Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Monday, 31 March
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Tonight’s only match was at Reading where the Racers faced Somerset in a Premier Trophy match.
Premier Trophy: Reading 44, Somerset 49.
Reading were again without the injured Danny Warwick and had Mark Burrows at number 7 in his place. Somerset were without Henning Loof so had to use Rider Replacement at number 2 instead.
In a challenge match just two weeks ago Reading comfortably beat Somerset by 17 points but it was a different story tonight as the same two teams met in this Premier Trophy match. Somerset, with an away win at Newport already under their belts, are now red-hot favourites to qualify as winners of their section.
The Rebels posted the warning signs as early as the opening race when Jason Doyle and (R/R) Stephan Katt raced to a 1-5 ahead of Mark Lemon. Reading’s guest, Mark Burrows, gained a 3-3 for the home side by winning the reserves race while Ulrich Ostergaard’s win in heat 3 also resulted in a shared race. Jordan Frampton won heat 4 after an exciting tussle with Mark Burrows while the two heat leaders, Tom P Madsen and Brent Werner brought up the rear. This third shared race on the trot took the score to 10-14.
Ostergaard won again in heat 5 this time beating Jason Doyle but Simon Walker (R/R) got up to pass Chris Mills on the line to keep the Rebels four points to the good. Reading recovered two points in heat 6 when Mark Lemon beat Brent Werner but they were fortunate when Stephan Katt’s bike packed up allowing Tomas Suchanek through for the third place point and a 4-2. Any hopes of a Reading come back were dashed when the Rebels scored another 1-5 in heat 7. Jordan Frampton and Emil Kramer left Madsen and Smith at the gate to put the visitors six points ahead. Mark Burrows demolished the fence in heat 8 and was excluded from the rerun but Tomas Suchanek kept the Racers afloat by winning the race for a 3-3 taking the score to 21-27.
Chris Mills was excluded in heat 9 which meant that Ulrich Ostergaard’s win was only good enough for another shared race and heat 10 was shared too when Emil Kramer won from Suchanek and Lemon. Somerset went further ahead in heat 11 when Jason Doyle beat Tom P Madsen. Jordan Frampton took third as Jaimie Smith had engine problems for a 2-4 which put the Rebels eight points up. Reading suffered another blow in heat 12 when Ulrich Ostergaard was beaten for the first time by Emil Kramer. Mark Burrows took third from Stephan Katt so the Racers at least shared the race taking the score to 32-40.
Jordan Frampton replaced Brent Werner in heat 13 but was excluded after crashing with Mark Lemon causing the race to be rerun. Lemon withdrew from the meeting and was replaced by Mark Burrows in the rerun which was won by Jason Doyle from Tom P Madsen to keep the visitors eight points in front. Ulrich Ostergaard then came into heat 14 as a Tactical Substitute replacing Jaimie Smith and starting from 15 metres back. It took him less than a lap to pass the field and go on to win for the full six points but he got no support as Chris Mills fell leaving Katt and Walker to pick up the three points consigning Reading to defeat. In the last heat Ulrich Ostergaard won again but Tom P Madsen fell as Jason Doyle and Emil Kramer filled the minor places for a shared race giving the Rebels a 5 point win.
Scorers: For Reading – Ulrich Ostergaard 20 (6) (including a 6 point TS), Mark Burrows 7+2 (5), Tom P Madsen 6+1 (5), Tomas Suchanek 6 (4), Mark Lemon 5+1 (3), Jaimie Smith 0 (3), Chris Mills 0 (4).
For Somerset – Jason Doyle 12+1 (5), Emil Kramer 11+2 (5), Stephan Katt 11 (7), Jordan Frampton 9+2 (6), Simon Walker 3+3 (4), Brent Werner 3+1 (3).
Premier Trophy: Reading 44, Somerset 49.
Reading were again without the injured Danny Warwick and had Mark Burrows at number 7 in his place. Somerset were without Henning Loof so had to use Rider Replacement at number 2 instead.
In a challenge match just two weeks ago Reading comfortably beat Somerset by 17 points but it was a different story tonight as the same two teams met in this Premier Trophy match. Somerset, with an away win at Newport already under their belts, are now red-hot favourites to qualify as winners of their section.
The Rebels posted the warning signs as early as the opening race when Jason Doyle and (R/R) Stephan Katt raced to a 1-5 ahead of Mark Lemon. Reading’s guest, Mark Burrows, gained a 3-3 for the home side by winning the reserves race while Ulrich Ostergaard’s win in heat 3 also resulted in a shared race. Jordan Frampton won heat 4 after an exciting tussle with Mark Burrows while the two heat leaders, Tom P Madsen and Brent Werner brought up the rear. This third shared race on the trot took the score to 10-14.
Ostergaard won again in heat 5 this time beating Jason Doyle but Simon Walker (R/R) got up to pass Chris Mills on the line to keep the Rebels four points to the good. Reading recovered two points in heat 6 when Mark Lemon beat Brent Werner but they were fortunate when Stephan Katt’s bike packed up allowing Tomas Suchanek through for the third place point and a 4-2. Any hopes of a Reading come back were dashed when the Rebels scored another 1-5 in heat 7. Jordan Frampton and Emil Kramer left Madsen and Smith at the gate to put the visitors six points ahead. Mark Burrows demolished the fence in heat 8 and was excluded from the rerun but Tomas Suchanek kept the Racers afloat by winning the race for a 3-3 taking the score to 21-27.
Chris Mills was excluded in heat 9 which meant that Ulrich Ostergaard’s win was only good enough for another shared race and heat 10 was shared too when Emil Kramer won from Suchanek and Lemon. Somerset went further ahead in heat 11 when Jason Doyle beat Tom P Madsen. Jordan Frampton took third as Jaimie Smith had engine problems for a 2-4 which put the Rebels eight points up. Reading suffered another blow in heat 12 when Ulrich Ostergaard was beaten for the first time by Emil Kramer. Mark Burrows took third from Stephan Katt so the Racers at least shared the race taking the score to 32-40.
Jordan Frampton replaced Brent Werner in heat 13 but was excluded after crashing with Mark Lemon causing the race to be rerun. Lemon withdrew from the meeting and was replaced by Mark Burrows in the rerun which was won by Jason Doyle from Tom P Madsen to keep the visitors eight points in front. Ulrich Ostergaard then came into heat 14 as a Tactical Substitute replacing Jaimie Smith and starting from 15 metres back. It took him less than a lap to pass the field and go on to win for the full six points but he got no support as Chris Mills fell leaving Katt and Walker to pick up the three points consigning Reading to defeat. In the last heat Ulrich Ostergaard won again but Tom P Madsen fell as Jason Doyle and Emil Kramer filled the minor places for a shared race giving the Rebels a 5 point win.
Scorers: For Reading – Ulrich Ostergaard 20 (6) (including a 6 point TS), Mark Burrows 7+2 (5), Tom P Madsen 6+1 (5), Tomas Suchanek 6 (4), Mark Lemon 5+1 (3), Jaimie Smith 0 (3), Chris Mills 0 (4).
For Somerset – Jason Doyle 12+1 (5), Emil Kramer 11+2 (5), Stephan Katt 11 (7), Jordan Frampton 9+2 (6), Simon Walker 3+3 (4), Brent Werner 3+1 (3).
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