Oxford Cheetahs boost Championship play-off hopes with win

The victory also sealed the overall bonus point, since the cheetah defeated the bandits 55-35 in Sandy Lane last month.

The Cheetahs built up a lead of eight points after seven races, but the bandits had 36-36 according to Heat 12.

The Cheetah’s skipper Sam Masters produced an excellent journey in Heat 13. Peter Kildemand took care of himself in the second round and Masters was released in third place.

Masters produced a stormy journey, whereby the banking in the fourth curve ran around Kildemand and then pressed in round two between Morris and the fence on the back. His bravery ensured that a 3-3 that held the scores.

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Mitch McDiamid suffered a severe fall when his bike gave up the spirit in Heat 10. He was fine, but the machine was damaged.

McDiambid borrowed a bike from the attendant Jonatan Grahn in Heat 14 and joined Jonas Knudsen for a 5-1 key-1, who had four points in front of the Cheetahs with a remaining race.

In the heat, Kildemand buried champions again in the second curve. This time, Master only needed second place to ensure the victory for his side, and he made sure that he stayed comfortably in front of Jonas Jeppesen to ensure that the cheetah won 46-44.

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Previously, Cheetahs swept in the lead with a 5-1 by Masters and Cameron Heep.

The Cheetahs took over the full control with back-to-back 5-1S-von Luke Killen and Heep in Heat 6 and McDiambid and Grahn in Heat 7.

Cheetahs also catch a 5-1 in Heat 8. Sam Hagon for second place, while Race Leader stole 4: 2 with an engine failure in the last round.

Killen was lively everywhere and left Bandits Skipper Drew Kemp in Heat 9 to limit bandits to 4-2.

Bandits with a 5-1 in Heat 10, but Masters produced a great team trip in Heat 11 to settle down behind Knudsen, ward off the kild and take care of the 5: 1. Bandits have again rated the results with their own maximum in heat 12.

Masters scored 13+1, while the contribution of reserves Killen (10) and Knudsen (9+1) was decisive for the victory of the cheetahs.

McDiambid scored 7+1 on his first visit to Shielfield Park, while Heep (4+2) was involved in two 5-1s for cheetahs. Grahn (3+1) showed a lot of fight and very grateful loan of his bike on McDiambid in Heat 14 was estimated.