Around the Premier League Tracks 2007
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Sunday, 17 June
With no rain-offs for a change there were three Premier League matches raced today. At Newport the Wasps raced against Edinburgh while at Glasgow the Tigers took on Somerset both in afternoon matches. The third match was an evening start at Newcastle where the Diamonds took on King’s Lynn.
Premier League: Newport 42, Edinburgh 47 Edinburgh won the aggregate bonus point by 106-75.
Newport were without Tony Atkin, injured at Edinburgh on Friday night, so had to use Rider Replacement at number 4. Edinburgh were without both their reserves and had Stoke’s Lee Complin as a guest at number 7 for Matthew Wethers and Sam Martin at number 6 for Daniele Tessari.
Newport completed their ‘Scottish’ week by taking on Edinburgh at home this afternoon. They beat Glasgow at home last Sunday, lost at Ashfield on Thursday, but took the bonus point, then lost at Armadale on Friday. This time they were looking to pull back some 26 points to level on aggregate but Edinburgh’s record last year at Newport gave them some cause for optimism. However if Newport expected Michal Rajkowski to be their match winner at reserve they reckoned without Edinburgh’s guest reserve replacement for Matthew Wethers. It wasn’t Rajkowski who set the heather on fire at reserve; it was Lee Complin who dropped only one point to the Wasps in his 7 races – to Phil Morris in heat 12!
Tom Hedley took the opening race from Derek Sneddon and Theo Pijper for a shared race but the Monarchs took the lead in the reserves race when Lee Complin beat Michal Rajkowski while young Sam Martin passed Barry Burchatt on the fourth bend for third place. The 2-4 gave Edinburgh a two point lead and it stayed that way when Ronnie Correy won heat 3 by a distance from Phil Morris and Michal Rajkowski for a 3-3. The visitors’ lead stretched to three points in heat 4 after a rerun which resulted when Barry Burchatt fell. Unfortunately for Edinburgh Henrik Moller had also come to a stop after running into Lee Complin so was excluded for not being under power. In the rerun Lee Complin easily beat Chris Schramm for a 2-3 which took the score to 10-13.
Newport hit back with a 5-1 in heat 5. Tom Hedley, the R/R, scored his second win taking Derek Sneddon wide round the opening bends. Phil Morris took advantage by slipping up the inside to join his partner and, suddenly, the Wasps now led by one point. They stretched it to three points with a 4-2 in heat 6. Tom Hedley was again the race winner from Henrik Moller while Rajkowski finished third and the home side repeated that score in heat 7. Michal Rajkowski, out for the fourth time in seven heats, flew from the gate to win while Ronnie Correy took second place. Chris Schramm was third and the 4-2 gave Newport a five point lead. Ominously for the Wasps though Lee Complin won for the third time in heat 8 while Barry Burchatt was awarded second place on the line from Derek Sneddon as some thought that Sneddon had passed him. With Tom Hedley this time stuck at the back the Monarchs took a 2-4 which took the score to 25-22.
Rajkowski, now running out of rides, won heat 9 by pushing Henrik Moller wide on the second bend. Again the watching Phil Morris nipped up the inside for a 5-1 to Newport which stretched their lead to seven points. In heat 10, Edinburgh replaced Andrew Tully with Lee Complin and he and Ronnie Correy combined to score a 1-5 by passing Tom Hedley on the opening lap. The lead was down to three points again. It stayed that way after heat 11. This race had to be rerun as the bikes of Michal Rajkowski and Derek Sneddon locked together in the first running. In the second running, Chris Schramm won comfortably while Theo Pijper and Derek Sneddon relegated Rajkowski to the back for a 3-3. However the famous Newport late collapse was well and truly on as the Monarchs applied the pressure. In heat 12 Lee Complin replaced Sam Martin. Phil Morris looked to have made the start but Ronnie Correy flew round the outside to head off for the win. At the back, Lee Complin passed Barry Burchatt and headed off after Morris. He just missed out on second place on the line so the Wasps limited the damage to a 2-4 which took the score to 36-35.
Edinburgh were back in front with a 1-5 in heat 13. Theo Pijper and Henrik Moller made the gate and that was that. The lead changed hands with the Monarchs now in front by three points and it stayed that way when heat 14 was shared. It was that man Complin who again won the race and Edinburgh would have been home and dry had Andrew Tully maintained his third place. However he got too close to Rajkowski and fell retiring from the race. This meant that Edinburgh only needed a second place from heat 15. They did better than that. Ronnie Correy made the gate and clearly aware of the position clamped Phil Morris on the line to make sure of at least a second place. Meanwhile Tom Hedley soared round the outside of this pair but if he thought that was going to take him into the lead he was sadly mistaken. Complin went even wider and zoomed past Hedley for his fifth race win to give Edinburgh a 2-4 and a five point win.
Scorers: For Newport – Michal Rajkowski 12+1 (7), Tom Hedley 12 (6), Phil Morris 8+2 (5), Chris Schramm 7+1 (5), Barry Burchatt 2 (4), Nick Simmons 1 (3).
For Edinburgh – Lee Complin 18+1 (7), Ronnie Correy 12 (5), Theo Pijper 6+1 (4), Henrik Moller 5+1 (4), Derek Sneddon 5+1 (4), Sam Martin 1 (3), Andrew Tully 0 (3).
Premier League: Glasgow 40, Somerset 49 Somerset won the aggregate bonus point by 105-76.
Glasgow had Robbie Kessler at number 6 in place of Robert Ksiezak who was riding in Latvia. Somerset were at full strength.
This was Glasgow’s third match in four days and they were hoping for a hat-trick of wins having beaten Newport at home on Thursday and Berwick away last night. The Tigers had 20 points to pull back to square on aggregate for the bonus point but this looked a tall order after failing to pull back a 16 point deficit in the recent KO Cup match between the sides. For Somerset this should have been their third match on consecutive nights but last night’s scheduled match at Workington fell victim to the weather.
Glasgow, cock-a-hoop after last night’s excellent away win at Berwick, were brought down to earth by a rampant Somerset side who ran out nine point winners for all three points. In the opening heat the Tigers, not for the first time in the opening heat this season, conceded a 1-5. George Stancl shed a chain and Magnus Zetterstrom and Stephan Katt took advantage to sail off ahead of David McAllan for the maximum. Glasgow quickly levelled again with their own 5-1 in heat 2. Robbie Kessler and Michael Coles gated well relegating Simon Walker to third place and the match stayed all square after heat 3. Shane Parker came within a tenth of a second of his own track record to beat Emil Kramer and Jordan Frampton. With Lee Dicken stuck at the back the heat was shared but the Tigers rocketed into the lead with a 5-1 in heat 4. Danny Warwick gated but went wide on the second bend. Robbie Kessler and Trent Leverington needed no second invitation and shot past him for the maximum with Ritchie Hawkins finishing third. The score was now 14-10.
Heat 5 saw the first battle of the big guns, Parker and Zetterstrom. It was Zetterstrom who shot ahead coming off the second bend to win the race while, at the back, Stephan Katt held off the challenge of Lee Dicken for a 2-4 to the Rebels which cut the gap to two points. In heat 6, Ritchie Hawkins was excluded for bringing down David McAllan on the second bend so the race was rerun with three riders. In the rerun George Stancl led from Simon Walker. David McAllan tried too hard to pass Walker on the last bend of the third lap and crashed. The race was awarded as a 3-2 with McAllan excluded. As a result of the injury he picked up, McAllan was withdrawn from the meeting on doctor’s orders. However Glasgow added a point to their lead. Somerset pulled two points back in heat 7 when Emil Kramer scored a tapes-to-flag win. Behind him Trent Leverington finished second but Jordan Frampton’s third place gave the Rebels a 2-4, a score they repeated in the next heat. Heat 8 is often pivotal at Glasgow and this was no exception. Danny Warwick after two lasts finally leapt from the gate to win the race from Robbie Kessler. Stephan Katt beat Michael Coles so the 2-4 brought the Rebels to within a point of Glasgow with the score now 24-23.
Glasgow opened the lead to three points again when Shane Parker won from Ritchie Hawkins. Behind him Lee Dicken took third place from Simon Walker for a 4-2. This was followed by a lengthy regrading of the track but it seemed to be to Somerset’s advantage since they hit Glasgow with a 1-5 and 2-4 in the next two races. In heat 10 Emil Kramer led from Stancl and Kessler but Jordan Frampton passed both Glasgow riders to join his partner for the maximum which wiped out the Tigers’ lead and put the Rebels three points in front. In heat 11 Magnus Zetterstrom continued his unbeaten run holding off the challenges of Trent Leverington for all four laps. Stephan Katt finished third ahead of Michael Coles to stretch the Rebels’ lead to five points and Glasgow were in big trouble. They got two points back in heat 12 though. Shane Parker won the race from Emil Kramer while behind them Robbie Kessler won a good tussle with Simon Walker for third place. The 4-2 took the score to 34-37.
In heat 13 Magnus Zetterstrom won again. Behind them George Stancl and Trent Leverington teamed up to keep Ritchie Hawkins at the back but they didn’t succeed. Hawkins passed Leverington on the last bend for another 2-4 which increased the visitors’ lead to five points again with just two heats to go. Heat 14 has proved an Achilles heel for Glasgow on many occasions and so it proved again. Danny Warwick and Jordan Frampton scored a 1-5 over Lee Dicken as Robbie Kessler suffered an engine failure to clinch the match for the visitors. In the last heat Magnus Zetterstrom completed his maximum by beating Shane Parker again while Trent Leverington took third place ahead of Emil Kramer for a shared heat giving Somerset an excellent nine point win.
Scorers: For Glasgow – Shane Parker 13 (5), Robbie Kessler 10 (5), Trent Leverington 7+2 (5), George Stancl 5 (4), Michael Coles 2+1 (4), Lee Dicken 2 (4), David McAllan 1 (2).
For Somerset – Magnus Zetterstrom 15 (5)(full maximum), Emil Kramer 10 (5), Jordan Frampton 6+3 (4), Danny Warwick 6 (4), Stephan Katt 5+1 (4), Ritchie Hawkins 4 (4), Simon Walker 3 (4).
Premier League: Newcastle 45, King’s Lynn 45
Newcastle welcomed Adam McKinna back into the team after a lengthy absence following an accident when he smashed both his wrists. He took the number 6 position with Ashley Johnson dropping out. King’s Lynn had their new signing, Grant McDonald, at number 7 but they also switched Paul Lee to number 4 with Trevor Harding moving to number 5 for this match.
Newcastle were hoping to become only the second side to beat King’s Lynn in the league this season while the Stars, yet to race a league match at home, were riding their sixth away match having already won five of them. Their only away loss so far was at Rye House. Newcastle had already beaten King’s Lynn at Brough Park last April in a KO Cup match by 50-40 although on that occasion the Stars were without both of their own reserves.
Newcastle got off to a good start. They threatened the Stars with a 5-1 in the opening heat as Christian Henry and Carl Wilkinson made the gate. Tomas Topinka passed Wilkinson though so the heat result was a 4-2 the same as heat 2. Sean Stoddart won the race from James Brundle while Adam McKinna took third from Grant McDonald. Heat 3 finished all square. Josef Franc was too fast for Daniel Nermark but Paul Lee finished third ahead of Ross Brady then Trevor Harding won heat 4 from Jonas Raun and Sean Stoddart for another 3-3 which took the score to 14-10.
In heat 5 Ross Brady and Josef Franc made the gate for the Diamonds but again Tomas Topinka made a pass, this time on Josef Franc, to finish second for another 4-2 giving the Diamonds a six point lead. King’s Lynn hit back with a 2-4 in heat 6 when James Brundle and Trevor Harding made fast starts. Brundle won the race but Carl Wilkinson passed Trevor Harding to cut the Stars’ advantage from the heat to two points. There was a real shock for the Stars in heat 7. Sean Stoddart replaced Adam McKinna when the latter was excluded under the two minute rule. It could have been a 5-1 as he and Jonas Raun led from the gate but Raun fell leaving Daniel Nermark and Paul Lee to follow Stoddart home for a shared race. Newcastle went six points ahead again with a 4-2 in heat 8. Carl Wilkinson won the race while at the back Sean Stoddart passed James Brundle but couldn’t quite catch Chris Mills so had to be content with third place. This took the score to 27-21.
If Newcastle thought they were going to run away with it they were rudely awakened by a King’s Lynn 1-5 in heat 9. James Brundle and Trevor Harding saw off Josef Franc and Ross Brady for the maximum heat win after the two Newcastle riders had got into a tangle with each other. This cut the gap to only two points again. King’s Lynn continued to hang in by sharing heat 10. Christian Henry led from Daniel Nermark while Carl Wilkinson passed Paul Lee to take up the chase on Nermark. Wilkinson overdid it though and locked up allowing Paul Lee back into third place for a 3-3. The match was all square again after heat 11. Chris Mills won the race from Jonas Raun while Tomas Topinka finished third ahead of Adam McKinna for a 2-4. Daniel Nermark finally won a race when he took heat 12. Josef Franc and Sean Stoddart kept James Brundle at the back so the heat was shared with the score going to 36-36.
It was still level after heat 13. Christian Henry won the race for the Diamonds but Trevor Harding and Tomas Topinka shared the race by finishing ahead of Jonas Raun. Heat 14 was clearly going to be crucial. For Newcastle Adam McKinna had yet to take his third ride to partner the unpredictable Ross Brady while King’s Lynn had still to give Grant McDonald his third ride so he partnered Paul Lee. This race was shared too, the fifth on the trot. Ross Brady made the gate for the win with Paul Lee second. At the back Grant McDonald scored his first point for the Stars, and a vital one at that, by beating Adam McKinna. As a result the match came to a last heat decider with the teams all square. The last heat finished all square too so the match was drawn. Daniel Nermark won the race from Josef Franc and Christian Henry while Trevor Harding finished at the back.
Scorers: For Newcastle – Christian Henry 10+1 (5), Sean Stoddart 9+2 (5), Josef Franc 9 (5), Carl Wilkinson 6 (4), Ross Brady 6 (4), Jonas Raun 4, Adam McKinna 1 (3).
For King’s Lynn – Daniel Nermark 12 (5), Trevor Harding 8+1 (5), James Brundle 8 (5), Tomas Topinka 6+1 (4), Paul Lee 5+3 (4), Chris Mills 5 (4), Grant McDonald 1+1 (3).
With no rain-offs for a change there were three Premier League matches raced today. At Newport the Wasps raced against Edinburgh while at Glasgow the Tigers took on Somerset both in afternoon matches. The third match was an evening start at Newcastle where the Diamonds took on King’s Lynn.
Premier League: Newport 42, Edinburgh 47 Edinburgh won the aggregate bonus point by 106-75.
Newport were without Tony Atkin, injured at Edinburgh on Friday night, so had to use Rider Replacement at number 4. Edinburgh were without both their reserves and had Stoke’s Lee Complin as a guest at number 7 for Matthew Wethers and Sam Martin at number 6 for Daniele Tessari.
Newport completed their ‘Scottish’ week by taking on Edinburgh at home this afternoon. They beat Glasgow at home last Sunday, lost at Ashfield on Thursday, but took the bonus point, then lost at Armadale on Friday. This time they were looking to pull back some 26 points to level on aggregate but Edinburgh’s record last year at Newport gave them some cause for optimism. However if Newport expected Michal Rajkowski to be their match winner at reserve they reckoned without Edinburgh’s guest reserve replacement for Matthew Wethers. It wasn’t Rajkowski who set the heather on fire at reserve; it was Lee Complin who dropped only one point to the Wasps in his 7 races – to Phil Morris in heat 12!
Tom Hedley took the opening race from Derek Sneddon and Theo Pijper for a shared race but the Monarchs took the lead in the reserves race when Lee Complin beat Michal Rajkowski while young Sam Martin passed Barry Burchatt on the fourth bend for third place. The 2-4 gave Edinburgh a two point lead and it stayed that way when Ronnie Correy won heat 3 by a distance from Phil Morris and Michal Rajkowski for a 3-3. The visitors’ lead stretched to three points in heat 4 after a rerun which resulted when Barry Burchatt fell. Unfortunately for Edinburgh Henrik Moller had also come to a stop after running into Lee Complin so was excluded for not being under power. In the rerun Lee Complin easily beat Chris Schramm for a 2-3 which took the score to 10-13.
Newport hit back with a 5-1 in heat 5. Tom Hedley, the R/R, scored his second win taking Derek Sneddon wide round the opening bends. Phil Morris took advantage by slipping up the inside to join his partner and, suddenly, the Wasps now led by one point. They stretched it to three points with a 4-2 in heat 6. Tom Hedley was again the race winner from Henrik Moller while Rajkowski finished third and the home side repeated that score in heat 7. Michal Rajkowski, out for the fourth time in seven heats, flew from the gate to win while Ronnie Correy took second place. Chris Schramm was third and the 4-2 gave Newport a five point lead. Ominously for the Wasps though Lee Complin won for the third time in heat 8 while Barry Burchatt was awarded second place on the line from Derek Sneddon as some thought that Sneddon had passed him. With Tom Hedley this time stuck at the back the Monarchs took a 2-4 which took the score to 25-22.
Rajkowski, now running out of rides, won heat 9 by pushing Henrik Moller wide on the second bend. Again the watching Phil Morris nipped up the inside for a 5-1 to Newport which stretched their lead to seven points. In heat 10, Edinburgh replaced Andrew Tully with Lee Complin and he and Ronnie Correy combined to score a 1-5 by passing Tom Hedley on the opening lap. The lead was down to three points again. It stayed that way after heat 11. This race had to be rerun as the bikes of Michal Rajkowski and Derek Sneddon locked together in the first running. In the second running, Chris Schramm won comfortably while Theo Pijper and Derek Sneddon relegated Rajkowski to the back for a 3-3. However the famous Newport late collapse was well and truly on as the Monarchs applied the pressure. In heat 12 Lee Complin replaced Sam Martin. Phil Morris looked to have made the start but Ronnie Correy flew round the outside to head off for the win. At the back, Lee Complin passed Barry Burchatt and headed off after Morris. He just missed out on second place on the line so the Wasps limited the damage to a 2-4 which took the score to 36-35.
Edinburgh were back in front with a 1-5 in heat 13. Theo Pijper and Henrik Moller made the gate and that was that. The lead changed hands with the Monarchs now in front by three points and it stayed that way when heat 14 was shared. It was that man Complin who again won the race and Edinburgh would have been home and dry had Andrew Tully maintained his third place. However he got too close to Rajkowski and fell retiring from the race. This meant that Edinburgh only needed a second place from heat 15. They did better than that. Ronnie Correy made the gate and clearly aware of the position clamped Phil Morris on the line to make sure of at least a second place. Meanwhile Tom Hedley soared round the outside of this pair but if he thought that was going to take him into the lead he was sadly mistaken. Complin went even wider and zoomed past Hedley for his fifth race win to give Edinburgh a 2-4 and a five point win.
Scorers: For Newport – Michal Rajkowski 12+1 (7), Tom Hedley 12 (6), Phil Morris 8+2 (5), Chris Schramm 7+1 (5), Barry Burchatt 2 (4), Nick Simmons 1 (3).
For Edinburgh – Lee Complin 18+1 (7), Ronnie Correy 12 (5), Theo Pijper 6+1 (4), Henrik Moller 5+1 (4), Derek Sneddon 5+1 (4), Sam Martin 1 (3), Andrew Tully 0 (3).
Premier League: Glasgow 40, Somerset 49 Somerset won the aggregate bonus point by 105-76.
Glasgow had Robbie Kessler at number 6 in place of Robert Ksiezak who was riding in Latvia. Somerset were at full strength.
This was Glasgow’s third match in four days and they were hoping for a hat-trick of wins having beaten Newport at home on Thursday and Berwick away last night. The Tigers had 20 points to pull back to square on aggregate for the bonus point but this looked a tall order after failing to pull back a 16 point deficit in the recent KO Cup match between the sides. For Somerset this should have been their third match on consecutive nights but last night’s scheduled match at Workington fell victim to the weather.
Glasgow, cock-a-hoop after last night’s excellent away win at Berwick, were brought down to earth by a rampant Somerset side who ran out nine point winners for all three points. In the opening heat the Tigers, not for the first time in the opening heat this season, conceded a 1-5. George Stancl shed a chain and Magnus Zetterstrom and Stephan Katt took advantage to sail off ahead of David McAllan for the maximum. Glasgow quickly levelled again with their own 5-1 in heat 2. Robbie Kessler and Michael Coles gated well relegating Simon Walker to third place and the match stayed all square after heat 3. Shane Parker came within a tenth of a second of his own track record to beat Emil Kramer and Jordan Frampton. With Lee Dicken stuck at the back the heat was shared but the Tigers rocketed into the lead with a 5-1 in heat 4. Danny Warwick gated but went wide on the second bend. Robbie Kessler and Trent Leverington needed no second invitation and shot past him for the maximum with Ritchie Hawkins finishing third. The score was now 14-10.
Heat 5 saw the first battle of the big guns, Parker and Zetterstrom. It was Zetterstrom who shot ahead coming off the second bend to win the race while, at the back, Stephan Katt held off the challenge of Lee Dicken for a 2-4 to the Rebels which cut the gap to two points. In heat 6, Ritchie Hawkins was excluded for bringing down David McAllan on the second bend so the race was rerun with three riders. In the rerun George Stancl led from Simon Walker. David McAllan tried too hard to pass Walker on the last bend of the third lap and crashed. The race was awarded as a 3-2 with McAllan excluded. As a result of the injury he picked up, McAllan was withdrawn from the meeting on doctor’s orders. However Glasgow added a point to their lead. Somerset pulled two points back in heat 7 when Emil Kramer scored a tapes-to-flag win. Behind him Trent Leverington finished second but Jordan Frampton’s third place gave the Rebels a 2-4, a score they repeated in the next heat. Heat 8 is often pivotal at Glasgow and this was no exception. Danny Warwick after two lasts finally leapt from the gate to win the race from Robbie Kessler. Stephan Katt beat Michael Coles so the 2-4 brought the Rebels to within a point of Glasgow with the score now 24-23.
Glasgow opened the lead to three points again when Shane Parker won from Ritchie Hawkins. Behind him Lee Dicken took third place from Simon Walker for a 4-2. This was followed by a lengthy regrading of the track but it seemed to be to Somerset’s advantage since they hit Glasgow with a 1-5 and 2-4 in the next two races. In heat 10 Emil Kramer led from Stancl and Kessler but Jordan Frampton passed both Glasgow riders to join his partner for the maximum which wiped out the Tigers’ lead and put the Rebels three points in front. In heat 11 Magnus Zetterstrom continued his unbeaten run holding off the challenges of Trent Leverington for all four laps. Stephan Katt finished third ahead of Michael Coles to stretch the Rebels’ lead to five points and Glasgow were in big trouble. They got two points back in heat 12 though. Shane Parker won the race from Emil Kramer while behind them Robbie Kessler won a good tussle with Simon Walker for third place. The 4-2 took the score to 34-37.
In heat 13 Magnus Zetterstrom won again. Behind them George Stancl and Trent Leverington teamed up to keep Ritchie Hawkins at the back but they didn’t succeed. Hawkins passed Leverington on the last bend for another 2-4 which increased the visitors’ lead to five points again with just two heats to go. Heat 14 has proved an Achilles heel for Glasgow on many occasions and so it proved again. Danny Warwick and Jordan Frampton scored a 1-5 over Lee Dicken as Robbie Kessler suffered an engine failure to clinch the match for the visitors. In the last heat Magnus Zetterstrom completed his maximum by beating Shane Parker again while Trent Leverington took third place ahead of Emil Kramer for a shared heat giving Somerset an excellent nine point win.
Scorers: For Glasgow – Shane Parker 13 (5), Robbie Kessler 10 (5), Trent Leverington 7+2 (5), George Stancl 5 (4), Michael Coles 2+1 (4), Lee Dicken 2 (4), David McAllan 1 (2).
For Somerset – Magnus Zetterstrom 15 (5)(full maximum), Emil Kramer 10 (5), Jordan Frampton 6+3 (4), Danny Warwick 6 (4), Stephan Katt 5+1 (4), Ritchie Hawkins 4 (4), Simon Walker 3 (4).
Premier League: Newcastle 45, King’s Lynn 45
Newcastle welcomed Adam McKinna back into the team after a lengthy absence following an accident when he smashed both his wrists. He took the number 6 position with Ashley Johnson dropping out. King’s Lynn had their new signing, Grant McDonald, at number 7 but they also switched Paul Lee to number 4 with Trevor Harding moving to number 5 for this match.
Newcastle were hoping to become only the second side to beat King’s Lynn in the league this season while the Stars, yet to race a league match at home, were riding their sixth away match having already won five of them. Their only away loss so far was at Rye House. Newcastle had already beaten King’s Lynn at Brough Park last April in a KO Cup match by 50-40 although on that occasion the Stars were without both of their own reserves.
Newcastle got off to a good start. They threatened the Stars with a 5-1 in the opening heat as Christian Henry and Carl Wilkinson made the gate. Tomas Topinka passed Wilkinson though so the heat result was a 4-2 the same as heat 2. Sean Stoddart won the race from James Brundle while Adam McKinna took third from Grant McDonald. Heat 3 finished all square. Josef Franc was too fast for Daniel Nermark but Paul Lee finished third ahead of Ross Brady then Trevor Harding won heat 4 from Jonas Raun and Sean Stoddart for another 3-3 which took the score to 14-10.
In heat 5 Ross Brady and Josef Franc made the gate for the Diamonds but again Tomas Topinka made a pass, this time on Josef Franc, to finish second for another 4-2 giving the Diamonds a six point lead. King’s Lynn hit back with a 2-4 in heat 6 when James Brundle and Trevor Harding made fast starts. Brundle won the race but Carl Wilkinson passed Trevor Harding to cut the Stars’ advantage from the heat to two points. There was a real shock for the Stars in heat 7. Sean Stoddart replaced Adam McKinna when the latter was excluded under the two minute rule. It could have been a 5-1 as he and Jonas Raun led from the gate but Raun fell leaving Daniel Nermark and Paul Lee to follow Stoddart home for a shared race. Newcastle went six points ahead again with a 4-2 in heat 8. Carl Wilkinson won the race while at the back Sean Stoddart passed James Brundle but couldn’t quite catch Chris Mills so had to be content with third place. This took the score to 27-21.
If Newcastle thought they were going to run away with it they were rudely awakened by a King’s Lynn 1-5 in heat 9. James Brundle and Trevor Harding saw off Josef Franc and Ross Brady for the maximum heat win after the two Newcastle riders had got into a tangle with each other. This cut the gap to only two points again. King’s Lynn continued to hang in by sharing heat 10. Christian Henry led from Daniel Nermark while Carl Wilkinson passed Paul Lee to take up the chase on Nermark. Wilkinson overdid it though and locked up allowing Paul Lee back into third place for a 3-3. The match was all square again after heat 11. Chris Mills won the race from Jonas Raun while Tomas Topinka finished third ahead of Adam McKinna for a 2-4. Daniel Nermark finally won a race when he took heat 12. Josef Franc and Sean Stoddart kept James Brundle at the back so the heat was shared with the score going to 36-36.
It was still level after heat 13. Christian Henry won the race for the Diamonds but Trevor Harding and Tomas Topinka shared the race by finishing ahead of Jonas Raun. Heat 14 was clearly going to be crucial. For Newcastle Adam McKinna had yet to take his third ride to partner the unpredictable Ross Brady while King’s Lynn had still to give Grant McDonald his third ride so he partnered Paul Lee. This race was shared too, the fifth on the trot. Ross Brady made the gate for the win with Paul Lee second. At the back Grant McDonald scored his first point for the Stars, and a vital one at that, by beating Adam McKinna. As a result the match came to a last heat decider with the teams all square. The last heat finished all square too so the match was drawn. Daniel Nermark won the race from Josef Franc and Christian Henry while Trevor Harding finished at the back.
Scorers: For Newcastle – Christian Henry 10+1 (5), Sean Stoddart 9+2 (5), Josef Franc 9 (5), Carl Wilkinson 6 (4), Ross Brady 6 (4), Jonas Raun 4, Adam McKinna 1 (3).
For King’s Lynn – Daniel Nermark 12 (5), Trevor Harding 8+1 (5), James Brundle 8 (5), Tomas Topinka 6+1 (4), Paul Lee 5+3 (4), Chris Mills 5 (4), Grant McDonald 1+1 (3).
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