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[spin king]

Already congratulated James on another thread, but what hell Well Done again James. Must admit I had nail my colours to another young man Aussie Chris Holder, and it nice to see that for once us Brits got the better of the Aussie's.

I would urge the Comet fans to enjoy James while they can as the boy looks cetain to move on to greater things, and move up to the Elite League, but remember that the guy did it in Comet colours and won for you just as much himself.

Have to say that I am bitterly disappointed with our man Andre, did not do himself justice in this meeting, like another Sheffield supporter said you have to question his comitment to this kind of event.

As for the rest where did that performance from Rempla come from, honestly at Sheffield this season he looked like a complete novice, Jason Lyons looked as though he was sharp, and did Jason King not make the meeting at all.

[crazysue]

Abbey Stadium, Swindon - Start Time: 6.00pm

 

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Texter: Bagpuss

 

Updater: Merlin

 

 

Winner: James Wright

 

 

Second: Jason Lyons

 

 

Third: Jacek Rempala

 

 

Line-up

 

1. Jacek Rempala (Berwick).......0, 1, 3, 2, 3..........9

2. Tai Woffinden (Rye House).....1, 1, 3, 1, 1..........7

3. Chris Holder (Isle of Wight)....2, 3, 3, 1, 2.........11

4. James Wright (Workington) ...3, 3, 2, 3, 3.........14

5. Tomas Topinka (King's Lynn)..1, 3, 2, 3, 1.........10

6. Jason Lyons (Birmingham)......3, 3, 2, 2, 3.........13

7. Daniel Nermark (King's Lynn).2, 2, 3, 3, 3..........13

8. Andre Compton (Sheffield)......0, 0, 1, 2, 1..........4

9. Michal Rajkowski (Newport)....2, 2, 0, 0, 0..........4

10. Kaj Laukkanen (Edinburgh)...3, 2, ef, 2, X..........7

11. Chris Kerr (Redcar)................1, 0, X, 3, 2..........6

12. Emil Kramer (Somerset)........0, 1, 0, 0, 1..........2

13. Trent Leverington (Glasgow).0, 0, 1, 0, 0..........1

14. Jason King (Mildenhall)...........N, N, N, N, N.........N

15. Josef Franc (Newcastle).........2, 1, 1, 1, 2..........7

16. Lee Complin (Stoke)...............1, 2 X, 0, 2...........5

 

Res. Chris Schramm (Newport)...3, 0, 2, 1, 0............6

Res.

 

 

Heat Results

 

 

Heat 01: Wright, Holder, Woffinden, Rempala Time:67.08

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Woffinden passed Rempala on the second bend. Holder was close to Wright all race but couldn't get past.

 

Heat 02: Lyons, Nermark, Topinka, Compton Time:66.52

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From the gate - well spaced out at the end.

 

Heat 03: Laukkanen, Rajkowski, Kerr, Kramer Time:66.93

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Laukkanen won by nearly a quarter of a lap! Kramer passed Kerr on the back straight of the last lap but locked up on the fourth bend and was re-passed.

 

Heat 04: Schramm, Franc, Complin, Leverington Time:68.15

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Franc passed Leverington going into lap two on the inside. Complin did the same round the outside entering lap three.

The track is now being regraded.

 

Heat 05: Topinka, Rajkowski, Rempala, Leverington Time:67.21

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Topinka was last out of the gate but first into the back straight! Rempala passed Leverington on the third bend of the first lap.

 

Heat 06: Lyons, Laukkanen, Woffinden, Schramm Time:66.86

Laukkanen rounded Woffinden on the second bend. Lyons is looking rather good!

 

Heat 07: Holder, Nermark, Franc, Kerr Time:66.96

Holder rounded Nermark on the second bend. Kerr was all over Franc but couldn't find a way past. The outside line on the third and fourth bends seems tricky.

 

Heat 08: (Rerun) Wright, Complin, Kramer, Compton Time:67.71

Complin went into the fence on the second bend. All four back in the rerun. Rerun: Wright cut under Complin on the second bend of lap two. Compton is as bad as Lyons is good!

 

Leaders after two ride each: Lyons 6, Wright 6, Holder 5, Laukkanen 5, Topinka 4, Nermark 4, Rajkowski 4,

 

Heat 09: (Rerun) Rempala, Lyons, Complin Ex, Kerr Ex Time: 68.65

The race will be rerun without Complin and Kerr who have been excluded. Complin fell on the third lap trying to pass Rempala. Kerr retired on the first lap and is excluded for not being under power when the race was stopped. Rerun: A comfortable win for Rempala (How weird!).

 

Heat 10: Woffinden, Topinka, Franc, Kramer Time:67.43

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Topinka gated but went too wide on the second bend and Woffinden was through winning with a fair bit to spare.

 

Heat 11: Holder, Schramm, Compton, Rajkowski Time:68.05

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Holder looking class. Compton passed Rajkowski on the back straight of lap one.

 

Heat 12: Nermark, Wright, Leverington, Laukkanen ef Time:67.99

Easy for the super Swede says Bagpuss. Laukkanen unlucky to pack up entering lap three whilst second.

 

Leaders after thee rides each: Holder 8, Wright 8, Lyons 8, Nermark 7, Topinka 6, Woffinden 5, Laukkanen 5, Schramm 5

15 minute interval now.

 

Heat 13: Nermark, Rempala, Schramm, Kramer Time:66.92

Sponsored by www.rpm.org.uk

Great first bend from Nermark, from gate 1 straight to the dirt and round the other three.

 

Heat 14: Kerr, Compton, Woffinden, Leverington Time:68.65

Sponsored by www.digitalmint.co.uk

Easily the race of the night thus far. Compton led with Kerr all over him and Woffinden up their exhaust pipes. Kerr got past on the last lap - great stuff!

 

Heat 15: Topinka, Laukkanen, Holder, Complin Time:67.80

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From the gate.

 

Heat 16: Wright, Lyons, Franc, Rajkowski Time:67.95

Hard first bend between the latter three. Lyons got close to Wright a couple of times but James held a good line.

 

Leaders after four rides each: Wright 11, Lyons 10, Nermark 10, Holder 9, Topinka 9, Laukkanen 7.

 

Heat 17: (Rerun) Rempala, Franc, Compton, Laukkanen Ex Time:68.83

Laukkanen touched the tapes and is excluded. The rerun will be with three riders only. Rerun: Another great race with all three races passing and re-passing throughout.

 

Heat 18: Nermark, Complin, Woffinden, Rajkowski Time:67.08

From the gate although Woffinden pressured Complin throughout.

 

Heat 19: Lyons, Holder, Kramer, Leverington Time:67.83

A comfortable win for Lyons.Kramer passed Leverington entering lap 3

 

Heat 20: Wright, Kerr, Topinka, Schramm Time:68.24

A good battle between Kerr and Topinka for a couple of laps.

 

Wright and Lyons are through to the final; the semi-final will be between Rempala, Topinka, Nermark and Holder.

 

Semi-Final line up: Jacek Rempala, Tomas Topinka, Daniel Nermark, Chris Holder

 

Semi Final: Nermark, Rempala, Topinka, Holder Time:66.52

Dominant first bend by Nermark. Topinka passed Holder on the third bend of lap 1.

 

The riders get to choose gates in the final in order of their qualifying scores.

 

Grand Final line up: Jacek Rempala, Daniel Nermark, James Wright, Jason Lyons

 

Grand Final: Wright, Lyons, Rempala, Nermark Time:66.27

From the gate. Nermark locked up on the fourth bend of lap one and Rempala nipped past. James Wright a deserving winner.

 

 

 

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Comments:

 

Line-up: has been confirmed as above.

Referee: A Steele

Weather: Fine with no threat of rain.

Format: Standard 20 heats with top 2 scorers seeded directly to the final. The semi-final will consist of the riders finishing third - sixth with first and second going through to the final.

Track: Looks normal for Swindon - fairly grippy.

 

One of the riders is stuck on the M4 in traffic. No name announced though - details to follow if he doesn't make it in time! The mystery rider stuck on the M4 has been revealed as Jason King. Discussions are currently taking place in the pits about what to do!! Jason King is still on the way to the track. Schramm will stand in until he arrives but it's not clear if Schramm can qualify for the semi-final or final if he scores enough points.

[BobC]

Yes and BobC and friends from Poole as well. Total nightmare. 

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A real nightmare.From what we could gather from GWR Swindon radio,there had been a very bad smash.They wouldnt go into detail,but did say the Air Ambulance was required.

 

We were 2.5 miles from the junction,and stopped at around 3.40,and didnt move again until just after 8pm.

 

We may have not have arrived at our destination,but thankfully we have made it home again.

 

I fear,but cannot confirm,that others may not arrive home at all.

 

My thoughts are with them.

Edited September 30, 2007 by BobC

[crazysue]

Unfortunately it seems a baby girl was killed in the accident.

 

Really really sad.

[SwineTown]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7021143.stm

[SCB]

James Wright was very much a deserving winner. He was sharp out of the gate at times, rode some superb first and second bends in others and when that did fail he picked off riders!

 

Jacek Rempala is wonderfully weird and I love him, no idea why!!

 

Chris Holder looked ok, nothing special TBH and seemed to make a couple of mistakes, not something you'd expect from the highest averaged rider in the meeting!

 

Jason Lyons proved he's a class act at this level as did Nermark and Topinka was not bad either.

Edited September 30, 2007 by SCB

[Phoenix]

A real nightmare.From what we could gather from GWR Swindon radio,there had been a very bad smash.They wouldnt go into detail,but did say the Air Ambulance was required.

 

We were 2.5 miles from the junction,and stopped at around 3.40,and didnt move again until just after 8pm.

 

We may have not have arrived at our destination,but thankfully we have made it home again.

 

I fear,but cannot confirm,that others may not arrive home at all.

 

My thoughts are with them.

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We were stopped at the services for an hour or so, set off again at 1500 were 1.5 miles from the turn off. Five hours plus not moving & a 12 hour round trip, but a few hundred yards up the road was a real tradgedy, all things are relative.

We met a number of Islanders fans on the Ferry who were in the same Jam plus there was the coach as well.

 

Well done to James Wright. Chris has a few medals already this year & no doubt

many more in the future.

[Bagpuss]

Not a bad meeting tonight although it was fairly apparent that most of the field had not ridden the track before.

 

Wrighty a worthy winner, however I can't help thinking that any of the finalists could have won if they had been able to choose gate three

Edited October 1, 2007 by Bagpuss

[bigeddiechek]

Jacek Rempala is wonderfully weird and I love him, no idea why!!

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How many times have you seen him ride?

[Liz !!!]

Not a bad meeting tonight although it was fairly apparent that most of the field had not ridden the track before. Wrighty a worthy winner, however I can't help thinking that any of the finalists could have won if they had been able to choose gate 3......

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Thanks for the updates too, for those unable to travel they were as always very welcome

[Brummie Kev]

I thought it was a very good meeting, the racing at times was excellent most of that after the interval. James Wright was deserved winner, he was quite brilliant and to be honest half way through the meeting i thought he could win it he looked very good. Jason Lyons out of all the riders looked the quickest, but in several heats he missed the gate, including the grand final, if only he made a better gate . I wasnt surprised about jason doing well hes been in awesome form recently. What i was surprised about was Jac Rempalas third place, especially after his first two rides. Hes wasnt great earlier on, but got better and better as the meeting wore on. After the season berwick have had, at least now they had a bit of success. It was a night of shocks with quality riders like woffinden, holder, topinka and compton failing to reach the final. Holder must be disapointted, his gating was good but he looked slow compared to when i have seen him before. His ride in the semi final was awful, and was comfortably beaten. I still think he will be a sucess in the elite league. The race of the night was no doubt heat 14, compton finally looked good and so did Chris Kerr, with the talent of Tai it was a great race ,kerr and compton neck and neck with the lead changing a few times. Woffinden in third place was the quicker and was trying hard to win it. great race.

My first time at swindon and was impressed with the stadium and the track. good to see lots of fellow brummie fans there and making lots of noise. Every team had good representation of fans, more brummie, somerset, newport and sheffield i would say. Sorry to hear about the fans and jason king that were stuck on the M4 that missed the meeting. My journey down the M5, A419, A417 was smooth there and back. Well done james wright

Edited October 1, 2007 by Brummie Kev

[roo]

In a way, Rempala sneaking through the semi and getting to the final isn't that much of a surprise, as nearly every year a rider that nobody mentions tends to do quite well.

 

SCB, if you like him that much, Newport may be able to snap him up for next season to ride with Rajek, as I don't think many Berwick fans want him back.

[Chris]

Had a brilliant evening..... stuck on the fookin M4 all night! Tremendous.

 

A shame what happened, but while the police fiddle with their plonkers is it really necessary to shut a busy section of motorway for over 7 hours after a one off incident involving one car? Not really, but thats the old bill for you.

 

Surprising winner no doubt. Wright hasn't exactly excelled away from Derwent Park or looked to have progressed much this season so surprising.

[hyderd]

Had a brilliant evening..... stuck on the fookin M4 all night! Tremendous.

 

A shame what happened, but while the police fiddle with their plonkers is it really necessary to shut a busy section of motorway for over 7 hours after a one off incident involving one car? Not really, but thats the old bill for you.

 

Surprising winner no doubt. Wright hasn't exactly excelled away from Derwent Park or looked to have progressed much this season so surprising.

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You obviously have no idea what goes on at accidents especially serious ones,the M/Way would need to be closed whilst the AIP carry out there forensic work to determine the cause of the crash,speak to any present witnessess ect,ect,ect,as for fiddleling with thier plonkers,i'm affraid the only plonker is you,my friend.

[topspark73]

You obviously have no idea what goes on at accidents especially serious ones,the M/Way would need to be closed whilst the AIP carry out there forensic work to determine the cause of the crash,speak to any present witnessess ect,ect,ect,as for fiddleling with thier plonkers,i'm affraid the only plonker is you,my friend.

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Totally agree mate.

[Silver Bee]

Rubbish meeting

 

Very little passing and the track no-where near as good as it was for the 3 Coventry meetings there this season.

 

Wrighty deserved his win so fair play, nice to see a young English rider doing well. Still yet to be absolutely amazed by Chris Holder. Good but really not that special. Has either looked very average or very out of control the times I've seen him ride.

[Ian]

You obviously have no idea what goes on at accidents especially serious ones,the M/Way would need to be closed whilst the AIP carry out there forensic work to determine the cause of the crash,speak to any present witnessess ect,ect,ect,as for fiddleling with thier plonkers,i'm affraid the only plonker is you,my friend.

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It sounds as though I got away fairly lightly. I was stuck 15 miles east of Junction 14 (Hungerford, I think) from 17.00 until 18.15. At that time there was no prospect whatever of getting to the track until aft6er the meeting had finishes.

 

The reason for the delay is that they closed the M4 to allow rescue helicopters to land on it. The tailback eventually reacher Junction11 (Reading). I was sitting there cursing them like everyone else, but when you hear about the outcome of the accident it puts missing a speedway meeting into perspective.

 

Strangely enough that's both the PLRC and the PL Pairs (at Somerset) affected by road crash problems this year. Given just how often these things seem to happen in southern England (there was a 60-mile tailback on the M25 one day last week) I can't help but wonder whether the planners might do well to consider venues a bit further north next year (Coventry, maybe?) After all, a couple of hundred people missing from the gate at last night's meeting doesn't really make any sense at all.

[Main Man]

On behalf of Jason King and Mildenhall may I apologise for his non-appearance at Swindon. You cannot anticipate a motorway being closed like this in tragic circumstances with thoughts going out to the family involved in the fatality. Jason did all he could to get there and we were in constant contact as I let the referee and the BSPA representatives know the situation.

At least Chris Schramm , who took his rides is a Mildenhall asset!!

I have the special tyre Jason would have used and will be auctioning this off to the highest bidder towards his fine!

His van was finally turned around on the M4 not long after the Final --some 5 and a half hours or so after he had to stop.

Edited October 1, 2007 by Main Man

[Seb the Snail]

A very poor crowd at the Abbey last night, and the racing wasn’t much better to be honest. Like Silver Bee, I agree that the track was unrecognisable from the one that had served up such a treat last Monday, although with such a range of talents on display, I guess that it was no surprise that some of the heats ended up so spaced out.

 

Wright was certainly a deserved winner, clearly benefiting from his previous Abbey experience as he knew all the racing lines. Gate 3 was once again working like a dream, and he used it to full advantage in the final, bursting clear and never looking threatened from then on. Lyons, backed by a healthy contingent of Brummies, also impressed and deserved his place on the podium with surprise package Rempala in third.

 

Holder and Woffinden were major disappointments, with Chris in particular barely recognisable from the rider that had so impressed in the World Cup. 2 heat wins from 6 outings tells its own story. Compton was also way below par, while Complin did a fantastic impression of Balinski – looking like he could crash at any moment, and having a couple of close encounters with the fence. He was certainly exciting, but definitely needs some good health insurance!

 

Unluckiest rider of the night was certainly Laukkanen who scored a creditable 7 from his 3 completed outings and suffered an engine failure (when second) and a tapes exclusion in his other 2. With better fortune he could even have made it a 1-2-3 for the past and present Aces, and given King Jamie and his pals something to cheer.

 

Finally, it was good to meet a few more Forum faces last night. Let’s hope I don’t regret telling SCB that I’m going to walk out of Brandon tonight if Janniro wins Heat 1.

[wjm]

Twaddle.

How on earth has the great man "single handedly" killed the Bandits?

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He sure as hell didn't help it , and this meeting only adds to what the majority of Bandits fans have said all year, Jac has the ability but just fails to deliver for Berwick , he must have fancied the glory of this either that or a sponsor had put a decent cash bonus on for him winning it.