Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Friday, 23 May
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Tonight’s matches were at Edinburgh where the Monarchs raced Scunthorpe and at Somerset where the Rebels took on Stoke in Premier League matches. Not for the first time in recent days the two matches produced identical scorelines.
Premier League: Edinburgh 68, Scunthorpe 22
Edinburgh were at full strength but Scunthorpe were without Viktor Bergstrom, injured riding in Sweden, and had Scott James (Redcar Cubs) at reserve in his place. Having dropped Benji Compton they had Scott Richardson from their Conference League side at number 4.
This really was a top drawer performance from the Monarchs which left the Scorpions in tatters. Even if the visitors had had the missing Compton and Bergstrom in their team it is hard to see how they could have made any difference. Although William Lawson and Matthew Wethers went through the meeting unbeaten the Monarchs’ star man was undoubtedly Andrew Tully who recorded his first ever 15 point Premier League maximum in times just one second outside the track record.
Carl Wilkinson led the opening race for about 50 yards by which time William Lawson had rounded him on his way to setting the fastest time this season at Armadale (55.5). Thomas Jonasson was in third place but his machine started to slow and eventually gave up the ghost allowing Andrew Moore through for a shared race. In heat 2 Andrew Tully gated and was gone. However Aaron Summers was baulked on the first bend by Byron Bekker then caught a patch of deep dirt on the second bend which had him struggling to stay on his machine. With the Scorpions nearly half a lap up on him by the time he had sorted himself out he set off in pursuit and was rewarded when Bekker fell on the second lap. He then reeled in Scott James and caught and passed him on the line for second place and a 5-1. Magnus Karlsson made the gate in heat 3 and sailed off for an untroubled race win and a shared race but a Monarchs’ 5-1 in heat 4 put them eight points ahead. Aaron Summers gated while Matthew Wethers cut back under Richard Hall on the second bend to join him and take the score to 16-8.
The Monarchs, not for the first time this season, then reeled off six consecutive 5-1s. In heat 5 Derek Sneddon touched the tapes, was excluded and replaced by Andrew Tully who passed Carl Wilkinson off the inside of bend two for an unchallenged win. Ryan Fisher passed Wilkinson on the next bend for 5-1 number 2. Lawson and Jonasson added number 3 from the gate in heat 6 then Magnus Karlsson was given a Tactical Ride in heat 7. He made the gate too but Andrew Tully and Matthew Wethers were on his tail and executed a beautiful pincer movement on the third bend when Tully passed Karlsson round the outside while Wethers nipped past on the inside to leave the Scorpion’s man wondering what happened. Jonasson and Summers added 5-1 number 5 which took the score to 36-12.
Fisher and Sneddon gated for maximum number 6 then, in heat 10, Magnus Karlsson again made the gate. William Lawson passed him with a fine cut back on the second bend of lap 2 but Jonasson made no impression and had to settle for third. The home side stretched their lead to 30 points with the 4-2 then added another 5-1 in heat 11 as Andrew Tully blasted round for another heat win with Wethers following him home. The Scorpions stopped the rot in heat 12 when Magnus Karlsson again made the gate and this time pulled away from Sneddon and Summers for a shared race which took the score to 53-19.
Lawson and Wethers added 5-1 number nine in heat 13 then in heat 14 Richard Hall replaced Scott Richardson as a Tactical Substitute from 15 metres. He got nowhere near that man Tully who won again from Ryan Fisher for 5-1 number 10. In the last race William Lawson completed his maximum but Matthew Wethers was baulked at the first bend. He quickly passed Magnus Karlsson then chased after Richard Hall who kept closing the door on the entrance to the bends. However Matthew had had enough of this after a couple of laps so changed lines to blast round the outside of Hall on bends three and four for Monarchs’ eleventh 5-1 of the match.
Scorers: For Edinburgh – William Lawson 15 (5) (maximum), Andrew Tully 15 (5) (maximum), Matthew Wethers 11+4 (5) (paid maximum), Ryan Fisher 8+3 (4), Aaron Summers 7+4 (4), Derek Sneddon 6+1 (4), Thomas Jonasson 6+1 (4).
For Scunthorpe – Magnus Karlsson 9 (5), Carl Wilkinson 5 (4), Richard Hall 4 (6), Andrew Moore 2+1 (4), Scott James 1 (4), Byron Bekker 1 (4), Scott Richardson 0 (3).
Premier League: Somerset 68, Stoke 22 .
Both teams were at full strength.
This match nearly didn’t take place as a torrential burst of rain waterlogged parts of the track. Only after some hard work by the track staff could the match proceed. Stoke probably wished it hadn’t as they suffered a real hammering.
Jason Doyle beat Lee Complin to win the opener as Mark Burrows pulled up at the back then a 5-1 in the reserves race won by Simon Walker put the Rebels six points ahead. Emil Kramer won heat 3 but Ben Barker and Barrie Evans kept Matthias Kroger at the back for a shared race before Jordan Frampton won heat 4. Emiliano Sanchez took second from Brent Werner for a 4-2 which took the score to 16-8.
Emil Kramer gated to win heat 5 while Matthias Kroger rounded Lee Complin to join him for a 5-1 then Jason Doyle and Stephan Katt separated by Emiliano Sanchez scored a 4-2 in heat 6 for a 14 point lead. In heat 7 Ben Barker was given a Tactical Ride but it amounted to nothing when Walker and Frampton scored another 5-1. Heat 8 provided another maximum from the home side. Emil Kramer led the race from Mark Burrows from the start but Werner passed Burrow round the outside on the third lap for the Rebels’ sixth 5-1 which took the score to 35-13.
Kramer and Kroger added another easy 5-1 in heat 9 but Ben Barker gave the visitors some joy by passing Jason Doyle at the end of the third lap of heat 10 to win the race for a 3-3. Somerset responded to that piece of impudence by rattling home five consecutive 5-1s in the last five heats to rattle up a 46 point win. The only point of interest during these heats was Sanchez’s effort in heat 13 when he led Jordan Frampton for half a lap before being swallowed up. In heat 15 Simon Walker, bidding for his paid maximum, had a good tussle with Ben Barker for second place behind Kramer until Barker fell off on the last lap.
Scorers: For Somerset – Emil Kramer 14+1 (5) (paid maximum), Simon Walker 13+2 (5) (paid maximum), Jason Doyle 11 (4), Jordan Frampton 9+3 (4) (paid maximum), Brent Werner 8+2 (4), Matthias Kroger 7+2 (4), Stephan Katt 6+1 (4).
For Stoke – Ben Barker 7 (5), Emiliano Sanchez 7 (5), Lee Complin 4 (4), Jesper Kristiansen 2 (4), Barrie Evans 1+1 (4), Mark Burrows 1 (4), Klaus Jakobsen 0 (4).
Tonight’s matches were at Edinburgh where the Monarchs raced Scunthorpe and at Somerset where the Rebels took on Stoke in Premier League matches. Not for the first time in recent days the two matches produced identical scorelines.
Premier League: Edinburgh 68, Scunthorpe 22
Edinburgh were at full strength but Scunthorpe were without Viktor Bergstrom, injured riding in Sweden, and had Scott James (Redcar Cubs) at reserve in his place. Having dropped Benji Compton they had Scott Richardson from their Conference League side at number 4.
This really was a top drawer performance from the Monarchs which left the Scorpions in tatters. Even if the visitors had had the missing Compton and Bergstrom in their team it is hard to see how they could have made any difference. Although William Lawson and Matthew Wethers went through the meeting unbeaten the Monarchs’ star man was undoubtedly Andrew Tully who recorded his first ever 15 point Premier League maximum in times just one second outside the track record.
Carl Wilkinson led the opening race for about 50 yards by which time William Lawson had rounded him on his way to setting the fastest time this season at Armadale (55.5). Thomas Jonasson was in third place but his machine started to slow and eventually gave up the ghost allowing Andrew Moore through for a shared race. In heat 2 Andrew Tully gated and was gone. However Aaron Summers was baulked on the first bend by Byron Bekker then caught a patch of deep dirt on the second bend which had him struggling to stay on his machine. With the Scorpions nearly half a lap up on him by the time he had sorted himself out he set off in pursuit and was rewarded when Bekker fell on the second lap. He then reeled in Scott James and caught and passed him on the line for second place and a 5-1. Magnus Karlsson made the gate in heat 3 and sailed off for an untroubled race win and a shared race but a Monarchs’ 5-1 in heat 4 put them eight points ahead. Aaron Summers gated while Matthew Wethers cut back under Richard Hall on the second bend to join him and take the score to 16-8.
The Monarchs, not for the first time this season, then reeled off six consecutive 5-1s. In heat 5 Derek Sneddon touched the tapes, was excluded and replaced by Andrew Tully who passed Carl Wilkinson off the inside of bend two for an unchallenged win. Ryan Fisher passed Wilkinson on the next bend for 5-1 number 2. Lawson and Jonasson added number 3 from the gate in heat 6 then Magnus Karlsson was given a Tactical Ride in heat 7. He made the gate too but Andrew Tully and Matthew Wethers were on his tail and executed a beautiful pincer movement on the third bend when Tully passed Karlsson round the outside while Wethers nipped past on the inside to leave the Scorpion’s man wondering what happened. Jonasson and Summers added 5-1 number 5 which took the score to 36-12.
Fisher and Sneddon gated for maximum number 6 then, in heat 10, Magnus Karlsson again made the gate. William Lawson passed him with a fine cut back on the second bend of lap 2 but Jonasson made no impression and had to settle for third. The home side stretched their lead to 30 points with the 4-2 then added another 5-1 in heat 11 as Andrew Tully blasted round for another heat win with Wethers following him home. The Scorpions stopped the rot in heat 12 when Magnus Karlsson again made the gate and this time pulled away from Sneddon and Summers for a shared race which took the score to 53-19.
Lawson and Wethers added 5-1 number nine in heat 13 then in heat 14 Richard Hall replaced Scott Richardson as a Tactical Substitute from 15 metres. He got nowhere near that man Tully who won again from Ryan Fisher for 5-1 number 10. In the last race William Lawson completed his maximum but Matthew Wethers was baulked at the first bend. He quickly passed Magnus Karlsson then chased after Richard Hall who kept closing the door on the entrance to the bends. However Matthew had had enough of this after a couple of laps so changed lines to blast round the outside of Hall on bends three and four for Monarchs’ eleventh 5-1 of the match.
Scorers: For Edinburgh – William Lawson 15 (5) (maximum), Andrew Tully 15 (5) (maximum), Matthew Wethers 11+4 (5) (paid maximum), Ryan Fisher 8+3 (4), Aaron Summers 7+4 (4), Derek Sneddon 6+1 (4), Thomas Jonasson 6+1 (4).
For Scunthorpe – Magnus Karlsson 9 (5), Carl Wilkinson 5 (4), Richard Hall 4 (6), Andrew Moore 2+1 (4), Scott James 1 (4), Byron Bekker 1 (4), Scott Richardson 0 (3).
Premier League: Somerset 68, Stoke 22 .
Both teams were at full strength.
This match nearly didn’t take place as a torrential burst of rain waterlogged parts of the track. Only after some hard work by the track staff could the match proceed. Stoke probably wished it hadn’t as they suffered a real hammering.
Jason Doyle beat Lee Complin to win the opener as Mark Burrows pulled up at the back then a 5-1 in the reserves race won by Simon Walker put the Rebels six points ahead. Emil Kramer won heat 3 but Ben Barker and Barrie Evans kept Matthias Kroger at the back for a shared race before Jordan Frampton won heat 4. Emiliano Sanchez took second from Brent Werner for a 4-2 which took the score to 16-8.
Emil Kramer gated to win heat 5 while Matthias Kroger rounded Lee Complin to join him for a 5-1 then Jason Doyle and Stephan Katt separated by Emiliano Sanchez scored a 4-2 in heat 6 for a 14 point lead. In heat 7 Ben Barker was given a Tactical Ride but it amounted to nothing when Walker and Frampton scored another 5-1. Heat 8 provided another maximum from the home side. Emil Kramer led the race from Mark Burrows from the start but Werner passed Burrow round the outside on the third lap for the Rebels’ sixth 5-1 which took the score to 35-13.
Kramer and Kroger added another easy 5-1 in heat 9 but Ben Barker gave the visitors some joy by passing Jason Doyle at the end of the third lap of heat 10 to win the race for a 3-3. Somerset responded to that piece of impudence by rattling home five consecutive 5-1s in the last five heats to rattle up a 46 point win. The only point of interest during these heats was Sanchez’s effort in heat 13 when he led Jordan Frampton for half a lap before being swallowed up. In heat 15 Simon Walker, bidding for his paid maximum, had a good tussle with Ben Barker for second place behind Kramer until Barker fell off on the last lap.
Scorers: For Somerset – Emil Kramer 14+1 (5) (paid maximum), Simon Walker 13+2 (5) (paid maximum), Jason Doyle 11 (4), Jordan Frampton 9+3 (4) (paid maximum), Brent Werner 8+2 (4), Matthias Kroger 7+2 (4), Stephan Katt 6+1 (4).
For Stoke – Ben Barker 7 (5), Emiliano Sanchez 7 (5), Lee Complin 4 (4), Jesper Kristiansen 2 (4), Barrie Evans 1+1 (4), Mark Burrows 1 (4), Klaus Jakobsen 0 (4).
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