Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Sunday 20 July
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Today’s matches were at Glasgow where the Tigers raced against Mildenhall and at Newcastle where the Diamonds took on Birmingham in Premier League matches.
Premier League: Glasgow 55, Mildenhall 37
Glasgow had Carl Stonehewer as a guest at number 1 for the injured Shane Parker. Mildenhall tracked the same team as at Workington last night other than having Adam McKinna at number 6 and John McPhail as their number 8.
Thanks mainly to a run of four unbeaten rides (one as a TR), after scoring one point from his first two rides, as their guest, Ricky Ashworth, Mildenhall limited their defeat to 18 points.
Two 5-1s for the Glasgow Tigers in the first four heats put them in easy street and by heat 9 they had steadily pulled away from the Fen Tigers and opened a 20 point lead. However a win by Michal Rajkowski in heat 10 over Lee Dicken and Carl Stonehewer for a shared race was followed by a big 1-8 in heat 11 when Ricky Ashworth won taking a Tactical Ride and was followed home by Marek Mroz. Rajkowski won again in heat 12 beating Anders Andersen then Ricky Ashworth did likewise in heat 13 beating Robert Ksiezak and Carl Stonehewer. This cameo of success over the four heats reduced the gap to 13 points but a strange decision in heat 14 led to a 5-0 for the home side when Rajkowski fell and was excluded. In the rerun Matt Wright, apparently attempting to nurse a sick motor round for the odd point, was also excluded for not making a bona fide attempt to race!
In the last heat Ricky Ashworth won again ruining Trent Leverington’s maximum for another shared heat but Glasgow cruised home for a comfortable win.
Scorers: For Glasgow – Trent Leverington 14 (5), Anders Andersen 8+3 (5), Josh Grajczonek 8+2 (4), Lee Dicken 8+1 (4), Carl Stonehewer 7+3 (4), Robert Ksiezak 6 (4), Mitchell Davey 4+2 (4).
For Mildenhall – Ricky Ashworth 16 (6) (with 6 point TR), Michal Rajkowski 7 (5), Jan Graversen 7 (6), Marek Mroz 4+1 (5), Adam McKinna 2 (4), Matt Wright 1+1 (4).
Premier League: Newcastle 44, Birmingham 46.
Newcastle were without the injured Jerran Hart and had Johnny Grey as a guest at number 6. Birmingham were missing James Birkinshaw injured on the previous evening at Berwick so had Arlo Bugeja at number 7 as a guest.
At long last Birmingham recorded a win after a long string of defeats. The strange thing about it was that they chose to do it away from home at Newcastle at the end of a gruelling three match northern tour which saw them lose at Edinburgh and Berwick on the previous two evenings. It is not hard to spot the catalyst to their victory. Young reserve, 17 year old Jack Roberts, suddenly burst into the limelight with a match-winning paid 14 on a track he had never ridden before, just enough to see the Brummies home.
The teams traded 4-2s in the opening two heats then shared heats 3 and 4 before the Diamonds opened a four point lead with a 5-1 in heat 5 from Jason King and George Stancl. The Brummies hit back in heat 6 with a 1-5 from Craig Watson and Jack Roberts from Josef Franc and Richard Juul so it was all square again. They followed that with another 1-5 in heat 7 this time from Jason Lyons and Lee Smart from Christian Henry for a four point lead and it stayed that way when Jack Roberts won heat 8 for a 3-3 which took the score to 22-26.
It was all square again after heat 9 when Newcastle scored a 5-1 through George Stancl and Jason King from Craig Watson but Jason Lyons fell in heat 10 leaving Josef Franc to win the race while Lee Smart just held on to win the battle for second from Richard Juul. This gave the Diamonds a 4-2 and two point lead and they increased it to four points with another 4-2 in heat 11 as Christian Henry held off the challenge of Jack Roberts. Birmingham hit back with a 2-4 in heat 12 rerun after Sean Stoddart had fallen and been excluded. Jason Lyons comfortably beat George Stancl so the home side’s lead was cut to two points with the score at 37-35.
Kyle Legault fell in the first running of heat 13 under pressure from Josef Franc but it was Franc who was excluded for his part in the affair. In the rerun an error by Christian Henry allowed Legault through to second place to follow home his partner, Craig Watson who led the race. The 1-5 turned the match round with the Brummies now leading by two points with just two races left. Jason King won heat 14 for the Diamonds but Roberts and Smart passed Stoddart to share the points while, in the last heat, Jason King won a tremendous tussle with Lyons but Craig Watson took third ahead of Stancl for the 3-3 which ensured that the Brummies took all three points.
Scorers: For Newcastle – Jason King 13+1 (5), George Stancl 8+2 (5), Christian Henry 8 (4), Josef Franc 7 (4), Sean Stoddart 5 (5), Richard Juul 3+1 (4), Johnny Grey 0 (3).
For Birmingham – Jack Roberts 12+2 (6), Jason Lyons 11 (5), Craig Watson 10+1 (5), Lee Smart 6+1 (4), Kyle Legault 5+1 (4), Arlo Bugeja 2+1 (3), Jack Hargreaves 0 (3).
Premier League: Glasgow 55, Mildenhall 37
Glasgow had Carl Stonehewer as a guest at number 1 for the injured Shane Parker. Mildenhall tracked the same team as at Workington last night other than having Adam McKinna at number 6 and John McPhail as their number 8.
Thanks mainly to a run of four unbeaten rides (one as a TR), after scoring one point from his first two rides, as their guest, Ricky Ashworth, Mildenhall limited their defeat to 18 points.
Two 5-1s for the Glasgow Tigers in the first four heats put them in easy street and by heat 9 they had steadily pulled away from the Fen Tigers and opened a 20 point lead. However a win by Michal Rajkowski in heat 10 over Lee Dicken and Carl Stonehewer for a shared race was followed by a big 1-8 in heat 11 when Ricky Ashworth won taking a Tactical Ride and was followed home by Marek Mroz. Rajkowski won again in heat 12 beating Anders Andersen then Ricky Ashworth did likewise in heat 13 beating Robert Ksiezak and Carl Stonehewer. This cameo of success over the four heats reduced the gap to 13 points but a strange decision in heat 14 led to a 5-0 for the home side when Rajkowski fell and was excluded. In the rerun Matt Wright, apparently attempting to nurse a sick motor round for the odd point, was also excluded for not making a bona fide attempt to race!
In the last heat Ricky Ashworth won again ruining Trent Leverington’s maximum for another shared heat but Glasgow cruised home for a comfortable win.
Scorers: For Glasgow – Trent Leverington 14 (5), Anders Andersen 8+3 (5), Josh Grajczonek 8+2 (4), Lee Dicken 8+1 (4), Carl Stonehewer 7+3 (4), Robert Ksiezak 6 (4), Mitchell Davey 4+2 (4).
For Mildenhall – Ricky Ashworth 16 (6) (with 6 point TR), Michal Rajkowski 7 (5), Jan Graversen 7 (6), Marek Mroz 4+1 (5), Adam McKinna 2 (4), Matt Wright 1+1 (4).
Premier League: Newcastle 44, Birmingham 46.
Newcastle were without the injured Jerran Hart and had Johnny Grey as a guest at number 6. Birmingham were missing James Birkinshaw injured on the previous evening at Berwick so had Arlo Bugeja at number 7 as a guest.
At long last Birmingham recorded a win after a long string of defeats. The strange thing about it was that they chose to do it away from home at Newcastle at the end of a gruelling three match northern tour which saw them lose at Edinburgh and Berwick on the previous two evenings. It is not hard to spot the catalyst to their victory. Young reserve, 17 year old Jack Roberts, suddenly burst into the limelight with a match-winning paid 14 on a track he had never ridden before, just enough to see the Brummies home.
The teams traded 4-2s in the opening two heats then shared heats 3 and 4 before the Diamonds opened a four point lead with a 5-1 in heat 5 from Jason King and George Stancl. The Brummies hit back in heat 6 with a 1-5 from Craig Watson and Jack Roberts from Josef Franc and Richard Juul so it was all square again. They followed that with another 1-5 in heat 7 this time from Jason Lyons and Lee Smart from Christian Henry for a four point lead and it stayed that way when Jack Roberts won heat 8 for a 3-3 which took the score to 22-26.
It was all square again after heat 9 when Newcastle scored a 5-1 through George Stancl and Jason King from Craig Watson but Jason Lyons fell in heat 10 leaving Josef Franc to win the race while Lee Smart just held on to win the battle for second from Richard Juul. This gave the Diamonds a 4-2 and two point lead and they increased it to four points with another 4-2 in heat 11 as Christian Henry held off the challenge of Jack Roberts. Birmingham hit back with a 2-4 in heat 12 rerun after Sean Stoddart had fallen and been excluded. Jason Lyons comfortably beat George Stancl so the home side’s lead was cut to two points with the score at 37-35.
Kyle Legault fell in the first running of heat 13 under pressure from Josef Franc but it was Franc who was excluded for his part in the affair. In the rerun an error by Christian Henry allowed Legault through to second place to follow home his partner, Craig Watson who led the race. The 1-5 turned the match round with the Brummies now leading by two points with just two races left. Jason King won heat 14 for the Diamonds but Roberts and Smart passed Stoddart to share the points while, in the last heat, Jason King won a tremendous tussle with Lyons but Craig Watson took third ahead of Stancl for the 3-3 which ensured that the Brummies took all three points.
Scorers: For Newcastle – Jason King 13+1 (5), George Stancl 8+2 (5), Christian Henry 8 (4), Josef Franc 7 (4), Sean Stoddart 5 (5), Richard Juul 3+1 (4), Johnny Grey 0 (3).
For Birmingham – Jack Roberts 12+2 (6), Jason Lyons 11 (5), Craig Watson 10+1 (5), Lee Smart 6+1 (4), Kyle Legault 5+1 (4), Arlo Bugeja 2+1 (3), Jack Hargreaves 0 (3).
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