Around the Premier League Tracks 2007
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Tuesday, 18 September
Unusually for a Tuesday night, there were two matches raced. In addition to the usual fixture on the Isle of Wight where the Islanders raced King’s Lynn in the second leg of the Knockout Cup semi-final, Mildenhall also met Glasgow in a Premier League match.
Knockout Cup (semi-final, second leg): Isle of Wight 45, King’s Lynn 45 King’s Lynn won through to the final on aggregate by 94-89.
The Isle of Wight were at full strength while King’s Lynn had Chris Schramm as a guest in place of James Brundle at number 6.
King’s Lynn had a narrow five point lead to defend from the first leg but had already won on the Island so it was all to race for tonight to make the final of the Knockout Cup competition. However it was King’s Lynn’s guest, Chris Schramm, riding at reserve who was mainly responsible for seeing them through with a paid 16 score for the Stars.
Things started brightly for the home fans when Tomas Topinka suffered an engine failure in the opening heat and Chris Holder beat Paul Lee for a 4-2 but they could make no further inroads to the Stars’ first leg lead when the next six races were all shared. Chris Schramm won heat 2, Daniel Nermark heat 3 and Chris Mills heat 4 for the Stars as the Islanders filled the minor places taking the score to 13-11 after four races.
Tomas Topinka kept the run of Stars’ race winners going by taking heat 5 from Jason Bunyan and Glenn Phillips but Chris Holder broke the sequence by winning heat 6. Chris Schramm and Chris Mills kept Cory Gathercole at the back for another 3-3 then Krzysztof Stojanowski won heat 7 beating Daniel Nermark. Trevor Harding finished third though to frustrate the home side again. The run of drawn races ended in heat 8 but it was the visitors who ended it when Paul Lee and Chris Schramm scored a 1-5 from Johnson and a disappointing Gathercole to move the score to 23-25 with King’s Lynn now leading on the night.
Chris Schramm, proving a real thorn in the Islanders’ side, won heat 9 from Phillips and Bunyan, for another 3-3 but the Isle of Wight pulled two back in heat 10 when Chris Holder beat Nermark with Gathercole taking third from Harding. This tied the scores on the night again at 30-30 and they stayed level after a shared heat 11 won by Stojanowski from Lee and Topinka. In reality the tie was more or less decided when King’s Lynn scored a 1-5 in heat 12 thanks to Daniel Nermark and that man, Chris Schramm, again. Jason Bunyan finished third and the score now read 34-38 with the Stars nine ahead on aggregate with just three races to go.
The Islanders did manage a 4-2 in heat 13 from Holder and Stojanowski separated by Chris Mills but King’s Lynn were through to the final when they shared heat 14. Glen Phillips won the race but Benji Compton and Chris Schramm filled the minor places for a 3-3 after Chris Johnson had fallen and needed medical attention. In the last race Chris Holder completed his full maximum beating Daniel Nermark while Krzysztof Stojanowski finished third ahead of Chris Mills for a 4-2 which tied the match up at 45-45.
Scorers: For the Isle of Wight – Chris Holder 15 (5)(full maximum), Krzysztof Stojanowski 10 (5), Glen Phillips 7+2 (4), Jason Bunyan 6+1 (4), Chris Johnson 3 (5), Andrew Bargh 2 (3), Cory Gathercole 2 (4).
For King’s Lynn – Chris Schramm 13+3 (6), Daniel Nermark 12 (5), Paul Lee 7 (4), Chris Mills 6+1 (5), Tomas Topinka 4+1 (4), Benji Compton 2 (3), Trevor Harding 1+1 (3).
Premier League: Mildenhall 43, Glasgow 47 Glasgow won the aggregate bonus point by 104-78.
Mildenhall were without Tom P Madsen and Kyle Legault so had Ricky Ashworth as a guest in place of Legault at number 3 and used Rider Replacement for Madsen at number 1. They also had Matt Wright at number 6 in place of Mark Baseby. Glasgow were without Trent Leverington so used Rider Replacement at number 5 instead.
There was never much between the teams all match with the scores tied going into the last heat but Mildenhall must be kicking themselves for the points they threw away in the early part of the match. Falls by Paul Fry and Jason King coupled with engine failures for Matt Wright and Tomas Suchanek cost the home side dearly. Glasgow held most of the aces though providing nine of the race winners.
Glasgow got off to a winning start with a 2-4 from Craig Watson and David McAllan but the Fen Tigers looked like hitting back in heat 2 until Paul Fry fell on the third lap causing the race to be awarded. Matt Wright won the race for a 3-3, the same score as heat 3. Shane Parker won this race from Ricky Ashworth while Robert Ksiezak fell under pressure from Ashworth causing the race to be shared. Craig Watson took the R/R ride in heat 4 and won the race but again the points were shared as Shaun Tacey and Paul Fry kept Lee Dicken at the back. The score was now 11-13.
In heat 5 Mildenhall scored a 5-1 to wipe out their arrears and put themselves two in front. Ashworth and Suchanek did the damage relegating Craig Watson to third place. Shaun Tacey then won heat 6 but Jason King fell while lying third so the points were shared. Shaun Tacey led heat 7 until he was passed by Shane Parker while Wright’s engine failure left Robert Ksiezak to pick up third for a 2-4 which put the visitors back on level terms. Back came Mildenhall with another 5-1 in heat 8 from Jason King and Paul Fry to put the home side four points ahead and take the score to 26-22.
Ricky Ashworth and Tomas Suchanek looked like adding another 5-1 in heat 9 but Suchanek suffered an engine failure allowing Ksiezak and Coles to share the points. In heat 10 Glasgow pulled two points back in an entertaining race with a 2-4 from Ksiezak and Parker who were separated by Suchanek then they struck a 1-5 in heat 11 from Craig Watson and David McAllan ahead of Tacey and Wright to go two points ahead. Shane Parker won heat 12 by passing both Ashworth and Fry for a 3-3 so the score now read 35-37.
Craig Watson won heat 13 for a 3-3 to keep the visitors two ahead but it was all square again when Mildenhall took a 4-2 from heat 14 after Ksiezak was passed by Suchanek with Fry third. In the last heat Craig Watson and Shane Parker earned all three points for Glasgow with a 1-5 giving them a four point win on the night.
Scorers: For Mildenhall – Shaun Tacey 10 (5), Tomas Suchanek 9+2 (6), Ricky Ashworth 9+1 (6), Paul Fry 6+2 (5), Jason King 6+1 (5), Matt Wright 3 (3).
For Glasgow – Craig Watson 16 (6), Shane Parker 12+1 (5), Robert Ksiezak 8 (5), David McAllan 5+1 (5), Michael Coles 3+3 (6), Lee Dicken 3 (4).
Unusually for a Tuesday night, there were two matches raced. In addition to the usual fixture on the Isle of Wight where the Islanders raced King’s Lynn in the second leg of the Knockout Cup semi-final, Mildenhall also met Glasgow in a Premier League match.
Knockout Cup (semi-final, second leg): Isle of Wight 45, King’s Lynn 45 King’s Lynn won through to the final on aggregate by 94-89.
The Isle of Wight were at full strength while King’s Lynn had Chris Schramm as a guest in place of James Brundle at number 6.
King’s Lynn had a narrow five point lead to defend from the first leg but had already won on the Island so it was all to race for tonight to make the final of the Knockout Cup competition. However it was King’s Lynn’s guest, Chris Schramm, riding at reserve who was mainly responsible for seeing them through with a paid 16 score for the Stars.
Things started brightly for the home fans when Tomas Topinka suffered an engine failure in the opening heat and Chris Holder beat Paul Lee for a 4-2 but they could make no further inroads to the Stars’ first leg lead when the next six races were all shared. Chris Schramm won heat 2, Daniel Nermark heat 3 and Chris Mills heat 4 for the Stars as the Islanders filled the minor places taking the score to 13-11 after four races.
Tomas Topinka kept the run of Stars’ race winners going by taking heat 5 from Jason Bunyan and Glenn Phillips but Chris Holder broke the sequence by winning heat 6. Chris Schramm and Chris Mills kept Cory Gathercole at the back for another 3-3 then Krzysztof Stojanowski won heat 7 beating Daniel Nermark. Trevor Harding finished third though to frustrate the home side again. The run of drawn races ended in heat 8 but it was the visitors who ended it when Paul Lee and Chris Schramm scored a 1-5 from Johnson and a disappointing Gathercole to move the score to 23-25 with King’s Lynn now leading on the night.
Chris Schramm, proving a real thorn in the Islanders’ side, won heat 9 from Phillips and Bunyan, for another 3-3 but the Isle of Wight pulled two back in heat 10 when Chris Holder beat Nermark with Gathercole taking third from Harding. This tied the scores on the night again at 30-30 and they stayed level after a shared heat 11 won by Stojanowski from Lee and Topinka. In reality the tie was more or less decided when King’s Lynn scored a 1-5 in heat 12 thanks to Daniel Nermark and that man, Chris Schramm, again. Jason Bunyan finished third and the score now read 34-38 with the Stars nine ahead on aggregate with just three races to go.
The Islanders did manage a 4-2 in heat 13 from Holder and Stojanowski separated by Chris Mills but King’s Lynn were through to the final when they shared heat 14. Glen Phillips won the race but Benji Compton and Chris Schramm filled the minor places for a 3-3 after Chris Johnson had fallen and needed medical attention. In the last race Chris Holder completed his full maximum beating Daniel Nermark while Krzysztof Stojanowski finished third ahead of Chris Mills for a 4-2 which tied the match up at 45-45.
Scorers: For the Isle of Wight – Chris Holder 15 (5)(full maximum), Krzysztof Stojanowski 10 (5), Glen Phillips 7+2 (4), Jason Bunyan 6+1 (4), Chris Johnson 3 (5), Andrew Bargh 2 (3), Cory Gathercole 2 (4).
For King’s Lynn – Chris Schramm 13+3 (6), Daniel Nermark 12 (5), Paul Lee 7 (4), Chris Mills 6+1 (5), Tomas Topinka 4+1 (4), Benji Compton 2 (3), Trevor Harding 1+1 (3).
Premier League: Mildenhall 43, Glasgow 47 Glasgow won the aggregate bonus point by 104-78.
Mildenhall were without Tom P Madsen and Kyle Legault so had Ricky Ashworth as a guest in place of Legault at number 3 and used Rider Replacement for Madsen at number 1. They also had Matt Wright at number 6 in place of Mark Baseby. Glasgow were without Trent Leverington so used Rider Replacement at number 5 instead.
There was never much between the teams all match with the scores tied going into the last heat but Mildenhall must be kicking themselves for the points they threw away in the early part of the match. Falls by Paul Fry and Jason King coupled with engine failures for Matt Wright and Tomas Suchanek cost the home side dearly. Glasgow held most of the aces though providing nine of the race winners.
Glasgow got off to a winning start with a 2-4 from Craig Watson and David McAllan but the Fen Tigers looked like hitting back in heat 2 until Paul Fry fell on the third lap causing the race to be awarded. Matt Wright won the race for a 3-3, the same score as heat 3. Shane Parker won this race from Ricky Ashworth while Robert Ksiezak fell under pressure from Ashworth causing the race to be shared. Craig Watson took the R/R ride in heat 4 and won the race but again the points were shared as Shaun Tacey and Paul Fry kept Lee Dicken at the back. The score was now 11-13.
In heat 5 Mildenhall scored a 5-1 to wipe out their arrears and put themselves two in front. Ashworth and Suchanek did the damage relegating Craig Watson to third place. Shaun Tacey then won heat 6 but Jason King fell while lying third so the points were shared. Shaun Tacey led heat 7 until he was passed by Shane Parker while Wright’s engine failure left Robert Ksiezak to pick up third for a 2-4 which put the visitors back on level terms. Back came Mildenhall with another 5-1 in heat 8 from Jason King and Paul Fry to put the home side four points ahead and take the score to 26-22.
Ricky Ashworth and Tomas Suchanek looked like adding another 5-1 in heat 9 but Suchanek suffered an engine failure allowing Ksiezak and Coles to share the points. In heat 10 Glasgow pulled two points back in an entertaining race with a 2-4 from Ksiezak and Parker who were separated by Suchanek then they struck a 1-5 in heat 11 from Craig Watson and David McAllan ahead of Tacey and Wright to go two points ahead. Shane Parker won heat 12 by passing both Ashworth and Fry for a 3-3 so the score now read 35-37.
Craig Watson won heat 13 for a 3-3 to keep the visitors two ahead but it was all square again when Mildenhall took a 4-2 from heat 14 after Ksiezak was passed by Suchanek with Fry third. In the last heat Craig Watson and Shane Parker earned all three points for Glasgow with a 1-5 giving them a four point win on the night.
Scorers: For Mildenhall – Shaun Tacey 10 (5), Tomas Suchanek 9+2 (6), Ricky Ashworth 9+1 (6), Paul Fry 6+2 (5), Jason King 6+1 (5), Matt Wright 3 (3).
For Glasgow – Craig Watson 16 (6), Shane Parker 12+1 (5), Robert Ksiezak 8 (5), David McAllan 5+1 (5), Michael Coles 3+3 (6), Lee Dicken 3 (4).
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