Around the Premier League Tracks 2007
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Thursday, 9 August
There were two Premier League matches raced tonight. At Sheffield the Tigers raced Edinburgh while at Redcar the Bears took on Mildenhall.
Premier League: Sheffield 59, Edinburgh 31
Sheffield were missing the injured Ben Wilson so used Rider Replacement at number 4 with James Birkinshaw moving to number 2. Edinburgh ere missing Daniele Tessari and had Conference League guest, Jack Roberts, at number 6.
A massive pile up on the first bend of the first race ended with all four riders crashing through the fence. Derek Sneddon had made a good start from the inside gate but James Birkinshaw came across him and the riders clashed taking George Stancl and Ricky Ashworth with them. Although Ashworth and Stancl were able to make their own way back to the pits both Birkinshaw and Sneddon were taken to hospital for check ups, Birkinshaw with a suspected broken shoulder and Sneddon with less serious neck injuries. After a delay of over an hour to examine the riders, repair the extensively damaged fence and wait for the ambulance to return to the track heat 1 was eventually rerun with Paul Cooper replacing Birkinshaw and Jack Roberts replacing Sneddon. Ricky Ashworth won the race from George Stancl with Paul Cooper third to get the Tigers off to a 4-2 winning start. They added a 5-1 from the gate in the reserves race won by James Cockle. Ricky Ashworth took the Rider Replacement ride in heat 3 to partner Andre Compton. This race was also won from the gate by Andre Compton and Ricky Ashworth who scored another 5-1. Matthew Wethers passed James Cockle on the first lap of heat 4 but Cockle came to grief spectacularly while entering the third bend when he went over the handlebars and bounced down the track causing another delay while he was checked out by the medics. He was excluded from the rerun which was won by Paul Cooper from the gate for a shared heat. This took the score to 17-7.
Heat 5 was won by Andre Compton from George Stancl while Joel Parsons, taking the R/R ride, finished third stretching the Tigers’ lead to 12 points with the 4-2. The Tigers added another 4-2 in heat 6 when Ricky Ashworth won the race holding off a strong challenge from Matthew Wethers while James Cockle was controversially awarded third when some thought he had been pipped on the line by Jack Roberts. In heat 7 Kai Laukkanen took a Tactical Ride but Edinburgh’s miserable night continued as they lost another 5-1 to Parsons and Cooper as Laukkanen blew the TR by finishing third. It looked like yet another 5-1 to Sheffield in heat 8 when Paul Cooper and James Cockle led from the gate. However Andrew Tully chased down Cockle and passed him on the last bend with a good outside run restricting the home side to a 4-2 and taking the score to 34- 14. Andre Compton and James Cockle made the gate in heat 9 but James Cockle was caught and passed by first Matthew Wethers then Jack Roberts for a shared race. In heat 10 Kai Laukkanen made another dreadful gate to watch Ashworth and Cooper sail away for another 5-1 stretching the lead to 36 points. Then came an absolute sensation – an Edinburgh 1-5! Andrew Tully blasted round the outside into the lead and George Stancl moved in behind him to block Joel Parsons. Parsons fell on the last bend while in third position as Edinburgh cut the home side’s lead to 20 points. It stayed that way after heat 12. Andre Compton won the race but Kai Laukkanen and Andrew Tully finished behind him ahead of James Cockle for a shared race which took the score to 46-26.
Ashworth and Parsons gated to another 5-1 in heat 13 although Stancl briefly passed Parsons to open a 24 point lead before there was another Edinburgh sensation in heat 14 when 16 year old Kalle Katajisto won his first ever race in British speedway. He swept round the boards on the third lap in brilliant style to pass the entire field beating Paul Cooper and James Cockle as Andrew Tully, who had been chasing Cooper all this time, suffered an engine failure leading to a shared race. Heat 15 ended up as an inevitable 5-1 to the Tigers as Compton and Ashworth completed their maximums to rattle up a 28 point win which virtually guarantees the bonus point.
Scorers: For Sheffield – Ricky Ashworth 16+2 (6)(paid maximum), Andre Compton 15 (5)(full maximum), Paul Cooper 13+3 (7), Joel Parsons 9+1 (5), James Cockle 6+1 (7), James Birkinshaw – withdrawn.
For Edinburgh – Andrew Tully 8+2 (7), George Stancl 7+1 (5), Matthew Wethers 7 (5), Kai Laukkanen 5 (4), Kalle Katajisto 3 (4), Jack Roberts 1+1 (5), Derek Sneddon – withdrawn.
Premier League: Redcar 51, Mildenhall 42 Redcar won the aggregate bonus point by 96-89.
Redcar with Josh Auty back in the side were at full strength as were [b][color=red] Mildenhall.
Josh Auty marked his return to action by breaking the tapes in heat 1. He was replaced by Jack Hargreaves in the rerun which was won by Gary Havelock for a 3-3. Tomas Suchanek gated to win heat 2 comfortably while Jack Hargreaves and Daniel Giffard finished behind him for another 3-3. An aggressive first bend from Paul Fry in heat 3 took out James Grieves who never really recovered. Fry won the race and the Fen Tigers took the lead when Kyle Legault followed Chris Kerr home for third place and a 2-4. Heat 4 was called back after Mathieu Tressarieu jumped the gate but he made a fast start in the rerun to win the race. Jack Hargreaves also made a good start but was passed by Jason King then Tomas Suchanek so the points were shared and the score went to 11-13.
The Bears hit back in heat 5 as James Grieves and Chris Kerr made the gate and scored an easy 5-1 ahead of Shaun Tacey. Redcar wiped out the Mildenhall lead and went two points up as a result. They added another maximum in heat 6 but not before Mark Baseby passed Gary Havelock before the Fen Tigers’ reserve was repassed by Havelock then passed by Josh Auty on the third lap. The home side now led by six points and it stayed that way after heat 7. Paul Fry again made a good start but Daniel Giffard went on to win the race while Legault finished second for a 3-3 with Tressarieu stuck at the back. Josh Auty made the gate to win heat 8 but again the visitors shared the points with Tacey and Suchanek filling second and third. The score now stood at 27-21 with the Bears holding a four point aggregate lead.
Mildenhall were hit by another Grieves/Kerr 5-1 in heat 9 as the Redcar pair made fast starts to leave the Fen Tigers trailing by ten points. Heat 10, won by Gary Havelock from Legault and Fry was shared then the visitors fell completely out of touch when they lost another 5-1 in heat 11. Mathieu Tressarieu led from tapes-to-flag but behind him there was an exciting battle between Tom P Madsen and Daniel Giffard. Giffard took the second place and the Bears now led by 14 points. Kyle Legault took a Tactical Ride in heat 12 and won the race beating James Grieves in the process. Tomas Suchanek, who had come into the race as a reserve replacement for Mark Baseby, took third place so the visitors scored a 2-7 cutting the gap to 9 points with the score now standing at 42-33.
Mildenhall pulled another two points back in heat 13 when Jason King passed Gary Havelock to win the race with Tom P Madsen taking third place from Mathieu Tressarieu cutting the difference in the scores to 7 points. Any lingering hopes the visitors had were extinguished in heat 14 when Chris Kerr passed Paul Fry while Daniel Giffard kept Tomas Suchanek at the back for a 4-2 which wrapped up the match and bonus point for the Bears. The last race had to be rerun when Paul Fry fell and was excluded. In the rerun Kyle Legault passed both Chris Kerr and Gary Havelock to win the race and share the points for the visitors.
Scorers: For Redcar – Gary Havelock 13 (5), Chris Kerr 10+3 (5), James Grieves 8 (4), Daniel Giffard 7+2 (4), Mathieu Tressarieu 6 (4), Josh Auty 5+1 (4), Jack Hargreaves 2 (5).
For Mildenhall – Kyle Legault 14 (5)(with 6 point TR), Paul Fry 7+2 (5), Tomas Suchanek 6+2 (5), Jason King 6 (4), Shaun Tacey 4+1 (4), Tom P Madsen 4 (4), Mark Baseby 1 (3).
There were two Premier League matches raced tonight. At Sheffield the Tigers raced Edinburgh while at Redcar the Bears took on Mildenhall.
Premier League: Sheffield 59, Edinburgh 31
Sheffield were missing the injured Ben Wilson so used Rider Replacement at number 4 with James Birkinshaw moving to number 2. Edinburgh ere missing Daniele Tessari and had Conference League guest, Jack Roberts, at number 6.
A massive pile up on the first bend of the first race ended with all four riders crashing through the fence. Derek Sneddon had made a good start from the inside gate but James Birkinshaw came across him and the riders clashed taking George Stancl and Ricky Ashworth with them. Although Ashworth and Stancl were able to make their own way back to the pits both Birkinshaw and Sneddon were taken to hospital for check ups, Birkinshaw with a suspected broken shoulder and Sneddon with less serious neck injuries. After a delay of over an hour to examine the riders, repair the extensively damaged fence and wait for the ambulance to return to the track heat 1 was eventually rerun with Paul Cooper replacing Birkinshaw and Jack Roberts replacing Sneddon. Ricky Ashworth won the race from George Stancl with Paul Cooper third to get the Tigers off to a 4-2 winning start. They added a 5-1 from the gate in the reserves race won by James Cockle. Ricky Ashworth took the Rider Replacement ride in heat 3 to partner Andre Compton. This race was also won from the gate by Andre Compton and Ricky Ashworth who scored another 5-1. Matthew Wethers passed James Cockle on the first lap of heat 4 but Cockle came to grief spectacularly while entering the third bend when he went over the handlebars and bounced down the track causing another delay while he was checked out by the medics. He was excluded from the rerun which was won by Paul Cooper from the gate for a shared heat. This took the score to 17-7.
Heat 5 was won by Andre Compton from George Stancl while Joel Parsons, taking the R/R ride, finished third stretching the Tigers’ lead to 12 points with the 4-2. The Tigers added another 4-2 in heat 6 when Ricky Ashworth won the race holding off a strong challenge from Matthew Wethers while James Cockle was controversially awarded third when some thought he had been pipped on the line by Jack Roberts. In heat 7 Kai Laukkanen took a Tactical Ride but Edinburgh’s miserable night continued as they lost another 5-1 to Parsons and Cooper as Laukkanen blew the TR by finishing third. It looked like yet another 5-1 to Sheffield in heat 8 when Paul Cooper and James Cockle led from the gate. However Andrew Tully chased down Cockle and passed him on the last bend with a good outside run restricting the home side to a 4-2 and taking the score to 34- 14. Andre Compton and James Cockle made the gate in heat 9 but James Cockle was caught and passed by first Matthew Wethers then Jack Roberts for a shared race. In heat 10 Kai Laukkanen made another dreadful gate to watch Ashworth and Cooper sail away for another 5-1 stretching the lead to 36 points. Then came an absolute sensation – an Edinburgh 1-5! Andrew Tully blasted round the outside into the lead and George Stancl moved in behind him to block Joel Parsons. Parsons fell on the last bend while in third position as Edinburgh cut the home side’s lead to 20 points. It stayed that way after heat 12. Andre Compton won the race but Kai Laukkanen and Andrew Tully finished behind him ahead of James Cockle for a shared race which took the score to 46-26.
Ashworth and Parsons gated to another 5-1 in heat 13 although Stancl briefly passed Parsons to open a 24 point lead before there was another Edinburgh sensation in heat 14 when 16 year old Kalle Katajisto won his first ever race in British speedway. He swept round the boards on the third lap in brilliant style to pass the entire field beating Paul Cooper and James Cockle as Andrew Tully, who had been chasing Cooper all this time, suffered an engine failure leading to a shared race. Heat 15 ended up as an inevitable 5-1 to the Tigers as Compton and Ashworth completed their maximums to rattle up a 28 point win which virtually guarantees the bonus point.
Scorers: For Sheffield – Ricky Ashworth 16+2 (6)(paid maximum), Andre Compton 15 (5)(full maximum), Paul Cooper 13+3 (7), Joel Parsons 9+1 (5), James Cockle 6+1 (7), James Birkinshaw – withdrawn.
For Edinburgh – Andrew Tully 8+2 (7), George Stancl 7+1 (5), Matthew Wethers 7 (5), Kai Laukkanen 5 (4), Kalle Katajisto 3 (4), Jack Roberts 1+1 (5), Derek Sneddon – withdrawn.
Premier League: Redcar 51, Mildenhall 42 Redcar won the aggregate bonus point by 96-89.
Redcar with Josh Auty back in the side were at full strength as were [b][color=red] Mildenhall.
Josh Auty marked his return to action by breaking the tapes in heat 1. He was replaced by Jack Hargreaves in the rerun which was won by Gary Havelock for a 3-3. Tomas Suchanek gated to win heat 2 comfortably while Jack Hargreaves and Daniel Giffard finished behind him for another 3-3. An aggressive first bend from Paul Fry in heat 3 took out James Grieves who never really recovered. Fry won the race and the Fen Tigers took the lead when Kyle Legault followed Chris Kerr home for third place and a 2-4. Heat 4 was called back after Mathieu Tressarieu jumped the gate but he made a fast start in the rerun to win the race. Jack Hargreaves also made a good start but was passed by Jason King then Tomas Suchanek so the points were shared and the score went to 11-13.
The Bears hit back in heat 5 as James Grieves and Chris Kerr made the gate and scored an easy 5-1 ahead of Shaun Tacey. Redcar wiped out the Mildenhall lead and went two points up as a result. They added another maximum in heat 6 but not before Mark Baseby passed Gary Havelock before the Fen Tigers’ reserve was repassed by Havelock then passed by Josh Auty on the third lap. The home side now led by six points and it stayed that way after heat 7. Paul Fry again made a good start but Daniel Giffard went on to win the race while Legault finished second for a 3-3 with Tressarieu stuck at the back. Josh Auty made the gate to win heat 8 but again the visitors shared the points with Tacey and Suchanek filling second and third. The score now stood at 27-21 with the Bears holding a four point aggregate lead.
Mildenhall were hit by another Grieves/Kerr 5-1 in heat 9 as the Redcar pair made fast starts to leave the Fen Tigers trailing by ten points. Heat 10, won by Gary Havelock from Legault and Fry was shared then the visitors fell completely out of touch when they lost another 5-1 in heat 11. Mathieu Tressarieu led from tapes-to-flag but behind him there was an exciting battle between Tom P Madsen and Daniel Giffard. Giffard took the second place and the Bears now led by 14 points. Kyle Legault took a Tactical Ride in heat 12 and won the race beating James Grieves in the process. Tomas Suchanek, who had come into the race as a reserve replacement for Mark Baseby, took third place so the visitors scored a 2-7 cutting the gap to 9 points with the score now standing at 42-33.
Mildenhall pulled another two points back in heat 13 when Jason King passed Gary Havelock to win the race with Tom P Madsen taking third place from Mathieu Tressarieu cutting the difference in the scores to 7 points. Any lingering hopes the visitors had were extinguished in heat 14 when Chris Kerr passed Paul Fry while Daniel Giffard kept Tomas Suchanek at the back for a 4-2 which wrapped up the match and bonus point for the Bears. The last race had to be rerun when Paul Fry fell and was excluded. In the rerun Kyle Legault passed both Chris Kerr and Gary Havelock to win the race and share the points for the visitors.
Scorers: For Redcar – Gary Havelock 13 (5), Chris Kerr 10+3 (5), James Grieves 8 (4), Daniel Giffard 7+2 (4), Mathieu Tressarieu 6 (4), Josh Auty 5+1 (4), Jack Hargreaves 2 (5).
For Mildenhall – Kyle Legault 14 (5)(with 6 point TR), Paul Fry 7+2 (5), Tomas Suchanek 6+2 (5), Jason King 6 (4), Shaun Tacey 4+1 (4), Tom P Madsen 4 (4), Mark Baseby 1 (3).
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