Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Wednesday, 7 May
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One Premier League match was raced tonight - at Birmingham where Newcastle were the visitors. The other match was at King’s Lynn where the Stars took on Redcar in the second leg of their Knock Out Cup tie.
Premier League: Birmingham 46, Newcastle 44
Birmingham used Rider Replacement for the injured Phil Morris. Jack Hargreaves took ill before the meeting and was replaced at number 7 by Jack Roberts while Paul Starke was nominated as their number 8. Newcastle were without George Stancl and the recently deposed Ben Powell. They had Daniel Giffard as a guest at number 5 for Powell and used Rider Replacement at number 2 for Stancl.
What a match and what drama in the last race! With one heat to go the Diamonds led by two points. They then won the vital toss for the inside gates but Christian Henry broke the tapes and had to go from 15 metres back. Even worse for Newcastle, the gate positions changed so it was now the Brummies who had the inside gates. They celebrated with a big 5-1 from Jason Lyons and Adam Roynon to win the match by two points.
The warning bells were ringing for the home side when Newcastle took the opening race. Josef Franc won from Lee Smart while Daniel Giffard (R/R) took third place for a 2-4 and two point lead for the visitors. Mattia Carpanese won heat 2 for the home side and, when Jaimie Robertson fell after running into Jack Roberts, the race was awarded as a 5-1 to the Brummies reversing the two point lead. Jason Lyons won heat 3 from Christian Henry and Jason King for a shared heat then Adam Roynon did likewise in heat 4 beating Daniel Giffard and Sean Stoddart to take the score to 13-11.
Jason Lyons then won heat 5 but again it was only for a shared heat as Franc and King finished behind him but Birmingham pulled six points clear with a 5-1 in heat 6. Henning Bager and Lee Smart did the damage beating Stoddart and Giffard but the home side’s joy didn’t last long when Newcastle replied in kind with a 1-5 in heat 7. The home fans were dismayed when Christian Henry and Jason King beat Jack Roberts and Adam Roynon to pull their arrears back to just two points. They were then stunned when Josef Franc and Sean Stoddart beat Lee Smart and Mattia Carpanese for another 1-5 which put the Diamonds in front by two points. The score now stood at 23-25 and it was announced that Jaimie Robertson had withdrawn from the meeting due to concussion.
Birmingham regained the lead again in heat 9 when Jason Lyons and Jack Roberts scored a 5-1 over Daniel Giffard, the only rider Newcastle were able to track. The home side now led by two points but Newcastle squared the match again with a 2-4 in heat 10. Christian Henry beat Henning Bager while Jason King took third from Lee Smart. The Diamonds then went in front again with another 2-4 in heat 11. Josef Franc won the race from Adam Roynon with Stoddart third. Jason Lyons won heat 12 coming from third through to first to head home Henry and Stoddart but it only produced a 3-3 which took the score to 35-37.
Things looked good for the Brummies when Adam Roynon and Henning Bager scored a 5-1 from Giffard and Franc in heat 13 which put the home side two points in front again but the Diamonds replied with a 1-5 in heat 14 as King and Stoddart won from Roberts and Smart which put the Diamonds back in the lead by two points going into the last race. Then came the dramatic heat 15 in which Jason Lyons completed yet another home maximum.
Scorers: For Birmingham – Jason Lyons 15 (5) (maximum), Adam Roynon 10+1 (5), Henning Bager 7+1 (4), Jack Roberts 6+2 (7), Lee Smart 5+1 (5), Mattia Carpanese 3 (5).
For Newcastle – Josef Franc 12 (6), Christian Henry 10 (5), Sean Stoddart 9+4 (7), Jason King 8+3 (5), Daniel Giffard 5 (5), Jaimie Robertson 0 (1).
Knock Out Cup (first round, second leg): King’s Lynn 55, Reading 38 Reading win through to the next round on aggregate by 97-89.
King’s Lynn were without Kevin Doolan and had Billy Janniro (Coventry) as a guest in his place. Reading without both reserves had Jay Herne at number 6 and Sam Martin at number 7.
With 25 points to make up from the first leg at Reading just over a week ago, King’s Lynn had a hard task on their hands. It was the first time this season that an Elite League rider had been used as a guest for a Premier League side in an official fixture.
Mark Lemon and Billy Janniro had a coming together in the run to the first bend in heat 1 which resulted in an all-four-back rerun in which Chris Mills took advantage of a mix up between the home riders to win the race for a shared heat. John Oliver and Kozza Smith sat on a 5-1 in the reserves race but Kozza Smith fell on the second lap. He got up and remounted and , since Jay Herne had retired from the race, he took third place for a home 4-2 the same score as in heat 3. Ulrich Ostergaard got the better of Tomas Topinka coming off the second bend but Topinka passed him on the third lap. Suchanek gave up the ghost allowing Simon Lambert an easy third place point. King’s Lynn now had a four point lead and added another two points to it in heat 4 with a third consecutive 4-2. Rusty Harrison made a poor start but passed his partner, Kozza Smith, on the first lap then Tom P Madsen on the second for a fine race win. This took the score to 15-9 and the Racers’ aggregate lead was down 19 points.
The Stars scored a 5-1 in heat 5 to raise their hopes. Tomas Topinka and Simon Lambert headed home Chris Mills for the maximum and the home side continued to extend their lead with a 4-2 in heat 6. Billy Janniro beat Tom P Madsen in the rerun of this heat after a melee on the first bend with an all-four-back decision. Ulrich Ostergaard stopped the rot in heat 7 after passing both John Oliver and Rusty Harrison on the third lap. Harrison finished second and the race was shared 3-3. In heat 8 Reading gave Chris Mills a Tactical Ride and he duly gated for the six points. Oliver and Tacey finished behind him so the Racers took a 3-6 advantage taking the score to 30-21.
Tom P Madsen made the gate in heat 9 but Tomas Topinka passed him on the second lap. Simon Lambert took third for a 4-2 which put the Stars 11 points ahead. Another 4-2 in heat 10 increased the home side’s lead to 13 points and reduced their aggregate arrears to 12 points. Billy Janniro won the race as Ulrich Ostergaard took second by passing Shaun Tacey. Rusty Harrison won heat 12 for the Stars but a mistake by John Oliver saw him relegated to the back as Lemon and Mills filled the minor places. This resulted in a shared race but it was all over in heat 14 when Reading took a 2-4 to lead on aggregate by 14 points with just three races remaining. Ulrich Ostergaard passed Tomas Topinka and the King’s Lynn number 1 just couldn’t repass him. With Kozza Smith having fallen on the first bend the score went to 43-32.
Mark Lemon won heat 13 from Billy Janniro and Rusty Harrison for a 3-3 then in heat 14 Ulrich Ostergaard replaced Sam Martin as a Tactical Substitute from 15 metres back. He passed his partner, Tomas Suchanek, in no time at all then cut back under John Oliver on the second lap before chasing after Simon Lambert. An outside drive round the last bend ended with the Dane sliding off his bike letting Lambert and Oliver through for a 5-1. In the last race Topinka and Harrison made the gate but Ostergaard passed Harrison for second resulting in a 4-2 for the Stars which gave them a 17 point win on the night but an eight point aggregate defeat.
Scorers: For King’s Lynn – Tomas Topinka 14 (5), Rusty Harrison 10+1 (5), Billy Janniro 10 (4), John Oliver 8+2 (5), Simon Lambert 7+1 (4), Shaun Tacey 4+2 (4), Kozza Smith 2 (3).
For Reading: – Ulrich Ostergaard 12 (6), Chris Mills 11+1 (5) (with 6 point TR), Tom P Madsen 6 (4), Mark Lemon 5 (4), Sam Martin 3 (4), Tomas Suchanek 1 (4), Jay Herne 0 (3).
Premier League: Birmingham 46, Newcastle 44
Birmingham used Rider Replacement for the injured Phil Morris. Jack Hargreaves took ill before the meeting and was replaced at number 7 by Jack Roberts while Paul Starke was nominated as their number 8. Newcastle were without George Stancl and the recently deposed Ben Powell. They had Daniel Giffard as a guest at number 5 for Powell and used Rider Replacement at number 2 for Stancl.
What a match and what drama in the last race! With one heat to go the Diamonds led by two points. They then won the vital toss for the inside gates but Christian Henry broke the tapes and had to go from 15 metres back. Even worse for Newcastle, the gate positions changed so it was now the Brummies who had the inside gates. They celebrated with a big 5-1 from Jason Lyons and Adam Roynon to win the match by two points.
The warning bells were ringing for the home side when Newcastle took the opening race. Josef Franc won from Lee Smart while Daniel Giffard (R/R) took third place for a 2-4 and two point lead for the visitors. Mattia Carpanese won heat 2 for the home side and, when Jaimie Robertson fell after running into Jack Roberts, the race was awarded as a 5-1 to the Brummies reversing the two point lead. Jason Lyons won heat 3 from Christian Henry and Jason King for a shared heat then Adam Roynon did likewise in heat 4 beating Daniel Giffard and Sean Stoddart to take the score to 13-11.
Jason Lyons then won heat 5 but again it was only for a shared heat as Franc and King finished behind him but Birmingham pulled six points clear with a 5-1 in heat 6. Henning Bager and Lee Smart did the damage beating Stoddart and Giffard but the home side’s joy didn’t last long when Newcastle replied in kind with a 1-5 in heat 7. The home fans were dismayed when Christian Henry and Jason King beat Jack Roberts and Adam Roynon to pull their arrears back to just two points. They were then stunned when Josef Franc and Sean Stoddart beat Lee Smart and Mattia Carpanese for another 1-5 which put the Diamonds in front by two points. The score now stood at 23-25 and it was announced that Jaimie Robertson had withdrawn from the meeting due to concussion.
Birmingham regained the lead again in heat 9 when Jason Lyons and Jack Roberts scored a 5-1 over Daniel Giffard, the only rider Newcastle were able to track. The home side now led by two points but Newcastle squared the match again with a 2-4 in heat 10. Christian Henry beat Henning Bager while Jason King took third from Lee Smart. The Diamonds then went in front again with another 2-4 in heat 11. Josef Franc won the race from Adam Roynon with Stoddart third. Jason Lyons won heat 12 coming from third through to first to head home Henry and Stoddart but it only produced a 3-3 which took the score to 35-37.
Things looked good for the Brummies when Adam Roynon and Henning Bager scored a 5-1 from Giffard and Franc in heat 13 which put the home side two points in front again but the Diamonds replied with a 1-5 in heat 14 as King and Stoddart won from Roberts and Smart which put the Diamonds back in the lead by two points going into the last race. Then came the dramatic heat 15 in which Jason Lyons completed yet another home maximum.
Scorers: For Birmingham – Jason Lyons 15 (5) (maximum), Adam Roynon 10+1 (5), Henning Bager 7+1 (4), Jack Roberts 6+2 (7), Lee Smart 5+1 (5), Mattia Carpanese 3 (5).
For Newcastle – Josef Franc 12 (6), Christian Henry 10 (5), Sean Stoddart 9+4 (7), Jason King 8+3 (5), Daniel Giffard 5 (5), Jaimie Robertson 0 (1).
Knock Out Cup (first round, second leg): King’s Lynn 55, Reading 38 Reading win through to the next round on aggregate by 97-89.
King’s Lynn were without Kevin Doolan and had Billy Janniro (Coventry) as a guest in his place. Reading without both reserves had Jay Herne at number 6 and Sam Martin at number 7.
With 25 points to make up from the first leg at Reading just over a week ago, King’s Lynn had a hard task on their hands. It was the first time this season that an Elite League rider had been used as a guest for a Premier League side in an official fixture.
Mark Lemon and Billy Janniro had a coming together in the run to the first bend in heat 1 which resulted in an all-four-back rerun in which Chris Mills took advantage of a mix up between the home riders to win the race for a shared heat. John Oliver and Kozza Smith sat on a 5-1 in the reserves race but Kozza Smith fell on the second lap. He got up and remounted and , since Jay Herne had retired from the race, he took third place for a home 4-2 the same score as in heat 3. Ulrich Ostergaard got the better of Tomas Topinka coming off the second bend but Topinka passed him on the third lap. Suchanek gave up the ghost allowing Simon Lambert an easy third place point. King’s Lynn now had a four point lead and added another two points to it in heat 4 with a third consecutive 4-2. Rusty Harrison made a poor start but passed his partner, Kozza Smith, on the first lap then Tom P Madsen on the second for a fine race win. This took the score to 15-9 and the Racers’ aggregate lead was down 19 points.
The Stars scored a 5-1 in heat 5 to raise their hopes. Tomas Topinka and Simon Lambert headed home Chris Mills for the maximum and the home side continued to extend their lead with a 4-2 in heat 6. Billy Janniro beat Tom P Madsen in the rerun of this heat after a melee on the first bend with an all-four-back decision. Ulrich Ostergaard stopped the rot in heat 7 after passing both John Oliver and Rusty Harrison on the third lap. Harrison finished second and the race was shared 3-3. In heat 8 Reading gave Chris Mills a Tactical Ride and he duly gated for the six points. Oliver and Tacey finished behind him so the Racers took a 3-6 advantage taking the score to 30-21.
Tom P Madsen made the gate in heat 9 but Tomas Topinka passed him on the second lap. Simon Lambert took third for a 4-2 which put the Stars 11 points ahead. Another 4-2 in heat 10 increased the home side’s lead to 13 points and reduced their aggregate arrears to 12 points. Billy Janniro won the race as Ulrich Ostergaard took second by passing Shaun Tacey. Rusty Harrison won heat 12 for the Stars but a mistake by John Oliver saw him relegated to the back as Lemon and Mills filled the minor places. This resulted in a shared race but it was all over in heat 14 when Reading took a 2-4 to lead on aggregate by 14 points with just three races remaining. Ulrich Ostergaard passed Tomas Topinka and the King’s Lynn number 1 just couldn’t repass him. With Kozza Smith having fallen on the first bend the score went to 43-32.
Mark Lemon won heat 13 from Billy Janniro and Rusty Harrison for a 3-3 then in heat 14 Ulrich Ostergaard replaced Sam Martin as a Tactical Substitute from 15 metres back. He passed his partner, Tomas Suchanek, in no time at all then cut back under John Oliver on the second lap before chasing after Simon Lambert. An outside drive round the last bend ended with the Dane sliding off his bike letting Lambert and Oliver through for a 5-1. In the last race Topinka and Harrison made the gate but Ostergaard passed Harrison for second resulting in a 4-2 for the Stars which gave them a 17 point win on the night but an eight point aggregate defeat.
Scorers: For King’s Lynn – Tomas Topinka 14 (5), Rusty Harrison 10+1 (5), Billy Janniro 10 (4), John Oliver 8+2 (5), Simon Lambert 7+1 (4), Shaun Tacey 4+2 (4), Kozza Smith 2 (3).
For Reading: – Ulrich Ostergaard 12 (6), Chris Mills 11+1 (5) (with 6 point TR), Tom P Madsen 6 (4), Mark Lemon 5 (4), Sam Martin 3 (4), Tomas Suchanek 1 (4), Jay Herne 0 (3).
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