Glasgow kept things close enough at Workington to give them a chance of the bonus point thanks to the clever use of tactical's and some determined riding, particularly from Shane Parker. However the Tigers did suffer more than their share of bad luck on the night.

The bad luck was evident right from the start when Danny Bird fell off on his own whilst well clear at the front in the opening race, turning a Tigers advantage into a Comets one. David McAllan was obviously still suffering the effects of his accident last week but did well to hold off Piszcz.

A poor gate from Cockle in the second heat saw him lying last for the first lap but he was able to pass Derbyshire on lap 2. As expected Collins won to make it a shared heat. Glasgow had hoped to rely on Nieminen to score well on his old track but with Dicken falling on the opening bend of the third race and Kauko being pushed wide the Workington pairing were able to pull too far clear for the Fin to make any impression.

Heat four produced some good speedway between Stead and Parker but the home rider was able to hold off Shane to take the victory. Two heats from the gate followed - Danny Bird then made an electric start to heat five to pull off the win although David was very obviously struggling at the back.

Now 10 points down Glasgow announced Nieminen would go as a TR in heat 7 but he had to wait for the sun to go down a little before the race came under starters orders. Unfortunately Stead got the better of Nieminen, who had to settle for second, although all the action was for third place. Derbyshire and Dicken came round the final bend almost together but Lee managed to hold out to claim an important third place.

It meant that Glasgow were still 8 points down and team manager Stewart Dickson astutely brought Shane Parker in as a tactical substitute off 15m in heat 8. Whilst Shane was unable to catch Piszcz, he comfortably took second place, although McAllan again looked to be suffering at the back. The next two races were from the gate although in both cases the opening bends were hard.

The final tactical ride was unsurprisingly given to Danny Bird in heat 11, a heat that also saw James Cockle replace David McAllan, and Danny was able to claim victory after yet another tough opening couple of bends. Once again, Lee Derbyshire made it difficult for the Tigers however and James Cockle had to work hard for third place.

An uneventful shared heat 12 followed before Shane Parker pulled off a magnificent piece of riding in heat 13, coming from last to first with a superb sweep round the outside.

Workington took a heat advantage in heat 14 before the riders came to the tapes in what was to be an eventful heat 15. In the first running, Stead came off with Glasgow lying on a 5-1 and in a blatantClever Tacticals Keep Things Closedisplay of bad sportsmanship that , in fairness, most other teams would try in the same position, he remained down causing the race to be stopped. Obviously this did not go down well with the Tigers fans or riders and when the re-run with three riders started, Shane rode a very hard but fair opening bend forcing James Wright wide, something that did not go down too well with the home fans! The drama was not yet over however. With Shane and Danny on a comfortable win, Shane's engine blew leaving only two riders to finish the race.

The six point deficit should certainly give Glasgow a chance of claiming the bonus in the re-match at Ashfield less than 24 hours later although Workington, with a few Ashfield specialists in their ranks, will also feel capable of pulling off a shock win.

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