Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Saturday 5 July
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Three matches were raced tonight all for Premier League points but one of them didn’t reach a conclusion. At Rye House the Rockets faced Glasgow, at Stoke the Potters took on Edinburgh while at Workington the Comets raced against Redcar. The meeting scheduled at Berwick – the Bordernapolis was cancelled due to a shortage of riders.
Premier League: Rye House 65, Glasgow 27
Rye House were without Stefan Ekberg and Tai Woffinden. They used Rider Replacement at number 1 for Ekberg and had Tomas Topinka as a guest at number 3 for Woffinden. Glasgow were missing Shane Parker and had Cory Gathercole as a guest at number 1.
Glasgow were no match for Rye House in this match with only Robert Ksiezak providing much resistance for the Tigers by winning two races - heats 4 and 15.
The Rockets got off to a 4-2 with a win from Robert Mear from Glasgow guest Cory Gathercole with Chris Neath third. The Rockets’ reserves took a 5-1 from heat 2 then Tomas Topinka and Tommy Allen did likewise in heat 3 ahead of Trent Leverington to put the home side ten points in front. Robert Ksiezak put the brakes on their progress by winning heat 4 from Chris Neath and Luke Bowen for a shared race taking the score to 17-7.
Tommy Allen and Tomas Topinka added another 5-1 in heat 5 before Robert Ksiezak took a Tactical Ride in heat 6. His second place gave the Tigers 4 points from the race but the Rockets shared the race 4-4. Neath and Halsey added another 5-1 in heat 7 then Robert Mear and Luke Bowen did likewise in heat 8 taking the score to 36-14.
It was just a question of how many for Rye House and over the closing seven heats Glasgow’s only notable success was Robert Ksiezak’s win in heat 15 which ended the maximum hopes of Tommy Allen and Tomas Topinka as the Rockets ran out 38 point winners.
Scorers: For Rye House – Tommy Allen 16+1 (6), Tomas Topinka 13+4 (6), Chris Neath 12 (5), Robert Mear 11 (5), Luke Bowen 7+(4), Daniel Halsey 6+1 (4).
For Glasgow – Robert Ksiezak 13 (5) (with 4 point TR), Cory Gathercole 5 (5), Anders Andersen 3 (4), Trent Leverington 3 (4), Lee Dicken 1 (4), Mitchell Davey 1 (4), Josh Grajczonek 1 (4).
Premier League: Stoke 26, Edinburgh 28 the match was abandoned after heat 9 due to a waterlogged track – the result does not stand.
Stoke had Magnus Karlsson as a guest at number 1 for Lee Complin while Edinburgh were without William Lawson and Thomas H Jonasson. They had Ricky Ashworth as a guest at number 1 for Lawson and used Rider Replacement at number 2 for Jonasson.
The rain started just as the meeting was about to start and although nine heats were raced it was always going to be a matter of time before a halt was called. With bends one and two like an ice rink and the fence indiscernible from the track the inevitable abandonment was announced.
The opening two races were both won by Derek Sneddon. He gated in the opening heat to get the better of Magnus Karlsson round the first and second bends and confidently held off the Stoke guest while Ricky Ashworth got filled in and trailed in last. Sneddon’s win in heat 2 was far more convincing but again the Potters shared the race. The home side broke the deadlock in heat 3 when Ben Barker and Jesper Kristiansen saw off their visitors on the opening bends. Although Andrew Tully chased hard the result was a 5-1 for the Potters to put them four points ahead. Andrew Moore then made a fast start to win heat 3 for a shared heat which took the score to 14-10.
Edinburgh squared the match in heat 5 with 1-5 from Ricky Ashworth and Andrew Tully who both hit the front round the opening bends to head home Ben Barker. Ryan Fisher made an excellent inside pass on Magnus Karlsson on the third bend to win heat 6 for the Monarchs and keep the score tied but Edinburgh struck with another 1-5 in heat 7 as Tully and Wethers hit the front down the back straight after Barrie Evans had fallen. This put the visitors four points ahead but Stoke pulled two points back in a rerun heat 8. Derek Sneddon fell on bend two on the second lap and got trapped under the fence causing the race to be rerun without him. This was a disappointment for the Potters who were on a 5-1 at the time and in the rerun Matthew Wethers passed a hard challenging Mark Burrows for second place to rescue a 4-2 from the heat which took the score to 23-25.
Ben Barker gated to win heat 9 from Fisher and Summers for a shared heat but that was the end of the action for the evening.
Scorers: For Stoke – Ben Barker 7 (3), Klaus Jakobsen 5 (3), Magnus Karlsson 4 (2), Andrew Moore 4 (2), Mark Burrows 3+2 (3), Jesper Kristiansen 2+1 (3), Barrie Evans 1+1 (2).
For Edinburgh – Derek Sneddon 7+1 (4), Ryan Fisher 7 (3), Andrew Tully 6+1 (3), Matthew Wethers 4+1 (3), Ricky Ashworth 3 (2), Aaron Summers 1+1 (3).
Premier League: Workington 49, Redcar 44
Workington were missing Daniel Nermark, Tomi Reima and Joe Haines. They had Kevin Doolan as a guest at number 1 for Nermark, Kozza Smith for Tomi Reima at number 4 and used Rider Replacement at number 2 for Joe Haines. Redcar had Scott James and James Cockle for reserves, Arlo Bugeja and Daniel Giffard, and used Rider Replacement for Joni Keskinen.
Despite having to track a patched up team this looked a fairly comfortable win for Workington who led by 12 points with just five races to go but a great fight back by Redcar almost snatched the match out of the fire as they forced a last heat decider.
An opening 2-4 for the Bears courtesy of a Gary Havelock win over Kevin Doolan was countered by the Comets with a 5-1 and two 4-2s which gave them a comfortable six point lead after heat 4.
Two shared heats won by Havelock and Doolan in heats 5 and 6 kept it that way until a Carl Stonehewer win over James Grieves and third place point for Charles Wright, after he sat on a 5-1 with his partner before suffering an engine failure, added two points to the home side’s lead. They scored another 4-2 in heat 8 thanks to another Stonehewer win this time over Ty Proctor with John Branney third which took the score to 29-19.
A third consecutive 4-2 for the Comets when Kauko Nieminen beat Proctor in heat 9 stretched the lead to twelve points and it stayed that way when James Grieves won heat 10 for a shared heat. Out came Gary Havelock in heat 11 to take a Tactical Ride and he beat Carl Stonehewer for the full six points. Josh Auty supported him with the third place point so the Bears took a 2-7 cutting their arrears to seven points but it was stretched to nine when Nieminen beat Grieves for a 4-2 in heat 12 taking the score to 42-33.
Back came the Bears with a 1-5 in heat 13 from Havelock and Proctor over Stonehewer and Doolan cutting the gap to 5 points and the alarm bells were ringing loud and clear for the home fans when the visitors added another maximum in heat 14. Josh Auty and James Cockle did the damage heading home Charles Wright after Kozza Smith had fallen and been excluded to cut the home side’s lead to just a single point going into the last heat. Workington won the toss for gate positions in heat 15 and Nieminen and Stonehewer took advantage to take a 5-1 from Havelock and Proctor for a five point win as the home fans breathed a huge sigh of relief.
Scorers: For Workington – Kauko Nieminen 14 (5), Carl Stonehewer 14 (6), Charles Wright 8 (6), Kevin Doolan 6+1 (4), John Branney 4+1 (4), Kozza Smith 3+1 (5),
For Redcar – Gary Havelock 16 (5) (with 6 point TR), Ty Proctor 10+1 (6), James Grieves 9 (4), Josh Auty 4 (5), James Cockle 3+2 (6), Scott James 2 (3).
Premier League: Rye House 65, Glasgow 27
Rye House were without Stefan Ekberg and Tai Woffinden. They used Rider Replacement at number 1 for Ekberg and had Tomas Topinka as a guest at number 3 for Woffinden. Glasgow were missing Shane Parker and had Cory Gathercole as a guest at number 1.
Glasgow were no match for Rye House in this match with only Robert Ksiezak providing much resistance for the Tigers by winning two races - heats 4 and 15.
The Rockets got off to a 4-2 with a win from Robert Mear from Glasgow guest Cory Gathercole with Chris Neath third. The Rockets’ reserves took a 5-1 from heat 2 then Tomas Topinka and Tommy Allen did likewise in heat 3 ahead of Trent Leverington to put the home side ten points in front. Robert Ksiezak put the brakes on their progress by winning heat 4 from Chris Neath and Luke Bowen for a shared race taking the score to 17-7.
Tommy Allen and Tomas Topinka added another 5-1 in heat 5 before Robert Ksiezak took a Tactical Ride in heat 6. His second place gave the Tigers 4 points from the race but the Rockets shared the race 4-4. Neath and Halsey added another 5-1 in heat 7 then Robert Mear and Luke Bowen did likewise in heat 8 taking the score to 36-14.
It was just a question of how many for Rye House and over the closing seven heats Glasgow’s only notable success was Robert Ksiezak’s win in heat 15 which ended the maximum hopes of Tommy Allen and Tomas Topinka as the Rockets ran out 38 point winners.
Scorers: For Rye House – Tommy Allen 16+1 (6), Tomas Topinka 13+4 (6), Chris Neath 12 (5), Robert Mear 11 (5), Luke Bowen 7+(4), Daniel Halsey 6+1 (4).
For Glasgow – Robert Ksiezak 13 (5) (with 4 point TR), Cory Gathercole 5 (5), Anders Andersen 3 (4), Trent Leverington 3 (4), Lee Dicken 1 (4), Mitchell Davey 1 (4), Josh Grajczonek 1 (4).
Premier League: Stoke 26, Edinburgh 28 the match was abandoned after heat 9 due to a waterlogged track – the result does not stand.
Stoke had Magnus Karlsson as a guest at number 1 for Lee Complin while Edinburgh were without William Lawson and Thomas H Jonasson. They had Ricky Ashworth as a guest at number 1 for Lawson and used Rider Replacement at number 2 for Jonasson.
The rain started just as the meeting was about to start and although nine heats were raced it was always going to be a matter of time before a halt was called. With bends one and two like an ice rink and the fence indiscernible from the track the inevitable abandonment was announced.
The opening two races were both won by Derek Sneddon. He gated in the opening heat to get the better of Magnus Karlsson round the first and second bends and confidently held off the Stoke guest while Ricky Ashworth got filled in and trailed in last. Sneddon’s win in heat 2 was far more convincing but again the Potters shared the race. The home side broke the deadlock in heat 3 when Ben Barker and Jesper Kristiansen saw off their visitors on the opening bends. Although Andrew Tully chased hard the result was a 5-1 for the Potters to put them four points ahead. Andrew Moore then made a fast start to win heat 3 for a shared heat which took the score to 14-10.
Edinburgh squared the match in heat 5 with 1-5 from Ricky Ashworth and Andrew Tully who both hit the front round the opening bends to head home Ben Barker. Ryan Fisher made an excellent inside pass on Magnus Karlsson on the third bend to win heat 6 for the Monarchs and keep the score tied but Edinburgh struck with another 1-5 in heat 7 as Tully and Wethers hit the front down the back straight after Barrie Evans had fallen. This put the visitors four points ahead but Stoke pulled two points back in a rerun heat 8. Derek Sneddon fell on bend two on the second lap and got trapped under the fence causing the race to be rerun without him. This was a disappointment for the Potters who were on a 5-1 at the time and in the rerun Matthew Wethers passed a hard challenging Mark Burrows for second place to rescue a 4-2 from the heat which took the score to 23-25.
Ben Barker gated to win heat 9 from Fisher and Summers for a shared heat but that was the end of the action for the evening.
Scorers: For Stoke – Ben Barker 7 (3), Klaus Jakobsen 5 (3), Magnus Karlsson 4 (2), Andrew Moore 4 (2), Mark Burrows 3+2 (3), Jesper Kristiansen 2+1 (3), Barrie Evans 1+1 (2).
For Edinburgh – Derek Sneddon 7+1 (4), Ryan Fisher 7 (3), Andrew Tully 6+1 (3), Matthew Wethers 4+1 (3), Ricky Ashworth 3 (2), Aaron Summers 1+1 (3).
Premier League: Workington 49, Redcar 44
Workington were missing Daniel Nermark, Tomi Reima and Joe Haines. They had Kevin Doolan as a guest at number 1 for Nermark, Kozza Smith for Tomi Reima at number 4 and used Rider Replacement at number 2 for Joe Haines. Redcar had Scott James and James Cockle for reserves, Arlo Bugeja and Daniel Giffard, and used Rider Replacement for Joni Keskinen.
Despite having to track a patched up team this looked a fairly comfortable win for Workington who led by 12 points with just five races to go but a great fight back by Redcar almost snatched the match out of the fire as they forced a last heat decider.
An opening 2-4 for the Bears courtesy of a Gary Havelock win over Kevin Doolan was countered by the Comets with a 5-1 and two 4-2s which gave them a comfortable six point lead after heat 4.
Two shared heats won by Havelock and Doolan in heats 5 and 6 kept it that way until a Carl Stonehewer win over James Grieves and third place point for Charles Wright, after he sat on a 5-1 with his partner before suffering an engine failure, added two points to the home side’s lead. They scored another 4-2 in heat 8 thanks to another Stonehewer win this time over Ty Proctor with John Branney third which took the score to 29-19.
A third consecutive 4-2 for the Comets when Kauko Nieminen beat Proctor in heat 9 stretched the lead to twelve points and it stayed that way when James Grieves won heat 10 for a shared heat. Out came Gary Havelock in heat 11 to take a Tactical Ride and he beat Carl Stonehewer for the full six points. Josh Auty supported him with the third place point so the Bears took a 2-7 cutting their arrears to seven points but it was stretched to nine when Nieminen beat Grieves for a 4-2 in heat 12 taking the score to 42-33.
Back came the Bears with a 1-5 in heat 13 from Havelock and Proctor over Stonehewer and Doolan cutting the gap to 5 points and the alarm bells were ringing loud and clear for the home fans when the visitors added another maximum in heat 14. Josh Auty and James Cockle did the damage heading home Charles Wright after Kozza Smith had fallen and been excluded to cut the home side’s lead to just a single point going into the last heat. Workington won the toss for gate positions in heat 15 and Nieminen and Stonehewer took advantage to take a 5-1 from Havelock and Proctor for a five point win as the home fans breathed a huge sigh of relief.
Scorers: For Workington – Kauko Nieminen 14 (5), Carl Stonehewer 14 (6), Charles Wright 8 (6), Kevin Doolan 6+1 (4), John Branney 4+1 (4), Kozza Smith 3+1 (5),
For Redcar – Gary Havelock 16 (5) (with 6 point TR), Ty Proctor 10+1 (6), James Grieves 9 (4), Josh Auty 4 (5), James Cockle 3+2 (6), Scott James 2 (3).
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