Around the Premier League Tracks 2007
.
.
Thursday, 26 July
Another day, another match postponed. There was an early call off to the match at Sheffield where Newport were due to contest a Premier League match leaving the fixture at Redcar where Birmingham were the visitors as the survivor after heavy afternoon rain again for a Premier League Match.
Premier League: Redcar 42, Birmingham 53.
Redcar were without wrist-injury victim Josh Auty and had Simon Lambert as a guest at number 2. They also had Shane Waldron as a guest at number 7. Birmingham were at full strength tracking the same team which defeated Glasgow last night.
The start of this match was delayed to allow the track to dry out a bit after some heavy late afternoon rain. The opening two heats, both of which were shared, saw three riders fall as the track cut up so there was a further delay to allow grading to take place.
Gary Havelock won the opening race from the gate while Ulrich Ostergaard and Ben Powell were left to follow him home for a 3-3 after Simon Lambert had fallen on the second lap. The second bend was proving problematical as, in heat 2, Manuel Hauzinger followed Lambert’s example in heat 1 by falling at the same place again on the second lap. On the fourth lap Shane Waldron also fell on the second bend but remounted to take the third place point. Lee Smart won the race for the Brummies from Daniel Giffard so this heat finished as a 3-3 too. Jason Lyons was soon off and away in heat 3 while James Grieves and Chris Kerr slotted into second and third but also had trouble with the first two bends. Henrik Moller passed Chris Kerr to get into third place on the third lap but Kerr rounded him on the last bend for the odd point which resulted in the third consecutive 3-3. There was no break in the deadlock in heat 4. Mathieu Tressarieu won the race but his partner, Shane Waldron, fell again on the second lap. This left Emiliano Sanchez and Manuel Hauzinger, the latter looking particularly tentative, to cruise round for another shared heat which took the score to 12-12.
There was more track grading before heat 5 in which Birmingham drew first blood by winning 2-4 but again it was a fall which had a bearing on the result. This time it was Chris Kerr who came to grief on the second bend again as Ulrich Ostergaard and Ben Powell headed in front. James Grieves passed Ben Powell on the first lap but could make on inroads on Ostergaard. After this further work took place on the track with the blade now making an appearance to take off the top surface with some of the riders looking on without enthusiasm. This was followed by a bit of tyre packing in an effort to get the surface into a raceable condition. After a lengthy delay Gary Havelock emerged to win heat 6 but, with Simon Lambert retiring from the race, this was only good enough for a shared race. In heat 7 Henrik Moller and Jason Lyons made the gate. Tressarieu got past Lyons on the second lap but then got out of shape on the next lap which prevented him from making a move on Moller. The 1-5 put the Brummies six points in front. Heat 8 had to be rerun after Shane Waldron had fallen on the first bend. In an all-four-back rerun Waldron fell again leaving Simon Lambert to chase forlornly after Ben Powell and Manuel Hauzinger as the Brummies banged home another 1-5 which took the score to 19-29.
Ten points down, Redcar gave James Grieves a Tactical Ride in heat 9. This race was a shambles. Firstly Grieves was run wide on the opening bend and nearly fell off. Then Lee Smart fell and remounted on the second bend on the next lap. Finally Chris Kerr fell while leading on the next lap on the, you’ve guessed it, second bend. He remounted too and when the dust, or rather mud, had settled Emiliano Sanchez had won the race with Grieves second and Kerr third for a 5-3 to the Bears cutting their deficit to eight points. In heat 10 Redcar gave a Tactical Substitute ride to Mathieu Tressarieu, replacing Simon Lambert, from 15 metres back to partner Havelock as the Bears struggled to get back into contention. This was much more successful as the home side scored the big 8-1! Jason Lyons fell on, yep, the second bend leaving Moller to contest the race on his own for the Brummies. Mathieu Tressarieu caught and passed Moller by the end of the second lap then Gary Havelock let his partner through for the full six points. This cut the gap to just one point with five races remaining. However the visitors pulled off a 2-4 success in heat 11. Ulrich Ostergaard won the race from Mathieu Tressarieu while Ben Powell picked up the third place point to stretch the Brummies’ lead to three points. Shane Waldron was replaced by Daniel Giffard in heat 12 for the Bears but Birmingham scored another 2-4 when Jason Lyons held off a hard challenge from James Grieves and Lee Smart passed Daniel Giffard for third. This increased the visitors’ lead to five points as the score stood at 36-41.
It was clear that Redcar desperately needed an advantage from heat 13 to have any chance of pulling off another escape from jail. It all went pear-shaped though. Gary Havelock, leading the race, let his partner, Mathieu Tressarieu through but was then also passed by Ulrich Ostergaard and Emiliano Sanchez to finish last. This meant that the race was shared and Birmingham were almost home and dry needing just three points from heat 14 for an away victory. They did better than that as Lee Smart won the race and was followed home by his partner, Henrik Moller, for a killer 1-5 ahead of Chris Kerr to clinch the match for Birmingham. In the last race Ulrich Ostergaard rounded off a great night for the Brummies by winning from Mathieu Tressarieu while Jason Lyons finished third after James Grieves suffered an engine failure at the gate.
Scorers: For Redcar – Mathieu Tressarieu 17 (6)(with 6 point TS), James Grieves 10 (5)(with 4 point TR), Gary Havelock 8+1 (4), Chris Kerr 3+2 (4), Daniel Giffard 2 (5), Simon Lambert 1 (3), Shane Waldron 1+1 (3).
For Birmingham – Ulrich Ostergaard 12+1 (5), Jason Lyons 9+1 (5), Lee Smart 9 (5), Emiliano Sanchez 7+2 (4), Ben Powell 7 (4), Henrik Moller 6+1 (4), Manuel Hauzinger 3+2 (3).
Another day, another match postponed. There was an early call off to the match at Sheffield where Newport were due to contest a Premier League match leaving the fixture at Redcar where Birmingham were the visitors as the survivor after heavy afternoon rain again for a Premier League Match.
Premier League: Redcar 42, Birmingham 53.
Redcar were without wrist-injury victim Josh Auty and had Simon Lambert as a guest at number 2. They also had Shane Waldron as a guest at number 7. Birmingham were at full strength tracking the same team which defeated Glasgow last night.
The start of this match was delayed to allow the track to dry out a bit after some heavy late afternoon rain. The opening two heats, both of which were shared, saw three riders fall as the track cut up so there was a further delay to allow grading to take place.
Gary Havelock won the opening race from the gate while Ulrich Ostergaard and Ben Powell were left to follow him home for a 3-3 after Simon Lambert had fallen on the second lap. The second bend was proving problematical as, in heat 2, Manuel Hauzinger followed Lambert’s example in heat 1 by falling at the same place again on the second lap. On the fourth lap Shane Waldron also fell on the second bend but remounted to take the third place point. Lee Smart won the race for the Brummies from Daniel Giffard so this heat finished as a 3-3 too. Jason Lyons was soon off and away in heat 3 while James Grieves and Chris Kerr slotted into second and third but also had trouble with the first two bends. Henrik Moller passed Chris Kerr to get into third place on the third lap but Kerr rounded him on the last bend for the odd point which resulted in the third consecutive 3-3. There was no break in the deadlock in heat 4. Mathieu Tressarieu won the race but his partner, Shane Waldron, fell again on the second lap. This left Emiliano Sanchez and Manuel Hauzinger, the latter looking particularly tentative, to cruise round for another shared heat which took the score to 12-12.
There was more track grading before heat 5 in which Birmingham drew first blood by winning 2-4 but again it was a fall which had a bearing on the result. This time it was Chris Kerr who came to grief on the second bend again as Ulrich Ostergaard and Ben Powell headed in front. James Grieves passed Ben Powell on the first lap but could make on inroads on Ostergaard. After this further work took place on the track with the blade now making an appearance to take off the top surface with some of the riders looking on without enthusiasm. This was followed by a bit of tyre packing in an effort to get the surface into a raceable condition. After a lengthy delay Gary Havelock emerged to win heat 6 but, with Simon Lambert retiring from the race, this was only good enough for a shared race. In heat 7 Henrik Moller and Jason Lyons made the gate. Tressarieu got past Lyons on the second lap but then got out of shape on the next lap which prevented him from making a move on Moller. The 1-5 put the Brummies six points in front. Heat 8 had to be rerun after Shane Waldron had fallen on the first bend. In an all-four-back rerun Waldron fell again leaving Simon Lambert to chase forlornly after Ben Powell and Manuel Hauzinger as the Brummies banged home another 1-5 which took the score to 19-29.
Ten points down, Redcar gave James Grieves a Tactical Ride in heat 9. This race was a shambles. Firstly Grieves was run wide on the opening bend and nearly fell off. Then Lee Smart fell and remounted on the second bend on the next lap. Finally Chris Kerr fell while leading on the next lap on the, you’ve guessed it, second bend. He remounted too and when the dust, or rather mud, had settled Emiliano Sanchez had won the race with Grieves second and Kerr third for a 5-3 to the Bears cutting their deficit to eight points. In heat 10 Redcar gave a Tactical Substitute ride to Mathieu Tressarieu, replacing Simon Lambert, from 15 metres back to partner Havelock as the Bears struggled to get back into contention. This was much more successful as the home side scored the big 8-1! Jason Lyons fell on, yep, the second bend leaving Moller to contest the race on his own for the Brummies. Mathieu Tressarieu caught and passed Moller by the end of the second lap then Gary Havelock let his partner through for the full six points. This cut the gap to just one point with five races remaining. However the visitors pulled off a 2-4 success in heat 11. Ulrich Ostergaard won the race from Mathieu Tressarieu while Ben Powell picked up the third place point to stretch the Brummies’ lead to three points. Shane Waldron was replaced by Daniel Giffard in heat 12 for the Bears but Birmingham scored another 2-4 when Jason Lyons held off a hard challenge from James Grieves and Lee Smart passed Daniel Giffard for third. This increased the visitors’ lead to five points as the score stood at 36-41.
It was clear that Redcar desperately needed an advantage from heat 13 to have any chance of pulling off another escape from jail. It all went pear-shaped though. Gary Havelock, leading the race, let his partner, Mathieu Tressarieu through but was then also passed by Ulrich Ostergaard and Emiliano Sanchez to finish last. This meant that the race was shared and Birmingham were almost home and dry needing just three points from heat 14 for an away victory. They did better than that as Lee Smart won the race and was followed home by his partner, Henrik Moller, for a killer 1-5 ahead of Chris Kerr to clinch the match for Birmingham. In the last race Ulrich Ostergaard rounded off a great night for the Brummies by winning from Mathieu Tressarieu while Jason Lyons finished third after James Grieves suffered an engine failure at the gate.
Scorers: For Redcar – Mathieu Tressarieu 17 (6)(with 6 point TS), James Grieves 10 (5)(with 4 point TR), Gary Havelock 8+1 (4), Chris Kerr 3+2 (4), Daniel Giffard 2 (5), Simon Lambert 1 (3), Shane Waldron 1+1 (3).
For Birmingham – Ulrich Ostergaard 12+1 (5), Jason Lyons 9+1 (5), Lee Smart 9 (5), Emiliano Sanchez 7+2 (4), Ben Powell 7 (4), Henrik Moller 6+1 (4), Manuel Hauzinger 3+2 (3).
No comments:
Post a Comment