Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Wednesday, 26 March
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Tonight’s matches were at King's Lynn where the Stars raced Rye House and at Birmingham where Mildenhall were the visitors. Both fixtures were Premier Trophy matches.
Premier Trophy: King’s Lynn 61, Rye House 31
Both teams were at full strength.
The Rockets got off to a bright start. Chris Neath beat Tomas Topinka for a shared race then Danny Betson and Robert Mear followed Simon Lambert home in the reserves race for another 3-3. The Rockets’ chances however were killed stone dead in heat 3. Tai Woffinden fell and was withdrawn from the meeting with cuts and muscle damage. To compound things, Tommy Allen didn’t even complete a lap before withdrawing from the race with engine trouble. This gave the Stars a 5-0 and they followed that with a 4-2 won by Simon Lambert from Stefan Ekberg. This took the score to 15-8.
It didn’t get any better for Rye House when Chris Neath was excluded from heat 5 for touching the tapes and was replaced by Robert Mear. Kings’ Lynn banged home an unchallenged 5-1 and they followed it with another in heat 6 from Tacey and Topinka. The Rockets had hopes of a heat advantage in heat 7 when Tommy Allen worked his way to the front on the opening lap. With John Oliver slipping to the back it looked like a 2-4 but Rusty Harrison swept round the outside of Allen on the third lap to win the race and share the points. A Tacey/Lambert 5-1 in heat 8 then took the score to 33-14.
Heat 9 saw Jaimie Smith make a mess of the first bend. He couldn’t recover but Kevin Doolan won the race for a 3-3 then King’s Lynn scored their fifth five pointer in heat 10 through Topinka and Tacey. Chris Neath took a TR in heat 11 and produced the goods by holding off a strong challenge from Rusty Harrison for the full six points. Luke Bowen could offer no support so the result was a 3-6 to Rye House but the Stars hit back with another 5-1 in heat 12 when Doolan and Lambert finished ahead of the Rockets’ reserves taking the score to 49-25.
Chris Neath, in sparkling form (apart from the tape touch) won heat 13 beating Tomas Topinka again. Rusty Harrison took third from Stefan Ekberg so a shared race was the result. An exciting heat 14 ended with Simon Lambert winning from Tommy Allen and Kozza Smith for a 4-2. Lambert had completed a five ride paid maximum so was nominated for heat 15 with the other maximum man, Kevin Doolan. Chris Neath made the gate but was passed by Simon Lambert and Kevin Doolan on the first lap as the Stars finished with another 5-1 to top the 60 point mark.
Scorers: For King’s Lynn – Simon Lambert 16+2 (6) (paid maximum), Kevin Doolan 14+1 (5) (paid maximum), Shaun Tacey 9+2 (4), Tomas Topinka 9+1 (4), Rusty Harrison 7+1 (4), Kozza Smith 5+2 (4), John Oliver 1 (3).
For Rye House – Chris Neath 13 (5) (with 6 point TR), Rob Mear 5+3 (7), Tommy Allen 5 (4), Stefan Ekberg 5 (5), Danny Betson 2 (5), Luke Bowen 1 (4), Tai Woffinden 0 (1).
Premier Trophy: Birmingham 60, Mildenhall 33.
Birmingham were at full strength while Mildenhall, still without Robbie Kessler, again used Rider Replacement at number 5. They were also without Shane Colvin so had Jaimie Smith (Reading) as a guest at number 2. Rob Smith was nominated as their number 8.
Mildenhall didn’t exactly get off to a good start. After sharing the opening race they dropped two points behind in the reserves race although Mark Baseby passed Lee Smart for second place. Birmingham then produced two 5-1s increasing their lead to 10 points at 20-10 and it looked like being a long night for the Fen Tigers.
There was some respite for the visitors in heat 5 when Adam Roynon suffered engine failure. Kai Laukkanen and Jaimie Smith shared the points behind Jason Lyons then James Birkinshaw got into the act by winning his first race for the Brummies in heat 6. Kyle Legault was content to follow him home and another 5-1 went the home side’s way. Another comfortable 5-1 for the Brummies followed in heat 7 but the visitors shared heat 8 when Jaimie Smith made a fast start to head home Birkinshaw and Smart taking the score to 33-15.
Birmingham added another 5-1 in heat 9 from Lyons and Roynon but heat 10 was shared. Casper Wortmann was excluded under the two minute time allowance and went from 15 metres back. Kyle Legault won the race but, when James Birkinshaw fell, the Fen Tigers’ pair took the minor places for a shared race. Kai Laukkanen took a TR in heat 11 and won the race by rounding Phil Morris. Hargreaves finished third after Jaimie Smith had fallen so the result was a 3-6 to the visitors. Their joy was short lived. In heat 12 Lee Smart and Jason Lyons gated to another 5-1 taking the score to 49-26.
Kyle Legault fell in heat 13 trying to pass Laukkanen and was excluded from the rerun which was won by Laukkanen from Phil Morris for a 2-4 to the Fen Tigers. The Brummies cancelled that with a 4-2 in heat 14. Adam Roynon won the race while Jack Hargreaves fell and remounted on the second lap. He was rewarded when James Cockle fell on the third lap for Hargreaves to take the third place point. Finally Kai Laukkanen fell on the opening bend of heat 15 leaving Lyons and Legault to sail off for the Brummies seventh 5-1 of the match.
Scorers: For Birmingham – Jason Lyons 14+1 (5) (paid maximum), Kyle Legault 10+2 (5), Phil Morris 9+1 (4), Jack Hargreaves 8+1 (4), Adam Roynon 7+2 (4), Lee Smart 7+2 (4), James Birkinshaw 5 (4).
For Mildenhall – Kai Laukkanen 13 (5) (with 6 point TR), Jaimie Smith 6+2 (5), Casper Wortmann 6+1 (6), Jan Gravesen 4 (4), Mark Baseby 2 (5), James Cockle 1 (4), Rob Smith 1 (1).
Premier Trophy: King’s Lynn 61, Rye House 31
Both teams were at full strength.
The Rockets got off to a bright start. Chris Neath beat Tomas Topinka for a shared race then Danny Betson and Robert Mear followed Simon Lambert home in the reserves race for another 3-3. The Rockets’ chances however were killed stone dead in heat 3. Tai Woffinden fell and was withdrawn from the meeting with cuts and muscle damage. To compound things, Tommy Allen didn’t even complete a lap before withdrawing from the race with engine trouble. This gave the Stars a 5-0 and they followed that with a 4-2 won by Simon Lambert from Stefan Ekberg. This took the score to 15-8.
It didn’t get any better for Rye House when Chris Neath was excluded from heat 5 for touching the tapes and was replaced by Robert Mear. Kings’ Lynn banged home an unchallenged 5-1 and they followed it with another in heat 6 from Tacey and Topinka. The Rockets had hopes of a heat advantage in heat 7 when Tommy Allen worked his way to the front on the opening lap. With John Oliver slipping to the back it looked like a 2-4 but Rusty Harrison swept round the outside of Allen on the third lap to win the race and share the points. A Tacey/Lambert 5-1 in heat 8 then took the score to 33-14.
Heat 9 saw Jaimie Smith make a mess of the first bend. He couldn’t recover but Kevin Doolan won the race for a 3-3 then King’s Lynn scored their fifth five pointer in heat 10 through Topinka and Tacey. Chris Neath took a TR in heat 11 and produced the goods by holding off a strong challenge from Rusty Harrison for the full six points. Luke Bowen could offer no support so the result was a 3-6 to Rye House but the Stars hit back with another 5-1 in heat 12 when Doolan and Lambert finished ahead of the Rockets’ reserves taking the score to 49-25.
Chris Neath, in sparkling form (apart from the tape touch) won heat 13 beating Tomas Topinka again. Rusty Harrison took third from Stefan Ekberg so a shared race was the result. An exciting heat 14 ended with Simon Lambert winning from Tommy Allen and Kozza Smith for a 4-2. Lambert had completed a five ride paid maximum so was nominated for heat 15 with the other maximum man, Kevin Doolan. Chris Neath made the gate but was passed by Simon Lambert and Kevin Doolan on the first lap as the Stars finished with another 5-1 to top the 60 point mark.
Scorers: For King’s Lynn – Simon Lambert 16+2 (6) (paid maximum), Kevin Doolan 14+1 (5) (paid maximum), Shaun Tacey 9+2 (4), Tomas Topinka 9+1 (4), Rusty Harrison 7+1 (4), Kozza Smith 5+2 (4), John Oliver 1 (3).
For Rye House – Chris Neath 13 (5) (with 6 point TR), Rob Mear 5+3 (7), Tommy Allen 5 (4), Stefan Ekberg 5 (5), Danny Betson 2 (5), Luke Bowen 1 (4), Tai Woffinden 0 (1).
Premier Trophy: Birmingham 60, Mildenhall 33.
Birmingham were at full strength while Mildenhall, still without Robbie Kessler, again used Rider Replacement at number 5. They were also without Shane Colvin so had Jaimie Smith (Reading) as a guest at number 2. Rob Smith was nominated as their number 8.
Mildenhall didn’t exactly get off to a good start. After sharing the opening race they dropped two points behind in the reserves race although Mark Baseby passed Lee Smart for second place. Birmingham then produced two 5-1s increasing their lead to 10 points at 20-10 and it looked like being a long night for the Fen Tigers.
There was some respite for the visitors in heat 5 when Adam Roynon suffered engine failure. Kai Laukkanen and Jaimie Smith shared the points behind Jason Lyons then James Birkinshaw got into the act by winning his first race for the Brummies in heat 6. Kyle Legault was content to follow him home and another 5-1 went the home side’s way. Another comfortable 5-1 for the Brummies followed in heat 7 but the visitors shared heat 8 when Jaimie Smith made a fast start to head home Birkinshaw and Smart taking the score to 33-15.
Birmingham added another 5-1 in heat 9 from Lyons and Roynon but heat 10 was shared. Casper Wortmann was excluded under the two minute time allowance and went from 15 metres back. Kyle Legault won the race but, when James Birkinshaw fell, the Fen Tigers’ pair took the minor places for a shared race. Kai Laukkanen took a TR in heat 11 and won the race by rounding Phil Morris. Hargreaves finished third after Jaimie Smith had fallen so the result was a 3-6 to the visitors. Their joy was short lived. In heat 12 Lee Smart and Jason Lyons gated to another 5-1 taking the score to 49-26.
Kyle Legault fell in heat 13 trying to pass Laukkanen and was excluded from the rerun which was won by Laukkanen from Phil Morris for a 2-4 to the Fen Tigers. The Brummies cancelled that with a 4-2 in heat 14. Adam Roynon won the race while Jack Hargreaves fell and remounted on the second lap. He was rewarded when James Cockle fell on the third lap for Hargreaves to take the third place point. Finally Kai Laukkanen fell on the opening bend of heat 15 leaving Lyons and Legault to sail off for the Brummies seventh 5-1 of the match.
Scorers: For Birmingham – Jason Lyons 14+1 (5) (paid maximum), Kyle Legault 10+2 (5), Phil Morris 9+1 (4), Jack Hargreaves 8+1 (4), Adam Roynon 7+2 (4), Lee Smart 7+2 (4), James Birkinshaw 5 (4).
For Mildenhall – Kai Laukkanen 13 (5) (with 6 point TR), Jaimie Smith 6+2 (5), Casper Wortmann 6+1 (6), Jan Gravesen 4 (4), Mark Baseby 2 (5), James Cockle 1 (4), Rob Smith 1 (1).
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