Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Wednesday, 14 May
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Tonight’s matches were at Birmingham where the Brummies raced Glasgow and at King’s Lynn where the Stars took on Rye House both in Premier League matches.
Premier League: Birmingham 52, Glasgow 40
Birmingham, still without Phil Morris, used Rider Replacement at number 4. Jack Roberts took over at reserve in place of Mattia Carpanese and Paul Starke was nominated as their number 8. Glasgow were without Shane Parker and Josh Grajczonek so had Carl Stonehewer as a guest at number 3 in place of Parker and used Rider Replacement at number 2 for Grajczonek. They also nominated Ben Hopwood as their number 8.
Three of the opening races were won by Glasgow reserve Ross Brady. He beat Henning Bager and Lee Smart in heat 1 as the R/R thanks to a stunning gate, then the two Birmingham reserves in heat 2, again from the gate, before he had a race off in heat 3. On both occasions he had no support so the heats were shared. Jason Lyons won the third race from Carl Stonehewer while Jack Roberts took third from Lee Dicken for a 4-2 giving Birmingham a two point lead. Adam Roynon suffered an engine failure in heat 4 as Brady won again with another jet-propelled start, this time from Jack Roberts (R/R). Robert Ksiezak’s third place gave the Tigers a 2-4 to level the match with the score at 12-12.
The scores stayed tied when Jason Lyons won heat 5 in a new track record time (57.4) while Trent Leverington and Mitchell Davey (R/R) took third as Jack Hargreaves (R/R) fell on the final bend for a 3-3. Birmingham then struck with a 5-1 in heat 6. Ross Brady (replacing Mitchell Davey) was excluded under the two minute time allowance so went from 15 metres back. He could make no impact as Henning Bager led Robert Ksiezak then, when Lee Smart passed Ksiezak on the last lap, the home side recorded the maximum for a four point lead. They increased their lead to six points when Adam Roynon beat Carl Stonehewer in heat 7 with Jack Hargreaves taking third from Lee Dicken for a 4-2 but the Tigers hit back in heat 8 with a 1-5 when Robert Ksiezak (R/R) and Ross Brady gated to head home Lee Smart and Jack Roberts cutting the gap to two points and taking the score to 25-23.
It stayed that way in heat 9 when Jason Lyons beat Robert Ksiezak while Jack Roberts in third fell and gifted third place to Mitchell Davey for a shared race. There was no change in heat 10 either. The Glasgow riders made the gate but Henning Bager passed them both on the opening lap. Carl Stonehewer got past Bager to win the race while Lee Smart passed Lee Dicken for third and a shared race. Birmingham doubled their lead in heat 11 when Adam Roynon won from Ross Brady who again made the gate. Jack Hargreaves took a valuable point by beating Trent Leverington for third place as Leverington’s bike packed up so the home side scored a 4-2. They followed this by increasing their lead to six points with another 4-2 when Jason Lyons beat Carl Stonehewer by a distance while Jack Roberts chased Stonehewer but had to be content with picking up third place from Mitchell Davey. This took the score to 39-33.
Glasgow looked as though they might get back into the match when they sat on a 1-5 from the gate in heat 13. However Roynon passed Ksiezak as Leverington’s bike ran out of fuel so the Brummies took an eight point lead with the 4-2. This allowed Carl Stonehewer to take a Tactical Substitute ride in heat 14 from 15 metres back. Ross Brady gated again but he was passed by first Lee Smart then Jack Hargreaves. Stonehewer got up to pass Hargreaves but couldn’t catch Smart so the race was shared 4-4. In the last race Jason Lyons completed an immaculate maximum while Adam Roynon joined him for a 5-1 ahead of Stonehewer giving the home side a 12 point win.
Scorers: For Birmingham – Jason Lyons 15 (5) (maximum), Adam Roynon 11+1 (5), Lee Smart 8+3 (5), Henning Bager 8 (4), Jack Hargreaves 6 (6), Jack Roberts 4+1 (5).
For Glasgow – Carl Stonehewer 14 (6) (with 4 point TS), Ross Brady 13+1 (7), Robert Ksiezak 9 (6), Mitchell Davey 2+2 (4), Trent Leverington 2 (4), Lee Dicken 0 (3).
Premier League: King’s Lynn 62, Rye House 31.
King’s Lynn were at full strength while Rye House used Rider Replacement at number 4 for the injured Tommy Allen. They also nominated Adam Lowe as their number 8.
King’s Lynn is not one of Rye House’s happy hunting grounds but when you lose four 5-1s in the opening four heats there’s not much prospect of a result. The Stars started with a win from Kevin Doolan, back in the side after his injury. Robert Mear was in second place until he was passed on the inside by Shaun Tacey on the second lap for the first of the home maximums. Kozza Smith won the reserves race despite whacking the fence while John Oliver followed him home for the second 5-1. Tomas Topinka and Simon Lambert beat Tai Woffinden in heat three for the third then Rusty Harrison and Kozza Smith saw off Stefan Ekberg for the fourth and a score of 20-4.
Simon Lambert was excluded under the two minute time allowance in heat 5 so went from 15 metres back. Tomas Topinka won the race from Robert Mear while Lambert caught and passed Chris Neath on lap three only to be repassed by the Rye House number one. This resulted in a shared race but the Rockets lost yet another 5-1 in heat 6 to Kevin Doolan and Shaun Tacey to trail by 20 points. Heat 7 brought some cheer to the visitors when Tai Woffinden took a TR and won the race from Rusty Harrison. Robert Mear (R/R) took third from John Oliver so the Rockets scored a 2-7 cutting the gap to 15 points. It was back to normality in heat 8 as the Stars scored their sixth 5-1 through Shaun Tacey and Kozza Smith with Luke Bowen in third taking the score to 35-16.
The Stars’ seventh 5-1 came along in the next heat when Tomas Topinka and Simon Lambert gated to lead Stefan Ekberg home for a 23 point lead. Kevin Doolan continued his unbeaten run by winning from Tai Woffinden in heat 10. Woffinden was passed by Shaun Tacey off the second bend but he repassed Tacey on the next lap. This gave the Stars a 4-2 and 25 point lead. In heat 11 Chris Neath was excluded under the two minute time allowance and was replaced by Luke Bowen. Then John Oliver fell on the first bend resulting in an all-four-back rerun. In the rerun John Oliver won the race followed by Rusty Harrison from Robert Mear for the Stars’ eighth 5-1. Kozza Smith gated in heat 12 to follow Tomas Topinka but Tai Woffinden passed him to give chase to Topinka. The 4-2 took the score to 53-22.
Kevin Doolan led heat 13 but suffered an engine failure on the final bend allowing Stefan Ekberg to take the race win. Rusty Harrison passed Chris Neath for third place and a 2-4 to the Rockets. Ekberg was out again in heat 14 and he won that too beating Lambert and Oliver for a shared race. Kevin Doolan gated to win the last race but Tomas Topinka found himself at the back but passed Stefan Ekberg on the first lap. He couldn’t pass Tai Woffinden though so the race finished as a 4-2 giving the Stars a 31 point win.
Scorers: For King’s Lynn – Tomas Topinka 13 (5), Kevin Doolan 12 (5), Rusty Harrison 9+1 (4), Shaun Tacey 8+2 (4), Kozza Smith 8+2 (4), Simon Lambert 6+2 (4), John Oliver 6+2 (4).
For Rye House – Tai Woffinden 13 (5) (with 6 point TR), Stefan Ekberg 9 (6), Robert Mear 4 (5), Chris Neath 3+1 (4), Luke Bowen 2 (6), Daniel Halsey 0 (5).
Premier League: Birmingham 52, Glasgow 40
Birmingham, still without Phil Morris, used Rider Replacement at number 4. Jack Roberts took over at reserve in place of Mattia Carpanese and Paul Starke was nominated as their number 8. Glasgow were without Shane Parker and Josh Grajczonek so had Carl Stonehewer as a guest at number 3 in place of Parker and used Rider Replacement at number 2 for Grajczonek. They also nominated Ben Hopwood as their number 8.
Three of the opening races were won by Glasgow reserve Ross Brady. He beat Henning Bager and Lee Smart in heat 1 as the R/R thanks to a stunning gate, then the two Birmingham reserves in heat 2, again from the gate, before he had a race off in heat 3. On both occasions he had no support so the heats were shared. Jason Lyons won the third race from Carl Stonehewer while Jack Roberts took third from Lee Dicken for a 4-2 giving Birmingham a two point lead. Adam Roynon suffered an engine failure in heat 4 as Brady won again with another jet-propelled start, this time from Jack Roberts (R/R). Robert Ksiezak’s third place gave the Tigers a 2-4 to level the match with the score at 12-12.
The scores stayed tied when Jason Lyons won heat 5 in a new track record time (57.4) while Trent Leverington and Mitchell Davey (R/R) took third as Jack Hargreaves (R/R) fell on the final bend for a 3-3. Birmingham then struck with a 5-1 in heat 6. Ross Brady (replacing Mitchell Davey) was excluded under the two minute time allowance so went from 15 metres back. He could make no impact as Henning Bager led Robert Ksiezak then, when Lee Smart passed Ksiezak on the last lap, the home side recorded the maximum for a four point lead. They increased their lead to six points when Adam Roynon beat Carl Stonehewer in heat 7 with Jack Hargreaves taking third from Lee Dicken for a 4-2 but the Tigers hit back in heat 8 with a 1-5 when Robert Ksiezak (R/R) and Ross Brady gated to head home Lee Smart and Jack Roberts cutting the gap to two points and taking the score to 25-23.
It stayed that way in heat 9 when Jason Lyons beat Robert Ksiezak while Jack Roberts in third fell and gifted third place to Mitchell Davey for a shared race. There was no change in heat 10 either. The Glasgow riders made the gate but Henning Bager passed them both on the opening lap. Carl Stonehewer got past Bager to win the race while Lee Smart passed Lee Dicken for third and a shared race. Birmingham doubled their lead in heat 11 when Adam Roynon won from Ross Brady who again made the gate. Jack Hargreaves took a valuable point by beating Trent Leverington for third place as Leverington’s bike packed up so the home side scored a 4-2. They followed this by increasing their lead to six points with another 4-2 when Jason Lyons beat Carl Stonehewer by a distance while Jack Roberts chased Stonehewer but had to be content with picking up third place from Mitchell Davey. This took the score to 39-33.
Glasgow looked as though they might get back into the match when they sat on a 1-5 from the gate in heat 13. However Roynon passed Ksiezak as Leverington’s bike ran out of fuel so the Brummies took an eight point lead with the 4-2. This allowed Carl Stonehewer to take a Tactical Substitute ride in heat 14 from 15 metres back. Ross Brady gated again but he was passed by first Lee Smart then Jack Hargreaves. Stonehewer got up to pass Hargreaves but couldn’t catch Smart so the race was shared 4-4. In the last race Jason Lyons completed an immaculate maximum while Adam Roynon joined him for a 5-1 ahead of Stonehewer giving the home side a 12 point win.
Scorers: For Birmingham – Jason Lyons 15 (5) (maximum), Adam Roynon 11+1 (5), Lee Smart 8+3 (5), Henning Bager 8 (4), Jack Hargreaves 6 (6), Jack Roberts 4+1 (5).
For Glasgow – Carl Stonehewer 14 (6) (with 4 point TS), Ross Brady 13+1 (7), Robert Ksiezak 9 (6), Mitchell Davey 2+2 (4), Trent Leverington 2 (4), Lee Dicken 0 (3).
Premier League: King’s Lynn 62, Rye House 31.
King’s Lynn were at full strength while Rye House used Rider Replacement at number 4 for the injured Tommy Allen. They also nominated Adam Lowe as their number 8.
King’s Lynn is not one of Rye House’s happy hunting grounds but when you lose four 5-1s in the opening four heats there’s not much prospect of a result. The Stars started with a win from Kevin Doolan, back in the side after his injury. Robert Mear was in second place until he was passed on the inside by Shaun Tacey on the second lap for the first of the home maximums. Kozza Smith won the reserves race despite whacking the fence while John Oliver followed him home for the second 5-1. Tomas Topinka and Simon Lambert beat Tai Woffinden in heat three for the third then Rusty Harrison and Kozza Smith saw off Stefan Ekberg for the fourth and a score of 20-4.
Simon Lambert was excluded under the two minute time allowance in heat 5 so went from 15 metres back. Tomas Topinka won the race from Robert Mear while Lambert caught and passed Chris Neath on lap three only to be repassed by the Rye House number one. This resulted in a shared race but the Rockets lost yet another 5-1 in heat 6 to Kevin Doolan and Shaun Tacey to trail by 20 points. Heat 7 brought some cheer to the visitors when Tai Woffinden took a TR and won the race from Rusty Harrison. Robert Mear (R/R) took third from John Oliver so the Rockets scored a 2-7 cutting the gap to 15 points. It was back to normality in heat 8 as the Stars scored their sixth 5-1 through Shaun Tacey and Kozza Smith with Luke Bowen in third taking the score to 35-16.
The Stars’ seventh 5-1 came along in the next heat when Tomas Topinka and Simon Lambert gated to lead Stefan Ekberg home for a 23 point lead. Kevin Doolan continued his unbeaten run by winning from Tai Woffinden in heat 10. Woffinden was passed by Shaun Tacey off the second bend but he repassed Tacey on the next lap. This gave the Stars a 4-2 and 25 point lead. In heat 11 Chris Neath was excluded under the two minute time allowance and was replaced by Luke Bowen. Then John Oliver fell on the first bend resulting in an all-four-back rerun. In the rerun John Oliver won the race followed by Rusty Harrison from Robert Mear for the Stars’ eighth 5-1. Kozza Smith gated in heat 12 to follow Tomas Topinka but Tai Woffinden passed him to give chase to Topinka. The 4-2 took the score to 53-22.
Kevin Doolan led heat 13 but suffered an engine failure on the final bend allowing Stefan Ekberg to take the race win. Rusty Harrison passed Chris Neath for third place and a 2-4 to the Rockets. Ekberg was out again in heat 14 and he won that too beating Lambert and Oliver for a shared race. Kevin Doolan gated to win the last race but Tomas Topinka found himself at the back but passed Stefan Ekberg on the first lap. He couldn’t pass Tai Woffinden though so the race finished as a 4-2 giving the Stars a 31 point win.
Scorers: For King’s Lynn – Tomas Topinka 13 (5), Kevin Doolan 12 (5), Rusty Harrison 9+1 (4), Shaun Tacey 8+2 (4), Kozza Smith 8+2 (4), Simon Lambert 6+2 (4), John Oliver 6+2 (4).
For Rye House – Tai Woffinden 13 (5) (with 6 point TR), Stefan Ekberg 9 (6), Robert Mear 4 (5), Chris Neath 3+1 (4), Luke Bowen 2 (6), Daniel Halsey 0 (5).
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