Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Wednesday 23 July
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Today’s matches were at Birmingham where the Brummies raced against Redcar and at King’s Lynn where the Stars took on Scunthorpe in Premier League matches.
Premier League: Birmingham 46, Redcar 45
Birmingham had Josh Grajczonek as a guest at number 7 in place of the injured James Birkinshaw. Redcar had Benji Compton at number 7 in place of Daniel Giffard.
Birmingham followed up their two point win at Newcastle on Sunday by beating Redcar at home by an even slimmer margin – 1 point. The match was sealed in heat 14 when the Brummies recorded the two points they needed to win the match. Although Redcar finished with a 2-5 and 1-5 it wasn’t enough to take anything from the match other than frustration!
The Bears opened with a 2-4 when Gary Havelock beat Kyle Legault with Chris Kerr third and held their two point lead until heat 4. Benji Compton won the reserves race for the visitors then Jason Lyons beat James Grieves and Josh Auty for another 3-3 until Craig Watson won from Ty Proctor who passed Josh Grajczonek for third for a 4-2 which tied the scores at 12-12.
Birmingham then went in front with another 4-2 in a rerun heat 5 when Lyons won again this time passing Havelock on the third lap for the win while Grajczonek picked up the gift third place point at the back. This put the Brummies ahead by two points and it stayed that way when Legault won heat 6 from Proctor and Compton for a 3-3. Redcar pulled level again in heat 7 though when James Grieves beat Craig Watson with Auty holding off Jack Roberts for third and a 4-2. Chris Kerr won heat 8 for another shared race so the score went to 24-24.
Birmingham took the lead again in heat 9 when Jason Lyons won again this time from Proctor while Lee Smart took third from Arlo Bugeja for a 4-2 and two point lead. Heat 10, won by Legault from Auty and Grieves, was shared but the lead was doubled in heat 11 as Watson beat Havelock who had to fend off the challenge of Jack Roberts for second for a 4-2. Yet another 4-2 went the Brummies way in heat 12. Jason Lyons won the race after James Grieves suffered an engine failure while Benji Compton took second ahead of Josh Grajczonek taking the home side’s lead to six points at 39-33.
Heat 13 resulted in a third consecutive 4-2. Kyle Legault won from Gary Havelock while Craig Watson passed Ty Proctor on the line stretching the home lead to eight points with just two races to go. James Grieves took a Tactical Substitute ride from 15 metres back in heat 14 replacing Arlo Bugeja. Josh Auty won the race from Lee Smart while Grieves passed Roberts for third and two points making the race result a 2-5. It left the Bears trailing by five points and Birmingham were home and dry so they rested the unbeaten Jason Lyons from heat 15. Redcar cashed in with a 1-5 from Havelock and Grieves to lose by just one point.
Scorers: For Birmingham – Jason Lyons 12 (4) (maximum), Kyle Legault 12 (5), Craig Watson 9 (5), Josh Grajczonek 5+2 (5), Lee Smart 3 (4), Jack Roberts 3 (3), Jack Hargreaves 2.
For Redcar – Gary Havelock 12, James Grieves 10+2 (6) (with 2 point TS), Josh Auty 7+1 (4), Benji Compton 6+1 (4), Ty Proctor 6 (4), Chris Kerr 4 (4), Arlo Bugeja 0 (3).
Premier League: King’s Lynn 63, Scunthorpe 28.
King’s Lynn were at full strength while Scunthorpe had Darren Mallett at number 7 for the injured Byron Bekker.
King’s Lynn rattled up another massive home win beating the Scorpions by 35 points in a one sided match. The visitors managed just two race winners – Magnus Karlsson in heat 3 and Viktor Bergstrom in heat 14. Nonetheless there were some excellent races.
With both Richard Hall and Carl Wilkinson both falling in the opening race the Stars were presented with a 5-0. Two shared races suggested that the Scorpions might make a match of it but seven 5-1 successes over the remaining 12 heats left the Scorpions fighting for scraps.
Magnus Karlsson took a Tactical Ride in heat 7 at which point the visitors trailed by 25-10 but he finished third behind Rusty Harrison and John Oliver as the Stars recorded another 5-1. Richard Hall then took a Tactical Substitute Ride from 15 metres back in heat 8 and was more successful by passing Wilkinson and Smith but just failing to catch race winner Shaun Tacey for a 4-4 which took the score to 34-15.
It wasn’t until heat 13 that the Scorpions managed to avoid losing another heat when Hall and Sanchez both passed Harrison to finish behind Kevin Doolan for a 3-3. Heat 14 provided the visitors’ one and only heat advantage when Viktor Bergstrom beat John Oliver while Ben Powell took third from Simon Lambert for a 2-4 in an excellent and exciting race. Kevin Doolan then completed his maximum in heat 15 when he and Tomas Topinka ended the match with another 5-1.
Scorers: For King’s Lynn – Kevin Doolan 15 (5) (maximum), Tomas Topinka 13+1 (5), Shaun Tacey 8+2 (4), Rusty Harrison 8+1 (4), John Oliver 8+1 (4), Kozza Smith 6+1 (4), Simon Lambert 5+3 (4).
For Scunthorpe – Richard Hall 9 (6) (with 4 point TS), Emiliano Sanchez 6+1 (5), Magnus Karlsson 5 (4), Ben Powell 4 (5), Viktor Bergstrom 3 (4), Darren Mallet 1+1 (3), Carl Wilkinson 0 (3).
Premier League: Birmingham 46, Redcar 45
Birmingham had Josh Grajczonek as a guest at number 7 in place of the injured James Birkinshaw. Redcar had Benji Compton at number 7 in place of Daniel Giffard.
Birmingham followed up their two point win at Newcastle on Sunday by beating Redcar at home by an even slimmer margin – 1 point. The match was sealed in heat 14 when the Brummies recorded the two points they needed to win the match. Although Redcar finished with a 2-5 and 1-5 it wasn’t enough to take anything from the match other than frustration!
The Bears opened with a 2-4 when Gary Havelock beat Kyle Legault with Chris Kerr third and held their two point lead until heat 4. Benji Compton won the reserves race for the visitors then Jason Lyons beat James Grieves and Josh Auty for another 3-3 until Craig Watson won from Ty Proctor who passed Josh Grajczonek for third for a 4-2 which tied the scores at 12-12.
Birmingham then went in front with another 4-2 in a rerun heat 5 when Lyons won again this time passing Havelock on the third lap for the win while Grajczonek picked up the gift third place point at the back. This put the Brummies ahead by two points and it stayed that way when Legault won heat 6 from Proctor and Compton for a 3-3. Redcar pulled level again in heat 7 though when James Grieves beat Craig Watson with Auty holding off Jack Roberts for third and a 4-2. Chris Kerr won heat 8 for another shared race so the score went to 24-24.
Birmingham took the lead again in heat 9 when Jason Lyons won again this time from Proctor while Lee Smart took third from Arlo Bugeja for a 4-2 and two point lead. Heat 10, won by Legault from Auty and Grieves, was shared but the lead was doubled in heat 11 as Watson beat Havelock who had to fend off the challenge of Jack Roberts for second for a 4-2. Yet another 4-2 went the Brummies way in heat 12. Jason Lyons won the race after James Grieves suffered an engine failure while Benji Compton took second ahead of Josh Grajczonek taking the home side’s lead to six points at 39-33.
Heat 13 resulted in a third consecutive 4-2. Kyle Legault won from Gary Havelock while Craig Watson passed Ty Proctor on the line stretching the home lead to eight points with just two races to go. James Grieves took a Tactical Substitute ride from 15 metres back in heat 14 replacing Arlo Bugeja. Josh Auty won the race from Lee Smart while Grieves passed Roberts for third and two points making the race result a 2-5. It left the Bears trailing by five points and Birmingham were home and dry so they rested the unbeaten Jason Lyons from heat 15. Redcar cashed in with a 1-5 from Havelock and Grieves to lose by just one point.
Scorers: For Birmingham – Jason Lyons 12 (4) (maximum), Kyle Legault 12 (5), Craig Watson 9 (5), Josh Grajczonek 5+2 (5), Lee Smart 3 (4), Jack Roberts 3 (3), Jack Hargreaves 2.
For Redcar – Gary Havelock 12, James Grieves 10+2 (6) (with 2 point TS), Josh Auty 7+1 (4), Benji Compton 6+1 (4), Ty Proctor 6 (4), Chris Kerr 4 (4), Arlo Bugeja 0 (3).
Premier League: King’s Lynn 63, Scunthorpe 28.
King’s Lynn were at full strength while Scunthorpe had Darren Mallett at number 7 for the injured Byron Bekker.
King’s Lynn rattled up another massive home win beating the Scorpions by 35 points in a one sided match. The visitors managed just two race winners – Magnus Karlsson in heat 3 and Viktor Bergstrom in heat 14. Nonetheless there were some excellent races.
With both Richard Hall and Carl Wilkinson both falling in the opening race the Stars were presented with a 5-0. Two shared races suggested that the Scorpions might make a match of it but seven 5-1 successes over the remaining 12 heats left the Scorpions fighting for scraps.
Magnus Karlsson took a Tactical Ride in heat 7 at which point the visitors trailed by 25-10 but he finished third behind Rusty Harrison and John Oliver as the Stars recorded another 5-1. Richard Hall then took a Tactical Substitute Ride from 15 metres back in heat 8 and was more successful by passing Wilkinson and Smith but just failing to catch race winner Shaun Tacey for a 4-4 which took the score to 34-15.
It wasn’t until heat 13 that the Scorpions managed to avoid losing another heat when Hall and Sanchez both passed Harrison to finish behind Kevin Doolan for a 3-3. Heat 14 provided the visitors’ one and only heat advantage when Viktor Bergstrom beat John Oliver while Ben Powell took third from Simon Lambert for a 2-4 in an excellent and exciting race. Kevin Doolan then completed his maximum in heat 15 when he and Tomas Topinka ended the match with another 5-1.
Scorers: For King’s Lynn – Kevin Doolan 15 (5) (maximum), Tomas Topinka 13+1 (5), Shaun Tacey 8+2 (4), Rusty Harrison 8+1 (4), John Oliver 8+1 (4), Kozza Smith 6+1 (4), Simon Lambert 5+3 (4).
For Scunthorpe – Richard Hall 9 (6) (with 4 point TS), Emiliano Sanchez 6+1 (5), Magnus Karlsson 5 (4), Ben Powell 4 (5), Viktor Bergstrom 3 (4), Darren Mallet 1+1 (3), Carl Wilkinson 0 (3).
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