Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Monday, 26 May
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Today’s matches were at Scunthorpe where the Scorpions raced Edinburgh in a Premier League match and at Workington where the Comets took on Stoke in the Knock Out Cup. Two other matches were postponed because of the weather. They were the matches at Rye House where the Rockets were due to race Berwick in a Premier League match and at Reading where the Racers were due to meet Somerset in a Knock Out Cup tie.
Premier League: Scunthorpe 39, Edinburgh 53
Scunthorpe without Benji Compton and Viktor Bergstrom used Scott Richardson at number 4 and had Adam McKinna as a guest at number 6. Edinburgh were at full strength.
What a strange match this was. The first nine races all finished as 3-3s then Edinburgh simply took off. In fact had Andrew Tully not suffered a puncture while on a 1-5 with Ryan Fisher in heat 14, the Monarchs would have won the last six heats by 8-28. It had looked as though this match could well end up as a last heat decider but once Edinburgh stepped up a gear they were simply unstoppable.
Thomas Jonasson won the opening race and it looked as though, with William Lawson in third, the visitors would open with a 2-4. Lawson however was looking uncomfortable and eventually slipped to the back after being passed by Andrew Moore. Andrew Tully returning to his old stomping ground gave notice of his intentions, on this his 21st birthday, by easily winning heat 2 but Aaron Summers was off the pace at the back. Again it looked as though Edinburgh were off and running when Derek Sneddon and Ryan Fisher worked their way to the front in heat 3 but Sneddon came down on the third bend causing Fisher to have to lay down and Karlsson to take some quick avoiding action. Sneddon was excluded from the rerun (once the referee who originally excluded Fisher got her act together). Fisher made sure the race was shared with a tapes-to-flag win. Matthew Wethers and Aaron Summers then looked as though they would break the deadlock when they gated in heat 4 but Summers went very wide at the start of lap 2 and the rest of the field passed by. This fourth consecutive shared heat took the score to 12-12.
Magnus Karlsson became the first Scorpions’ rider to win a race in heat 5 but Thomas Jonasson and William Lawson finished behind him for 3-3 number 5. Heat 6 was rerun after Wethers and Wilkinson came together on the first bend. In the rerun Andrew Tully was fast away for a comfortable win but Matthew Wethers got stuck behind Carl Wilkinson and Andrew Moore at the back. On the run-in to the line Wethers tried a big outside drive but clouted the fence and fell heavily just short of the line. In heat 7 an excellent race developed between Andrew Hall who made the gate and Ryan Fisher with Fisher just losing out on the line. It was the only point he was to drop all match. Heat 8 was won by Andrew Tully although he was made to work for it by Carl Wilkinson. Thomas Jonasson seemed unhappy with his bike and was tailed off at the back as another 3-3 took the score to 24-24.
Magnus Karlsson gated to win heat 9 but Aaron Summers came to life by passing Wethers and Scott Richardson for second place and another shared race but the whole match changed in the next race. Andrew Tully replaced Derek Sneddon and joined Ryan Fisher up front to team ride beautifully for a 1-5 which finally broke the deadlock and put Edinburgh four points in front. They doubled it to eight with another 1-5 in heat 11. This time it was William Lawson who sprung to life by gating for a comfortable win while Thomas Jonasson finally broke loose from Richard Hall to finish second. Andrew Tully won heat 12 but not before he had been passed by Byron Bekker slipping back to third. He repassed Bekker then set off after Magnus Karlsson finally passing him in great style off the fourth bend to win the race for a shared heat which took the score to 33-45.
It was all over after heat 13 when the Monarchs rattled in their third 1-5 in four heats. William Lawson and Matthew Wethers forced their way to the front off the opening two bends to leave Andrew Moore and Richard Hall trailing in their wake. This put the visitors twelve points up so the Scorpions tried a Tactical Substitute ride for Richard Hall replacing Scott Richardson from 15 metres back. It looked a forlorn hope when Ryan Fisher and Andrew Tully led the race from the start but Tully’s maximum hopes died when he suffered a puncture on the fourth bend allowing Bekker and Hall through. Bekker then also had a puncture but limped home behind his partner to give the Scorpions their only heat advantage of the match with a 5-3. In the last race Lawson gated again while Fisher passed Wilkinson for second place to register a fourth 1-5 for the Monarchs and 14 point win.
Scorers: For Scunthorpe – Magnus Karlsson 10 (5), Richard Hall 10 (5) (with 4 point TS), Carl Wilkinson 8 (5), Byron Bekker 6+3 (5), Andrew Moore 3+2 (4), Scott Richardson 1+1 (3), Adam McKinna 1+1 (3).
For Edinburgh – Andrew Tully 14+1 (6), Ryan Fisher 13+1 (5), William Lawson 9+2 (5), Thomas Jonasson 7+1 (4), Matthew Wethers 7+1 (4), Aaron Summers 2 (3), Derek Sneddon 1+1 (3).
Knock Out Cup (second round, first leg): Workington 54, Stoke 36.
Workington again used Rider Replacement at number 2 in place of Barry Burchatt. Stoke were missing Lee Complin who was involved in a car accident and had Adam Roynon (Birmingham) as a guest at number 1.
Having lost heavily at home to Workington on Saturday night, Stoke could not have been too optimistic about keeping this match close and they weren’t helped by the news that Lee Complin had been injured in a car smash.
Workington opened with three 5-1s in the first four heats. Daniel Nermark and Charles Wright scored the first in the opening heat but Jesper Kristensen won the reserves race for a shared heat. In heat 3 Kauko Nieminen and Charles Wright again scored another 5-1 for an eight point lead then Carl Stonehewer took time out from winning heat 4 to shepherd his partner, John Branney, home ahead of Emiliano Sanchez for yet another 5-1 which took the score to 18-6.
The Potters managed a shared race in heat 5. Adam Roynon gated for the Potters but Nieminen passed him off the second bend to go on and win. Mark Burrows finished third for the 3-3 but another 5-1 went the Comets’ way when Nermark and Branney led home Sanchez in heat 6. Stoke were now trailing by 16 points and gave a TR to Ben Barker in heat 7. Barrie Evans passed Carl Stonehewer to lead the race briefly but Stonehewer re-passed him to go on and win. With Ben Barker stuck at the back the TR was wasted and Evans’ second place resulted in a 4-2 to the Comets. Mark Burrows gated to win heat 8 but it was only good enough to share the points as Jesper Kristensen, who had also made a fast start, slipped to the back. This took the score to 33-15.
Stoke rallied in heat 9 when Klaus Jakobsen and Emiliano Sanchez gated leaving Charles Wright and Kauko Nieminen to follow them home for a 1-5 to the Potters. Daniel Nermark won heat 10 after Ben Barker had ploughed through the tapes and had to go from 15 metres back. However Joe Haines’ engine failure gave the visitors a shared race before Heat 11 provided another 1-5 to the visitors. Carl Stonehewer had withdrawn from the meeting and been replaced by John Branney but it was Roynon and Burrows who won the race for the Potters cutting their arrears to just 10 points. Kauko Nieminen won heat 12 for the home side but John Branney shed a chain resulting in a shared race which took the score to 41-31.
Daniel Nermark continued his way to a maximum by winning heat 13 but Stoke’s luck held as Joe Haines again had an engine failure resulting in another shared race. Workington then took two 5-1s in the last two races to open the winning margin to 18 points. In heat 14 Joe Haines finally finished a race and he did it in style by winning from Wright and Evans then Nieminen and Nermark added the second maximum in heat 15.
Scorers: For Workington – Daniel Nermark 14+1 (5) (paid maximum), Kauko Nieminen 12 (5), John Branney 8+3 (6), Charles Wright 7+3 (5), Joe Haines 7+1 (7), Carl Stonehewer 6 (2).
For Stoke – Adam Roynon 8 (4), Mark Burrows 6+2 (5), Ben Barker 6 (5), Emiliano Sanchez 5+2 (4), Barrie Evans 4+1 (4), Klaus Jakobsen 4+1 (4), Jesper Kristensen 3 (4).
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Today’s matches were at Scunthorpe where the Scorpions raced Edinburgh in a Premier League match and at Workington where the Comets took on Stoke in the Knock Out Cup. Two other matches were postponed because of the weather. They were the matches at Rye House where the Rockets were due to race Berwick in a Premier League match and at Reading where the Racers were due to meet Somerset in a Knock Out Cup tie.
Premier League: Scunthorpe 39, Edinburgh 53
Scunthorpe without Benji Compton and Viktor Bergstrom used Scott Richardson at number 4 and had Adam McKinna as a guest at number 6. Edinburgh were at full strength.
What a strange match this was. The first nine races all finished as 3-3s then Edinburgh simply took off. In fact had Andrew Tully not suffered a puncture while on a 1-5 with Ryan Fisher in heat 14, the Monarchs would have won the last six heats by 8-28. It had looked as though this match could well end up as a last heat decider but once Edinburgh stepped up a gear they were simply unstoppable.
Thomas Jonasson won the opening race and it looked as though, with William Lawson in third, the visitors would open with a 2-4. Lawson however was looking uncomfortable and eventually slipped to the back after being passed by Andrew Moore. Andrew Tully returning to his old stomping ground gave notice of his intentions, on this his 21st birthday, by easily winning heat 2 but Aaron Summers was off the pace at the back. Again it looked as though Edinburgh were off and running when Derek Sneddon and Ryan Fisher worked their way to the front in heat 3 but Sneddon came down on the third bend causing Fisher to have to lay down and Karlsson to take some quick avoiding action. Sneddon was excluded from the rerun (once the referee who originally excluded Fisher got her act together). Fisher made sure the race was shared with a tapes-to-flag win. Matthew Wethers and Aaron Summers then looked as though they would break the deadlock when they gated in heat 4 but Summers went very wide at the start of lap 2 and the rest of the field passed by. This fourth consecutive shared heat took the score to 12-12.
Magnus Karlsson became the first Scorpions’ rider to win a race in heat 5 but Thomas Jonasson and William Lawson finished behind him for 3-3 number 5. Heat 6 was rerun after Wethers and Wilkinson came together on the first bend. In the rerun Andrew Tully was fast away for a comfortable win but Matthew Wethers got stuck behind Carl Wilkinson and Andrew Moore at the back. On the run-in to the line Wethers tried a big outside drive but clouted the fence and fell heavily just short of the line. In heat 7 an excellent race developed between Andrew Hall who made the gate and Ryan Fisher with Fisher just losing out on the line. It was the only point he was to drop all match. Heat 8 was won by Andrew Tully although he was made to work for it by Carl Wilkinson. Thomas Jonasson seemed unhappy with his bike and was tailed off at the back as another 3-3 took the score to 24-24.
Magnus Karlsson gated to win heat 9 but Aaron Summers came to life by passing Wethers and Scott Richardson for second place and another shared race but the whole match changed in the next race. Andrew Tully replaced Derek Sneddon and joined Ryan Fisher up front to team ride beautifully for a 1-5 which finally broke the deadlock and put Edinburgh four points in front. They doubled it to eight with another 1-5 in heat 11. This time it was William Lawson who sprung to life by gating for a comfortable win while Thomas Jonasson finally broke loose from Richard Hall to finish second. Andrew Tully won heat 12 but not before he had been passed by Byron Bekker slipping back to third. He repassed Bekker then set off after Magnus Karlsson finally passing him in great style off the fourth bend to win the race for a shared heat which took the score to 33-45.
It was all over after heat 13 when the Monarchs rattled in their third 1-5 in four heats. William Lawson and Matthew Wethers forced their way to the front off the opening two bends to leave Andrew Moore and Richard Hall trailing in their wake. This put the visitors twelve points up so the Scorpions tried a Tactical Substitute ride for Richard Hall replacing Scott Richardson from 15 metres back. It looked a forlorn hope when Ryan Fisher and Andrew Tully led the race from the start but Tully’s maximum hopes died when he suffered a puncture on the fourth bend allowing Bekker and Hall through. Bekker then also had a puncture but limped home behind his partner to give the Scorpions their only heat advantage of the match with a 5-3. In the last race Lawson gated again while Fisher passed Wilkinson for second place to register a fourth 1-5 for the Monarchs and 14 point win.
Scorers: For Scunthorpe – Magnus Karlsson 10 (5), Richard Hall 10 (5) (with 4 point TS), Carl Wilkinson 8 (5), Byron Bekker 6+3 (5), Andrew Moore 3+2 (4), Scott Richardson 1+1 (3), Adam McKinna 1+1 (3).
For Edinburgh – Andrew Tully 14+1 (6), Ryan Fisher 13+1 (5), William Lawson 9+2 (5), Thomas Jonasson 7+1 (4), Matthew Wethers 7+1 (4), Aaron Summers 2 (3), Derek Sneddon 1+1 (3).
Knock Out Cup (second round, first leg): Workington 54, Stoke 36.
Workington again used Rider Replacement at number 2 in place of Barry Burchatt. Stoke were missing Lee Complin who was involved in a car accident and had Adam Roynon (Birmingham) as a guest at number 1.
Having lost heavily at home to Workington on Saturday night, Stoke could not have been too optimistic about keeping this match close and they weren’t helped by the news that Lee Complin had been injured in a car smash.
Workington opened with three 5-1s in the first four heats. Daniel Nermark and Charles Wright scored the first in the opening heat but Jesper Kristensen won the reserves race for a shared heat. In heat 3 Kauko Nieminen and Charles Wright again scored another 5-1 for an eight point lead then Carl Stonehewer took time out from winning heat 4 to shepherd his partner, John Branney, home ahead of Emiliano Sanchez for yet another 5-1 which took the score to 18-6.
The Potters managed a shared race in heat 5. Adam Roynon gated for the Potters but Nieminen passed him off the second bend to go on and win. Mark Burrows finished third for the 3-3 but another 5-1 went the Comets’ way when Nermark and Branney led home Sanchez in heat 6. Stoke were now trailing by 16 points and gave a TR to Ben Barker in heat 7. Barrie Evans passed Carl Stonehewer to lead the race briefly but Stonehewer re-passed him to go on and win. With Ben Barker stuck at the back the TR was wasted and Evans’ second place resulted in a 4-2 to the Comets. Mark Burrows gated to win heat 8 but it was only good enough to share the points as Jesper Kristensen, who had also made a fast start, slipped to the back. This took the score to 33-15.
Stoke rallied in heat 9 when Klaus Jakobsen and Emiliano Sanchez gated leaving Charles Wright and Kauko Nieminen to follow them home for a 1-5 to the Potters. Daniel Nermark won heat 10 after Ben Barker had ploughed through the tapes and had to go from 15 metres back. However Joe Haines’ engine failure gave the visitors a shared race before Heat 11 provided another 1-5 to the visitors. Carl Stonehewer had withdrawn from the meeting and been replaced by John Branney but it was Roynon and Burrows who won the race for the Potters cutting their arrears to just 10 points. Kauko Nieminen won heat 12 for the home side but John Branney shed a chain resulting in a shared race which took the score to 41-31.
Daniel Nermark continued his way to a maximum by winning heat 13 but Stoke’s luck held as Joe Haines again had an engine failure resulting in another shared race. Workington then took two 5-1s in the last two races to open the winning margin to 18 points. In heat 14 Joe Haines finally finished a race and he did it in style by winning from Wright and Evans then Nieminen and Nermark added the second maximum in heat 15.
Scorers: For Workington – Daniel Nermark 14+1 (5) (paid maximum), Kauko Nieminen 12 (5), John Branney 8+3 (6), Charles Wright 7+3 (5), Joe Haines 7+1 (7), Carl Stonehewer 6 (2).
For Stoke – Adam Roynon 8 (4), Mark Burrows 6+2 (5), Ben Barker 6 (5), Emiliano Sanchez 5+2 (4), Barrie Evans 4+1 (4), Klaus Jakobsen 4+1 (4), Jesper Kristensen 3 (4).
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