Around the Premier League Tracks 2007
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Friday, 21 September
With the two Friday tracks riding against each other the action tonight was at Edinburgh where Somerset were the visitors in a Premier League Match.
Premier League: Edinburgh 48, Somerset 41 Somerset won the aggregate bonus point by 98-83.
Edinburgh without Daniele Tessari for the rest of the season had Paul Clews as a guest at number 7. They were also without Andrew Tully through injury so had to use Rider Replacement at number 4 in his place. Somerset were without Emil Kramer who was riding in the Swedish play-offs so used Rider Replacement at number 3.
A torrential shower of rain two hours before the meeting rendered the track wet and greasy but there was still plenty of exciting racing particularly from Edinburgh’s guest, Paul Clews, who turned out to be the Monarchs’ trump card. Somerset were effectively a two-man team as Magnus Zetterstrom and Jordan Frampton scored all but 10 of the Rebels’ points.
A traffic accident on the first bend ended with Derek Sneddon falling and Simon Walker being excluded from the opening heat. In the rerun Magnus Zetterstrom won by a frightening distance which suggested that Edinburgh were in for a hard time trying to contain his probable six ride tally. George Stancl and Derek Sneddon followed well behind for a 3-3. The Rebels took the lead in the reserves race which was won by Jordan Frampton who made the gate and spent the race fending off the challenges of Paul Clews. Danny Warwick was third as Katajisto’s bike gave out on the second lap. The 2-4 gave the visitors a two point lead but it was all square after heat 3. Kai Laukkanen won the heat comfortably but Frampton again got the better of Clews from the gate and again held on to beat him. With Stephan Katt stuck at the back the heat gave Monarchs a 4-2 advantage to tie the scores but the home side took a 5-1 in heat 4 when Matthew Wethers and Paul Clews, out for the third time in four heats, beat Ritchie Hawkins into third place to take the score to 14-10.
Somerset pulled two points back in heat 5 with a 2-4. Magnus Zetterstrom again headed off into the distance leaving the field trailing in his wake while Laukkanen finished second. Simon Walker picked up the third place point from Katajisto who again was on an ailing bike. George Stancl was fast away to win heat 6 and Ritchie Hawkins headed Derek Sneddon down the back straight behind him. On the fourth bend Sneddon tried a big outside sweep to pass Hawkins but crashed allowing Jordan Frampton through for third place and a shared heat. Somerset then levelled the match again in heat 7 with another 2-4. Magnus Zetterstrom took the R/R ride and again won easily. Matthew Wethers was a clear second while Stephan Katt took third ahead of Kalle Katajisto but the Monarchs restored their two point lead again in heat 8. It didn’t look too good for the home side when Jordan Frampton led from Paul Clews from the tapes while Derek Sneddon slipped off on the first bend and remounted. However Clews pulled off an excellent pass on Frampton then Danny Warwick fell on the last bend of the third lap causing the race to be stopped and awarded. This meant that Sneddon got a point after all and Edinburgh took a 4-2 to make the score 25-23.
Kai Laukkanen won heat 9 comfortably followed by Jordan Frampton and Ritchie Hawkins. Paul Clews was chasing Hawkins for third when the Somerset man got slightly out of shape on the first bend of the third lap causing Clews to lay down to avoid any collision. The race resulted in a shared race but Edinburgh doubled their lead to four points in heat 10. George Stancl won the race from Ritchie Hawkins. A strangely ill-at-ease Sneddon held off Stephan Katt for a 4-2 which gave the Monarchs a four point lead. In heat 11 Matthew Wethers roared round the outside of Zetterstrom to open up a comfortable lead down the back straight but Simon Walker fell on the fourth bend causing the race to be rerun without him and giving Zetterstrom another chance. In the second running Magnus Zetterstrom made the gate off gate 1 and took Matthew Wethers off gate 2 out to the fence on the second bend. Well that’s what he clearly meant to do but there was a big snag to his ploy. Matthew Wethers wasn’t there! Wethers had cut back inside Zetterstrom and was well gone by the time the Rebels’ number 1 had sorted himself out. Kalle Katajisto picked up the gift third place point so the Monarchs took a 4-2 for a six point lead. In heat 12 Paul Clews slipped off on the first bend trying a big outside run off gate 4. Kai Laukkanen won the race easily but Jordan Frampton and a very shaky Danny Warwick shared the race behind him to take the score to 39-33.
The Monarchs looked as if they might add a 5-1 in heat 13. George Stancl made a better gate that Magnus Zetterstrom and pinned the Somerset man on the inside while Matthew Wethers roared round the outside to lead down the backstraight. However Ritchie Hawkins fell heavily on the second bend so the race had to be rerun. Zetterstrom had no intention of making the same mistake on the second attempt and, although Stancl made another good start, Magnus moved out behind him to pass Stancl round the outside and head off for another big win and shared race. It was all over after heat 14. Derek Sneddon fell off on the first bend causing the race to be rerun without him. In the rerun Jordan Frampton and Danny Warwick made the gate to give the Rebels some hope. But Frampton ran his partner wide on the fourth bend and Warwick fell off causing the race to be rerun again with just two riders. Again Frampton led but Paul Clews caught and passed him for the three points and the 3-2 put the Monarchs out of reach. Magnus Zetterstrom completed the match with another fine ride and big win in heat 15 but George Stancl and Matthew Wethers comfortably shared the points behind him ahead of Ritchie Hawkins. Edinburgh won the match by seven points but they were never going to get near the bonus point which went back to Somerset.
Scorers: For Edinburgh – George Stancl 12 (5), Paul Clews 11+1 (7), Kai Laukkanen 11 (4), Matthew Wethers 10+2 (5), Derek Sneddon 3+1 (5), Kalle Katajisto 1 (4).
For Somerset – Magnus Zetterstrom 17 (6), Jordan Frampton 14+1 (7), Ritchie Hawkins 6+1 (6), Daniel Warwick 2+1 (5), Stephan Katt 1 (3), Simon Walker 1 (4).
With the two Friday tracks riding against each other the action tonight was at Edinburgh where Somerset were the visitors in a Premier League Match.
Premier League: Edinburgh 48, Somerset 41 Somerset won the aggregate bonus point by 98-83.
Edinburgh without Daniele Tessari for the rest of the season had Paul Clews as a guest at number 7. They were also without Andrew Tully through injury so had to use Rider Replacement at number 4 in his place. Somerset were without Emil Kramer who was riding in the Swedish play-offs so used Rider Replacement at number 3.
A torrential shower of rain two hours before the meeting rendered the track wet and greasy but there was still plenty of exciting racing particularly from Edinburgh’s guest, Paul Clews, who turned out to be the Monarchs’ trump card. Somerset were effectively a two-man team as Magnus Zetterstrom and Jordan Frampton scored all but 10 of the Rebels’ points.
A traffic accident on the first bend ended with Derek Sneddon falling and Simon Walker being excluded from the opening heat. In the rerun Magnus Zetterstrom won by a frightening distance which suggested that Edinburgh were in for a hard time trying to contain his probable six ride tally. George Stancl and Derek Sneddon followed well behind for a 3-3. The Rebels took the lead in the reserves race which was won by Jordan Frampton who made the gate and spent the race fending off the challenges of Paul Clews. Danny Warwick was third as Katajisto’s bike gave out on the second lap. The 2-4 gave the visitors a two point lead but it was all square after heat 3. Kai Laukkanen won the heat comfortably but Frampton again got the better of Clews from the gate and again held on to beat him. With Stephan Katt stuck at the back the heat gave Monarchs a 4-2 advantage to tie the scores but the home side took a 5-1 in heat 4 when Matthew Wethers and Paul Clews, out for the third time in four heats, beat Ritchie Hawkins into third place to take the score to 14-10.
Somerset pulled two points back in heat 5 with a 2-4. Magnus Zetterstrom again headed off into the distance leaving the field trailing in his wake while Laukkanen finished second. Simon Walker picked up the third place point from Katajisto who again was on an ailing bike. George Stancl was fast away to win heat 6 and Ritchie Hawkins headed Derek Sneddon down the back straight behind him. On the fourth bend Sneddon tried a big outside sweep to pass Hawkins but crashed allowing Jordan Frampton through for third place and a shared heat. Somerset then levelled the match again in heat 7 with another 2-4. Magnus Zetterstrom took the R/R ride and again won easily. Matthew Wethers was a clear second while Stephan Katt took third ahead of Kalle Katajisto but the Monarchs restored their two point lead again in heat 8. It didn’t look too good for the home side when Jordan Frampton led from Paul Clews from the tapes while Derek Sneddon slipped off on the first bend and remounted. However Clews pulled off an excellent pass on Frampton then Danny Warwick fell on the last bend of the third lap causing the race to be stopped and awarded. This meant that Sneddon got a point after all and Edinburgh took a 4-2 to make the score 25-23.
Kai Laukkanen won heat 9 comfortably followed by Jordan Frampton and Ritchie Hawkins. Paul Clews was chasing Hawkins for third when the Somerset man got slightly out of shape on the first bend of the third lap causing Clews to lay down to avoid any collision. The race resulted in a shared race but Edinburgh doubled their lead to four points in heat 10. George Stancl won the race from Ritchie Hawkins. A strangely ill-at-ease Sneddon held off Stephan Katt for a 4-2 which gave the Monarchs a four point lead. In heat 11 Matthew Wethers roared round the outside of Zetterstrom to open up a comfortable lead down the back straight but Simon Walker fell on the fourth bend causing the race to be rerun without him and giving Zetterstrom another chance. In the second running Magnus Zetterstrom made the gate off gate 1 and took Matthew Wethers off gate 2 out to the fence on the second bend. Well that’s what he clearly meant to do but there was a big snag to his ploy. Matthew Wethers wasn’t there! Wethers had cut back inside Zetterstrom and was well gone by the time the Rebels’ number 1 had sorted himself out. Kalle Katajisto picked up the gift third place point so the Monarchs took a 4-2 for a six point lead. In heat 12 Paul Clews slipped off on the first bend trying a big outside run off gate 4. Kai Laukkanen won the race easily but Jordan Frampton and a very shaky Danny Warwick shared the race behind him to take the score to 39-33.
The Monarchs looked as if they might add a 5-1 in heat 13. George Stancl made a better gate that Magnus Zetterstrom and pinned the Somerset man on the inside while Matthew Wethers roared round the outside to lead down the backstraight. However Ritchie Hawkins fell heavily on the second bend so the race had to be rerun. Zetterstrom had no intention of making the same mistake on the second attempt and, although Stancl made another good start, Magnus moved out behind him to pass Stancl round the outside and head off for another big win and shared race. It was all over after heat 14. Derek Sneddon fell off on the first bend causing the race to be rerun without him. In the rerun Jordan Frampton and Danny Warwick made the gate to give the Rebels some hope. But Frampton ran his partner wide on the fourth bend and Warwick fell off causing the race to be rerun again with just two riders. Again Frampton led but Paul Clews caught and passed him for the three points and the 3-2 put the Monarchs out of reach. Magnus Zetterstrom completed the match with another fine ride and big win in heat 15 but George Stancl and Matthew Wethers comfortably shared the points behind him ahead of Ritchie Hawkins. Edinburgh won the match by seven points but they were never going to get near the bonus point which went back to Somerset.
Scorers: For Edinburgh – George Stancl 12 (5), Paul Clews 11+1 (7), Kai Laukkanen 11 (4), Matthew Wethers 10+2 (5), Derek Sneddon 3+1 (5), Kalle Katajisto 1 (4).
For Somerset – Magnus Zetterstrom 17 (6), Jordan Frampton 14+1 (7), Ritchie Hawkins 6+1 (6), Daniel Warwick 2+1 (5), Stephan Katt 1 (3), Simon Walker 1 (4).
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