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  • Parr: We’re can go to Armadale and win!

    Parr: We’re can go to Armadale and win!

    Redcar’s interim team manager, Gavin Parr believes the Redcar Bears can go to Armadale, (19:30 tapes up) and win the meeting in the first leg of the KO Cup semi-finals. Parr said, “ We can go there and win the meeting but if we can keep the score within around 6 I fully believe we can turn that around when we have the second leg at home.”

    Parr also believes that Redcar may benefit from the rumoured return of Sam Masters from injury, “ A fit Sam Masters is better than anyone around Armadale apart from maybe Erik (Riss). Having Sam Masters potentially racing against us this evening in his first meeting back is not the worst scenario for us at all.”

    The club have booked the former Bear Richard Lawson to guest in place of Erik Riss and Parr believes the Poole man is the right man for the job, “ Richard guested at number 1 for Edinburgh last week and scored 12 so I am hoping he comes in at 3 and scores similar for us. If our heat leaders can also keep their good form going alongside Richard I will be very happy!”

    Redcar welcome back Jade Mudgway to join Gavin Parr in the co-team manager position before Parr heads off for a week’s holiday of his own!

    Redcar are heading into a vital part of their season with KO Cup final qualification and play-off qualification on the line after winning the Championship Pairs at Oxford 7 days ago.

    Jordan Jenkins is fit for the Bears ahead of the clash after his late withdrawal at Poole on Wednesday whilst Kyle Newman is hoping to back up his good start to his Bears career after picking up paid 7 on his debut at Poole.

    Edinburgh are confident of welcoming back their skipper, Sam Masters who is returning after a broken collarbone after only 3 weeks out of the saddle. Josh Pickering is sure to be a thorn in the side of the Bears with the Australian having an impressive 9.38 average around Armadale.

    Edinburgh Monarchs

    1. Sam Masters ©
    2. Lasse Fredriksen
    3. Kye Thomson
    4. Paco Castagna
    5. Josh Pickering
    6. James Sarjeant
    7. Jacob Hook

    Redcar Bears

    1. Charles Wright ©
    2. Jason Edwards
    3. Richard Lawson (G)
    4. Kasper Andersen
    5. Lewis Kerr
    6. Kyle Newman
    7. Jordan Jenkins
  • Powerful Pirates too strong for Bears

    Powerful Pirates too strong for Bears

    Poole raced to a comfortable 55-34 win over the Redcar Bears in Redcar’s penultimate away league fixture of the season. Lewis Kerr top scored for Redcar with 12 whilst 3 Poole riders (Danny King, Ben Cook and Richard Lawson) hit paid 14.

    In a clash which was delayed by an hour due to a heavy rain shower, Steve Worrall took the win in heat 1 but with the Bears duo packing into the minor placings, Poole could not gain an early lead.

    Zach Cook took the chequered flag in heat 2 with Bears debutant Kyle Newman challenging in the latter stages. Cook went wide on the final bend and Newman tried to go up the inside but fell. Incredibly, with Nathan Ablitt struggling to adapt to the early track conditions, Newman had time to remount to claim 3rd and a second shared race.

    The decorated 2021 league champions took their first 5-1 in heat 3 as both Pirates, (Danny King and Ben Cook) went either side of the early leader, Jason Edwards for a comfortable 5-1. The third shared race of the early stages arrived in heat 4 as Richard Lawson powered to the chequered flag with both Bears behind the Kings Lynn man, Poole could not extend the early lead.

    Poole asserted their dominance on the Championship clash with a heat 5 maximum as Ben Cook and Danny King gated to send the hosts 8 ahead.

    The sixth race saw Kerr make a fantastic gate but Steve Worrall clipped Kerr’s back wheel and crashed into the air fence alongside his teammate Drew Kemp.

    After a short delay, Worrall was excluded from the re-run (the Wolves star subsequently withdrew from the meeting). The re-run saw Kerr take the win with Redcar looking set for a 4-2 heat advantage. However, Jordan Jenkins tried an ambitious pass on Drew Kemp and the Bears man took an awkward looking fall with only 2 riders left for a rarely seen 3-2 away advantage. Poole took their lead to 11 in heat 9 with another 5-1 courtesy of Zach Cook and Lawson.

    Heat 8 was one of the races of the night as Charles Wright tried everything to pass the race leader, Zach Cook. The Bears skipper tried the inside and outside but finally got the better of the Poole man on the 4th bend of the final lap to take the win and with Jenkins in third, Redcar had their second heat advantage.

    With Redcar sensing a way back into the meeting, Gavin Parr used Wright as a tactical substitute alongside Kerr. Despite the Bears having a strong pairing in place, they did not make the gate and the Pirates took a 5-1 to stretch their lead to 13. Any hopes of an unlikely Redcar revival were then fully extinguished in heat 10 as Lawson and Kemp hit another 5-1 to send the large home crowd wild.

    The Bears stemmed the flow with a shared heat 11 whilst heat 12 saw an exciting battle between King and Newman. Newman initially had the lead but King passed the Bears reserve and with Edwards falling, Poole had another heat advantage. On a tough night for the Bears, they did have another highlight as Kerr, using the outside dirt line, won heat 13 brilliantly ahead of King and Lawson.

    Newman showed the travelling Bears fans what they can expect of him in Bears colours as he rode intelligently to hold off both Cook brothers to take his first heat win as a Bear. Poole finished the night off with their 8th heat advantage as Ben Cook took a superb victory over Kerr to finish a superb night for the Pirates.

    Jordan Jenkins also withdrew from the meeting in the latter stages after his heat 6 tumble despite taking his place in heat 8. Jenkins was withdrawn as a precaution and is expected to be fit for Friday’s big KO Cup clash at Edinburgh.

    Redcar team boss Gavin Parr believes his side didn’t get going on the south coast, ” I’m not taking anything away from Poole but we had too many passengers this evening (barring our top 2) against a brilliant Poole side.”

    Parr also commended the display of the club’s new signing, Kyle Newman, “Kyle was fantastic considering it was his first time on a bike for over 8 weeks. Kyle was one big positive tonight and he will be a real trump card for us!”

    POOLE 55:

    1. Steve Worrall = 3 Withdrawn
    2. Drew Kemp = 5+1
    3. Danny King = 12+2
    4. Ben Cook = 12+2
    5. Richard Lawson = 12+2
    6. Zack Cook = 10
    7. Nathan Ablitt = 1

    REDCAR 34:

    1. Charles Wright = 8+1
    2. Rider Replacement for Erik Riss
    3. Jason Edwards = 3+1
    4. Kasper Andersen = 1
    5. Lewis Kerr = 12
    6. Kyle Newman = 6+1
    7. Jordan Jenkins = 4+1
  • Parr: We’re travelling with confidence!

    Parr: We’re travelling with confidence!

    Redcar’s interim team manager Gavin Parr is full of belief ahead of Redcar’s trip to Poole this evening with tapes up at 19:30 at Wimborne Road.

    The adopted Bear believes his side can give the Pirates a run for their money, “ There’s no reason why we can’t go down to Poole and grab a point and it would be a point that I would be very happy with!”

    Parr also explained the reasoning for opting to position rider replacement at number 2, “ I learnt a lot from our meeting at Scunthorpe in relation to rider’s having breaks between heats. Using R/R at number 3 means that Lewis (Kerr) would always be having 2 on the trot or if we got into tactical territory, Charles would be having ⅔ on the trot. Having R/R at 2 works better for everyone.”

    The Redcar Cubs boss also explained to fans why the club are not using a guest for the meeting, “ We had Justin Sedgemen booked as a guest but Birmingham then arranged a challenge fixture which was unfortunate for us.”

    Parr is also still on a high after the Bears won the Championship Pairs at Oxford last Friday, “ Last Friday was fantastic, we had a plan which worked perfectly. You didn’t have to be the fastest rider on the night, you had to have the fastest pair and I genuinely believe we had the fastest pair on the night.”

    Parr was also quick to praise the large travelling contingent of Redcar fans who made themselves heard at Sandy Lane, “ It was a brilliant night, we had fantastic travelling support. Apart from the support for Oxford (the hosts), we had the loudest support by far and it was massively appreciated by the riders and the promotion.”

    Redcar aim to finally hand Kyle Newman his debut at the second time of asking whilst Jordan Jenkins will be hoping to emulate his showing at Poole last season when he scored paid 8. As highlighted, rider replacement will operate at number 2 for Erik Riss.

    Poole name their full 1-7 as they look to sign off from their regular league campaign with a win. The clash will also be shown live on the British Speedway Network with coverage starting at 19:00.

    Poole Pirates
    1 Steve Worrall
    2 Drew Kemp
    3 Danny King ©
    4 Ben Cook
    5 Richard Lawson
    6 Zach Cook
    7 Nathan Ablitt
    TM: Neil Middleditch

    Redcar “Agilia” Bears
    1 Charles Wright
    2 Rider Replacement for Erik Riss
    3 Jason Edwards
    4 Kasper Andersen
    5 Lewis Kerr
    6 Kyle Newman
    7 Jordan Jenkins
    TM: Gavin Parr

  • Plymouth Away – postponed

    Plymouth Away – postponed

    Tomorrows meeting (16th August) away at Plymouth has been postponed due to rain.

    A restaging date will be confirmed in due course

  • Bears are pairs champions!

    Bears are pairs champions!

    The Redcar “Agilia” Bears took the first team silverware of the 2022 season as they defeated 9 other sides to be crowned the SGB Championship Pairs Champions! The victorious Bears defeated Poole 7-2 in the final to send the large travelling support into delirium.

    Redcar started off the meeting in perfect fashion but were made to work hard for the 7-2 maximum heat advantage with the former Bear, Adam Roynon gating for Plymouth until he was passed by Kerr firstly and then by Wright on the outside on the final lap to give Redcar the ideal start.

    Redcar’s first real test arrived in heat 10, (Redcar’s 2nd outing) as they took on the hosts, Oxford. Despite having home track advantage, the Cheetahs struggled throughout the meeting and the Bears secured their second 7-2 as they gated for a fairly comfortable win.

    At this stage of the meeting, Redcar had gained maximum points but their only bump in the road was about to arrive in their third outing. Charles Wright won the race but Lewis Kerr looked to be struggling for speed as he was passed by Berwick’s Chris Harris and Jye Etheridge. This left Redcar needing a minimum 5-4 advantage in their final race to secure semi-final qualification.

    Despite being up against many people’s favourites, Poole, the Bears both made jet propelled starts to take a 7-2 win which put Redcar through to the semi-finals as group winners.

    Redcar were joined in the final 4 by Poole, group A winners Leicester, and the group A runners-up Glasgow. By virtue of topping group B, Redcar faced off against Glasgow in the semi-finals.

    The first semi-final saw Poole take a 6-3 win with Richie Worrall unable to pass Danny King despite the best efforts of his partner, Nick Morris to slow the race down.

    The Glasgow Tigers lined up with Benjamin Basso and Danyon Hume with Basso on a maximum 16 points whilst Hume had scored 5 points before the semi-final. Basso gated and elected to extend his lead despite Hume being at the back. Hume was on Kerr’s tail for 2 laps but ultimately locked up and fell away with the Bears securing their place in the final with a 5-4 heat advantage.

    The final line-up was a repeat of heat 20 with Redcar going off gates 1&3. Calamity occurred on the startline for Poole as Steve Worrall packed up which meant all Kerr and Wright had to do was finish the race. Despite this being the case. Wright was unaware for the majority of the race as he brushed the fence but King could not make an impact on the Bears duo as Redcar took home another 7-2 to claim the title.

    Redcar co-promoter Jamie Swales was extremely proud of his side’s success, “ To win any national silverware is a proud moment but what a way to do it, they both were on it all night and they were the best performers on the night. Poole and Leicester rode really well but I would’ve backed our guys over any of them.”

    Swales also praised the duo’s team riding throughout, “ Out of all of the teams our boys had the best team riding and that was what it’s all about.”

    Swales also confessed his nerves ahead of heat 20, “There’s always nerves and the Poole pair are a quality pairing but I think Lewi (Kerr) was frustrated about his race against Berwick so he was really focused for heat 20. I must confess, me and Gavin (Parr) hadn’t realised that if we got a 7-2 we went through as group winners so that was a nice bonus as we avoided Leicester in the semi-finals.”

    Qualifying heat scores

    Group A

    Leicester Lions = 26

    1. Nick Morris = 11
    2. Richie Worrall = 15

    Edinburgh Monarchs = 15

    1. Kye Thomsen = 7
    2. Paco Castagna = 8

    Glasgow Tigers = 21

    1. Danyon Hume = 5
    2. Benjamin Basso = 16

    Scunthorpe Scorpions = 16

    1. James Wright = 8
    2. Simon Lambert = 8

    Birmingham Brummies = 12

    1. Justin Sedgmen = 12
    2. James Pearson = 0

    Group B

    Poole Pirates = 22

    1. Steve Worrall = 10
    2. Danny King = 12

    Plymouth Gladiators = 08

    1. Ben Morley = 0
    2. Adam Roynon = 8

    Berwick Bandits = 22

    1. Chris Harris = 11
    2. Jye Etheridge = 11

    Oxford Cheetahs = 13

    1. Scott Nicholls = 8
    2. Aaron Summers = 5

    Redcar Bears = 25

    1. Charles Wright = 14
    2. Lewis Kerr = 11

    Semi-Final 1: S.Worrall, Morris, King, R.Worrall 3-6
    Semi-Final 2: Basso, Wright, Kerr, Hume 4-5

    Grand Final: Wright, Kerr, King, S.Worrall 2-7

  • Kerr: We will have a strategy!

    Kerr: We will have a strategy!

    Redcar’s Lewis Kerr believes that having a strategy for tonight’s SGB Championship Pairs meeting at Oxford, (19:30 start) is vitally important to the Bears chances of success, “Me and Charles (Wright) will have to work out strategies throughout the meeting to give ourselves the best chance. We will have to think during the races too as we may have to slow the race down or team ride for the win.”

    The new Sheffield signing belives the Bears stand every chance of taking the victory, “ I think we stand a good chance of success tonight, me and Charles are going well but it will be a tough meeting as there are some good pairings there but we stand as good a chance as anyone!”

    The Bears heat leader is also a fan of the Oxford track, “ Oxford is a good shape and I enjoy the track. I have been there a couple of times this season, the first time I struggled with set-ups but on my second visit I scored double figures. Oxford is a new track but I think it’s getting better every week!”

    Kerr also believes keeping a strong mindset is key to success, “ There are a couple of teams really struggling with injury but you have to keep a strong mindset. Any of the pairings can pop out of the start and make it hard work for us so we will be going to defeat everyone!”

    The traditional pre Cardiff curtain raiser features all 10 Championship teams with the usual pairs scoring of 4-3-2-0 in ply. The 10 teams will be split into 2 groups with Redcar being drawn in Group B alongside Berwick, Plymouth, Oxford and Poole. The two highest scoring teams from each group will go into the semi-finals followed by the winner takes all final.

    GROUP A

    LEICESTER: Nick Morris, Richie Worrall

    EDINBURGH: Kye Thomson, Josh Pickering

    GLASGOW: Danyon Hume, Benjamin Basso

    SCUNTHORPE: Ryan Douglas, Simon Lambert

    BIRMINGHAM: Justin Sedgmen, James Pearson

    GROUP B

    POOLE: Steve Worrall, Danny King

    PLYMOUTH: Ben Morley, Harry McGurk

    BERWICK: Chris Harris, Jye Etheridge

    OXFORD: Scott Nicholls, Aaron Summers

    REDCAR: Charles Wright, Lewis Kerr

  • Newman for the Bears

    Newman for the Bears

    The Redcar Agilia Bears have moved to strengthen, ahead of a crucial week in their season, by bringing in the expierinced Kyle Newman.

    Kyle started the season for Oxford but struggled, by his standards, while carrying a shoulder injury. Now, after 6 weeks to recover, Kyle is eager to get his season back on track and will start at reserve for the Agilia Bears.

    The unfortunate man to make way is Kyle Bickley, co-promoter Swales said ‘Kyle has shown flashes of his true potential in his short time with the club, but with points to spare on the overall team average we must take every advantage we can in our push for the playoffs. We wish Kyle well for the rest of the season. In Kyle Newman though we are bringing in a proven performer at this level who I believe will help us win matches’

  • Resilient Redcar see off Scunthorpe

    Resilient Redcar see off Scunthorpe

    Redcar signed off from their Jubilee League campaign with a hard fought 48-42 win over the Scunthorpe Scorpions at the ECCO Arena. Jordan Jenkins was again superb around his home circuit and the Brit top scored with paid 11 whilst Ryan Douglas hit 16 for the visitors.

    Redcar started the meeting in fine fettle with a 5-1 as Charles Wright shepherded Jason Edwards home after both Scorpions struggled out of the gate. 

    Despite Redcar’s fast start, Scunthorpe were not behind for long as the former Redcar duo of Anders Rowe and Adam Roynon got the better of the current Bears reserves, Jordan Jenkins and Kyle Bickley to level the scores. 

    The first shared heat of the match arrived in heat 3 as Douglas took the rider replacement ride to take his first win of five on the night but with Redcar’s guest Danny King and Kasper Andersen comfortably holding off James Wright the scores remained level.

    Scunthorpe hit the front for the first time in heat 4 after a controversial exclusion in the original staging of the race. Lewis Kerr attempted to dive up the inside of Teri Aarnio with the Finn subsequently hitting the deck with Kerr excluded from the re-run. 

    The second staging saw Aarnio game a comfortable win with Jenkins defeating Rowe to minimise the damage. After a Douglas heat 5 win with Simon Lambert in third ahead of Kasper Andersen, Scunthorpe sensed victory as they stretched their lead to 4. 

    Aarnio made it two wins on the trot as he held off Wright but with Roynon suffering bike problems at the back, the visitors lead remained at 4. By the start of heat 7, Redcar we’re struggling to find heat winners with only 1 to their name so far. However, two heat winners followed in shared heats as Kerr won comfortably from the gate whilst Jenkins held off a hard charging Rowe to keep the hosts in touch. 

    Home heat wins were now becoming home heat advanatages as the Bears struck two, back to back decisive blows. King and Andersen brought Redcar level as they stopped Aarnio’s maximum hopes whilst heat 10 brought the same result as Charles Wright passed Rowe and his partner Edwards to send Redcar into a 4 point lead of their own. 

    Nevertheless, the Scorpions were not about to wave the white flag as the impressive Douglas took the win after a buzzard opening lap. Kerr gated but clipped the fence on the 2nd bend which relegated him to the back. However, Kerr was not about to give up the chase as he seamlessly passed both Bickley and Lambert but ultimately left himself too much to do to catch Douglas. 

    Redcar looked set to stretch their lead to 6 but Scunthorpe’s new man Anders Rowe had other ideas as the former Bear passed both King and Jenkins to keep his new side in the hunt. The 6th shared race of the night came in heat 13 as Douglas proved he was a cut above the rest with another superb tapes to flag win but with Wright holding off Aarnio, Redcar still held their slender 2 point lead. 

    Redcar sealed the deal in a fantastic heat 14 as Jenkins gated and the Brit was joined by Andersen who dived up the inside of Rowe on bend 3 of the opening lap to secure Redcar’s 12th home win of the season. 

    Scunthorpe were still in the hunt for a consolation point and they got exactly that after Douglas won with Aarnio passing Wright for 3rd to secure a deserved point for the visitors. 

    Redcar Bears = 47

    1. Charles Wright = 8+2

    2. Jason Edwards = 6+2

    3. Danny King (G) = 9

    4. Kasper Andersen = 5+3

    5. Lewis Kerr = 9

    6. Kyle Bickley = 0

    7. Jordan Jenkins= 10+1

    Scunthorpe Scorpions = 43

    1. Ryan Douglas= 16

    2. Simon Lambert = 4+2

    3. James Wright = 3

    4. Jake Allen R/R 

    5. Tero Aarnio = 8

    6. Adam Roynon = 2+1

    7. Anders Rowe= 10

  • Swales: Let’s strike a psychological blow!

    Swales: Let’s strike a psychological blow!

    Redcar co-promoter Jamie Swales believes it’s vitally important his side strike a psychological blow when they face Scunthorpe tomorrow evening, (19:30 start at the ECCO Arena) in their final Jubilee League clash.

    The club boss said, “ It’s really important that we go out there and remind Scunthorpe what they will be up against when they visit in the league. Although we are out of the Jubilee League, Scunthorpe visit us in the league later this month in a vital clash in the race for the play-offs and if we can remind them about our capabilities around the ECCO Arena.”

    Swales believes the Bears still have an important part to play in the group despite being out of the running for qualification, “ Despite being out we still have an important part to play in the group. It wouldn’t be fair on Leicester if we didn’t approach the meeting in the same way we would approach any fixture.”

    The former rider is also happy with his side’s form despite two recent away defeats for the Bears, “ I’m really happy with our form at the moment, we put in a really battling display at Leicester, (The Bears lost 51-39) and I think if we would have had Erik Riss we would’ve taken a point from that meeting. Justin Sedgemen did a great job as a guest but I think he’ll admit he’s not Erik Riss.”

    Redcar are again without the services of Erik Riss who is rehabilitating after his broken leg with the club bringing in Danny King to guest in the German’s place. The remainder of the side remains the same from last week’s two away fixtures at Scunthorpe and Leicester respectively.

    Rider replacement will continue to operate for Jake Allen as he still suffers from from his broken scaphoid whilst Adam Roynon returns to the ECCO Arena looking to prove a point after his release from Redcar last month. Scunthorpe bring in ex-Bear Anders Rowe to guest in place of injury victim Zaine Kennedy who is recovering from his horror clash at Scunthorpe last Friday. ,

    Redcar Agilia Bears 

    1 Charles Wright 8.97 (C)

    2 Jason Edwards 4.85

    3 Danny King (G) 8.14

    4 Kasper Andersen 4.82

    5 Lewis Kerr     7.02

    6 Kyle Bickley   3.02

    7 Jordan Jenkins 3.51

    TM Gavin Parr 

    Scunthorpe Scorpions 

     1 Ryan Douglas 9.15

    2 Simon Lambert 5.43 ©

    3 James Wright 5.17

    4 r/r for Jake Allen 6.59

    5 Tero Aarnio 6.59

    6 Adam Roynon 3.00

    7 Anders Rowe (G) 4.79

     Team Manager Kevin Moore

  • Battling Bears defeated by Leicester

    Battling Bears defeated by Leicester

    Redcar’s hopes of a place in the Jubilee League Final were ended after a 51-39 defeat away at Leicester. Redcar battled back after a slow start but ultimately left themselves with too much to do. Nick Morris hit a brilliant paid maximum (11+1) for the hosts whilst Charles Wright top scored with 12 for Redcar.

    Redcar’s second meeting in consecutive days started off poorly as the Lions recorded 2 early heat advantages. Nick Morris won heat 1 emphatically with Charles Wright in second and Connor Mountain taking a comfortable third for a home 4-2. Leicester extended their early lead to 6 with a 5-1 courtesy of Max Clegg and Joe Thompson.

    Redcar secured their first heat winner in heat 3 as their guest, Justin Sedgemen secured the victory over Richie Worrall. However, Kasper Andersen was at the back which kept Leicester 6 ahead. Leicester’s second 4-2 of the night arrived in heat 4 as Kyle Howarth took a tapes to flag win with Lewis Kerr splitting the Leicester duo to claim second.

    The first cracking race of the evening arrived in heat 5 as Jason Edwards and Dan Thompson battled it out for third with Richie Worrall winning the race from Wright in second. Edwards and Thompson both exchanged passes throughout the first 2 laps but Edwards held on for third and therefore a share of the spoils. Leicester, especially strong around their home circuit extended their lead to 10 with a heat six 4-2 as Nick Morris showed why he is one of the top riders in the league with another win, Morris was followed by Kerr in second and Mountain (who passed Kyle Bickley in the early stages) in third.

    Leicester extended their lead to 14 points as Howarth and Clegg combined to keep both Andersen and Sedgemen at the back to put Leicester in total control of the Jubilee League encounter. Nevertheless, Redcar fought back with a fantastic heat 8 5-1 courtesy of Jordan Jenkins and Jason Edwards who both rode well to hold off Clegg.

    With Redcar securing their first heat advantage, Gavin Parr used his tactical substitute in the form of Wright. In the early knockings of heat 9, it looked like Redcar were set to reduce the arrears to 6 but Kerr hit the deck whilst battling with Dan Thompson which meant Redcar could not gain a heat advantage despite Wright winning the race. Redcar’s mini resurgence was ended emphatically in heat 11 as Leicester hit their 3rd maximum heat advantage courtesy of Mountain and Morris.

    Despite Jubilee League points looking unlikely, Redcar continued to battle away and shared heat 11 with Wright and Edwards (who passed Clegg on the opening lap) packing in behind Howarth for a 3-3. Any lingering hopes of away success were ended in heat 12 as Leicester hit a 5-1 with Worrall winning and Joe Thompson in second.

    Morris completed his paid maximum with yet another win in heat 13 but Howarth’s unbeaten run was ended as Wright and Kerr packed the minor places for the 5th shared race of the match. Kasper Andersen came to the party in an entertaining heat 14 as Jenkins stormed from 4th to 2nd to join the Dane at the front for a Redcar 5-1.

    Redcar secured another heat advantage in the final race of the night as Kerr beat Worrall with Wright taking third ahead of Joe Thompson who was a late replacement after Kyle Howarth touched the tapes in the original staging.

    Redcar’s interim team boss, Gavin Parr was enthused by his side’s efforts overall after a sluggish start, “I cannot fault the boys for their effort this evening, the team had a slow start to the meeting but we fought hard throughout and gave Leicester a match.”

    Parr was also impressed with Jordan Jenkins who hit form in the second half of the meeting, “Jordan was chasing set-ups for the first half of the meeting but in the second half of the meeting, he found the right set-up and rode really well. He can be a 6/7 point man in this league.”

    Leicester Lions = 51

    1. Nick Morris = 11+1 (Paid Maximum)
    2. Connor Mountain = 6
    3. Richie Worrall = 11+1
    4. Dan Thompson = 4+1
    5. Kyle Howarth = 9
    6. Max Clegg = 4+2
    7. Joe Thompson = 6+1

    Redcar Bears  = 39

    1. Charles Wright = 12
    2. Jason Edwards = 5+2
    3. Justin Sedgmen (G) = 5
    4. Kasper Andersen = 4
    5. Lewis Kerr = 8+1
    6. Kyle Bickley = 0
    7. Jordan Jenkins = 5+2