Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Thursday, 3 April
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With both Thursday night tracks going head to head there was only one match tonight and that was at Sheffield where the Tigers raced against Redcar in a Premier Trophy match.
Premier Trophy: Sheffield 53, Redcar 39.
Sheffield were still without Lee Smethills and had Simon Lambert at reserve while Redcar were in some disarray. Chris Kerr’s broken leg plus James Grieves’ chest infection left them without two of their three heat leaders. They had Tomas Suchanek as a guest for Chris Kerr at number 2 and had to use Rider Replacement for James Grieves at number 3. As a consequence Ty Proctor moved to number 5 in the side and David Wallinger was nominated as their number 8.
The two teams traded 4-2s in the first two races but two 5-1s put the Bears on the back foot. Gary Havelock won the opener from Joel Parsons. Ricky Ashworth unusually finished last and suffered a puncture while at the back but the Tigers levelled again when guest, Simon Lambert, won the reserves race. It looked like a 5-1 to the home side but Daniel Giffard got up on the line to pass Sam Martin to limit the damage to a 4-2. Paul Cooper won heat 3 for the Tigers while Tomas Suchanek slipped from second to last. Josh Auty gave Andre Compton a fright by almost catching him on the line but the race ended as a 5-1 to Sheffield and they added another in heat 4 from superguest, Lambert, and Ben Wilson taking the score to 16-8.
Tomas Suchanek led heat 5 from the gate but Andre Compton was past within a lap. Paul Cooper had a puncture (must be a lot of nails on the Owlerton track!) so the race was shared by Havelock and Suchanek. Ricky Ashworth and Joel Parsons scored a 5-1 in heat 6 to take the lead to 12 points but Redcar pulled two points back when Gary Havelock (R/R) won from Ben Wilson and Josh Auty took third for a 2-4. However another Sheffield 5-1 from Parsons and Lambert, who remained unbeaten, took the score to 31-17 and the match now seemed out of the Bears’ reach.
Another Sheffield 5-1, their fifth of the match, from Andre Compton and Paul Cooper extended their lead further but Josh Auty scored an excellent win against Ashworth and Parsons in heat 10 for a shared race. The Bears then took a two point advantage from heat 11. Gary Havelock took a TR but finished second to Ben Wilson. However Tomas Suchanek was third ahead of Sam Martin so the race resulted in a 3-5 to the visitors. Heat 12 was shared. The race was won by Andre Compton but this time Simon Lambert finished last as Arlo Bugeja and Josh Auty relegated him to the back. The score now read 45-29.
Gary Havelock won heat 13 for the Bears beating Ashworth and Wilson then Redcar pulled another two points back with a 2-4 in heat 14. Josh Auty won from Sam Martin right on the line in a thrilling race while Arlo Bugeja finished third ahead of Paul Cooper then the last heat was shared. Gary Havelock pressed Andre Compton all the way without success while Ben Wilson retired for a shared race.
Scorers: For Sheffield – Andre Compton 14+1 (5) (paid maximum), Joel Parsons 8+2 (4), Ben Wilson 8+2 (5), Simon Lambert 8+1 (4), Ricky Ashworth 7 (4), Paul Cooper 5+1 (4), Sam Martin 3 (4).
For Redcar – Gary Havelock 17 (6) (with 4 point TR), Josh Auty 10+2 (6), Arlo Bugeja 5 (5), Tomas Suchanek 3+2 (5), Ty Proctor 3 (5), Daniel Giffard 1 (3).
Premier Trophy: Sheffield 53, Redcar 39.
Sheffield were still without Lee Smethills and had Simon Lambert at reserve while Redcar were in some disarray. Chris Kerr’s broken leg plus James Grieves’ chest infection left them without two of their three heat leaders. They had Tomas Suchanek as a guest for Chris Kerr at number 2 and had to use Rider Replacement for James Grieves at number 3. As a consequence Ty Proctor moved to number 5 in the side and David Wallinger was nominated as their number 8.
The two teams traded 4-2s in the first two races but two 5-1s put the Bears on the back foot. Gary Havelock won the opener from Joel Parsons. Ricky Ashworth unusually finished last and suffered a puncture while at the back but the Tigers levelled again when guest, Simon Lambert, won the reserves race. It looked like a 5-1 to the home side but Daniel Giffard got up on the line to pass Sam Martin to limit the damage to a 4-2. Paul Cooper won heat 3 for the Tigers while Tomas Suchanek slipped from second to last. Josh Auty gave Andre Compton a fright by almost catching him on the line but the race ended as a 5-1 to Sheffield and they added another in heat 4 from superguest, Lambert, and Ben Wilson taking the score to 16-8.
Tomas Suchanek led heat 5 from the gate but Andre Compton was past within a lap. Paul Cooper had a puncture (must be a lot of nails on the Owlerton track!) so the race was shared by Havelock and Suchanek. Ricky Ashworth and Joel Parsons scored a 5-1 in heat 6 to take the lead to 12 points but Redcar pulled two points back when Gary Havelock (R/R) won from Ben Wilson and Josh Auty took third for a 2-4. However another Sheffield 5-1 from Parsons and Lambert, who remained unbeaten, took the score to 31-17 and the match now seemed out of the Bears’ reach.
Another Sheffield 5-1, their fifth of the match, from Andre Compton and Paul Cooper extended their lead further but Josh Auty scored an excellent win against Ashworth and Parsons in heat 10 for a shared race. The Bears then took a two point advantage from heat 11. Gary Havelock took a TR but finished second to Ben Wilson. However Tomas Suchanek was third ahead of Sam Martin so the race resulted in a 3-5 to the visitors. Heat 12 was shared. The race was won by Andre Compton but this time Simon Lambert finished last as Arlo Bugeja and Josh Auty relegated him to the back. The score now read 45-29.
Gary Havelock won heat 13 for the Bears beating Ashworth and Wilson then Redcar pulled another two points back with a 2-4 in heat 14. Josh Auty won from Sam Martin right on the line in a thrilling race while Arlo Bugeja finished third ahead of Paul Cooper then the last heat was shared. Gary Havelock pressed Andre Compton all the way without success while Ben Wilson retired for a shared race.
Scorers: For Sheffield – Andre Compton 14+1 (5) (paid maximum), Joel Parsons 8+2 (4), Ben Wilson 8+2 (5), Simon Lambert 8+1 (4), Ricky Ashworth 7 (4), Paul Cooper 5+1 (4), Sam Martin 3 (4).
For Redcar – Gary Havelock 17 (6) (with 4 point TR), Josh Auty 10+2 (6), Arlo Bugeja 5 (5), Tomas Suchanek 3+2 (5), Ty Proctor 3 (5), Daniel Giffard 1 (3).
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