Around the Premier League Tracks 2007
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Thursday, 12 July
The only match tonight was at Redcar where the Bears took on high-flying Somerset in a Premier League Match.
Premier League: Redcar 47, Somerset 46 .
Redcar were without Mathieu Tressarieu and used Rider Replacement at number 5. Josh Auty moved up into the main body of the team to number 2 while Arlo Bugeja moved the other way to reserve at number 6. Benji Compton filled the other reserve berth. Somerset were missing Stephan Katt and used Rider Replacement at number 2 but otherwise were on the usual lines.
You couldn’t have scripted this one! Somerset looked to have this match in the bag when they led by eight points with just two heats to go but, incredibly, Redcar played their ‘get out of jail free’ card in heat 14 by giving Josh Auty a Tactical Substitute ride from 15 metres and produced an 8-1, 4-2 finish to steal the points with a one point win.
Somerset were in control from the start. Magnus Zetterstrom won the opening heat and Jordan Frampton followed Gary Havelock home after being passed by the Bears’ captain with Josh Auty at the back for a 2-4. The Rebels then eased into a six point lead with a 1-5 in the reserves race before Redcar got two points back in heat 3. James Grieves won the race from Emil Kramer and Chris Kerr took third after passing Frampton for a 4-2. In heat 4, though, the Rebels scored another 1-5. Josh Auty fell in the first running of the race and was excluded leaving Benji Compton to face Ritchie Hawkins and Simon Walker. Compton gated to lead the field but was passed by Hawkins after two laps and then Walker on the last lap. The score now read 8-16.
Magnus Zetterstrom won again in heat 5 but it was only good enough to share the race as Grieves and Kerr kept Warwick at the back. However the Bears hit back with a 5-1 in heat 6. Josh Auty and Gary Havelock did the damage for the home side after both had passed early race leader Ritchie Hawkins cutting the gap to four points. Unfazed, the Rebels responded in kind with their own 1-5. Emil Kramer and Jordan Frampton raced home for the Rebels ahead of Arlo Bugeja but only after Chris Kerr had fallen in the first running of the heat and been excluded from the rerun. The visitors were eight ahead again but it was back to six after heat 8 won by Josh Auty from Walker and Compton, after Warwick had fallen, for a 4-2 which took the score to 21-27.
An eventful heat 9 required two reruns. In the first running Ritchie Hawkins fell on the first bend and all four were invited back. In the second running the same thing happened then in the third running it looked like Redcar were going to hit back with a 5-1 as Grieves and Kerr led the race from Ritchie Hawkins only for Kerr to shed a chain on the last lap giving the visitors a shared race. There was also no change in heat 10 won by Emil Kramer from Auty and Havelock from the gate. Heat 11 was shared, too, as James Grieves brought Magnus Zetterstrom’s winning run to an end. Behind them Arlo Bugeja fell on the second bend and remounted then Danny Warwick fell on the third bend and remounted. Warwick took third place for a 3-3. Somerset then pulled eight points clear with a 2-4 in heat 12. Emil Kramer beat James Grieves while Danny Warwick took third place for a 2-4 which took the score to 32-40.
Gary Havelock won heat 13 from Hawkins and Zetterstrom so there were still eight points between the two teams with just two races left. In heat 14, Redcar gave Josh Auty a Tactical Substitute ride from 15 metres back to partner Chris Kerr. Kerr gated and slowed the race down allowing Auty to pass Warwick and Frampton before letting Auty through for the big 8-1. After all their earlier domination the Rebels went into the last heat just one point to the good but it wasn’t enough as Gary Havelock headed Magnus Zetterstrom home with James Grieves keeping Emil Kramer at the back for the 4-2 the Bears needed for a one point win.
Scorers: For Redcar– James Grieves 14 (6), Josh Auty 14 (6)(with 6 point TS), Gary Havelock 11+2 (5), Chris Kerr 4+2 (5), Arlo Bugeja 2 (4), Benji Compton 2 (4).
For Somerset – Magnus Zetterstrom 11+1 (5), Emil Kramer 11 (5), Simon Walker 9+2 (6), Ritchie Hawkins 8 (4), Danny Warwick 4+2 (5), Jordan Frampton 3+1 (5).
The only match tonight was at Redcar where the Bears took on high-flying Somerset in a Premier League Match.
Premier League: Redcar 47, Somerset 46 .
Redcar were without Mathieu Tressarieu and used Rider Replacement at number 5. Josh Auty moved up into the main body of the team to number 2 while Arlo Bugeja moved the other way to reserve at number 6. Benji Compton filled the other reserve berth. Somerset were missing Stephan Katt and used Rider Replacement at number 2 but otherwise were on the usual lines.
You couldn’t have scripted this one! Somerset looked to have this match in the bag when they led by eight points with just two heats to go but, incredibly, Redcar played their ‘get out of jail free’ card in heat 14 by giving Josh Auty a Tactical Substitute ride from 15 metres and produced an 8-1, 4-2 finish to steal the points with a one point win.
Somerset were in control from the start. Magnus Zetterstrom won the opening heat and Jordan Frampton followed Gary Havelock home after being passed by the Bears’ captain with Josh Auty at the back for a 2-4. The Rebels then eased into a six point lead with a 1-5 in the reserves race before Redcar got two points back in heat 3. James Grieves won the race from Emil Kramer and Chris Kerr took third after passing Frampton for a 4-2. In heat 4, though, the Rebels scored another 1-5. Josh Auty fell in the first running of the race and was excluded leaving Benji Compton to face Ritchie Hawkins and Simon Walker. Compton gated to lead the field but was passed by Hawkins after two laps and then Walker on the last lap. The score now read 8-16.
Magnus Zetterstrom won again in heat 5 but it was only good enough to share the race as Grieves and Kerr kept Warwick at the back. However the Bears hit back with a 5-1 in heat 6. Josh Auty and Gary Havelock did the damage for the home side after both had passed early race leader Ritchie Hawkins cutting the gap to four points. Unfazed, the Rebels responded in kind with their own 1-5. Emil Kramer and Jordan Frampton raced home for the Rebels ahead of Arlo Bugeja but only after Chris Kerr had fallen in the first running of the heat and been excluded from the rerun. The visitors were eight ahead again but it was back to six after heat 8 won by Josh Auty from Walker and Compton, after Warwick had fallen, for a 4-2 which took the score to 21-27.
An eventful heat 9 required two reruns. In the first running Ritchie Hawkins fell on the first bend and all four were invited back. In the second running the same thing happened then in the third running it looked like Redcar were going to hit back with a 5-1 as Grieves and Kerr led the race from Ritchie Hawkins only for Kerr to shed a chain on the last lap giving the visitors a shared race. There was also no change in heat 10 won by Emil Kramer from Auty and Havelock from the gate. Heat 11 was shared, too, as James Grieves brought Magnus Zetterstrom’s winning run to an end. Behind them Arlo Bugeja fell on the second bend and remounted then Danny Warwick fell on the third bend and remounted. Warwick took third place for a 3-3. Somerset then pulled eight points clear with a 2-4 in heat 12. Emil Kramer beat James Grieves while Danny Warwick took third place for a 2-4 which took the score to 32-40.
Gary Havelock won heat 13 from Hawkins and Zetterstrom so there were still eight points between the two teams with just two races left. In heat 14, Redcar gave Josh Auty a Tactical Substitute ride from 15 metres back to partner Chris Kerr. Kerr gated and slowed the race down allowing Auty to pass Warwick and Frampton before letting Auty through for the big 8-1. After all their earlier domination the Rebels went into the last heat just one point to the good but it wasn’t enough as Gary Havelock headed Magnus Zetterstrom home with James Grieves keeping Emil Kramer at the back for the 4-2 the Bears needed for a one point win.
Scorers: For Redcar– James Grieves 14 (6), Josh Auty 14 (6)(with 6 point TS), Gary Havelock 11+2 (5), Chris Kerr 4+2 (5), Arlo Bugeja 2 (4), Benji Compton 2 (4).
For Somerset – Magnus Zetterstrom 11+1 (5), Emil Kramer 11 (5), Simon Walker 9+2 (6), Ritchie Hawkins 8 (4), Danny Warwick 4+2 (5), Jordan Frampton 3+1 (5).
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