Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Monday, 28 April
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Tonight’s match was at Reading where the Racers faced King’s Lynn in a Knock Out Cup tie.
Knock Out Cup (first round, first leg): Reading 59, King’s Lynn 34.
Both teams were at full strength.
Reading were down to six riders after Danny Warwick fell in heat 2 and was withdrawn from the meeting. King’s Lynn fared even worse. Kevin Doolan crashed in heat 3 and, although he took part in the rerun, he subsequently withdrew having aggravated injuries he was already carrying. Kozza Smith was also withdrawn after falling in heat 12 but it was on the say-so of one of the paramedics, a decision with which the rider himself disagreed. This resulted in some unpleasantness in the pits which required the presence of the referee to sort out.
The teams traded 4-2s in the opening two heats. Mark Lemon won heat 1 from Tomas Topinka then John Oliver won a rerun heat 2 from Jaimie Smith after Danny Warwick had fallen and been excluded. Reading pulled away with a 5-1 in heat 3 though after a fearsome looking accident when Kevin Doolan contacted Suchanek and fell with Ostergaard crashing into his bike before heading through the fence. In the all-four-back rerun Suchanek and Ostergaard finished ahead of Doolan then in heat 4 the Racers added another 5-1 thanks to Jaimie Smith and Tom P Madsen with Shaun Tacey finishing third taking the score to 16-8.
Topinka could only split Ostergaard and Suchanek in heat 5 as a 4-2 went the Racers way then the Stars were in big trouble when Lemon and Mills added another 5-1 in heat 6 for a 14 point lead. Kevin Doolan withdrew from the meeting to add further to the visitors’ misery but Rusty Harrison steadied the ship by winning heat 7 for a shared heat. Tomas Topinka was given a Tactical Substitute ride from 15 metres back in place of Simon Lambert in heat 8 in which Kozza Smith rode round the boards on the third and fourth bends to take the lead. Topinka passed Jaimie Smith on the third lap for third place so the Stars took a 2-5 from the heat reducing the difference between the teams to 11 points with the score now reading 30-19.
Heats 9 and 10 both went the home side’s way with 5-1s, the first from Ostergaard and Suchanek and the second from Lemon and Mills so the lead increased to 19 points. Tomas Topinka stopped the rot by winning heat 11 for a shared race but the respite was only temporary as Ostergaard and Jaimie Smith added another 5-1 in heat 12 taking the score to 48-25.
Mark Lemon made it four wins on the trot in heat 13 as he led home Tomas Topinka with Suchanek third for a 4-2 before Rusty Harrison took a Tactical Ride in heat 14. Jaimie Smith beat him though but his second place resulted in a 4-4 shared race then Lemon wrapped things up by completing his maximum in heat 15. However Ulrich Ostergaard having gone from last place to third wiped out Rusty Harrison on the last bend so was excluded. Topinka finished second and Harrison was awarded third for a shared race.
The Racers’ 25 point win will give King’s Lynn plenty to think about for the second leg on Wednesday.
Scorers: For Reading – Mark Lemon 15 (5) (maximum), Jaimie Smith 12+3 (7), Ulrich Ostergaard 11+1 (5), Chris Mills 7+2 (4), Tom P Madsen 7+1 (4), Tomas Suchanek 7+1 (4), Danny Warwick 0 (1).
For King’s Lynn – Tomas Topinka 13 (6) (with 2 point TS), Rusty Harrison 9+1 (5) (with 4 point TR), John Oliver 5 (5), Kozza Smith 4 (6), Shaun Tacey 2 (4), Kevin Doolan 1 (1), Simon Lambert 0 (3).
Knock Out Cup (first round, first leg): Reading 59, King’s Lynn 34.
Both teams were at full strength.
Reading were down to six riders after Danny Warwick fell in heat 2 and was withdrawn from the meeting. King’s Lynn fared even worse. Kevin Doolan crashed in heat 3 and, although he took part in the rerun, he subsequently withdrew having aggravated injuries he was already carrying. Kozza Smith was also withdrawn after falling in heat 12 but it was on the say-so of one of the paramedics, a decision with which the rider himself disagreed. This resulted in some unpleasantness in the pits which required the presence of the referee to sort out.
The teams traded 4-2s in the opening two heats. Mark Lemon won heat 1 from Tomas Topinka then John Oliver won a rerun heat 2 from Jaimie Smith after Danny Warwick had fallen and been excluded. Reading pulled away with a 5-1 in heat 3 though after a fearsome looking accident when Kevin Doolan contacted Suchanek and fell with Ostergaard crashing into his bike before heading through the fence. In the all-four-back rerun Suchanek and Ostergaard finished ahead of Doolan then in heat 4 the Racers added another 5-1 thanks to Jaimie Smith and Tom P Madsen with Shaun Tacey finishing third taking the score to 16-8.
Topinka could only split Ostergaard and Suchanek in heat 5 as a 4-2 went the Racers way then the Stars were in big trouble when Lemon and Mills added another 5-1 in heat 6 for a 14 point lead. Kevin Doolan withdrew from the meeting to add further to the visitors’ misery but Rusty Harrison steadied the ship by winning heat 7 for a shared heat. Tomas Topinka was given a Tactical Substitute ride from 15 metres back in place of Simon Lambert in heat 8 in which Kozza Smith rode round the boards on the third and fourth bends to take the lead. Topinka passed Jaimie Smith on the third lap for third place so the Stars took a 2-5 from the heat reducing the difference between the teams to 11 points with the score now reading 30-19.
Heats 9 and 10 both went the home side’s way with 5-1s, the first from Ostergaard and Suchanek and the second from Lemon and Mills so the lead increased to 19 points. Tomas Topinka stopped the rot by winning heat 11 for a shared race but the respite was only temporary as Ostergaard and Jaimie Smith added another 5-1 in heat 12 taking the score to 48-25.
Mark Lemon made it four wins on the trot in heat 13 as he led home Tomas Topinka with Suchanek third for a 4-2 before Rusty Harrison took a Tactical Ride in heat 14. Jaimie Smith beat him though but his second place resulted in a 4-4 shared race then Lemon wrapped things up by completing his maximum in heat 15. However Ulrich Ostergaard having gone from last place to third wiped out Rusty Harrison on the last bend so was excluded. Topinka finished second and Harrison was awarded third for a shared race.
The Racers’ 25 point win will give King’s Lynn plenty to think about for the second leg on Wednesday.
Scorers: For Reading – Mark Lemon 15 (5) (maximum), Jaimie Smith 12+3 (7), Ulrich Ostergaard 11+1 (5), Chris Mills 7+2 (4), Tom P Madsen 7+1 (4), Tomas Suchanek 7+1 (4), Danny Warwick 0 (1).
For King’s Lynn – Tomas Topinka 13 (6) (with 2 point TS), Rusty Harrison 9+1 (5) (with 4 point TR), John Oliver 5 (5), Kozza Smith 4 (6), Shaun Tacey 2 (4), Kevin Doolan 1 (1), Simon Lambert 0 (3).
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