Around the Premier League Tracks 2007
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Thursday, 2 August
As usual there were two Premier League matches raced tonight. At Sheffield the Tigers raced against Stoke while on the Isle of Wight the Islanders took on Birmingham.
Premier League: Sheffield 51, Stoke 39
Sheffield and Stoke were both at full strength for this Premier League match.
Sheffield lined up in their usual order but Rusty Harrison moved to number 1 for Stoke with Glenn Cunningham at number 3 and Claus Vissing taking over the number 5 slot.
This was no walk in the park for Sheffield who only led by 42-36 with two heats to go. Advantages in the last two heats put a better reflection on things for the Tigers who were unlucky to have Ricky Ashworth pull out of the meeting after his second ride with only one point to his name.
Stoke have often proved difficult visitors for Sheffield and looked as though they might be so again when they took an opening heat 1-5. Ben Barker and Rusty Harrison did the damage leading home Ben Wilson as Ricky Ashworth pulled up at the back. In heat 2 Sheffield got two points back when Paul Cooper beat Barrie Evans. Jaimie Smith fell on the first lap while James Cockle did likewise but remounted for the third place point. Andre Compton set off for another maximum by winning heat 3 but Stoke shared the heat by filling the minor places. Sheffield got back on level terms with a 4-2 in heat 4. James Cockle held off the determined challenges of Claus Vissing while Joel Parsons was third. The score was now 12-12.
Andre Compton won again for a shared race in heat 5 while Claus Vissing did likewise in heat 6. Heat 7 brought the crowd to their feet as Joel Parsons and Lee Complin passed and repassed each other for the opening three laps before Parsons got home for the win. Behind them Paul Cooper and Glenn Cunningham had a good battle for third until Cooper’s bike failed him. When the dust had settled the race was shared 3-3. Sheffield finally got their noses in front with a 5-1 in heat 8 won by Cockle and Wilson from Barker taking the score to 26-22.
They added another killer 5-1 in heat 9 from Compton and Birkinshaw to open up some clear water but Stoke were in no mood to roll over. The next three races were all shared won by Andre Compton, Ben Wilson and Rusty Harrison without support from their partners taking the score to 40-32 after 12 heats.
A highly contentious heat 13 saw the Potters pull two points back. Paul Cooper replaced Ricky Ashworth who had withdrawn from the meeting and was involved in an exciting race with Claus Vissing when Vissing took Cooper wide causing him to fall. The Sheffield support were incensed when Cooper was excluded and the Sheffield man was none too pleased about it on his return to the pits where he tried to make his feelings known in a more physical way. In the rerun, Rusty Harrison won he race from Joel Parsons with Vissing third and the Tigers lead was cut to six points. Stoke’s hopes disappeared in heat 14 though when Sheffield scored a 5-1 from Cooper and Birkinshaw after Lee Complin had fallen. Andre Compton completed another maximum in heat 15 while Rusty Harrison was second ahead of Ben Wilson for a 4-2 giving the home side a 12 point win.
Scorers: For Sheffield – Andre Compton 15 (5), Ben Wilson 9+1 (5), Joel Parsons 8+1 (4), Paul Cooper 7+1 (5), James Cockle 7 (5), James Birkinshaw 4+2 (4), Ricky Ashworth 1+1 (2).
For Stoke – Rusty Harrison 11+2 (5), Claus Vissing 7 (5), Ben Barker 6 (4), Lee Complin 6 (4), Glenn Cunningham 5+2 (4), Barrie Evans 4 (4), Jamie Smith 0 (3).
Premier League: The Isle of Wight 60, Birmingham 33 the Isle of Wight won the aggregate bonus point by 100-85.
The Isle of Wight and Birmingham were both at full strength.
This was the Isle of Wight’s second home match in three days having beaten Newcastle comfortably on Tuesday night. It was Birmingham’s second match in two days also having beaten Newcastle comfortably last night.
The Islanders were never troubled in this match. They produced a heat advantage in each of the first six heats to thunder into a 16 point lead before Birmingham could stem the flood. A rerun of the first heat when Holder and Ostergaard came down on the opening bends saw Cory Gathercole win the race from Ulrich Ostergaard and Chris Holder for a 4-2. Heat 2 produced the same result when Lee Smart split Johnson and Bargh then Stojanowski and Bunyan scored a 5-1 over Lyons and Moller. Glen Phillips won heat 4 while Johnson took third behind Hauzinger for another 4-2 which took the score to 17-7.
Ulrich Ostergaard retired with engine trouble in heat 5 but Ben Powell salvaged two points for the Brummies by finishing second to Jason Bunyan. Gathercole and Holder hit another 5-1 in heat 6 so Birmingham gave Jason Lyons a TR in heat 7. He won it too but received no support from Henrik Moller so the Brummies took a 3-6 from the race. They added a 2-4 in heat 8 when Ben Powell won from Cory Gathercole with Manuel Hauzinger third to cut the deficit to 11 points at 31-20.
Any chance of a Birmingham revival was put to bed when the home side’s top two pairings took two 5-1 heat wins from heats 9 and 10 but Ulrich Ostergaard won heat 11 from Glen Phillips and Ben Powell supported him by finishing third for a 2-4. Jason Lyons won heat 12 for a shared heat to take the score to 46-29.
A Holder/Phillips 5-1 in heat 13 all but clinched the bonus point then a 4-2 in heat 14 did when Stojanowski beat Hauzinger. Finally Chris Holder won the last race while Jason Bunyan did well to pass Jason Lyons for second place to end the night for the Islanders with a 5-1 and 27 point victory which earned them all three points.
Scorers: For the Isle of Wight – Jason Bunyan 12+2 (5), Chris Holder 12+1 (5), Cory Gathercole 10+1 (4), Glen Phillips 9+1 (4), Krzysztof Stojanowski 9+1 (4), Chris Johnson 5+1 (4), Andrew Bargh 3+1 (4).
For Birmingham – Jason Lyons 12 (5)(with 6 point TR), Ben Powell 6 (4), Manuel Hauzinger 6 (5), Ulrich Ostergaard 5 (5), Lee Smart 4 (4), Emiliano Sanchez 0 (3), Henrik Moller 0 (3).
As usual there were two Premier League matches raced tonight. At Sheffield the Tigers raced against Stoke while on the Isle of Wight the Islanders took on Birmingham.
Premier League: Sheffield 51, Stoke 39
Sheffield and Stoke were both at full strength for this Premier League match.
Sheffield lined up in their usual order but Rusty Harrison moved to number 1 for Stoke with Glenn Cunningham at number 3 and Claus Vissing taking over the number 5 slot.
This was no walk in the park for Sheffield who only led by 42-36 with two heats to go. Advantages in the last two heats put a better reflection on things for the Tigers who were unlucky to have Ricky Ashworth pull out of the meeting after his second ride with only one point to his name.
Stoke have often proved difficult visitors for Sheffield and looked as though they might be so again when they took an opening heat 1-5. Ben Barker and Rusty Harrison did the damage leading home Ben Wilson as Ricky Ashworth pulled up at the back. In heat 2 Sheffield got two points back when Paul Cooper beat Barrie Evans. Jaimie Smith fell on the first lap while James Cockle did likewise but remounted for the third place point. Andre Compton set off for another maximum by winning heat 3 but Stoke shared the heat by filling the minor places. Sheffield got back on level terms with a 4-2 in heat 4. James Cockle held off the determined challenges of Claus Vissing while Joel Parsons was third. The score was now 12-12.
Andre Compton won again for a shared race in heat 5 while Claus Vissing did likewise in heat 6. Heat 7 brought the crowd to their feet as Joel Parsons and Lee Complin passed and repassed each other for the opening three laps before Parsons got home for the win. Behind them Paul Cooper and Glenn Cunningham had a good battle for third until Cooper’s bike failed him. When the dust had settled the race was shared 3-3. Sheffield finally got their noses in front with a 5-1 in heat 8 won by Cockle and Wilson from Barker taking the score to 26-22.
They added another killer 5-1 in heat 9 from Compton and Birkinshaw to open up some clear water but Stoke were in no mood to roll over. The next three races were all shared won by Andre Compton, Ben Wilson and Rusty Harrison without support from their partners taking the score to 40-32 after 12 heats.
A highly contentious heat 13 saw the Potters pull two points back. Paul Cooper replaced Ricky Ashworth who had withdrawn from the meeting and was involved in an exciting race with Claus Vissing when Vissing took Cooper wide causing him to fall. The Sheffield support were incensed when Cooper was excluded and the Sheffield man was none too pleased about it on his return to the pits where he tried to make his feelings known in a more physical way. In the rerun, Rusty Harrison won he race from Joel Parsons with Vissing third and the Tigers lead was cut to six points. Stoke’s hopes disappeared in heat 14 though when Sheffield scored a 5-1 from Cooper and Birkinshaw after Lee Complin had fallen. Andre Compton completed another maximum in heat 15 while Rusty Harrison was second ahead of Ben Wilson for a 4-2 giving the home side a 12 point win.
Scorers: For Sheffield – Andre Compton 15 (5), Ben Wilson 9+1 (5), Joel Parsons 8+1 (4), Paul Cooper 7+1 (5), James Cockle 7 (5), James Birkinshaw 4+2 (4), Ricky Ashworth 1+1 (2).
For Stoke – Rusty Harrison 11+2 (5), Claus Vissing 7 (5), Ben Barker 6 (4), Lee Complin 6 (4), Glenn Cunningham 5+2 (4), Barrie Evans 4 (4), Jamie Smith 0 (3).
Premier League: The Isle of Wight 60, Birmingham 33 the Isle of Wight won the aggregate bonus point by 100-85.
The Isle of Wight and Birmingham were both at full strength.
This was the Isle of Wight’s second home match in three days having beaten Newcastle comfortably on Tuesday night. It was Birmingham’s second match in two days also having beaten Newcastle comfortably last night.
The Islanders were never troubled in this match. They produced a heat advantage in each of the first six heats to thunder into a 16 point lead before Birmingham could stem the flood. A rerun of the first heat when Holder and Ostergaard came down on the opening bends saw Cory Gathercole win the race from Ulrich Ostergaard and Chris Holder for a 4-2. Heat 2 produced the same result when Lee Smart split Johnson and Bargh then Stojanowski and Bunyan scored a 5-1 over Lyons and Moller. Glen Phillips won heat 4 while Johnson took third behind Hauzinger for another 4-2 which took the score to 17-7.
Ulrich Ostergaard retired with engine trouble in heat 5 but Ben Powell salvaged two points for the Brummies by finishing second to Jason Bunyan. Gathercole and Holder hit another 5-1 in heat 6 so Birmingham gave Jason Lyons a TR in heat 7. He won it too but received no support from Henrik Moller so the Brummies took a 3-6 from the race. They added a 2-4 in heat 8 when Ben Powell won from Cory Gathercole with Manuel Hauzinger third to cut the deficit to 11 points at 31-20.
Any chance of a Birmingham revival was put to bed when the home side’s top two pairings took two 5-1 heat wins from heats 9 and 10 but Ulrich Ostergaard won heat 11 from Glen Phillips and Ben Powell supported him by finishing third for a 2-4. Jason Lyons won heat 12 for a shared heat to take the score to 46-29.
A Holder/Phillips 5-1 in heat 13 all but clinched the bonus point then a 4-2 in heat 14 did when Stojanowski beat Hauzinger. Finally Chris Holder won the last race while Jason Bunyan did well to pass Jason Lyons for second place to end the night for the Islanders with a 5-1 and 27 point victory which earned them all three points.
Scorers: For the Isle of Wight – Jason Bunyan 12+2 (5), Chris Holder 12+1 (5), Cory Gathercole 10+1 (4), Glen Phillips 9+1 (4), Krzysztof Stojanowski 9+1 (4), Chris Johnson 5+1 (4), Andrew Bargh 3+1 (4).
For Birmingham – Jason Lyons 12 (5)(with 6 point TR), Ben Powell 6 (4), Manuel Hauzinger 6 (5), Ulrich Ostergaard 5 (5), Lee Smart 4 (4), Emiliano Sanchez 0 (3), Henrik Moller 0 (3).
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