Successful Sunday for Glasgow Tigers

A SMOKIN' hot Summers kickstarted the speedway season in Glasgow as the Tigers romped to a big win over their Scottish rivals.

Captain Aaron brought the house down when he lined up a sensational last-bend swoop on Edinburgh's Kevin Wolbert to win heat seven.

Bike billowing white smoke and fist clenched in the air, Summers saluted the fans as he crossed the finish line having helped keep his side five points ahead of the visitors.

And there were more heroics from the Aussie later on as he beat in-form Craig Cook and Sam Masters in heat 13 to take the Tigers over the line for their biggest win against the Monarchs in several seasons.

Even a last-heat 5-1 from the same Monarchs pairing couldn't spoil the party as Glasgow laid down a marker for their Premier League opponents by winning 51-42 in the League Cup at the Peugeot Ashfield Stadium.

Speaking about his win over Wolbert, Summers said: "I was sort of working at him and working at him.

"There are four laps in a race - you don't have to do it all in the first few - and on that last corner, he wasn't really expecting where I was. It was good to get round and get the win.

"The rocker cover came loose so there was a bit of oil dropping on the exhaust to create the smoke - it was nothing major. It's going in for a service after today anyway to get it all cleaned out.

"All the boys chipped in and pushed hard. We dropped a few little points from mistakes but we had the win, so it was good.

"We're a solid team right the way through. Even the boys below us top two or three are digging deep which is great."

Glasgow had made their intentions clear from the off when they raced to two 5-1s and a 4-2 in the opening three heats.

Masters led the Monarchs back into things slightly with a 4-2 with Robert Branford in heat four, and then a 7-2 with Max Clegg when on a tactical double in heat six.

After Summers' brilliant heat seven, James Sarjeant and Kozza Smith produced a fine display of team riding for a 5-1 following a tight first lap.

Nick Morris did brilliantly to shield Sarjeant from the hard-charging Wolbert in heat 12 for another 5-1, to take the Tigers to the brink of winning the meeting, before Summers did the job in heat 13.

The result gives Glasgow three points and takes them back to the top of their League Cup group ahead of their visit to Edinburgh on Friday.

On Saturday night, the Tigers had gained a further League Cup point in a 48-42 defeat at Workington.

Tigers scorers: Aaron Summers 10, Nick Morris 9+1, James Sarjeant 8+1, Richard Lawson 7, Dimitri Berge 6+2, Kozza Smith 6+1, Victor Palovaara 5+2.