KLINDT MAX BUT PIRATES WIN

DEFENDING Cab Direct Championship holders Poole eased to a 54-36 win over Redcar in their league opener – despite a dominant display from visiting No.1 Nicolai Klindt.

The former Pirates star raced to a six-ride 18-point maximum as he contributed exactly half of the Bears’ total on his own.

But the home side had much the better of proceedings when Klindt was not on track, securing five 5-1s in the first eight races to establish a clear lead.

Richard Lawson scored 11+1 from five rides but the stand-out display came from 16-year-old reserve Will Cairns, who collected 11 from four, although he suffered the setback of a blown engine after winning Heat 14.

Cairns said: “Hopefully the points I scored tonight might just cover it and I might just break even, but it’s like everyone in the speedway community says, the motors go best just before they blow, and it proved that tonight. 

“I didn’t really change anything. I didn’t do great last week and then tonight it’s 11. I’m gutted though, because I actually wanted a maximum. That is my goal for this season.

“I showed a bit of lack of experience in the race with Nicolai there, but I gave him a run for his money.”

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