Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Tuesday, 15 April
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Tonight’s match was on the Isle of Wight where the Islanders raced against Reading in a Premier Trophy match.
Premier Trophy: Isle of Wight 50, Reading 42.
With the return of Krzysztof Stojanowski to the side, the Isle of Wight were back at full strength as were Reading who had Jaimie Smith back at reserve.
Reading needed to avoid a defeat by 22 points or more to clinch their place at the top of their Premier Trophy section. Having lost by just one point on the Island in an early season challenge match their confidence was high.
The opening three races were shared but were not without incident. Mark Lemon and Chris Mills made fast starts in the opening heat but Mills’ bike seemed to be at less than 100% efficiency as Cory Gathercole and Krzysztof Stojanowski passed him to share the points. Then in heat 2 the reverse happened. This time James Holder and Andrew Bargh looked set for a 5-1 from the gate but Jaimie Smith and Danny Warwick passed Bargh again for a shared heat. Heat 3 produced a new track record (66.3) for race winner Jason Bunyan. Paul Fry was in second place when he suffered an engine failure on the third lap then Ulrich Ostergaard packed up on the second last bend but had enough in the tank to cruise over the line for third place and the third consecutive 3-3. The Islanders broke the stalemate in heat 4 as Glen Phillips won from Tom P Madsen. James Holder’s third place gave the home side a 4-2 taking the score to 13-11.
The Islanders stepped up a gear with consecutive 5-1s in heats 5 and 6. Jason Bunyan and Paul Fry got the better of Mark Lemon on the opening bends for the first then Cory Gathercole and Krzysztof Stojanowski had an easy time of it for the second propelling the home side to a ten point lead. This gave Ulrich Ostergaard the chance to take a TR in heat 7 for another eventful race. Andrew Bargh had an engine failure at the tapes as Ostergaard led the race until the back straight of the last lap when his bike slowed dramatically. Glen Phillips raced past to win the race but, as Ostergaard crawled slowly over the line, there was a real pantomime behind him as Tomas Suchanek, aware of the need to let Ostergaard finish second for four points, almost came to a full stop to let his partner home in front of him. The referee considered this as ‘racing’ so Suchanek’s third place was allowed to stand. Reading scored a 3-5 from the heat shaving two points from the lead and a win from Chris Mills kept it that way in a shared heat 8 which took the score to 29-21.
The home side were ten up again after scoring a 4-2 in heat 9. James Bunyan had another comfortable win from the tapes while Paul Fry finished third behind Tom P Madsen. An Ulrich Ostergaard win in heat 10 produced another shared race as did a Glen Phillips win in heat 11 from Lemon and Mills. There were more strange goings-on in heat 12. Andrew Bargh, replacing James Holder, touched the tapes so the referee put on the blue exclusion light while releasing the tapes. Jason Bunyan and Ulrich Ostergaard raced off while Bargh and Jaimie Smith turned back to the pits. When the big two had reached the fourth corner the referee decided to stop the race by putting the red lights on and call for a rerun in which Ostergaard this time got the better of Bunyan. Smith’s third place gave the Racers a 2-4 taking the score to 41-33 and all but booking Reading’s passage through to the semi finals of the competition.
Heat 13 was won by Mark Lemon but not until he’d been involved in a thrilling race with Glen Phillips for all four laps in which he just held on for the three points. Stojanowski was third so the heat was shared. Paul Fry sealed victory on the night for the Islanders by winning heat 14 from Jaimie Smith while Andrew Bargh beat Tomas Suchanek for a 4-2 and ten point lead. In the last race Mark Lemon touched the tapes and had to go from 15 metres back. Then Jason Bunyan had an engine failure while lying second and Ulrich Ostergaard came through the field to win the race from Glen Phillips and a 2-4 to the visitors cutting the winning margin to eight points.
Scorers: For the Isle of Wight – Glen Phillips 13 (5), Jason Bunyan 11 (5), Cory Gathercole 8+1 (4), Krzysztof Stojanowski 6+3 (4), Paul Fry 6+1 (4), James Holder 5+1 (4), Andrew Bargh 1 (4).
For Reading – Ulrich Ostergaard 14+1 (5) (with 4 point TR), Mark Lemon 9 (5), Jaimie Smith 6 (5), Chris Mills 5+1 (4), Tom P Madsen 4 (4), Tomas Suchanek 3+1 (4), Danny Warwick 1+1 (3).
Premier Trophy: Isle of Wight 50, Reading 42.
With the return of Krzysztof Stojanowski to the side, the Isle of Wight were back at full strength as were Reading who had Jaimie Smith back at reserve.
Reading needed to avoid a defeat by 22 points or more to clinch their place at the top of their Premier Trophy section. Having lost by just one point on the Island in an early season challenge match their confidence was high.
The opening three races were shared but were not without incident. Mark Lemon and Chris Mills made fast starts in the opening heat but Mills’ bike seemed to be at less than 100% efficiency as Cory Gathercole and Krzysztof Stojanowski passed him to share the points. Then in heat 2 the reverse happened. This time James Holder and Andrew Bargh looked set for a 5-1 from the gate but Jaimie Smith and Danny Warwick passed Bargh again for a shared heat. Heat 3 produced a new track record (66.3) for race winner Jason Bunyan. Paul Fry was in second place when he suffered an engine failure on the third lap then Ulrich Ostergaard packed up on the second last bend but had enough in the tank to cruise over the line for third place and the third consecutive 3-3. The Islanders broke the stalemate in heat 4 as Glen Phillips won from Tom P Madsen. James Holder’s third place gave the home side a 4-2 taking the score to 13-11.
The Islanders stepped up a gear with consecutive 5-1s in heats 5 and 6. Jason Bunyan and Paul Fry got the better of Mark Lemon on the opening bends for the first then Cory Gathercole and Krzysztof Stojanowski had an easy time of it for the second propelling the home side to a ten point lead. This gave Ulrich Ostergaard the chance to take a TR in heat 7 for another eventful race. Andrew Bargh had an engine failure at the tapes as Ostergaard led the race until the back straight of the last lap when his bike slowed dramatically. Glen Phillips raced past to win the race but, as Ostergaard crawled slowly over the line, there was a real pantomime behind him as Tomas Suchanek, aware of the need to let Ostergaard finish second for four points, almost came to a full stop to let his partner home in front of him. The referee considered this as ‘racing’ so Suchanek’s third place was allowed to stand. Reading scored a 3-5 from the heat shaving two points from the lead and a win from Chris Mills kept it that way in a shared heat 8 which took the score to 29-21.
The home side were ten up again after scoring a 4-2 in heat 9. James Bunyan had another comfortable win from the tapes while Paul Fry finished third behind Tom P Madsen. An Ulrich Ostergaard win in heat 10 produced another shared race as did a Glen Phillips win in heat 11 from Lemon and Mills. There were more strange goings-on in heat 12. Andrew Bargh, replacing James Holder, touched the tapes so the referee put on the blue exclusion light while releasing the tapes. Jason Bunyan and Ulrich Ostergaard raced off while Bargh and Jaimie Smith turned back to the pits. When the big two had reached the fourth corner the referee decided to stop the race by putting the red lights on and call for a rerun in which Ostergaard this time got the better of Bunyan. Smith’s third place gave the Racers a 2-4 taking the score to 41-33 and all but booking Reading’s passage through to the semi finals of the competition.
Heat 13 was won by Mark Lemon but not until he’d been involved in a thrilling race with Glen Phillips for all four laps in which he just held on for the three points. Stojanowski was third so the heat was shared. Paul Fry sealed victory on the night for the Islanders by winning heat 14 from Jaimie Smith while Andrew Bargh beat Tomas Suchanek for a 4-2 and ten point lead. In the last race Mark Lemon touched the tapes and had to go from 15 metres back. Then Jason Bunyan had an engine failure while lying second and Ulrich Ostergaard came through the field to win the race from Glen Phillips and a 2-4 to the visitors cutting the winning margin to eight points.
Scorers: For the Isle of Wight – Glen Phillips 13 (5), Jason Bunyan 11 (5), Cory Gathercole 8+1 (4), Krzysztof Stojanowski 6+3 (4), Paul Fry 6+1 (4), James Holder 5+1 (4), Andrew Bargh 1 (4).
For Reading – Ulrich Ostergaard 14+1 (5) (with 4 point TR), Mark Lemon 9 (5), Jaimie Smith 6 (5), Chris Mills 5+1 (4), Tom P Madsen 4 (4), Tomas Suchanek 3+1 (4), Danny Warwick 1+1 (3).
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