Berwick scraped a draw on Saturday night in a tight and tense battle which at last gave Benny Johansson his debut, but was also a match that sent Glasgow stand0in guest Shane Parker to hospital in the first 50m of racing. Parker was guesting for the injured Kevin Doolan who’d accumulated several niggling injuries over the last couple of weeks and had been advised a short lay-off was needed, resulting in the Stars needing coverage. But on bend one of the opening heat Parker and Magosi fell into the fence, sending the Aussie to hospital for x-rays. Johansson’s debut was a little on the quiet side, albeit his very first meeting on a strange track, but generally he was off the pace and in need of much more work at his new base and time will tell how well he fits in. With the Stars down to 6 men, most thought it was Berwick’s match for the taking, but with King’s Lynn you can never take things for granted as a hard-fought and entertaining match ensued. HEAT ONE: was re-run after that disastrous start for Parker who was involved in a dramatically tight first bend with all four riders hitting the same patch of track at the same time, sending a wave from inside to out, clattering two riders to the ground. Magosi got to his feet swiftly with no ill effects, but Parker was still on the track holding his wrist. He was ambulanced off the circuit and sent to hospital for X-rays on his damaged wrists, and shoulder. In the re-run without Parker Tacey took an early lead but was passed on his inside on the back straight of lap one by Rymel who took a good win in Berwick’s heat advantage (4-2 / 4-2). HEAT TWO: saw the Stars’ reserves jet to the front on bend one, and despite a good chase from Aarnio, he could not put together a pass to take apart King’s Lynn’s maximum heat win (1-5 / 5-7). HEAT THREE: King’s Lynn pushed their lead to six but it could have been more as initially both Stars were out in front until Makovsky motored round Lambert on the fourth bend of the opening lap as McKinna tried likewise but soon relinquished his challenge (2-4 / 7-11). HEAT FOUR: Johansson’s debut rider saw him end up well to the rear on bend one, having drifted somewhat wide as Harrison shot out to lead, a position he held until the end despite some good pressure from the chasing Aarnio, who indeed was being pushed from behind by the wild Smith (2-4 / 9-15). HEAT FIVE: was Berwick’s chance to tighten is all up again, hauling four points back from King’s Lynn’s lead with Makovsky taking an early and unbeatable lead as his partner, Aarnio found a massive burst of power off bend two to soar round Tacey down the back straight (5-1 / 14-16). HEAT SIX: put the Bandits back into the lead following the required re-run after another pile of dominoes fell on the opening bend, but in the second attempt with Rymel well out in front, Magosi flew round Smith and Rymel to lead and link with his skipper for a well ridden partnership maximum despite the never dying efforts behind them from the entertaining Smith (5-1 / 19-17). HEAT SEVEN: was hauled back again with Topinka moving at the tapes, but it was a truly heroic race from Aarnio who forced his way to the front and stayed there to take a famous victory over statistically the best visitor to Berwick in the last five years, Topinka, bringing the house down (3-3 / 22-20). HEAT EIGHT: saw yet another re-run with all four back as three riders rocked at the gate, but in the re-run Magosi took the wide line off bend two to pass the speedy Smith with no bother at all, to maintain Berwick’s two point lead (3-3 / 25-23). HEAT NINE: saw a decent gate from Johansson, but it was Harrison who was out in front as Makovsky took up the chase having rounded his partner early on to make a thrilling couple of laps, Makovsky and Harrison locked together for the win which went to Harrison who just managed to hold on in front (3-3 / 28-26). HEAT 10: began with Rymel and Magosi jet away to lead, but a brave and skilful second bend move from Topinka saw him squeeze his way between the Bandits on entering the back straight and take up a huge lead (3-3 / 31-29). HEAT 11: levelled it all up again following a vigorous first bend with elbows flying all over, but it was Tacey who led off bend two with Aarnio in second putting in a superb chase, just missing out on the win by a matter of two feet as they crossed the finish line (2-4 / 33-33). HEAT 12: had Makovsky in the early lead only for Topinka to expertly pass him off bend two, the same place as McKinna went round Oliver as the scores remained tied (3-3 / 36-36). HEAT 13: was led early on by Rymel with Aarnio being passed for second by Harrison off bend two. Smith chased as only Smith can behind Aarnio who then in turn nearly caught up to Harrison, almost passing him on the third bend of lap 4 (4-2 / 40-38). HEAT 14: kicked off with another tight opening bend which saw Lambert force his way out and take a well won lead but Aarnio was all over his back again to miss out on another win by inches over the line (2-4 / 42-42). HEAT 15 was the big one, and Harrison’s engine failure as the tapes went up looked like a lifeline to the Bandits but Topinka took control of a battle royal between the three remaining Czechs from lap two to win and hold the match at a fair draw (3-3 / 45-45). Berwick promoter Peter Waite said: “That was an excellent meeting with some amazing racing, but we really were lucky to get a draw proving we are just not string enough as yet and whilst it’s still early days for Benny it was concerning to see him so far off the pace, but maybe now he’s had a match here he’ll improve soon. “With King’s Lynn a star man down it was disappointing that we couldn’t capitalise, but we know what is needed for the future and we will deliver, but at least we’re still sitting on top of the current Premier League table, a place we desperately want to stay.”