Steve attacked hard about a lap from home, and looked the goods until the big name sprinters of Young and Baily dragged the field past. Steve set his final up with a great win in the heat. For a couple of great photos of Steve and Steely, visit these two links: Winding it Up and Steve_Martin
Special mention must also be made of Barry Woods' attack a lap and a half out from the end in his Victorian Keirin Championship heat. He took the field by surprise and despite their best efforts, were not able to get around him. For unknown reasons, the tactic was not employed in the final, but it didn't matter, Bazza showed that he is well and truly on the comeback trail, mixing it with, and beating some of the beast riders around.
The Blackburn contingent had a good night out with other winners and placegetters as follows;
A Grade Points Race 3rd Andrew Steele C Grade Points Race 3rd Ed Tutty B Grade Scratch Race 3rd Steve Martin Women's Handicap 2nd Nicole Holt Aces Scratch Race 4th Richard England Keirin Heats Heat 3? 1st Barry Woods
Congratulations to all the BBN riders, who fought hard and rode clean all night, and showed that we are very competitive on the track, and not to be taken lightly!
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