Campbell (0m) also took out the 2-lap handicap, but it was a tight contest for second as the other three riders crossed the finish together. It was C. Wakeling whose wheel was just in front of L. Wakeling and Shore on the line.  L. Wakeling was first out in the elimination followed by Shore leaving the final sprint between C. Wakeling and Campbell, with Campbell taking it out by the smallest of margins.

In Junior B grade Dana Prater and Justin Burke ended the night on equal points after Burke won his first event, a 6-lap scratch race. Prater (25m) held onto the lead in the first 2-lap handicap to finish ahead of Burke (0m), while Burke (0m) was able to catch her in the second after her handicap was brought back to 20 metres.

Newcomer Connor Margaritis had a good first night of racing throwing down the challenge to the Junior C grade riders and will be one to watch next season. He took out the 4-lap scratch race and 2 lap handicap from Corey Gibbons and Bailey Kesby, while Gibbons won the second 2-lap handicap and 4-lap scratch race with Margaritis second and Kesby third.

In the Masters 12-lap scratch race Kelvin Rohrlach held a 15-metre lead with three laps to go and maintained it until Peter Werner and Adrian Wilson lifted the pace as they got the bell, while Gary Carpenter wasn't able to go with them.  Werner and Wilson gradually reeled in Rohrlach over the final lap passing him and crossing the line in this order with G. Carpenter fourth.

G. Carpenter (10m) had a handy 10-metre advantage over Rohrlach (20m), Wilson (30m) and Werner (0m) as they began their last lap of the 3-lap handicap, but he wasn't able to hold the others off to the end and it was Wilson who took out the event from Rohrlach, Carpenter and Werner.

A grader Ben Young's improved form saw him take out the opening event, a 15-lap heart starter, holding off Rhyse Carpenter as they came to the finish with Malcolm Clasohm third ahead of Darren Anderson and Ryan Ware.  Clasohm off 45m made the most of his handicap in the 3 lap handicap race to catch Ware (60m) and hold off the rest of the field to finish first from Young (0m), R. Carpenter (15m), Anderson (30m) and Ware.

In their final event of the night, a combined senior 50-lap scratch race, the field stayed together until just over half way through when the pace lifted and Peter Werner and Adrian Wilson dropped off the back with the gap increasing with each lap. Anderson attacked with two laps to go, however the other riders were ready and all responded immediately so were together as they began the final lap.  It was Young who was the first to the line followed by Clasohm, R. Carpenter, Ware, Anderson, Wilson and Werner.

Next week the cyclists will be contesting the club championships, which are being held over Friday and Saturday nights starting at 6.30pm with many of the grades too close to call.

FULL RACE RESULTS HERE