Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Sunday, 18 May
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Today’s matches were at Glasgow where the Tigers raced Scunthorpe and at Newcastle where the Diamonds took on Somerset in Premier League matches.
Premier League: Glasgow 46, Scunthorpe 44
Glasgow were again without Shane Parker and Josh Grajczonek. They had Kauko Nieminen (Workington) as a guest for Parker and used Rider Replacement at number 2 for Grajczonek. They also nominated Gary Beaton as their number 8. Scunthorpe were without Richard Hall who was injured so used Rider Replacement at number 5.
On a dry and duty track Glasgow rescued a two point win after an uphill struggle when they lost both the opening heats to visiting 1-5s. Scunthorpe will surely wait a long time to find a better opportunity for an away victory at Ashfield.
What a start! In the opening heat Andrew Moore and Carl Wilkinson made fast starts leaving Trent Leverington to trail round in third place for a 1-5 but if that was bad then heat 2 was no better. It was a bit of a pantomime for the Tigers when Mitchell Davey (who had taken the R/R ride in heat 1) was excluded under the two minute time allowance and had to go from 15 metres back. Then Ross Brady charged through the tapes and was excluded from the rerun leaving Davey on his own off the 15 metre mark. Viktor Bergstrom and Byron Bekker will rarely have an easier 1-5 which put the Scorpions eight points ahead. In heat 3 Kauko Nieminen rode round the outside of Magnus Karlsson to take the lead but, when Benji Compton fell on the third bend the race had to be rerun. Karlsson had learned from the first attempt and rode much wider round the opening two bends in the rerun to prevent Nieminen repeating his move in the first running. Although he was on Karlsson’s tail all race, Nieminen couldn’t pass him so the heat was shared. Glasgow pulled four points back in heat 4 when Ross Brady and Robert Ksiezak gated to beat the two Scorpions’ reserves comfortably taking the score to 10-14.
Andrew Moore made the best start in heat 5 but Nieminen drove under him taking him wide to lead off the second bend and go on to win the race. Carl Wilkinson was third for a shared heat but it was all square after another 5-1 in heat 6. Ross Brady and Trent Leverington gated to lead Viktor Bergstrom but the faster Magnus Karlsson (R/R) took up the chase. He didn’t reckon on having to beat three opponents though as Bergstrom, riding with a dreadful lack of appreciation of the situation, blocked his partner’s drive off the fourth bend on each of the first three laps by running wide to the fence down the home straight causing him to have to shut off. By the time the frustrated Karlsson finally got past his partner it was too late to make a challenge on the Glasgow pair. However the Scorpions were back in front in heat 7. Robert Ksiezak made the gate and held off the strongly challenging Karlsson until the last bend when Karlsson finally roared round then outside of him to win the race. Benji Compton beat Mitchell Davey for third so the visitors scored a 2-4. It was level again in heat 8 though as Robert Ksiezak and Ross Brady made fast starts. Carl Wilkinson passed Brady though at the end of the second lap but couldn’t catch Ksiezak so the Tigers took a 4-2 taking the score to 24-24.
Glasgow stormed into a four point lead in heat 9 when Kauko Nieminen and Lee Dicken gated to beat the Scorpions’ reserve pairing for an unchallenged 5-1 but the visitors weren’t finished. In heat 10 Magnus Karlsson gated to lead Ross Brady and Trent Leverington off the second bend. Leverington, covering Brady, was passed off the fourth bend of the third lap by Viktor Bergstrom and subsequently retired from the race as the Scorpions took a 2-4 cutting the gap to two points. That was wiped out and the visitors took a two point lead with a 1-5 in heat 11. Andrew Moore and Carl Wilkinson stormed from the gate to leave Robert Ksiezak to trail in third. Kauko Nieminen won heat 12 but Magnus Karlsson and Viktor Bergstrom filled the minor places for a 3-3 which took the score to 32-34.
This left three crucial heats to go and it was Glasgow who struck in a controversial heat 13. Robert Ksiezak and Trent Leverington made the gate leaving Andrew Moore to do the chasing with Carl Wilkinson stuck at the back. Moore reeled in Leverington and lined him up for the pass off the fourth bend of the third lap. He moved level with Leverington over the start line and roared into the first bend just as Leverington tried to close the door on him. The two riders arrived at the same spot on the first bend at the same time and Leverington went sprawling across the track. The race was stopped and awarded to the two Glasgow riders as Moore was harshly excluded in a decision which could have gone either way. The resultant 5-1 put Glasgow two points ahead with two races to go. It looked bad for the visitors when Ross Brady led heat 14 from Viktor Bergstrom and Lee Dicken but Bergstrom passed Brady off the second bend on the last lap to win the race for a 3-3. As expected Kauko Nieminen gated to win heat 15 with Karlsson and Moore poised to take advantage of any mistake or misfortune for the three points Glasgow needed to win the match.
Scorers: For Glasgow – Kauko Nieminen 14 (5), Robert Ksiezak 11+1 (6), Ross Brady 11 (7), Trent Leverington 5+2 (4), Lee Dicken 4+3 (4), Mitchell Davey 1 (4).
For Scunthorpe – Magnus Karlsson 14 (6), Andrew Moore 9+1 (5), Viktor Bergstrom 9+1 (7), Carl Wilkinson 8+3 (5), Byron Bekker 3+1 (3), Benji Compton 1 (3).
Premier League: Newcastle 47, Somerset 48.
Newcastle introduced their new signing Richard Juul at number 2 but were again without George Stancl so had to use Rider Replacement at number 4. Somerset were at full strength.
Newcastle certainly snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in this match. Leading by 12 points after heat 10, the Diamonds lost the remaining five heats by 10-23 as Somerset got the bit between their teeth to come storming back for a remarkable victory.
There was no hint of what was to come in the early stages as Newcastle were in complete control. Josef Franc beat Jason Doyle in the opening race while Richard Juul passed Stephan Katt for third to get the Diamonds off to a 4-2 lead. They doubled it in the reserves race as Sean Stoddart made the gate to win from Brent Werner while Jaimie Robertson’s third place gave the home side another 4-2 and four point lead. It got even better for the home side when Sean Stoddart (R/R) made another fast start and was joined up front by Jason King who passed Emil Kramer for a 1-5 doubling the lead again to eight points. Christian Henry made it four winners on the trot for the Diamonds by winning heat 4 for a shared race taking the score to 16-8.
Jason Doyle finally won a race for the Rebels in heat 5 but King and Franc shared the points behind him. Heat 6 was shared too. Josef Franc won for the home side while Richard Juul fell off on the final bend. Things looked better for the Rebels when Emil Kramer and Matthias Kroger gated to lead heat 7 but Christian Henry rode an excellent race to pass both of them on the last lap to win the race and share the points. Brent Werner won heat 8 from Juul and Stoddart for another 3-3 which took the score to 28-20.
It looked a forlorn hope for the Rebels when Newcastle added another 5-1 in heat 9. Jason King made the gate and he was joined by Christian Henry who passed Brent Werner for the home maximum putting the Diamonds 12 points in front. It didn’t improve for the visitors when they gave Emil Kramer a TR in heat 10. He led for a lap but was passed by Josef Franc off the second bend of lap 2. This gave the Diamonds a share of the points in a 4-4 result but things were about to change. At last the Rebels managed a heat advantage when Jason Doyle won heat 11 from Christian Henry while Stephan Katt took third place for a 2-4 cutting the gap to 10 points. It was down to eight after heat 12. The race had to be rerun after Sean Stoddart fell at the end of lap two and was excluded. Stoddart was withdrawn from the meeting and in the rerun Emil Kramer beat Jason King for another 2-4 which took the score to 41-33.
There seemed no need to panic within the Newcastle ranks as a 3-3 in heat 13 won by Doyle from Henry kept them eight points ahead with just two races left. However the Rebels had other ideas and gave Jason Doyle a Tactical Substitute ride from 15 metres back in heat 14 replacing Matthias Kroger. Simon Walker without a point to his name at this stage suddenly stormed from the gate and hindered the two Diamonds allowing Jason Doyle to retrieve his handicap. Doyle was soon past Jaimie Robertson and set off in pursuit of Jason King passing him a lap later for an excellent win. Simon Walker who had been passed by King managed to keep third place ahead of Robertson so the Rebels gained a 2-7 from the race cutting their arrears to just three points going into the last race and setting the alarm bells ringing in the home camp. In heat 13 Newcastle won the toss for gate positions electing to go from 2 and 4. However it was Doyle and Kramer who made the gate. Although Christian Henry was after the Rebels’ pair he fell on the third lap and the visitors were home and dry to a one point win.
Scorers: For Newcastle – Josef Franc 12+2 (6), Christian Henry 12+1 (6), Jason King 11+1 (5), Sean Stoddart 7+1 (5), Richard Juul 4 (4), Jaimie Robertson 1 (5).
For Somerset – Jason Doyle 19+1 (6) (with 6 point TS), Emil Kramer 13 (5) (with 4 point TR), Brent Werner 9+1 (6), Jordan Frampton 4+1 (4), Matthias Kroger 1+1 (3), Simon Walker 1 (3).
Today’s matches were at Glasgow where the Tigers raced Scunthorpe and at Newcastle where the Diamonds took on Somerset in Premier League matches.
Premier League: Glasgow 46, Scunthorpe 44
Glasgow were again without Shane Parker and Josh Grajczonek. They had Kauko Nieminen (Workington) as a guest for Parker and used Rider Replacement at number 2 for Grajczonek. They also nominated Gary Beaton as their number 8. Scunthorpe were without Richard Hall who was injured so used Rider Replacement at number 5.
On a dry and duty track Glasgow rescued a two point win after an uphill struggle when they lost both the opening heats to visiting 1-5s. Scunthorpe will surely wait a long time to find a better opportunity for an away victory at Ashfield.
What a start! In the opening heat Andrew Moore and Carl Wilkinson made fast starts leaving Trent Leverington to trail round in third place for a 1-5 but if that was bad then heat 2 was no better. It was a bit of a pantomime for the Tigers when Mitchell Davey (who had taken the R/R ride in heat 1) was excluded under the two minute time allowance and had to go from 15 metres back. Then Ross Brady charged through the tapes and was excluded from the rerun leaving Davey on his own off the 15 metre mark. Viktor Bergstrom and Byron Bekker will rarely have an easier 1-5 which put the Scorpions eight points ahead. In heat 3 Kauko Nieminen rode round the outside of Magnus Karlsson to take the lead but, when Benji Compton fell on the third bend the race had to be rerun. Karlsson had learned from the first attempt and rode much wider round the opening two bends in the rerun to prevent Nieminen repeating his move in the first running. Although he was on Karlsson’s tail all race, Nieminen couldn’t pass him so the heat was shared. Glasgow pulled four points back in heat 4 when Ross Brady and Robert Ksiezak gated to beat the two Scorpions’ reserves comfortably taking the score to 10-14.
Andrew Moore made the best start in heat 5 but Nieminen drove under him taking him wide to lead off the second bend and go on to win the race. Carl Wilkinson was third for a shared heat but it was all square after another 5-1 in heat 6. Ross Brady and Trent Leverington gated to lead Viktor Bergstrom but the faster Magnus Karlsson (R/R) took up the chase. He didn’t reckon on having to beat three opponents though as Bergstrom, riding with a dreadful lack of appreciation of the situation, blocked his partner’s drive off the fourth bend on each of the first three laps by running wide to the fence down the home straight causing him to have to shut off. By the time the frustrated Karlsson finally got past his partner it was too late to make a challenge on the Glasgow pair. However the Scorpions were back in front in heat 7. Robert Ksiezak made the gate and held off the strongly challenging Karlsson until the last bend when Karlsson finally roared round then outside of him to win the race. Benji Compton beat Mitchell Davey for third so the visitors scored a 2-4. It was level again in heat 8 though as Robert Ksiezak and Ross Brady made fast starts. Carl Wilkinson passed Brady though at the end of the second lap but couldn’t catch Ksiezak so the Tigers took a 4-2 taking the score to 24-24.
Glasgow stormed into a four point lead in heat 9 when Kauko Nieminen and Lee Dicken gated to beat the Scorpions’ reserve pairing for an unchallenged 5-1 but the visitors weren’t finished. In heat 10 Magnus Karlsson gated to lead Ross Brady and Trent Leverington off the second bend. Leverington, covering Brady, was passed off the fourth bend of the third lap by Viktor Bergstrom and subsequently retired from the race as the Scorpions took a 2-4 cutting the gap to two points. That was wiped out and the visitors took a two point lead with a 1-5 in heat 11. Andrew Moore and Carl Wilkinson stormed from the gate to leave Robert Ksiezak to trail in third. Kauko Nieminen won heat 12 but Magnus Karlsson and Viktor Bergstrom filled the minor places for a 3-3 which took the score to 32-34.
This left three crucial heats to go and it was Glasgow who struck in a controversial heat 13. Robert Ksiezak and Trent Leverington made the gate leaving Andrew Moore to do the chasing with Carl Wilkinson stuck at the back. Moore reeled in Leverington and lined him up for the pass off the fourth bend of the third lap. He moved level with Leverington over the start line and roared into the first bend just as Leverington tried to close the door on him. The two riders arrived at the same spot on the first bend at the same time and Leverington went sprawling across the track. The race was stopped and awarded to the two Glasgow riders as Moore was harshly excluded in a decision which could have gone either way. The resultant 5-1 put Glasgow two points ahead with two races to go. It looked bad for the visitors when Ross Brady led heat 14 from Viktor Bergstrom and Lee Dicken but Bergstrom passed Brady off the second bend on the last lap to win the race for a 3-3. As expected Kauko Nieminen gated to win heat 15 with Karlsson and Moore poised to take advantage of any mistake or misfortune for the three points Glasgow needed to win the match.
Scorers: For Glasgow – Kauko Nieminen 14 (5), Robert Ksiezak 11+1 (6), Ross Brady 11 (7), Trent Leverington 5+2 (4), Lee Dicken 4+3 (4), Mitchell Davey 1 (4).
For Scunthorpe – Magnus Karlsson 14 (6), Andrew Moore 9+1 (5), Viktor Bergstrom 9+1 (7), Carl Wilkinson 8+3 (5), Byron Bekker 3+1 (3), Benji Compton 1 (3).
Premier League: Newcastle 47, Somerset 48.
Newcastle introduced their new signing Richard Juul at number 2 but were again without George Stancl so had to use Rider Replacement at number 4. Somerset were at full strength.
Newcastle certainly snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in this match. Leading by 12 points after heat 10, the Diamonds lost the remaining five heats by 10-23 as Somerset got the bit between their teeth to come storming back for a remarkable victory.
There was no hint of what was to come in the early stages as Newcastle were in complete control. Josef Franc beat Jason Doyle in the opening race while Richard Juul passed Stephan Katt for third to get the Diamonds off to a 4-2 lead. They doubled it in the reserves race as Sean Stoddart made the gate to win from Brent Werner while Jaimie Robertson’s third place gave the home side another 4-2 and four point lead. It got even better for the home side when Sean Stoddart (R/R) made another fast start and was joined up front by Jason King who passed Emil Kramer for a 1-5 doubling the lead again to eight points. Christian Henry made it four winners on the trot for the Diamonds by winning heat 4 for a shared race taking the score to 16-8.
Jason Doyle finally won a race for the Rebels in heat 5 but King and Franc shared the points behind him. Heat 6 was shared too. Josef Franc won for the home side while Richard Juul fell off on the final bend. Things looked better for the Rebels when Emil Kramer and Matthias Kroger gated to lead heat 7 but Christian Henry rode an excellent race to pass both of them on the last lap to win the race and share the points. Brent Werner won heat 8 from Juul and Stoddart for another 3-3 which took the score to 28-20.
It looked a forlorn hope for the Rebels when Newcastle added another 5-1 in heat 9. Jason King made the gate and he was joined by Christian Henry who passed Brent Werner for the home maximum putting the Diamonds 12 points in front. It didn’t improve for the visitors when they gave Emil Kramer a TR in heat 10. He led for a lap but was passed by Josef Franc off the second bend of lap 2. This gave the Diamonds a share of the points in a 4-4 result but things were about to change. At last the Rebels managed a heat advantage when Jason Doyle won heat 11 from Christian Henry while Stephan Katt took third place for a 2-4 cutting the gap to 10 points. It was down to eight after heat 12. The race had to be rerun after Sean Stoddart fell at the end of lap two and was excluded. Stoddart was withdrawn from the meeting and in the rerun Emil Kramer beat Jason King for another 2-4 which took the score to 41-33.
There seemed no need to panic within the Newcastle ranks as a 3-3 in heat 13 won by Doyle from Henry kept them eight points ahead with just two races left. However the Rebels had other ideas and gave Jason Doyle a Tactical Substitute ride from 15 metres back in heat 14 replacing Matthias Kroger. Simon Walker without a point to his name at this stage suddenly stormed from the gate and hindered the two Diamonds allowing Jason Doyle to retrieve his handicap. Doyle was soon past Jaimie Robertson and set off in pursuit of Jason King passing him a lap later for an excellent win. Simon Walker who had been passed by King managed to keep third place ahead of Robertson so the Rebels gained a 2-7 from the race cutting their arrears to just three points going into the last race and setting the alarm bells ringing in the home camp. In heat 13 Newcastle won the toss for gate positions electing to go from 2 and 4. However it was Doyle and Kramer who made the gate. Although Christian Henry was after the Rebels’ pair he fell on the third lap and the visitors were home and dry to a one point win.
Scorers: For Newcastle – Josef Franc 12+2 (6), Christian Henry 12+1 (6), Jason King 11+1 (5), Sean Stoddart 7+1 (5), Richard Juul 4 (4), Jaimie Robertson 1 (5).
For Somerset – Jason Doyle 19+1 (6) (with 6 point TS), Emil Kramer 13 (5) (with 4 point TR), Brent Werner 9+1 (6), Jordan Frampton 4+1 (4), Matthias Kroger 1+1 (3), Simon Walker 1 (3).
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