2010 Premier League speedway season

2010 Premier League speedway season

Season	2010 Season
Premier League	Edinburgh Monarchs
PL Play-Offs	Newcastle Diamonds
Premier League KOC	Newcastle Diamonds
Premier Trophy	Newcastle Diamonds
Young Shield	Workington Comets
Premier League Pairs	Sheffield Tigers
Premier League Fours	Birmingham Brummies
PLRC	Kenni Larsen
Highest average	Ryan Fisher (9.69)
Biggest home win	Rye House 68 - 24 Redcar (PL)
Biggest away win	Stoke 32 - 60 Birmingham (PT)
Competing teams	Berwick Bandits Birmingham Brummies Edinburgh Monarchs Glasgow Tigers Kings Lynn Stars Newcastle Diamonds Newport Wasps Redcar Bears Rye House Rockets Scunthorpe Scorpions Sheffield Tigers Somerset Rebels Stoke Potters Workington Comets

The 2010 Premier League Season, of speedway motorcycle racing, was won by the Edinburgh Monarchs. The first fixtures of the season took place on 5 April, and the season ended on 31 October 2010. The King's Lynn Stars were the defending champions from 2009. The Newcastle Diamonds won most of the other awards.

Season Overview

The 2010 Premier League campaign was a successful campaign for the both Edinburgh Monarchs and Newcastle Diamonds. The Monarchs finished the season as Premier League Champions, having amassed 74 points, 16 points clear of the nearest rival (The Diamonds). However, although the Monarchs dominated the League, it was the Diamonds that took the most silverware of the season by winning the Premier League play-offs (against Sheffield Tigers), the Premier Trophy (against Birmingham Brummies), and the Premier League Knockout Cup (against Edinburgh Monarchs). For the other competitions, the Sheffield Tigers were victorious in the Premier League Pairs, with Ricky Ashworth and Josh Auty taking the crown ahead of the Brummies pair. However, the Brummies were victorious in the Premier League Fours, with them dominating the event throughout. The Dane Kenni Larsen then finished off a remarkable season for the Diamonds by being crowned PLRC champion and only narrowingly missing out on the Highest CMA for the season, with the Monarchs' American Ryan Fisher achieving 9.69 average for the season.

Team Lineups

Berwick Bandits		Birmingham Brummies		Edinburgh Monarchs
Rider	CMA	Rider	CMA	Rider	CMA
Grzegorz Strozyk	7.00	Jason Lyons	9.17	Ryan Fisher	9.69
Michal Makovsky	6.65	Richard Sweetman	7.68	Kevin Wolbert	7.96
Lee Complin	6.59	Steve Johnston	7.54	Matthew Wethers	7.04
Marcin Rempala	6.52	Aaron Summers	7.00	Kalle Katajisto	7.03
Paul Clews	5.65	Justin Sedgeman	6.56	Andrew Tully	6.85
Craig Branney	5.11	Chris Kerr	5.47	William Lawson	6.39
Jade Mudgeway	3.53	Kyle Newman	3.70	Ashley Morris	3.00
TOTAL	41.05	TOTAL	47.12	TOTAL	47.96
Glasgow Tigers		Kings Lynn Stars		Newcastle Diamonds
Rider	CMA	Rider	CMA	Rider	CMA
Travis McGowan	9.09	Olly Allen	9.80	Kenni Larsen	9.67
Joe Screen	9.07	Tomas Topinka	7.64	Rene Bach	9.03
Josh Grajczonek	7.10	Lasse Bjerre	7.00	Mark Lemon	8.98
Nick Morris	4.55	Kozza Smith	6.23	Jason King	5.80
John Branney	4.27	Chris Mills	5.12	Derek Sneddon	5.27
Lee Dicken	3.81	Adam Roynon	3.95	Dakota North	4.65
Jake Anderson	3.00	Cal McDade	3.00	Adam McKinna	3.00
TOTAL	40.89	TOTAL	42.74	TOTAL	46.40
Newport Wasps		Redcar Bears		Rye House Rockets
Rider	CMA	Rider	CMA	Rider	CMA
Leigh Lanham	7.49	Gary Havelock	8.03	Linus Sundstrom	9.53
Kyle Legault	6.99	James Grieves	6.86	Jordan Frampton	7.91
Kim Nilsson	6.95	Joe Haines	6.64	Chris Neath	7.04
Craig Watson	6.36	Emiliano Sanchez	6.64	Stefan Ekberg	6.39
Robin Aspegren	6.03	Tomas Suchanek	4.34	Robbie Kessler	5.69
Alex Davies	4.24	Peter Juul Larsen	4.00	Kyle Hughes	4.88
Todd Kurtz	3.75	Charles Wright	3.47	Paul Starke	3.00
TOTAL	41.81	TOTAL	39.98	TOTAL	44.44
Scunthorpe Scorpions		Sheffield Tigers		Somerset Rebels
Rider	CMA	Rider	CMA	Rider	CMA
David Howe	8.36	Ricky Ashworth	7.97	Shane Parker	7.95
Magnus Karlsson	7.68	Josh Auty	7.89	Cory Gathercole	7.69
Carl Wilkinson	7.01	Richard Hall	6.94	Sam Masters	6.72
Tero Aarnio	6.12	Josef Franc^[s]	6.81	Ritchie Hawkins	5.86
Viktor Bergstrom	4.65	Hugh Skidmore	5.69	Christian Hefenbrock	5.38
Jerran Hart	4.39	Paul Cooper	5.12	James Holder	4.00
Jan Graversen	4.10	Simon Lambert	3.56	Kyle Howarth	3.00
TOTAL	42.31	TOTAL	43.98	TOTAL	40.60
Stoke Potters		Workington Comets
Rider	CMA	Rider	CMA
Jeremia Thelaus	7.00	Rusty Harrison	6.92
Taylor Poole	6.11	Craig Cook	6.64
Ben Wilson	6.07	Chris Schramm	6.37
Hynek Stichauer	5.97	Peter Kildemand	6.35
Lee Smart	5.78	Andre Compton	5.97
Ricky Wells	5.55	Richard Lawson	5.38
Lubos Tomicek	4.96	Casper Wortmann	4.72
TOTAL	41.44	TOTAL	42.35

= Rider Injured and Currently Not Riding. Rider Replacement or Guest Facility used instead.

^{^[s]} = Rider Currently Serving Suspension from British Racing.

Last updated: November 23, 2010

Source: BSPA

Fixtures & Results

Home\Away	BER	BIR	EDI	GLA	KL	ND	NW	RED	RH	SS	SHE	SOM	STO	WOR
Berwick Bandits		50-43	54-42	42-48	39-50	61-32	46-43	56-29	50-40	58-35	54-39	58-35	44-49	57-33
Birmingham Brummies	60-32		41-48	54-40	61-32	60-32	61-29	62-28	53-41	52-40	54-38	51-39	58-34	48-42
Edinburgh Monarchs	50-39	54-41		64-26	41-49	61-31	52-38	54-35	49-43	59-34	56-35	58-35	58-32	64-26
Glasgow Tigers	42-48	46-44	44-51		54-41	37-53	46-50	53-30	42-49	42-52	41-48	47-43	53-40	49-41
Kings Lynn Stars	64-30	49-41	42-53	53-42		51-45	49-44	50-40	56-39	55-35	58-34	45-48	60-35	49-44
Newcastle Diamonds	67-27	60-35	41-51	62-33	58-36		66-26	60-33	56-38	53-39	56-35	61-33	55-38	55-39
Newport Wasps	52-40	39-52	33-39	53-40	60-35	44-46		42-48	57-35	61-29	47-43	51-42	48-43	37-52
Redcar Bears	40-50	44-46	44-46	46-46	47-43	40-50	51-43		42-51	49-44	44-49	41-51	51-42	43-50
Rye House Rockets	59-33	47-43	35-55	51-41	53-40	53-43	44-46	68-24		45-45	50-39	53-42	61-31	57-36
Scunthorpe Scorpions	62-28	55-39	41-48	62-30	55-37	52-39	42-45	57-34	55-37		41-51	56-40	51-39	56-36
Sheffield Tigers	54-39	46-44	41-49	49-44	56-37	43-47	47-42	49-35	55-39	61-32		50-43	61-33	55-38
Somerset Rebels	58-34	42-48	45-45	45-45	58-34	42-48	50-40	55-38	46-47	47-43	48-45		55-38	56-37
Stoke Potters	49-41	49-42	41-51	50-41	49-43	42-48	40-52	50-40	52-41	53-40	43-47	52-37		48-42
Workington Comets	43-47	47-42	51-42	51-40	52-43	47-43	55-40	50-43	62-32	56-36	42-47	62-33	57-35

Last updated: December 10, 2010. Source: BSPA

Colours: Blue = home win; Red = away win; White = draw

Home team listed in the left-hand column

League table

Pos	Club	M	Home				Away					F	A	+/-	Pts
			3W	2W	D	L	4W	3W	D	1L	L
1	Edinburgh Monarchs	26	11	1	0	1	7	3	1	0	2	1317	1039		74
2	Newcastle Diamonds	26	12	0	0	1	2	4	0	2	5	1307	1096		58
3	Birmingham Brummies	26	11	1	0	1	1	2	0	5	5	1275	1102		50
4	Sheffield Tigers	26	8	3	0	2	2	3	0	2	6	1217	1156		49
5	Rye House Rockets	26	9	1	1	2	2	1	0	1	9	1217	1183		42
6	Workington Comets	26	9	2	0	2	2	0	0	3	8	1204	1184		42
7	Kings Lynn Stars	26	8	3	0	2	2	0	0	2	9	1201	1213		40
8	Berwick Bandits	26	9	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	10	1157	1218		39
9	Scunthorpe Scorpions	26	10	0	0	3	1	0	1	2	9	1189	1194		38
10	Newport Wasps	26	6	2	0	5	1	3	0	3	6	1162	1193		38
11	Somerset Rebels	26	6	2	2	3	1	1	0	1	10	1168	1227		32
12	Stoke Potters	26	6	3	0	4	0	1	0	1	11	1106	1277		28
13	Glasgow Tigers	26	4	2	0	7	0	1	2	1	9	1112	1272		24
14	Redcar Bears	26	2	2	1	8	0	1	0	0	12	1039	1317		14

Key:
Premier League Play-Offs

Home: 3W = Home win by 7 points or more; 2W = Home win by between 1 and 6 points
Away: 4W = Away win by 7 points or more; 3W = Away win by between 1 and 6 points; 1L = Away loss by 6 points or less
M = Meetings; D = Draws; L = Losses; F = Race points for; A = Race points against; +/- = Race points difference; Pts = Total Points

Last updated: October 20, 2010

Source: BSPA

Premier League Play-Offs

Semi finals

First leg

Edinburgh Monarchs v Sheffield Tigers

24 September 2010

Edinburgh Monarchs	59 – 31	Sheffield Tigers
Ryan Fisher 15		Josef Franc 10

Armadale Stadium, Edinburgh

Birmingham Brummies v Newcastle Diamonds

6 October 2010

Birmingham Brummies	48 – 42	Newcastle Diamonds
Jason Lyons 12		Kenni Larsen 15

Perry Barr Stadium, Birmingham

Second leg

Sheffield Tigers v Edinburgh Monarchs

30 September 2010

Sheffield Tigers	61 (92) – (90) 31	Edinburgh Monarchs
Josh Auty 12+1 Ricky Ashworth 12+1 Richard Hall 12+1		Ryan Fisher 10

Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield

Newcastle Diamonds v Birmingham Brummies

10 October 2010

Newcastle Diamonds	48 (92) - (90) 42	Birmingham Brummies
Mark Lemon 16+1		Jason Lyons 10 Aaron Summers 10

Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle

Final

First leg

Sheffield Tigers v Newcastle Diamonds

14 October 2010 19.45

Sheffield Tigers	53 - 43	Newcastle Diamonds
Ricky Ashworth 14		Rene Bach 14

Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield

1 Ricky Ashworth 3, 3, 3, 2, 3 14 2 Hugh Skidmore 2', 3, 1, 1', 1 8+2 3 Josef Franc , , R/R 4 Richard Hall 2', 1, 3, 3, 2, 0 11+1 5 Josh Auty 2, 2, 3, 1 8+1 6 Adam Roynon (Guest) 2', 1', 1, N 4+2 7 Simon Lambert 3, 1', 0, 2, 2', 0 8+2 Manager: Eric Boocock 1 Kenni Larsen 0, 6^, 2, 3, 1' 12+1 2 Jason King , , R/R 3 Derek Sneddon 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 1 4 Rene Bach 1, 3, 2, 6^, 2 14 5 Mark Lemon 3, 2, 3, 2, X 10 6 Dakota North 1, 2', 0, 0, 1', 1, 1 6+2 7 Adam McKinna 0, 0, 0, N 0 Manager: George English Second leg Newcastle Diamonds v Sheffield Tigers 17 October 2010 18.30 Newcastle Diamonds 58 (101) - 36 (89) Sheffield Tigers Rene Bach 14+1 Ricky Ashworth 9 Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle 1 Kenni Larsen 3, 3, 3, 1, 3 13 2 Jason King , , R/R 3 Derek Sneddon 2', 1, 1, 1, 3 8+1 4 Rene Bach 3, 3, 3, 3, 2' 14+1 5 Stuart Robson (Guest) 3, X, 2', 3, 3 11+1 6 Dakota North 2', 3, X, N, N 5+1 7 Adam McKinna 3, 2', 1, 1, 0, 0 7+1 Manager: George English 1 Ricky Ashworth X, 4^, 2, 2, 1 9 2 Hugh Skidmore 1, 2, 0, 2', 1' 6+2 3 Richard Hall 0, 2, 1, 2, 1', 0 6+1 4 Josef Franc , , R/R 5 Josh Auty 1, 2, 4^, 0 7 6 Casper Wortmann (Guest) 0, 0, 0, N 0 7 Simon Lambert 1, 0, 1', 3, 0, 1', 2 8+2 Manager: Eric Boocock Promotion / Relegation Playoff The Promotion/Relegation Playoff was contested between the Newcastle Diamonds and the bottom Elite League team, Ipswich Witches. The Diamonds narrowly lost the first leg, by 44-46, despite leading at one point by 34-26 and missing regular riders Jason King, Mark Lemon and in-form reserve Dakota North. The Diamonds were heavily defeated at Ipswich by 64-32, leading to an aggregate defeat of 110-76. First leg Newcastle Diamonds v Ipswich Witches 24 October 2010 18.30 Newcastle Diamonds 44- 46 Ipswich Witches Kenni Larsen / Rene Bach 12 report Danny King 13 Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle Referee: Chris During 1 Kenni Larsen 3, 3, 3, 2, 1 12 2 Jason King , , R/R 3 Derek Sneddon 1, Fx, 1, 1, 1 4 4 Rene Bach 3, 3, 3, 3, 0 12 5 David Howe (Guest) 3, 2, 3, 2, 1' 11+1 6 Jan Graversen (Guest) 0, 1', 0, 0 1+1 7 Adam McKinna 2, 1, Fx, 1, 0, 0 4 Manager: George English 1 Scott Nicholls 2, 2, 3, 3, 2' 12+1 2 Chris Slabon Fx, N, N, N 0 3 Danny King 2, 3, 2, 3, 3 13 4 Ales Dryml 1', 0, 1', 1' 3+3 5 Robert Miśkowiak Fx, N, N, N 0 6 Dawid Stachyra 3, Fx, 1', 2, 2, 2', 2 12+2 7 Richie Hawkins 1, 2, 2, F, 0, 1, 0 8+2 Manager: Second leg Ipswich Witches v Newcastle Diamonds 28 October 2010 19.00 Ipswich Witches 64 (110) - 32 (76) Newcastle Diamonds Dawid Stachyra 12+2 report Kenni Larsen 13 Foxhall Stadium, Ipswich 1 Scott Nicholls 3, 3, 3, 2' 11+1 2 Chris Slabon 1, 2', 1', 2' 6+3 3 Danny King 3, 3, 1', 3 10+1 4 Ales Dryml 2', 0, 2, 2' 6+2 5 Robert Miśkowiak 2', 2', 2, 3 9+2 6 Dawid Stachyra 2', 3, 1', 3, 3 12+2 7 Richie Hawkins 3, 3, 2, 1, 1 10 Manager: 1 Kenni Larsen 2, 2, 6^, 1, 2 13 2 Jason King , , R/R 3 Chris Mills (Guest) 0, 0, Fx, 0, 0 0 4 Rene Bach 1, 1, 1, R 3 5 Stuart Robson (Guest) 1, 1, 6^, 3, 0, R 11 6 Simon Lambert (Guest) 1, 0, 0, 2, 1 4 7 Adam McKinna 0, 0, 1', 0, 0 1+1 Manager: George English Premier Trophy Premier League KOC Premier League Riders Championship Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21 22 1 (2) Kenni Larsen (ND) 13 3 3 3 2 2 13 2 3 2 (7) David Howe (SS) 11 2 2 3 3 1 11 3 2 2 3 (3) Ryan Fisher (EDI) 11 2 1 2 3 3 11 4 3 1 4 (11) Rene Bach (ND) 13 3 3 3 3 1 13 1 0 5 (9) Josh Auty (SHE) 10 X 1 3 3 3 10 5 1 6 (6) Travis McGowan (GLA) 9 3 2 1 2 1 9 6 0 7 (1) Leigh Lanham (NW) 7 1 3 0 0 3 7 7 8 (5) Lee Complin (BER) 7 1 0 2 1 3 7 8 9 (12) Cory Gathercole (SOM) 7 1 3 1 2 F 7 9 10 (16) Jason Lyons (BIR) 6 2 R 2 2 0 6 10 11 (4) Taylor Poole (STO) 6 0 1 2 1 2 6 11 12 (8) Linus Sundstrom (RH) 6 0 2 1 1 2 6 12 13 (13) Gary Havelock (RED) 6 1 2 1 0 2 6 13 14 (14) Tomas Topinka (KL) 4 3 0 0 1 0 4 14 15 (10) Rusty Harrison (WOR) 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 15 16 (15) Jordan Frampton (RH) 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 16 (17) Steve Worrall 0 0 (18) Richie Worrall 0 0 Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21 22 m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify gate A - inside gate B gate C gate D - outside External links British Speedway Promoters Association (BSPA) website