Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Monday, 9 June
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Today’s match was at Reading where the Racers were up against Birmingham in a Premier League match.
Premier League: Reading 48, Birmingham 42.
Reading were at full strength while Birmingham were without Adam Roynon, Phil Morris and Jack Hargreaves. They used Rider Replacement at number 1 for Roynon, had Krzysztof Stojanowski at number 2 for Phil Morris and Paul Clews as a guest reserve for Hargreaves at number 6.
This was the close encounter expected from these two sides. Reading did not have the usual high returns from Ulrich Ostergaard and Tom P Madsen who managed just 9 points between them and they were indebted to a 12 point return from reserve, Jaimie Smith, and 9+2 from Chris Mills to pull them through. Birmingham may be injury ravaged but they sure know which guests to use on specific tracks. Indeed Krzysztof Stojanowski and Paul Clews, their two guests for this match, scored one point short of half their total!
It looked so comfortable for the Racers when they took a six point lead from the first two races. Chris Mills and Mark Lemon opened with a 5-1 from Stojanowski after Craig Watson had fallen and remounted then, when Paul Clews could only split Jaimie Smith and Nicki Glanz in the reserves race, they added a 4-2. Their troubles started in heat 3. With Tomas Suchanek and Ulrich Ostergaard sitting on a 5-1, Ostergaard suffered an engine failure and was never really effective after that on his second bike. Jason Lyons and Lee Smart shared the race behind Suchanek then the Brummies pulled two points back with a 2-4 in heat four. They were hoping for a 1-5 as Watson and Birkinshaw led from the tapes but Madsen passed Birkinshaw to restrict them to a two point heat advantage which took the score to 14-10.
They did even better in heat 5 with a dream 1-5 from Lyons and Stojanowski from Ostergaard to level the scores again and Reading knew they were going to have to dig deep for the points. However the Racers hit back immediately with a 5-1 from their top pairing of Mills and Lemon with Lemon sitting shotgun behind Mills to ward off any challenge from Clews and Watson. A 4-2 in heat 7 restored Reading’s early six point lead thanks to a win from Jaimie Smith who clung on desperately to hold off Jason Lyons with Tom P Madsen pressing both of them just behind. Birmingham looked well placed to hit back with a 1-5 in heat 8 as Stojanowski and Birkinshaw gated but Jaimie Smith and Chris Mills both passed Birkinshaw so the heat was shared and the score now stood at 27-21.
Ulrich Ostergaard produced his only race win of the match in heat 9 beating Clews and Watson but with Suchanek stuck at the back the race was shared. Reading then pulled eight points clear with a 4-2 in heat 10. Mark Lemon passed early leader, Jason Lyons, while Chris Mills passed Lee Smart to add two points to their lead. Heat 11 produced another 3-3 in a race won by Jaimie Smith from Stojanowski. A close battle at the back was resolved by Paul Clews who got the better of Tom P Madsen to ensure the points were shared. Birmingham pulled two points back in heat 12 when Jason Lyons beat Ostergaard while Paul Clews finally pipped Nicki Glanz on the line for a 2-4. This took the score to 39-33.
Birmingham looked set to score a 1-5 from heat 13 as Craig Watson sat behind Krzysztof Stojanowski but, on the last lap, Tom P Madsen passed Craig Watson and the Birmingham rider fell. Madsen was excluded to the anger of the home fans and the race was rerun rather than awarded. At the second attempt again the Brummies sat on a 1-5 but Mark Lemon passed Watson on the third lap to rescue two points for the Racers in a 2-4 advantage to the visitors who now trailed by just four points. Tomas Suchanek won heat 14 while Paul Clews passed Jaimie Smith for second place and another 4-2, this time to Reading, which sealed victory for the home side while, in the last race, Jason Lyons won for the Brummies from Lemon and Mills for a shared heat.
Scorers: For Reading – Jaimie Smith 12 (5), Mark Lemon 11+2 (5), Chris Mills 9+2 (5), Ulrich Ostergaard 6 (4), Tomas Suchanek 6 (4), Tom P Madsen 3 (4), Nicki Glanz 1 (3).
For Birmingham – Jason Lyons 15 (6), Krzysztof Stojanowski 11+1 (6), Paul Clews 9+1 (6), Craig Watson 5+1 (5), Lee Smart 1+1 (4), James Birkinshaw 1 (3).
Premier League: Reading 48, Birmingham 42.
Reading were at full strength while Birmingham were without Adam Roynon, Phil Morris and Jack Hargreaves. They used Rider Replacement at number 1 for Roynon, had Krzysztof Stojanowski at number 2 for Phil Morris and Paul Clews as a guest reserve for Hargreaves at number 6.
This was the close encounter expected from these two sides. Reading did not have the usual high returns from Ulrich Ostergaard and Tom P Madsen who managed just 9 points between them and they were indebted to a 12 point return from reserve, Jaimie Smith, and 9+2 from Chris Mills to pull them through. Birmingham may be injury ravaged but they sure know which guests to use on specific tracks. Indeed Krzysztof Stojanowski and Paul Clews, their two guests for this match, scored one point short of half their total!
It looked so comfortable for the Racers when they took a six point lead from the first two races. Chris Mills and Mark Lemon opened with a 5-1 from Stojanowski after Craig Watson had fallen and remounted then, when Paul Clews could only split Jaimie Smith and Nicki Glanz in the reserves race, they added a 4-2. Their troubles started in heat 3. With Tomas Suchanek and Ulrich Ostergaard sitting on a 5-1, Ostergaard suffered an engine failure and was never really effective after that on his second bike. Jason Lyons and Lee Smart shared the race behind Suchanek then the Brummies pulled two points back with a 2-4 in heat four. They were hoping for a 1-5 as Watson and Birkinshaw led from the tapes but Madsen passed Birkinshaw to restrict them to a two point heat advantage which took the score to 14-10.
They did even better in heat 5 with a dream 1-5 from Lyons and Stojanowski from Ostergaard to level the scores again and Reading knew they were going to have to dig deep for the points. However the Racers hit back immediately with a 5-1 from their top pairing of Mills and Lemon with Lemon sitting shotgun behind Mills to ward off any challenge from Clews and Watson. A 4-2 in heat 7 restored Reading’s early six point lead thanks to a win from Jaimie Smith who clung on desperately to hold off Jason Lyons with Tom P Madsen pressing both of them just behind. Birmingham looked well placed to hit back with a 1-5 in heat 8 as Stojanowski and Birkinshaw gated but Jaimie Smith and Chris Mills both passed Birkinshaw so the heat was shared and the score now stood at 27-21.
Ulrich Ostergaard produced his only race win of the match in heat 9 beating Clews and Watson but with Suchanek stuck at the back the race was shared. Reading then pulled eight points clear with a 4-2 in heat 10. Mark Lemon passed early leader, Jason Lyons, while Chris Mills passed Lee Smart to add two points to their lead. Heat 11 produced another 3-3 in a race won by Jaimie Smith from Stojanowski. A close battle at the back was resolved by Paul Clews who got the better of Tom P Madsen to ensure the points were shared. Birmingham pulled two points back in heat 12 when Jason Lyons beat Ostergaard while Paul Clews finally pipped Nicki Glanz on the line for a 2-4. This took the score to 39-33.
Birmingham looked set to score a 1-5 from heat 13 as Craig Watson sat behind Krzysztof Stojanowski but, on the last lap, Tom P Madsen passed Craig Watson and the Birmingham rider fell. Madsen was excluded to the anger of the home fans and the race was rerun rather than awarded. At the second attempt again the Brummies sat on a 1-5 but Mark Lemon passed Watson on the third lap to rescue two points for the Racers in a 2-4 advantage to the visitors who now trailed by just four points. Tomas Suchanek won heat 14 while Paul Clews passed Jaimie Smith for second place and another 4-2, this time to Reading, which sealed victory for the home side while, in the last race, Jason Lyons won for the Brummies from Lemon and Mills for a shared heat.
Scorers: For Reading – Jaimie Smith 12 (5), Mark Lemon 11+2 (5), Chris Mills 9+2 (5), Ulrich Ostergaard 6 (4), Tomas Suchanek 6 (4), Tom P Madsen 3 (4), Nicki Glanz 1 (3).
For Birmingham – Jason Lyons 15 (6), Krzysztof Stojanowski 11+1 (6), Paul Clews 9+1 (6), Craig Watson 5+1 (5), Lee Smart 1+1 (4), James Birkinshaw 1 (3).
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