Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Saturday 19 July
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With all four Saturday tracks staging meetings tonight there were four Premier League matches raced. At Stoke the Potters faced King’s Lynn while at Berwick the Bandits took on Birmingham. The third match was at Rye House where the Rockets raced against Redcar. Finally at Workington the Comets had Mildenhall as their visitors.
Premier League: Stoke 45, King’s Lynn 45
Stoke had Ryan Fisher (Edinburgh) guesting for Lee Complin while [b][color=red] King’s Lynn were at full strength.
King’s Lynn were looking to this match to provide them with three points in their challenge for the league championship and they came oh so close. However they surrendered a 1-5 winning position in the last race which ended as a 3-3 and had to settle for a draw. There were never more than four points between the sides with the scores tied for every heat from heat 9 onwards.
King’s Lynn got off to a good start with a 2-4 from Kevin Doolan and Shaun Tacey split by Ryan Fisher but the next two heats were shared. Klaus Jakobsen won the reserves race and Ben Barker heat three but the scores were tied again at 12-12 after heat 4 when Andrew Moore won from Rusty Harrison and Klaus Jakobsen finished third.
Things looked good for the Stars when Doolan and Tacey took a 1-5 from Ben Barker in heat 5 for a four point lead but Stoke cut two points from their arrears when Buzz Burrows won heat 6 from Rusty Harrison who passed Ryan Fisher on the last bend for a 4-2. Andrew Moore passed both Topinka and Lambert to share heat 7 then Jakobsen won heat 8, again for a share of the points, taking the score to 23-25.
Stoke finally got back on level terms again in heat 9 when Ben Barker won from Harrison who passed Jakobsen on the third lap for a 4-2. Ryan Fisher then won heat 10, Andrew Moore heat 11 and Tomas Topinka heat 12 to keep the scores tied at 36-36.
It was Doolan again in heat 13 from Fisher and Moore for another 3-3 but the Stars might have fancied a heat advantage from heat 14 which featured Jesper Kristiansen who had failed to score up to that point. Kozza Smith duly won the race for the visitors but Kristiansen took second place and Jakobsen passed Lambert on the last bend to earn the Potters another shared heat leaving the scores tied with one heat to go. The home hopes looked dashed when Topinka and Doolan made the gate for the Stars but Doolan drifted wide under pressure from Moore allowing both Moore and Barker through. In the end it was the visitors who were left hanging on as Moore almost caught Topinka towards the end of the race.
Scorers: For Stoke – Andrew Moore 12+1 (5), Klaus Jakobsen 10+2 (6), Ben Barker 10+1 (5), Ryan Fisher 8 (4), Mark Burrows 3 (4), Jesper Kristiansen 2 (3), Barrie Evans 0 (3).
For King’s Lynn – Tomas Topinka 10+2 (5), Kevin Doolan 10+1 (5), Kozza Smith 9 (6), Rusty Harrison 6 (4), Simon Lambert 5+1 (4), Shaun Tacey 4+2 (4), John Oliver 1+1 (3).
Premier League: Berwick 58, Birmingham 34
Both teams were at full strength.
Birmingham provided the first three race winners in this match through Legault, Birkinshaw and Lyons but it was only good enough to share the points as the Bandits filled the minor places. The break in the scoring came in heat 4 when Scott Smith and Norbert Magosi saw off Craig Watson for a 5-1 taking the score to 14-10.
Another Berwick 5-1 from Makovsky and Aarnio stretched the lead to eight points and it went to ten when Adrian Rymel passed Craig Watson on the last lap to win the race for a 4-2 in heat 6. The Brummies gave Jason Lyons a Tactical Ride in heat 7 and he duly won the race for a 3-6 advantage to the visitors who lost James Birkinshaw when he fell in heat 8. Tony Atkin also fell and both riders were excluded from the rerun won by Smith from Hargreaves for a 3-2 which took the score to 29-21.
Craig Watson won heat 9 for a shared heat but Jason Lyons shed a chain in heat 10 trying to pass Adrian Rymel so Berwick ran up another 5-1 taking their lead to twelve points. Clews and Magosi added another maximum in heat 11 and a 4-2 from Makovsky and Smith, separated by Lyons, produced a 4-2 which took the score to 46-28.
Rymel and Magosi scored a 5-1 in heat 13 and another 5-1 in heat 14 left Birmingham trailing by 26 points. Adrian Rymel fell in the last race and Craig Watson took advantage to win the race from Michal Makovsky while Legault took the third place point for a 2-4.
Scorers: For Berwick [/u][/b] – Michal Makovsky 12 (5), Adrian Rymel 11 (5), Paul Clews 9+1 (4), Norbert Magosi 8+3 (4), Scott Smith 8+1 (4), Tero Aarnio 6+4 (4), Tony Atkin 4+2 (4).
For Birmingham – Jason Lyons 11 (4) (with 6 point TR), Craig Watson 9 (5), Kyle Legault 7 (5), James Birkinshaw 3 (3), Jack Hargreaves 2 (4), Lee Smart 1 (4), Jack Roberts 1 (5).
Premier League: Rye House 65, Redcar 26
Premier League: Stoke 45, King’s Lynn 45
Stoke had Ryan Fisher (Edinburgh) guesting for Lee Complin while [b][color=red] King’s Lynn were at full strength.
King’s Lynn were looking to this match to provide them with three points in their challenge for the league championship and they came oh so close. However they surrendered a 1-5 winning position in the last race which ended as a 3-3 and had to settle for a draw. There were never more than four points between the sides with the scores tied for every heat from heat 9 onwards.
King’s Lynn got off to a good start with a 2-4 from Kevin Doolan and Shaun Tacey split by Ryan Fisher but the next two heats were shared. Klaus Jakobsen won the reserves race and Ben Barker heat three but the scores were tied again at 12-12 after heat 4 when Andrew Moore won from Rusty Harrison and Klaus Jakobsen finished third.
Things looked good for the Stars when Doolan and Tacey took a 1-5 from Ben Barker in heat 5 for a four point lead but Stoke cut two points from their arrears when Buzz Burrows won heat 6 from Rusty Harrison who passed Ryan Fisher on the last bend for a 4-2. Andrew Moore passed both Topinka and Lambert to share heat 7 then Jakobsen won heat 8, again for a share of the points, taking the score to 23-25.
Stoke finally got back on level terms again in heat 9 when Ben Barker won from Harrison who passed Jakobsen on the third lap for a 4-2. Ryan Fisher then won heat 10, Andrew Moore heat 11 and Tomas Topinka heat 12 to keep the scores tied at 36-36.
It was Doolan again in heat 13 from Fisher and Moore for another 3-3 but the Stars might have fancied a heat advantage from heat 14 which featured Jesper Kristiansen who had failed to score up to that point. Kozza Smith duly won the race for the visitors but Kristiansen took second place and Jakobsen passed Lambert on the last bend to earn the Potters another shared heat leaving the scores tied with one heat to go. The home hopes looked dashed when Topinka and Doolan made the gate for the Stars but Doolan drifted wide under pressure from Moore allowing both Moore and Barker through. In the end it was the visitors who were left hanging on as Moore almost caught Topinka towards the end of the race.
Scorers: For Stoke – Andrew Moore 12+1 (5), Klaus Jakobsen 10+2 (6), Ben Barker 10+1 (5), Ryan Fisher 8 (4), Mark Burrows 3 (4), Jesper Kristiansen 2 (3), Barrie Evans 0 (3).
For King’s Lynn – Tomas Topinka 10+2 (5), Kevin Doolan 10+1 (5), Kozza Smith 9 (6), Rusty Harrison 6 (4), Simon Lambert 5+1 (4), Shaun Tacey 4+2 (4), John Oliver 1+1 (3).
Premier League: Berwick 58, Birmingham 34
Both teams were at full strength.
Birmingham provided the first three race winners in this match through Legault, Birkinshaw and Lyons but it was only good enough to share the points as the Bandits filled the minor places. The break in the scoring came in heat 4 when Scott Smith and Norbert Magosi saw off Craig Watson for a 5-1 taking the score to 14-10.
Another Berwick 5-1 from Makovsky and Aarnio stretched the lead to eight points and it went to ten when Adrian Rymel passed Craig Watson on the last lap to win the race for a 4-2 in heat 6. The Brummies gave Jason Lyons a Tactical Ride in heat 7 and he duly won the race for a 3-6 advantage to the visitors who lost James Birkinshaw when he fell in heat 8. Tony Atkin also fell and both riders were excluded from the rerun won by Smith from Hargreaves for a 3-2 which took the score to 29-21.
Craig Watson won heat 9 for a shared heat but Jason Lyons shed a chain in heat 10 trying to pass Adrian Rymel so Berwick ran up another 5-1 taking their lead to twelve points. Clews and Magosi added another maximum in heat 11 and a 4-2 from Makovsky and Smith, separated by Lyons, produced a 4-2 which took the score to 46-28.
Rymel and Magosi scored a 5-1 in heat 13 and another 5-1 in heat 14 left Birmingham trailing by 26 points. Adrian Rymel fell in the last race and Craig Watson took advantage to win the race from Michal Makovsky while Legault took the third place point for a 2-4.
Scorers: For Berwick [/u][/b] – Michal Makovsky 12 (5), Adrian Rymel 11 (5), Paul Clews 9+1 (4), Norbert Magosi 8+3 (4), Scott Smith 8+1 (4), Tero Aarnio 6+4 (4), Tony Atkin 4+2 (4).
For Birmingham – Jason Lyons 11 (4) (with 6 point TR), Craig Watson 9 (5), Kyle Legault 7 (5), James Birkinshaw 3 (3), Jack Hargreaves 2 (4), Lee Smart 1 (4), Jack Roberts 1 (5).
Premier League: Rye House 65, Redcar 26
Rye House were at full strength while Redcar had Benji Compton guesting for Daniel Giffard at number 6.
This was a runaway win for Rye House over a lack-lustre Bears side which produced just one race winner all match – James Grieves in heat 10 when he beat Robert Mear and Stefan Ekberg. Grieves was also responsible for Redcar’s sole heat advantage in heat 7 when he scored four points from a Tactical Ride after finishing second to Chris Neath with Josh Auty picking up the third place point after Daniel Halsey had fallen on the first bend.
For the Rockets this was a points fest. They scored six consecutive 5-1s to lead 30-6 before Grieves’ TR and 3-5 advantage in heat 7 finally saw the visitors reach double figures. Another two 5-1s followed before Grieves won heat 10 for a 3-3 which took the score to 46-16.
Heat 11 resulted in a 3-3 after Chris Neath had beaten Gary Havelock and Daniel Halsey had fallen then heat 12 finished as a 3-2 when there were only two finishers. Tai Woffinden won from James Grieves while Luke Bowen fell and Benji Compton had an engine failure. Heat 13 also finished as a 3-3 as Neath won with Havelock and Proctor relegating Ekberg to the back. The score moved on to 55-24 but the Rockets signed off with two more 5-1s – giving them no less than ten maximum heat wins on the night. What more can you say?
Scorers: For Rye House – Tai Woffinden 14+1 (5) (paid maximum), Chris Neath 14+1 (5) (paid maximum), Tommy Allen 10+2 (4) (paid maximum), Robert Mear 10+1 (4), Luke Bowen 6+3 (4), Stefan Ekberg 6+2 (4), Daniel Halsey 5+1 (4).
For Redcar – James Grieves 9 (5) (with 4 point TR), Gary Havelock 5 (4), Chris Kerr 3+1 (4), Josh Auty 3+1 (4), Ty Proctor 3 (4), Arlo Bugeja 2 (4) Benji Compton 1 (4).
Premier League: Workington 64, Mildenhall 28
Workington were without Daniel Nermark, on World Cup duty, and Tomi Reima so had Andre Compton (Sheffield) as a guest at number 1 and used Rider Replacement at number 2. It’s a bit hard keeping track of the declared Mildenhall team these days but they had Ricky Ashworth Sheffield) guesting at number 1 for somebody or other (Laukkanen, Pijper – your guess is as good as mine!), used Rider Replacement at number 3 for Robbie Kessler, had new signing Marek Mroz at number 4 replacing someone (I’m not sure whom), had Luke Priest as a guest for somebody else at number 6 and had Matt Wright at number 7 – don’t ask me if or who he was replacing (all answers on a postcard to ‘Guess the Team’ BSPA Headquarters). Adam McKinna was nominated as their number 8. I expect the track shop at Derwent Park did a roaring trade in pens.
The surprising thing about this match is why Andre Compton only scored 5 points – it surely wasn’t because the competition was too much for him. In the opening heat he was passed by his team mate at Sheffield, Ricky Ashworth, who went from 15 metres back after breaking the tapes. With Michal Rajkowski also beating Compton Mildenhall were able to celebrate a 3-3 from the race won by Charles Wright. Was this the prelude to a shock result? Err…..no! Three 5-1s later the Comets’ fans were able to breathe a sigh of relief as they led 18-6.
But shockerooni!..Back came the Fen Tigers with a 3-5 in heat 5 as Ricky Ashworth took a Tactical Ride and finished second to Kauko Nieminen. With Michal Rajkowski holding off Joe Haines the Fen Tigers score reached the dizzy heights of 11 points as they now trailed by only ten. Jan Graversen kept the visiting fans euphoria going by winning heat 6 from Branney and Compton for a 3-3 then Ricky Ashworth took second place from heat 7 behind Carl Stonehewer for a 4-2 which took the score to 28-16, surely Mildenhall’s best performance for a while.
Workington rather spoiled things by rattling off three more 5-1s before the sides traded 4-2s in heats 11 and 12. Three more 5-1s for the home side resulted in a 36 point win for the Comets leaving the visitors to head off to Glasgow tomorrow hoping against hope for better things. All things considered, however, this wasn’t the biggest hammering of the evening as Redcar will testify. If you take the scores of the Sheffield riders out of the match scores the result would have been – Workington 59, Sheffield 17, Mildenhall 16!
Scorers: For Workington - Kauko Nieminen 14+1 (5) (paid maximum), John Branney 14+1 (6), Carl Stonehewer 12+2 (5), Joe Haines 10+2 (5), Charles Wright 9+1 (5), Andre Compton 5+3 (4).
For Mildenhall – Ricky Ashworth 12 (5) (with 4 point TR), Jan Graversen 5 (5), Michal Rajkowski 4+2 (5), Marek Mroz 2 (4), Luke Priest 2 (4), Matt Wright 2 (4), Adam McKinna 1 (2).
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