Around the Premier League Tracks 2007
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Thursday, 4 October
There were two matches raced tonight. At Sheffield the Tigers faced King’s Lynn in the first leg of their semi final Premier League Play Off tie while at Redcar the Bears took on Glasgow in the first leg of their quarter final tie in the Young Shield.
Premier League Play Offs, semi final, first leg: Sheffield 62, King’s Lynn 31
Sheffield, missing James Birkinshaw, had Jordan Frampton at reserve while King’s Lynn were at full strength.
Sheffield made a positively dream start with 5-1s in the first three races. In heat 1 Ben Wilson led Tomas Topinka from the tapes but when Topinka made contact with the fence down the back straight Ricky Ashworth got past to join his partner up front. James Cockle and Jordan Frampton added another maximum in the reserves race before Andre Compton and Paul Cooper took advantage of a fall by Daniel Nermark on the second lap while leading heat 3. Chris Mills stopped the rot for King’s Lynn by winning heat 4 from Joel Parsons. Adam Allott beat James Cockle for third place so the Stars scored a 2-4 taking the score to 17-7.
Sheffield scored another 5-1 in heat 5, their fourth of the match so far. Andre Compton won from the gate while Paul Cooper passed Tomas Topinka to join him up front as Paul Lee pulled out with an engine failure while at the back. The Tigers now led by 14 points and it got even worse for King’s Lynn in heat 6 when Ben Wilson and Ricky Ashworth continued the 5-1 onslaught with another ahead of Chris Mills to stretch the lead to 18 points. Daniel Nermark took a Tactical Ride in heat 7 and won the race but Joel Parsons and Jordan Frampton minimised the damage by heading home Trevor Harding for a 3-6 cutting the gap to 15 points. It was an oasis in the desert for the Stars however as they proceeded to concede a 5-1 in heat 8 to Ben Wilson and James Cockle taking the score to 35-16.
Sheffield recorded their sixth 5-1 in heat 9 thanks to Andre Compton and Paul Cooper who led Chris Mills home. At this stage, with the Tigers leading by 23 points, King’s Lynn were maybe regretting choosing them as their semi-final opponents! The Tigers added a 4-2 in heat 10 when Ricky Ashworth beat Daniel Nermark and Ben Wilson picked up third place. There was some relief for the beleaguered Stars in heat 11 when Tomas Topinka finally burst into life by winning the race from Joel Parsons. Paul Lee took third from Jordan Frampton so the visitors took a 2-4 from the race. This was cancelled by a 4-2 to Sheffield in heat 12 won by Andre Compton from Nermark and Cockle from the gate taking the score to 50-25.
Heat 13 produced a great race between Ashworth and Topinka with the riders passing and re-passing several times. Ashworth prevailed while Joel Parsons took third place from Mills for a 4-2 increasing the lead to 27 points. Trevor Harding then produced a race win in heat 14 when he won from Cooper and Frampton as Allott suffered an engine failure on the first bend. In the last heat Sheffield added the icing to their cake by taking their eighth 5-1. Tomas Topinka made the gate but was soon passed by both Ricky Ashworth and Andre Compton for the maximum with Daniel Nermark stuck at the back.
Scorers: For Sheffield – Andre Compton 14+1 (5)(paid maximum), Ricky Ashworth 13+2 (5)(paid maximum), Ben Wilson 10 (4), Paul Cooper 8+3 (4), Joel Parsons 7 (4), James Cockle 6+1 (4), Jordan Frampton 4+3 (4).
For King’s Lynn – Daniel Nermark 10 (5)(with 6 point TR), Tomas Topinka 8 (5), Chris Mills 5 (4), Trevor Harding 4 (4), Paul Lee 2 (4), Adam Allott 2 (5), Benji Compton 0 (3).
Young Shield, quarter final, first leg: Redcar 49, Glasgow 41.
Redcar were without Mathieu Tressarieu so used Rider Replacement at number 2. Glasgow without Shane Parker for the rest of the season turned to Jason Lyons to guest in his place.
The first two heats were shared. Gary Havelock won the opener but Craig Watson and David McAllan finished behind him then Lee Dicken won heat 2 from Giffard and Hargreaves to keep the scores tied. Redcar drew first blood by taking a two point lead in heat 3. James Grieves won the race from Jason Lyons while Josh Auty made an inside pass on Robert Ksiezak on the third bend after which Ksiezak fell but remounted. The 4-2 was followed by another shared race won comfortably by Chris Kerr from Leverington and Dicken as Jack Hargreaves’ bike packed up on the first bend. The score was now 13-11.
Glasgow were back on level terms after heat 5. Craig Watson outgated James Grieves while David McAllan led Josh Auty. Although the home riders challenged hard the positions remained unchanged giving the Tigers a 2-4. Redcar hit back with a 5-1 in heat 6, however, as Josh Auty made the gate and won comfortably with Gary Havelock following him home ahead of Trent Leverington. In heat 7 Robert Ksiezak fell again but this time Chris Kerr was excluded from the rerun leaving Daniel Giffard to face Lyons and Ksiezak on his own. The two Tigers made the gate for a 1-5 which levelled the scores at 21-21. Glasgow then took the lead in heat 8 when David McAllan held on to win from Chris Kerr who fought back well after a poor gate to lose out on the line. Lee Dicken finished third for a 2-4 which took the score to 23-25.
Redcar changed their two point deficit to a two point lead with a 5-1 in heat 9. Trent Leverington gated but was passed by James Grieves on the first lap. Josh Auty then took up the challenge and also passed Leverington on the line for the maximum to the Bears. Jason Lyons won heat 10 from Havelock and Grieves (R/R) for a shared race but the Bears increased their lead to six points with a 5-1 in heat 11. Daniel Giffard made the gate and team rode with Chris Kerr to relegate Watson and McAllan to the back. Heat 12 was awarded to Jason Lyons in a tight finish with James Grieves after the Tigers’ guest had passed Grieves on the second lap. Giffard took third place so the race was shared with the score now at 39-33.
Craig Watson won heat 13 from the gate while Havelock and Kerr shared the points behind him but the Bears took a 4-2 from heat 14 to go eight points ahead. Josh Auty came from the back to pass the fast starting Ksiezak while Daniel Giffard picked up another valuable point by beating Lee Dicken for a 4-2. A lot depended on the last race which would decide what size of lead the Bears would take to Glasgow for the second leg. It could have been anything from four to twelve points but it stayed at eight when James Grieves won from Lyons and Watson for a 3-3.
Scorers: For Redcar – James Grieves 14+1 (6), Gary Havelock 9+1 (5), Josh Auty 9+1 (5), Chris Kerr 8+2 (5), Daniel Giffard 8+1 (6), Jack Hargreaves 1+1 (3).
For Glasgow – Jason Lyons 13 (5), Craig Watson 10+1 (5), David McAllan 5+1 (4), Lee Dicken 5+1 (5), Robert Ksiezak 4+1 (4), Trent Leverington 4 (4), Michael Coles 0 (3).
There were two matches raced tonight. At Sheffield the Tigers faced King’s Lynn in the first leg of their semi final Premier League Play Off tie while at Redcar the Bears took on Glasgow in the first leg of their quarter final tie in the Young Shield.
Premier League Play Offs, semi final, first leg: Sheffield 62, King’s Lynn 31
Sheffield, missing James Birkinshaw, had Jordan Frampton at reserve while King’s Lynn were at full strength.
Sheffield made a positively dream start with 5-1s in the first three races. In heat 1 Ben Wilson led Tomas Topinka from the tapes but when Topinka made contact with the fence down the back straight Ricky Ashworth got past to join his partner up front. James Cockle and Jordan Frampton added another maximum in the reserves race before Andre Compton and Paul Cooper took advantage of a fall by Daniel Nermark on the second lap while leading heat 3. Chris Mills stopped the rot for King’s Lynn by winning heat 4 from Joel Parsons. Adam Allott beat James Cockle for third place so the Stars scored a 2-4 taking the score to 17-7.
Sheffield scored another 5-1 in heat 5, their fourth of the match so far. Andre Compton won from the gate while Paul Cooper passed Tomas Topinka to join him up front as Paul Lee pulled out with an engine failure while at the back. The Tigers now led by 14 points and it got even worse for King’s Lynn in heat 6 when Ben Wilson and Ricky Ashworth continued the 5-1 onslaught with another ahead of Chris Mills to stretch the lead to 18 points. Daniel Nermark took a Tactical Ride in heat 7 and won the race but Joel Parsons and Jordan Frampton minimised the damage by heading home Trevor Harding for a 3-6 cutting the gap to 15 points. It was an oasis in the desert for the Stars however as they proceeded to concede a 5-1 in heat 8 to Ben Wilson and James Cockle taking the score to 35-16.
Sheffield recorded their sixth 5-1 in heat 9 thanks to Andre Compton and Paul Cooper who led Chris Mills home. At this stage, with the Tigers leading by 23 points, King’s Lynn were maybe regretting choosing them as their semi-final opponents! The Tigers added a 4-2 in heat 10 when Ricky Ashworth beat Daniel Nermark and Ben Wilson picked up third place. There was some relief for the beleaguered Stars in heat 11 when Tomas Topinka finally burst into life by winning the race from Joel Parsons. Paul Lee took third from Jordan Frampton so the visitors took a 2-4 from the race. This was cancelled by a 4-2 to Sheffield in heat 12 won by Andre Compton from Nermark and Cockle from the gate taking the score to 50-25.
Heat 13 produced a great race between Ashworth and Topinka with the riders passing and re-passing several times. Ashworth prevailed while Joel Parsons took third place from Mills for a 4-2 increasing the lead to 27 points. Trevor Harding then produced a race win in heat 14 when he won from Cooper and Frampton as Allott suffered an engine failure on the first bend. In the last heat Sheffield added the icing to their cake by taking their eighth 5-1. Tomas Topinka made the gate but was soon passed by both Ricky Ashworth and Andre Compton for the maximum with Daniel Nermark stuck at the back.
Scorers: For Sheffield – Andre Compton 14+1 (5)(paid maximum), Ricky Ashworth 13+2 (5)(paid maximum), Ben Wilson 10 (4), Paul Cooper 8+3 (4), Joel Parsons 7 (4), James Cockle 6+1 (4), Jordan Frampton 4+3 (4).
For King’s Lynn – Daniel Nermark 10 (5)(with 6 point TR), Tomas Topinka 8 (5), Chris Mills 5 (4), Trevor Harding 4 (4), Paul Lee 2 (4), Adam Allott 2 (5), Benji Compton 0 (3).
Young Shield, quarter final, first leg: Redcar 49, Glasgow 41.
Redcar were without Mathieu Tressarieu so used Rider Replacement at number 2. Glasgow without Shane Parker for the rest of the season turned to Jason Lyons to guest in his place.
The first two heats were shared. Gary Havelock won the opener but Craig Watson and David McAllan finished behind him then Lee Dicken won heat 2 from Giffard and Hargreaves to keep the scores tied. Redcar drew first blood by taking a two point lead in heat 3. James Grieves won the race from Jason Lyons while Josh Auty made an inside pass on Robert Ksiezak on the third bend after which Ksiezak fell but remounted. The 4-2 was followed by another shared race won comfortably by Chris Kerr from Leverington and Dicken as Jack Hargreaves’ bike packed up on the first bend. The score was now 13-11.
Glasgow were back on level terms after heat 5. Craig Watson outgated James Grieves while David McAllan led Josh Auty. Although the home riders challenged hard the positions remained unchanged giving the Tigers a 2-4. Redcar hit back with a 5-1 in heat 6, however, as Josh Auty made the gate and won comfortably with Gary Havelock following him home ahead of Trent Leverington. In heat 7 Robert Ksiezak fell again but this time Chris Kerr was excluded from the rerun leaving Daniel Giffard to face Lyons and Ksiezak on his own. The two Tigers made the gate for a 1-5 which levelled the scores at 21-21. Glasgow then took the lead in heat 8 when David McAllan held on to win from Chris Kerr who fought back well after a poor gate to lose out on the line. Lee Dicken finished third for a 2-4 which took the score to 23-25.
Redcar changed their two point deficit to a two point lead with a 5-1 in heat 9. Trent Leverington gated but was passed by James Grieves on the first lap. Josh Auty then took up the challenge and also passed Leverington on the line for the maximum to the Bears. Jason Lyons won heat 10 from Havelock and Grieves (R/R) for a shared race but the Bears increased their lead to six points with a 5-1 in heat 11. Daniel Giffard made the gate and team rode with Chris Kerr to relegate Watson and McAllan to the back. Heat 12 was awarded to Jason Lyons in a tight finish with James Grieves after the Tigers’ guest had passed Grieves on the second lap. Giffard took third place so the race was shared with the score now at 39-33.
Craig Watson won heat 13 from the gate while Havelock and Kerr shared the points behind him but the Bears took a 4-2 from heat 14 to go eight points ahead. Josh Auty came from the back to pass the fast starting Ksiezak while Daniel Giffard picked up another valuable point by beating Lee Dicken for a 4-2. A lot depended on the last race which would decide what size of lead the Bears would take to Glasgow for the second leg. It could have been anything from four to twelve points but it stayed at eight when James Grieves won from Lyons and Watson for a 3-3.
Scorers: For Redcar – James Grieves 14+1 (6), Gary Havelock 9+1 (5), Josh Auty 9+1 (5), Chris Kerr 8+2 (5), Daniel Giffard 8+1 (6), Jack Hargreaves 1+1 (3).
For Glasgow – Jason Lyons 13 (5), Craig Watson 10+1 (5), David McAllan 5+1 (4), Lee Dicken 5+1 (5), Robert Ksiezak 4+1 (4), Trent Leverington 4 (4), Michael Coles 0 (3).
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