Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Thursday 3 July
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Three matches were due to be raced tonight, all for Premier League points, but Glasgow scheduled to race on their off night against Stoke suffered another rain-off. This left the matches at Redcar where Scunthorpe were the visitors and at Sheffield, where Mildenhall provided the opposition, as the survivors.
Premier League: Redcar 51, Scunthorpe 39
Redcar used Rider Replacement at number 2 for Joni Keskinen and had Scott James and James Cockle as guests at reserve in place of Arlo Bugeja and Daniel Giffard while Scunthorpe were at full strength.
With two Conference League riders at reserve and using R/R Redcar looked to be effectively a five man team but the reserves chipped in well to make victory much easier for the Bears. It was a close fought match with the scores still level after heat 8. However a 5-1 in heat 9 put the home side in the cat bird seat and they were never in danger after that.
Gary Havelock set a new track record (53.4) in the opening race but it was only enough for a shared heat. The Bears got a boost however when their two reserve guests shared heat 2 behind Ben Powell again for a 3-3 the same result as heat 3 won by James Grieves. Ty Proctor equalled the new track record in heat 4 but again the points were shared taking the score to 12-12.
It was the visitors who broke the deadlock in heat 5 when Richard Hall beat James Grieves with Carl Wilkinson taking third place from Josh Auty for a 2-4 but the Bears hit back with a 5-1 from Havelock and James Cockle in heat 6 after Emiliano Sanchez had fallen and been excluded to reverse the two point advantage. A Bergstrom win in heat seven kept it that way but the Scorpions levelled the match again in heat 8 when Carl Wilkinson won from Ty Proctor with Ben Powell third for a 2-4 taking the score to 24-24.
Heat 9 provided some drama when James Grieves broke the tapes and had to go from 15 metres back. Josh Auty passed early race leader Emiliano Sanchez to lead the race while Grieves caught and passed Byron Bekker before chasing after Sanchez to repeat the process for a 5-1 which put the Bears four points to the good. Wins from Magnus Karlsson, Ty Proctor and James Grieves produced three drawn races in heats 10, 11 and 12 which took the score to 38-34.
Redcar took a giant step towards victory with a 5-1 in heat 13 from Proctor and Havelock ahead of Sanchez and Hall increasing their lead to eight points with just two races left. The Scorpions gated in heat 14 to cause some momentary worry for the home fans but, although Viktor Bergstrom went on to win the race, Josh Auty and James Cockle both passed Ben Powell for a share of the points to clinch the match. Finally in Heat 15 Proctor and Grieves put some icing on the cake with another 5-1 from Karlsson and Hall to give the Bears a 12 point victory. Ha
Scorers: For Redcar – Ty Proctor 16 (6), James Grieves 12+2 (5), Gary Havelock 10+1 (4), Josh Auty 6+1 (5), James Cockle 4+3 (5), Scott James 3+1 (5).
For Scunthorpe – Carl Wilkinson 7+2 (4), Viktor Bergstrom 7+1 (4), Magnus Karlsson 7+1 (5), Ben Powell 7+1 (5), Richard Hall 7 (5), Emiliano Sanchez 3 (4), Byron Bekker 1 (4).
Premier League: Sheffield 65, Mildenhall 27
Sheffield were at full strength but Mildenhall had Chris Schramm at number 1 as a guest for Kai Laukkanen and used Rider Replacement at number 4 for Robbie Kessler.
This match was never likely to bring much joy to the Fen Tigers and it didn’t! Even worse for them they lost Mark Baseby in heat 9 after he crashed into the fence causing damage to both rider and fence. Baseby went off to hospital as a result. Mildenhall’s only successes were in taking a 2-4 in heat 5 and in winning the toss!
Sheffield opened with a 4-2 as Ricky Ashworth beat Michal Rajkowski then the reserves race, won by Paul Cooper, was shared after Kyle Hughes retired at the back with engine trouble. Theo Pijper split the Andre Compton/Lee Smethills pairing for a 4-2 in heat 3 but Sheffield hit the first of their 5-1s in heat 4 thanks to Ben Wilson and Paul Cooper taking the score to 16-8.
Andre Compton was excluded from the heat 5 after crashing into Chris Schramm who took advantage in the rerun by providing Mildenhall’s sole race winner of the night by beating Lee Smethills. Rajkowski’s third place gave the visitors a 2-4 advantage cutting their arrears to six points but it increased to ten when Ashworth and Parsons added a 5-1 in heat 6. The lead then went to twelve when Pijper again split the home pairing of Wilson and Hughes in heat 7 for a 4-2. Joel Parsons and Paul Cooper then continued the 5-1 blitz for Sheffield in heat 8 which took the score to 32-16.
Andre Compton and Lee Smethills added a second consecutive 5-1 to the home total as Baseby crashed out of the match in heat 9 on his way to hospital. Ashworth and Parsons made it four 5-1s from 5 races in heat 10 then Chris Schramm took a Tactical Ride in heat 11. Ben Wilson won the race from Schramm while Kyle Hughes’ third place point resulted in the points being shared 4-4. Compton beat Pijper in heat 12 with Cooper third for a 4-2 taking the score to 50-24.
Sheffield finished with three consecutive 5-1s in the last three heats as the Fen Tigers’ feeble resistance crumbled completely giving the home side a 38 point victory with Ricky Ashworth and Ben Wilson completing maximums.
Scorers: For Sheffield – Ricky Ashworth 15 (5) (maximum), Ben Wilson 13+2 (5) (paid maximum), Andre Compton 9 (4), Joel Parsons 8+2 (4), Paul Cooper 8+2 (4), Lee Smethills 8+1 (4), Kyle Hughes 4+1 (4)..
For Mildenhall – Chris Schramm 9 (5) (with 4 point TR), Theo Pijper 8 (6), Matt Wright 3+1 (6), Michal Rajkowski 3 (5), Mark Baseby 2 (3), Jan Graversen 2 (5).
Premier League: Redcar 51, Scunthorpe 39
Redcar used Rider Replacement at number 2 for Joni Keskinen and had Scott James and James Cockle as guests at reserve in place of Arlo Bugeja and Daniel Giffard while Scunthorpe were at full strength.
With two Conference League riders at reserve and using R/R Redcar looked to be effectively a five man team but the reserves chipped in well to make victory much easier for the Bears. It was a close fought match with the scores still level after heat 8. However a 5-1 in heat 9 put the home side in the cat bird seat and they were never in danger after that.
Gary Havelock set a new track record (53.4) in the opening race but it was only enough for a shared heat. The Bears got a boost however when their two reserve guests shared heat 2 behind Ben Powell again for a 3-3 the same result as heat 3 won by James Grieves. Ty Proctor equalled the new track record in heat 4 but again the points were shared taking the score to 12-12.
It was the visitors who broke the deadlock in heat 5 when Richard Hall beat James Grieves with Carl Wilkinson taking third place from Josh Auty for a 2-4 but the Bears hit back with a 5-1 from Havelock and James Cockle in heat 6 after Emiliano Sanchez had fallen and been excluded to reverse the two point advantage. A Bergstrom win in heat seven kept it that way but the Scorpions levelled the match again in heat 8 when Carl Wilkinson won from Ty Proctor with Ben Powell third for a 2-4 taking the score to 24-24.
Heat 9 provided some drama when James Grieves broke the tapes and had to go from 15 metres back. Josh Auty passed early race leader Emiliano Sanchez to lead the race while Grieves caught and passed Byron Bekker before chasing after Sanchez to repeat the process for a 5-1 which put the Bears four points to the good. Wins from Magnus Karlsson, Ty Proctor and James Grieves produced three drawn races in heats 10, 11 and 12 which took the score to 38-34.
Redcar took a giant step towards victory with a 5-1 in heat 13 from Proctor and Havelock ahead of Sanchez and Hall increasing their lead to eight points with just two races left. The Scorpions gated in heat 14 to cause some momentary worry for the home fans but, although Viktor Bergstrom went on to win the race, Josh Auty and James Cockle both passed Ben Powell for a share of the points to clinch the match. Finally in Heat 15 Proctor and Grieves put some icing on the cake with another 5-1 from Karlsson and Hall to give the Bears a 12 point victory. Ha
Scorers: For Redcar – Ty Proctor 16 (6), James Grieves 12+2 (5), Gary Havelock 10+1 (4), Josh Auty 6+1 (5), James Cockle 4+3 (5), Scott James 3+1 (5).
For Scunthorpe – Carl Wilkinson 7+2 (4), Viktor Bergstrom 7+1 (4), Magnus Karlsson 7+1 (5), Ben Powell 7+1 (5), Richard Hall 7 (5), Emiliano Sanchez 3 (4), Byron Bekker 1 (4).
Premier League: Sheffield 65, Mildenhall 27
Sheffield were at full strength but Mildenhall had Chris Schramm at number 1 as a guest for Kai Laukkanen and used Rider Replacement at number 4 for Robbie Kessler.
This match was never likely to bring much joy to the Fen Tigers and it didn’t! Even worse for them they lost Mark Baseby in heat 9 after he crashed into the fence causing damage to both rider and fence. Baseby went off to hospital as a result. Mildenhall’s only successes were in taking a 2-4 in heat 5 and in winning the toss!
Sheffield opened with a 4-2 as Ricky Ashworth beat Michal Rajkowski then the reserves race, won by Paul Cooper, was shared after Kyle Hughes retired at the back with engine trouble. Theo Pijper split the Andre Compton/Lee Smethills pairing for a 4-2 in heat 3 but Sheffield hit the first of their 5-1s in heat 4 thanks to Ben Wilson and Paul Cooper taking the score to 16-8.
Andre Compton was excluded from the heat 5 after crashing into Chris Schramm who took advantage in the rerun by providing Mildenhall’s sole race winner of the night by beating Lee Smethills. Rajkowski’s third place gave the visitors a 2-4 advantage cutting their arrears to six points but it increased to ten when Ashworth and Parsons added a 5-1 in heat 6. The lead then went to twelve when Pijper again split the home pairing of Wilson and Hughes in heat 7 for a 4-2. Joel Parsons and Paul Cooper then continued the 5-1 blitz for Sheffield in heat 8 which took the score to 32-16.
Andre Compton and Lee Smethills added a second consecutive 5-1 to the home total as Baseby crashed out of the match in heat 9 on his way to hospital. Ashworth and Parsons made it four 5-1s from 5 races in heat 10 then Chris Schramm took a Tactical Ride in heat 11. Ben Wilson won the race from Schramm while Kyle Hughes’ third place point resulted in the points being shared 4-4. Compton beat Pijper in heat 12 with Cooper third for a 4-2 taking the score to 50-24.
Sheffield finished with three consecutive 5-1s in the last three heats as the Fen Tigers’ feeble resistance crumbled completely giving the home side a 38 point victory with Ricky Ashworth and Ben Wilson completing maximums.
Scorers: For Sheffield – Ricky Ashworth 15 (5) (maximum), Ben Wilson 13+2 (5) (paid maximum), Andre Compton 9 (4), Joel Parsons 8+2 (4), Paul Cooper 8+2 (4), Lee Smethills 8+1 (4), Kyle Hughes 4+1 (4)..
For Mildenhall – Chris Schramm 9 (5) (with 4 point TR), Theo Pijper 8 (6), Matt Wright 3+1 (6), Michal Rajkowski 3 (5), Mark Baseby 2 (3), Jan Graversen 2 (5).
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