Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Friday, 25 April
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Two more first round, first leg Knock Out Cup matches were raced tonight. One was at Edinburgh where the Monarchs raced Berwick while the other was at Somerset where the Rebels took on Newcastle.
Knock Out Cup (first round, first leg): Edinburgh 54, Berwick 38
Edinburgh were missing William Lawson and Andrew Tully who were both at Lakeside for the final of the British under 21 Championship. They had two guests in their places. James Grieves (Redcar) was at number 3 for William Lawson while Lee Dicken (Glasgow) was at number 7 for Andrew Tully. Berwick were without Adrian Rymel who was riding abroad in the European Championships so had to use Rider Replacement at number 1.
It was another rain-sodden track at Armadale tonight which caused the riders lots of problems. However it turned out to be a very interesting meeting with a highly controversial last heat. At one point the Monarchs led by 20 points but a late surge by the Bandits eventually cut the winning margin to 16 points. It might have been only seven points but for the stormy heat 15.
Norbert Magosi made a lightning start to the opening race but was soon passed by Ryan Fisher. He then had to fend off the challenges of Derek Sneddon but just made it to the line with his second place intact. This gave the Monarchs a 4-2, a score which was repeated in heat 2 when Lee Dicken made a storming start to win the reserves race with ease. Behind him Tero Aarnio was passed by Aaron Summers but he regained his second place for another 4-2. Henning Bager introduced Thomas Jonasson to the second bend fence in heat 3 causing a rerun with all-four-back. The rerun was stopped too when Guglielmo Franchetti fell on the fourth bend and couldn’t clear the track in time. At the third time of asking James Grieves won the race under pressure from Henning Bager whose white line ride produced some drive. Thomas Jonasson was third so this was the third consecutive 4-2 stretching the Edinburgh lead to six points. Michal Makovsky rocketed from the gate in heat 4 and won comfortably while Matthew Wethers and Aaron Summers followed for a 3-3 bringing the score to 15-9.
Heat 5 saw two stunning passes! Norbert Magosi made another of his jet-propelled starts but James Grieves passed him on the outside of the fourth bend in great style while Thomas Jonasson stormed past him too on the inside on the home straight. Magosi then fell on the next lap leaving Bager to pick up the odd point. The 5-1 put the Monarchs ten points in front and they added another 5-1 in heat 6. Michal Makovsky made the gate but came to grief on the second bend causing the race to be rerun without him. Fisher and Sneddon took the expected 5-1 but Adam McKinna made sure that Sneddon couldn’t relax. Berwick just couldn’t stem the tide and they lost three more 4-2s in the next three heats. Matthew Wethers made the gate in heat 7 but Henning Bager eased past him off the inside of the second bend. Wethers gave chase and, after failing to catch Bager on the second lap, managed it on the third to win the race with Lee Dicken picking up third. Norbert Magosi shot from the start again in heat 8 but again found that this wasn’t enough to win the race. Ryan Fisher soon powered past him and Magosi again had to defend second place this time under pressure from Aaron Summers. The line arrived just in time for him so the result was a 4-2 and the score was 33-15.
Grieves and Jonasson made the gate in heat 9 but Michal Makovsky, finding superb drive off the second bend, soon passed Jonasson for another 4-2 which put the Monarchs twenty points in front. They were never to improve on that although prospects looked bright for another home advantage in heat 10. Derek Sneddon led from the start but was soon under pressure from Bager who in turn had to fend off Fisher. The three riders had a superb battle which ended when Sneddon fell and the race was awarded to Bager. This gave the Bandits a 2-4 and a fine Makovsky win in heat 11 resulted in a 3-3. An excellent race between Grieves and Bager in heat 12 saw Grieves passed by Bager who, like Makovsky, was finding tremendous grip off turn two. Summers finished third for another shared race and the score now stood at 45-27.
It had been clear for some time that Berwick were saving their TR for heat 13 and sure enough out came Michal Makovsky with the black and white helmet cover. Sneddon and Wethers gated for the Monarchs but Makovsky again slipped easily inside them off the second bend for the full six points with Magosi trailing at the back. The 3-6 cut the lead to 15 and it was down to eleven when heat 14 produced an astonishing turnaround. Lee Dicken made a great start and was joined round the outside by Thomas Jonasson for a potential 5-1 for the home side but Dicken spun round on the second bend and fell causing Guglielmo Franchetti to crash into him. Dicken was excluded from the rerun and Tero Aarnio replaced the unfortunate Franchetti who had to withdraw from the meeting. In the rerun Adam McKinna ran Thomas Jonasson out to the fence and by the time the Swede had sorted himself out in the slime both Aarnio and McKinna were gone for a repeat 1-5 of the Premier Trophy match in the same heat a few weeks earlier. Things were now looking a bit worrying for the Monarchs as their lead looked as if it might be whittled down further with Makovsky and Bager in the last race especially when the Bandits pair rocketed from the gate to leave Fisher and Grieves in their wake. Fisher was a man on a mission though and he hunted down and brilliantly passed Bager clamping him to the inside of bend two. Bager’s response was to knock Fisher off so the race was rerun without him. In the second running of the race the three riders made an even start but as Fisher and Grieves powered round the outside of Makovsky the Bandit thrust his back wheel into Fisher causing him and Grieves to crash. Makovsky got a reprieve so the race was rerun with all-three-back. In the rerun the same thing happened. Makovsky wiped out Fisher on the same bend. The referee had clearly had enough of it and excluded Makovsky. This left the two Edinburgh riders to contest the rerun unchallenged but even then the drama wasn’t over. In the second rerun, Grieves suffered an engine failure passing the start line for the fourth lap. He managed to coast to the first bend then had to push home for the remaining three quarters of a lap. It’s not often a rider pushes home for a paid win and, after crossing the line, Grieves celebrated with a somersault much to the delight of the home support.
Scorers: For Edinburgh – Ryan Fisher 14 (5), James grieves 13+1 (5), Matthew Wethers 9 (4), Thomas Jonasson 5+1 (4), Lee Dicken 5+1 (4), Derek Sneddon 4+2 (4), Aaron Summers 4+2 (4).
For Berwick – Michal Makovsky 14 (6) (with 6 point TR), Henning Bager 11 (6), Tero Aarnio 5 (5), Norbert Magosi 4 (5), Adam McKinna 3+1 (5), Guglielmo Franchetti 1 (3).
Knock Out Cup (first round, first leg): Somerset 64, Newcastle 28.
Somerset had new signing, Matthias Kroger, at number 4 replacing Henning Loof who has gone to Mildenhall. Newcastle were again without George Stancl and used Rider Replacement at number 2. They were also without Sean Stoddart who was on duty at the final of the British under 21 Championship at Lakeside so had former Rebel, Daniel Warwick, at number 7 as guest instead.
What an annihilation this was! The Diamonds are now looking for a miracle to qualify after losing this first leg tie by 36 points. For the Rebels newcomer, Matthias Kroger, scored three paid wins in a superb all round team performance with only Brent Werner underperforming. Newcastle produced only two race winners, one of them from their guest, Danny Warwick.
It didn’t look too bad for the Diamonds in the early stages. They lost a 4-2 to Jason Doyle and Jordan Frampton in the opening race but shared the reserves race when Jaimie Robertson kept Brent Werner at the back as Simon Walker won from Danny Warwick. Emil Kramer and Matthias Kroger took a 5-1 from Christian Henry in heat 3 then Danny Warwick won heat 4 for another shared race talking the score to 15-9.
The Diamonds pulled two points back with a 2-4 in heat 5 won by Josef Franc from Emil Kramer. There were only four points between the teams at this point but Somerset pulled eight points clear with a 5-1 in heat 6 from Doyle and Frampton. Eight went to ten as the Rebels added a 4-2 when Simon Walker won from Christian Henry and Stephan Katt. This gave Josef Franc the chance to take a TR in heat 8 as he came in as the R/R for Stancl. Jordan Frampton won the race so Franc’s second place ahead of Brent Werner produced a 4-4 taking the score to 30-20.
Newcastle will want to draw a veil over the rest of this match. The next four heats produced consecutive 5-1s for the Rebels leaving the Diamonds trailing by 50-24. It seemed that only Danny Warwick’s efforts for the visitors provided any excitement in heats 11 and 12 even though he finished last in both.
It didn’t get much better over the last three heats either as heats 13 and 14 both went to Somerset by 5-1 scores too. Franc and Doyle collided on the second bend of heat 13 and Franc was excluded from the rerun then an excellent race between Simon Walker, Matthias Kroger and Danny Warwick (again) over the first two laps ended with the Rebels’ pair pulling away. Finally Josef Franc managed second behind Jason Doyle in heat 15 for a 4-2 which brought the curtain down on a most emphatic home win which will surely see them coast through to the next round.
Scorers: For Somerset – Jason Doyle 14+1 (5) (paid maximum), Simon Walker 14+1 (5) (paid maximum), Emil Kramer 12 (5), Jordan Frampton 8+2 (4), Stephan Katt 7+2 (4), Matthias Kroger 6+3 (4), Brent Werner 3 (3).
For Newcastle – Josef Franc 12 (6) (with 4 point TR), Christian Henry 5 (5), Danny Warwick 5 (7), Jason King 3 (4), Ben Powell 2 (5), Jaimie Robertson 1+1 (3).
Knock Out Cup (first round, first leg): Edinburgh 54, Berwick 38
Edinburgh were missing William Lawson and Andrew Tully who were both at Lakeside for the final of the British under 21 Championship. They had two guests in their places. James Grieves (Redcar) was at number 3 for William Lawson while Lee Dicken (Glasgow) was at number 7 for Andrew Tully. Berwick were without Adrian Rymel who was riding abroad in the European Championships so had to use Rider Replacement at number 1.
It was another rain-sodden track at Armadale tonight which caused the riders lots of problems. However it turned out to be a very interesting meeting with a highly controversial last heat. At one point the Monarchs led by 20 points but a late surge by the Bandits eventually cut the winning margin to 16 points. It might have been only seven points but for the stormy heat 15.
Norbert Magosi made a lightning start to the opening race but was soon passed by Ryan Fisher. He then had to fend off the challenges of Derek Sneddon but just made it to the line with his second place intact. This gave the Monarchs a 4-2, a score which was repeated in heat 2 when Lee Dicken made a storming start to win the reserves race with ease. Behind him Tero Aarnio was passed by Aaron Summers but he regained his second place for another 4-2. Henning Bager introduced Thomas Jonasson to the second bend fence in heat 3 causing a rerun with all-four-back. The rerun was stopped too when Guglielmo Franchetti fell on the fourth bend and couldn’t clear the track in time. At the third time of asking James Grieves won the race under pressure from Henning Bager whose white line ride produced some drive. Thomas Jonasson was third so this was the third consecutive 4-2 stretching the Edinburgh lead to six points. Michal Makovsky rocketed from the gate in heat 4 and won comfortably while Matthew Wethers and Aaron Summers followed for a 3-3 bringing the score to 15-9.
Heat 5 saw two stunning passes! Norbert Magosi made another of his jet-propelled starts but James Grieves passed him on the outside of the fourth bend in great style while Thomas Jonasson stormed past him too on the inside on the home straight. Magosi then fell on the next lap leaving Bager to pick up the odd point. The 5-1 put the Monarchs ten points in front and they added another 5-1 in heat 6. Michal Makovsky made the gate but came to grief on the second bend causing the race to be rerun without him. Fisher and Sneddon took the expected 5-1 but Adam McKinna made sure that Sneddon couldn’t relax. Berwick just couldn’t stem the tide and they lost three more 4-2s in the next three heats. Matthew Wethers made the gate in heat 7 but Henning Bager eased past him off the inside of the second bend. Wethers gave chase and, after failing to catch Bager on the second lap, managed it on the third to win the race with Lee Dicken picking up third. Norbert Magosi shot from the start again in heat 8 but again found that this wasn’t enough to win the race. Ryan Fisher soon powered past him and Magosi again had to defend second place this time under pressure from Aaron Summers. The line arrived just in time for him so the result was a 4-2 and the score was 33-15.
Grieves and Jonasson made the gate in heat 9 but Michal Makovsky, finding superb drive off the second bend, soon passed Jonasson for another 4-2 which put the Monarchs twenty points in front. They were never to improve on that although prospects looked bright for another home advantage in heat 10. Derek Sneddon led from the start but was soon under pressure from Bager who in turn had to fend off Fisher. The three riders had a superb battle which ended when Sneddon fell and the race was awarded to Bager. This gave the Bandits a 2-4 and a fine Makovsky win in heat 11 resulted in a 3-3. An excellent race between Grieves and Bager in heat 12 saw Grieves passed by Bager who, like Makovsky, was finding tremendous grip off turn two. Summers finished third for another shared race and the score now stood at 45-27.
It had been clear for some time that Berwick were saving their TR for heat 13 and sure enough out came Michal Makovsky with the black and white helmet cover. Sneddon and Wethers gated for the Monarchs but Makovsky again slipped easily inside them off the second bend for the full six points with Magosi trailing at the back. The 3-6 cut the lead to 15 and it was down to eleven when heat 14 produced an astonishing turnaround. Lee Dicken made a great start and was joined round the outside by Thomas Jonasson for a potential 5-1 for the home side but Dicken spun round on the second bend and fell causing Guglielmo Franchetti to crash into him. Dicken was excluded from the rerun and Tero Aarnio replaced the unfortunate Franchetti who had to withdraw from the meeting. In the rerun Adam McKinna ran Thomas Jonasson out to the fence and by the time the Swede had sorted himself out in the slime both Aarnio and McKinna were gone for a repeat 1-5 of the Premier Trophy match in the same heat a few weeks earlier. Things were now looking a bit worrying for the Monarchs as their lead looked as if it might be whittled down further with Makovsky and Bager in the last race especially when the Bandits pair rocketed from the gate to leave Fisher and Grieves in their wake. Fisher was a man on a mission though and he hunted down and brilliantly passed Bager clamping him to the inside of bend two. Bager’s response was to knock Fisher off so the race was rerun without him. In the second running of the race the three riders made an even start but as Fisher and Grieves powered round the outside of Makovsky the Bandit thrust his back wheel into Fisher causing him and Grieves to crash. Makovsky got a reprieve so the race was rerun with all-three-back. In the rerun the same thing happened. Makovsky wiped out Fisher on the same bend. The referee had clearly had enough of it and excluded Makovsky. This left the two Edinburgh riders to contest the rerun unchallenged but even then the drama wasn’t over. In the second rerun, Grieves suffered an engine failure passing the start line for the fourth lap. He managed to coast to the first bend then had to push home for the remaining three quarters of a lap. It’s not often a rider pushes home for a paid win and, after crossing the line, Grieves celebrated with a somersault much to the delight of the home support.
Scorers: For Edinburgh – Ryan Fisher 14 (5), James grieves 13+1 (5), Matthew Wethers 9 (4), Thomas Jonasson 5+1 (4), Lee Dicken 5+1 (4), Derek Sneddon 4+2 (4), Aaron Summers 4+2 (4).
For Berwick – Michal Makovsky 14 (6) (with 6 point TR), Henning Bager 11 (6), Tero Aarnio 5 (5), Norbert Magosi 4 (5), Adam McKinna 3+1 (5), Guglielmo Franchetti 1 (3).
Knock Out Cup (first round, first leg): Somerset 64, Newcastle 28.
Somerset had new signing, Matthias Kroger, at number 4 replacing Henning Loof who has gone to Mildenhall. Newcastle were again without George Stancl and used Rider Replacement at number 2. They were also without Sean Stoddart who was on duty at the final of the British under 21 Championship at Lakeside so had former Rebel, Daniel Warwick, at number 7 as guest instead.
What an annihilation this was! The Diamonds are now looking for a miracle to qualify after losing this first leg tie by 36 points. For the Rebels newcomer, Matthias Kroger, scored three paid wins in a superb all round team performance with only Brent Werner underperforming. Newcastle produced only two race winners, one of them from their guest, Danny Warwick.
It didn’t look too bad for the Diamonds in the early stages. They lost a 4-2 to Jason Doyle and Jordan Frampton in the opening race but shared the reserves race when Jaimie Robertson kept Brent Werner at the back as Simon Walker won from Danny Warwick. Emil Kramer and Matthias Kroger took a 5-1 from Christian Henry in heat 3 then Danny Warwick won heat 4 for another shared race talking the score to 15-9.
The Diamonds pulled two points back with a 2-4 in heat 5 won by Josef Franc from Emil Kramer. There were only four points between the teams at this point but Somerset pulled eight points clear with a 5-1 in heat 6 from Doyle and Frampton. Eight went to ten as the Rebels added a 4-2 when Simon Walker won from Christian Henry and Stephan Katt. This gave Josef Franc the chance to take a TR in heat 8 as he came in as the R/R for Stancl. Jordan Frampton won the race so Franc’s second place ahead of Brent Werner produced a 4-4 taking the score to 30-20.
Newcastle will want to draw a veil over the rest of this match. The next four heats produced consecutive 5-1s for the Rebels leaving the Diamonds trailing by 50-24. It seemed that only Danny Warwick’s efforts for the visitors provided any excitement in heats 11 and 12 even though he finished last in both.
It didn’t get much better over the last three heats either as heats 13 and 14 both went to Somerset by 5-1 scores too. Franc and Doyle collided on the second bend of heat 13 and Franc was excluded from the rerun then an excellent race between Simon Walker, Matthias Kroger and Danny Warwick (again) over the first two laps ended with the Rebels’ pair pulling away. Finally Josef Franc managed second behind Jason Doyle in heat 15 for a 4-2 which brought the curtain down on a most emphatic home win which will surely see them coast through to the next round.
Scorers: For Somerset – Jason Doyle 14+1 (5) (paid maximum), Simon Walker 14+1 (5) (paid maximum), Emil Kramer 12 (5), Jordan Frampton 8+2 (4), Stephan Katt 7+2 (4), Matthias Kroger 6+3 (4), Brent Werner 3 (3).
For Newcastle – Josef Franc 12 (6) (with 4 point TR), Christian Henry 5 (5), Danny Warwick 5 (7), Jason King 3 (4), Ben Powell 2 (5), Jaimie Robertson 1+1 (3).
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