Around the Premier League Tracks 2007
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Friday, 12 October
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There were two matches raced tonight. At Somerset the Rebels raced Newport in the second leg of their Knockout Cup semi-final tie while at King’s Lynn the Stars took on the Isle of Wight in a Premier League match.
Knockout Cup, semi-final, second leg: Somerset 61, Newport 32 Somerset qualified for the final on aggregate by 103-82.
Somerset had Chris Neath as a guest in place of Chris Neath. Newport were again without Tom Hedley so used Rider Replacement at number 2.
Somerset, with eight points to pull back from the first leg at Queensway Meadows, were keen to eradicate the memory of their collapse at Stoke last Saturday when they exited the Young Shield. That they surely did as they blew the Wasps away from the start having pulled the arrears back by heat 2 after recording back-to-back 5-1s in the opening heats. Tony Atkin stemmed the tide by winning heat 3 for a shared race but his ‘King Canute’ act was in vain as Danny Warwick and Ritchie Hawkins added another 5-1 in heat 4 taking the score to 18-6.
Emil Kramer won heat 5 from Michal Rajkowski while Jordan Frampton was brought down by Barry Burchatt and awarded third place for a 4-2. Simon Walker and Chris Neath repeated their heat 1 performance with another 5-1 before Ritchie Hawkins won heat 7 from Truminski and Katt for a 4-2. Another 4-2 from heat 8 won by Simon Walker who was still unbeaten propelled the Rebels into a 22 point lead with the score at 35-13 and the home side 14 points ahead on aggregate.
In heat 9 Nick Simmons fell on the third lap causing the race to be rerun without him. Chris Schramm passed Emil Kramer in the rerun for a shared race but Chris Neath and Simon Walker completed the perfect partnership with their third consecutive 5-1 in heat 10 with Walker completing a paid four ride maximum in the process by rounding Sebastian Truminski on the last lap to join his partner for the full house. In heat 11, Michal Rajkowski became the third Newport rider to win a race when he beat Ritchie Hawkins and Stephan Katt for a shared race but Daniel Warwick and Emil Kramer returned the Rebels to 5-1 mode in heat 12 taking the score to 51-21.
Newport gave Chris Schramm a Tactical Ride in heat 13 and he won it ruining Chris Neath’s maximum in the process. Ritchie Hawkins passed Rajkowski on the last lap for third so the Wasps took a 3-6. Stephan Katt rounded the field on the first two bends to win heat 14 from Tony Atkin. Jordan Frampton was third for a home 4-2. In the last race Hawkins passed Rajkowski on the third lap while Rajkowski passed Warwick simultaneously.
Scorers: For Somerset – Ritchie Hawkins 11+2 (5), Simon Walker 11+1 (4)(paid maximum), Daniel Warwick 10 (5), Chris Neath 9+2 (4), Emil Kramer 9+1 (4), Stephan Katt 7+2 (4), Jordan Frampton 4+2 (4).
For Newport – Chris Schramm 13 (5)(with 6 point TR), Michal Rajkowski 6+1 (5), Tony Atkin 5 (5), Barry Burchatt 4 (7), Sebastian Truminski 3 (4), Nick Simmons 1 (4).
Premier League: King’s Lynn 61, Isle of Wight 26 King’s Lynn won the aggregate bonus point by 108-68. The match was curtailed to 14 heats after an accident in the penultimate race.
Both King’s Lynn and the Isle of Wight were at full strength.
There were few who would have backed the Isle of Wight to win this match but few would have expected the demolition job the Stars produced either. The Stars were no doubt itching to take Wednesday night’s disappointment out on somebody and the Islanders were the ones who copped it.
With eight 5-1s in the opening ten heats, the Isle of Wight were reduced to fighting for scraps. In the opening four heats only a second place for Chris Holder behind Tomas Topinka prevented a Stars’ clean sweep as the score stood at 19-5.
The Islanders decided to play their Tactical Ride card at the earliest possible moment in an attempt at recovery so Chris Holder took the TR in heat 5. He beat Daniel Nermark for the full six points and was supported by Cory Gathercole in third place for a 2-7 cutting five points off the Stars’ lead. Another three 5-1s though continued King’s Lynn’s relentless pursuit of the points and the score then stood at 36-15.
Wins for Nermark and Topinka in heats 9 and 10 produced another couple of 5-1s before the Islanders managed another race advantage in heat 11. Chris Holder won from Chris Mills while Cory Gathercole took third for a 2-4. It was only a minor blip though as Nermark and Simon Lambert completed the home side’s ninth 5-1 in heat 12 taking the score to 53-22 with half the visitors’ points having come from heats 5 and 11!
It had really turned out to be a King’s Lynn versus Chris Holder match and Holder won again in heat 13 beating Topinka and Mills for a shared race. Heat 14 was awarded to Adam Allott and Trevor Harding after Glen Phillips had crashed with Chris Johnson and been excluded. Although Phillips was able to get to his feet the County ambulance was called for Chris Johnson. In view of the fact that there was a Conference League Play Off match due immediately to be raced after this match, it was agreed not to run heat 15 so the result stood as it was after heat 14.
Scorers: For King’s Lynn – Tomas Topinka 11 (4), Daniel Nermark 11 (4), Chris Mills 9+1 (4), Simon Lambert 8+4 (4)(paid maximum), Paul Lee 8+2 (4), Adam Allott 8+1 (4), Trevor Harding 6+3 (4).
For the Isle of Wight – Chris Holder 14 (4)(with 6 point TR), Chris Johnson 5 (5), Jason Bunyan 2 (3), Krzysztof Stojanowski 2 (4), Cory Gathercole 2 (4), Glen Phillips 1 (4), Andrew Bargh 0 (4).
Knockout Cup, semi-final, second leg: Somerset 61, Newport 32 Somerset qualified for the final on aggregate by 103-82.
Somerset had Chris Neath as a guest in place of Chris Neath. Newport were again without Tom Hedley so used Rider Replacement at number 2.
Somerset, with eight points to pull back from the first leg at Queensway Meadows, were keen to eradicate the memory of their collapse at Stoke last Saturday when they exited the Young Shield. That they surely did as they blew the Wasps away from the start having pulled the arrears back by heat 2 after recording back-to-back 5-1s in the opening heats. Tony Atkin stemmed the tide by winning heat 3 for a shared race but his ‘King Canute’ act was in vain as Danny Warwick and Ritchie Hawkins added another 5-1 in heat 4 taking the score to 18-6.
Emil Kramer won heat 5 from Michal Rajkowski while Jordan Frampton was brought down by Barry Burchatt and awarded third place for a 4-2. Simon Walker and Chris Neath repeated their heat 1 performance with another 5-1 before Ritchie Hawkins won heat 7 from Truminski and Katt for a 4-2. Another 4-2 from heat 8 won by Simon Walker who was still unbeaten propelled the Rebels into a 22 point lead with the score at 35-13 and the home side 14 points ahead on aggregate.
In heat 9 Nick Simmons fell on the third lap causing the race to be rerun without him. Chris Schramm passed Emil Kramer in the rerun for a shared race but Chris Neath and Simon Walker completed the perfect partnership with their third consecutive 5-1 in heat 10 with Walker completing a paid four ride maximum in the process by rounding Sebastian Truminski on the last lap to join his partner for the full house. In heat 11, Michal Rajkowski became the third Newport rider to win a race when he beat Ritchie Hawkins and Stephan Katt for a shared race but Daniel Warwick and Emil Kramer returned the Rebels to 5-1 mode in heat 12 taking the score to 51-21.
Newport gave Chris Schramm a Tactical Ride in heat 13 and he won it ruining Chris Neath’s maximum in the process. Ritchie Hawkins passed Rajkowski on the last lap for third so the Wasps took a 3-6. Stephan Katt rounded the field on the first two bends to win heat 14 from Tony Atkin. Jordan Frampton was third for a home 4-2. In the last race Hawkins passed Rajkowski on the third lap while Rajkowski passed Warwick simultaneously.
Scorers: For Somerset – Ritchie Hawkins 11+2 (5), Simon Walker 11+1 (4)(paid maximum), Daniel Warwick 10 (5), Chris Neath 9+2 (4), Emil Kramer 9+1 (4), Stephan Katt 7+2 (4), Jordan Frampton 4+2 (4).
For Newport – Chris Schramm 13 (5)(with 6 point TR), Michal Rajkowski 6+1 (5), Tony Atkin 5 (5), Barry Burchatt 4 (7), Sebastian Truminski 3 (4), Nick Simmons 1 (4).
Premier League: King’s Lynn 61, Isle of Wight 26 King’s Lynn won the aggregate bonus point by 108-68. The match was curtailed to 14 heats after an accident in the penultimate race.
Both King’s Lynn and the Isle of Wight were at full strength.
There were few who would have backed the Isle of Wight to win this match but few would have expected the demolition job the Stars produced either. The Stars were no doubt itching to take Wednesday night’s disappointment out on somebody and the Islanders were the ones who copped it.
With eight 5-1s in the opening ten heats, the Isle of Wight were reduced to fighting for scraps. In the opening four heats only a second place for Chris Holder behind Tomas Topinka prevented a Stars’ clean sweep as the score stood at 19-5.
The Islanders decided to play their Tactical Ride card at the earliest possible moment in an attempt at recovery so Chris Holder took the TR in heat 5. He beat Daniel Nermark for the full six points and was supported by Cory Gathercole in third place for a 2-7 cutting five points off the Stars’ lead. Another three 5-1s though continued King’s Lynn’s relentless pursuit of the points and the score then stood at 36-15.
Wins for Nermark and Topinka in heats 9 and 10 produced another couple of 5-1s before the Islanders managed another race advantage in heat 11. Chris Holder won from Chris Mills while Cory Gathercole took third for a 2-4. It was only a minor blip though as Nermark and Simon Lambert completed the home side’s ninth 5-1 in heat 12 taking the score to 53-22 with half the visitors’ points having come from heats 5 and 11!
It had really turned out to be a King’s Lynn versus Chris Holder match and Holder won again in heat 13 beating Topinka and Mills for a shared race. Heat 14 was awarded to Adam Allott and Trevor Harding after Glen Phillips had crashed with Chris Johnson and been excluded. Although Phillips was able to get to his feet the County ambulance was called for Chris Johnson. In view of the fact that there was a Conference League Play Off match due immediately to be raced after this match, it was agreed not to run heat 15 so the result stood as it was after heat 14.
Scorers: For King’s Lynn – Tomas Topinka 11 (4), Daniel Nermark 11 (4), Chris Mills 9+1 (4), Simon Lambert 8+4 (4)(paid maximum), Paul Lee 8+2 (4), Adam Allott 8+1 (4), Trevor Harding 6+3 (4).
For the Isle of Wight – Chris Holder 14 (4)(with 6 point TR), Chris Johnson 5 (5), Jason Bunyan 2 (3), Krzysztof Stojanowski 2 (4), Cory Gathercole 2 (4), Glen Phillips 1 (4), Andrew Bargh 0 (4).
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