Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Monday, 24 March
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Today’s matches were at Rye House where the Rockets raced Mildenhall and at Workington where the Comets took on Berwick. Both were Premier Trophy matches.
Premier Trophy: Rye House 59, Mildenhall 33
Rye House were at full strength but Mildenhall were without Robbie Kessler so used Rider Replacement at number 4. They were also missing Shane Colvin so had Lee Smart as a guest at number 2. Aaron Baseby was nominated as their number 8.
There’s really no hope when you lose the first six heats by 5-1 to trail by 24 points but Mildenhall recovered sufficiently only to lose another two points over the remaining nine races.
There was just no stopping the Rockets over the early heats although James Cockle’s exclusion in the reserves race then Jan Gravesen’s exclusion in heat 3 for causing Tommy Allen to fall didn’t help the Fen Tigers. Lee Smart looked like breaking the run of Rye House maximums in heat 4 but he was passed on the last bend by Robert Mear for the fourth 5-1 taking the score to 20-4.
Kai Laukkanen was at the wrong end of another 5-1 in heat 5 then Mark Baseby was excluded for falling in heat 6 as another maximum went the home side’s way. The tide finally turned in heat 7 when Stefan Ekberg was excluded for causing Jan Gravesen to fall. Gravesen won the rerun from Danny Betson for a 2-4 to the Fen Tigers. Lee Smart then won heat 8 for a shared race but it might have been a 1-5 until James Cockle fell on the third lap while on the maximum with his partner. The score now stood at 35-13.
Mark Baseby fell and was excluded from the rerun of heat 9 which resulted in Rye House’s seventh 5-1 from Woffinden and Allen ahead of the Mildenhall number eight, Aaron Baseby. In heat 10 the visitors responded with a 1-5 from Jan Gravesen and Casper Wortmann from Luke Bowen and Chris Neath. Back came Rye House in heat 11. It looked like it might be another 5-1 when Ekberg and Betson led but Kai Laukkanen got up to pass Betson on the line to limit the damage to a 4-2. Jan Gravesen then took a TR in heat 12. He finished second to Tai Woffinden and with Robert Mear in third the race was shared 4-4 taking the score to 45-21.
Laukkanen split the Ekberg/Neath pairing in heat 13 for a Rockets’ 4-2 then heat 14 was shared. Tommy Allen broke the tapes and went from 15 metres back. James Cockle was the early heat leader but he was passed by Danny Betson for a 3-3. Tai Woffinden fell in the last race leaving Stefan Ekberg to lead home Jan Gravesen and Kai Laukkanen for another shared race.
Scorers: For Rye House– Stefan Ekberg 12 (5), Tai Woffinden 11+1 (5), Luke Bowen 8+1 (4), Danny Betson 8+1 (4), Tommy Allen 7+2 (4), Robert Mear 7+2 (4), Chris Neath 6+1 (4).
For Mildenhall– Jan Gravesen 12 (5) (with 4 point TR), Kai Laukkanen 7+1 (5), Casper Wortmann 6+2 (5), Lee Smart 4 (5), James Cockle 2 (4), Aaron Baseby 1 (2), Mark Baseby 1 (4).
Premier League: Workington 53, Berwick 40.
Workington were at full strength while Berwick, without Guglielmo Franchetti and Manuel Hauzinger, used Rider Replacement at number 5 and Jaimie Robertson as a guest at number 2.
The match was dominated by Workington’s heat leaders and they pulled steadily away with a number of early 4-2s. Nermark and Smith kicked off with the first in heat 1 as Rymel finished second then heats 2 and 3, won by Magosi for Berwick and Stonehewer for Workington after Charles Wright had fallen and been excluded, were shared. Kauko Nieminen won heat 3 after passing Magosi with Scott Smith third for another 4-2 which took the score to 14-10.
Carl Stonehewer beat Rymel in heat 5 with Charles Wright third for Workington’s third 4-2 then Norbert Magosi took second to Daniel Nermark in heat 6 for a fourth. Michal Makovsky won heat 7 for Berwick from Nieminen for a shared race to stop the rot then Norbert Magosi won heat 8 for another share of the spoils. This took the score to 28-20.
Heat 9 was another home 4-2. Carl Stonehewer won for the third time while Tero Aarnio finished second. The Comets were now ten points ahead. Michal Makovsky, having beaten Nieminen in heat 7 now did likewise to Daniel Nermark in heat 10. Makovsky and Aarnio made the gate in this race but Nermark passed Aarnio to limit the damage to a 2-4. If Berwick had played their TR card they could have reduced the deficit to five points instead of eight. As it was they didn’t now have the option of a TR. Adrian Rymel fell and was excluded from the rerun of heat 11. This left Norbert Magosi to go on his own but the Comets took the first 5-1 of the match as Nieminen and Joe Haines headed the Hungarian home. Carl Stonehewer completed his four ride maximum in heat 12 against Magosi and Makovsky and the score now stood at 42-30.
Berwick continued their policy of using Michal Makovsky in heat 13 as Rider Replacement ensuring he has three hard races in four heats at the end of a match. This tactic may well have cost them a point against Workington at Berwick on Saturday when this extravagant use of resources was nullified by a Comets’ 1-5. It failed yet again in this match when Nieminen and Nermark cashed in with another 5-1. Rymel was relegated to third as he was passed by first Nieminen and then Nermark. This stretched the Comets’ lead to 16 points. Finally Berwick played their TR card. They gave it to Tero Aarnio in heat 14 and he duly delivered by winning the race. Even better for the Berwick fans he was followed home by Norbert Magosi after both Berwick riders had made the gate. The big 1-8 was welcomed by the visitors but it was too little too late as the gap was narrowed to just nine points going into the last heat. Aarnio was rewarded with a heat 15 nomination to partner Michal Makovsky but it was Carl Stonehewer, completing a full five ride maximum, who won the race with Kauko Nieminen following him home for a last heat 5-1 to the Comets.
Scorers: For Workington – Carl Stonehewer 15 (5), Kauko Nieminen 13+1 (5), Daniel Nermark 10+1 (4), Joe Haines 6+2 (4), John Branney 4+1 (4), Scott Smith 3+1 (4), Charles Wright 2 (4).
For Berwick – Norbert Magosi 15+1 (7), Tero Aarnio 11 (6) (with 6 point TR), Michal Makovsky 9+2 (6), Adrian Rymel 5 (4), Adam McKinna 0 (3), Jaimie Robertson 0 (4).
Premier Trophy: Rye House 59, Mildenhall 33
Rye House were at full strength but Mildenhall were without Robbie Kessler so used Rider Replacement at number 4. They were also missing Shane Colvin so had Lee Smart as a guest at number 2. Aaron Baseby was nominated as their number 8.
There’s really no hope when you lose the first six heats by 5-1 to trail by 24 points but Mildenhall recovered sufficiently only to lose another two points over the remaining nine races.
There was just no stopping the Rockets over the early heats although James Cockle’s exclusion in the reserves race then Jan Gravesen’s exclusion in heat 3 for causing Tommy Allen to fall didn’t help the Fen Tigers. Lee Smart looked like breaking the run of Rye House maximums in heat 4 but he was passed on the last bend by Robert Mear for the fourth 5-1 taking the score to 20-4.
Kai Laukkanen was at the wrong end of another 5-1 in heat 5 then Mark Baseby was excluded for falling in heat 6 as another maximum went the home side’s way. The tide finally turned in heat 7 when Stefan Ekberg was excluded for causing Jan Gravesen to fall. Gravesen won the rerun from Danny Betson for a 2-4 to the Fen Tigers. Lee Smart then won heat 8 for a shared race but it might have been a 1-5 until James Cockle fell on the third lap while on the maximum with his partner. The score now stood at 35-13.
Mark Baseby fell and was excluded from the rerun of heat 9 which resulted in Rye House’s seventh 5-1 from Woffinden and Allen ahead of the Mildenhall number eight, Aaron Baseby. In heat 10 the visitors responded with a 1-5 from Jan Gravesen and Casper Wortmann from Luke Bowen and Chris Neath. Back came Rye House in heat 11. It looked like it might be another 5-1 when Ekberg and Betson led but Kai Laukkanen got up to pass Betson on the line to limit the damage to a 4-2. Jan Gravesen then took a TR in heat 12. He finished second to Tai Woffinden and with Robert Mear in third the race was shared 4-4 taking the score to 45-21.
Laukkanen split the Ekberg/Neath pairing in heat 13 for a Rockets’ 4-2 then heat 14 was shared. Tommy Allen broke the tapes and went from 15 metres back. James Cockle was the early heat leader but he was passed by Danny Betson for a 3-3. Tai Woffinden fell in the last race leaving Stefan Ekberg to lead home Jan Gravesen and Kai Laukkanen for another shared race.
Scorers: For Rye House– Stefan Ekberg 12 (5), Tai Woffinden 11+1 (5), Luke Bowen 8+1 (4), Danny Betson 8+1 (4), Tommy Allen 7+2 (4), Robert Mear 7+2 (4), Chris Neath 6+1 (4).
For Mildenhall– Jan Gravesen 12 (5) (with 4 point TR), Kai Laukkanen 7+1 (5), Casper Wortmann 6+2 (5), Lee Smart 4 (5), James Cockle 2 (4), Aaron Baseby 1 (2), Mark Baseby 1 (4).
Premier League: Workington 53, Berwick 40.
Workington were at full strength while Berwick, without Guglielmo Franchetti and Manuel Hauzinger, used Rider Replacement at number 5 and Jaimie Robertson as a guest at number 2.
The match was dominated by Workington’s heat leaders and they pulled steadily away with a number of early 4-2s. Nermark and Smith kicked off with the first in heat 1 as Rymel finished second then heats 2 and 3, won by Magosi for Berwick and Stonehewer for Workington after Charles Wright had fallen and been excluded, were shared. Kauko Nieminen won heat 3 after passing Magosi with Scott Smith third for another 4-2 which took the score to 14-10.
Carl Stonehewer beat Rymel in heat 5 with Charles Wright third for Workington’s third 4-2 then Norbert Magosi took second to Daniel Nermark in heat 6 for a fourth. Michal Makovsky won heat 7 for Berwick from Nieminen for a shared race to stop the rot then Norbert Magosi won heat 8 for another share of the spoils. This took the score to 28-20.
Heat 9 was another home 4-2. Carl Stonehewer won for the third time while Tero Aarnio finished second. The Comets were now ten points ahead. Michal Makovsky, having beaten Nieminen in heat 7 now did likewise to Daniel Nermark in heat 10. Makovsky and Aarnio made the gate in this race but Nermark passed Aarnio to limit the damage to a 2-4. If Berwick had played their TR card they could have reduced the deficit to five points instead of eight. As it was they didn’t now have the option of a TR. Adrian Rymel fell and was excluded from the rerun of heat 11. This left Norbert Magosi to go on his own but the Comets took the first 5-1 of the match as Nieminen and Joe Haines headed the Hungarian home. Carl Stonehewer completed his four ride maximum in heat 12 against Magosi and Makovsky and the score now stood at 42-30.
Berwick continued their policy of using Michal Makovsky in heat 13 as Rider Replacement ensuring he has three hard races in four heats at the end of a match. This tactic may well have cost them a point against Workington at Berwick on Saturday when this extravagant use of resources was nullified by a Comets’ 1-5. It failed yet again in this match when Nieminen and Nermark cashed in with another 5-1. Rymel was relegated to third as he was passed by first Nieminen and then Nermark. This stretched the Comets’ lead to 16 points. Finally Berwick played their TR card. They gave it to Tero Aarnio in heat 14 and he duly delivered by winning the race. Even better for the Berwick fans he was followed home by Norbert Magosi after both Berwick riders had made the gate. The big 1-8 was welcomed by the visitors but it was too little too late as the gap was narrowed to just nine points going into the last heat. Aarnio was rewarded with a heat 15 nomination to partner Michal Makovsky but it was Carl Stonehewer, completing a full five ride maximum, who won the race with Kauko Nieminen following him home for a last heat 5-1 to the Comets.
Scorers: For Workington – Carl Stonehewer 15 (5), Kauko Nieminen 13+1 (5), Daniel Nermark 10+1 (4), Joe Haines 6+2 (4), John Branney 4+1 (4), Scott Smith 3+1 (4), Charles Wright 2 (4).
For Berwick – Norbert Magosi 15+1 (7), Tero Aarnio 11 (6) (with 6 point TR), Michal Makovsky 9+2 (6), Adrian Rymel 5 (4), Adam McKinna 0 (3), Jaimie Robertson 0 (4).
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