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Kings Lynn Stars v Newport Wasps
Premier League, 13 September 2006
Norfolk Arena, Kings Lynn

Kings Lynn 64
1Kevin Doolan1*101. ..31
2Troy Bachelor2333. ..110
3Trevor Harding2*32*2*. ..93
4Daniel Nermark32*333 ..141
5Tomas Topinka2*2*R3. ..72
6Chris Mills3322*. ..101
7John Oliver2*32*30 ..102
Newport 26
1(g)Ulrich Ostergaard31#322 ..110
2Tony Atkin00021 ..30
3Chris Schramm011*00 ..21
5Carl Wilkinson1121#0 1*.61
6Joel Parsons10011 1.40
7Billy Legg000.. ..00

* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).

King’s Lynn were at full strength for this match but Newport had Peterborough’s Ulrich Ostergaard at number 1 deputising for Craig Watson and used R/R at number 4 for the injured Neil Collins.

With the league leaders facing the bottom club the words ‘lambs’ and ‘slaughter’ came to mind but it was Newport who provided the first race winner in Ulrich Ostergaard who won from the gate despite the early attentions of Troy Batchelor. Kevin Doolan was third so the race was shared. In answer to this piece of insolence King’s Lynn took retribution by hammering home four 5-1s on the trot. Chris Mills and John Oliver started with a maximum in the reserves race then Daniel Nermark and Trevor Harding added a second in heat 3 leaving Carl Wilkinson (R/R) to pick up the third place point by passing Chris Schramm. John Oliver, in inspired form, won heat 4 from Tomas Topinka and Carl Wilkinson to keep the run going and take the score to 18-6 after four races.

In heat 5 Ulrich Ostergaard took a TR but could not repeat his opening heat success. Trevor Harding won the race while Daniel Nermark chased and passed Ostergaard for another 5-1. In heat 6 Billy Legg, replacing Joel Parsons, was excluded under the two minute rule and went from 15 metres back. Troy Batchelor won the heat but Carl Wilkinson took second place from Kevin Doolan for a 4-2. Newport finally got into double figures in heat 7 even though they lost another 5-1 to Chris Mills and Tomas Topinka. Troy Batchelor and John Oliver added yet another 5-1, King’s Lynn’s 6th of the match, in heat 8 bringing the score to 37-11. Strangely enough King’s Lynn’s lowest scorer at this stage was Kevin Doolan who seemed to be down on power.

Carl Wilkinson took a TR in heat 9 but had no more success than Ulrich Ostergaard in heat 5 finishing behind Nermark and Harding for the Stars 7th 5-1. Newport had some respite when heat 10 was shared. Troy Batchelor won the race but Tony Atkin (R/R) and Chris Schramm filled the minor places as Kevin Doolan again struggled. The Wasps did even better in heat 11 by scoring a 2-4. Tomas Topinka suffered an engine failure while leading the race and Ulrich Ostergaard, who had passed Chris Mills, won the race from Mills with Atkin third. But it was back to reality for them in heat 12 when the young King’s Lynn reserve, John Oliver, completed his four programmed rides unbeaten by winning heat 12. Trevor Harding followed him home for the Stars’ 8th 5-1 of the match which brought the score to 52-20.

Heat 13 looked as though it would produce another home 5-1 but Ulrich Ostergaard passed Kevin Doolan then just held on to second place for a 4-2. Nermark and Mills then produced King’s Lynn’s 9th 5-1 in heat 14 although Joel Parsons briefly passed Chris Mills on the last lap for second place before being repassed. In the last race John Oliver was given the chance to turn his four ride paid maximum into a five ride one when chosen to partner Daniel Nermark against Carl Wilkinson and Ulrich Ostergaard. It wasn’t to be though. Daniel Nermark won the race but Ostergaard and Wilkinson relegated John Oliver to the back for a shared race. It’s not often that Kevin Doolan and Tomas Topinka finish as King’s Lynn’s lowest two scorers.

Match Report by Merlin