Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Tuesday, 10 June
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Tuesday night means the Isle of Wight where tonight’s match featured Birmingham as the opposition in a Premier League match.
Premier League: Isle of Wight 51, Birmingham 41.
The Isle of Wight were again without Paul Fry so they used Rider Replacement at number 4. Injury hit Birmingham were once again without Adam Roynon, Phil Morris and Jack Hargreaves so used Rider Replacement at number 1 for Roynon and had Nick Simmons as a guest at number 2 for Morris and John Oliver at number 6 for Hargreaves.
Once again the injury jinx struck Birmingham when, in heat 2, James Birkinshaw fell on the first bend and suffered a leg injury which caused him to withdraw from the meeting leaving the Brummies to soldier on with just three team members and two guests. It meant that their remaining reserve, guest John Oliver, was in for a busy night. As if that wasn’t bad enough, Lee Smart crashed in heat 12 and also had to withdraw from the meeting leaving the visitors with just four fit riders.
It took three attempts to run heat 1. First up Craig Watson fell on the first bend for an all-four-back decision, then, at the second attempt, Watson was moving at the start so it was called back. Thirdly the Islanders gated for an easy 5-1 from Jason Bunyan and Corey Gathercole. Heat 2 saw another first bend bunching incident but this time James Birkinshaw suffered a leg injury and withdrew from the meeting. Undaunted John Oliver rounded Andrew Bargh and James Holder in the three man rerun for a fine win and shared race. Heat 3 was shared. Glenn Phillips won the race under great pressure from Jason Lyons while Andrew Bargh suffered an engine failure on the second lap allowing Lee Smart to pick up the third place point unchallenged. The Islanders pulled six points clear after heat 4 when Krzysztof Stojanowski gated to lead Craig Watson and James Holder home for a 4-2 which took the score to 15-9.
James Holder fell on the first bend and was excluded from the rerun of heat 5 won by Jason Lyons by the proverbial mile from Glen Phillips. With Nick Simmons picking up the gift third place point Birmingham picked up a 2-4 cutting their arrears to four points but Corey Gathercole and Jason Bunyan gated for a 5-1 in heat 6 to increase the home side’s lead to eight points. Birmingham pulled two points back again in heat 7 thanks to another Jason Lyons win this time over Krzysztof Stojanowski while Lee Smart took third place from Bargh. This cut the gap to six points and it stayed that way when Nick Simmons gated to win heat 8 from Gathercole and Holder for a 3-3 which took the score to 27-21.
Another shared heat in heat 9 won by Craig Watson kept the Brummies in the hunt and similarly Jason Lyons won heat 10 but this came at a cost to the Brummies as Lee Smart became their next injury victim when he crashed on the fourth lap and also withdrew from the meeting. Birmingham now fast running out of resources were only able to track one rider in heat 11, Nick Simmons, and he took second place behind Stojanowski for a 4-2 to the Islanders. Jason Lyons kept the good ship Birmingham afloat with another win in heat 12 while Phillips and Holder shared the race behind him taking the score to 40-32.
Bunyan and Stojanowski gated for a 5-1 in heat 13 ahead of Simmons while Watson suffered an engine failure increasing their lead to 45-33 and sealing victory for the home side. Still the Brummies fought on. Nick Simmons took a Tactical Substitute ride in heat 14 from 15 metres and finished second behind James Holder as Andrew Bargh suffered an engine failure so, with John Oliver third, the visitors scored a 3-5. Jason Lyons wrapped things up by winning heat 15 from Bunyan and Phillips to restrict the Islanders to a ten point victory which was quite remarkable all things considered.
Scorers: For the Isle of Wight – Jason Bunyan 12+1 (5), Krzysztof Stojanowski 11+2 (5), Glen Phillips 10+1 (5), Corey Gathercole 8+2 (4), James Holder 8+2 (6), Andrew Bargh 2+1 (5).
For Birmingham – Jason Lyons 17 (6), Nick Simmons 12 (7) (with 4 point TS), Craig Watson 6 (5), John Oliver 4+1 (7), Lee Smart 2+1 (3), James Birkinshaw DNR.
Premier League: Isle of Wight 51, Birmingham 41.
The Isle of Wight were again without Paul Fry so they used Rider Replacement at number 4. Injury hit Birmingham were once again without Adam Roynon, Phil Morris and Jack Hargreaves so used Rider Replacement at number 1 for Roynon and had Nick Simmons as a guest at number 2 for Morris and John Oliver at number 6 for Hargreaves.
Once again the injury jinx struck Birmingham when, in heat 2, James Birkinshaw fell on the first bend and suffered a leg injury which caused him to withdraw from the meeting leaving the Brummies to soldier on with just three team members and two guests. It meant that their remaining reserve, guest John Oliver, was in for a busy night. As if that wasn’t bad enough, Lee Smart crashed in heat 12 and also had to withdraw from the meeting leaving the visitors with just four fit riders.
It took three attempts to run heat 1. First up Craig Watson fell on the first bend for an all-four-back decision, then, at the second attempt, Watson was moving at the start so it was called back. Thirdly the Islanders gated for an easy 5-1 from Jason Bunyan and Corey Gathercole. Heat 2 saw another first bend bunching incident but this time James Birkinshaw suffered a leg injury and withdrew from the meeting. Undaunted John Oliver rounded Andrew Bargh and James Holder in the three man rerun for a fine win and shared race. Heat 3 was shared. Glenn Phillips won the race under great pressure from Jason Lyons while Andrew Bargh suffered an engine failure on the second lap allowing Lee Smart to pick up the third place point unchallenged. The Islanders pulled six points clear after heat 4 when Krzysztof Stojanowski gated to lead Craig Watson and James Holder home for a 4-2 which took the score to 15-9.
James Holder fell on the first bend and was excluded from the rerun of heat 5 won by Jason Lyons by the proverbial mile from Glen Phillips. With Nick Simmons picking up the gift third place point Birmingham picked up a 2-4 cutting their arrears to four points but Corey Gathercole and Jason Bunyan gated for a 5-1 in heat 6 to increase the home side’s lead to eight points. Birmingham pulled two points back again in heat 7 thanks to another Jason Lyons win this time over Krzysztof Stojanowski while Lee Smart took third place from Bargh. This cut the gap to six points and it stayed that way when Nick Simmons gated to win heat 8 from Gathercole and Holder for a 3-3 which took the score to 27-21.
Another shared heat in heat 9 won by Craig Watson kept the Brummies in the hunt and similarly Jason Lyons won heat 10 but this came at a cost to the Brummies as Lee Smart became their next injury victim when he crashed on the fourth lap and also withdrew from the meeting. Birmingham now fast running out of resources were only able to track one rider in heat 11, Nick Simmons, and he took second place behind Stojanowski for a 4-2 to the Islanders. Jason Lyons kept the good ship Birmingham afloat with another win in heat 12 while Phillips and Holder shared the race behind him taking the score to 40-32.
Bunyan and Stojanowski gated for a 5-1 in heat 13 ahead of Simmons while Watson suffered an engine failure increasing their lead to 45-33 and sealing victory for the home side. Still the Brummies fought on. Nick Simmons took a Tactical Substitute ride in heat 14 from 15 metres and finished second behind James Holder as Andrew Bargh suffered an engine failure so, with John Oliver third, the visitors scored a 3-5. Jason Lyons wrapped things up by winning heat 15 from Bunyan and Phillips to restrict the Islanders to a ten point victory which was quite remarkable all things considered.
Scorers: For the Isle of Wight – Jason Bunyan 12+1 (5), Krzysztof Stojanowski 11+2 (5), Glen Phillips 10+1 (5), Corey Gathercole 8+2 (4), James Holder 8+2 (6), Andrew Bargh 2+1 (5).
For Birmingham – Jason Lyons 17 (6), Nick Simmons 12 (7) (with 4 point TS), Craig Watson 6 (5), John Oliver 4+1 (7), Lee Smart 2+1 (3), James Birkinshaw DNR.
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