Bears in excellent win!

Redcar Agilia Bears avenged their defeat from the previous night, with an excellent 53-37 over Edinburgh at the Media Prima Arena on Saturday night.

On a warm Teesside evening, it was the Monarchs who started off the evening well with a 4-2 in the first heat, with Victor Palovaara getting the better of Charles Wright. The Bears swiftly got back on track a 5-1 from Nathan Greaves and Jack Smith in heat 2, with the impressive Jordan Stewart also winning heat 3. Five 4-2 advantages saw the Bears take a 30-18 lead after eight heats and it was a lead the Bears never looked like letting go.

There was some great racing throughout the night, but the best of the night came in heat 15. With the win guaranteed for the Bears, Charles Wright and Jordan Stewart faced off against Cameron Heeps and Joel Andersson. Andersson gated, but was passed by both Bears with Stewart in the lead. Heeps then took up the challenge, and the front three passed and repassed for all 4 laps. Heeps finally took the win, with a superb last bend pass on Stewart to cap off a superb race.

Stewart won the sponsors rider of the night after a superb meeting – only dropping points twice to the superb Heeps. It was another solid performance however from the Bears, who will go into tomorrow Fours meeting at Peterborough with great confidence.

Redcar Bears = 53 

1. Charles Wright – 2, 2, 3, 3, 1′ = 11+1
2. Tom Bacon – 0, 1′, 3, R = 4+1
3. Ulrich Ostergaard – 1, 1, 0, 2 = 4 
4. Jordan Stewart – 3, 3, 2, 3, 2 = 13
5. Michael Palm Toft – 3, 3, 3, 1 = 10
6. Nathan Greaves – 3, 1, 1, 1 = 6
7. Jack Smith – 2′, 1, 1, 1′ = 5+2

Edinburgh Monarchs = 37 

1. Ricky Wells – 1, 2, 1, 2, 0 = 6
2. Victor Palovaara – 3, 0, 2, 2, 0 = 7
3. R/R for Josh Pickering – (WL – 0, VP – 2, CH – 2, JA – 3 = 7)
4. Joel Andersson – 2, 0, R, 1′, 3, 2, 0 = 8+1
5. Cameron Heeps – 2, 3, 3, 2, 2, 3 = 15
6. William Lawson – 1, 0, 0, (RW – 1), 0 = 1
7. Danny Phillips (Guest) – 0, F, 0, 0 = 0