The Flyer heads back to the pits to apologise to that nice Mr Parker..................... =D
**That's entertainment folks!
After a year of hammerings and 'defeat from the jaws of victory' episodes against the Monarchs, the Tigers finally got the monkey off their backs, taking not only the meeting victory (which would have been enough to be honest), but also managing to overcome the huge 16 point defecit from Friday night at the West Lothian Arena.
This meeting had it all. Contentious decisons, passing galore and absurd theatrics, courtesy of Shane Parker and Ryan Fisher.
Weather - Overcast and cold. Nice cloud formations though.....
Track - Looked like there was a bit more dirt on it this week.
Crowd - Usual Tigers v Monarchs turnout.
Racing - Glasgow took the meeting by the scruff from the off and never really looked back Some excellent passes and generally close racing, in spite of the final score.
Man of the Meeting - James Grieves. That said, Shane, Anders, Fisher and Wethers all played their part in what was a cracker of a meeting.
Rider Ratings:
Shane - A great opening heat win on Anders Andersen's bike. Beaten by Matty Wethers later on. The move in Heat 13 was hard, but I think Fisher fell off in fright more than anything else as Shane got it broadside very early. Great theatrics afterwards. Fisher gets up, Parker comes round after the lights go on, Fisher gesticulates angrily at Parker, Shane flips the finger...... Oh, how we all chuckled...........
James - An excellent days racing from Grieves. Only beaten once all afternoon (by Fishcakes) We'll need this guys points this year.
Josh - Got tangled up with Andrew Tully in heat 3. A bit of a 50/50 decision and could have gone either way. Josh ened up in the dirt and got the decision. Heat win in 14 proved to be crucial.
Mitchell - Heat 2 win, and a battling, if fruitless ride in heat 7 against Fisher & Tully.
Anders - Made the most of his reserve berth and looked very fast and aggressive. Plenty passing from the Dane and he looks to be a future Ashfield favourite.
Ross - Had his gating boots on, taking a third, a 2nd and two paid wins. Vital points in the end.
Peter - A slow start, but a crucial 5-1 with Anders in heat 12.
Monarchs:
Wethers and Fisher were the pick of the Monarchs, with Fisher only really getting it wrong at the tail end of the meeting. Summers chipped in with seven and Tully was better than his three points suggest. Rajkowski is a good rider, but he wasn't really on it on Sunday. Stoddart had an awful day and was well out of things. The Monarchs really do need Jonasson, in both body and spirit, if they're to think about successfully defending their title.
Scorecard can be found at the
Unofficial Glasgow Speedway site
The team take their lap of honour.
Video clips will be up soon.
** All in jest! In case some passing fool thinks otherwise.
George wears the colours on his sleeve (ok it's his wrist, you know what I mean.....)
Tigers come round after the match, with Shane Parker along for the ride.
Travis exits the frame, with Josh holding off Lubos Tomicek.
Same race as above, with Josh out on his own.
Josh looking stylish through the 3rd bend. Should have scored about nine, but got thumped with an exclusion in his 1st heat for being the cause of a 2nd 'unsatisfactory start'. 
I have real problems telling some of the Somerset team apart, due to their matching Kevlars & bike covers. Going by the riding style and the lower segment of his helmet, I think this may be none other than Ashfield legend Shane Parker.
Big Lee
Jamie Courtney got man of the meeting for his eight points from six rides. A heat win, two 2nd places and a 3rd, with two unprogrammed rides contributing half his haul. Definitely improving a bit.
An absolutely heaving Ashfield awaits the start of heat 5. Yes, they were freebies, and yes many won't be back, but of the 1800 or so in the ground, if a hundred come back, even on a semi-regular basis, the exercise will have been worthwhile.
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