BRITISH SPEEDWAY AUGUST 26

                                                       Feature photo:  Danny King

SPEEDWAY 1)       

POOLE moved clear at the top of the Championship with a 59-31 win over Newcastle at Wimborne Road.
Home skipper Danny King scored a 12-point maximum with Rory Schlein and Steve Worrall (both 11+1) also in double-figures, whilst reserves Ben Cook and Danyon Hume picked up a combined 17+2.
Ben Barker contributed over half of the Diamonds’ total individually as he racked up 16 points from seven rides.
King said: “All the team were firing tonight, and that is important as we have a busy week ahead.
“I was particularly impressed with Benjamin (Basso). He is fast, and boy he can gate too! We just need to keep things going now.”

(SPEEDWAY 2)

BIRMINGHAM kept up their winning run at home with a 54-36 victory over Plymouth at Perry Barr.
The Brummies went above their opponents in the table as they started the meeting with two 5-1s, with top two Chris Harris (13+1) and Erik Riss (12) scoring heavily, whilst reserve Jack Thomas impressed with 10.
Jason Crump collected 10+1 for the Gladiators but they were unable to improve on an away record which shows just one point on the road so far.
Birmingham boss Laurence Rogers said: “We were very comfortable, the boys were on it, and they were determined especially after losing at Plymouth the night before.
“They really wanted to get a good score, and we made a dream start with those two 5-1s – that’s the way do it.
“The German duo (Riss and Valentin Grobauer) started us off with a 5-1 and then Paco (Castagna) and Jack were tremendous – and to give Jack his due, that’s probably his best meeting in our colours.”

FRIDAY AUGUST 27:
CHAMPIONSHIP: Edinburgh v Poole 7.30, Redcar v Scunthorpe 7.30, Glasgow v Berwick 7.30

SATURDAY AUGUST 28:
CHAMPIONSHIP: Leicester v Plymouth 7pm
CHALLENGE: Berwick v Bullets 7pm

SUNDAY AUGUST 29:
CHAMPIONSHIP: Poole v Birmingham 5pm, Redcar v Berwick 2pm