Around the Premier League Tracks 2007
.
.
Wednesday, 24 October
There were two matches raced tonight. At King’s Lynn the Stars raced Somerset in the second leg of the Knockout Cup final while at Birmingham the Brummies took on Wolverhampton in the second leg of the Midland Shield.
Knockout Cup final, second leg: King’s Lynn 59, Somerset 34 King’s Lynn won the cup on aggregate by 105-78.
King’s Lynn were at full strength while Somerset were without Magnus Zetterstrom and Simon Walker. Instead they had Ricky Ashworth as a guest at number 1 and used Rider Replacement at number 2 for Walker.
Having lost the first leg at home by two points and tracking a weakened team, Somerset’s chances of winning the trophy looked bleak. They recovered from a first heat 5-1 to the Stars from Tomas Topinka and Paul Lee by sharing the reserves race 3-3 thanks to a win for Stephan Katt and then doing likewise in heat 3 when Daniel Nermark fell and was excluded from the rerun. Emil Kramer led the rerun for a couple of laps but when his front wheel lifted Trevor Harding took the opportunity to pass him. Chris Mills fell in heat 4 while chasing race leader Ritchie Hawkins so the Rebels scored a 2-4 when Lambert followed Hawkins home with Daniel Warwick picking up the third place point. This took the score to 13-11 with the Rebels four points behind on aggregate.
Heat 5 was rerun after Trevor Harding had fallen and Jordan Frampton (R/R) was excluded for causing the stoppage. In the rerun Trevor Harding got a flyer from the gate and was followed home by Daniel Nermark for a 5-1 ahead of Ricky Ashworth extending the Stars’ lead to six points but heat 6, won by Topinka, was shared as Stephan Katt and Ritchie Hawkins comfortably consigned Paul Lee to last place. Jordan Frampton and Chris Mills were involved in a nasty looking crash in heat 7 which saw Frampton excluded for a second time. Mills was unable to take his place in the rerun and withdrew from the meeting as did Frampton so Mills was replaced by Simon Lambert. The rerun resulted in a 5-1 to the Stars as Adam Allott and Simon Lambert made stunning starts to leave Emil Kramer for dead. King’s Lynn were now ten points in front on the night and Somerset were now losing touch with their opponents. Adam Allott was out again in heat 8 and won again supported in second place by Paul Lee for another 5-1 which took the score to 31-17.
The floodgates had opened now as King’s Lynn added a third consecutive 5-1 this time from Nermark and Harding in heat 9 after Ritchie Hawkins was excluded for failing to beat the two minute time allowance, elected to go from 15 metres back then was excluded again under a fresh two minute time allowance. It became four 5-1s on the trot in heat 10 as Topinka and Lee added another from Warwick and Kramer. Rather late in the day Ricky Ashworth took a Tactical Ride in heat 11 against the two King’s Lynn reserves and won it warding off a spirited challenge by Simon Lambert in the process. Stephan Katt took third ahead of Adam Allott so the Rebels scored a 2-7 to cut the gap to 17 points. Daniel Nermark won heat 12 but Emil Kramer and Stephan Katt shared the points behind him taking the score to 46-29. The aggregate score was now beyond the Rebels as King’s Lynn confirmed their cup triumph.
Tomas Topinka won heat 13 from Ashworth and Kramer for a shared race then heat 14 produced a good tussle. Stephan Katt led from the tapes but Simon Lambert was first to pass him at the start of the second lap followed by an inside pass by Trevor Harding on the third lap resulting in another home 5-1. The Stars wrapped up a successful evening with a 5-1 in heat 15 but it was by no means routine. Tomas Topinka had a tapes-to-flag win but Daniel Nermark was taken way wide on the first bend leaving him stuck at the back. He thundered back into the race though and roared round the outside of Ritchie Hawkins before passing Ricky Ashworth on the inside to join Topinka for the maximum.
Congratulations go to King’s Lynn for winning the Knockout Cup for the third year in a row. I wonder if they’ll be allowed to keep it now!
Scorers: For King’s Lynn – Tomas Topinka 15 (5)(full maximum), Simon Lambert 11+1 (6), Trevor Harding 10+2 (4)(paid maximum), Daniel Nermark 10+2 (5), Adam Allott 7+1 (5), Paul Lee 6+3 (4), Chris Mills 0 (1).
For Somerset – Ricky Ashworth 11 (5)(with 6 point TR), Stephan Katt 9+1 (7), Ritchie Hawkins 5+2 (6), Emil Kramer 5 (4), Daniel Warwick 3 (5), Jordan Frampton 1+1 (3).
Midland Shield: Birmingham 45, Wolverhampton 45 Wolverhampton won the Shield on aggregate by 100-83.
There were two matches raced tonight. At King’s Lynn the Stars raced Somerset in the second leg of the Knockout Cup final while at Birmingham the Brummies took on Wolverhampton in the second leg of the Midland Shield.
Knockout Cup final, second leg: King’s Lynn 59, Somerset 34 King’s Lynn won the cup on aggregate by 105-78.
King’s Lynn were at full strength while Somerset were without Magnus Zetterstrom and Simon Walker. Instead they had Ricky Ashworth as a guest at number 1 and used Rider Replacement at number 2 for Walker.
Having lost the first leg at home by two points and tracking a weakened team, Somerset’s chances of winning the trophy looked bleak. They recovered from a first heat 5-1 to the Stars from Tomas Topinka and Paul Lee by sharing the reserves race 3-3 thanks to a win for Stephan Katt and then doing likewise in heat 3 when Daniel Nermark fell and was excluded from the rerun. Emil Kramer led the rerun for a couple of laps but when his front wheel lifted Trevor Harding took the opportunity to pass him. Chris Mills fell in heat 4 while chasing race leader Ritchie Hawkins so the Rebels scored a 2-4 when Lambert followed Hawkins home with Daniel Warwick picking up the third place point. This took the score to 13-11 with the Rebels four points behind on aggregate.
Heat 5 was rerun after Trevor Harding had fallen and Jordan Frampton (R/R) was excluded for causing the stoppage. In the rerun Trevor Harding got a flyer from the gate and was followed home by Daniel Nermark for a 5-1 ahead of Ricky Ashworth extending the Stars’ lead to six points but heat 6, won by Topinka, was shared as Stephan Katt and Ritchie Hawkins comfortably consigned Paul Lee to last place. Jordan Frampton and Chris Mills were involved in a nasty looking crash in heat 7 which saw Frampton excluded for a second time. Mills was unable to take his place in the rerun and withdrew from the meeting as did Frampton so Mills was replaced by Simon Lambert. The rerun resulted in a 5-1 to the Stars as Adam Allott and Simon Lambert made stunning starts to leave Emil Kramer for dead. King’s Lynn were now ten points in front on the night and Somerset were now losing touch with their opponents. Adam Allott was out again in heat 8 and won again supported in second place by Paul Lee for another 5-1 which took the score to 31-17.
The floodgates had opened now as King’s Lynn added a third consecutive 5-1 this time from Nermark and Harding in heat 9 after Ritchie Hawkins was excluded for failing to beat the two minute time allowance, elected to go from 15 metres back then was excluded again under a fresh two minute time allowance. It became four 5-1s on the trot in heat 10 as Topinka and Lee added another from Warwick and Kramer. Rather late in the day Ricky Ashworth took a Tactical Ride in heat 11 against the two King’s Lynn reserves and won it warding off a spirited challenge by Simon Lambert in the process. Stephan Katt took third ahead of Adam Allott so the Rebels scored a 2-7 to cut the gap to 17 points. Daniel Nermark won heat 12 but Emil Kramer and Stephan Katt shared the points behind him taking the score to 46-29. The aggregate score was now beyond the Rebels as King’s Lynn confirmed their cup triumph.
Tomas Topinka won heat 13 from Ashworth and Kramer for a shared race then heat 14 produced a good tussle. Stephan Katt led from the tapes but Simon Lambert was first to pass him at the start of the second lap followed by an inside pass by Trevor Harding on the third lap resulting in another home 5-1. The Stars wrapped up a successful evening with a 5-1 in heat 15 but it was by no means routine. Tomas Topinka had a tapes-to-flag win but Daniel Nermark was taken way wide on the first bend leaving him stuck at the back. He thundered back into the race though and roared round the outside of Ritchie Hawkins before passing Ricky Ashworth on the inside to join Topinka for the maximum.
Congratulations go to King’s Lynn for winning the Knockout Cup for the third year in a row. I wonder if they’ll be allowed to keep it now!
Scorers: For King’s Lynn – Tomas Topinka 15 (5)(full maximum), Simon Lambert 11+1 (6), Trevor Harding 10+2 (4)(paid maximum), Daniel Nermark 10+2 (5), Adam Allott 7+1 (5), Paul Lee 6+3 (4), Chris Mills 0 (1).
For Somerset – Ricky Ashworth 11 (5)(with 6 point TR), Stephan Katt 9+1 (7), Ritchie Hawkins 5+2 (6), Emil Kramer 5 (4), Daniel Warwick 3 (5), Jordan Frampton 1+1 (3).
Midland Shield: Birmingham 45, Wolverhampton 45 Wolverhampton won the Shield on aggregate by 100-83.
Birmingham tracked Filip Sitera at number 1. Shaun Tacey at number 4 and Paul Clews at number 6. They also used Rider Replacement at number 5. Wolverhampton had Kenneth Hansen at number 4, Chris Kerr at number 5, and Joe Haines and Jack Hargreaves at reserve.
Having lost by 17 points at Wolverhampton on Monday night, Birmingham’s chances of winning the Midland Shield looked remote even against a scratch Wolves side whose only season-long regulars were Freddie Lindgren and William Lawson.
The Brummies got off to a bad start losing the first heat to a 1-5 from Lindgren and Lawson. They got two points back with a 4-2 in the reserves race won by Lee Smart
Then shared heat 3 when Jason Lyons beat Klindt and Kerr. Kenneth Hansen won heat 4 for the Wolves in a race which it took three attempts to complete after Lee Smart (twice) and Phil Morris had crashed on the first bend resulting in all-four-back reruns. The result was another shared heat taking the score on the night to 11-13.
Heat 5 was shared when Freddie Lindgren won from Jason Lyons and Shaun Tacey but Birmingham wiped out the two point arrears and got their noses in front with a 5-1 in heat 6 from Filip Sitera and Phil Morris who were followed home by Joe Haines and Kenneth Hansen. In heat 7, Sitera was out again taking a R/R ride and won again from Chris Kerr with Paul Clews third. This gave the home side a 4-2 and four point lead but William Lawson won heat 8 from Phil Morris and got support from Jack Hargreaves who beat Lee Smart for a 2-4 taking the score on the night to 25-23.
Jason Lyons kept the Brummies in front by winning heat 9 from Joe Haines and Shaun Tacey then the home side increased their lead to four points in heat 10 with a 4-2 from a heat won by Filip Sitera from Chris Kerr and Phil Morris. Jason Lyons then had two on the trot with a R/R ride in heat 11 which saw him beat William Lawson and Freddie Lindgren for a shared race then another win in heat 10 this time ahead of Nicolai Klindt. On this occasion Lee Smart finished third for a 4-2 to the Brummies extending their lead to six points with the score now 39-33.
Freddie Lindgren stopped Filip Sitera’s winning run in heat 13 while Kenneth Hansen took third place from Shaun Tacey for a 2-4 cutting the difference between the sides to four points again. The scores were once more all square on the night when Wolves took a 1-5 from heat 14. Jack Hargreaves and Chris Kerr did the damage for the visitors leaving Tacey and Clews to bring up the rear. Freddie Lindgren won heat 15 for the Wolves from Sitera and Lyons for a shared race and a drawn match.
Scorers: For Birmingham – Jason Lyons 15+1 (6), Filip Sitera 13 (6), Phil Morris 8+1 (5), Lee Smart 5+1 (4), Shaun Tacey 2+1 (5), Paul Clews 2 (4).
For Wolverhampton – Freddie Lindgren 13+1 (5), Chris Kerr 7+1 (4), William Lawson 7+1 (5), Jack Hargreaves 6 (4), Kenneth Hansen 5+1 (4), Nicolai Klindt 4 (4), Joe Haines 3 (4).
No comments:
Post a Comment