(SPEEDWAY 1) PETERBOROUGH bosses believe 52 points will be the mark required for a top-four finish and a place in the Elite League play-offs. The Panthers, who are currently 18 off that total with twelve matches to go, could reach their target by taking maximum points from their remaining home fixtures but they feel their away record also needs attention. Director of speedway Peter Oakes said: "Last season Coventry were fourth with 52 points and that's the sort of figure we have to get to be in with a real chance. "It would be terrific to think we might get the 18 points at the East of England Showground but we will almost certainly need to add to our tally of just five points on the road. "We have all accepted that Poole and Wolverhampton are going to make it into the play-offs, there's no way they will drop enough points to lose out. "But if you look at the records of the other teams chasing those last two spots we are reasonably well placed at the moment." (SPEEDWAY 2) NEWCASTLE extended their winning run to an impressive ten matches by topping the 60-point mark against Somerset. Danish star Kenni Larsen scored a paid maximum with Mark Lemon and Rene Bach dropping just one point to the opposition as the Diamonds ran up a 61-33 win. And their current run of form leaves them in good shape ahead of the Premier Trophy Final, with the first leg against Birmingham coming up next Sunday. Manager George English said: "This team is motoring in top gear at the moment, it's like a well-oiled machine. It sets us up beautifully for next week's Final."  (SPEEDWAY 3) RYE House's Swedish star Linus Sundstrom roared to a paid maximum as the Rockets got the better of fierce rivals King's Lynn. Sundstrom was involved in two out of three consecutive 5-1s which took the Hoddesdon men clear in the second half of the meeting and on their way to a 53-40 victory. Sundstrom said: "There's always an added tension when we meet King's Lynn and it showed in the effort of both teams and the quality of the racing. I was really pleased with my own performance; I went from last to first in my opening ride and I won a really tough Heat 15 as well.  "We've got four important away matches coming up in the next two weeks. We need to take this result with us to Workington and beyond. The boys are good on confidence at the moment, and we just have to keep that attitude going." (FIXTURES)  WEDNESDAY JULY 21: SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Lakeside v Coventry 7.45 ELITE LEAGUE KO CUP QUARTER-FINAL 2nd leg: Poole v Belle Vue 7.30 NATIONAL LEAGUE: Dudley v Isle of Wight (at Birmingham) 7.30 THURSDAY JULY 22: SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Ipswich v Poole 7.30, Eastbourne v Lakeside 7.45, Peterborough v Wolverhampton 7.30, Swindon v Coventry 7.30 PREMIER LEAGUE: Redcar v Stoke 7.30, Sheffield v King's Lynn 7.45  FRIDAY JULY 23: SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Coventry v Eastbourne 8pm PREMIER LEAGUE: Scunthorpe v Newcastle 7.30, Somerset v King's Lynn 7.30 SCOTTISH OPEN: Edinburgh 7.30 NATIONAL LEAGUE: Plymouth v King's Lynn 7.30 NATIONAL LEAGUE: Newport v Buxton 7pm