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SWINDON moved back into the Elite League play-off places with a 50-42 win over reigning champions Poole at the Abbey Stadium on Monday.The Robins went ahead of Belle Vue, who suffered the frustration of another postponement as their home match against Leicester fell victim to the weather.Darcy Ward picked up 11 (paid 12) on his home debut whilst reserve Charles Wright played a vital role for the Robins with 12 points from six rides after colleague Lewis Rose had been ruled out in a Heat 2 crash.Rose suffered shoulder and wrist damage when he hit the fence on the home straight in his attempt to avoid rival Paul Starke, who had fallen exiting the fourth bend.Maciej Janowski scored 11 for the Pirates with Davey Watt adding 10, including a winning tactical ride, but their hopes of taking a point from the meeting were ended by a Swindon 5-1 from Grzegorz Zengota and guest Hans Andersen in Heat 14.Robins boss Alun Rossiter said: “It’s a great win against a very strong Poole side, and obviously I’m delighted. “Darcy did well on his home debut but it’s a team effort, and all the boys played their part. The arrival of Darcy has given us all a lift. The Aussie boys are great characters and Darcy is obviously enjoying himself here.“We’ve got some big meetings to come now, and this is a good way to start an important part of the season because we will keep fighting for the play-offs.”Meanwhile in a Challenge match at Central Park, the touring Team Fritte Cup team defeated Kent 54-36 to make it two wins out of two on their UK visit.
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GLASGOW have announced plans to revamp their former Ashfield Classic individual event which has been held throughout the 2000s.The meeting to be staged on August 16 will now be known as the Peugeot International Speedway Championship and co-owner Peter Facenna believes it can grow year on year, with the intention of attracting a strong line-up.Facenna said: “We have got the facility now, and we want to really make this as good as we can. I think we'll have a strong field and we're offering great prize money. We want all the top riders there and to make it a spectacle.“The racing and the team is important, but we want to make it a great day out for a family so that they're entertained - not just for that 15 minutes of racing.”
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WEDNESDAY JULY 15:ELITE LEAGUE: King’s Lynn v Wolverhampton 7.30CITY GEARBOXES NATIONAL LEAGUE: Birmingham v Kent 7.30
THURSDAY JULY 16:PREMIER LEAGUE: Ipswich v Edinburgh 7.30, Redcar v Newcastle 7.30LEAGUE CUP SEMI-FINAL 2nd leg: Sheffield v Glasgow 7.30
FRIDAY JULY 17:PREMIER LEAGUE: Peterborough v Sheffield 7.30, Plymouth v Workington 7.15, Scunthorpe v Ipswich 7.30, Somerset v Glasgow 7.30TRAVEL PLUS TOURS KO CUP Q/F 1st leg: Edinburgh v Redcar 7.30, CITY GEARBOXES NATIONAL LEAGUE: Coventry v Birmingham 7.30
