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Rye House Rockets v Isle of Wight Islanders
Premier League, 21 August 2005
Hoddesdon Stadium, Rye House

Rye House 59
1Stuart Robson33333 ..150
2Edward Kennett2*2*11. ..62
3Brent Werner32132* ..111
4Daniel King2*Fx33. ..81
5Chris Neath3R3Fx. ..60
6Steve Boxall2*3Fx2*. ..72
7Tommy Allen3R3Fx. ..60
Isle of Wight 37
1Craig Boyce16^221 ..120
3Glen Phillips00201* 2!.51
4Krister Marsh111*2. ..51
5Krzysztof Stojanowski1*024^1* 0.82
6Jason Doyle12101* 2.71

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

This was an easy victory for the home side, despite being plagued by engine trouble and falls. Rye House put out a full strength side. The Isle of Wight used rider replacement for Ulrich Ostergaard and had no number seven rider after Steen Jensen was reportedly "delayed in Denmark." This meant that the Islanders were without a second rider in three of the heats.

Rye House opened with three 5-1s with Stuart Robson posting the fastest time of the season in heat 1. The first of a catalogue of incidents happened in heat 4. Jason Doyle led from Chris Neath and Tommy Allen until Allen's bike packed up on the second lap. Neath eventually passed Doyle with Krzysztof Stojanowski third.

Craig Boyce appeared as a tactical rider in heat 5 and stayed in front of Brent Werner - the only race win of the afternoon for the Islanders. Krister Marsh was handed third place after Daniel King fell at the second bend and the 2-7 result made it 20-13. Robson and Kennett had no trouble in heat 6, winning from Stojanowski and Doyle, although Kennett was beginning to look ragged.

Steve Boxall gated quickly in heat 7 ahead of Chris Neath and the pair of them led Glen Phillips and Krister Marsh. The jinx struck again when Neath's bike stopped within a few metres of the finishing line. He tried desperately to get himself over the line but Phillips and Marsh managed to pass him in time. Tommy Allen took heat 8 ahead of Stojanowski - a good ride by the young Polish rider - and Kennett struggled round for third place.

Stojanowski was out again in heat 9, this time as a tactical rider. He gated well but Daniel King was a fraction quicker and stayed ahead all the way. Werner stumbled out of the gate and was behind Doyle until the last yard or two before squeezing past for third place. The 4-4 result made it 36-23.

Stuart Robson won his third race in heat 10. Krister Marsh finished second ahead of a worried looking Kennett who was cutting the fourth bend on every lap, his front wheel skating over the grass. Heat 11 saw the most disturbing fall. Neath and Boxall led from the tapes but Boyce soon passed Boxall. Suddenly, in the home straight at the end of the second lap, Boxall's bike reared up and sent him flying onto the track. Jason Doyle did well to avoid him. In the re-run, Neath won from Boyce and Doyle.

It was Tommy Allen's turn for a fall in heat 12. Werner gated with Allen in second place and then, on the first bend of the second lap, Allen fell - right in the path of Glen Phillips. The only course of action was for Phillips to head for the fence and take a fall himself and this he did. His good work went unrewarded however as Werner won the re-run from Doyle.

The drama continued in heat 13. Robson, Neath and Boyce were battling out of the second bend when Neath lost control. He seemed to recover but not sufficiently to get around the third bend and slid into the fence at speed. Boyce led the re-run but Robson passed him on the third bend of the second lap to keep his unbeaten record.

Glen Phillips appeared as a tactical substitute in heat 14 but made no impression on King and Boxall. Heat 15 saw a fifth win for Robson, with Werner finishing second ahead of Boyce and Stojanowski.

Once again, all of the home riders scored well. Craig Boyce was best for the Islanders although Stojanowski and Doyle were also prominent. In truth, the series of falls by the home side gifted the visitors a number of points and will make it harder for Rye House to win the bonus point when the sides meet again this Tuesday.

Match Report by Candyman