Around the Premier League Tracks 2007
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Wednesday, 3 October
There were two meetings tonight. At Birmingham the Brummies raced Mildenhall in their return quarter final Young Shield match while at King’s Lynn the Stars raced against Leicester in a challenge match.
Young Shield, quarter final, second leg: Birmingham 44, Mildenhall 46 Birmingham won through to the semi-final on aggregate by 91-89.
Birmingham were without Henning Bager, Henrik Moller and Ben Powell so had Chris Kerr as a guest for Bager, used Rider Replacement for Moller and had Paul Clews at reserve for Powell. Mildenhall were without Kyle Legault, Tom P Madsen and Mark Baseby. To cope with these absences they had Lee Complin guesting for Legault at number 1, used Rider Replacement at number 3 and had Scott James as reserve at number 6.
Well I guess you can never take things for granted when it comes to speedway. Who would have given anything for Mildenhall’s chances after shedding an eight point lead and going down by four points at home to the Brummies last night. This match was expected to be an easy mission for Birmingham but clearly Mildenhall hadn’t read the script.
There is currently only limited information about this meeting but by all accounts this was a terrific match with the Fen Tigers deserving to win. Their trouble was they didn’t win by enough. The scores were tied on aggregate after heat 13 with Mildenhall leading by 37-41. Chris Kerr, guesting for the Brummies, won heat 14 to take the score to 40-44 leaving Birmingham needing a 3-3 to tie on aggregate or a heat advantage to win through. In the last race Jason Lyons won from Lee Complin while Chris Kerr took the crucial third place point for a 4-2 to the home side which saw them scrape through by the narrowest of margins.
Hero for the home side was Chris Kerr with 11 points from his six rides which produced some spirited racing. Jason Lyons was as dependable as ever with a paid maximum and Phil Morris scored well although the Brummies’ lesser lights failed to shine. For Mildenhall Lee Complin was a good guest and the other four regulars produced solid performances with Shaun Tacey perhaps the pick of the bunch.
Scorers: For Birmingham – Lyons 14+1 (5)(paid maximum), Chris Kerr 11 (6), Phil Morris 9+1 (5), Lee Smart 4+1 (5), Manuel Hauzinger 4 (4), Paul Clews 2 (4).
For Mildenhall – Lee Complin 12+1, Paul Fry 10+1, Tomas Suchanek 9+2, Shaun Tacey 7+2, Jason King 7+1, Scott James 1.
Challenge Match: King’s Lynn 46, Leicester 44.
King’s Lynn were at full strength. Leicester put together a strong side for this challenge match. They tracked Kevin Doolan and Lewis Bridger as their top pairing, Chris Holder and Chris Schramm at three and four with Sergei Darkin at number five and James Holder and Simon Lambert at reserve.
It was a nostalgic night for the supporters of Leicester as the famous race jackets made their reappearance at a speedway track for the first time in many years. The team they tracked suggested that the Stars had perhaps bitten off more than they could chew but that didn’t turn out to be the case. The match went to a last heat decider with the scores level after both teams had enjoyed periods when they led during the match.
The strength of the Leicester side was confirmed when they scored a 1-5 in the opening race. It’s not often King’s Lynn concede a maximum in heat 1 but they did on this occasion when former King’s Lynn Star Kevin Doolan and Lewis Bridger headed home Tomas Topinka and Paul Lee. However the Stars hit back in heat 2 with a 5-1 from Adam Allott and Benji Compton to level the scores again before the Lions regained the lead in heat 3. Daniel Nermark made the gate but Chris Holder had passed him before the end of the first lap while Chris Schramm took third place from Trevor Harding. Sergei Darkin made a fabulous start to heat 4 but Chris Mills passed him on the opening two bends to win the race. Simon Lambert finished third so the heat was shared and the score stood at 11-13.
Leicester went further in front with a 2-4 in heat 5 when Kevin Doolan beat Daniel Nermark while Lewis Bridger finished third. The Lions were now four points ahead but their lead was wiped out by a 5-1 from Topinka and Lee in heat 6 as Darkin finished third. It stayed all square after heat 7 when Chris Holder won the race for the visitors while Adam Allott and Chris Mills filled the minor places. Lewis Bridger beat Paul Lee in heat 8 but Benji Compton won the battle of the reserves behind them so the race was shared and the score stood at 24-24.
King’s Lynn took the lead for the first time in heat 9 when Daniel Nermark and Trevor Harding beat Sergei Darkin for a 5-1 giving the Stars a four point lead. Tomas Topinka made the gate in heat 10 and held off Chris Holder for the four laps to win the race but Chris Schramm took third place from Paul Lee so the points were shared. Back came the Lions with a 2-4 in heat 11 as Lewis Bridger just pipped Chris Mills on the line with Kevin Doolan finishing third. There were just two points in it now and that stayed the same after Chris Holder had won heat 12 from Daniel Nermark and Benji Compton for a shared race taking the score to 37-35.
Tomas Topinka won heat 13 from Sergei Darkin and Kevin Doolan to share the points and keep the Stars two points in front but it was all square after heat 14 when the Lions took a 2-4 after Chris Schramm had won from Trevor Harding with Simon Lambert beating Adam Allott for third place. In the last race Chris Holder led from the tapes but Daniel Nermark passed him to win the race. The vital third place went to Tomas Topinka who headed home Kevin Doolan for the 4-2 which gave the Stars a two point win.
Scorers: For King’s Lynn – Daniel Nermark 12 (5), Tomas Topinka 11 (5), Chris Mills 6+1 (4), Adam Allott 5 (4), Benji Compton 4+3 (3), Trevor Harding 4+1 (4), Paul Lee 4 (4).
For Leicester – Chris Holder 13 (5), Lewis Bridger 9+1 (4), Kevin Doolan 8+1 (5), Sergei Darkin 6 (4), Chris Schramm 5+1 (4), Simon Lambert 3+1 (4), James Holder 0 (4).
There were two meetings tonight. At Birmingham the Brummies raced Mildenhall in their return quarter final Young Shield match while at King’s Lynn the Stars raced against Leicester in a challenge match.
Young Shield, quarter final, second leg: Birmingham 44, Mildenhall 46 Birmingham won through to the semi-final on aggregate by 91-89.
Birmingham were without Henning Bager, Henrik Moller and Ben Powell so had Chris Kerr as a guest for Bager, used Rider Replacement for Moller and had Paul Clews at reserve for Powell. Mildenhall were without Kyle Legault, Tom P Madsen and Mark Baseby. To cope with these absences they had Lee Complin guesting for Legault at number 1, used Rider Replacement at number 3 and had Scott James as reserve at number 6.
Well I guess you can never take things for granted when it comes to speedway. Who would have given anything for Mildenhall’s chances after shedding an eight point lead and going down by four points at home to the Brummies last night. This match was expected to be an easy mission for Birmingham but clearly Mildenhall hadn’t read the script.
There is currently only limited information about this meeting but by all accounts this was a terrific match with the Fen Tigers deserving to win. Their trouble was they didn’t win by enough. The scores were tied on aggregate after heat 13 with Mildenhall leading by 37-41. Chris Kerr, guesting for the Brummies, won heat 14 to take the score to 40-44 leaving Birmingham needing a 3-3 to tie on aggregate or a heat advantage to win through. In the last race Jason Lyons won from Lee Complin while Chris Kerr took the crucial third place point for a 4-2 to the home side which saw them scrape through by the narrowest of margins.
Hero for the home side was Chris Kerr with 11 points from his six rides which produced some spirited racing. Jason Lyons was as dependable as ever with a paid maximum and Phil Morris scored well although the Brummies’ lesser lights failed to shine. For Mildenhall Lee Complin was a good guest and the other four regulars produced solid performances with Shaun Tacey perhaps the pick of the bunch.
Scorers: For Birmingham – Lyons 14+1 (5)(paid maximum), Chris Kerr 11 (6), Phil Morris 9+1 (5), Lee Smart 4+1 (5), Manuel Hauzinger 4 (4), Paul Clews 2 (4).
For Mildenhall – Lee Complin 12+1, Paul Fry 10+1, Tomas Suchanek 9+2, Shaun Tacey 7+2, Jason King 7+1, Scott James 1.
Challenge Match: King’s Lynn 46, Leicester 44.
King’s Lynn were at full strength. Leicester put together a strong side for this challenge match. They tracked Kevin Doolan and Lewis Bridger as their top pairing, Chris Holder and Chris Schramm at three and four with Sergei Darkin at number five and James Holder and Simon Lambert at reserve.
It was a nostalgic night for the supporters of Leicester as the famous race jackets made their reappearance at a speedway track for the first time in many years. The team they tracked suggested that the Stars had perhaps bitten off more than they could chew but that didn’t turn out to be the case. The match went to a last heat decider with the scores level after both teams had enjoyed periods when they led during the match.
The strength of the Leicester side was confirmed when they scored a 1-5 in the opening race. It’s not often King’s Lynn concede a maximum in heat 1 but they did on this occasion when former King’s Lynn Star Kevin Doolan and Lewis Bridger headed home Tomas Topinka and Paul Lee. However the Stars hit back in heat 2 with a 5-1 from Adam Allott and Benji Compton to level the scores again before the Lions regained the lead in heat 3. Daniel Nermark made the gate but Chris Holder had passed him before the end of the first lap while Chris Schramm took third place from Trevor Harding. Sergei Darkin made a fabulous start to heat 4 but Chris Mills passed him on the opening two bends to win the race. Simon Lambert finished third so the heat was shared and the score stood at 11-13.
Leicester went further in front with a 2-4 in heat 5 when Kevin Doolan beat Daniel Nermark while Lewis Bridger finished third. The Lions were now four points ahead but their lead was wiped out by a 5-1 from Topinka and Lee in heat 6 as Darkin finished third. It stayed all square after heat 7 when Chris Holder won the race for the visitors while Adam Allott and Chris Mills filled the minor places. Lewis Bridger beat Paul Lee in heat 8 but Benji Compton won the battle of the reserves behind them so the race was shared and the score stood at 24-24.
King’s Lynn took the lead for the first time in heat 9 when Daniel Nermark and Trevor Harding beat Sergei Darkin for a 5-1 giving the Stars a four point lead. Tomas Topinka made the gate in heat 10 and held off Chris Holder for the four laps to win the race but Chris Schramm took third place from Paul Lee so the points were shared. Back came the Lions with a 2-4 in heat 11 as Lewis Bridger just pipped Chris Mills on the line with Kevin Doolan finishing third. There were just two points in it now and that stayed the same after Chris Holder had won heat 12 from Daniel Nermark and Benji Compton for a shared race taking the score to 37-35.
Tomas Topinka won heat 13 from Sergei Darkin and Kevin Doolan to share the points and keep the Stars two points in front but it was all square after heat 14 when the Lions took a 2-4 after Chris Schramm had won from Trevor Harding with Simon Lambert beating Adam Allott for third place. In the last race Chris Holder led from the tapes but Daniel Nermark passed him to win the race. The vital third place went to Tomas Topinka who headed home Kevin Doolan for the 4-2 which gave the Stars a two point win.
Scorers: For King’s Lynn – Daniel Nermark 12 (5), Tomas Topinka 11 (5), Chris Mills 6+1 (4), Adam Allott 5 (4), Benji Compton 4+3 (3), Trevor Harding 4+1 (4), Paul Lee 4 (4).
For Leicester – Chris Holder 13 (5), Lewis Bridger 9+1 (4), Kevin Doolan 8+1 (5), Sergei Darkin 6 (4), Chris Schramm 5+1 (4), Simon Lambert 3+1 (4), James Holder 0 (4).
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