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Kings Lynn Stars v Peterborough Panthers
Challenge, 20 October 2006
Norfolk Arena, Kings Lynn
| 1 | Daniel Nermark | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1* | . | . | . | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Trevor Harding | 1* | 0 | 1 | 0 | . | . | . | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Troy Bachelor | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | F | . | . | 11 | 0 |
| 4 | Kevin Doolan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Tomas Topinka | 1 | 6^ | 2 | 2 | 1 | . | . | 12 | 0 |
| 6 | Chris Mills | 2 | 2* | 3 | 0 | 1* | . | . | 8 | 2 |
| 7 | John Oliver | 0 | 0 | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Hans Andersen | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | . | . | 15 | 0 |
| 2 | Piotr Swiderski | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | . | . | . | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Niels Kristian Iversen | 2 | F | 2 | 2 | . | . | . | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Ryan Sullivan | 1* | 1 | 1* | 3 | 2* | . | . | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | Jesper B Jensen | 2* | 3 | Fx | . | . | . | . | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Richard Hall | 3 | 2* | 2 | 0 | . | . | . | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | Ulrich Ostergaard | 1 | 3 | Fx | 0 | 0 | . | . | 4 | 0 |
* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).
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King’s Lynn were at full strength for this match as were Peterborough (to the best of my knowledge). Well King’s Lynn were finally beaten at home but it took the Elite League Champions, Peterborough, to do it! This was billed as the battle of the Champions (although King’s Lynn still have the little matter of disposing of Sheffield in the play-off final to be officially crowned Premier League Champions) and it went to a last heat decider as King’s Lynn trailed by just one point going into heat 15. A last heat 1-5 to the Panthers in that final heat made the score look more decisive. The start was delayed to allow a huge crowd into the Norfolk Arena as this local derby certainly caught the imagination of many speedway supporters. The opening race was shared. Hans Andersen won by a distance but Daniel Nermark and Trevor Harding comfortably filled the minor places ahead of Piotr Swiderski. The Panthers took the lead in the reserves race. Richard Hall, in a rich vein of form these days, won the race from Chris Mills while Ulrich Ostergaard’s third place gave the visitors a 2-4 for a two point lead. In heat 3 Troy Batchelor passed Niels Kristian Iversen with a fine outside drive while Ryan Sullivan came from last to pass Kevin Doolan at the end of the first lap. Although Doolan closed the gap on the third lap there was no change to the placings and the race was shared. Peterborough opened a six point gap in heat 4 when Tomas Topinka made a terrible start as Ulrich Ostergaard and Jesper J Jensen headed off for a 1-5 which took the score after four heats to 9-15. The Panthers stretched their lead to six points in heat 5. Hans Andersen was headed from the start by Troy Batchelor but sailed past him on the third lap to win the race while Piotr Swiderski finished third for a 2-4. It got worse for the Stars in heat 6 when they conceded another 1-5. Jensen B Jensen made the start with Richard Hall who took Daniel Nermark wide on the first bend. The Panthers’ pair headed for home and a maximum heat win which opened a 12 point gap at 12-24 and left King’s Lynn looking down the barrel of a heavy defeat. However the Stars turned things round starting in heat 7. Tomas Topinka took a TR and led from the tapes as Iversen and Sullivan followed behind him. Chris Mills passed Ryan Sullivan on the first lap then reeled in Niels Kristian Iversen who fell on the third lap leaving the Stars pair to score a big 8-1 which cut the visitors’ lead to only 5 points. In heat 8 the home side shaved another two points off Peterborough’s lead. Ulrich Ostergaard brought down Chris Mills on the fourth bend causing the race to be rerun with Ostergaard excluded. In the rerun the race leader Piotr Swiderski got out of shape and was passed by Chris Mills for a home 4-2 which took the score after eight races to 24-27. Heat 9 was eventful. Kevin Doolan led the race from Jesper B Jensen but Troy Batchelor passed Jensen to join Doolan up front for what looked like a 5-1 which would have put King’s Lynn into the lead. However Doolan fell on the second bend and Batchelor had to take avoiding action which gave Jensen the opportunity to sneak into the lead. Doolan remounted and Batchelor then repassed Jensen on the third lap but Jensen fell too when he lost his steel shoe causing the race to be awarded as a 4-2 which cut the deficit to just one point. Daniel Nermark won heat 10 from Iversen and Sullivan so this ended a shared heat but Peterborough pulled another two points ahead in heat 11. Hans Andersen and Piotr Swiderski looked as though they might take a 1-5 but Tomas Topinka passed Swiderski at the end of the first lap to limit the damage to a 2-4 to the Panthers. King’s Lynn replied by scoring a 4-2 in heat 12. Troy Batchelor executed a breathtaking outside pass on Iversen while Ulrich Ostergaard fell at the back as John Oliver scored his only point of the match. This took the score after twelve heats to 37-38. Hans Andersen won heat 13 from Tomas Topinka and Daniel Nermark with Richard Hall in last place for a shared race then Ryan Sullivan jetted from the gate in heat 14. Doolan and Mills kept Ostergaard at the back for another shared race so the Stars went into the last race one point in arrears and needing to engineer a way to beat Hans Andersen to avoid defeat. Andersen proved unbeatable though and headed home his team mate, Ryan Sullivan, for a 1-5 as Troy Batchelor fell on the last lap trying to pass Sullivan. Full credit to King’s Lynn for pushing their illustrious visitors so hard. In the final analysis it was Hans Andersen’s maximum which kept the Stars at bay Match Report by Merlin |