Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Friday, 9 May
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Three matches were raced today all for Premier League points. At Edinburgh the Monarchs faced Reading, at Somerset the Rebels took on Rye House while at Scunthorpe the Scorpions raced against Workington.
Premier League: Edinburgh 49, Reading 43
Edinburgh were missing Thomas Jonasson who was injured in a crash in Sweden during the week. They used Rider Replacement for him at number 4. Reading were missing both reserves, Jaimie Smith and Danny Warwick. They used Gary Beaton (Redcar Cubs) and Ross Brady (Glasgow) at numbers 6 and 7 in their place.
With the forthcoming home and away aggregate Premier Trophy semi-final tie between these two sides both were out to impose themselves. Reading though would be hoping to confine their televised match on the Isle of Wight to the unwanted memory bank with a much improved performance.
This turned out to be another thriller at Armadale with many twists and turns as Reading fought all the way making the Monarchs dig deep for their win. Edinburgh trailed after five heats but with five races to go they had built up a 12 point lead. Tactical Rides made a hole in the Monarchs’ lead as Reading pulled their arrears back but they didn’t quite have the firepower to threaten a shock win.
It was Chris Mills who jetted from the gate in heat 1. He led for a couple of laps until Ryan Fisher passed him for the win while behind this pair Derek Sneddon finished third, almost catching Mills, ahead of Mark Lemon for a 4-2. Ross Brady made the gate in the reserves race but was quickly passed by Andrew Tully. Aaron Summers made a mess of the second bend but then took up the chase on Brady, caught and passed him in fine style to follow Tully home for a 5-1 which put the Monarchs six points ahead. Heat 3 was a disaster for the home side. Although Ulrich Ostergaard made the gate, William Lawson rounded him on bends one and two to head off in front. Andrew Tully then joined the fray to catch Ostergaard but Lawson suffered an engine failure on the fourth bend leaving Tully to take up the challenge on his own. This he did and the crowd were treated to a real thriller with Tully and Ostergaard passing and repassing each other all race until Tully fell on the third bend of the last lap leaving Tomas Suchanek miles at the back to ride past for second and a 0-5 to the Racers which cut the gap to one point. Tom P Madsen gated to win heat 4 but, on the opening bends, Aaron Summers gave Ross Brady a nudge which sent him fencewards. Matthew Wethers had to all but stop to avoid running into him and by the time he got himself sorted out the other three were gone. Aaron Summers finished second ahead of Brady for a 2-4 which put the Racers a point ahead with the score at 11-12.
Mark Lemon gated in heat 5 and held off the determined challenges of William Lawson for the three points and a shared race but the Monarchs were back in front with a 5-0 in heat 6. Gary Beaton fell on the first bend and retired from the race while Ryan Fisher and Derek Sneddon headed off for a 5-1. However Madsen dive bombed Sneddon on the first bend of the second lap to send him sprawling. Madsen was excluded as was Beaton who was not under power. In the rerun the Edinburgh riders made the gate(!) for a comfortable and uncontested maximum. This put the home side 4 points up and they added a 4-2 in heat 7. Ostergaard and Suchanek were fast away but Matthew Wethers passed them both with a white line drive round the opening bends. He then rode a clever race to deny Ostergaard while Andrew Tully passed Suchanek for third. This increased the Monarchs lead to 6 points and it looked like increasing further to ten when Aaron Summers and Ryan Fisher comfortably led Brady after Chris Mills had fallen on the opening bend and remounted. However Fisher, out for two rides on the trot, had forgotten to refill his fuel tank and ran out of gas coming off bend 2 on the last lap. This allowed Ross Brady through for second but Fisher was able to coast and paddle round to the line just in time to pip Mills for third. This resulted in a 4-2 taking the score to 27-19.
William Lawson made the start from Tom P Madsen in heat 9 but Matthew Wethers railed off bend two to relegate Madsen to third for a 5-1 which took the home side’s lead to 12 points. Suchanek and Ostergaard gated to lead heat 10 but an amazing ride by Fisher, who rounded Ostergaard on the third bend and a few feet later cut under the team riding Suchanek, took him through to first. Suchanek took up the challenge and briefly passed Fisher again but the American was not to be denied and won the race for a shared heat. In heat 11 Mark Lemon took a Tactical Ride and led Matthew Wethers from the gate. Wethers kept challenging on the inside line and Chris Mills took full advantage of the situation by driving round the outside to pass Wethers earning the Racers the big 1-8 which cut the gap to 5 points. Although William Lawson made the gate in heat 12, Ulrich Ostergaard cut up the inside to pass him brilliantly and go on to win the race. Aaron Summers took third for a shared race which took the score to 39-34.
Heat 13 looked crucial but Edinburgh were well up for this one. Derek Sneddon gated brilliantly from gate 2 to lead Mark Lemon to the first bend. He pinned Lemon on the inside allowing Matthew Wethers to join him round the outside. A great team ride from the Edinburgh pair earned them a 5-1 extending their lead to 9 points. Reading weren’t finished though and threw Ulrich Ostergaard into heat 14 replacing Ross Brady as a Tactical Substitute from 15 metres back. This resulted in another fabulous race. Suddenly Tomas Suchanek made the start while Fisher struggled in vain to catch him. Meanwhile Ulrich Ostergaard finally got past Tully late in the race and made inroads on Fisher who was on an extravagantly wide line. He couldn’t catch him though and his third place gave the racers a 2-5 from the heat but it was too little, too late. In the last race the Racers made the gate but William Lawson rode a determined opening two bends to pass them both. Fisher and Ostergaard then had a magnificent battle for third place which ended when Fisher ended up in the first bend fence on the last lap. The heat was shared and the Monarchs were home and dry by six points.
Scorers: For Edinburgh – Ryan Fisher 12 (6), William Lawson 10 (5), Aaron Summers 9+3 (5), Matthew Wethers 7+2 (5), Derek Sneddon 6+1 (4), Andrew Tully 5 (5).
For Reading – Ulrich Ostergaard 13+2 (6) (with 2 point TS), Mark Lemon 12 (5) (with 6 point TR), Tomas Suchanek 6+2 (4), Chris Mills 4+1 (4), Tom P Madsen 4 (4), Ross Brady 4 (4), Gary Beaton 0 (3).
Premier League: Somerset 66, Rye House 27
Somerset were at full strength but Rye House were again forced to use Rider Replacement for the injured Tommy Allen at number 4.
Confidence in the Somerset camp must have been sky high after their sensational win at Redcar last night. Rye House could also claim some decent away form having recorded a massive 21 point win at Mildenhall last Sunday.
The Rebels ran up another cricket score at the Oak Tree Arena with Rye House the victims this time. They have certainly set out their stall in the race for the league title and, after their results tonight and last night, they have to be considered serious challengers.
What can be said about this match. The Rebels managed ten 5-1 heat advantages in what was virtually a Somerset v Tai Woffinden match. The Rye House youngster salvaged a little respectability for the Rockets by dropping just one point from his five rides which included a successful Tactical Ride. Beaten only once – in heat 3 by Emil Kramer - he prevented all of the home riders from scoring a maximum. In fact none of the other Rye House riders beat a single opponent all night. Their combined total of ten points all came at the wrong end of the home side’s 5-1 heat wins.
After two opening maximums, Tai Woffinden made a great start in heat 3 only to be passed round the outside by Emil Kramer for his only defeat of the night. The shared race was followed by another 5-1 taking the score to 19-5.
Another two 5-1s followed before Tai Woffinden won heat 7 after a good battle with Simon Walker while on a TR so the Rockets took their only heat advantage of the night with a 3-6. A heat 8 5-1 then took the score to 37-14.
Heat 9 was another easy 5-1 for the Rebels but Tai Woffinden won again in heat 10 after clamping Jason Doyle on the opening bend before jetting off for the win and shared race. After another 5-1 for the home side Woffinden was out again in heat 12 which he again won. At this stage he had scored 15 of the Rockets’ 22 points as the score now stood at 53-22.
Heats 13 and 14 both ended up 5-1s again until Tai Woffinden completed an excellent night by winning the nominated riders’ race from Kramer and Walker.
Scorers: For Somerset – Emil Kramer 13 (5), Simon Walker 11+2 (5), Jason Doyle 10+1 (4), Stephan Katt 10+1 (4), Jordan Frampton 8+3 (4), Brent Werner 7+4 (4), Matthias Kroger 7+3 (4).
For Rye House – Tai Woffinden 17 (5) (with 6 point TR), Stefan Ekberg 3 (5), Chris Neath 3 (5), Robert Mear 3 (6), Luke Bowen 1 (4), Daniel Halsey 0 (5).
Premier League: Scunthorpe 47, Workington 43
Scunthorpe were at full strength but Workington were without Daniel Nermark so used James Wright (Belle Vue) as a guest at number 1.
Having beaten high-flying Somerset at home last week Scunthorpe would have felt confident about taking on the much-fancied Workington team. Workington fans had a welcome opportunity to see James Wright in the Comets’ colours again after he elected for the Elite League this year.
This was an excellent win for the Scorpions with only a closing 1-5 to the Comets putting a bit of gloss on the scoresheet for the visitors. The home side began in perfect style with an opening heat 5-1. Carl Wilkinson hit the front off the second bend and was joined by Andrew Moore who passed him after passing James Wright for second place. Joe Haines began a productive evening by winning the reserves race for a shared heat then Magnus Karlsson roared round Kauko Nieminen in heat 3 for another shared race. The Scorpions took another 5-1 in heat 4 to shoot eight points in front. Carl Stonehewer fell while second and Richard Hall and Byron Bekker led home John Branney for the maximum taking the score to 16-8.
Workington pulled two points back in heat 5 when James Wright passed early race leader, Magnus Karlsson, while Benji Compton fell leaving Barry Burchatt to take an easy third place for a 2-4. Carl Stonehewer passed Andrew Moore in heat 6 and challenged Carl Wilkinson only to suffer an engine failure leaving the home side to score another 5-1 which put them ten points ahead. Richard Hall passed Kauko Nieminen in heat 7 while Charles Wright won the battle for third against Viktor Bergstrom for a shared heat but the Comets scored another 2-4 in heat 8. Joe Haines won again this time from Carl Wilkinson while Barry Burchatt took third from Byron Bekker taking the score to 28-20.
Haines and Stonehewer gated to lead heat 9 but Magnus Karlsson rounded them both on the last two bends of the first lap for a fine win and shared race then things looked bright in heat 10 for the Comets too when Kauko Nieminen was quickly away to win the race. However Charles Wright who had also gated well was passed by Andrew Moore and Carl Wilkinson so the heat was shared. James Wright won heat 11 for another shared race but the Comets reduced their arrears to six points when they scored another 2-4 in heat 12. Kauko Nieminen won the race after passing Magnus Karlsson while Joe Haines took third taking the score to 39-33.
It looked as though the Comets were going to storm back into the match when they were heading for a 1-5 in heat 13 as James Wright and Carl Stonehewer led from the tapes. However Andrew Moore passed Stonehewer on the second lap then Stonehewer fell so the race was shared. The Scorpions finally sealed victory with a 4-2 in heat 14. Viktor Bergstrom won the race from Joe Haines but Benji Compton’s third place gave the home side a 4-2 and eight point lead with one race to go. An excellent heat 15 was eventually won by Kauko Nieminen and James Wright from Karlsson and Hall as the Comets finished with a bang.
Scorers: For Scunthorpe – Magnus Karlsson 11 (5), Andrew Moore 9+1 (4), Richard Hall 9+1 (5), Carl Wilkinson 8+2 (4), Viktor Bergstrom 6+1 (4), Byron Bekker 3+2 (4), Benji Compton 1 (4).
For Workington – Kauko Nieminen 13 (5), James Wright 12+1 (5), Joe Haines 12 (6), Charles Wright 2+2 (3), Barry Burchatt 2 (4), Carl Stonehewer 1+1 (4), John Branney 1 (3).
Premier League: Edinburgh 49, Reading 43
Edinburgh were missing Thomas Jonasson who was injured in a crash in Sweden during the week. They used Rider Replacement for him at number 4. Reading were missing both reserves, Jaimie Smith and Danny Warwick. They used Gary Beaton (Redcar Cubs) and Ross Brady (Glasgow) at numbers 6 and 7 in their place.
With the forthcoming home and away aggregate Premier Trophy semi-final tie between these two sides both were out to impose themselves. Reading though would be hoping to confine their televised match on the Isle of Wight to the unwanted memory bank with a much improved performance.
This turned out to be another thriller at Armadale with many twists and turns as Reading fought all the way making the Monarchs dig deep for their win. Edinburgh trailed after five heats but with five races to go they had built up a 12 point lead. Tactical Rides made a hole in the Monarchs’ lead as Reading pulled their arrears back but they didn’t quite have the firepower to threaten a shock win.
It was Chris Mills who jetted from the gate in heat 1. He led for a couple of laps until Ryan Fisher passed him for the win while behind this pair Derek Sneddon finished third, almost catching Mills, ahead of Mark Lemon for a 4-2. Ross Brady made the gate in the reserves race but was quickly passed by Andrew Tully. Aaron Summers made a mess of the second bend but then took up the chase on Brady, caught and passed him in fine style to follow Tully home for a 5-1 which put the Monarchs six points ahead. Heat 3 was a disaster for the home side. Although Ulrich Ostergaard made the gate, William Lawson rounded him on bends one and two to head off in front. Andrew Tully then joined the fray to catch Ostergaard but Lawson suffered an engine failure on the fourth bend leaving Tully to take up the challenge on his own. This he did and the crowd were treated to a real thriller with Tully and Ostergaard passing and repassing each other all race until Tully fell on the third bend of the last lap leaving Tomas Suchanek miles at the back to ride past for second and a 0-5 to the Racers which cut the gap to one point. Tom P Madsen gated to win heat 4 but, on the opening bends, Aaron Summers gave Ross Brady a nudge which sent him fencewards. Matthew Wethers had to all but stop to avoid running into him and by the time he got himself sorted out the other three were gone. Aaron Summers finished second ahead of Brady for a 2-4 which put the Racers a point ahead with the score at 11-12.
Mark Lemon gated in heat 5 and held off the determined challenges of William Lawson for the three points and a shared race but the Monarchs were back in front with a 5-0 in heat 6. Gary Beaton fell on the first bend and retired from the race while Ryan Fisher and Derek Sneddon headed off for a 5-1. However Madsen dive bombed Sneddon on the first bend of the second lap to send him sprawling. Madsen was excluded as was Beaton who was not under power. In the rerun the Edinburgh riders made the gate(!) for a comfortable and uncontested maximum. This put the home side 4 points up and they added a 4-2 in heat 7. Ostergaard and Suchanek were fast away but Matthew Wethers passed them both with a white line drive round the opening bends. He then rode a clever race to deny Ostergaard while Andrew Tully passed Suchanek for third. This increased the Monarchs lead to 6 points and it looked like increasing further to ten when Aaron Summers and Ryan Fisher comfortably led Brady after Chris Mills had fallen on the opening bend and remounted. However Fisher, out for two rides on the trot, had forgotten to refill his fuel tank and ran out of gas coming off bend 2 on the last lap. This allowed Ross Brady through for second but Fisher was able to coast and paddle round to the line just in time to pip Mills for third. This resulted in a 4-2 taking the score to 27-19.
William Lawson made the start from Tom P Madsen in heat 9 but Matthew Wethers railed off bend two to relegate Madsen to third for a 5-1 which took the home side’s lead to 12 points. Suchanek and Ostergaard gated to lead heat 10 but an amazing ride by Fisher, who rounded Ostergaard on the third bend and a few feet later cut under the team riding Suchanek, took him through to first. Suchanek took up the challenge and briefly passed Fisher again but the American was not to be denied and won the race for a shared heat. In heat 11 Mark Lemon took a Tactical Ride and led Matthew Wethers from the gate. Wethers kept challenging on the inside line and Chris Mills took full advantage of the situation by driving round the outside to pass Wethers earning the Racers the big 1-8 which cut the gap to 5 points. Although William Lawson made the gate in heat 12, Ulrich Ostergaard cut up the inside to pass him brilliantly and go on to win the race. Aaron Summers took third for a shared race which took the score to 39-34.
Heat 13 looked crucial but Edinburgh were well up for this one. Derek Sneddon gated brilliantly from gate 2 to lead Mark Lemon to the first bend. He pinned Lemon on the inside allowing Matthew Wethers to join him round the outside. A great team ride from the Edinburgh pair earned them a 5-1 extending their lead to 9 points. Reading weren’t finished though and threw Ulrich Ostergaard into heat 14 replacing Ross Brady as a Tactical Substitute from 15 metres back. This resulted in another fabulous race. Suddenly Tomas Suchanek made the start while Fisher struggled in vain to catch him. Meanwhile Ulrich Ostergaard finally got past Tully late in the race and made inroads on Fisher who was on an extravagantly wide line. He couldn’t catch him though and his third place gave the racers a 2-5 from the heat but it was too little, too late. In the last race the Racers made the gate but William Lawson rode a determined opening two bends to pass them both. Fisher and Ostergaard then had a magnificent battle for third place which ended when Fisher ended up in the first bend fence on the last lap. The heat was shared and the Monarchs were home and dry by six points.
Scorers: For Edinburgh – Ryan Fisher 12 (6), William Lawson 10 (5), Aaron Summers 9+3 (5), Matthew Wethers 7+2 (5), Derek Sneddon 6+1 (4), Andrew Tully 5 (5).
For Reading – Ulrich Ostergaard 13+2 (6) (with 2 point TS), Mark Lemon 12 (5) (with 6 point TR), Tomas Suchanek 6+2 (4), Chris Mills 4+1 (4), Tom P Madsen 4 (4), Ross Brady 4 (4), Gary Beaton 0 (3).
Premier League: Somerset 66, Rye House 27
Somerset were at full strength but Rye House were again forced to use Rider Replacement for the injured Tommy Allen at number 4.
Confidence in the Somerset camp must have been sky high after their sensational win at Redcar last night. Rye House could also claim some decent away form having recorded a massive 21 point win at Mildenhall last Sunday.
The Rebels ran up another cricket score at the Oak Tree Arena with Rye House the victims this time. They have certainly set out their stall in the race for the league title and, after their results tonight and last night, they have to be considered serious challengers.
What can be said about this match. The Rebels managed ten 5-1 heat advantages in what was virtually a Somerset v Tai Woffinden match. The Rye House youngster salvaged a little respectability for the Rockets by dropping just one point from his five rides which included a successful Tactical Ride. Beaten only once – in heat 3 by Emil Kramer - he prevented all of the home riders from scoring a maximum. In fact none of the other Rye House riders beat a single opponent all night. Their combined total of ten points all came at the wrong end of the home side’s 5-1 heat wins.
After two opening maximums, Tai Woffinden made a great start in heat 3 only to be passed round the outside by Emil Kramer for his only defeat of the night. The shared race was followed by another 5-1 taking the score to 19-5.
Another two 5-1s followed before Tai Woffinden won heat 7 after a good battle with Simon Walker while on a TR so the Rockets took their only heat advantage of the night with a 3-6. A heat 8 5-1 then took the score to 37-14.
Heat 9 was another easy 5-1 for the Rebels but Tai Woffinden won again in heat 10 after clamping Jason Doyle on the opening bend before jetting off for the win and shared race. After another 5-1 for the home side Woffinden was out again in heat 12 which he again won. At this stage he had scored 15 of the Rockets’ 22 points as the score now stood at 53-22.
Heats 13 and 14 both ended up 5-1s again until Tai Woffinden completed an excellent night by winning the nominated riders’ race from Kramer and Walker.
Scorers: For Somerset – Emil Kramer 13 (5), Simon Walker 11+2 (5), Jason Doyle 10+1 (4), Stephan Katt 10+1 (4), Jordan Frampton 8+3 (4), Brent Werner 7+4 (4), Matthias Kroger 7+3 (4).
For Rye House – Tai Woffinden 17 (5) (with 6 point TR), Stefan Ekberg 3 (5), Chris Neath 3 (5), Robert Mear 3 (6), Luke Bowen 1 (4), Daniel Halsey 0 (5).
Premier League: Scunthorpe 47, Workington 43
Scunthorpe were at full strength but Workington were without Daniel Nermark so used James Wright (Belle Vue) as a guest at number 1.
Having beaten high-flying Somerset at home last week Scunthorpe would have felt confident about taking on the much-fancied Workington team. Workington fans had a welcome opportunity to see James Wright in the Comets’ colours again after he elected for the Elite League this year.
This was an excellent win for the Scorpions with only a closing 1-5 to the Comets putting a bit of gloss on the scoresheet for the visitors. The home side began in perfect style with an opening heat 5-1. Carl Wilkinson hit the front off the second bend and was joined by Andrew Moore who passed him after passing James Wright for second place. Joe Haines began a productive evening by winning the reserves race for a shared heat then Magnus Karlsson roared round Kauko Nieminen in heat 3 for another shared race. The Scorpions took another 5-1 in heat 4 to shoot eight points in front. Carl Stonehewer fell while second and Richard Hall and Byron Bekker led home John Branney for the maximum taking the score to 16-8.
Workington pulled two points back in heat 5 when James Wright passed early race leader, Magnus Karlsson, while Benji Compton fell leaving Barry Burchatt to take an easy third place for a 2-4. Carl Stonehewer passed Andrew Moore in heat 6 and challenged Carl Wilkinson only to suffer an engine failure leaving the home side to score another 5-1 which put them ten points ahead. Richard Hall passed Kauko Nieminen in heat 7 while Charles Wright won the battle for third against Viktor Bergstrom for a shared heat but the Comets scored another 2-4 in heat 8. Joe Haines won again this time from Carl Wilkinson while Barry Burchatt took third from Byron Bekker taking the score to 28-20.
Haines and Stonehewer gated to lead heat 9 but Magnus Karlsson rounded them both on the last two bends of the first lap for a fine win and shared race then things looked bright in heat 10 for the Comets too when Kauko Nieminen was quickly away to win the race. However Charles Wright who had also gated well was passed by Andrew Moore and Carl Wilkinson so the heat was shared. James Wright won heat 11 for another shared race but the Comets reduced their arrears to six points when they scored another 2-4 in heat 12. Kauko Nieminen won the race after passing Magnus Karlsson while Joe Haines took third taking the score to 39-33.
It looked as though the Comets were going to storm back into the match when they were heading for a 1-5 in heat 13 as James Wright and Carl Stonehewer led from the tapes. However Andrew Moore passed Stonehewer on the second lap then Stonehewer fell so the race was shared. The Scorpions finally sealed victory with a 4-2 in heat 14. Viktor Bergstrom won the race from Joe Haines but Benji Compton’s third place gave the home side a 4-2 and eight point lead with one race to go. An excellent heat 15 was eventually won by Kauko Nieminen and James Wright from Karlsson and Hall as the Comets finished with a bang.
Scorers: For Scunthorpe – Magnus Karlsson 11 (5), Andrew Moore 9+1 (4), Richard Hall 9+1 (5), Carl Wilkinson 8+2 (4), Viktor Bergstrom 6+1 (4), Byron Bekker 3+2 (4), Benji Compton 1 (4).
For Workington – Kauko Nieminen 13 (5), James Wright 12+1 (5), Joe Haines 12 (6), Charles Wright 2+2 (3), Barry Burchatt 2 (4), Carl Stonehewer 1+1 (4), John Branney 1 (3).
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