Gladiators take the victory

The Plymouth ProPark Gladiators moved off the bottom of the Cab Direct Championship table with a 49-40 victory over The Glasgow Tigers, in another close encounter at The Coliseum.

Tigers skipper Chris Harris set the tone of the meeting, breaking the track record in heat one, before The Gladiators took control, leading by 8 points after heat nine. Glasgow clawed their way back into the meeting following a tactical ride by Harris in heat 11, before leveling the scores by heat 13.

The penultimate heat caused controversy after James Pearson fell in the initial race, before Glasgow guest Jordan Jenkins was then excluded in the re-run, following a clash with Baek.  

The resulting 5-0 and a 5-1 heat advantage in the nominated heat 15 from Ben Barker and Dan Thompson sealed victory for the Gladiators.

Plymouth Gladiators = 49 (81)

1. Nico Covatti R/R

2. Alfie Bowtell – 1′, 3, 3, 2, 0 = 9+1

3. Dan Thompson – 2, 2, 1, 3, 1, 2′ = 11+1

4. Patrick Baek – 0, 1′, 2′, 2′ = 5+3

5. Ben Barker – 2, 3, 1, 3, 2, 3 = 14

6. Joe Thompson – 3, 0, 2′, 0, 0 = 5+1

7. Jacob Hook – 1, 1, 0, 3 = 5

Glasgow Tigers = 40 (98)

1. Chris Harris – 3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 1 = 15

2. Jack Smith – 0, X, R, 1′ = 1+1

3. Jason Edwards (G) – 3, 2′, 1, 2′, 0 = 8+2

4. Jordan Jenkins (G) – 1, 3, 3, X = 7

5. Anders Rowe (G) – 2, 2, 1, 1 = 6

6. James Pearson – 2, 1, 0, FX = 3

7. Jody Scott (G) – 0, 0, 0 = 0

Heat Results

Heat 01: Harris, Barker, Bowtell, Smith. 3-3…51.49 NEW TRACK RECORD

Heat 02: J Thompson, Pearson, Hook, Scott. (4-2)…7-5…54.91

Heat 03: Edwards, D Thompson, Jenkins, Baek. (2-4)…9-9…54.24

Heat 04: Barker, Rowe, Hook, Scott. (4-2)…13-11…54.21

Heat 05 (Re-Run): Harris, D Thompson, Baek, Smith (Excluded). (3-3)…16-14…51.84

Heat 06: Bowtell, Rowe, D Thompson, Scott. (4-2)…20-16…53.67

Heat 07: Jenkins, Edwards, Barker, J Thompson. (1-5)…21-21…52.49

Heat 08: Bowtell, J Thompson, Pearson, Smith (Retired). (5-1)…26-22…53.93

Heat 09: D Thompson, Baek, Rowe, Pearson. (5-1)…31-23…53.41

Heat 10: Jenkins, Bowtell, Edwards, J Thompson. (2-4)…33-27…53.17

Heat 11: Barker, Harris, Smith, J Thompson. (3-3)…36-30…54.10

Heat 12: Harris, Edwards, D Thompson, Hook. (1-5)…37-35…54.00

Heat 13: Harris, Barker, Rowe, Bowtell. (2-4)…39-39…53.06

Heat 14 (Re-Run X2): Hook, Baek, Jenkins (Excluded), Pearson (Fell, Excluded). (5-0)…44-39…54.01

Heat 15: Barker, D Thompson, Harris, Edwards. (5-1)…49-40…53.81

Courtesy of Speedway Updates

Image Credit: Dan Westlake