Around the Premier League Tracks 2007
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Thursday, 25 October
Redcar staged tonight’s only meeting. They faced Birmingham in the first leg of the final of the Young Shield.
Young Shield Final, first leg: Redcar 49, Birmingham 41.
Redcar again used Rider Replacement for the injured Mathieu Tressarieu at number 2 and had Joe Haines at number 4 in place of Josh Auty. Birmingham were once again forced to use three guests in addition to Rider Replacement for their injured riders – Manuel Hauzinger, Henrik Moller, Emiliano Sanchez and Ben Powell. They operated Rider Replacement at number 1 and had Shaun Tacey at number 4, Jason King at number 5 and Barrie Evans at number 6.
The last week in October once again sees the final of the Jack Young Shield with the weather kind enough to avoid any late and awkward rearrangement problems for the two teams (so far!). Redcar got to the final by disposing of Glasgow and Workington while Birmingham knocked out Mildenhall and Stoke. Redcar’s success had been achieved without the need for a sizeable home lead to take to the away leg while Birmingham had somehow managed to see off their opponents despite having to field seriously patched up sides. Everything was set for a real cliff hanger over both legs of the final with the eventual winners too close to call.
You can never write the Redcar Bears off! Just like in the semi-final when Workington led comfortably only to be hit by a late whammy from the Bears, Birmingham led by two points with just the last three races left only to be hit by two 5-1s and a 4-2 to find themselves with an eight point deficit to make up in the second leg. Redcar managed to triumph in the second legs at Glasgow and Workington defending similar leads so the second leg should be a thriller. Unfortunately the match was marred by an injury to Phil Morris in heat 11 in a collision with Chris Kerr which resulted in Morris having to be taken to hospital with what appeared to be an injury to his back.
In the early part of the match Birmingham had the better of the exchanges but Redcar kept hitting back keeping very much in contention. The opening four races were all shared. Gary Havelock won the opening race from the gate but in heat 2 Birmingham looked to be set for a 1-5 when Lee Smart and Barrie Evans gated. However Evans suffered an engine failure on the back straight leaving Smart to win it for a 3-3. Jason Lyons was fast away in heat 3 but James Grieves soon rounded him for the race win then in heat 4 all four riders fell on the first bend. It was an all-four-back decision and Chris Kerr gated to win the race in the rerun. Jack Hargreaves dived under Lee Smart on the third bend of the second lap and was deemed to have caused Smart to fall earning him an exclusion. The second rerun was won by Chris Kerr and this fourth shared race took the score to 12-12.
The deadlock was broken in heat 5 when Jason Lyons got the better of James Grieves while Phil Morris kept Joe Haines pointless for a 2-4 putting the Brummies two points ahead. Redcar hit back with a 5-1 which swopped the two point lead between the sides. Chris Kerr (R/R) and Gary Havelock team rode to keep Jason King at the back but the Bears were two points down again after heat 7. Shaun Tacey and Jason Lyons scored a 1-5 over Chris Kerr as Daniel Giffard fell at the back to regain the visitors’ two point advantage. James Grieves took the R/R ride in heat 8 and had a tapes-to-flag win. Phil Morris was second while Jack Hargreaves finished third after Lee Smart suffered an engine failure. The 4-2 tied the scores again at 24-24.
What a shock for Redcar in heat 9 when Jason King and Barrie Evans headed home James Grieves for another Brummies 1-5 putting them four points ahead. The visitors looked to be completely in command when they added a 2-4 in heat 10 from Jason Lyons who beat Gary Havelock and Shaun Tacey putting them six points ahead. Back came Redcar again in heat 11. Phil Morris made the gate but Daniel Giffard rounded him to lead the race. On the second lap Chris Kerr dived hard inside Phil Morris and both riders came down. The referee excluded Morris, a decision which did not meet with universal agreement. In the rerun Chris Kerr and Jason King had a good battle until King seemed to have a problem with his machine allowing Daniel Giffard through for a 5-1. This clawed four points back for the home side cutting the gap to two points. James Grieves won heat 12 but Jason Lyons and Barrie Evans comfortably kept Giffard at the back for a shared race taking the score to 35-37.
Then came Redcar’s grandstand finish! Chris Kerr and Gary Havelock combined beautifully in heat 13 to see off Jason King and Barrie Evans for a 5-1 putting the Bears two points in front. Heat 14 produced a crucial and thrilling race. Both Giffard and Hargreaves gated for the Bears but Shaun Tacey was not to be denied. He finally got past Hargreaves after a couple of laps but couldn’t quite catch Giffard so the home side took a 4-2 doubling their lead to four points. Finally James Grieves and Gary Havelock got the better of Jason Lyons from the gate in heat 15 and, try as he did, Lyons could not catch either of them. The 5-1 doubled the Bears’ lead again from four to eight points and this could turn out to be a crucial result for both teams. It certainly sets the second leg up nicely with the outcome still delicately balanced.
Scorers: For Redcar – James Grieves 15 (6), Chris Kerr 13 (6), Gary Havelock 11+3 (5), Daniel Giffard 6+2 (5), Jack Hargreaves 4 (6), Joe Haines 0 (4).
For Birmingham – Jason Lyons 13+1 (6), Shaun Tacey 9+1 (6), Jason King 8 (5), Lee Smart 4+1 (3), Phil Morris 4+1 (4), Barrie Evans 3+2 (6).
Redcar staged tonight’s only meeting. They faced Birmingham in the first leg of the final of the Young Shield.
Young Shield Final, first leg: Redcar 49, Birmingham 41.
Redcar again used Rider Replacement for the injured Mathieu Tressarieu at number 2 and had Joe Haines at number 4 in place of Josh Auty. Birmingham were once again forced to use three guests in addition to Rider Replacement for their injured riders – Manuel Hauzinger, Henrik Moller, Emiliano Sanchez and Ben Powell. They operated Rider Replacement at number 1 and had Shaun Tacey at number 4, Jason King at number 5 and Barrie Evans at number 6.
The last week in October once again sees the final of the Jack Young Shield with the weather kind enough to avoid any late and awkward rearrangement problems for the two teams (so far!). Redcar got to the final by disposing of Glasgow and Workington while Birmingham knocked out Mildenhall and Stoke. Redcar’s success had been achieved without the need for a sizeable home lead to take to the away leg while Birmingham had somehow managed to see off their opponents despite having to field seriously patched up sides. Everything was set for a real cliff hanger over both legs of the final with the eventual winners too close to call.
You can never write the Redcar Bears off! Just like in the semi-final when Workington led comfortably only to be hit by a late whammy from the Bears, Birmingham led by two points with just the last three races left only to be hit by two 5-1s and a 4-2 to find themselves with an eight point deficit to make up in the second leg. Redcar managed to triumph in the second legs at Glasgow and Workington defending similar leads so the second leg should be a thriller. Unfortunately the match was marred by an injury to Phil Morris in heat 11 in a collision with Chris Kerr which resulted in Morris having to be taken to hospital with what appeared to be an injury to his back.
In the early part of the match Birmingham had the better of the exchanges but Redcar kept hitting back keeping very much in contention. The opening four races were all shared. Gary Havelock won the opening race from the gate but in heat 2 Birmingham looked to be set for a 1-5 when Lee Smart and Barrie Evans gated. However Evans suffered an engine failure on the back straight leaving Smart to win it for a 3-3. Jason Lyons was fast away in heat 3 but James Grieves soon rounded him for the race win then in heat 4 all four riders fell on the first bend. It was an all-four-back decision and Chris Kerr gated to win the race in the rerun. Jack Hargreaves dived under Lee Smart on the third bend of the second lap and was deemed to have caused Smart to fall earning him an exclusion. The second rerun was won by Chris Kerr and this fourth shared race took the score to 12-12.
The deadlock was broken in heat 5 when Jason Lyons got the better of James Grieves while Phil Morris kept Joe Haines pointless for a 2-4 putting the Brummies two points ahead. Redcar hit back with a 5-1 which swopped the two point lead between the sides. Chris Kerr (R/R) and Gary Havelock team rode to keep Jason King at the back but the Bears were two points down again after heat 7. Shaun Tacey and Jason Lyons scored a 1-5 over Chris Kerr as Daniel Giffard fell at the back to regain the visitors’ two point advantage. James Grieves took the R/R ride in heat 8 and had a tapes-to-flag win. Phil Morris was second while Jack Hargreaves finished third after Lee Smart suffered an engine failure. The 4-2 tied the scores again at 24-24.
What a shock for Redcar in heat 9 when Jason King and Barrie Evans headed home James Grieves for another Brummies 1-5 putting them four points ahead. The visitors looked to be completely in command when they added a 2-4 in heat 10 from Jason Lyons who beat Gary Havelock and Shaun Tacey putting them six points ahead. Back came Redcar again in heat 11. Phil Morris made the gate but Daniel Giffard rounded him to lead the race. On the second lap Chris Kerr dived hard inside Phil Morris and both riders came down. The referee excluded Morris, a decision which did not meet with universal agreement. In the rerun Chris Kerr and Jason King had a good battle until King seemed to have a problem with his machine allowing Daniel Giffard through for a 5-1. This clawed four points back for the home side cutting the gap to two points. James Grieves won heat 12 but Jason Lyons and Barrie Evans comfortably kept Giffard at the back for a shared race taking the score to 35-37.
Then came Redcar’s grandstand finish! Chris Kerr and Gary Havelock combined beautifully in heat 13 to see off Jason King and Barrie Evans for a 5-1 putting the Bears two points in front. Heat 14 produced a crucial and thrilling race. Both Giffard and Hargreaves gated for the Bears but Shaun Tacey was not to be denied. He finally got past Hargreaves after a couple of laps but couldn’t quite catch Giffard so the home side took a 4-2 doubling their lead to four points. Finally James Grieves and Gary Havelock got the better of Jason Lyons from the gate in heat 15 and, try as he did, Lyons could not catch either of them. The 5-1 doubled the Bears’ lead again from four to eight points and this could turn out to be a crucial result for both teams. It certainly sets the second leg up nicely with the outcome still delicately balanced.
Scorers: For Redcar – James Grieves 15 (6), Chris Kerr 13 (6), Gary Havelock 11+3 (5), Daniel Giffard 6+2 (5), Jack Hargreaves 4 (6), Joe Haines 0 (4).
For Birmingham – Jason Lyons 13+1 (6), Shaun Tacey 9+1 (6), Jason King 8 (5), Lee Smart 4+1 (3), Phil Morris 4+1 (4), Barrie Evans 3+2 (6).
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