Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Wednesday, 28 May
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With the KO Cup match at Birmingham where the Brummies were due to face Rye House being postponed by the weather, the only match tonight was at King’s Lynn where the Stars raced against Newcastle in a Premier League match.
Premier League: King’s Lynn 65, Newcastle 27.
King’s Lynn were at full strength as were Newcastle for the first time in ages. George Stancl made a return to the team at number 3 and Jerran Hart made his debut at number 6 for the Diamonds.
The track was causing some problems for the riders in the opening heat. Kevin Doolan fell and remounted while Richard Juul took an early lead before being reeled in and passed by Shaun Tacey whose win earned the Stars a shared heat. King’s Lynn stormed ahead in heat 2 when they took a 5-1 through Kozza Smith and John Oliver for a four point lead while Jerran Hart fell at the back. In heat 3 Tomas Topinka sailed round George Stancl off the second bend while Simon Lambert passed Jason King for third and a home 4-2 and six point lead. Newcastle then conceded a 0-5 in heat 4. Sean Stoddart was first to fall then Rusty Harrison passed Christian Henry shortly afterwards only for Henry also to fall. The race was stopped and Henry and Stoddart (not under power) were excluded causing the race to be rerun. Rusty Harrison led his partner Kozza Smith home in the rerun for an unchallenged five points which took the score to 17-6.
Things got even worse for the Diamonds when they lost another 5-1 in heat 5. This time it was Simon Lambert and Tomas Topinka who cruised home ahead of Juul and Josef Franc. Heat 6 compounded the misery for the Diamonds as Kevin Doolan and Shaun Tacey added another maximum ahead of Sean Stoddart and Christian Henry. At last Newcastle stopped the rot in heat 7 just as the rain returned. Jason King won the heat for the Diamonds but with George Stancl falling while trying to pass Harrison the race ended as a 3-3. It was back to the 5-1 trail in heat 8 though when Shaun Tacey and Kozza Smith kept their unbeaten records going by beating Richard Juul to take the score to 35-12. The time for this race was some five plus seconds slower than those which had gone before it indicating how much the track conditions had deteriorated.
Tomas Topinka and Simon Lambert added another 5-1 in heat 9 and Kevin Doolan and Shaun Tacey (who completed his four ride paid maximum) did likewise in heat 10. It was hardly thrill-a-minute stuff as John Oliver and Rusty Harrison continued the rout in heat 11 when both passed Josef Franc while Juul fell and remounted bringing up the rear. Heat 12 saw the end of Kozza Smith’s maximum hopes when he fell and was excluded much to his disgust after colliding with George Stancl on the first bend. In the rerun Tomas Topinka went through the formality of winning the race for a 3-3 which took the score to 53-18 giving the Diamonds a chance of reaching the 20 point mark!
Kevin Doolan and Rusty Harrison added a by now routine 5-1 in heat 13 after Christian Henry had fallen then Newcastle provided some interest to the proceedings by giving their sole race winner, Jason King, a Tactical Ride in heat 14. He flew from the gate for an unchallenged win to bring some joy to the Newcastle fans’ hearts and it got better for them when John Oliver suffered an engine failure while third leading to a Newcastle 2-7. In the last race Richard Juul fell on the last bend of the second lap, as King’s Lynn were sitting on a 5-1, and was excluded from the rerun in which Tomas Topinka and Shaun Tacey completed their paid maximums for yet another 5-1 giving the Stars a 38 point victory.
Scorers: For King’s Lynn – Tomas Topinka 14+1 (5), Shaun Tacey 12+3 (5), Kevin Doolan 9 (4), Rusty Harrison 8+3 (4), Simon Lambert 8+1 (4), Kozza Smith 7+2 (4), John Oliver 7+1 (4).
For Newcastle – Jason King 10 (5) (with 6 point TR), George Stancl 5 (4), Richard Juul 4 (5), Josef Franc 3+1 (4), Jerran Hart 2+1 (4), Sean Stoddart 2 (4), Christian Henry 1 (4).
Premier League: King’s Lynn 65, Newcastle 27.
King’s Lynn were at full strength as were Newcastle for the first time in ages. George Stancl made a return to the team at number 3 and Jerran Hart made his debut at number 6 for the Diamonds.
The track was causing some problems for the riders in the opening heat. Kevin Doolan fell and remounted while Richard Juul took an early lead before being reeled in and passed by Shaun Tacey whose win earned the Stars a shared heat. King’s Lynn stormed ahead in heat 2 when they took a 5-1 through Kozza Smith and John Oliver for a four point lead while Jerran Hart fell at the back. In heat 3 Tomas Topinka sailed round George Stancl off the second bend while Simon Lambert passed Jason King for third and a home 4-2 and six point lead. Newcastle then conceded a 0-5 in heat 4. Sean Stoddart was first to fall then Rusty Harrison passed Christian Henry shortly afterwards only for Henry also to fall. The race was stopped and Henry and Stoddart (not under power) were excluded causing the race to be rerun. Rusty Harrison led his partner Kozza Smith home in the rerun for an unchallenged five points which took the score to 17-6.
Things got even worse for the Diamonds when they lost another 5-1 in heat 5. This time it was Simon Lambert and Tomas Topinka who cruised home ahead of Juul and Josef Franc. Heat 6 compounded the misery for the Diamonds as Kevin Doolan and Shaun Tacey added another maximum ahead of Sean Stoddart and Christian Henry. At last Newcastle stopped the rot in heat 7 just as the rain returned. Jason King won the heat for the Diamonds but with George Stancl falling while trying to pass Harrison the race ended as a 3-3. It was back to the 5-1 trail in heat 8 though when Shaun Tacey and Kozza Smith kept their unbeaten records going by beating Richard Juul to take the score to 35-12. The time for this race was some five plus seconds slower than those which had gone before it indicating how much the track conditions had deteriorated.
Tomas Topinka and Simon Lambert added another 5-1 in heat 9 and Kevin Doolan and Shaun Tacey (who completed his four ride paid maximum) did likewise in heat 10. It was hardly thrill-a-minute stuff as John Oliver and Rusty Harrison continued the rout in heat 11 when both passed Josef Franc while Juul fell and remounted bringing up the rear. Heat 12 saw the end of Kozza Smith’s maximum hopes when he fell and was excluded much to his disgust after colliding with George Stancl on the first bend. In the rerun Tomas Topinka went through the formality of winning the race for a 3-3 which took the score to 53-18 giving the Diamonds a chance of reaching the 20 point mark!
Kevin Doolan and Rusty Harrison added a by now routine 5-1 in heat 13 after Christian Henry had fallen then Newcastle provided some interest to the proceedings by giving their sole race winner, Jason King, a Tactical Ride in heat 14. He flew from the gate for an unchallenged win to bring some joy to the Newcastle fans’ hearts and it got better for them when John Oliver suffered an engine failure while third leading to a Newcastle 2-7. In the last race Richard Juul fell on the last bend of the second lap, as King’s Lynn were sitting on a 5-1, and was excluded from the rerun in which Tomas Topinka and Shaun Tacey completed their paid maximums for yet another 5-1 giving the Stars a 38 point victory.
Scorers: For King’s Lynn – Tomas Topinka 14+1 (5), Shaun Tacey 12+3 (5), Kevin Doolan 9 (4), Rusty Harrison 8+3 (4), Simon Lambert 8+1 (4), Kozza Smith 7+2 (4), John Oliver 7+1 (4).
For Newcastle – Jason King 10 (5) (with 6 point TR), George Stancl 5 (4), Richard Juul 4 (5), Josef Franc 3+1 (4), Jerran Hart 2+1 (4), Sean Stoddart 2 (4), Christian Henry 1 (4).
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