Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Saturday, 22 March
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Three matches were raced today. At Berwick the Bandits faced Workington in a Premier Trophy match. At Stoke the Potters took on Redcar also in the Premier Trophy while on the Isle of Wight the Islanders raced against Reading in the first leg of the Chalfont Coaches Trophy.
Premier Trophy: Berwick 44, Workington 46
Berwick had Jaimie Robertson as a guest for the injured Guglielmo Franchetti and used R/R for the injured Manuel Hauzinger. Workington introduced their new signings Scott Smith and Joe Haines.
The teams exchanged 5-1s in the opening two heats. Daniel Nermark rode a ruthless first two bends against Adrian Rymel and Jaimie Robertson then Scott Smith passed Rymel to join Nermark for a 1-5 to the Comets. It was a different story in the reserves race when Magosi and McKinna jetted to the front for a 5-1 to the Bandits despite a late challenge from John Branney. A fine race between Stonehewer and Makovsky went the Comet’s way for a shared race but the visitors got their noses in front again in heat 4. Norbert Magosi took the R/R ride but it was Kauko Nieminen who shot from the gate to win the race. John Branney passed McKinna so the Comets took a 2-4 taking the score to 11-13.
Daniel Nermark made the start in heat 5 but it was Tero Aarnio who took up the challenge by passing both Scott Smith and Michal Makovsky almost catching the Workington man. The result was a shared race keeping the Comets two points in front however it was all square after heat 6 when Adrian Rymel led Kauko Nieminen home with Jaimie Robertson third for a 4-2. Berwick used Adam McKinna as R/R in heat 7 so went with an all reserve pairing. Again Stonehewer made the gate while Magosi finished second ahead of Charles Wright. This gave the Comets a 2-4 and they were back in front again at 20-22. Jaimie Robertson rode an excellent race to round Scott Smith to win heat 8 but John Branney got the better of Adam McKinna again so the result was a shared race taking the score to 23-25.
It was all square again after heat 9. Michal Makovsky passed Kauko Nieminen on the opening bend while behind him Tero Aarnio battled hard to pass Joe Haines on the last bend giving the Bandits a 4-2. Carl Stonehewer made the gate in heat 10 but this time Adrian Rymel roared round the outside on the opening two bends to lead down the back straight and head off for a comfortable win. With Jaimie Robertson retiring from the race the points were shared and the two sides remained on level terms. Berwick chose to go with Tero Aarnio as R/R in heat 11 but this was not a success as Workington gated for a 1-5 from Nermark and Smith to take a four point lead at this crucial stage in the match. Berwick were not about to cave in though and replied with a 5-1 from Michal Makovsky and Norbert Magosi, replacing Adam McKinna, ahead of Carl Stonehewer to level the score which now stood at 36-36.
Michal Makovsky took the R/R ride in heat 13 to join Adrian Rymel against the unbeaten Nermark but it was the Comets’ pair who gated to another 1-5 leaving the Bandits trailing by four points once more. Back came Berwick though with a 4-2 from Norbert Magosi and Tero Aarnio split by Charles Wright to leave the home side trailing by two points going into the last heat decider. It was not to be for the Bandits though as Daniel Nermark won the race completing his paid maximum while Makovsky and Rymel finished in the minor places for a shared race.
Scorers: For Berwick – Norbert Magosi 13+1 (6), Michal Makovsky 12+1 (5), Adrian Rymel 8+1 (5), Tero Aarnio 5+1 (5), Jaimie Robertson 4 (4), Adam McKinna 2+1 (4).
For Workington – Daniel Nermark 14+1 (5) (paid maximum), Kauko Nieminen 10 (5), Carl Stonehewer 9 (4), Scott Smith 6+2 (4), Charles Wright 4+1 (4), John Branney 3+1 (5), Joe Haines 0 (3).
Premier Trophy: Stoke 49, Redcar 41
Stoke were without Klaus Jakobsen and used Rider Replacement at number 1. Redcar riding their first match of the season introduced newcomer Ty Proctor.
Gary Havelock got the Bears off to a winning start, beating Ben Barker, while Ty Proctor took third for a 2-4. Mark Burrows was the reserves race winner but the Redcar pair of Giffard and Bugeja finished behind him for a shared heat. The Potters levelled the scores with a 4-2 in heat 3 when Lee Complin defeated James Grieves while Claus Kristensen took third from Josh Auty. However Redcar were back in front again with a 1-5 in heat 4 which was won by Chris Kerr with Daniel Giffard passing Mark Burrows for second. The score now stood at 10-14
The Bears stretched their lead to six points after a great race between Lee Complin and Gary Havelock won by the Redcar skipper. Ty Proctor took third for a 2-4 to the visitors then heat 6, won by Lee Complin, resulted in a shared race. The Potters pulled back two points with a 4-2 in heat 7 when the hitherto pointless Barrie Evans won the race from Josh Auty while Emiliano Sanchez relegated James Grieves to the back. The home side then shaved another two points from Redcar’s lead with another 4-2 in heat 8 when Ben Barker won from Ty Proctor and Mark Burrows picked up third place. This took the score to 23-25.
Heat 9 won by Lee Complin was shared as was heat 10 won by James Grieves then, in heat 11 Gary Havelock fell and was excluded from the rerun. Ty Proctor was excluded from the rerun for touching the tapes so Daniel Giffard came into the heat as the lone Bear as reserve replacement. Sanchez and Evans made no mistake in the second rerun with a 5-1 which wiped out Redcar’s lead and put the Potters two points ahead. James Grieves won heat 12 but with Bugeja finishing last behind Burrows and Kristiansen it was only good enough for a shared race taking the score to 37-35.
It was some time before the rest of the match took place. First of all the lights failed then, when they were sorted and racing was due to resume, the ambulance was called away and they had to wait for another. Eventually the last three heats were raced. Emiliano Sanchez registered his first win beating Gary Havelock in the process. With Ben Barker taking third place as Chris Kerr fell the 4-2 increased the Potters’ lead to four points. They wrapped the win up with a 5-1 from Complin and Evans in heat 14 for an eight point lead. In the last heat Chris Kerr was excluded under the two minute time allowance rule but elected to start from 15 metres back. Finally a very long evening was brought to a conclusion with a shared race won by James Grieves from Barker and Complin.
Scorers: For Stoke – Lee Complin 15+1 (6), Ben Barker 9+1 (6), Emiliano Sanchez 9 (5), Barrie Evans 7+2 (5) Mark Burrows 7 (4).
For Redcar – James Grieves 11 (5), Gary Havelock 8 (4), Chris Kerr 7 (5), Daniel Giffard 5+1 (5), Ty Proctor 4 (4), Arlo Bugeja 3+3 (4), Josh Auty 3 (4).
Chalfont Coaches Trophy (first leg): Isle of Wight 48, Reading 47
The Isle of Wight introduced newcomers Paul Fry and James Holder in this their first home match of the season. Reading had Sam Martin (Sheffield) as a guest reserve in place of the injured Danny Warwick.
The Racers drew first blood when Mark Lemon gated from Jason Bunyan. Tomas Suchanek took third as Cory Gathercole’s bike began to slow on the approach to the line so the visitors opened with a 2-4. Reading’s guest reserve, Sam Martin, won heat 2 for a shared race and Ulrich Ostergaard did likewise in heat 3. The Islanders were back on level terms again after heat 4 when Glen Phillips won the race from Tom P Madsen with support in third from James Holder for a 4-2 taking the score to 12-12.
Heat 5 was won by Mark Lemon again for a 3-3 but the Islanders finally took the lead in heat 6 with a 5-1 from Cory Gathercole and Jason Bunyan for a four point advantage. They increased it to six points in heat 7 as Ulrich Ostergaard had an engine failure while leading the race. This allowed Glen Phillips through for the win while Chris Mills passed James Holder on the last bend to limit the damage to a 4-2. The home side continued their run of success with another 5-1 in heat 8 thanks to Cory Gathercole and David Bargh from Tomas Suchanek putting them ten points ahead at 29-19.
The Islanders forged further ahead with another 5-1 in heat 9 this time from Krzysztof Stojanowski and Paul Fry against the weak Reading third pairing. They now led by 14 points but Reading responded with a 2-4 in heat 10 when Ulrich Ostergaard passed Jason Bunyan to win the race. Cory Gathercole fell leaving Chris Mills to pick up the third place point. Mark Lemon took a TR in heat 11 but it was Glen Phillips who won the race. Lemon was second with Suchanek third so the Racers won the race 3-5 to pull another two points back. Ulrich Ostergaard won heat 12 from Stojanowski and Jaimie Smith for yet another 2-4 to chip another two points from the Islanders’ lead taking the score to 41-33.
Glen Phillips scored his fourth win of the match in heat 13 beating Mark Lemon. Jason Bunyan took third so the Islanders took another 4-2 to restore their ten point lead. In heat 14 Ulrich Ostergaard took a Tactical Substitute ride from 15 metres back replacing Sam Martin. He delivered the goods too! By the second lap he had already passed James Holder and Chris Mills. He then chased down and passed Paul Fry on the third bend, third lap to go on and win the race. Chris Mills was third so the Racers scored a 2-7 from the race to cut the home side’s lead to five points. Heat 15 was a disaster for the Islanders. Glen Phillips failed to complete his maximum and only scored a point after Jason Bunyan’s bike gave up the ghost on the second lap when he lay second. This left Lemon and Ostergaard to pick up a 1-5 leaving the Islanders with a one point victory for their efforts.
Scorers: For the Isle of Wight – Glen Phillips 13 (5), Krzysztof Stojanowski 8+1 (4), Paul Fry 7+2 (4), Jason Bunyan 7+1 (5), Cory Gathercole 6 (4), Andrew Bargh 4+1 (4), James Holder 3+1 (5).
For Reading – Ulrich Ostergaard 17+1 (6) (with 6 point TS), Mark Lemon 15 (5) (with 4 point TR), Chris Mills 4 (4), Tomas Suchanek 3+1 (4), Sam Martin 3 (3), Tom P Madsen 3 (4), Jaimie Smith 2 (4).
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Saturday, 22 March
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Three matches were raced today. At Berwick the Bandits faced Workington in a Premier Trophy match. At Stoke the Potters took on Redcar also in the Premier Trophy while on the Isle of Wight the Islanders raced against Reading in the first leg of the Chalfont Coaches Trophy.
Premier Trophy: Berwick 44, Workington 46
Berwick had Jaimie Robertson as a guest for the injured Guglielmo Franchetti and used R/R for the injured Manuel Hauzinger. Workington introduced their new signings Scott Smith and Joe Haines.
The teams exchanged 5-1s in the opening two heats. Daniel Nermark rode a ruthless first two bends against Adrian Rymel and Jaimie Robertson then Scott Smith passed Rymel to join Nermark for a 1-5 to the Comets. It was a different story in the reserves race when Magosi and McKinna jetted to the front for a 5-1 to the Bandits despite a late challenge from John Branney. A fine race between Stonehewer and Makovsky went the Comet’s way for a shared race but the visitors got their noses in front again in heat 4. Norbert Magosi took the R/R ride but it was Kauko Nieminen who shot from the gate to win the race. John Branney passed McKinna so the Comets took a 2-4 taking the score to 11-13.
Daniel Nermark made the start in heat 5 but it was Tero Aarnio who took up the challenge by passing both Scott Smith and Michal Makovsky almost catching the Workington man. The result was a shared race keeping the Comets two points in front however it was all square after heat 6 when Adrian Rymel led Kauko Nieminen home with Jaimie Robertson third for a 4-2. Berwick used Adam McKinna as R/R in heat 7 so went with an all reserve pairing. Again Stonehewer made the gate while Magosi finished second ahead of Charles Wright. This gave the Comets a 2-4 and they were back in front again at 20-22. Jaimie Robertson rode an excellent race to round Scott Smith to win heat 8 but John Branney got the better of Adam McKinna again so the result was a shared race taking the score to 23-25.
It was all square again after heat 9. Michal Makovsky passed Kauko Nieminen on the opening bend while behind him Tero Aarnio battled hard to pass Joe Haines on the last bend giving the Bandits a 4-2. Carl Stonehewer made the gate in heat 10 but this time Adrian Rymel roared round the outside on the opening two bends to lead down the back straight and head off for a comfortable win. With Jaimie Robertson retiring from the race the points were shared and the two sides remained on level terms. Berwick chose to go with Tero Aarnio as R/R in heat 11 but this was not a success as Workington gated for a 1-5 from Nermark and Smith to take a four point lead at this crucial stage in the match. Berwick were not about to cave in though and replied with a 5-1 from Michal Makovsky and Norbert Magosi, replacing Adam McKinna, ahead of Carl Stonehewer to level the score which now stood at 36-36.
Michal Makovsky took the R/R ride in heat 13 to join Adrian Rymel against the unbeaten Nermark but it was the Comets’ pair who gated to another 1-5 leaving the Bandits trailing by four points once more. Back came Berwick though with a 4-2 from Norbert Magosi and Tero Aarnio split by Charles Wright to leave the home side trailing by two points going into the last heat decider. It was not to be for the Bandits though as Daniel Nermark won the race completing his paid maximum while Makovsky and Rymel finished in the minor places for a shared race.
Scorers: For Berwick – Norbert Magosi 13+1 (6), Michal Makovsky 12+1 (5), Adrian Rymel 8+1 (5), Tero Aarnio 5+1 (5), Jaimie Robertson 4 (4), Adam McKinna 2+1 (4).
For Workington – Daniel Nermark 14+1 (5) (paid maximum), Kauko Nieminen 10 (5), Carl Stonehewer 9 (4), Scott Smith 6+2 (4), Charles Wright 4+1 (4), John Branney 3+1 (5), Joe Haines 0 (3).
Premier Trophy: Stoke 49, Redcar 41
Stoke were without Klaus Jakobsen and used Rider Replacement at number 1. Redcar riding their first match of the season introduced newcomer Ty Proctor.
Gary Havelock got the Bears off to a winning start, beating Ben Barker, while Ty Proctor took third for a 2-4. Mark Burrows was the reserves race winner but the Redcar pair of Giffard and Bugeja finished behind him for a shared heat. The Potters levelled the scores with a 4-2 in heat 3 when Lee Complin defeated James Grieves while Claus Kristensen took third from Josh Auty. However Redcar were back in front again with a 1-5 in heat 4 which was won by Chris Kerr with Daniel Giffard passing Mark Burrows for second. The score now stood at 10-14
The Bears stretched their lead to six points after a great race between Lee Complin and Gary Havelock won by the Redcar skipper. Ty Proctor took third for a 2-4 to the visitors then heat 6, won by Lee Complin, resulted in a shared race. The Potters pulled back two points with a 4-2 in heat 7 when the hitherto pointless Barrie Evans won the race from Josh Auty while Emiliano Sanchez relegated James Grieves to the back. The home side then shaved another two points from Redcar’s lead with another 4-2 in heat 8 when Ben Barker won from Ty Proctor and Mark Burrows picked up third place. This took the score to 23-25.
Heat 9 won by Lee Complin was shared as was heat 10 won by James Grieves then, in heat 11 Gary Havelock fell and was excluded from the rerun. Ty Proctor was excluded from the rerun for touching the tapes so Daniel Giffard came into the heat as the lone Bear as reserve replacement. Sanchez and Evans made no mistake in the second rerun with a 5-1 which wiped out Redcar’s lead and put the Potters two points ahead. James Grieves won heat 12 but with Bugeja finishing last behind Burrows and Kristiansen it was only good enough for a shared race taking the score to 37-35.
It was some time before the rest of the match took place. First of all the lights failed then, when they were sorted and racing was due to resume, the ambulance was called away and they had to wait for another. Eventually the last three heats were raced. Emiliano Sanchez registered his first win beating Gary Havelock in the process. With Ben Barker taking third place as Chris Kerr fell the 4-2 increased the Potters’ lead to four points. They wrapped the win up with a 5-1 from Complin and Evans in heat 14 for an eight point lead. In the last heat Chris Kerr was excluded under the two minute time allowance rule but elected to start from 15 metres back. Finally a very long evening was brought to a conclusion with a shared race won by James Grieves from Barker and Complin.
Scorers: For Stoke – Lee Complin 15+1 (6), Ben Barker 9+1 (6), Emiliano Sanchez 9 (5), Barrie Evans 7+2 (5) Mark Burrows 7 (4).
For Redcar – James Grieves 11 (5), Gary Havelock 8 (4), Chris Kerr 7 (5), Daniel Giffard 5+1 (5), Ty Proctor 4 (4), Arlo Bugeja 3+3 (4), Josh Auty 3 (4).
Chalfont Coaches Trophy (first leg): Isle of Wight 48, Reading 47
The Isle of Wight introduced newcomers Paul Fry and James Holder in this their first home match of the season. Reading had Sam Martin (Sheffield) as a guest reserve in place of the injured Danny Warwick.
The Racers drew first blood when Mark Lemon gated from Jason Bunyan. Tomas Suchanek took third as Cory Gathercole’s bike began to slow on the approach to the line so the visitors opened with a 2-4. Reading’s guest reserve, Sam Martin, won heat 2 for a shared race and Ulrich Ostergaard did likewise in heat 3. The Islanders were back on level terms again after heat 4 when Glen Phillips won the race from Tom P Madsen with support in third from James Holder for a 4-2 taking the score to 12-12.
Heat 5 was won by Mark Lemon again for a 3-3 but the Islanders finally took the lead in heat 6 with a 5-1 from Cory Gathercole and Jason Bunyan for a four point advantage. They increased it to six points in heat 7 as Ulrich Ostergaard had an engine failure while leading the race. This allowed Glen Phillips through for the win while Chris Mills passed James Holder on the last bend to limit the damage to a 4-2. The home side continued their run of success with another 5-1 in heat 8 thanks to Cory Gathercole and David Bargh from Tomas Suchanek putting them ten points ahead at 29-19.
The Islanders forged further ahead with another 5-1 in heat 9 this time from Krzysztof Stojanowski and Paul Fry against the weak Reading third pairing. They now led by 14 points but Reading responded with a 2-4 in heat 10 when Ulrich Ostergaard passed Jason Bunyan to win the race. Cory Gathercole fell leaving Chris Mills to pick up the third place point. Mark Lemon took a TR in heat 11 but it was Glen Phillips who won the race. Lemon was second with Suchanek third so the Racers won the race 3-5 to pull another two points back. Ulrich Ostergaard won heat 12 from Stojanowski and Jaimie Smith for yet another 2-4 to chip another two points from the Islanders’ lead taking the score to 41-33.
Glen Phillips scored his fourth win of the match in heat 13 beating Mark Lemon. Jason Bunyan took third so the Islanders took another 4-2 to restore their ten point lead. In heat 14 Ulrich Ostergaard took a Tactical Substitute ride from 15 metres back replacing Sam Martin. He delivered the goods too! By the second lap he had already passed James Holder and Chris Mills. He then chased down and passed Paul Fry on the third bend, third lap to go on and win the race. Chris Mills was third so the Racers scored a 2-7 from the race to cut the home side’s lead to five points. Heat 15 was a disaster for the Islanders. Glen Phillips failed to complete his maximum and only scored a point after Jason Bunyan’s bike gave up the ghost on the second lap when he lay second. This left Lemon and Ostergaard to pick up a 1-5 leaving the Islanders with a one point victory for their efforts.
Scorers: For the Isle of Wight – Glen Phillips 13 (5), Krzysztof Stojanowski 8+1 (4), Paul Fry 7+2 (4), Jason Bunyan 7+1 (5), Cory Gathercole 6 (4), Andrew Bargh 4+1 (4), James Holder 3+1 (5).
For Reading – Ulrich Ostergaard 17+1 (6) (with 6 point TS), Mark Lemon 15 (5) (with 4 point TR), Chris Mills 4 (4), Tomas Suchanek 3+1 (4), Sam Martin 3 (3), Tom P Madsen 3 (4), Jaimie Smith 2 (4).
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