In the meeting of the first round of PGE Ekstraliga, Innpro ROW Rybnik won on the hometrack 49:41 with Gezet Stal Gorzow. Martin Vaculik scored eight points in five starts for the guest team.
Martin competed for his first points in the opening heat. After getting a flying start from the first position the Slovakian secured three points by crossing the line first. Second was Maksym Drabik. However, on the final stretch of lap four, Oskar Fajfer lost the battle for a single point to Chris Holder.
There was a draw 3:3 in the sixth race. Triumphed Nicki Pedersen after blasting out of the gate. Two points got Martin Vaculik and one point got Andrzej Lebedevs. Due to mechanical failure Maksym Borowiak didn’t finish the race.
Heat nineth ended with the second Victory of martin Vaculik. Two points for the host team brought Kacper Pludra. One point scored Andrzej Lebedevs. After a strong start, Maksym Drabik was forced to retire due to a mechanical failure before reaching the finish line.
The race eleventh unraveled against the hopes of Stal’s team leader. Martin didn’t finish the race because of bike deffect. The home duo of Tungate and Drabik scored a 5–1 victory over the lone Jabłoński.
The final clash of the meeting resulted in an even score – both sides walked away with equal points from the heat. Thomsen won before the hosts’ duo: Pedersen, Tungate.
Unfortunately Vaculik was last to reach the finish line.
“It wasn’t our lucky day. The promoted team from Rybnik proved to be a taugh rival on the track this season. I’m not satisfied with my performance this season. The final two outings were far from what I had in mind” – said Martin Vaculik.
Scores:
Inpro ROW Rybnik: 49
- Maksym Drabik (2,0,d,2,2) 6+2
- Kacper Pludra (1,1,2,1) 5+2
- Chris Holder (1*,3,1,3,3) 11+1
- Rohan Tungate (2,2,3,3,1) 11+2
- Nicki Pedersen (1*,3,3,2,2) 11+1
- Paweł Trzesniewski (0,2,1) 3
- Maksym Borowiak (2,d,0) 2
- Jesper Knudsen NS
Gezet Stal Gorzów: 41
- Martin Vaculik (3,2,3,d,0) 8
- Andrzej Lebiediew (0,1,1,2,1) 5
- Oskar Fajfer (0,1,d,0,0) 1
- Oskar Chaltas DNS
- Anders Thomsen (3,3,2,3,3) 14
- Hubert Jablonski (1,0,0,0,1) 2
- Oskar Paluch (3,3,2,2,1) 11+2
- Adam Bednar DNS
Run after run:
- Vaculik, Drabik, Holder, Fajfer (3:3)
- Paluch, Borowiak, Jablonski, Trzesniewski 2:4 (5:7)
- Thomsen, Tungate, Pedersen, Lebiediew 3:3 (8:10)
- Paluch, Trzesniewski, Pludra, Jablonski 3:3 (11:13)
- Holder, Tungate, Fajfer, Jablonski 5:1 (16:14)
- Pedersen, Vaculik, Lebiediew, Borowiak (d) 3:3 (19:17)
- Thomsen, Paluch, Pludra, Drabik 1:5 (20:22)
- Pedersen, Paluch, Trzesniewski, Fajfer (d) 4:2 (24:24)
- Vaculik, Pludra, Lebiediew, Drabik (d) 2:4 (26:28)
- Tungate, Thomsen, Holder, Jablonski 4:2 (30:30)
- Tungate, Drabik, Jablonski, Vaculik (d) 5:1 (35:31)
- Holder, Lebiediew, Paluch, Borowiak 3:3 (38:34)
- Thomsen, Pedersen, Pludra, Fajfer 3:3 (41:37)
- Holder, Drabik, Lebiediew, Fajfer 5:1 (46:38)
- Thomsen, Pedersen, Tungate, Vaculik 3:3 (49:41)