Around the Premier League Tracks 2007
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Thursday, 16 August
There were two Premier League matches raced tonight. At Sheffield the Tigers raced King’s Lynn while at Redcar the Bears took on the Isle of Wight.
Premier League: Sheffield 55, King’s Lynn 37 King’s Lynn won the aggregate bonus point by 101-84
Sheffield were without James Birkinshaw who was injured in last week’s match against Edinburgh so used Rider Replacement at number 4. King’s Lynn were at full strength.
With a 35 point deficit from the league match at Saddlebow Road, the bonus point was always only a remote possibility for the Tigers but they needed to keep their 100% home record going to challenge for a top four finish.
The home side got off to a bright start with a 5-1 in heat 1 from Ben Wilson and Ricky Ashworth but they lost a point from the lead when heat 2 finished as a 2-3. The race had to be rerun when Benji Compton fell while in second place and, with Paul Cooper having pulled out with an engine failure, there were only two riders in the rerun. James Brundle outgated James Cockle for the win. A 4-2 in heat 3 had the Tigers five points to the good when Andre Compton beat Daniel Nermark with Paul Cooper recovering from his heat 2 engine failure to finish third ahead of Paul Lee. Trevor Harding fell in heat 4 and was excluded from the rerun which Joel Parsons won with ease. Early race leader, James Cockle, fell on the second lap but remounted to limp round on an ailing machine to follow James Brundle home. This gave Sheffield a 4-2 which took the score to 15-8.
Andre Compton won heat 5 from Tomas Topinka while Paul Cooper, already taking his third ride, finished third for a 4-2 then the Tigers rattled home another 5-1 from the Wilson/Ashworth partnership as Trevor Harding finished third. The Tigers now led by 13 points so in heat 7 Daniel Nermark took a Tactical Ride for the Stars. Nermark duly delivered by winning from Joel Parsons while Paul Lee took advantage of Paul Cooper’s engine problems to pass the Sheffield reserve for third place and a 2-7 heat advantage which cut the home side’s lead to eight points. However a heat eight 5-1 from Ben Wilson and James Cockle over Chris Mills increased the Tigers’ lead to 12 points with the score at 31-19.
King’s Lynn were well and truly out of it after conceding another 5-1 in heat 9 with Andre Compton and James Cockle beating Benji Compton after Trevor Harding had withdrawn with an engine failure while at the back of the field. Daniel Nermark stopped the tide by winning heat 10 from the back ending the Ashworth/Wilson unbeaten run but the race was only shared. Tomas Topinka won heat 11 but again it was for a 3-3 as Parsons and Cooper followed him home after Cooper had passed Chris Mills. Andre Compton won heat 12 for yet another 3-3 as Daniel Nermark and Benji Compton finished behind him. The score was now 45-29.
Joel Parsons fell in heat 13 while in second place and was excluded from the rerun in which Tomas Topinka won again from Ricky Ashworth. This gave King’s Lynn a 2-4. In heat 14 Paul Cooper won from Paul Lee while Joel Parsons, taking the R/R ride, passed James Brundle to score a 4-2 then, in the final race, Andre Compton completed his full maximum while Tomas Topinka clashed with Daniel Nermark and pulled out of the race with engine failure. Nermark finished second with Ashworth third for a 4-2 which gave the Tigers an 18 point win.
Scorers: For Sheffield – Andre Compton 15 (5)(full maximum), Ben Wilson 10+1 (4), Ricky Ashworth 9+2 (5), Joel Parsons 8 (5), James Cockle 7+2 (5), Paul Cooper 6+1 (6)
For King’s Lynn – Daniel Nermark 15 (5)(with 6 point TR), Tomas Topinka 8 (5), James Brundle 5 (4), Benji Compton 3+1 (5), Paul Lee 3 (4), Chris Mills 2 (4), Trevor Harding 1 (3).
Premier League: Redcar 35, Isle of Wight 55.
Redcar were at full strength but the Isle of Wight racked Ashley Johnson at number 6 in place of the injured Andrew Bargh. Krzysztof Stojanowski moved to number 5 with Glen Phillips taking over at number 4.
Speedway is a funny old game! Last Sunday Redcar went to Newcastle and took the Diamonds to the cleaners recording a massive win but tonight on their own circuit they were given a dose of their own medicine as the Isle of Wight took a giant step towards a top four finish for the end of season play-offs with their third away league win.
The shape of things to come was made evident in heat 1 as the Islanders set out their stall by taking a 1-5 thanks to Chris Holder and Cory Gathercole who comfortably relegated Gary Havelock and Josh Auty to the back. Daniel Giffard won heat 2 but, with Jack Hargreaves falling at the back, Chris Johnson and Ashley Johnson shared the heat behind him. Chris Kerr won heat 3 but surprisingly James Grieves finished well at the back behind Jason Bunyan and Glen Phillips for another 3-3. Mathieu Tressarieu won heat 4 by a country mile but again the race was shared as Stojanowski and Johnson finished behind him. This took the score to 10-14.
The alarm bells were ringing for the Bears when they lost another 1-5 to the Holder/Gathercole pairing in heat 5. Chris Kerr finished third but again James Grieves failed to score so the Islanders were eight points to the good. There was no joy for the home side in heat 6 when Krzysztof Stojanowski beat Josh Auty and Gary Havelock for a shared race but Mathieu Tressarieu won heat 7 for the Bears. Bunyan and Phillips shared the points behind him so it was time for Tressarieu to come out again in heat 8 as a Tactical Substitute from 15 metres back replacing Jack Hargreaves. This was a disaster for the Bears as they conceded yet another 1-5. The visitors raced from the gate with Cory Gathercole leading his partner, Chris Johnson, home ahead of Tressarieu to increase their lead to 12 points with the score now at 18-30.
Redcar then gave James Grieves a Tactical Ride in heat 9 but this turned out another disaster as Grieves, leading the race, suffered an engine failure. Chris Kerr went on to win from Stojanowski and Johnson for a 3-3 but with both tactical options used the Bears now faced an uphill struggle. They made no inroads in heat 10 either. Gary Havelock burst into life to win the race but Jason Bunyan and Glen Phillips consigned Josh Auty to the back for another 3-3. A third consecutive 1-5 from the Gathercole/Holder pairing all but sealed the match for the Isle of Wight. Mathieu Tressarieu finished third behind the unbeaten visiting pair with the lead escalating to 16 points as the interval arrived giving with the home side a chance to get their breaths back. It took only one heat after the interval, heat 12, for the visitors to wrap things up. Jason Bunyan passed James Grieves to win the race for a shared heat consolidating the Islanders 16 point lead with only three heats to go. The score now stood at 28-44.
Another heat advantage went the visitors’ way in heat 13. Chris Holder continued his unbeaten run, winning from Gary Havelock, while Krzysztof Stojanowski took third ahead of Mathieu Tressarieu for a 2-4 and 18 point lead. Glen Philips won heat 14 for a 3-3 leaving the Bears still looking for a heat advantage going into the last race. They didn’t get one here either. Chris Holder completed his paid maximum but Cory Gathercole was denied his when Gary Havelock finished second with Chris Kerr at the back. The 2-4 gave the Islanders a 20 point win which surely guarantees them the bonus point when the teams meet again on the island.
Scorers: For Redcar – Gary Havelock 9+1 (5), Chris Kerr 9 (5), Mathieu Tressarieu 8 (5), Daniel Giffard 4+1 (3), James Grieves 2 (4), Josh Auty 2 (4), Jack Hargreaves 1+1 (4).
For the Isle of Wight – Chris Holder 14+1 (5)(paid maximum), Cory Gathercole 11+2 (5), Jason Bunyan 9 (4), Krzysztof Stojanowski 8 (4), Glen Phillips 6+3 (4), Chris Johnson 5+2 (3), Ashley Johnson 2+2 (5).
There were two Premier League matches raced tonight. At Sheffield the Tigers raced King’s Lynn while at Redcar the Bears took on the Isle of Wight.
Premier League: Sheffield 55, King’s Lynn 37 King’s Lynn won the aggregate bonus point by 101-84
Sheffield were without James Birkinshaw who was injured in last week’s match against Edinburgh so used Rider Replacement at number 4. King’s Lynn were at full strength.
With a 35 point deficit from the league match at Saddlebow Road, the bonus point was always only a remote possibility for the Tigers but they needed to keep their 100% home record going to challenge for a top four finish.
The home side got off to a bright start with a 5-1 in heat 1 from Ben Wilson and Ricky Ashworth but they lost a point from the lead when heat 2 finished as a 2-3. The race had to be rerun when Benji Compton fell while in second place and, with Paul Cooper having pulled out with an engine failure, there were only two riders in the rerun. James Brundle outgated James Cockle for the win. A 4-2 in heat 3 had the Tigers five points to the good when Andre Compton beat Daniel Nermark with Paul Cooper recovering from his heat 2 engine failure to finish third ahead of Paul Lee. Trevor Harding fell in heat 4 and was excluded from the rerun which Joel Parsons won with ease. Early race leader, James Cockle, fell on the second lap but remounted to limp round on an ailing machine to follow James Brundle home. This gave Sheffield a 4-2 which took the score to 15-8.
Andre Compton won heat 5 from Tomas Topinka while Paul Cooper, already taking his third ride, finished third for a 4-2 then the Tigers rattled home another 5-1 from the Wilson/Ashworth partnership as Trevor Harding finished third. The Tigers now led by 13 points so in heat 7 Daniel Nermark took a Tactical Ride for the Stars. Nermark duly delivered by winning from Joel Parsons while Paul Lee took advantage of Paul Cooper’s engine problems to pass the Sheffield reserve for third place and a 2-7 heat advantage which cut the home side’s lead to eight points. However a heat eight 5-1 from Ben Wilson and James Cockle over Chris Mills increased the Tigers’ lead to 12 points with the score at 31-19.
King’s Lynn were well and truly out of it after conceding another 5-1 in heat 9 with Andre Compton and James Cockle beating Benji Compton after Trevor Harding had withdrawn with an engine failure while at the back of the field. Daniel Nermark stopped the tide by winning heat 10 from the back ending the Ashworth/Wilson unbeaten run but the race was only shared. Tomas Topinka won heat 11 but again it was for a 3-3 as Parsons and Cooper followed him home after Cooper had passed Chris Mills. Andre Compton won heat 12 for yet another 3-3 as Daniel Nermark and Benji Compton finished behind him. The score was now 45-29.
Joel Parsons fell in heat 13 while in second place and was excluded from the rerun in which Tomas Topinka won again from Ricky Ashworth. This gave King’s Lynn a 2-4. In heat 14 Paul Cooper won from Paul Lee while Joel Parsons, taking the R/R ride, passed James Brundle to score a 4-2 then, in the final race, Andre Compton completed his full maximum while Tomas Topinka clashed with Daniel Nermark and pulled out of the race with engine failure. Nermark finished second with Ashworth third for a 4-2 which gave the Tigers an 18 point win.
Scorers: For Sheffield – Andre Compton 15 (5)(full maximum), Ben Wilson 10+1 (4), Ricky Ashworth 9+2 (5), Joel Parsons 8 (5), James Cockle 7+2 (5), Paul Cooper 6+1 (6)
For King’s Lynn – Daniel Nermark 15 (5)(with 6 point TR), Tomas Topinka 8 (5), James Brundle 5 (4), Benji Compton 3+1 (5), Paul Lee 3 (4), Chris Mills 2 (4), Trevor Harding 1 (3).
Premier League: Redcar 35, Isle of Wight 55.
Redcar were at full strength but the Isle of Wight racked Ashley Johnson at number 6 in place of the injured Andrew Bargh. Krzysztof Stojanowski moved to number 5 with Glen Phillips taking over at number 4.
Speedway is a funny old game! Last Sunday Redcar went to Newcastle and took the Diamonds to the cleaners recording a massive win but tonight on their own circuit they were given a dose of their own medicine as the Isle of Wight took a giant step towards a top four finish for the end of season play-offs with their third away league win.
The shape of things to come was made evident in heat 1 as the Islanders set out their stall by taking a 1-5 thanks to Chris Holder and Cory Gathercole who comfortably relegated Gary Havelock and Josh Auty to the back. Daniel Giffard won heat 2 but, with Jack Hargreaves falling at the back, Chris Johnson and Ashley Johnson shared the heat behind him. Chris Kerr won heat 3 but surprisingly James Grieves finished well at the back behind Jason Bunyan and Glen Phillips for another 3-3. Mathieu Tressarieu won heat 4 by a country mile but again the race was shared as Stojanowski and Johnson finished behind him. This took the score to 10-14.
The alarm bells were ringing for the Bears when they lost another 1-5 to the Holder/Gathercole pairing in heat 5. Chris Kerr finished third but again James Grieves failed to score so the Islanders were eight points to the good. There was no joy for the home side in heat 6 when Krzysztof Stojanowski beat Josh Auty and Gary Havelock for a shared race but Mathieu Tressarieu won heat 7 for the Bears. Bunyan and Phillips shared the points behind him so it was time for Tressarieu to come out again in heat 8 as a Tactical Substitute from 15 metres back replacing Jack Hargreaves. This was a disaster for the Bears as they conceded yet another 1-5. The visitors raced from the gate with Cory Gathercole leading his partner, Chris Johnson, home ahead of Tressarieu to increase their lead to 12 points with the score now at 18-30.
Redcar then gave James Grieves a Tactical Ride in heat 9 but this turned out another disaster as Grieves, leading the race, suffered an engine failure. Chris Kerr went on to win from Stojanowski and Johnson for a 3-3 but with both tactical options used the Bears now faced an uphill struggle. They made no inroads in heat 10 either. Gary Havelock burst into life to win the race but Jason Bunyan and Glen Phillips consigned Josh Auty to the back for another 3-3. A third consecutive 1-5 from the Gathercole/Holder pairing all but sealed the match for the Isle of Wight. Mathieu Tressarieu finished third behind the unbeaten visiting pair with the lead escalating to 16 points as the interval arrived giving with the home side a chance to get their breaths back. It took only one heat after the interval, heat 12, for the visitors to wrap things up. Jason Bunyan passed James Grieves to win the race for a shared heat consolidating the Islanders 16 point lead with only three heats to go. The score now stood at 28-44.
Another heat advantage went the visitors’ way in heat 13. Chris Holder continued his unbeaten run, winning from Gary Havelock, while Krzysztof Stojanowski took third ahead of Mathieu Tressarieu for a 2-4 and 18 point lead. Glen Philips won heat 14 for a 3-3 leaving the Bears still looking for a heat advantage going into the last race. They didn’t get one here either. Chris Holder completed his paid maximum but Cory Gathercole was denied his when Gary Havelock finished second with Chris Kerr at the back. The 2-4 gave the Islanders a 20 point win which surely guarantees them the bonus point when the teams meet again on the island.
Scorers: For Redcar – Gary Havelock 9+1 (5), Chris Kerr 9 (5), Mathieu Tressarieu 8 (5), Daniel Giffard 4+1 (3), James Grieves 2 (4), Josh Auty 2 (4), Jack Hargreaves 1+1 (4).
For the Isle of Wight – Chris Holder 14+1 (5)(paid maximum), Cory Gathercole 11+2 (5), Jason Bunyan 9 (4), Krzysztof Stojanowski 8 (4), Glen Phillips 6+3 (4), Chris Johnson 5+2 (3), Ashley Johnson 2+2 (5).
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