Around the Premier League Tracks 2007
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Wednesday, 19 September
There were three Premier League matches raced tonight. At Somerset the Rebels raced a double header against firstly Edinburgh then Newcastle while at King’s Lynn the Stars took on Workington.
Premier League: Somerset 57, Edinburgh 35
Somerset were at full strength but Edinburgh were without the injured Andrew Tully so had to use Rider Replacement at number 4.
If you’d blinked you would have missed a heat such was the speed at which this match was raced. It was necessary for Somerset to push on though with both matches in their double-header having to be completed by the 10 o’ clock deadline.
The Rebels got off to the perfect start with 5-1s in both the opening heats won by, firstly, Magnus Zetterstrom then Jordan Frampton. Kai Laukkanen won heat 3 for the visitors for a 3-3 and heat 4 was shared too with Ritchie Hawkins passing Michael Coles for the win and taking the score to 16-8.
There was another shared race in heat 5 when Emil Kramer held off the challenge of George Stancl but the Rebels took points advantages in five of the next six races. Heat 6 resulted in a 5-1 from Simon Walker and Magnus Zetterstrom to put the Rebels twelve points ahead so Kai Laukkanen took a Tactical Ride in heat 7. He led the race for the first three quarters of a lap but Ritchie Hawkins passed him on the inside to win the race for a 4-4. Another 5-1 went the Rebels’ way in heat 8 when Warwick and Walker headed the ever pressing Sneddon home to take the score to 33-17.
Matthew Wethers had a good race with Stephan Katt in heat 9 before leaving him to chase Kramer for the win but the Rebel held on for a 4-2. In heat 11 Simon Walker broke the tapes and was replaced by Jordan Frampton. Magnus Zetterstrom won for the third time by passing Kai Laukkanen so, with Frampton third, the home side added another two points to their lead with a 4-2 but the Monarchs hit back with a 2-4 in heat 12. Kai Laukkanen won the race from Emil Kramer while Kalle Katajisto beat Danny Warwick for third place taking the score to 47-27.
Edinburgh tasted more success in heat 13 in a bit of an eye opener. Matthew Wethers and George Stancl led from the tapes and, although Magnus Zetterstrom had soon passed Stancl, he got nowhere near Matthew Wethers. Ritchie Hawkins had an engine failure in this heat so the Monarchs took another 2-4. Somerset finished the match with two more 4-2s in heat 14 and 15 with wins for Katt and Zetterstrom to take a 22 point lead to Edinburgh for the bonus point.
Scorers: For Somerset – Magnus Zetterstrom 13+1 (5), Emil Kramer 10 (4), Ritchie Hawkins 10 (5), Simon Walker 8+1 (4), Jordan Frampton 7 (5), Stephan Katt 5+1 (4), Daniel Warwick 4+2 (4).
For Edinburgh – Kai Laukkanen 12 (5)(with 4 point TR), Matthew Wethers 9+1 (5), George Stancl 6 (4), Derek Sneddon 4+1 (5), Michael Coles 3 (6), Kalle Katajisto 1 (5).
Premier League: Somerset 55, Newcastle 38 Somerset won the aggregate bonus point by 96-86.
Somerset were also at full strength for the second match but Newcastle were without both Christian Henry and Jonas Raun. They had Ricky Ashworth standing in for Henry at number 1 and used Rider Replacement for Raun at number 4.
The Rebels started the same way as they did against Edinburgh with 5-1s in the first two races. Zetterstrom and Walker led home Ashworth in heat 1 then Danny Warwick won heat 2. Just as Edinburgh had done, Newcastle provided the race winner in heat 3 for a 3-3 with Josef Franc the Diamonds race winner. Newcastle hit back with a 2-4 in heat 4 when Carl Wilkinson beat Ritchie Hawkins with Paul Clews taking third after Danny Warwick had fallen so the score now stood at 15-9.
Ricky Ashworth became the third consecutive race winner for the Diamonds beating Katt and Kramer in heat 5 for a shared race but Magnus Zetterstrom won heat 6. He got no support though as Simon Walker retired from the race leaving Wilkinson and Dore to share the points. In heat 7 Carl Wilkinson took the R/R ride to team up with Josef Franc but Franc was excluded under the two minute rule and went from 15 metres back. Ritchie Hawkins and Jordan Frampton took advantage by rattling home a 5-1 ahead of Wilkinson which put the Rebels ten points ahead. It stayed that way after heat 8 when Simon Walker won from Clews and Stoddart for a 3-3 which took the score to 29-19.
Magnus Zetterstrom won heat 10 from Josef Franc with Simon Walker third so another Rebels’ 4-2 put them 12 points ahead. Ricky Ashworth then took a Tactical Ride in heat 11 and won the race from Jordan Frampton. With Ritchie Hawkins retiring from the race Sean Stoddart picked up third for a 2-7 to the Diamonds which cut the gap to 38-31 and tied the aggregate scores for the bonus point. However the Rebels hit back in the best possible way with a 5-1 from Kramer and Warwick to take the score after 12 races to 43-32.
Back came the Diamonds in heat 13 as Zetterstrom was beaten for the second time in the evening this time by Ricky Ashworth. Carl Wilkinson finished third for a Newcastle 2-4 which cut the gap to nine points and resulted in Somerset’s aggregate lead being cut to two points. It was all over after heat 14 as the home side struck a 5-1 through Stephan Katt and Jordan Frampton to put the Rebels 13 points ahead, six on aggregate, with one heat left. The Rebels rounded off a highly successful evening with a 5-1 from Stephan Katt and Magnus Zetterstrom from Ashworth for a 17 point win and all three points. It was certainly a lucrative night for the Somerset riders since with bonus points they were paid for no less than 116 points between them!
Scorers: For Somerset – Magnus Zetterstrom 13+1 (5), Stephan Katt 12 (5), Jordan Frampton 8+3 (4), Emil Kramer 6+3 (4), Simon Walker 6+1 (4), Daniel Warwick 5+1 (4), Ritchie Hawkins 5 (4).
For Newcastle – Ricky Ashworth 14 (5)(with 6 point TR), Carl Wilkinson 10 (6), Paul Clews 6 (6), Josef Franc 5 (4), Sean Stoddart 2+1 (5), Sam Dore 1+1 (4).
Premier League: King’s Lynn 52, Workington 41 Workington won the aggregate bonus point by 94-92.
King’s Lynn were at full strength with Adam Allott rejoining the Stars in place of James Brundle . Workington again used Rider Replacement for Mattia Carpanese at number 2.
This was another match which was no ‘walk in the park’ for the Stars. All looked well for them though when they took a 5-1 in the opening race as Paul Lee and Tomas Topinka cashed in on Kauko Nieminen’s fall but heat 2 put a different complexion on the match. Benji Compton fell and took no further part in the meeting as he headed off to hospital with a suspected broken scaphoid. This left Adam Allott with a busy evening ahead and he could not stop Charles Wright and John Branney from taking a 1-5 in the rerun to level the match again. Daniel Nermark won heat 3 from James Wright for a 4-2 to put the Stars two points ahead again but it was countered by a 2-4 in heat 4 from the Comets when Ulrich Ostergaard beat Chris Mills with John Branney third. The score was now level at 12-12.
Heats 5 and 6 both resulted in 4-2s to the home side. In heat 5 Daniel Nermark won again from Kauko Nieminen with Harding third but in heat 6 Charles Wright fell while comfortably second to turn what had looked like a shared race into a 4-2. Tomas Topinka won from Ulrich Ostergaard while Paul Lee gained third place from Wright’s fall. The Stars now led by four points but the match was all square again after heat 7 won by Craig Branney and James Wright who held off Chris Mills with some good team riding to deny Mills second place on the line as the Stars took a 1-5. King’s Lynn did not take this lying down though and Paul Lee was supported by the fast starting Adam Allott for a 5-1 in heat 8 to head the two Branneys home taking the score to 26-22.
The Stars added another 5-1 in heat 9 through Nermark and Harding who passed a slowing Ostergaard on the third lap to put the home side eight points ahead. There were more problems for the Comets in heat 10 when James Wright was excluded under the two minute rule due to machine problems. He went from 15 metres back but still took second place behind Tomas Topinka. Paul Lee who was sitting on a 5-1 with Topinka suffered machine problems so Craig Branney got past for third to share the race points. In heat 11, James Wright was in again but this time as a Tactical Substitute replacing the R/R rider again from 15 metres back. It turned out a good decision by Workington as a great effort from the back by James Wright saw him pass Adam Allott and Kauko Nieminen to chase after Chris Mills. He caught the King’s Lynn rider and passed him in the run in to the flag. Nieminen’s third place resulted in a 2-7 to the Comets who now trailed by just three points. It was three heats on the trot for James Wright in heat 12 but this time he was beaten by Daniel Nermark. His brother, Charles, finished third though so the race was shared and the score stood at 39-36 with just three races to go.
Workington’s chances all but disappeared when Ulrich Ostergaard’s bike packed up in heat 13 and Tomas Topinka and Chris Mills took a 5-1 for a seven point lead. Trevor Harding clinched the match by winning heat 14 from the Branney brothers and a shared heat but this score meant that Workington had won the bonus point. The final heat resulted in a 5-1 to the Stars from Nermark and Topinka to give them an eleven point win but they fell short of the bonus point by two points.
Scorers: For King’s Lynn – Daniel Nermark 15 (5)(full maximum), Tomas Topinka 13+2 (5)(paid maximum), Chris Mills 7+1 (4), Trevor Harding 7+1 (4), Paul Lee 7 (4), Adam Allott 3+1 (7), Benji Compton 0 (1).
For Workington – James Wright 15+1 (6)(with 6 point TS), Craig Branney 7+1 (5), Ulrich Ostergaard 6 (5), John Branney 5+2 (5), Charles Wright 4+1 (5), Kauko Nieminen 4 (4).
There were three Premier League matches raced tonight. At Somerset the Rebels raced a double header against firstly Edinburgh then Newcastle while at King’s Lynn the Stars took on Workington.
Premier League: Somerset 57, Edinburgh 35
Somerset were at full strength but Edinburgh were without the injured Andrew Tully so had to use Rider Replacement at number 4.
If you’d blinked you would have missed a heat such was the speed at which this match was raced. It was necessary for Somerset to push on though with both matches in their double-header having to be completed by the 10 o’ clock deadline.
The Rebels got off to the perfect start with 5-1s in both the opening heats won by, firstly, Magnus Zetterstrom then Jordan Frampton. Kai Laukkanen won heat 3 for the visitors for a 3-3 and heat 4 was shared too with Ritchie Hawkins passing Michael Coles for the win and taking the score to 16-8.
There was another shared race in heat 5 when Emil Kramer held off the challenge of George Stancl but the Rebels took points advantages in five of the next six races. Heat 6 resulted in a 5-1 from Simon Walker and Magnus Zetterstrom to put the Rebels twelve points ahead so Kai Laukkanen took a Tactical Ride in heat 7. He led the race for the first three quarters of a lap but Ritchie Hawkins passed him on the inside to win the race for a 4-4. Another 5-1 went the Rebels’ way in heat 8 when Warwick and Walker headed the ever pressing Sneddon home to take the score to 33-17.
Matthew Wethers had a good race with Stephan Katt in heat 9 before leaving him to chase Kramer for the win but the Rebel held on for a 4-2. In heat 11 Simon Walker broke the tapes and was replaced by Jordan Frampton. Magnus Zetterstrom won for the third time by passing Kai Laukkanen so, with Frampton third, the home side added another two points to their lead with a 4-2 but the Monarchs hit back with a 2-4 in heat 12. Kai Laukkanen won the race from Emil Kramer while Kalle Katajisto beat Danny Warwick for third place taking the score to 47-27.
Edinburgh tasted more success in heat 13 in a bit of an eye opener. Matthew Wethers and George Stancl led from the tapes and, although Magnus Zetterstrom had soon passed Stancl, he got nowhere near Matthew Wethers. Ritchie Hawkins had an engine failure in this heat so the Monarchs took another 2-4. Somerset finished the match with two more 4-2s in heat 14 and 15 with wins for Katt and Zetterstrom to take a 22 point lead to Edinburgh for the bonus point.
Scorers: For Somerset – Magnus Zetterstrom 13+1 (5), Emil Kramer 10 (4), Ritchie Hawkins 10 (5), Simon Walker 8+1 (4), Jordan Frampton 7 (5), Stephan Katt 5+1 (4), Daniel Warwick 4+2 (4).
For Edinburgh – Kai Laukkanen 12 (5)(with 4 point TR), Matthew Wethers 9+1 (5), George Stancl 6 (4), Derek Sneddon 4+1 (5), Michael Coles 3 (6), Kalle Katajisto 1 (5).
Premier League: Somerset 55, Newcastle 38 Somerset won the aggregate bonus point by 96-86.
Somerset were also at full strength for the second match but Newcastle were without both Christian Henry and Jonas Raun. They had Ricky Ashworth standing in for Henry at number 1 and used Rider Replacement for Raun at number 4.
The Rebels started the same way as they did against Edinburgh with 5-1s in the first two races. Zetterstrom and Walker led home Ashworth in heat 1 then Danny Warwick won heat 2. Just as Edinburgh had done, Newcastle provided the race winner in heat 3 for a 3-3 with Josef Franc the Diamonds race winner. Newcastle hit back with a 2-4 in heat 4 when Carl Wilkinson beat Ritchie Hawkins with Paul Clews taking third after Danny Warwick had fallen so the score now stood at 15-9.
Ricky Ashworth became the third consecutive race winner for the Diamonds beating Katt and Kramer in heat 5 for a shared race but Magnus Zetterstrom won heat 6. He got no support though as Simon Walker retired from the race leaving Wilkinson and Dore to share the points. In heat 7 Carl Wilkinson took the R/R ride to team up with Josef Franc but Franc was excluded under the two minute rule and went from 15 metres back. Ritchie Hawkins and Jordan Frampton took advantage by rattling home a 5-1 ahead of Wilkinson which put the Rebels ten points ahead. It stayed that way after heat 8 when Simon Walker won from Clews and Stoddart for a 3-3 which took the score to 29-19.
Magnus Zetterstrom won heat 10 from Josef Franc with Simon Walker third so another Rebels’ 4-2 put them 12 points ahead. Ricky Ashworth then took a Tactical Ride in heat 11 and won the race from Jordan Frampton. With Ritchie Hawkins retiring from the race Sean Stoddart picked up third for a 2-7 to the Diamonds which cut the gap to 38-31 and tied the aggregate scores for the bonus point. However the Rebels hit back in the best possible way with a 5-1 from Kramer and Warwick to take the score after 12 races to 43-32.
Back came the Diamonds in heat 13 as Zetterstrom was beaten for the second time in the evening this time by Ricky Ashworth. Carl Wilkinson finished third for a Newcastle 2-4 which cut the gap to nine points and resulted in Somerset’s aggregate lead being cut to two points. It was all over after heat 14 as the home side struck a 5-1 through Stephan Katt and Jordan Frampton to put the Rebels 13 points ahead, six on aggregate, with one heat left. The Rebels rounded off a highly successful evening with a 5-1 from Stephan Katt and Magnus Zetterstrom from Ashworth for a 17 point win and all three points. It was certainly a lucrative night for the Somerset riders since with bonus points they were paid for no less than 116 points between them!
Scorers: For Somerset – Magnus Zetterstrom 13+1 (5), Stephan Katt 12 (5), Jordan Frampton 8+3 (4), Emil Kramer 6+3 (4), Simon Walker 6+1 (4), Daniel Warwick 5+1 (4), Ritchie Hawkins 5 (4).
For Newcastle – Ricky Ashworth 14 (5)(with 6 point TR), Carl Wilkinson 10 (6), Paul Clews 6 (6), Josef Franc 5 (4), Sean Stoddart 2+1 (5), Sam Dore 1+1 (4).
Premier League: King’s Lynn 52, Workington 41 Workington won the aggregate bonus point by 94-92.
King’s Lynn were at full strength with Adam Allott rejoining the Stars in place of James Brundle . Workington again used Rider Replacement for Mattia Carpanese at number 2.
This was another match which was no ‘walk in the park’ for the Stars. All looked well for them though when they took a 5-1 in the opening race as Paul Lee and Tomas Topinka cashed in on Kauko Nieminen’s fall but heat 2 put a different complexion on the match. Benji Compton fell and took no further part in the meeting as he headed off to hospital with a suspected broken scaphoid. This left Adam Allott with a busy evening ahead and he could not stop Charles Wright and John Branney from taking a 1-5 in the rerun to level the match again. Daniel Nermark won heat 3 from James Wright for a 4-2 to put the Stars two points ahead again but it was countered by a 2-4 in heat 4 from the Comets when Ulrich Ostergaard beat Chris Mills with John Branney third. The score was now level at 12-12.
Heats 5 and 6 both resulted in 4-2s to the home side. In heat 5 Daniel Nermark won again from Kauko Nieminen with Harding third but in heat 6 Charles Wright fell while comfortably second to turn what had looked like a shared race into a 4-2. Tomas Topinka won from Ulrich Ostergaard while Paul Lee gained third place from Wright’s fall. The Stars now led by four points but the match was all square again after heat 7 won by Craig Branney and James Wright who held off Chris Mills with some good team riding to deny Mills second place on the line as the Stars took a 1-5. King’s Lynn did not take this lying down though and Paul Lee was supported by the fast starting Adam Allott for a 5-1 in heat 8 to head the two Branneys home taking the score to 26-22.
The Stars added another 5-1 in heat 9 through Nermark and Harding who passed a slowing Ostergaard on the third lap to put the home side eight points ahead. There were more problems for the Comets in heat 10 when James Wright was excluded under the two minute rule due to machine problems. He went from 15 metres back but still took second place behind Tomas Topinka. Paul Lee who was sitting on a 5-1 with Topinka suffered machine problems so Craig Branney got past for third to share the race points. In heat 11, James Wright was in again but this time as a Tactical Substitute replacing the R/R rider again from 15 metres back. It turned out a good decision by Workington as a great effort from the back by James Wright saw him pass Adam Allott and Kauko Nieminen to chase after Chris Mills. He caught the King’s Lynn rider and passed him in the run in to the flag. Nieminen’s third place resulted in a 2-7 to the Comets who now trailed by just three points. It was three heats on the trot for James Wright in heat 12 but this time he was beaten by Daniel Nermark. His brother, Charles, finished third though so the race was shared and the score stood at 39-36 with just three races to go.
Workington’s chances all but disappeared when Ulrich Ostergaard’s bike packed up in heat 13 and Tomas Topinka and Chris Mills took a 5-1 for a seven point lead. Trevor Harding clinched the match by winning heat 14 from the Branney brothers and a shared heat but this score meant that Workington had won the bonus point. The final heat resulted in a 5-1 to the Stars from Nermark and Topinka to give them an eleven point win but they fell short of the bonus point by two points.
Scorers: For King’s Lynn – Daniel Nermark 15 (5)(full maximum), Tomas Topinka 13+2 (5)(paid maximum), Chris Mills 7+1 (4), Trevor Harding 7+1 (4), Paul Lee 7 (4), Adam Allott 3+1 (7), Benji Compton 0 (1).
For Workington – James Wright 15+1 (6)(with 6 point TS), Craig Branney 7+1 (5), Ulrich Ostergaard 6 (5), John Branney 5+2 (5), Charles Wright 4+1 (5), Kauko Nieminen 4 (4).
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