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Kings Lynn Stars v Berwick Bandits
Premier League, 22 June 2005
Norfolk Arena, Kings Lynn
| 1 | Tomas Topinka | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | . | . | 15 | 0 |
| 2 | Ashley Jones | Fx | 2* | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Adam Allott | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | . | . | . | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Paul Lee | 2 | F | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Oliver Allen | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2* | R | . | . | 10 | 1 |
| 6 | Troy Bachelor | 1* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | . | . | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Jan Jaros | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | . | . | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Chris Schramm | 1* | 2 | 2* | 0 | . | . | . | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Tom P Madsen | 3 | 1 | 1* | 3 | 1 | 2 | . | 11 | 1 |
| 4 | Adam Pietraszko | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1* | . | 12 | 1 |
| 5 | Michal Makovsky | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | . | . | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Scott Smith | 0 | X | 0 | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Carl Wilkinson | 3 | 2 | R | 3 | 2* | 1 | . | 11 | 1 |
* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).
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King’s Lynn are used to comfortable home wins round their own track but they didn’t get one tonight as a Berwick side currently on a roll took them to a last heat decider that saw them just cling on to a one point lead. The Stars were at full strength for this match but Berwick were missing Adrian Rymel who had to return to the Czech Republic to ride in the national championships. They used R/R at number one in his absence. The opening two heats won by Topinka for the Stars and then Wilkinson for the Bandits were shared before Berwick broke the deadlock in heat 3. Usually Adam Allott leaps from the gate to win this heat for the Stars but not tonight as Tom P Madsen won the race from Paul Lee with Adam Pietraszko third for a 2-4. King’s Lynn hit back with a 4-2 themselves from Oliver Allen and Jan Jaros so the heat four score was 12-12. Adam Allott was back on gating song in heat 5 but at the back firstly Carl Wilkinson fell then Paul Lee did likewise when he lost his steel shoe. Chris Schramm laid down to avoid Lee and the race was awarded with only two finishers for a 3-2 to the home side. Unfortunately Paul Lee was removed by ambulance with a suspected broken arm as King’s Lynn’s injury jinx struck again. A 5-1 in heat 6 cheered them up though as Topinka and Jones beat Makovsky with Scott Smith excluded for riding on the grass. This put the Stars ahead by 20-15 but two heats later they were behind again! In heat 7 Pietraszko beat Allen with Madsen taking the third place point for a 2-4 then, in heat 8, Berwick went one better by taking a 1-5 through Carl Wilkinson and Chris Schramm. Suddenly the Bandits were in front at 23-24. The match continued to see-saw. In heat 9 King’s Lynn were back in front by a point with a 4-2 from Allott and Batchelor at 27-26. Heat 10 was shared then the Stars added two points to their lead with a 4-2 from Allott and Batchelor to take the score to 34-31. But they were behind yet again after heat 12 when Berwick struck with another 1-5 from Madsen and Wilkinson for a 35-36 lead. Not to be outdone King’s Lynn hit back with a not unexpected 5-1 from Tomas Topinka and Oliver Allen in heat 13 for a 40-37 lead and it was clear that Berwick desperately needed a 1-5 in heat 14 to face the last heat with some hope. They didn’t get it but they did take a 2-4 when Adam Pietraszko won the race with Carl Wilkinson third to take the score to 42-41. Troy Batchelor’s second place in heat 14 was to prove crucial as in the deciding heat 15 Oliver Allen had an engine failure at the gate. Tomas Topinka, however, completed a full five ride maximum in a fast time to thwart Berwick leaving the Bandits one point short of victory. The Bandits did take the bonus point which the home fans would hardly begrudge them after such a thrilling encounter. Match Report by Merlin |