Tigers tame the Gladiators

The Plymouth ProwPark Gladiators suffered a tough night at the Ashfield stadium, losing 58-32 to the Glasgow Tigers in the Cab Direct Championship

The Gladiators initially kept the scores close, with shared heats in the opening four races, and only 4 points separating the sides after heat 6, but the Tigers then took charge, taking heat advantages in all but one of the remaining races.  Dan Thompson top scored for the Gladiators with 10+1 backed by skipper Ben Barker with 8.

Glasgow Tigers 58: 

Chris Harris 14+1, Steve Worrall 14+1, James Pearson 8+3, Leon Flint 8+1, Jack Smith 7, Paul Starke 4, Ace Pijper 3+2

Plymouth Gladiators 32: 

Dan Thompson 10+1, Ben Barker 8, Tate Zischke 5+1, Jacob Hook 4+1, Alfie Bowtell 3, Joe Thompson 1+1, Kyle Newman 1

Heat results:

Heat 01: Harris, Bowtell, Zischke, Starke 3-3 57.65

Heat 02: Hook, Smith, Pijper, J.Thompson 3-3 (6-6) 58.40

Heat 03: D.Thompson, Pearson, Flint, Newman 3-3 (9-9) 56.79 

Heat 04: Worrall, Barker, Hook, Pijper 3-3 (12-12) 57.63 

Heat 05: Flint, Pearson, Zischke, Bowtell 5-1 (17-13) 58.54

Heat 06: Harris, Barker, J.Thompson, Starke 3-3 (20-16) 57.47

Heat 07: Worrall, D.Thompson, Smith, Newman 4-2 (24-18) 58.54 

Heat 08: Starke, Pijper, Bowtell, Hook 5-1 (29-19) 58.61

Heat 09: Flint, Pearson, Barker, J.Thompson 5-1 (34-20) 59.02 

Heat 10: Harris, D.Thompson, Starke, Newman 4-2 (38-22) 58.67

Heat 11: Worrall, Zischke, Smith, Bowtell 4-2 (42-24) 58.30

Heat 12: Barker, D.Thompson, Flint, Pijper 1-5 (43-29) 

Heat 13: Worrall, Harris, Zischke, Barker 5-1 (48-30) 59.10

Heat 14: Smith, Pearson, Newman, Hook 5-1 (53-31) 59.67 

Heat 15: Harris, Worrall, D.Thompson, Zischke 5-1 (58-32) 58.86 

Courtesy of Speedway Updates.

Image credit: Ian Adam