Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Monday, 14 April
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Tonight’s match was at Reading where the Racers raced the Isle of Wight in a Premier Trophy match.
Premier Trophy: Reading 52, Isle of Wight 40.
Reading had Jay Herne as a guest reserve at number 6 while the Isle of Wight had to use Rider Replacement at number 1 in place of the injured Krzysztof Stojanowski. They nominated Kyle Newman as their number 8.
After Reading’s win at Somerset last Friday neutralising the Rebels win at Reading in this Premier Trophy Section, the Racers were out for back to back wins tonight and tomorrow night to qualify from the group as section winners. The Isle of Wight were looking for a better performance that the one they turned in at Hoddesdon against Rye House on Saturday where they lost by 42 points. They both succeeded.
A shared, rerun, opening race was won by Jason Bunyan (R/R) but the Racers scored a 5-1 in the reserves race won by Danny Warwick to move four points ahead. Ulrich Ostergaard won heat 3 but Jason Bunyan passed Tomas Suchanek to rescue two points for the Islanders as Reading scored a 4-2 to lead by six. The Islanders hit back in heat 4 with a win from Glen Phillips who beat Tom P Madsen while James Holder kept heat 2 race winner, Danny Warwick, at the back. The 2-4 took the score to 14-10.
Heats 5, 6 and 7 were all shared. Ulrich Ostergaard produced his second race win in heat 5 while Glen Phillips did likewise in heat 6. Jason Bunyan then won heat 7 after Paul Fry had been excluded under the two minute time allowance and his replacement, James Holder, had fallen and been excluded. However in heat 8 the Racers doubled their lead with a 5-1 from Chris Mills and Daniel Warwick to take the score to 28-20.
The two unbeaten riders met in heat 9 and it was Ulrich Ostergaard who came out on top beating Glen Phillips. Tomas Suchanek’s third place gave the home side a 4-2 putting them ten points ahead at just the right time for Jason Bunyan to take a TR. He won it too beating Mark Lemon in the process while Paul Fry’s third place gave the Islanders a 2-7 heat advantage cutting the gap to just five points. They came roaring back into the match by following up that success with a 1-5 in heat 11 cutting the gap further to just one point. Tom P Madsen was the early race leader but slipped back to third as he was passed by Glenn Phillips (R/R) and Cory Gathercole. Reading hit back though with a 5-1 from Ulrich Ostergaard who team rode Danny Warwick home ahead of Jason Bunyan taking the score to 40-35.
Things looked bright for the visitors in heat 13 as Glenn Phillips and Cory Gathercole (R/R) made the start to take a 1-5 position. However Mark Lemon passed them both while Tom P Madsen passed Gathercole for third turning the heat round to a 4-2 to the home side taking them to a seven point lead with just two races left. It was all over after heat 14. James Holder and Danny Warwick fell while contesting the lead and both were excluded. This resulted in a two man race in which Tomas Suchanek beat Paul Fry though neither rider looked comfortable. The 3-2 put Reading eight points up and they finished with a 5-1 from Ostergaard and Lemon to make the win look more comfortable than it had been at one point.
Scorers: For Reading – Ulrich Ostergaard 15 (5) (maximum), Mark Lemon 10+1 (5), Danny Warwick 7+2 (5), Chris Mills 6+1 (4), Tom P Madsen 6 (4), Tomas Suchanek 5 (4), Jay Herne 3+2 (3).
For the Isle of Wight – John Bunyan 16 (6) (with 6 point TR), Glen Phillips 13 (6), Paul Fry 5 (5), Cory Gathercole 3+2 (5), James Holder 3 (6), Andrew Bargh 0 (3).
Premier Trophy: Reading 52, Isle of Wight 40.
Reading had Jay Herne as a guest reserve at number 6 while the Isle of Wight had to use Rider Replacement at number 1 in place of the injured Krzysztof Stojanowski. They nominated Kyle Newman as their number 8.
After Reading’s win at Somerset last Friday neutralising the Rebels win at Reading in this Premier Trophy Section, the Racers were out for back to back wins tonight and tomorrow night to qualify from the group as section winners. The Isle of Wight were looking for a better performance that the one they turned in at Hoddesdon against Rye House on Saturday where they lost by 42 points. They both succeeded.
A shared, rerun, opening race was won by Jason Bunyan (R/R) but the Racers scored a 5-1 in the reserves race won by Danny Warwick to move four points ahead. Ulrich Ostergaard won heat 3 but Jason Bunyan passed Tomas Suchanek to rescue two points for the Islanders as Reading scored a 4-2 to lead by six. The Islanders hit back in heat 4 with a win from Glen Phillips who beat Tom P Madsen while James Holder kept heat 2 race winner, Danny Warwick, at the back. The 2-4 took the score to 14-10.
Heats 5, 6 and 7 were all shared. Ulrich Ostergaard produced his second race win in heat 5 while Glen Phillips did likewise in heat 6. Jason Bunyan then won heat 7 after Paul Fry had been excluded under the two minute time allowance and his replacement, James Holder, had fallen and been excluded. However in heat 8 the Racers doubled their lead with a 5-1 from Chris Mills and Daniel Warwick to take the score to 28-20.
The two unbeaten riders met in heat 9 and it was Ulrich Ostergaard who came out on top beating Glen Phillips. Tomas Suchanek’s third place gave the home side a 4-2 putting them ten points ahead at just the right time for Jason Bunyan to take a TR. He won it too beating Mark Lemon in the process while Paul Fry’s third place gave the Islanders a 2-7 heat advantage cutting the gap to just five points. They came roaring back into the match by following up that success with a 1-5 in heat 11 cutting the gap further to just one point. Tom P Madsen was the early race leader but slipped back to third as he was passed by Glenn Phillips (R/R) and Cory Gathercole. Reading hit back though with a 5-1 from Ulrich Ostergaard who team rode Danny Warwick home ahead of Jason Bunyan taking the score to 40-35.
Things looked bright for the visitors in heat 13 as Glenn Phillips and Cory Gathercole (R/R) made the start to take a 1-5 position. However Mark Lemon passed them both while Tom P Madsen passed Gathercole for third turning the heat round to a 4-2 to the home side taking them to a seven point lead with just two races left. It was all over after heat 14. James Holder and Danny Warwick fell while contesting the lead and both were excluded. This resulted in a two man race in which Tomas Suchanek beat Paul Fry though neither rider looked comfortable. The 3-2 put Reading eight points up and they finished with a 5-1 from Ostergaard and Lemon to make the win look more comfortable than it had been at one point.
Scorers: For Reading – Ulrich Ostergaard 15 (5) (maximum), Mark Lemon 10+1 (5), Danny Warwick 7+2 (5), Chris Mills 6+1 (4), Tom P Madsen 6 (4), Tomas Suchanek 5 (4), Jay Herne 3+2 (3).
For the Isle of Wight – John Bunyan 16 (6) (with 6 point TR), Glen Phillips 13 (6), Paul Fry 5 (5), Cory Gathercole 3+2 (5), James Holder 3 (6), Andrew Bargh 0 (3).
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