Kent SLYDE Kings continued in their rich vein of form which has seen the Sittingbourne-based Speedway side remain unbeaten this whole season, with an emphatic performance on Monday to see off a plucky Coventry Storm side and surge into the last four of the National Knock-Out Cup competition.
Led by two ever-enduringly impressive visiting riders in Dan Greenwood (who bettered his own track record) and Liam Carr, the West Midlanders kept the scores on the night down to an honest eight points margin at the halfway point; but then were powerless to keep the red and white tide at bay – finally succumbing to a 22 points defeat which exactly matched the first leg result and saw the SLYDE Kings into a semi-final where they’ll face either Birmingham or Belle Vue.
Greenwood’s beating of the home skipper Luke Bowen in the much anticipated opening heat promised the green shoots of possible recovery for a Coventry side chastened by Kent’s extraordinary first leg showing on their home patch – the time of 57.3 seconds lowering the Chesterfield-based racer’s own best ever time around the Central Park track. But these 2016 Kings are made of stern stuff and when the two reserves Luke Clifton and Danno Verge combined for a mighty 5-1 in heat two, a lead was established on the night which was destined only to grow and grow.
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Led by two ever-enduringly impressive visiting riders in Dan Greenwood (who bettered his own track record) and Liam Carr, the West Midlanders kept the scores on the night down to an honest eight points margin at the halfway point; but then were powerless to keep the red and white tide at bay – finally succumbing to a 22 points defeat which exactly matched the first leg result and saw the SLYDE Kings into a semi-final where they’ll face either Birmingham or Belle Vue.
Greenwood’s beating of the home skipper Luke Bowen in the much anticipated opening heat promised the green shoots of possible recovery for a Coventry side chastened by Kent’s extraordinary first leg showing on their home patch – the time of 57.3 seconds lowering the Chesterfield-based racer’s own best ever time around the Central Park track. But these 2016 Kings are made of stern stuff and when the two reserves Luke Clifton and Danno Verge combined for a mighty 5-1 in heat two, a lead was established on the night which was destined only to grow and grow.
