Post by richiej95 on May 30, 2012 13:52:41 GMT
The Wolverhampton Wolves got back to winning ways on their home track as they easily dispatched of the injury-ravaged Peterborough Panthers 57-35 at Monmore Green.
The home side got off to a dream start, as Swedish Grand Prix winner Fredrik Lindgren passed the Bjerre brothers Kenneth and Lasse to join reserve Ricky Wells at the front for a Wolves 5-1.
Wells then added his second victory in heat 2, although only a 3-3 was a result, before in-form Peterborough man Linus Sundstrom took a nasty fall in heat 3. Wolves new-boy Robert Miskowiak locked up on turn two of the second lap with the hosts on a 5-1, and Sundstrom had nowhere to go, running into the Pole’s back wheel and falling awkwardly. After prolonged treatment, the Swede took his place in the rerun and went round to take third place after Miskowiak had been excluded as hotshot Michael Jepsen Jensen held off a fast looking Ty Proctor to pull the visitors back within 2.
An awesome win for returning Wolves legend Peter Karlsson in heat 4 kept that 2 point gap the same, before more drama in heat 5. Ty Proctor charged up the inside of Lasse Bjerre going into lap 2, and after the Dane fell the Wolves man was excluded to the dismay of the Wolves fans. However, Miskowiak took a great win from the gate ahead of both the Bjerre’s to preserve the Wolves lead, and that advantage was soon extended to 6 after another comfortable 5-1 from Wells and Lindgren in heat 6.
In the 7th race of the night, the watching crowd were treated to a real cracker, with Karlsson eventually getting the better of Jepsen Jensen after a colossal battle, resulting in a 3-3.
Wells then continued his stunning night to play a part in another 5-1, this time with Proctor, but that put the home side ten points clear and enabled Peterborough to use a tactical ride.
Michael Jepsen Jensen went for double as a result, but in an absolutely stunning race, Aussie Proctor came out on top to leave the score as a 4-4 to keep Wolves ahead by 10.
Lindgren preserved his maximum with a win over the quick Jepsen Jensen next time out in heat 10 for another level race, before a Kenneth Bjerre ended the maximum hopes of both Karlsson and Wells in heat 11to keep the deficit at ten points still.
With Peterborough now unable to use another tactical ride though, Wolves pulled clear with a destructive spell of three heats. First, Miskowiak and Wells pulled off an excellent 5-1 ahead of Jepsen Jensen and Lawson to all but seal the win in heat 12, before Karlsson and Lindgren went back to old time with a 5-1 of their own in heat 13 to wrap up maximum points.
Great performances for Wells and Proctor were then completed in the penultimate race of the night with a third consecutive maximum to create a 22 point deficit, and that was how things stayed after a 3-3 in heat 15 following a win for Freddie Lindgren to complete his maximum.
For Wolves it was a superb display in front of their home fans when they were in desperate need of a win. Fredrik Lindgren (12+3) added to his maiden Grand Prix win with a paid maximum, but the real star was Ricky Wells, who signalled his improvement in 2012 with a wonderful, match winning display to score 18+2 from reserve. Guest Peter Karlsson (11) replaced the injured Tai Woffinden superbly, whilst middle-order duo Ty Proctor (9+2) and Robert Miskowiak (7) scored excellently despite both being excluded once. Lukasz Sowka again failed to score at reserve, but on this occasion those around him rose to the task to more than make up for it.
On the other hand, Peterborough were undone by key injuries, with the loss of Linus Sundstrom way too much for them to cope with due to the absence of Olly Allen due to injury. Michael Jepsen Jensen (14) continued his excellent form, but he received no substantial support at all. Kenneth Bjerre (8+1) did OK, but was nowhere near as good as would be expected from him, whilst brother Lasse (4+1) also had little impact from his 5 rides. With no numbers 4 or 5, reserves Richard Lawson and Jesper B Monberg were forced to take 13rides between them, and the fact that they only yielded 8+4 between them was a massive problem, and the failure for either rider to step up was a major factor in the magnitude of their defeat.
RIDER RATINGS (/5)
Wolverhampton Wolves
Freddie Lindgren:- Back to his dominant best. Great performance, what we expect and hopefully has turned a corner after GP win. 5
R/R:- Scored a great 8+1, worked very well for us.
Robert Miskowiak:- A good performance. Deserved more points than he got, rightly excluded after locking up in front of Sundstrom. 3
Ty Proctor:- Great display. Superb score and would have been more had he not been excluded (correctly IMO). Looking awesome at home this year. 4
Peter Karlsson:- What a return! Only beaten once, did exactly what you would expect from him. 4
Ricky Wells:- Wow! This just summed up how far he has come, he has been outstanding this season, especially at home, and he was the match winner. Amazing. 5 MOTM
Lukasz Sowka:- Time is up soon I am afraid. Nowhere in his races. Way off the pace unfortunately. 0
Peterborough Panthers
Kenneth Bjerre:- One good win over PK, little else. Poor for a rider of his standards. 3
Lasse Bjerre:- Poor. Made little impact. 2
Michael Jepsen Jensen:- Very quick, found good lines and rode very cleverly. Deserved a few more points, exciting battle with PK. 4
Linus Sundstrom:- Nasty fall, fair play to him for getting back up to get the point. Big miss for Panthers.
R/R:- Didn't work for them
Richard Lawson:- Poor. Failed to make any real impact and lost points when in scoring positions. 1
Jesper B Monberg:- Expected a lot better from him being an ex Wolves rider. He was awful though. No pace and not in the action. 0.5
The home side got off to a dream start, as Swedish Grand Prix winner Fredrik Lindgren passed the Bjerre brothers Kenneth and Lasse to join reserve Ricky Wells at the front for a Wolves 5-1.
Wells then added his second victory in heat 2, although only a 3-3 was a result, before in-form Peterborough man Linus Sundstrom took a nasty fall in heat 3. Wolves new-boy Robert Miskowiak locked up on turn two of the second lap with the hosts on a 5-1, and Sundstrom had nowhere to go, running into the Pole’s back wheel and falling awkwardly. After prolonged treatment, the Swede took his place in the rerun and went round to take third place after Miskowiak had been excluded as hotshot Michael Jepsen Jensen held off a fast looking Ty Proctor to pull the visitors back within 2.
An awesome win for returning Wolves legend Peter Karlsson in heat 4 kept that 2 point gap the same, before more drama in heat 5. Ty Proctor charged up the inside of Lasse Bjerre going into lap 2, and after the Dane fell the Wolves man was excluded to the dismay of the Wolves fans. However, Miskowiak took a great win from the gate ahead of both the Bjerre’s to preserve the Wolves lead, and that advantage was soon extended to 6 after another comfortable 5-1 from Wells and Lindgren in heat 6.
In the 7th race of the night, the watching crowd were treated to a real cracker, with Karlsson eventually getting the better of Jepsen Jensen after a colossal battle, resulting in a 3-3.
Wells then continued his stunning night to play a part in another 5-1, this time with Proctor, but that put the home side ten points clear and enabled Peterborough to use a tactical ride.
Michael Jepsen Jensen went for double as a result, but in an absolutely stunning race, Aussie Proctor came out on top to leave the score as a 4-4 to keep Wolves ahead by 10.
Lindgren preserved his maximum with a win over the quick Jepsen Jensen next time out in heat 10 for another level race, before a Kenneth Bjerre ended the maximum hopes of both Karlsson and Wells in heat 11to keep the deficit at ten points still.
With Peterborough now unable to use another tactical ride though, Wolves pulled clear with a destructive spell of three heats. First, Miskowiak and Wells pulled off an excellent 5-1 ahead of Jepsen Jensen and Lawson to all but seal the win in heat 12, before Karlsson and Lindgren went back to old time with a 5-1 of their own in heat 13 to wrap up maximum points.
Great performances for Wells and Proctor were then completed in the penultimate race of the night with a third consecutive maximum to create a 22 point deficit, and that was how things stayed after a 3-3 in heat 15 following a win for Freddie Lindgren to complete his maximum.
For Wolves it was a superb display in front of their home fans when they were in desperate need of a win. Fredrik Lindgren (12+3) added to his maiden Grand Prix win with a paid maximum, but the real star was Ricky Wells, who signalled his improvement in 2012 with a wonderful, match winning display to score 18+2 from reserve. Guest Peter Karlsson (11) replaced the injured Tai Woffinden superbly, whilst middle-order duo Ty Proctor (9+2) and Robert Miskowiak (7) scored excellently despite both being excluded once. Lukasz Sowka again failed to score at reserve, but on this occasion those around him rose to the task to more than make up for it.
On the other hand, Peterborough were undone by key injuries, with the loss of Linus Sundstrom way too much for them to cope with due to the absence of Olly Allen due to injury. Michael Jepsen Jensen (14) continued his excellent form, but he received no substantial support at all. Kenneth Bjerre (8+1) did OK, but was nowhere near as good as would be expected from him, whilst brother Lasse (4+1) also had little impact from his 5 rides. With no numbers 4 or 5, reserves Richard Lawson and Jesper B Monberg were forced to take 13rides between them, and the fact that they only yielded 8+4 between them was a massive problem, and the failure for either rider to step up was a major factor in the magnitude of their defeat.
RIDER RATINGS (/5)
Wolverhampton Wolves
Freddie Lindgren:- Back to his dominant best. Great performance, what we expect and hopefully has turned a corner after GP win. 5
R/R:- Scored a great 8+1, worked very well for us.
Robert Miskowiak:- A good performance. Deserved more points than he got, rightly excluded after locking up in front of Sundstrom. 3
Ty Proctor:- Great display. Superb score and would have been more had he not been excluded (correctly IMO). Looking awesome at home this year. 4
Peter Karlsson:- What a return! Only beaten once, did exactly what you would expect from him. 4
Ricky Wells:- Wow! This just summed up how far he has come, he has been outstanding this season, especially at home, and he was the match winner. Amazing. 5 MOTM
Lukasz Sowka:- Time is up soon I am afraid. Nowhere in his races. Way off the pace unfortunately. 0
Peterborough Panthers
Kenneth Bjerre:- One good win over PK, little else. Poor for a rider of his standards. 3
Lasse Bjerre:- Poor. Made little impact. 2
Michael Jepsen Jensen:- Very quick, found good lines and rode very cleverly. Deserved a few more points, exciting battle with PK. 4
Linus Sundstrom:- Nasty fall, fair play to him for getting back up to get the point. Big miss for Panthers.
R/R:- Didn't work for them
Richard Lawson:- Poor. Failed to make any real impact and lost points when in scoring positions. 1
Jesper B Monberg:- Expected a lot better from him being an ex Wolves rider. He was awful though. No pace and not in the action. 0.5
