Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Sunday, 25 May
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With the match at Mildenhall where the Fen Tigers were due to race Reading being postponed because of heavy rain the sole match today’s match was at Glasgow where the Tigers raced against Redcar in a Premier League match.
Premier League: Glasgow 42, Redcar 48.
Glasgow were without Shane Parker, Trent Leverington and Josh Grajczonek. They patched up the side by using Kauko Nieminen as a guest in place of Parker at number 3, Luke Priest as a guest for Josh Grajczonek at number 2 and Rider Replacement for Trent Leverington at number 1. Redcar were without Josh Auty and used Adam McKinna as a guest at number 6.
Glasgow didn’t have their troubles to seek in this match. Starting with only six riders, including Luke Priest as a guest and rookie reserve Mitchell Davie, they then had to contend with the withdrawal of key reserve, Ross Brady, before he even completed a race to leave them a decimated and considerably under-strength team. They then found that Redcar had struck gold with their choice of guest, Adam McKinna, replacing Josh Auty, as the former Berwick rider rattled up his best ever score at Ashfield which included winning his first three races.
The fact that the Tigers took the match to a last heat decider was astonishing, and to their credit, but they couldn’t produce the 5-1 needed to salvage a draw. Redcar by contrast must be wondering how on earth they weren’t out of sight before heat 15. They must also be delighted with McKinna’s performance which undoubtedly was the key to their success. His score must have been way beyond their wildest expectations!
Glasgow got off to a good start by taking a 4-2 in the opening heat. Kauko Nieminen beat Gary Havelock while Luke Priest scored his only point of the match when Joni Keskinen had an engine failure. The picture turned black for the Tigers in heat 2. The race had to be rerun with all four back after Mitchell Davey had fallen on the first bend. In the rerun Ross Brady gated to lead the rerun but all was not well with him and he pulled up in pain to leave Adam McKinna and Arlo Bugeja to score a 1-5 turning the two point advantage around. Kauko Nieminen was out again in heat 3 and this time took care of James Grieves while Lee Dicken’s third place gave Glasgow another 4-2 which levelled the score again. At this stage Brady’s withdrawal from the meeting was announced but, undaunted, Glasgow were back in front again after heat 4. In the first running of the race, Ty Proctor fell and was excluded from the rerun which was won by Robert Ksiezak. Arlo Bugeja finished second ahead of Mitchell Davey so Glasgow took another 4-2 which resulted in a score of 13-11.
Kauko Nieminen took his third ride in heat 5 and beat Gary Havelock again while Lee Dicken’s third place increased the Tigers’ lead to four points by virtue of the 4-2. However a very disappointing and perhaps ultimately decisive race for the Tigers in heat 6, when McKinna and Proctor gated to lead Robert Ksiezak home, resulted in a 1-5 which levelled the scores again. James Grieves had a tapes –to-flag win in heat 7 to beat Robert Ksiezak while Daniel Giffard took third from Mitchell Davey to earn the Bears a 2-4 which put them back in front again by two points. They doubled that lead with another 2-4 in heat 8 as Adam McKinna continued his scoring spree to win the race. Mitchell Davey took second after fending off the challenge of Arlo Bugeja as the score went to 22-26.
Back came Glasgow again in heat 9. Kauko Nieminen led from the gate and was followed home by Lee Dicken ahead of Proctor and McKinna to restore the home side’s hopes with a 5-1 which levelled the scores once again. The home joy was short-lived though as Redcar responded in kind as James Grieves and Daniel Giffard gated to lead Lee Dicken home for a 1-5 in heat 10 which restored the Bears’ four point lead. Gary Havelock gated to win heat 11 from Ksiezak while Mitchell Davey beat Joni Keskinen for third place to share the race points. Kauko Nieminen then won heat 12 from Grieves and McKinna for another 3-3 which took the score to 34-38.
In heat 13 Robert Ksiezak gated for a valuable win for the Tigers beating Gary Havelock in the process. Ty Proctor’s third place from Luke Priest kept the Bears four points ahead and it stayed that way when heat 14 was shared too. Lee Dicken gated to beat Daniel Giffard but Adam McKinna took third from Mitchell Davey to ensure a 3-3 which left the Bears four points to the good going into the last race. Glasgow need a 5-1 to draw the match but it was Gary Havelock who got to the front off the second bend after taking Robert Ksiezak very wide while Nieminen and Grieves slotted in behind him for a 2-4 to the visitors giving them a six point win.
Scorers: For Glasgow – Kauko Nieminen 17 (6), Robert Ksiezak 11 (6), Lee Dicken 8+1 (5), Mitchell Davey 5+1 (7), Luke Priest 1 (5).
For Redcar – Gary Havelock 12 (5), Adam McKinna 11+2 (6), James Grieves 11 (5), Arlo Bugeja 5+1 (3), Daniel Giffard 5+1 (4), Ty Proctor 4+2 (4), Joni Keskinen 0.
Premier League: Glasgow 42, Redcar 48.
Glasgow were without Shane Parker, Trent Leverington and Josh Grajczonek. They patched up the side by using Kauko Nieminen as a guest in place of Parker at number 3, Luke Priest as a guest for Josh Grajczonek at number 2 and Rider Replacement for Trent Leverington at number 1. Redcar were without Josh Auty and used Adam McKinna as a guest at number 6.
Glasgow didn’t have their troubles to seek in this match. Starting with only six riders, including Luke Priest as a guest and rookie reserve Mitchell Davie, they then had to contend with the withdrawal of key reserve, Ross Brady, before he even completed a race to leave them a decimated and considerably under-strength team. They then found that Redcar had struck gold with their choice of guest, Adam McKinna, replacing Josh Auty, as the former Berwick rider rattled up his best ever score at Ashfield which included winning his first three races.
The fact that the Tigers took the match to a last heat decider was astonishing, and to their credit, but they couldn’t produce the 5-1 needed to salvage a draw. Redcar by contrast must be wondering how on earth they weren’t out of sight before heat 15. They must also be delighted with McKinna’s performance which undoubtedly was the key to their success. His score must have been way beyond their wildest expectations!
Glasgow got off to a good start by taking a 4-2 in the opening heat. Kauko Nieminen beat Gary Havelock while Luke Priest scored his only point of the match when Joni Keskinen had an engine failure. The picture turned black for the Tigers in heat 2. The race had to be rerun with all four back after Mitchell Davey had fallen on the first bend. In the rerun Ross Brady gated to lead the rerun but all was not well with him and he pulled up in pain to leave Adam McKinna and Arlo Bugeja to score a 1-5 turning the two point advantage around. Kauko Nieminen was out again in heat 3 and this time took care of James Grieves while Lee Dicken’s third place gave Glasgow another 4-2 which levelled the score again. At this stage Brady’s withdrawal from the meeting was announced but, undaunted, Glasgow were back in front again after heat 4. In the first running of the race, Ty Proctor fell and was excluded from the rerun which was won by Robert Ksiezak. Arlo Bugeja finished second ahead of Mitchell Davey so Glasgow took another 4-2 which resulted in a score of 13-11.
Kauko Nieminen took his third ride in heat 5 and beat Gary Havelock again while Lee Dicken’s third place increased the Tigers’ lead to four points by virtue of the 4-2. However a very disappointing and perhaps ultimately decisive race for the Tigers in heat 6, when McKinna and Proctor gated to lead Robert Ksiezak home, resulted in a 1-5 which levelled the scores again. James Grieves had a tapes –to-flag win in heat 7 to beat Robert Ksiezak while Daniel Giffard took third from Mitchell Davey to earn the Bears a 2-4 which put them back in front again by two points. They doubled that lead with another 2-4 in heat 8 as Adam McKinna continued his scoring spree to win the race. Mitchell Davey took second after fending off the challenge of Arlo Bugeja as the score went to 22-26.
Back came Glasgow again in heat 9. Kauko Nieminen led from the gate and was followed home by Lee Dicken ahead of Proctor and McKinna to restore the home side’s hopes with a 5-1 which levelled the scores once again. The home joy was short-lived though as Redcar responded in kind as James Grieves and Daniel Giffard gated to lead Lee Dicken home for a 1-5 in heat 10 which restored the Bears’ four point lead. Gary Havelock gated to win heat 11 from Ksiezak while Mitchell Davey beat Joni Keskinen for third place to share the race points. Kauko Nieminen then won heat 12 from Grieves and McKinna for another 3-3 which took the score to 34-38.
In heat 13 Robert Ksiezak gated for a valuable win for the Tigers beating Gary Havelock in the process. Ty Proctor’s third place from Luke Priest kept the Bears four points ahead and it stayed that way when heat 14 was shared too. Lee Dicken gated to beat Daniel Giffard but Adam McKinna took third from Mitchell Davey to ensure a 3-3 which left the Bears four points to the good going into the last race. Glasgow need a 5-1 to draw the match but it was Gary Havelock who got to the front off the second bend after taking Robert Ksiezak very wide while Nieminen and Grieves slotted in behind him for a 2-4 to the visitors giving them a six point win.
Scorers: For Glasgow – Kauko Nieminen 17 (6), Robert Ksiezak 11 (6), Lee Dicken 8+1 (5), Mitchell Davey 5+1 (7), Luke Priest 1 (5).
For Redcar – Gary Havelock 12 (5), Adam McKinna 11+2 (6), James Grieves 11 (5), Arlo Bugeja 5+1 (3), Daniel Giffard 5+1 (4), Ty Proctor 4+2 (4), Joni Keskinen 0.
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