Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Saturday, 3 May
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Three Premier League matches and a Premier Trophy match were raced today. The Premier League matches were at Berwick where the Bandits faced King’s Lynn, at Stoke where the Potters took on Birmingham and at Workington where Rye House were the visitors. The Premier Trophy match was at Redcar between the Bears and Scunthorpe.
Premier League: Berwick 45, King’s Lynn 45
Berwick introduced Benny Johansson to the team at number 5 and used Rider Replacement at number 4 for Guglielmo Franchetti. King’s Lynn had Shane Parker as a guest at number 1 for the injured Kevin Doolan.
The Stars hopes appeared to have died on the first bend of the first lap when a coming together of the riders resulted in Norbert Magosi and Shane Parker ending in the fence. Although Magosi was able to shake himself down and walk back to the pits, Shane Parker wasn’t so fortunate and was taken from the track by ambulance with a suspected broken collarbone and wrist. In the rerun Adrian Rymel won the race by passing Shaun Tacey while Norbert Magosi picked up third for a 4-2 but the Stars hit back undaunted with a reserves race 1-5 from Kozza Smith and John Oliver who gated to beat Tero Aarnio and put the visitors two points in front. They doubled their lead with a 2-4 in heat 3. The King’s Lynn riders gated again with Tomas Topinka going on to win the race. Behind him Michal Makovsky passed Simon Lambert for second while Lambert had then to fend off the challenge of Adam McKinna to hold on to third. He did so though and the Stars had taken a 2-4 and four point lead. Rusty Harrison won heat 4 from Tero Aarnio while Kozza Smith took third ahead of Bandits’ new boy, Benny Johansson, for another 2-4 which took the score to 9-15.
The Bandits took full advantage of Parker’s withdrawal from the match in heat 5 when Michal Makovsky and Tero Aarnio scored a 5-1 ahead of Shaun Tacey to cut their arrears to two points. Adrian Rymel made the gate in heat 6 for the Bandits and he was joined up front by Norbert Magosi who went on to win the race while an ever charging Kozza Smith could only finish third. The Bandits’ second 5-1 put them into the lead for the first time by two points. They then got a huge boost in heat 7 when Tero Aarnio gated to lead and beat Tomas Topinka for a shared race as Johansson again finished last. This kept the Bandits two points up and it stayed that way with a shared heat 8. Norbert Magosi drove around Kozza Smith to hit the front off the second bend and win the race while at the back Adam McKinna chased Shaun Tacey at the back to no avail. The shared heat took the score to 25-23.
Benny Johansson made the gate in heat 9 but he was passed by Rusty Harrison and Michal Makovsky. Harrison won the race from Makovsky while Johansson’s third place was his first point for the Bandits. The shared heat kept the Bandits two points in front and heat 10 was shared too. This time Tomas Topinka won from Adrian Rymel and Norbert Magosi after passing the two Bandits coming off the second bend. The Stars finally levelled the match again in heat 11. Shaun Tacey gated to win the race but Tero Aarnio chased him hard just losing out on the line. Kozza Smith finished third from Benny Johansson so King’s Lynn scored a 2-4. Tomas Topinka kept the Stars flag flying with a win in heat 12 but Michal Makovsky and Adam McKinna shared the race ahead of John Oliver taking the score to 36-36.
Berwick took the lead again in heat 13. Adrian Rymel and Tero Aarnio led from the tapes but Rusty Harrison moved into second off the second bend. Aarnio hunted down Harrison and almost got past on the last bend. The 4-2 gave the Bandits a two point lead with just two heats to go. Simon Lambert won heat 14 for the Stars but he had to fight hard to maintain his early lead as Tero Aarnio did everything but pass him to finish second by a whisker on the line. Kozza Smith picked up the vital third place from McKinna so the 2-4 levelled the match with one heat to go. Heat 15 was drawn as was the match. Rusty Harrison had an engine failure at the tapes leaving Tomas Topinka to fight a lone battle. He got to the front on the second lap then warded off the challenges of Adrian Rymel to win an excellent race to give the Stars a draw. There can be no doubt that had Parker not been injured King’s Lynn would probably have won the match comfortably so they will look upon this as two points dropped rather than one gained.
Scorers: For Berwick – Tero Aarnio 13+1 (7), Adrian Rymel 12+1 (5), Michal Makovsky 10+1 (5), Norbert Magosi 8+1 (4), Benny Johannson 1+1 (4), Adam McKinna 1+1 (5).
For King’s Lynn – Tomas Topinka 14 (5), Kozza Smith 9 (7), Rusty Harrison 8 (5), Shaun Tacey 7+1 (4), Simon Lambert 5+1 (4), John Oliver 2+1 (5), Shane Parker – Withdrawn.
Premier League: Stoke 56, Birmingham 37
Stoke were at full strength. Birmingham had Henning Bager back in the team at number 1 replacing the injured Kyle Legault. Jack Roberts was nominated as their number 8.
The Potters went ahead with a 4-2 in the opening race. Mark Burrows won the race from Lee Smart while behind this pair Lee Complin and Henning Bager had a ding dong battle for the third place point. Lee Complin won this battle then the Potters banged in a 5-1 in the reserves race. Barrie Evans won the race but Jack Hargreaves passed Jesper Kristiansen into second place before making a hash of the fourth bend then falling and remounting on the next bend. This gave the home side an early six point lead. The Brummies hit back with a 2-4 in heat 3 won by Jason Lyons. Ben Barker settled into second place but a mistake by Klaus Jacobsen let Jack Roberts through who then chased Barker unsuccessfully for a 2-4 to the visitors. Stoke replied with a 4-2. Kristiansen and Sanchez led for the Potters but Adam Roynon passed Sanchez for second at the end of the third lap to take the score to 15-9.
Ben Barker won heat 5 for a shared race then the Potters added two points to their lead in heat 6. Jack Hargreaves fell and was excluded from the rerun in which Lee Complin gated. Adam Roynon almost passed him but had to settle for second and a 4-2 to the home side. Jack Roberts crashed heavily in heat 7 and required medical attention causing the interval to be taken early. In the three man rerun, Emiliano Sanchez got the better of Jason Lyons from the gate and held off all the attempts by Lyons to pass him. This gave the Potters a 4-2 and they now led by 26-16. Heat 8 saw another 4-2 with a good race between Kristiansen, Smart and Burrows finishing in that order taking the score to 30-18.
Ben Barker gated to lead heat 9 and he tried to protect his partner, Jesper Jacobsen, who was in second. However Adam Roynon was not to be denied and passed Jacobsen for second place. This provided Stoke’s fifth 4-2 on the trot and they now led by 14 points. Jason Lyons took a TR in heat 10 and he won it too from the gate. However Burrows and Complin finished behind him so the Birmingham advantage was restricted to a 3-6. Heat 11 provided a 5-1 for the home side after Lee Smart had fallen on the third lap. The race was awarded to Evans and Sanchez extending the lead to 15 points. Jason Lyons won again in heat 12 for a shared race although he was pressurised by Ben Barker. This took the score to 45-30.
Lee Complin won heat 13 for the Potters while Emiliano Sanchez and Adam Roynon fought an excellent battle for second. Sanchez won it so the home side took the 5-1 which sealed the win. They added another in heat 14 after Barrie Evans had gated. Lee Smart, in second place, fell on the third bend then Carpanese did the same thing a lap later. He remounted only to have an engine failure on the last lap. In the last heat Birmingham got a consolation 1-5 in the best race of the match. Adam Roynon led the heat while Jason Lyons and Lee Complin could hardly be separated behind him in the fight for second. This continued for over three laps before Lyons finally finished behind his partner for the maximum.
Scorers: For Stoke – Ben Barker 10 (5), Barrie Evans 10 (4), Jesper Kristiansen 9+2 (4), Lee Complin 9+1 (5), Emiliano Sanchez 8+2 (4), Mark Burrows 7 (4), Klaus Jacobsen 3+1 (4).
For Birmingham – Jason Lyons 16+1 (5) (with 6 point TR), Adam Roynon 10 (5), Lee Smart 5+1 (5), Henning Bager 3 (4), Mattia Carpanese 2 (4), Jack Roberts 1 (2), Jack Hargreaves 0 (5).
Premier League: Workington 46, Rye House 44
Workington introduced their new signing Barry Burchatt who was replacing Scott Smith at number 2. Rye House had Josh Grajczonek (Glasgow) at number 2 as a guest for the injured Luke Bowen. They used Rider Replacement for their other injury victim, Tommy Allen, at number 4 and nominated Gary Irving as their number 8.
What a start for the Rockets! Josh Grajczonek streaked off to win the opening race followed by Chris Neath leaving Daniel Nermark to pick up third place. Barry Burchatt’s start to his Comets’ career began with an engine failure at the tapes as Rye House took a four point lead with the 1-5. It was all square after the reserves race when Joe Haines and John Branney replied in kind with Haines recording the fastest time of the season on the reshaped Derwent Park circuit. The Rockets gated again in heat 3 as Tai Woffinden and Josh Grajczonek (R/R) hit the front but Kauko Nieminen was soon past Grajczonek for second place although the race resulted in a 2-4 advantage to the visitors putting them two ahead. Another 1-5 to the Rockets in heat 4 left the home fans stunned. Stefan Ekberg and Robert Mear took advantage of a slick track to leave Carl Stonehewer and John Branney struggling at the rear as the visitors streaked into a 9-15 lead.
Bad went to worse for the Comets as Josh Grajczonek won for the second time in heat 5 to head home Charles Wright while Chris Neath beat Kauko Nieminen who lost touch after rearing on the fourth bend. The Rockets took a 2-4 from the race which put them eight points ahead but Daniel Nermark led the fight back by winning heat 6 after passing Stefan Ekberg. Robert Mear took third though from Barry Burchatt so the race was shared but Workington got two points back with a 4-2 in heat 7. Carl Stonehewer gated to beat Tai Woffinden with Joe Haines in third for a 4-2. Another two points were shaved from the Rockets’ lead in heat 8 when John Branney beat Josh Grajczonek with Joe Haines, replacing Barry Burchatt, again in third for another 4-2 taking the score to 22-26.
The fightback was completed with a Comets’ 5-1 in heat 9. Kauko Nieminen and Charles Wright get the better of Stefan Ekberg from the gate to level the scores then the home side finally took the lead in heat 10. Daniel Nermark beat Tai Woffinden with Barry Burchatt, now on Nieminen’s bike, taking third for the 4-2 which put the Comets two points in front. Rye House began to wilt as they conceded a 5-1 in heat 11. Carl Stonehewer and Joe Haines both passed Chris Neath on the second bend for the maximum to put the home side six points ahead. It stayed that way with a 3-3 in heat 12. Kauko Nieminen gated to win the race from Tai Woffinden and Robert Mear to take the score to 39-33.
Stefan Ekberg beat Daniel Nermark and Carl Stonehewer in heat 13 to keep the Rockets’ hopes alive then the Rockets took a 1-5 in heat 14 to put the result back in the melting pot! Robert Mear made the gate and Stefan Ekberg slotted in behind him to ward off the challenge of Charles Wright with Joe Haines stuck at the back. This reduced the Comets’ lead to two points with one heat to go. In the last heat Nermark and Nieminen gated but Nermark impeded his partner who slipped to the back. It was a nervous four laps for the home support but Nermark made no mistake to head home Ekberg and Woffinden for the shared race which saw the Comets home by just two points.
Scorers: For Workington – Daniel Nermark 12 (5), Carl Stonehewer 8+1 (4), Kauko Nieminen 8 (5), Joe Haines 7+1 (5), Charles Wright 5+1 (4), John Branney 5+1 (4), Barry Burchatt 1 (3).
For Rye House – Stefan Ekberg 13+1 (6), Tai Woffinden 10+1 (5), Josh Grajczonek 9 (5), Robert Mear 8+3 (7), Chris Neath 4+1 (4), Danny Halsey 0 (3).
Premier Trophy: Redcar 55, Scunthorpe 35
Redcar again used Rider Replacement for the injured Chris Kerr at number 2 while Scunthorpe were at full strength.
This match was of little significance since neither had any further interest in the competition. Scunthorpe though would be keen to put last night’s hammering at Somerset out of their minds with an improved performance.
After Gary Havelock had won the opening race for a shared heat it was the Scorpions who drew first blood by taking the lead in heat 2. Viktor Bergstrom won the race from Arlo Bugeja while Byron Bekker took third place for a 2-4. The Bears responded with three consecutive 4-2s which changed the score around. James Grieves won the first from Magnus Karlsson and Josh Auty then Daniel Giffard, after finishing last in heats 1 and 2, suddenly came out to win heat 4 from Richard Hall and Ty Proctor in a close race. These two race advantages took the score to 13-11.
The Bears’ lead increased to four points when James Grieves won for the second time in heat 5 from Carl Wilkinson while Josh Auty made an excellent pass on Andrew Moore for third. Richard Hall put a stop to the home successes by winning heat 6 from Gary Havelock and Arlo Bugeja for a shared race but another 4-2 in heat 7, won by Ty Proctor from Magnus Karlsson, put the Bears six points ahead. The Scorpions got back into the match with a 1-5 in heat 8. Carl Wilkinson and Viktor Bergstrom did the damage by beating Ty Proctor and Daniel Giffard cutting the lead to just two points with the score at 25-23.
James Grieves and Josh Auty produced their third consecutive 4-2 as a pairing in heat 9 when Richard Hall split them in heat 9 so the lead increased to four points again. In a rerun heat 10, called back after an unsatisfactory start, Gary Havelock was the early race winner. Magnus Karlsson in second place made a mess of the second bend then Josh Auty passed firstly Viktor Bergstrom then his partner, Gary Havelock, to win the race and the Bears scored a 5-1 for an eight point lead. Heat 11 was won by Ty Proctor while Moore and Wilkinson shared the heat behind him. Heat 12 was shared too. James Grieves completed a four ride maximum by beating Karlsson and Bergstrom taking the score to 40-32.
Another 5-1 for the Bears in heat 13 from Havelock and Proctor put them 12 points up sealing victory but the Scorpions gave Viktor Bergstrom a TR in heat 14. It was to no avail as Josh Auty and Arlo Bugeja raced off for another 5-1. The Scorpions collapse continued as they conceded another 5-1 in the final heat to Grieves and Havelock giving the Bears a 20 point lead which perhaps gave a rather unfair picture of a match which seemed a lot closer than that for most of the way.
Scorers: For Redcar – James Grieves 15 (5) (full maximum), Gary Havelock 12+2 (5), Ty Proctor 10+1 (5), Josh Auty 9 (5), Arlo Bugeja 6+2 (5), Daniel Giffard 3 (5).
For Scunthorpe – Carl Wilkinson 8+2 (5), Viktor Bergstrom 8+2 (6), Richard Hall 7 (5), Magnus Karlsson 6 (4), Andrew Moore 5 (4), Byron Bekker 1 (3), Benji Compton 0 (3).
Premier League: Berwick 45, King’s Lynn 45
Berwick introduced Benny Johansson to the team at number 5 and used Rider Replacement at number 4 for Guglielmo Franchetti. King’s Lynn had Shane Parker as a guest at number 1 for the injured Kevin Doolan.
The Stars hopes appeared to have died on the first bend of the first lap when a coming together of the riders resulted in Norbert Magosi and Shane Parker ending in the fence. Although Magosi was able to shake himself down and walk back to the pits, Shane Parker wasn’t so fortunate and was taken from the track by ambulance with a suspected broken collarbone and wrist. In the rerun Adrian Rymel won the race by passing Shaun Tacey while Norbert Magosi picked up third for a 4-2 but the Stars hit back undaunted with a reserves race 1-5 from Kozza Smith and John Oliver who gated to beat Tero Aarnio and put the visitors two points in front. They doubled their lead with a 2-4 in heat 3. The King’s Lynn riders gated again with Tomas Topinka going on to win the race. Behind him Michal Makovsky passed Simon Lambert for second while Lambert had then to fend off the challenge of Adam McKinna to hold on to third. He did so though and the Stars had taken a 2-4 and four point lead. Rusty Harrison won heat 4 from Tero Aarnio while Kozza Smith took third ahead of Bandits’ new boy, Benny Johansson, for another 2-4 which took the score to 9-15.
The Bandits took full advantage of Parker’s withdrawal from the match in heat 5 when Michal Makovsky and Tero Aarnio scored a 5-1 ahead of Shaun Tacey to cut their arrears to two points. Adrian Rymel made the gate in heat 6 for the Bandits and he was joined up front by Norbert Magosi who went on to win the race while an ever charging Kozza Smith could only finish third. The Bandits’ second 5-1 put them into the lead for the first time by two points. They then got a huge boost in heat 7 when Tero Aarnio gated to lead and beat Tomas Topinka for a shared race as Johansson again finished last. This kept the Bandits two points up and it stayed that way with a shared heat 8. Norbert Magosi drove around Kozza Smith to hit the front off the second bend and win the race while at the back Adam McKinna chased Shaun Tacey at the back to no avail. The shared heat took the score to 25-23.
Benny Johansson made the gate in heat 9 but he was passed by Rusty Harrison and Michal Makovsky. Harrison won the race from Makovsky while Johansson’s third place was his first point for the Bandits. The shared heat kept the Bandits two points in front and heat 10 was shared too. This time Tomas Topinka won from Adrian Rymel and Norbert Magosi after passing the two Bandits coming off the second bend. The Stars finally levelled the match again in heat 11. Shaun Tacey gated to win the race but Tero Aarnio chased him hard just losing out on the line. Kozza Smith finished third from Benny Johansson so King’s Lynn scored a 2-4. Tomas Topinka kept the Stars flag flying with a win in heat 12 but Michal Makovsky and Adam McKinna shared the race ahead of John Oliver taking the score to 36-36.
Berwick took the lead again in heat 13. Adrian Rymel and Tero Aarnio led from the tapes but Rusty Harrison moved into second off the second bend. Aarnio hunted down Harrison and almost got past on the last bend. The 4-2 gave the Bandits a two point lead with just two heats to go. Simon Lambert won heat 14 for the Stars but he had to fight hard to maintain his early lead as Tero Aarnio did everything but pass him to finish second by a whisker on the line. Kozza Smith picked up the vital third place from McKinna so the 2-4 levelled the match with one heat to go. Heat 15 was drawn as was the match. Rusty Harrison had an engine failure at the tapes leaving Tomas Topinka to fight a lone battle. He got to the front on the second lap then warded off the challenges of Adrian Rymel to win an excellent race to give the Stars a draw. There can be no doubt that had Parker not been injured King’s Lynn would probably have won the match comfortably so they will look upon this as two points dropped rather than one gained.
Scorers: For Berwick – Tero Aarnio 13+1 (7), Adrian Rymel 12+1 (5), Michal Makovsky 10+1 (5), Norbert Magosi 8+1 (4), Benny Johannson 1+1 (4), Adam McKinna 1+1 (5).
For King’s Lynn – Tomas Topinka 14 (5), Kozza Smith 9 (7), Rusty Harrison 8 (5), Shaun Tacey 7+1 (4), Simon Lambert 5+1 (4), John Oliver 2+1 (5), Shane Parker – Withdrawn.
Premier League: Stoke 56, Birmingham 37
Stoke were at full strength. Birmingham had Henning Bager back in the team at number 1 replacing the injured Kyle Legault. Jack Roberts was nominated as their number 8.
The Potters went ahead with a 4-2 in the opening race. Mark Burrows won the race from Lee Smart while behind this pair Lee Complin and Henning Bager had a ding dong battle for the third place point. Lee Complin won this battle then the Potters banged in a 5-1 in the reserves race. Barrie Evans won the race but Jack Hargreaves passed Jesper Kristiansen into second place before making a hash of the fourth bend then falling and remounting on the next bend. This gave the home side an early six point lead. The Brummies hit back with a 2-4 in heat 3 won by Jason Lyons. Ben Barker settled into second place but a mistake by Klaus Jacobsen let Jack Roberts through who then chased Barker unsuccessfully for a 2-4 to the visitors. Stoke replied with a 4-2. Kristiansen and Sanchez led for the Potters but Adam Roynon passed Sanchez for second at the end of the third lap to take the score to 15-9.
Ben Barker won heat 5 for a shared race then the Potters added two points to their lead in heat 6. Jack Hargreaves fell and was excluded from the rerun in which Lee Complin gated. Adam Roynon almost passed him but had to settle for second and a 4-2 to the home side. Jack Roberts crashed heavily in heat 7 and required medical attention causing the interval to be taken early. In the three man rerun, Emiliano Sanchez got the better of Jason Lyons from the gate and held off all the attempts by Lyons to pass him. This gave the Potters a 4-2 and they now led by 26-16. Heat 8 saw another 4-2 with a good race between Kristiansen, Smart and Burrows finishing in that order taking the score to 30-18.
Ben Barker gated to lead heat 9 and he tried to protect his partner, Jesper Jacobsen, who was in second. However Adam Roynon was not to be denied and passed Jacobsen for second place. This provided Stoke’s fifth 4-2 on the trot and they now led by 14 points. Jason Lyons took a TR in heat 10 and he won it too from the gate. However Burrows and Complin finished behind him so the Birmingham advantage was restricted to a 3-6. Heat 11 provided a 5-1 for the home side after Lee Smart had fallen on the third lap. The race was awarded to Evans and Sanchez extending the lead to 15 points. Jason Lyons won again in heat 12 for a shared race although he was pressurised by Ben Barker. This took the score to 45-30.
Lee Complin won heat 13 for the Potters while Emiliano Sanchez and Adam Roynon fought an excellent battle for second. Sanchez won it so the home side took the 5-1 which sealed the win. They added another in heat 14 after Barrie Evans had gated. Lee Smart, in second place, fell on the third bend then Carpanese did the same thing a lap later. He remounted only to have an engine failure on the last lap. In the last heat Birmingham got a consolation 1-5 in the best race of the match. Adam Roynon led the heat while Jason Lyons and Lee Complin could hardly be separated behind him in the fight for second. This continued for over three laps before Lyons finally finished behind his partner for the maximum.
Scorers: For Stoke – Ben Barker 10 (5), Barrie Evans 10 (4), Jesper Kristiansen 9+2 (4), Lee Complin 9+1 (5), Emiliano Sanchez 8+2 (4), Mark Burrows 7 (4), Klaus Jacobsen 3+1 (4).
For Birmingham – Jason Lyons 16+1 (5) (with 6 point TR), Adam Roynon 10 (5), Lee Smart 5+1 (5), Henning Bager 3 (4), Mattia Carpanese 2 (4), Jack Roberts 1 (2), Jack Hargreaves 0 (5).
Premier League: Workington 46, Rye House 44
Workington introduced their new signing Barry Burchatt who was replacing Scott Smith at number 2. Rye House had Josh Grajczonek (Glasgow) at number 2 as a guest for the injured Luke Bowen. They used Rider Replacement for their other injury victim, Tommy Allen, at number 4 and nominated Gary Irving as their number 8.
What a start for the Rockets! Josh Grajczonek streaked off to win the opening race followed by Chris Neath leaving Daniel Nermark to pick up third place. Barry Burchatt’s start to his Comets’ career began with an engine failure at the tapes as Rye House took a four point lead with the 1-5. It was all square after the reserves race when Joe Haines and John Branney replied in kind with Haines recording the fastest time of the season on the reshaped Derwent Park circuit. The Rockets gated again in heat 3 as Tai Woffinden and Josh Grajczonek (R/R) hit the front but Kauko Nieminen was soon past Grajczonek for second place although the race resulted in a 2-4 advantage to the visitors putting them two ahead. Another 1-5 to the Rockets in heat 4 left the home fans stunned. Stefan Ekberg and Robert Mear took advantage of a slick track to leave Carl Stonehewer and John Branney struggling at the rear as the visitors streaked into a 9-15 lead.
Bad went to worse for the Comets as Josh Grajczonek won for the second time in heat 5 to head home Charles Wright while Chris Neath beat Kauko Nieminen who lost touch after rearing on the fourth bend. The Rockets took a 2-4 from the race which put them eight points ahead but Daniel Nermark led the fight back by winning heat 6 after passing Stefan Ekberg. Robert Mear took third though from Barry Burchatt so the race was shared but Workington got two points back with a 4-2 in heat 7. Carl Stonehewer gated to beat Tai Woffinden with Joe Haines in third for a 4-2. Another two points were shaved from the Rockets’ lead in heat 8 when John Branney beat Josh Grajczonek with Joe Haines, replacing Barry Burchatt, again in third for another 4-2 taking the score to 22-26.
The fightback was completed with a Comets’ 5-1 in heat 9. Kauko Nieminen and Charles Wright get the better of Stefan Ekberg from the gate to level the scores then the home side finally took the lead in heat 10. Daniel Nermark beat Tai Woffinden with Barry Burchatt, now on Nieminen’s bike, taking third for the 4-2 which put the Comets two points in front. Rye House began to wilt as they conceded a 5-1 in heat 11. Carl Stonehewer and Joe Haines both passed Chris Neath on the second bend for the maximum to put the home side six points ahead. It stayed that way with a 3-3 in heat 12. Kauko Nieminen gated to win the race from Tai Woffinden and Robert Mear to take the score to 39-33.
Stefan Ekberg beat Daniel Nermark and Carl Stonehewer in heat 13 to keep the Rockets’ hopes alive then the Rockets took a 1-5 in heat 14 to put the result back in the melting pot! Robert Mear made the gate and Stefan Ekberg slotted in behind him to ward off the challenge of Charles Wright with Joe Haines stuck at the back. This reduced the Comets’ lead to two points with one heat to go. In the last heat Nermark and Nieminen gated but Nermark impeded his partner who slipped to the back. It was a nervous four laps for the home support but Nermark made no mistake to head home Ekberg and Woffinden for the shared race which saw the Comets home by just two points.
Scorers: For Workington – Daniel Nermark 12 (5), Carl Stonehewer 8+1 (4), Kauko Nieminen 8 (5), Joe Haines 7+1 (5), Charles Wright 5+1 (4), John Branney 5+1 (4), Barry Burchatt 1 (3).
For Rye House – Stefan Ekberg 13+1 (6), Tai Woffinden 10+1 (5), Josh Grajczonek 9 (5), Robert Mear 8+3 (7), Chris Neath 4+1 (4), Danny Halsey 0 (3).
Premier Trophy: Redcar 55, Scunthorpe 35
Redcar again used Rider Replacement for the injured Chris Kerr at number 2 while Scunthorpe were at full strength.
This match was of little significance since neither had any further interest in the competition. Scunthorpe though would be keen to put last night’s hammering at Somerset out of their minds with an improved performance.
After Gary Havelock had won the opening race for a shared heat it was the Scorpions who drew first blood by taking the lead in heat 2. Viktor Bergstrom won the race from Arlo Bugeja while Byron Bekker took third place for a 2-4. The Bears responded with three consecutive 4-2s which changed the score around. James Grieves won the first from Magnus Karlsson and Josh Auty then Daniel Giffard, after finishing last in heats 1 and 2, suddenly came out to win heat 4 from Richard Hall and Ty Proctor in a close race. These two race advantages took the score to 13-11.
The Bears’ lead increased to four points when James Grieves won for the second time in heat 5 from Carl Wilkinson while Josh Auty made an excellent pass on Andrew Moore for third. Richard Hall put a stop to the home successes by winning heat 6 from Gary Havelock and Arlo Bugeja for a shared race but another 4-2 in heat 7, won by Ty Proctor from Magnus Karlsson, put the Bears six points ahead. The Scorpions got back into the match with a 1-5 in heat 8. Carl Wilkinson and Viktor Bergstrom did the damage by beating Ty Proctor and Daniel Giffard cutting the lead to just two points with the score at 25-23.
James Grieves and Josh Auty produced their third consecutive 4-2 as a pairing in heat 9 when Richard Hall split them in heat 9 so the lead increased to four points again. In a rerun heat 10, called back after an unsatisfactory start, Gary Havelock was the early race winner. Magnus Karlsson in second place made a mess of the second bend then Josh Auty passed firstly Viktor Bergstrom then his partner, Gary Havelock, to win the race and the Bears scored a 5-1 for an eight point lead. Heat 11 was won by Ty Proctor while Moore and Wilkinson shared the heat behind him. Heat 12 was shared too. James Grieves completed a four ride maximum by beating Karlsson and Bergstrom taking the score to 40-32.
Another 5-1 for the Bears in heat 13 from Havelock and Proctor put them 12 points up sealing victory but the Scorpions gave Viktor Bergstrom a TR in heat 14. It was to no avail as Josh Auty and Arlo Bugeja raced off for another 5-1. The Scorpions collapse continued as they conceded another 5-1 in the final heat to Grieves and Havelock giving the Bears a 20 point lead which perhaps gave a rather unfair picture of a match which seemed a lot closer than that for most of the way.
Scorers: For Redcar – James Grieves 15 (5) (full maximum), Gary Havelock 12+2 (5), Ty Proctor 10+1 (5), Josh Auty 9 (5), Arlo Bugeja 6+2 (5), Daniel Giffard 3 (5).
For Scunthorpe – Carl Wilkinson 8+2 (5), Viktor Bergstrom 8+2 (6), Richard Hall 7 (5), Magnus Karlsson 6 (4), Andrew Moore 5 (4), Byron Bekker 1 (3), Benji Compton 0 (3).
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