DAN BEWLEY was happy that Belle Vue “got the job done” to keep up the pressure at the top of the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership.
The ATPI Aces picked up a vital 48-42 victory over Leicester in a highly-entertaining clash at the National Speedway Stadium.
Rival captains Bewley and Max Fricke starred with a series of passing moves, Bewley twice coming from the back to win races in the closing yards.
The result consolidated the Aces’ third place in the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership whilst the Lions took some consolation from an improved performance.
Bewley scored 14 from six rides for the hosts with Jaimon Lidsey adding 11, whilst Fricke racked up 16+1 on his old home track, dropping his only point to Bewley in a sensational Heat 13.
Bewley said: “It wasn’t the biggest of wins tonight. We weren’t making the best of starts and had we done that I think we could’ve made it a bigger win, but we still got the job done.
“It’s good to get a win on the board at home, it’s been a while since we’ve been here so it was nice to get that monkey off our backs and get the two league points.
“Leicester put up a tough fight and we knew we’d have to step things up to cover the rides at No.1, but I think that’s something we managed to do.”
Lions boss Stewart Dickson said: “It was certainly a better performance than the last performance at Ipswich, and we showed a bit of fight and a bit of character.
“Again I’ll say the same thing, I’ve not got all seven riders firing. I know every team manager will say the same, but when I look down the programme we’re still one or two scorers short to where we could be.
“It was certainly a better effort, a more spirited performance, and the aggregate point is up for grabs – but at the same time I’m still not overly pleased.”
Words by Holeshot Media.
Images by Taylor Lanning.