Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Wednesday, 11 June
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Today’s matches were at King’s Lynn where the Stars raced against Redcar and at Birmingham where the Brummies took on Workington in Premier League matches.
Premier League: King’s Lynn 66, Redcar 27
King’s Lynn were at full strength but Redcar were missing Daniel Giffard and Joni Keskinen, who has returned to Finland, so used Rider Replacement at number 2 for Giffard and had Adam McKinna at number 4 for Keskinen.
With King’s Lynn on a winning roll at home since their early season setbacks, they started big favourites to beat a weakened Redcar side. So it proved as the Stars provided 14 of the 15 race winners.
Kevin Doolan produced the fastest time of the season at the Norfolk Arena in winning heat 1 from Gary Havelock for a 4-2 to the Stars who then scored another in the reserves race. Josh Auty passed John Oliver to follow Kozza Smith home and prevent a home maximum but that duly came along in heat 3 thanks to Tomas Topinka and Simon Lambert from James Grieves to double the home side’s lead to eight points. Rusty Harrison won heat 4 and it looked like another 5-1 for the Stars until Kozza Smith fell at the end of lap 3 allowing Bugeja and Proctor to share the heat taking the score to 21-9.
Another 5-1 was just delayed though as Tomas Topinka and Simon Lambert headed Gary Havelock home in heat 5. In heat 6 it didn’t get any better when Ty Proctor fell on the first bend and was excluded from the rerun in which Kevin Doolan and Shaun Tacey scored another 5-1 for a 16 point lead. In heat 7 Rusty Harrison led from the gate and, although James Grieves put in a determined effort to move into second off the second bend, he was passed on the next bend by John Oliver as the Stars ran off with another 5-1 and 20 point lead. King’s Lynn made it four 5-1s on the trot with another in heat 8 when Kozza Smith and Shaun Tacey gated to lead Josh Auty home taking the score to 36-12.
King’s Lynn extended their run of maximums to five in heat 9 as Lambert and Topinka added another as Josh Auty retired at the back. Finally Redcar produced a race winner when Gary Havelock won a thrilling race with Rusty Harrison right on the line. Even better for the visitors was the fact that Havelock was on a Tactical Ride at the time and with Josh Auty taking third from Oliver the Bears took a 2-7 from the race. Their joy was short-lived as Topinka and Smith, under pressure from Grieves, scored another 5-1 which took the score to 53-22.
Heat 13 was another 5-1 this time from Doolan and Harrison from Havelock then the Stars added a 4-2 from heat 14 when Simon Lambert won from Auty who passed John Oliver for second place. In the last race Kevin Doolan completed his maximum by beating Gary Havelock while Simon Lambert finished third for a 4-2 which gave the Stars a 39 point win.
Scorers: For King’s Lynn – Kevin Doolan 15 (maximum), Simon Lambert 11+2 (5), Tomas Topinka 11+1 (4), Rusty Harrison 10+1 (4), Kozza Smith 8+1 (4), Shaun Tacey 7+3 (4), John Oliver 4+1 (4).
For Redcar – Gary Havelock 12 (5) (with 6 point TR), Josh Auty 7 (7), James Grieves 4 (4), Ty Proctor 2+1 (4), Arlo Bugeja 2 (6), Adam McKinna 0 (4).
Premier League: Birmingham 47.5, Workington 42.5.
Birmingham were without Adam Roynon, Phil Morris, Lee Smart and Jack Hargreaves. They used Rider Replacement at number 1 for Adam Roynon, and had Robert Ksiezak as a guest for Morris at number 2, Jason Bunyan as a guest for Lee Smart at number 4 and Paul Clews as a guest at reserve for Jack Hargreaves. Workington by contrast were at full strength.
What an incredible match! Workington fought back from a 4 point deficit after heat 4 to take a two point lead after heat 7. Even though the Comets lost a 5-1 in heat 8 they seemed to have all the cards for the run-in particularly when Charles Wright beat Jason Lyons in heat 9 which produced a dead heat for second between Lyons and Stonehewer, then Kauko Nieminen also beat Lyons in the next race. The visitors were a point in front at this stage and with the unbeaten Daniel Nermark out in three of the last five races the odds were very much in their favour. However when Robert Ksiezak came out to beat Nermark in heat 13 for a home 4-2 the whole match turned around and Birmingham pushed home their advantage in fine style to seal victory in heat 14.
Daniel Nermark got the Comets off to a good start by winning the opening race from Robert Ksiezak while Tomi Reima took third from Jason Bunyan giving the visitors a two point lead with a 2-4 but they found themselves two points down after a 5-1 for James Birkinshaw and Paul Clews in the reserves race. Jason Lyons passed Kauko Nieminen on the back straight on the third lap to win heat 3 while Jason Bunyan’s third place at the expense of Joe Haines gave the home side a 4-2 doubling their lead to four points and it remained that way when Craig Watson won heat 4 from Carl Stonehewer for a shared heat taking the score to 14-10.
Daniel Nermark ensured that there would be no Lyons maximum tonight by winning heat 5. Jason Bunyan took second followed by Jason Lyons for another shared race but Workington pulled two points back in heat 6 when Carl Stonehewer beat Craig Watson while Charles Wright took third from Robert Ksiezak for a 2-4. Craig Watson had bike troubles at the start of heat 7 and by the time he sorted things out the Comets had gone with Joe Haines and Kauko Nieminen taking a 1-5 to turn the match around with the visitors now two points ahead. Heat 8 was clearly crucial since none of the visiting heat leaders were programmed to ride. Robert Ksiezak and James Birkinshaw took full advantage to restore the Brummies two point lead with a 5-1 over Tomi Reima which took the score to 25-23.
Jason Lyons still had four races to take in the last seven heats and the home side looked as though they were going to rely heavily on him if they were to see the match through to victory. He found it hard going though. In heat 9 Charles Wright won the race while Jason Lyons and Carl Stonehewer’s battle behind him for second place ended in a dead heat with both getting 1.5 points giving Workington a 1.5-4.5 advantage putting them back in the lead by one point. Kauko Nieminen won heat 10 with Lyons in second place and Ksiezak third sharing the race behind him. With Daniel Nermark out in three of the last five races the odds were now firmly on a Comets’ victory. He duly won heat 11 but Clews and Watson shared the race behind him when Charles Wright fell. Jason Lyons won heat 12 when he beat Kauko Nieminen and, when Paul Clews took the vital third place from Wright, the Brummies scored a 4-2 and went back in front by one point at 36.5-35.5.
What a boost for the Brummies in heat 13. Robert Ksiezak and Craig Watson made the gate to lead Daniel Nermark until the last lap when Nermark passed Watson for second. With Carl Stonehewer finishing last the home side took a 4-2 from a heat from which they must have feared the worst. This increased their lead to three points with just two races remaining giving them real hope. It was well justified too as Paul Clews won heat 14 for them by beating Charles Wright while Jason Bunyan sealed victory for them by taking third place from Joe Haines for a 4-2 leaving the home side five points ahead going into the last race. Finally Jason Lyons produced another race win beating Nermark and Nieminen with Ksiezak last for a shared race and hard-fought victory for the Brummies who once again were indebted to some sparkling contributions from their guests to see them home.
Scorers: For Birmingham – Jason Lyons 13.5+1 (6), Paul Clews 9+1 (5), Robert Ksiezak 9+1 (6), Craig Watson 7+1 (5), James Birkinshaw 5+1 (3), Jason Bunyan 4 (5).
For Workington – Daniel Nermark 13 (5), Kauko Nieminen 10+2 (5), Carl Stonehewer 6.5 (4), Charles Wright 6 (6), Joe Haines 3 (4), John Branney 2+1 (3), Tomi Reima 2 (3).
Today’s matches were at King’s Lynn where the Stars raced against Redcar and at Birmingham where the Brummies took on Workington in Premier League matches.
Premier League: King’s Lynn 66, Redcar 27
King’s Lynn were at full strength but Redcar were missing Daniel Giffard and Joni Keskinen, who has returned to Finland, so used Rider Replacement at number 2 for Giffard and had Adam McKinna at number 4 for Keskinen.
With King’s Lynn on a winning roll at home since their early season setbacks, they started big favourites to beat a weakened Redcar side. So it proved as the Stars provided 14 of the 15 race winners.
Kevin Doolan produced the fastest time of the season at the Norfolk Arena in winning heat 1 from Gary Havelock for a 4-2 to the Stars who then scored another in the reserves race. Josh Auty passed John Oliver to follow Kozza Smith home and prevent a home maximum but that duly came along in heat 3 thanks to Tomas Topinka and Simon Lambert from James Grieves to double the home side’s lead to eight points. Rusty Harrison won heat 4 and it looked like another 5-1 for the Stars until Kozza Smith fell at the end of lap 3 allowing Bugeja and Proctor to share the heat taking the score to 21-9.
Another 5-1 was just delayed though as Tomas Topinka and Simon Lambert headed Gary Havelock home in heat 5. In heat 6 it didn’t get any better when Ty Proctor fell on the first bend and was excluded from the rerun in which Kevin Doolan and Shaun Tacey scored another 5-1 for a 16 point lead. In heat 7 Rusty Harrison led from the gate and, although James Grieves put in a determined effort to move into second off the second bend, he was passed on the next bend by John Oliver as the Stars ran off with another 5-1 and 20 point lead. King’s Lynn made it four 5-1s on the trot with another in heat 8 when Kozza Smith and Shaun Tacey gated to lead Josh Auty home taking the score to 36-12.
King’s Lynn extended their run of maximums to five in heat 9 as Lambert and Topinka added another as Josh Auty retired at the back. Finally Redcar produced a race winner when Gary Havelock won a thrilling race with Rusty Harrison right on the line. Even better for the visitors was the fact that Havelock was on a Tactical Ride at the time and with Josh Auty taking third from Oliver the Bears took a 2-7 from the race. Their joy was short-lived as Topinka and Smith, under pressure from Grieves, scored another 5-1 which took the score to 53-22.
Heat 13 was another 5-1 this time from Doolan and Harrison from Havelock then the Stars added a 4-2 from heat 14 when Simon Lambert won from Auty who passed John Oliver for second place. In the last race Kevin Doolan completed his maximum by beating Gary Havelock while Simon Lambert finished third for a 4-2 which gave the Stars a 39 point win.
Scorers: For King’s Lynn – Kevin Doolan 15 (maximum), Simon Lambert 11+2 (5), Tomas Topinka 11+1 (4), Rusty Harrison 10+1 (4), Kozza Smith 8+1 (4), Shaun Tacey 7+3 (4), John Oliver 4+1 (4).
For Redcar – Gary Havelock 12 (5) (with 6 point TR), Josh Auty 7 (7), James Grieves 4 (4), Ty Proctor 2+1 (4), Arlo Bugeja 2 (6), Adam McKinna 0 (4).
Premier League: Birmingham 47.5, Workington 42.5.
Birmingham were without Adam Roynon, Phil Morris, Lee Smart and Jack Hargreaves. They used Rider Replacement at number 1 for Adam Roynon, and had Robert Ksiezak as a guest for Morris at number 2, Jason Bunyan as a guest for Lee Smart at number 4 and Paul Clews as a guest at reserve for Jack Hargreaves. Workington by contrast were at full strength.
What an incredible match! Workington fought back from a 4 point deficit after heat 4 to take a two point lead after heat 7. Even though the Comets lost a 5-1 in heat 8 they seemed to have all the cards for the run-in particularly when Charles Wright beat Jason Lyons in heat 9 which produced a dead heat for second between Lyons and Stonehewer, then Kauko Nieminen also beat Lyons in the next race. The visitors were a point in front at this stage and with the unbeaten Daniel Nermark out in three of the last five races the odds were very much in their favour. However when Robert Ksiezak came out to beat Nermark in heat 13 for a home 4-2 the whole match turned around and Birmingham pushed home their advantage in fine style to seal victory in heat 14.
Daniel Nermark got the Comets off to a good start by winning the opening race from Robert Ksiezak while Tomi Reima took third from Jason Bunyan giving the visitors a two point lead with a 2-4 but they found themselves two points down after a 5-1 for James Birkinshaw and Paul Clews in the reserves race. Jason Lyons passed Kauko Nieminen on the back straight on the third lap to win heat 3 while Jason Bunyan’s third place at the expense of Joe Haines gave the home side a 4-2 doubling their lead to four points and it remained that way when Craig Watson won heat 4 from Carl Stonehewer for a shared heat taking the score to 14-10.
Daniel Nermark ensured that there would be no Lyons maximum tonight by winning heat 5. Jason Bunyan took second followed by Jason Lyons for another shared race but Workington pulled two points back in heat 6 when Carl Stonehewer beat Craig Watson while Charles Wright took third from Robert Ksiezak for a 2-4. Craig Watson had bike troubles at the start of heat 7 and by the time he sorted things out the Comets had gone with Joe Haines and Kauko Nieminen taking a 1-5 to turn the match around with the visitors now two points ahead. Heat 8 was clearly crucial since none of the visiting heat leaders were programmed to ride. Robert Ksiezak and James Birkinshaw took full advantage to restore the Brummies two point lead with a 5-1 over Tomi Reima which took the score to 25-23.
Jason Lyons still had four races to take in the last seven heats and the home side looked as though they were going to rely heavily on him if they were to see the match through to victory. He found it hard going though. In heat 9 Charles Wright won the race while Jason Lyons and Carl Stonehewer’s battle behind him for second place ended in a dead heat with both getting 1.5 points giving Workington a 1.5-4.5 advantage putting them back in the lead by one point. Kauko Nieminen won heat 10 with Lyons in second place and Ksiezak third sharing the race behind him. With Daniel Nermark out in three of the last five races the odds were now firmly on a Comets’ victory. He duly won heat 11 but Clews and Watson shared the race behind him when Charles Wright fell. Jason Lyons won heat 12 when he beat Kauko Nieminen and, when Paul Clews took the vital third place from Wright, the Brummies scored a 4-2 and went back in front by one point at 36.5-35.5.
What a boost for the Brummies in heat 13. Robert Ksiezak and Craig Watson made the gate to lead Daniel Nermark until the last lap when Nermark passed Watson for second. With Carl Stonehewer finishing last the home side took a 4-2 from a heat from which they must have feared the worst. This increased their lead to three points with just two races remaining giving them real hope. It was well justified too as Paul Clews won heat 14 for them by beating Charles Wright while Jason Bunyan sealed victory for them by taking third place from Joe Haines for a 4-2 leaving the home side five points ahead going into the last race. Finally Jason Lyons produced another race win beating Nermark and Nieminen with Ksiezak last for a shared race and hard-fought victory for the Brummies who once again were indebted to some sparkling contributions from their guests to see them home.
Scorers: For Birmingham – Jason Lyons 13.5+1 (6), Paul Clews 9+1 (5), Robert Ksiezak 9+1 (6), Craig Watson 7+1 (5), James Birkinshaw 5+1 (3), Jason Bunyan 4 (5).
For Workington – Daniel Nermark 13 (5), Kauko Nieminen 10+2 (5), Carl Stonehewer 6.5 (4), Charles Wright 6 (6), Joe Haines 3 (4), John Branney 2+1 (3), Tomi Reima 2 (3).
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