Post by Pieman on Sept 21, 2006 17:20:29 GMT
POOLE 59 WOLVES 34, ELITE LEAGUE B, WEDNESDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER
RIAS Pirates:
Bjarne Pedersen 3 2 3 1 3 2 =14
Craig Boyce 0 3 1* 3 2 =9+1
Grzegorz Walasek 0 2* 2 3 T =7+1
Krzysztof Kasprzak 3 3 1* 3 2* 3 =15+2
Antonio Lindback R/R (3) (3) (3) (1) =(10)
Jonas Davidsson 3 2* 2* 1 3 =11+2
Matt Wethers 1 1 1 0 =3
Parry’s International Wolves:
Peter Karlsson 2 1 =3
Ronnie Correy 1* 0 2 1* =4+2
Christian Hefenbrock 2 0 0 1* =3+1
Billy Hamill 1* 1 3 1^ R =6+1
Freddie Lindgren 2 3 6^ 2 1 =14
William Lawson 2 0 0 2 0 0 =4
Mathieu Tresarrieu 0 0 T 0 0 =0
^ = tactical ride from tapes.
Poole win 99-86 on aggregate.
Even though a playoff place was out of the question following the defeat to Coventry the previous evening, this was still not the finish to the 2006 League programme Wolves had wanted. The side’s only heat advantage was gained through a tactical ride by Freddie, and once PK had withdrawn due to his knee ligament problems, the team were really up against it and were put to the sword by a fast-gating Poole side, with only Freddie seeming able to offer any resistance in the Wolves’ second biggest defeat of 2006.
Magnus was once again absent due to his Swedish commitments, and new number eight Matt Tresarrieu made his second Wolves appearance. Although he did not make it onto the scoresheet, he nevertheless showed a good turn of pace, as did William and Billy, but they had no answer to the devastating gating of the Pirates.
For the first time in ages Wolves won the toss, and PK chose the inside gates.
Heat 1: Pedersen, Karlsson, Correy, Boyce, 58.68. 3-3, 3-3.
Pedersen led all the way ahead of the Wolves, with a last bend challenge from Boyce just failing.
Heat 2: Davidsson, Lawson, Wethers, Tresarrieu, 58.79. 4-2, 7-5.
A good first turn from William saw him sweep inside Wethers, and he chased Davidsson all the way. Tresarrieu challenged Wethers initially but slowed on the last lap.
Heat 3: Kasprzak, Hefenbrock, Hamill, Walasek, 59.05. 3-3, 10-8.
Kasprzak went around Christian to lead after the German had made a rare fast gate, and he went on to win.
Heat 4: Boyce, Lindgren, Wethers, Tresarrieu, 58.78. 4-2, 14-10.
Freddie led the first lap before Boyce rounded him, while Tresarrieu was never far behind Wethers.
Heat 5: Kasprzak, Walasek, Karlsson, Correy, 59.59. 5-1, 19-11.
Poole’s Poles raced clear, with PK desperately trying to stay in touch.
Heat 6 (rerun): Lindgren, Pedersen, Boyce, Lawson, 58.25. 3-3, 22-14.
Boyce’s over-eager gating saw the race called back – a disappointment as Will had got out into the lead. Freddie gated in the rerun as Will briefly went second with a superb inside switch on the second bend. He held on ahead of Boyce until half distance, when the Aussie rounded him on turn four using the favoured line on the night.
Heat 7: Pedersen, Davidsson, Hamill, Hefenbrock, 58.98. 5-1, 27-15.
Davidsson passed Christian exiting turn two and joined Pedersen at the front, with Billy taking third on the second lap.
After this heat it was announced that PK had withdrawn from the meeting due to his injuries - -a demoralising blow for Wolves, and any remaining enthusiasm they had seemed to disappear.
Heat 8 (rerun): Boyce, Correy, Wethers, Lawson, Tresarrieu (exc, tapes), 59.33. 4-2, 31-17.
Wethers clattered into the side of Tresarrieu on the first turn, and both went spinning to the ground. Referee Chris Gay ruled all four could take part in the restart, when it looked as though Wethers had been at fault. At the second attempt Tresarrieu rode into the tapes and was excluded, with William replacing him for the third start. Boyce led from the tapes when things finally got underway.
Heat 9: Lindgren (double), Walasek, Kasprzak, Tresarrieu, 59.42. 3-6, 34-23.
Freddie appeared wearing the black and white helmet, but when Poole gated it seemed a little pointless. This, however, was reckoning without Freddie who passed both Pirates and led from the third lap in much the race of the night for six well-earned points.
Heat 10: Hamill, Boyce, Pedersen, Hefenbrock, 59.44. 3-3, 37-26.
Wolves made a rare gate in this one only for Pedersen to send Christian wide, but Billy held on to win. Interestingly, Poole’s announcer insists for some reason on pronouncing Christian’s surname “Hoffenbrock” – no idea why!
Heat 11: Kasprzak, Davidsson, Correy, Tresarrieu, 59.75. 5-1, 42-27.
Poole streaked clear from the gate once again, and Wolves looked on the verge of capitulation.
Heat 12: Walasek, Lawson, Hefenbrock, Wethers, 60.11. 3-3, 45-30.
Another procession, save for Will taking second as Christian slowed on the last turn.
Heat 13 (rerun): Pedersen, Lindgren, Davidsson, Lawson, Walsek (exc, tapes), 58.81. 4-2, 49-32.
Walasek charged into the tapes and was excluded, but the introduction of Davidsson as his replacement probably handed Poole a bigger advantage! The pair gated but the young Swede ran wide allowing Freddie to take second on lap two, which at least assured that the rider replacement rides for Lindback (who?) would not score a maximum.
Heat 14: Davidsson, Kasprzak, Hamill (double), Lawson, 59.86. 5-1, 54-33.
Billy was given a tactical ride alongside Will who was in his third straight heat, but it made little difference as Poole cleared off in front again.
Heat 15: Kasprzak, Pedersen, Lindgren, Hamill (ret), 59.05. 5-1, 59-33.
With the bonus point now having also slipped away, this heat mattered little. Billy lasted two turns before his bike gave up the ghost, while Freddie chased fruitlessly in third.
Comment/Summary:
Weather: Cool and thankfully dry.
Track: The rare sight of dirt on a Poole track was witnessed before the meeting, but sadly it was not bound to the surface in any way and therefore almost all of it ended up on the dog track or in the fans’ hair by the end of the night!
Attendance: The usual good Poole crowd.
Wolves Performance: Virtually no interest after PK’s withdrawal.
Entertainment: What little close racing took place was barely visible due to the huge clouds of dust and flying clods of shale.
Referee (Chris Gay): In my eyes called the first bend incident in heat 8 incorrectly, otherwise OK.
Man of the Match: Only one Wolf looked interested throughout, and that was Freddie Lindgren.
Rider Ratings: (now on a scale of ten with 6 being the average expectation)
Peter Karlsson: 4 Injury stubbed out his challenge.
Ronnie Correy: 6 His last-minute improvement in form continued.
Christian Hefenbrock: 5 His gating let him down a little.
Billy Hamill: 5 Tried, but couldn’t gate.
Fredrik Lindgren: 8 The one bright spot in the team on the night.
William Lawson: 5 Tired later on after taking several rides to cover for PK.
Mathieu Tresarrieu: 3 No points but by no means a disgrace – he put some effort in from the back.
So the 2006 Elite League programme ended on a sour note, and the repercussions of the season are sure to continue for a while. There is always the Craven Shield, Midland Trophy and Olympique to still look forward to – keep in touch here at Wolfcry for all the latest developments.
Once a Wolf, always a Wolf
Dave Goddard a.k.a. Pieman.
RIAS Pirates:
Bjarne Pedersen 3 2 3 1 3 2 =14
Craig Boyce 0 3 1* 3 2 =9+1
Grzegorz Walasek 0 2* 2 3 T =7+1
Krzysztof Kasprzak 3 3 1* 3 2* 3 =15+2
Antonio Lindback R/R (3) (3) (3) (1) =(10)
Jonas Davidsson 3 2* 2* 1 3 =11+2
Matt Wethers 1 1 1 0 =3
Parry’s International Wolves:
Peter Karlsson 2 1 =3
Ronnie Correy 1* 0 2 1* =4+2
Christian Hefenbrock 2 0 0 1* =3+1
Billy Hamill 1* 1 3 1^ R =6+1
Freddie Lindgren 2 3 6^ 2 1 =14
William Lawson 2 0 0 2 0 0 =4
Mathieu Tresarrieu 0 0 T 0 0 =0
^ = tactical ride from tapes.
Poole win 99-86 on aggregate.
Even though a playoff place was out of the question following the defeat to Coventry the previous evening, this was still not the finish to the 2006 League programme Wolves had wanted. The side’s only heat advantage was gained through a tactical ride by Freddie, and once PK had withdrawn due to his knee ligament problems, the team were really up against it and were put to the sword by a fast-gating Poole side, with only Freddie seeming able to offer any resistance in the Wolves’ second biggest defeat of 2006.
Magnus was once again absent due to his Swedish commitments, and new number eight Matt Tresarrieu made his second Wolves appearance. Although he did not make it onto the scoresheet, he nevertheless showed a good turn of pace, as did William and Billy, but they had no answer to the devastating gating of the Pirates.
For the first time in ages Wolves won the toss, and PK chose the inside gates.
Heat 1: Pedersen, Karlsson, Correy, Boyce, 58.68. 3-3, 3-3.
Pedersen led all the way ahead of the Wolves, with a last bend challenge from Boyce just failing.
Heat 2: Davidsson, Lawson, Wethers, Tresarrieu, 58.79. 4-2, 7-5.
A good first turn from William saw him sweep inside Wethers, and he chased Davidsson all the way. Tresarrieu challenged Wethers initially but slowed on the last lap.
Heat 3: Kasprzak, Hefenbrock, Hamill, Walasek, 59.05. 3-3, 10-8.
Kasprzak went around Christian to lead after the German had made a rare fast gate, and he went on to win.
Heat 4: Boyce, Lindgren, Wethers, Tresarrieu, 58.78. 4-2, 14-10.
Freddie led the first lap before Boyce rounded him, while Tresarrieu was never far behind Wethers.
Heat 5: Kasprzak, Walasek, Karlsson, Correy, 59.59. 5-1, 19-11.
Poole’s Poles raced clear, with PK desperately trying to stay in touch.
Heat 6 (rerun): Lindgren, Pedersen, Boyce, Lawson, 58.25. 3-3, 22-14.
Boyce’s over-eager gating saw the race called back – a disappointment as Will had got out into the lead. Freddie gated in the rerun as Will briefly went second with a superb inside switch on the second bend. He held on ahead of Boyce until half distance, when the Aussie rounded him on turn four using the favoured line on the night.
Heat 7: Pedersen, Davidsson, Hamill, Hefenbrock, 58.98. 5-1, 27-15.
Davidsson passed Christian exiting turn two and joined Pedersen at the front, with Billy taking third on the second lap.
After this heat it was announced that PK had withdrawn from the meeting due to his injuries - -a demoralising blow for Wolves, and any remaining enthusiasm they had seemed to disappear.
Heat 8 (rerun): Boyce, Correy, Wethers, Lawson, Tresarrieu (exc, tapes), 59.33. 4-2, 31-17.
Wethers clattered into the side of Tresarrieu on the first turn, and both went spinning to the ground. Referee Chris Gay ruled all four could take part in the restart, when it looked as though Wethers had been at fault. At the second attempt Tresarrieu rode into the tapes and was excluded, with William replacing him for the third start. Boyce led from the tapes when things finally got underway.
Heat 9: Lindgren (double), Walasek, Kasprzak, Tresarrieu, 59.42. 3-6, 34-23.
Freddie appeared wearing the black and white helmet, but when Poole gated it seemed a little pointless. This, however, was reckoning without Freddie who passed both Pirates and led from the third lap in much the race of the night for six well-earned points.
Heat 10: Hamill, Boyce, Pedersen, Hefenbrock, 59.44. 3-3, 37-26.
Wolves made a rare gate in this one only for Pedersen to send Christian wide, but Billy held on to win. Interestingly, Poole’s announcer insists for some reason on pronouncing Christian’s surname “Hoffenbrock” – no idea why!
Heat 11: Kasprzak, Davidsson, Correy, Tresarrieu, 59.75. 5-1, 42-27.
Poole streaked clear from the gate once again, and Wolves looked on the verge of capitulation.
Heat 12: Walasek, Lawson, Hefenbrock, Wethers, 60.11. 3-3, 45-30.
Another procession, save for Will taking second as Christian slowed on the last turn.
Heat 13 (rerun): Pedersen, Lindgren, Davidsson, Lawson, Walsek (exc, tapes), 58.81. 4-2, 49-32.
Walasek charged into the tapes and was excluded, but the introduction of Davidsson as his replacement probably handed Poole a bigger advantage! The pair gated but the young Swede ran wide allowing Freddie to take second on lap two, which at least assured that the rider replacement rides for Lindback (who?) would not score a maximum.
Heat 14: Davidsson, Kasprzak, Hamill (double), Lawson, 59.86. 5-1, 54-33.
Billy was given a tactical ride alongside Will who was in his third straight heat, but it made little difference as Poole cleared off in front again.
Heat 15: Kasprzak, Pedersen, Lindgren, Hamill (ret), 59.05. 5-1, 59-33.
With the bonus point now having also slipped away, this heat mattered little. Billy lasted two turns before his bike gave up the ghost, while Freddie chased fruitlessly in third.
Comment/Summary:
Weather: Cool and thankfully dry.
Track: The rare sight of dirt on a Poole track was witnessed before the meeting, but sadly it was not bound to the surface in any way and therefore almost all of it ended up on the dog track or in the fans’ hair by the end of the night!
Attendance: The usual good Poole crowd.
Wolves Performance: Virtually no interest after PK’s withdrawal.
Entertainment: What little close racing took place was barely visible due to the huge clouds of dust and flying clods of shale.
Referee (Chris Gay): In my eyes called the first bend incident in heat 8 incorrectly, otherwise OK.
Man of the Match: Only one Wolf looked interested throughout, and that was Freddie Lindgren.
Rider Ratings: (now on a scale of ten with 6 being the average expectation)
Peter Karlsson: 4 Injury stubbed out his challenge.
Ronnie Correy: 6 His last-minute improvement in form continued.
Christian Hefenbrock: 5 His gating let him down a little.
Billy Hamill: 5 Tried, but couldn’t gate.
Fredrik Lindgren: 8 The one bright spot in the team on the night.
William Lawson: 5 Tired later on after taking several rides to cover for PK.
Mathieu Tresarrieu: 3 No points but by no means a disgrace – he put some effort in from the back.
So the 2006 Elite League programme ended on a sour note, and the repercussions of the season are sure to continue for a while. There is always the Craven Shield, Midland Trophy and Olympique to still look forward to – keep in touch here at Wolfcry for all the latest developments.
Once a Wolf, always a Wolf
Dave Goddard a.k.a. Pieman.
