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Berwick Bandits v Kings Lynn Stars
Premier League, 21 May 2005
Shielfield Park, Berwick
| 1 | Adrian Rymel | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1* | . | . | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | Adam Pietraszko | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | . | . | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Tom P Madsen | 2* | 2 | 2* | 1* | . | . | . | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Michal Makovsky | F | 2* | 1* | 1* | 2 | . | . | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Scott Smith | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1* | 2 | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | Joachim Kugelmann | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Tomas Topinka | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | . | . | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Adam Allott | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | . | . | . | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Paul Lee | 1 | 0 | 1* | 3 | 3 | 0 | . | 8 | 1 |
| 5(g) | Claus Kristensen | 3 | 1* | 1 | . | . | . | . | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Ashley Jones | 2 | 0 | 2 | Fx | 0 | . | . | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Jan Jaros | 1* | 2* | 1 | 1* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).
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There was much speculation about what sort of team Berwick would field over the weekend but the only change in personnel was the signing of Tom P Madsen for Piotr Dym. Madsen came into the side at number 4 with Michal Makovsky going to 5. With the new averages taking effect Chris Schramm moved into the body of the team at number 3 while Scott Smith moved to reserve at number 6. Chris Schramm was absent on under 21 duty so Berwick used R/R in his absence. King’s Lynn fielded the same team which lost at Edinburgh last night but with James Brundle unable to take his place due to a shoulder injury the Stars used R/R at number 4 instead. Adrian Rymel beat Tomas Topinka in heat 1 – the only defeat of the night for Topinka – and Berwick were off to a 4-2 start. Scott Smith won heat 2 but Jones and Jaros filled the minor places for a shared heat. Berwick struck with a 5-1 in heat 3 from Scott Smith again (taking a R/R ride) and Tom P Madsen from Paul Lee but King’s Lynn nullified that with a 1-5 in heat 4 from their guest, Claus Kristensen, and Jan Jaros as Michal Makovsky came to grief on the last bend in an effort to get past them. The score after heat 4 was 13-11. It was all square after heat 5 when Topinka headed Madsen home with Adam Allott taking the third place point for a 2-4. Rymel won heat 6 for a share of the points but the Bandits went four points ahead again with a 5-1 from Scott Smith and Michal Makovsky in heat 7. Heat 8 was shared as Adam Allott and Jan Jaros followed Adam Pietraszko home to take the score after eight heats to 23-19. King’s Lynn suffered a bad blow in heat 9. First Claus Kristensen failed to beat the time allowance and had to go from 15 metres back then he crashed into the fence in an effort to avoid Ashley Jones who had fallen right in front of him. Although he took his place in the rerun Kristensen retired from the meeting thereafter on doctor’s orders as King’s Lynn conceded a 5-1 to Smith and Madsen. Scott Smith had now won four of the first nine heats! That was the end of any heat advantages to either side as the remaining six heats all finished 3-3. King’s Lynn provided five of the six race winners via Topinka (3) and Lee (2) but there was just no back-up for them so the Stars went down by the eight points by which they had trailed after heat 9. Match Report by Merlin |