Around the Premier League Tracks 2007
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Saturday, 25 August
With the four Saturday night tracks in action against each other there were only two Premier League matches raced tonight. At Stoke the Potters raced Rye House while at Berwick the Bandits took on Workington.
Premier League: Stoke 47, Rye House 43
Stoke were at full strength as were Rye House who introduced their new signing, Stefan Ekberg, replacing injury-victim Robbie Kessler at number 2.
Rye House looked as though they were heading for an away victory when they opened up an eight point lead after three heats. The turning point was probably as early as heat 4 when Adam Roynon fell causing Steve Boxall to lay down while the Rockets were on a 1-5. Stoke cashed in by turning it round to a 5-1 as the race continued so instead of finding themselves 12 points down they had cut the gap to four points.
New signing Stefan Ekberg made a perfect start on his debut for the Rockets by winning the opening heat from the Stoke pair then the visitors struck with consecutive 1-5s in heats 2 and 3 to open an eight point gap. Barrie Evans fell in heat 2 as Roynon and Bowen romped off for the maximum then the Rockets got a real stroke of luck when Lee Complin packed up while leading heat 3. Tommy Allen and Tai Woffinden beat Glenn Cunningham for 1-5 number two. When Roynon fell in heat 4 causing Boxall to bale out to prevent hitting him, Stoke redressed the balance with a 5-1 from Claus Vissing and Jaimie Smith for a 5-1 which took the score to 10-14.
Lee Complin won heat 5 from Chris Neath while Glenn Cunningham passed Stefan Ekberg for third and a home 4-2 which left them just two points down. Steve Boxall won heat 6 for a 3-3 keeping the visitors ahead and Rye House looked to be going six ahead when Tommy Allen fell on the last bend while leading the race. This left his partner, Tai Woffinden, to pass him for the race win and another shared heat. The Rockets did increase their lead in heat 8 though. Stefan Ekberg won the race from Ben Barker while Adam Roynon took third after Jaimie Smith had fallen. The score now stood at 22-26 with the Rockets having supplied six of the eight race winners.
Stoke pulled two points back in heat 9 when Lee Complin hunted down Steve Boxall to make a stunning pass on the third lap for the race win. Glenn Cunningham was third for the 4-2. Tai Woffinden remained unbeaten for the Rockets by winning heat 10 but this time Tommy Allen missed the gate and finished last so the race was shared. The visitors then increased their lead in heat 11. Ekberg won again beating Claus Vissing while Chris Neath took third for a 2-4 putting the Rockets four ahead again. Then the wheels came off for Rye House. In heat 12 Evans and Cunningham flew from the start leaving Woffinden and Roynon to chase. As the Stoke pair team rode round Woffinden fell trying to get past them and Roynon’s efforts failed too. This gave Stoke a 5-1 and they were back on level terms with the score at 36-36.
Steve Boxall won heat 13 from Claus Vissing while Rusty Harrison passed Chris Neath on the third lap for a 3-3 but the home side finally took the lead for the first time in heat 14. Lee Complin won the race for the Potters but it was Barrie Evans who was the hero as he passed Adam Roynon on lap 2 then Tommy Allen on lap 3 to join Complin for a 5-1 and a four point lead going into the last race. Lee Complin made it four consecutive race wins by winning the last heat from Ekberg and Boxall and the Potters were home and dry leaving Rye House to rue what might have been.
Scorers: For Stoke – Lee Complin 12 (5), Claus Vissing 9 (4), Rusty Harrison 6+2 (4), Ben Barker 6+2 (4), Barrie Evans 6+2 (5), Glenn Cunningham 5+1 (4), Jamie Smith 3+1 (3).
For Rye House – Stefan Ekberg 11 (5), Steve Boxall 10+1 (5), Tai Woffinden 8+1 (4), Adam Roynon 6 (5), Chris Neath 3 (4), Tommy Allen 3 (4), Luke Bowen 2+1 (3).
Premier League: Berwick 45, Workington 48.
Both Berwick and Workington were both at full strength for this meeting.
Berwick must be wondering what they have to do to win a match as they went down at home for the seventh time in ten home league matches. The Bandits stood ten points up with just five heats to go but unbelievably lost the last five heats by 10-23 as Workington stormed back.
Ulrich Ostergaard won the opener for a 3-3 before the Comets took the lead in heat 2 when Charles Wright won from David Meldrum with John Branney third for a 2-4. They then hit the Bandits with a 1-5 in heat 3 through James Wright and Craig Branney with the Rempala/Burza pairing at the back. Theo Pijper made a fast start to win heat 4 for the home side from Kauko Nieminen. John Branney suffered an engine failure as David Meldrum took third for a 4-2 which pulled two points back for the Bandits taking the score to 10-14.
Then Berwick stepped up a gear and hit a rich vein of form. Stanislaw Burza started it of by beating Ulrich Ostergaard with Jacek Rempala third for a 4-2 then, when Kauko Nieminen retired from heat 5, Michal Makovsky and Andreas Bergstrom cashed in with a 5-1 to wipe out the arrears and put the Bandits two points ahead. James Wright suffered an engine failure in heat 7 but Craig Branney came to the rescue for the Comets with a cracking gate to win from Pijper and Martin for a 3-3. It was just a blip for the Bandits though as they cracked home another 5-1 in heat 8 thanks to Andreas Bergstrom and David Meldrum with Charles Wright finishing third. This took the score to 27-21.
The Bandits increased their lead to eight points when Rempala won heat 9 from Nieminen with Burza third for a 4-2 and the lead went to ten points when Michal Makovsky beat James Wright in heat 10. Andreas Bergstrom took third place so another 4-2 went the home side’s way. There was no sign at this stage of the Berwick collapse still to come. Ten points down Workington gave Ulrich Ostergaard a Tactical Ride in heat 11 which he won from Theo Pijper. Sam Martin limited the damage by beating Mattia Carpanese for third place so the Comets took a 3-6. The alarm bells started ringing for the home side though when the Comets struck again this time with a 1-5 from the Wright brothers in heat 12 with Rempala third. The lead had been cut to just three points in the space of two heats with the score now reading 39-36.
The home collapse continued in heat 13 as Kauko Nieminen and Ulrich Ostergaard added another 1-5 ahead of Makovsky and Pijper which not only wiped out the Comets’ deficit but put them one point in front. Stanislaw Burza steadied the ship and gave some hope to the Bandits’ fans by winning heat 14 from Charles Wright. David Meldrum took third place from Craig Branney so the Bandits took a 4-2 which put them one point ahead with just the last race to come. Alas for the Bandits Ulrich Ostergaard and James Wright wrapped up the match with another Comets’ 1-5, their third in four heats, for a three point victory giving them two away victories in two consecutive nights giving them an outside chance of making the play-offs.
Scorers: For Berwick – Michal Makovsky 10 (5), Andreas Bergstrom 7+2 (4), Theo Pijper 7 (4), Stanislaw Burza 7 (5), David Meldrum 6+1 (5), Jacek Rempala 6 (4), Sam Martin 2+2 (3).
For Workington – Ulrich Ostergaard 16+1 (5)(with 6 point TR), James Wright 10+1 (5), Charles Wright 9+1 (6), Kauko Nieminen 7 (4), Craig Branney 5+1 (4), John Branney 1 (3), Mattia Carpanese 0 (3).
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Saturday, 25 August
With the four Saturday night tracks in action against each other there were only two Premier League matches raced tonight. At Stoke the Potters raced Rye House while at Berwick the Bandits took on Workington.
Premier League: Stoke 47, Rye House 43
Stoke were at full strength as were Rye House who introduced their new signing, Stefan Ekberg, replacing injury-victim Robbie Kessler at number 2.
Rye House looked as though they were heading for an away victory when they opened up an eight point lead after three heats. The turning point was probably as early as heat 4 when Adam Roynon fell causing Steve Boxall to lay down while the Rockets were on a 1-5. Stoke cashed in by turning it round to a 5-1 as the race continued so instead of finding themselves 12 points down they had cut the gap to four points.
New signing Stefan Ekberg made a perfect start on his debut for the Rockets by winning the opening heat from the Stoke pair then the visitors struck with consecutive 1-5s in heats 2 and 3 to open an eight point gap. Barrie Evans fell in heat 2 as Roynon and Bowen romped off for the maximum then the Rockets got a real stroke of luck when Lee Complin packed up while leading heat 3. Tommy Allen and Tai Woffinden beat Glenn Cunningham for 1-5 number two. When Roynon fell in heat 4 causing Boxall to bale out to prevent hitting him, Stoke redressed the balance with a 5-1 from Claus Vissing and Jaimie Smith for a 5-1 which took the score to 10-14.
Lee Complin won heat 5 from Chris Neath while Glenn Cunningham passed Stefan Ekberg for third and a home 4-2 which left them just two points down. Steve Boxall won heat 6 for a 3-3 keeping the visitors ahead and Rye House looked to be going six ahead when Tommy Allen fell on the last bend while leading the race. This left his partner, Tai Woffinden, to pass him for the race win and another shared heat. The Rockets did increase their lead in heat 8 though. Stefan Ekberg won the race from Ben Barker while Adam Roynon took third after Jaimie Smith had fallen. The score now stood at 22-26 with the Rockets having supplied six of the eight race winners.
Stoke pulled two points back in heat 9 when Lee Complin hunted down Steve Boxall to make a stunning pass on the third lap for the race win. Glenn Cunningham was third for the 4-2. Tai Woffinden remained unbeaten for the Rockets by winning heat 10 but this time Tommy Allen missed the gate and finished last so the race was shared. The visitors then increased their lead in heat 11. Ekberg won again beating Claus Vissing while Chris Neath took third for a 2-4 putting the Rockets four ahead again. Then the wheels came off for Rye House. In heat 12 Evans and Cunningham flew from the start leaving Woffinden and Roynon to chase. As the Stoke pair team rode round Woffinden fell trying to get past them and Roynon’s efforts failed too. This gave Stoke a 5-1 and they were back on level terms with the score at 36-36.
Steve Boxall won heat 13 from Claus Vissing while Rusty Harrison passed Chris Neath on the third lap for a 3-3 but the home side finally took the lead for the first time in heat 14. Lee Complin won the race for the Potters but it was Barrie Evans who was the hero as he passed Adam Roynon on lap 2 then Tommy Allen on lap 3 to join Complin for a 5-1 and a four point lead going into the last race. Lee Complin made it four consecutive race wins by winning the last heat from Ekberg and Boxall and the Potters were home and dry leaving Rye House to rue what might have been.
Scorers: For Stoke – Lee Complin 12 (5), Claus Vissing 9 (4), Rusty Harrison 6+2 (4), Ben Barker 6+2 (4), Barrie Evans 6+2 (5), Glenn Cunningham 5+1 (4), Jamie Smith 3+1 (3).
For Rye House – Stefan Ekberg 11 (5), Steve Boxall 10+1 (5), Tai Woffinden 8+1 (4), Adam Roynon 6 (5), Chris Neath 3 (4), Tommy Allen 3 (4), Luke Bowen 2+1 (3).
Premier League: Berwick 45, Workington 48.
Both Berwick and Workington were both at full strength for this meeting.
Berwick must be wondering what they have to do to win a match as they went down at home for the seventh time in ten home league matches. The Bandits stood ten points up with just five heats to go but unbelievably lost the last five heats by 10-23 as Workington stormed back.
Ulrich Ostergaard won the opener for a 3-3 before the Comets took the lead in heat 2 when Charles Wright won from David Meldrum with John Branney third for a 2-4. They then hit the Bandits with a 1-5 in heat 3 through James Wright and Craig Branney with the Rempala/Burza pairing at the back. Theo Pijper made a fast start to win heat 4 for the home side from Kauko Nieminen. John Branney suffered an engine failure as David Meldrum took third for a 4-2 which pulled two points back for the Bandits taking the score to 10-14.
Then Berwick stepped up a gear and hit a rich vein of form. Stanislaw Burza started it of by beating Ulrich Ostergaard with Jacek Rempala third for a 4-2 then, when Kauko Nieminen retired from heat 5, Michal Makovsky and Andreas Bergstrom cashed in with a 5-1 to wipe out the arrears and put the Bandits two points ahead. James Wright suffered an engine failure in heat 7 but Craig Branney came to the rescue for the Comets with a cracking gate to win from Pijper and Martin for a 3-3. It was just a blip for the Bandits though as they cracked home another 5-1 in heat 8 thanks to Andreas Bergstrom and David Meldrum with Charles Wright finishing third. This took the score to 27-21.
The Bandits increased their lead to eight points when Rempala won heat 9 from Nieminen with Burza third for a 4-2 and the lead went to ten points when Michal Makovsky beat James Wright in heat 10. Andreas Bergstrom took third place so another 4-2 went the home side’s way. There was no sign at this stage of the Berwick collapse still to come. Ten points down Workington gave Ulrich Ostergaard a Tactical Ride in heat 11 which he won from Theo Pijper. Sam Martin limited the damage by beating Mattia Carpanese for third place so the Comets took a 3-6. The alarm bells started ringing for the home side though when the Comets struck again this time with a 1-5 from the Wright brothers in heat 12 with Rempala third. The lead had been cut to just three points in the space of two heats with the score now reading 39-36.
The home collapse continued in heat 13 as Kauko Nieminen and Ulrich Ostergaard added another 1-5 ahead of Makovsky and Pijper which not only wiped out the Comets’ deficit but put them one point in front. Stanislaw Burza steadied the ship and gave some hope to the Bandits’ fans by winning heat 14 from Charles Wright. David Meldrum took third place from Craig Branney so the Bandits took a 4-2 which put them one point ahead with just the last race to come. Alas for the Bandits Ulrich Ostergaard and James Wright wrapped up the match with another Comets’ 1-5, their third in four heats, for a three point victory giving them two away victories in two consecutive nights giving them an outside chance of making the play-offs.
Scorers: For Berwick – Michal Makovsky 10 (5), Andreas Bergstrom 7+2 (4), Theo Pijper 7 (4), Stanislaw Burza 7 (5), David Meldrum 6+1 (5), Jacek Rempala 6 (4), Sam Martin 2+2 (3).
For Workington – Ulrich Ostergaard 16+1 (5)(with 6 point TR), James Wright 10+1 (5), Charles Wright 9+1 (6), Kauko Nieminen 7 (4), Craig Branney 5+1 (4), John Branney 1 (3), Mattia Carpanese 0 (3).
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