Josh Auty brought down Richard Hall, who got to his feet, then went over and launched a kick at his also-fallen opponent
A moment of madness from Richard Hall marred an otherwise excellent performance as Redcar Bears completed a quick-fire League Cup double with a 50-37 victory at Scunthorpe yesterday.
The Ecco Finishing Bears hammered the Scorpions 63-27 at the South Tees Motorsports Park last Thursday and the return had all the makings of a ding-dong battle until a dramatic heat seven which removed both former Redcar favourite Josh Auty and Hall from the meeting.
Auty, who spent 2009 and 2010 on Teesside, brought down Hall, who got to his feet, then went over and launched a kick at his also-fallen opponent.
The referee immediately fined the Redcar racer before excluding him from the rest of the match, while Auty went off in an ambulance for treatment on a knee injury.
At that point the home side led 18-17 but, despite the short-handed Bears being forced to track just one rider in three subsequent races, Jitendra Duffill’s side rallied with Richard Lawson, Aaron Summers, Hugh Skidmore and Jan Graversen all being paid for double figures.
Bears team manager Duffill explained: “The meeting was pretty close until heat seven and that proved a big turning point.
“Richard was in pain - he’s only just got over this shoulder injury - and was still a bit angry about being taken off (by Auty) at Redcar last Thursday I think.
“He’s acted on impulse but in no way can anyone condone his actions.
“He knows he was in the wrong, was silly and quite rightly he was fined and expelled from the meeting.
“He’s very sorry for what he did and now wishes to make a public apology.”
SCORPIONS: Ryan Douglas 12+1, David Howe 8+1, Leigh Lanham (guest) 7+2, Thomas Jorgensen 5, Ashley Birks 3, Matt Williamson 2, Josh Auty 0
BEARS: Richard Lawson 13, Aaron Summers 10+3, Hugh Skidmore 10, Jan Graversen 8+2, Carl Wilkinson 6, Luke Crang 2, Richard Hall 1+1
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