) Workington won 98-82 on aggregate.
CHAMPIONSHIP Workington 18 (Rasmus Jensen 6) Lakeside 6 (Adam Ellis 2, Nick Morris 2) Abandoned after 4 heats - frozen track - result will not stand.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 28:
CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL 2nd leg Workington 61 – Nicolai Klindt 15 Lakeside 29 – Adam Ellis 9 Workington win 95-73 on aggregate and are league champions
TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE Buxton 38 – Tom Woolley 13 Eastbourne 52 – Georgie Wood 13+1 National League points: Buxton 0 Eastbourne 4
Stoke 41 – Max Clegg 18 Eastbourne 49 – Tom Brennan 11 National League points: Stoke 0 Eastbourne 4
SATURDAY OCTOBER 27:
CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL 1st leg Lakeside 44 – Nick Morris 12 Workington 34 – Mason Campton 9 Abandoned after Heat 13 (rain/track conditions) – Result stands
FRIDAY OCTOBER 26:
TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE Eastbourne v Mildenhall - OFF
THURSDAY OCTOBER 25:
CHAMPIONSHIP KO CUP FINAL, 2nd leg
Workington 62 (Rasmus Jensen 16+1)
Scunthorpe 28 (Jake Allen 10)
Workington win 98-82 on aggregate
NATIONAL LEAGUE GRAND FINAL, 2nd leg
Mildenhall 46 (Drew Kemp 13)
Eastbourne 44 (Georgie Wood 11+1)
Eastbourne win 98-81 on aggregate
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24:
CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF S/F, 2nd leg Lakeside 56 (Ben Morley 12+1) Peterborough 34 (Emil Grondal 8+1) Lakeside win 102-78 on aggregate.
