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Kings Lynn Stars v Reading Racers
Premier Trophy (Group), 06 April 2005
Norfolk Arena, Kings Lynn

Kings Lynn 49
1Tomas Topinka33332 ..140
2James Brundle0131. ..50
3Kevin Doolan2*122*0 ..72
4Adam Allott331*3. ..101
5Oliver Allen2Fn... ..20
6Jan Jaros3Fx... ..30
7Ashley Jones0022*1 3081
Reading 44
2(g)Daniel King1*212*2 ..82
3Richard Wolff0010R ..10
4Andrew Appleton21322 1.110
5Matej Zagar3236^1* 3.181
6Chris Johnson1*001. ..21
7Mathieu Tresarrieu2101*. ..41

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

King’s Lynn tracked the same side which lost last night on the Island while injury-hit Reading continued to use R/R for Danny Bird at number 1 with Daniel King guesting for Chris Mills at number 2.

Heat 1 proved to be an eventful opener when first Daniel King fell and remounted while lying second and then James Brundle did likewise for a shared heat. There was another faller in heat 2 when Chris Johnson added to Reading’s woes crashing on the first turn and needing medical attention. The Ashley Jones fell resulting in another shared heat. King’s Lynn took the lead in heat 3 thanks to a 5-1 from Adam Allott and Kevin Doolan. Reading hit back with a 2-4 in heat 4 when Matej Zagar beat Oliver Allen with Mathieu Tresarrieu in third place to make the score after 4 heats 13-11.

The Stars went four up again with a 4-2 to Adam Allott and Kevin Doolan with Daniel King in second place. In heat 6 Tomas Topinka beat Matej Zagar and another 4-2 went to the Stars when James Brundle finished third to stretch the lead to six points. Heat 7 was an absolute disaster for King’s Lynn. Jan Jaros hit the back wheel of Oliver Allen and both riders came down heavily. Oliver Allen was taken to hospital with a suspected broken collarbone while Jan Jaros also retired from the meeting with concussion. Ashley Jones came in for Oliver Allen in the rerun and took second place to Andrew Appleton as Reading took a 2-4 to trail by 23-19. The Stars then gave themselves an eight point cushion by winning heat eight by 5-1 before they faced the second half of the meeting two riders short.

Matej Zagar won heat 9 but Reading could make no inroads to the eight point lead with Kevin Doolan and Adam Allott filling the minor places. In heat 10 King’s Lynn stretched the lead to 10 points when Tomas Topinka beat Andrew Appleton with James Bundle beating Richard Wolff. The downside to this from the Stars’ point of view was that Reading were now in a position to give Matej Zagar a TR in addition to his R/R in heat 11. The Racers took the likely 1-8 with Daniel King finishing second to close the gap to three points at 36-33. However King’s Lynn struck again in heat 12 with a 5-1 from Ashley Jones and Kevin Doolan when Richard Wolff had an engine failure. So the score went to 41-34 with just three heats to go.

Tomas Topinka kept on winning as the only Stars’ rider in heat 13 and King’s Lynn were almost home and dry. They were when Adam Allott won heat 14 for a shared heat. However Matej Zagar finally ended Tomas Topinka’s maximum hopes by winning the last heat. Andrew Appleton took third place to pull back the deficit for the bonus point to 5 points.

Match Report by Merlin