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BIRMINGHAM made it back-to-back wins in the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership with a tense 47-43 victory over champions Belle Vue at Perry Barr.
With the scores level heading into Heat 15, Dan Bewley was penalised for touching the tapes and the Aces star had to take a 15-metre handicap.
Home duo Matej Zagar and Tobiasz Musielak then got the better of Zach Cook on the opening lap of the re-run and raced clear for a 5-1 to give the Brummies their first win on their own track this year.
Zagar starred against his former club with 14 points from six rides with Musielak adding 11+1 and Rising Star Jason Edwards impressed with 8+4. Bewley also scored 14 for the visitors with Jaimon Lidsey on ten and Cook 9+1.
Birmingham boss Chris Adams said: “We’re on a roll, aren’t we! In all seriousness though, all the lads pulled together as a five man team really with Keynan (Rew) and his injuries and already using R/R at No.1.
“We didn’t have too many race winners, but we did enough to get there in the end.
“Tensions got a bit high but we stayed focussed and got the job done.”
Aces manager Mark Lemon said: “It’s obviously a frustrating ending. That’s sport, that’s what gets your heart pumping.
“There’s fine lines in a close meeting in the top-flight and every decision is critical.
“Unfortunately the decisions went against us a little bit. Heat 15 is tough to take but there’s not much you can do about it. No one is to blame or point the finger at.”
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