Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Thursday 10 July
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The two Thursday teams clashed head-on at Sheffield where the Tigers took on Redcar in a Premier League match.
Premier League: Sheffield 45, Redcar 45.
Sheffield were missing Lee Smethills who was injured in the mismatch at Mildenhall last Sunday so used Rider Replacement at number 4. Redcar welcomed back Chris Kerr and Arlo Bugeja to the side so their only guest was Klaus Jakobsen (Stoke) at number 7 in place of Daniel Giffard.
The return of Chris Kerr and Arlo Bugeja to the Bears’ side seemed to act as a catalyst to the Redcar performance. Sheffield is usually a fortress generally impregnable to visiting sides but somebody forgot to tell the rejuvenated visitors.
It looked like business as usual for the Tigers when they opened with a 4-2. Ricky Ashworth gated to head Gary Havelock home with Paul Cooper third as Josh Auty, well at the back, withdrew with a sick engine. However the Bears replied with a 2-4 to level again. Klaus Jakobsen won under strong pressure from Paul Cooper while Arlo Bugeja had a simple task to finish third ahead of a struggling Kyle Hughes. The Tigers got quite a jolt when James Grieves and Chris Kerr celebrated their reformed partnership with a 1-5 from Joel Parsons and Andre Compton to put the Bears four ahead and they stretched that lead to six when Ty Proctor zoomed past Ben Wilson off the second bend of heat 4 with Jakobsen third for a 2-4 which took the score to 9-15.
Gary Havelock gated to beat Andre Compton in heat 5 while Joel Parsons earned the home side a 3-3 by beating Josh Auty for third. Then Sheffield pulled two points back in heat 6 when Ricky Ashworth won again this time beating Ty Proctor. Paul Cooper passed Arlo Bugeja for third and a 4-2 which cut the gap to four points but Redcar went six ahead again with a 2-4 from James Grieves and Chris Kerr with Ben Wilson second just as the heavens opened causing the interval to be taken after completion of the race. When racing resumed in heat 8 the track was very slippery with gating at a premium. Immediately Sheffield pulled two points back with a 4-2 when Paul Cooper beat Josh Auty with Joel Parsons third taking the score to 22-26.
Heats 9, 10 and 11 were all shared and all won from the gate. Ty Proctor comfortably beat Andre Compton to win heat 9, James Grieves remained unbeaten by winning heat 10 then Ben Wilson beat Gary Havelock to win heat 11. In heat 12 though Sheffield squared the match with a 5-1 from Compton and Cooper who combined well after gating to keep James Grieves back in third place. This took the score to 36-36.
The Sheffield joy was short lived as Redcar struck with a 1-5 in heat 13 through Gary Havelock and Ty Proctor for a four point lead again which put them in the cat bird seat. It was Redcar’s turn to suffer in heat 14. Paul Cooper won the race and, when Klaus Jakobsen went wide on the fourth bend he lost his second place as he was passed by Joel Parsons. The 5-1 levelled the match again at 42-42. There was a twist in the tail, however. In heat 15 Andre Compton and Ricky Ashworth, having won the toss for gate positions, led from Gary Havelock and Ty Proctor for what looked like a match-winning 5-1 but Ashworth had an engine failure on the second lap letting the Bears through for a 3-3 and drawn meeting.
Scorers: For Sheffield – Paul Cooper 14+1 (7), Andre Compton 10 (5), Ricky Ashworth 8+1 (5), Ben Wilson 7 (4), Joel Parsons 6+3 (5), Kyle Hughes 0 (3).
For Redcar – Gary Havelock 12 (5), Ty Proctor 11+2 (5), James Grieves 10 (4), Klaus Jakobsen 5 (5), Chris Kerr 3+1 (4), Josh Auty 3+1 (4), Arlo Bugeja 1 (3).
Premier League: Sheffield 45, Redcar 45.
Sheffield were missing Lee Smethills who was injured in the mismatch at Mildenhall last Sunday so used Rider Replacement at number 4. Redcar welcomed back Chris Kerr and Arlo Bugeja to the side so their only guest was Klaus Jakobsen (Stoke) at number 7 in place of Daniel Giffard.
The return of Chris Kerr and Arlo Bugeja to the Bears’ side seemed to act as a catalyst to the Redcar performance. Sheffield is usually a fortress generally impregnable to visiting sides but somebody forgot to tell the rejuvenated visitors.
It looked like business as usual for the Tigers when they opened with a 4-2. Ricky Ashworth gated to head Gary Havelock home with Paul Cooper third as Josh Auty, well at the back, withdrew with a sick engine. However the Bears replied with a 2-4 to level again. Klaus Jakobsen won under strong pressure from Paul Cooper while Arlo Bugeja had a simple task to finish third ahead of a struggling Kyle Hughes. The Tigers got quite a jolt when James Grieves and Chris Kerr celebrated their reformed partnership with a 1-5 from Joel Parsons and Andre Compton to put the Bears four ahead and they stretched that lead to six when Ty Proctor zoomed past Ben Wilson off the second bend of heat 4 with Jakobsen third for a 2-4 which took the score to 9-15.
Gary Havelock gated to beat Andre Compton in heat 5 while Joel Parsons earned the home side a 3-3 by beating Josh Auty for third. Then Sheffield pulled two points back in heat 6 when Ricky Ashworth won again this time beating Ty Proctor. Paul Cooper passed Arlo Bugeja for third and a 4-2 which cut the gap to four points but Redcar went six ahead again with a 2-4 from James Grieves and Chris Kerr with Ben Wilson second just as the heavens opened causing the interval to be taken after completion of the race. When racing resumed in heat 8 the track was very slippery with gating at a premium. Immediately Sheffield pulled two points back with a 4-2 when Paul Cooper beat Josh Auty with Joel Parsons third taking the score to 22-26.
Heats 9, 10 and 11 were all shared and all won from the gate. Ty Proctor comfortably beat Andre Compton to win heat 9, James Grieves remained unbeaten by winning heat 10 then Ben Wilson beat Gary Havelock to win heat 11. In heat 12 though Sheffield squared the match with a 5-1 from Compton and Cooper who combined well after gating to keep James Grieves back in third place. This took the score to 36-36.
The Sheffield joy was short lived as Redcar struck with a 1-5 in heat 13 through Gary Havelock and Ty Proctor for a four point lead again which put them in the cat bird seat. It was Redcar’s turn to suffer in heat 14. Paul Cooper won the race and, when Klaus Jakobsen went wide on the fourth bend he lost his second place as he was passed by Joel Parsons. The 5-1 levelled the match again at 42-42. There was a twist in the tail, however. In heat 15 Andre Compton and Ricky Ashworth, having won the toss for gate positions, led from Gary Havelock and Ty Proctor for what looked like a match-winning 5-1 but Ashworth had an engine failure on the second lap letting the Bears through for a 3-3 and drawn meeting.
Scorers: For Sheffield – Paul Cooper 14+1 (7), Andre Compton 10 (5), Ricky Ashworth 8+1 (5), Ben Wilson 7 (4), Joel Parsons 6+3 (5), Kyle Hughes 0 (3).
For Redcar – Gary Havelock 12 (5), Ty Proctor 11+2 (5), James Grieves 10 (4), Klaus Jakobsen 5 (5), Chris Kerr 3+1 (4), Josh Auty 3+1 (4), Arlo Bugeja 1 (3).
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