Around the Premier League Tracks 2007
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Wednesday, 8 August
There were two Premier League matches raced tonight. At King’s Lynn the Stars raced Edinburgh while at Birmingham the Brummies took on Redcar.
Premier League: King’s Lynn 60, Edinburgh 33 King’s Lynn won the aggregate bonus point by 107-76.
King’s Lynn were at full strength but Edinburgh were missing Daniele Tessari and had Nathan Irwin as their Conference League guest at number 6.
Edinburgh, already four points down in the battle for the bonus point, failed to trouble the Stars after sharing the opening heat and went the way of many other visitors to the Norfolk Arena. However an excellent performance by Kai Laukkanen ensured that none of the Stars scored a maximum.
Tomas Topinka won heat 1 from George Stancl while Derek Sneddon got the better of Chris Mills on the opening bends to take third place and share the race points but the Stars took an easy 5-1 from the reserves race to go four points ahead. Another 5-1 resulted in heat 3 when Daniel Nermark won the race while Paul Lee rounded Kai Laukkanen on the last bend to join him up front. Trevor Harding gated to win heat 4 while Matthew Wethers took second ahead of Benji Compton for a home 4-2 which took the score to 17-7.
Another 5-1 went King’s Lynn’s way in heat 5. George Stancl led from the gate but he was passed by both Daniel Nermark and Paul Lee while Derek Sneddon pulled up at the back. Heat 6 produced the same score from the Topinka/Mills pairing although Matthew Wethers gave Mills a hard time during the early part of the race. Kai Laukkanen brought some relief to the beleaguered visitors by winning heat 7 from Harding and Brundle for a shared race taking the Monarchs into double figures. The visitors shared heat 8 too after leading from the gate. Chris Mills won the race by passing, first, Andrew Tully then Derek Sneddon with Benji Compton relegated to the back. This took the score to 33-15.
Heat 9 resulted in the expected 5-1 from Daniel Nermark and Paul Lee, their third consecutive maximum as a pairing, although once again Matthew Wethers challenged hard for second place. Tomas Topinka won heat 10 but Kai Laukkanen passed Chris Mills as the Stars added another two points to their lead with a 4-2. Trevor Harding crashed into George Stancl at the start of heat 11, was excluded from the rerun and taken to hospital with a jaw injury. James Brundle won the rerun so the race was shared. Kai Laukkanen took a Tactical Ride in heat 12 while Andrew Tully replaced Nathan Irwin. Laukkanen won the race ending Daniel Nermark’s unbeaten run after passing the King’s Lynn number 3 but Benji Compton held off Andrew Tully for third so the race resulted in a 3-6 for the Monarchs taking the score to 48-27.
Tomas Topinka and James Brundle took a 5-1 from heat 13. Brundle led from the tapes while Topinka passed both Stancl and Wethers. Wethers almost got up on the line to pass Brundle but the King’s Lynn reserve held on. The Stars then added a 4-2 in heat 14. Andrew Tully led the race until he was passed by Paul Lee on the second lap. Finally Kai Laukkanen ruined the maximums of both Tomas Topinka and Paul Lee by winning heat 15 for a shared race which resulted in a 27 point victory for the home side who picked up all three points.
Scorers: For King’s Lynn – Tomas Topinka 14 (5), Daniel Nermark 11 (4), Paul Lee 10+4 (5), James Brundle 9+2 (4), Chris Mills 6+1 (4), Benji Compton 5+2 (5), Trevor Harding 5 (3).
For Edinburgh – Kai Laukkanen 15 (5)(with 6 point TR), George Stancl 5 (4), Matthew Wethers 5 (4), Derek Sneddon 4+2 (5), Andrew Tully 4+1 (5), Nathan Irwin 0 (3), Kalle Katajisto 0 (4).
Premier League: Birmingham 54, Redcar 41 Birmingham won the aggregate bonus point by 107-83.
Birmingham had their new signing, Henning Bager, at number 1 in place of dismissed, Ulrich Ostergaard. Redcar had Byron Bekker at number 2 in place of Josh Auty and Jack Hargreaves at number 7.
The Brummies got off to the perfect start with a maximum in heat 1 when Manuel Hauzinger went from the back of the field out of the second bend to pass Byron Bekker and Gary Havelock down the back straight to join new man, Henning Bager up front. Jack Hargreaves won heat 2 for the Bears but Lee Smart passed Daniel Giffard on the third lap to ensure a share of the points. Birmingham added a 4-2 in heat 3 when Jason Lyons won from James Grieves. Henrik Moller passed Chris Kerr for the third place point to give the home side a six point lead. The Bears hit back in heat 4 when Mathieu Tressarieu beat Emiliano Sanchez and Jack Hargreaves took third place. This took the score to 14-10.
Jason Lyons won heat 5 by a distance while Gary Havelock finished second ahead of Henrik Moller giving the Brummies another 4-2 stretching their lead to six points and they then added another in heat 6 when Manuel Hauzinger won under pressure from Tressarieu while Henning Bager passed Daniel Giffard on the third lap for third place taking the lead to eight points. Heat 7 was won by Emiliano Sanchez who passed James Grieves on the last bend. Chris Kerr finished third so the race was shared. Heat 8 had to be rerun after both home men fell as a result of first bend bunching. They got up to score a 5-1 in the rerun so the score went to 30-18.
Another 5-1 in heat 9 from Lyons and Moller put the Brummies out of sight now 16 points ahead but James Grieves stemmed the tide by winning heat 10 after making the gate. Henning Bager passed Grieves but the Redcar man repassed him for a shared race. In heat 11 Gary Havelock took a Tactical Ride while Jack Hargreaves replaced Byron Bekker as a reserve replacement. Havelock won the race from Sanchez with both riders passing Lee Smart on the last bend while Hargreaves finished at the back. As a result the Bears took a 3-6 from the race. James Grieves then ruined Jason Lyons’ maximum hopes by winning heat 12 for a shared race which took the score to 44-31.
Things got even better for the Bears in heat 13 when they scored a 1-5! Gary Havelock and Mathieu Tressarieu brought home the goods by beating Henning Bager and Emiliano Sanchez to cut another four points of the home side’s lead. Still in with a very outside chance of victory, Mathieu Tressarieu tried his luck as a Tactical Substitute from 15 metres back in heat 14 replacing Jack Hargreaves and partnering Chris Kerr. Henrik Moller won the race while Tressarieu passed both Chris Kerr and Lee Smart for second place to share the race 4-4. In the last race Jason Lyons and Henning Bager scored a 5-1 from James Grieves to give the Brummies a 13 point lead and all three points.
Scorers: For Birmingham – Jason Lyons 14 (5), Manuel Hauzinger 10+1 (4), Henning Bager 8+2 (5), Henrik Moller 7+1 (4), Emiliano Sanchez 7 (4), Ben Powell 5+2 (4), Lee Smart 3+2 (4).
For Redcar – Mathieu Tressarieu 12+1 (6)(with 4 point TS), Gary Havelock 12 (4)(with 6 point TR), James Grieves 11 (5), Jack Hargreaves 5 (4), Chris Kerr 1+1 (4), Byron Bekker 0 (3), Daniel Giffard 0 (4).
There were two Premier League matches raced tonight. At King’s Lynn the Stars raced Edinburgh while at Birmingham the Brummies took on Redcar.
Premier League: King’s Lynn 60, Edinburgh 33 King’s Lynn won the aggregate bonus point by 107-76.
King’s Lynn were at full strength but Edinburgh were missing Daniele Tessari and had Nathan Irwin as their Conference League guest at number 6.
Edinburgh, already four points down in the battle for the bonus point, failed to trouble the Stars after sharing the opening heat and went the way of many other visitors to the Norfolk Arena. However an excellent performance by Kai Laukkanen ensured that none of the Stars scored a maximum.
Tomas Topinka won heat 1 from George Stancl while Derek Sneddon got the better of Chris Mills on the opening bends to take third place and share the race points but the Stars took an easy 5-1 from the reserves race to go four points ahead. Another 5-1 resulted in heat 3 when Daniel Nermark won the race while Paul Lee rounded Kai Laukkanen on the last bend to join him up front. Trevor Harding gated to win heat 4 while Matthew Wethers took second ahead of Benji Compton for a home 4-2 which took the score to 17-7.
Another 5-1 went King’s Lynn’s way in heat 5. George Stancl led from the gate but he was passed by both Daniel Nermark and Paul Lee while Derek Sneddon pulled up at the back. Heat 6 produced the same score from the Topinka/Mills pairing although Matthew Wethers gave Mills a hard time during the early part of the race. Kai Laukkanen brought some relief to the beleaguered visitors by winning heat 7 from Harding and Brundle for a shared race taking the Monarchs into double figures. The visitors shared heat 8 too after leading from the gate. Chris Mills won the race by passing, first, Andrew Tully then Derek Sneddon with Benji Compton relegated to the back. This took the score to 33-15.
Heat 9 resulted in the expected 5-1 from Daniel Nermark and Paul Lee, their third consecutive maximum as a pairing, although once again Matthew Wethers challenged hard for second place. Tomas Topinka won heat 10 but Kai Laukkanen passed Chris Mills as the Stars added another two points to their lead with a 4-2. Trevor Harding crashed into George Stancl at the start of heat 11, was excluded from the rerun and taken to hospital with a jaw injury. James Brundle won the rerun so the race was shared. Kai Laukkanen took a Tactical Ride in heat 12 while Andrew Tully replaced Nathan Irwin. Laukkanen won the race ending Daniel Nermark’s unbeaten run after passing the King’s Lynn number 3 but Benji Compton held off Andrew Tully for third so the race resulted in a 3-6 for the Monarchs taking the score to 48-27.
Tomas Topinka and James Brundle took a 5-1 from heat 13. Brundle led from the tapes while Topinka passed both Stancl and Wethers. Wethers almost got up on the line to pass Brundle but the King’s Lynn reserve held on. The Stars then added a 4-2 in heat 14. Andrew Tully led the race until he was passed by Paul Lee on the second lap. Finally Kai Laukkanen ruined the maximums of both Tomas Topinka and Paul Lee by winning heat 15 for a shared race which resulted in a 27 point victory for the home side who picked up all three points.
Scorers: For King’s Lynn – Tomas Topinka 14 (5), Daniel Nermark 11 (4), Paul Lee 10+4 (5), James Brundle 9+2 (4), Chris Mills 6+1 (4), Benji Compton 5+2 (5), Trevor Harding 5 (3).
For Edinburgh – Kai Laukkanen 15 (5)(with 6 point TR), George Stancl 5 (4), Matthew Wethers 5 (4), Derek Sneddon 4+2 (5), Andrew Tully 4+1 (5), Nathan Irwin 0 (3), Kalle Katajisto 0 (4).
Premier League: Birmingham 54, Redcar 41 Birmingham won the aggregate bonus point by 107-83.
Birmingham had their new signing, Henning Bager, at number 1 in place of dismissed, Ulrich Ostergaard. Redcar had Byron Bekker at number 2 in place of Josh Auty and Jack Hargreaves at number 7.
The Brummies got off to the perfect start with a maximum in heat 1 when Manuel Hauzinger went from the back of the field out of the second bend to pass Byron Bekker and Gary Havelock down the back straight to join new man, Henning Bager up front. Jack Hargreaves won heat 2 for the Bears but Lee Smart passed Daniel Giffard on the third lap to ensure a share of the points. Birmingham added a 4-2 in heat 3 when Jason Lyons won from James Grieves. Henrik Moller passed Chris Kerr for the third place point to give the home side a six point lead. The Bears hit back in heat 4 when Mathieu Tressarieu beat Emiliano Sanchez and Jack Hargreaves took third place. This took the score to 14-10.
Jason Lyons won heat 5 by a distance while Gary Havelock finished second ahead of Henrik Moller giving the Brummies another 4-2 stretching their lead to six points and they then added another in heat 6 when Manuel Hauzinger won under pressure from Tressarieu while Henning Bager passed Daniel Giffard on the third lap for third place taking the lead to eight points. Heat 7 was won by Emiliano Sanchez who passed James Grieves on the last bend. Chris Kerr finished third so the race was shared. Heat 8 had to be rerun after both home men fell as a result of first bend bunching. They got up to score a 5-1 in the rerun so the score went to 30-18.
Another 5-1 in heat 9 from Lyons and Moller put the Brummies out of sight now 16 points ahead but James Grieves stemmed the tide by winning heat 10 after making the gate. Henning Bager passed Grieves but the Redcar man repassed him for a shared race. In heat 11 Gary Havelock took a Tactical Ride while Jack Hargreaves replaced Byron Bekker as a reserve replacement. Havelock won the race from Sanchez with both riders passing Lee Smart on the last bend while Hargreaves finished at the back. As a result the Bears took a 3-6 from the race. James Grieves then ruined Jason Lyons’ maximum hopes by winning heat 12 for a shared race which took the score to 44-31.
Things got even better for the Bears in heat 13 when they scored a 1-5! Gary Havelock and Mathieu Tressarieu brought home the goods by beating Henning Bager and Emiliano Sanchez to cut another four points of the home side’s lead. Still in with a very outside chance of victory, Mathieu Tressarieu tried his luck as a Tactical Substitute from 15 metres back in heat 14 replacing Jack Hargreaves and partnering Chris Kerr. Henrik Moller won the race while Tressarieu passed both Chris Kerr and Lee Smart for second place to share the race 4-4. In the last race Jason Lyons and Henning Bager scored a 5-1 from James Grieves to give the Brummies a 13 point lead and all three points.
Scorers: For Birmingham – Jason Lyons 14 (5), Manuel Hauzinger 10+1 (4), Henning Bager 8+2 (5), Henrik Moller 7+1 (4), Emiliano Sanchez 7 (4), Ben Powell 5+2 (4), Lee Smart 3+2 (4).
For Redcar – Mathieu Tressarieu 12+1 (6)(with 4 point TS), Gary Havelock 12 (4)(with 6 point TR), James Grieves 11 (5), Jack Hargreaves 5 (4), Chris Kerr 1+1 (4), Byron Bekker 0 (3), Daniel Giffard 0 (4).
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