FORD TARGETS TITLE HAT-TRICK

POOLE promoter Dan Ford has stressed the significant of a potential third successive league title ahead of Monday’s Grand Final first leg trip to Glasgow.

The Pirates are defending Cab Direct Championship holders having triumphed in both 2021 and 20022 since joining the league, and they will now look to emulate their feat from the former Elite League when they completed a hat-trick in 2013-15.

Ford said: “All the hard work invested over the season is now put to the test over the course of the next thirty races.

“It is going to be important for us to go there and push them all the way. We haven’t quite been able to win there this season, losing the BSN Final leg by six and then suffering a two-point defeat in the league and so it would be fantastic to make it third time lucky.

“But if that is not possible then it is critical to our chances to cling to their tails as close as we can and then finish the job on Wednesday.

“But we are under no illusions. All the lads are going to be on their ‘A’ game as we know it is not going to be easy.

“At the end of the day though we have a great bunch of lads who have proven their mettle already this season on the big occasion, and I am sure they can rise to the task once more. That third league title will mean so much to us.”