IOW v Mildenhall 1 July 08

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Isle of Wight = 65

1. Jason Bunyan 3 3 3 2' 3 =14+1 PAID MAX
2. Cory Gathercole 1 2' 3 2' =8+2
3. Glen Phillips 2' 1 3 X =6+1
4. Paul Fry 3 3 2' =8+1 PAID MAX
5. Krzysztof Stojanowski 3 3 1 3 1 =11
6. Andrew Bargh 2' 1 0 2' =5+2
7. James Holder 3 2' 2' 3 3 =13+2 PAID MAX


Mildenhall = 28

1. Chris Schramm (G) 2 2 6^ 1 2 =13
2. Michal Rajkowski 0 1 0 1 2' 0 =4+1
3. Theo Pijper 1 2 1 1 2 =7
4. Jan Graversen 0 1 0 0 1 =2
5. R/R
6. Mark Baseby 1 F 0 1' 0 =2+1
7. Matt Wright R 0 0 0 =0


Heat Results


Heat 01:Bunyan, Schramm, Gathercole, Rajkowski 67.2 4-2 (4-2)
Schramm made the gate but Bunyan used the outside line and passed him. At the same time Gathercole went underneath Rajkowski - all on the back straight of lap 1.

Heat 02:Holder, Bargh, Baseby, Wright(R) 68.2 5-1 (9-3)
Island pair dominated the race, however Baseby wasnt far behind on the final two corners. Wright was really struggling, half a lap behind and then pulled up on the final lap and didnt finish.

Heat 03:Fry, Phillips, Pijper, Graversen 67.6 5-1 (14-4)
From the gate.

Heat 04:Stojanowski, Holder, Rajkowski, Wright 68.4 5-1 (19-5)
Rajkowski to take RR.
Island pair from the gate, Rajkowski rode well but couldnt find a way past.

Heat 05:Fry, Schramm, Phillips, Rajkowski 68.7 4-2 (23-7)
Isle of Wight were on a 5-1 for two laps until Schramm went round Phillips on the back straight of the third lap.

Heat 06:Bunyan, Gathercole, Graversen, Baseby(F) 68.2 5-1 (28-8)
Graversen to take RR.
Gathercole went round Graversen on the 3rd-4th bends of the first lap. Baseby fell on the second bend of the last lap, remounted but didnt cross the line.

Heat 07:Stojanowski, Pijper, Bargh, Graversen 68.1 4-2 (32-10)
Bargh passed Graversen on the line to get 3rd place.

Heat 08:Gathercole, Holder, Rajkowski, Wright 68.4 5-1 (37-11)
From the gate.

Heat 09:Phillips, Fry, Pijper, Baseby 68.7 5-1 (42-12)
From the gate.

Heat 10:Bunyan, Gathercole, Pijper, Graversen 69.6 5-1 (47-13)
From the gate.

Heat 11:SCHRAMM, Rajkowski, Stojanowski, Bargh 68.6 1-8 (48-21)
Schramm to take a TR.
Mildenhall pair made the gate and were untroubled. Good race for them.

Heat 12:Holder, Pijper, Baseby, Phillips(X) N/T 3-3 (51-24)
On the 3rd bend of lap 3 Phillip's bike decided to die on him, as he was pulling up Baseby laid his bike down to avoid him. Phillips was excluded and the race was awarded.

INTERVAL NOW

Heat 13:Stojanowski, Bunyan, Schramm, Baseby 69.2 5-1 (56-25)
Bunyan passed Schramm on the 3rd lap.

Heat 14:Holder, Bargh, Graversen, Wright 69.8 5-1 (61-26)
From the gate.

Heat 15:Bunyan, Schramm, Stojanowski, Rajkowski 68.7 4-2 (65-28)
Stojanowski tried everything to get through to 2nd but Schramm rode well to keep him behind.

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Comments:

Teams now confirmed from the track.

Referee is D Robinson

Isle of Wight win the toss and take gates 1&3.

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ISLANDERS ROMP TO BIGGEST WIN OF THE SEASON...

The rampant Wightlink Islanders were in no mood to surrender their unbeaten 2008 home record when bottom of the table Mildenhall came to Smallbrook last night (Tuesday) and, as many had predicted, it led to skipper Jason Bunyan and crew storming to their biggest win of the season so far.
The final scoreline of Wightlink Islanders 65 Mildenhall 28 fully reflects the home side's total domination of proceedings from start to finish with Bunyan leading by example as he remained unbeaten by Mildenhall rider throughout the match.
So too did young Australian James Holder who recorded his first ever five ride paid maximum in British speedway, a major milestone for the 22 year old who is in his first full season of racing in the UK.
Paul Fry, recently back in harness after being sidelined with a hand injury, also looked on his way to a maximum score but missed out on that when his bike failed as he was approaching the start line in heat 14 leading his to earn an exclusion from referee Dave Robinson for exceeding the time limit.
Reflecting on the match Wightlink Islanders co-promoter Dave Pavitt said, "most experts within the sport predicted that we'd easily win the match but our riders still had to go out there and do the business where it matters, that is on the track.
"Whilst we have to accept that Mildenhall may not be the strongest of opponents as things stand at present, the way our lads rode I don't think any team in the land with have lived with us tonight and we're still very much on course to reach the end-of-season play offs for the league title.
"Watching James (Holder) race to his first maximum score in Britain was very pleasing indeed and it very much looks as if signing him at the start of the season has turned out to be something of a masterstroke.
We've no away fixtures between now and our next home meeting which is next Tuesday when the Premier League's newest club, the Scunthorpe Scorpions, make their first ever visit to the Isle of Wight whom I'm sure must be wondering how they are going to try and beat us given our tremendous showings at Smallbrook of late.

LAST NIGHT'S MATCH DETAILS:

Final Score: Wightlink Islanders 65 Mildenhall 28
(Premier League)

IOW scorers (in riding order - No. of rides in brackets): Jason Bunyan 14+1 (5), Corey Gathercole 8+2 (4), Glen Phillips 6+1 (4), Paul Fry 8+1 (3), Krzysztof Stojanowski 11 (5), Andrew Bargh 5+2 (4), James Holder 13+2 (5).

Mildenhall scorers (in riding order - No. of rides in brackets): Chris Schramm 13 (5 inc 6pt tactical ride), Michal Rajkowski 4+1 (6), Theo Pijper 7 (5), Jan Graversen 2 (5), Robbie Kessler (rider replacement), Mark Baseby 2+1 (5), Matt Right 0 (4).

JASON AND GLEN MISS OUT ON RETAINING PAIRS TITLE...

Despite Jason Bunyan winning both of their opening heats at Somerset';s Oak Tree Arena last Friday, he and his partner Glen Phillips failed to hold onto the Premier League Pairs title Jason and his then partner Chris Holder won last year.
This year's title went to Workington's pairing of Daniel Nermark and Kauko Nieminen who defeated home club Somerset's duo of Jason Doyle (an ex-Wightlink Islander) and Erik Kramer in the final.

For ALL the latest news, photos, results, statistics and everything you need to know about the Wightlink Islanders and upcoming events at Smallbrook, go to: www.islandspeedway.co.uk