Robins earn valuable away win at Belle Vue (From Swindon Advertiser)

Robins earn valuable away win at Belle Vue

7:45pm Monday 21st April 2008 in Sport By Steve Butt

A superb team performance saw Swindon Robins go to the top of the Elite League after a commanding win 51-42 win at Belle Vue Aces.

Robins led from start to finish and managed a total of four 5-1 race wins as they earned three valuable away points.

The ever-reliable Leigh Adams pitched in with 10+1 but it was the support from his teammates which clinched victory.

Cory Gathercole finished the night with 9+1 while Troy Batchelor (8+1) James Wright (9) and Travis McGowan (6+1) steered Robins to victory.

Robins now top the Elite League from Eastbourne Eagles by two points.

MEETING DETAILS

BELLE VUE ACES 42

Jason Crump: 2, 3, 6, 3, 3

Billy Forsberg: 0. 2, 3, 2

Charlie Gjedde: 1*, 1, 0, 2

Lukasz Jankowski: 2, 0, 1, 1

Joe Screen (c): 0, 0, 2, 1, 1

Michal Rajkowski: 2, 1, 0, 0

Robert Ksiezak: 1*, 2, 0, 0, 0

SWINDON ROBINS 51

Leigh Adams (c): 3, 2*, 3, 2

James Wright : 1, 3, 2, 1, 2

Troy Batchelor: 0, 3, 2*, 0, 3, 0

Travis McGowan: 3, 2*, 1

Mads Korneliussen: 3, 1, 2*, 0

Cory Gathercole: 3, 0, 3, 1, 2*

Seb Alden: 0, 1, 1*

HEAT DETAILS

Heat 1: Adams, Crump, Wright, Forsberg. 2-4, 60.9

Heat 2: Gathercole, Rajkowski, Ksiezak, Alden. 5-7, 63.6

Heat 3:McGowan, Jankowski, Gjedde, Batchelor. 8-10, 62.0

Heat 4: Korneliussen, Ksiezak, Alden, Screen. 10-14. 62.5Heat 5: Wright, Adams, Gjedde, Jankowski. 11-19, 61.5

Heat 6:Crump, Forsberg, Korneliussen, Gathercole. 16-20, 61.5

Heat 7: Batchelor, McGowan, Screen, Rajkowski. 17-25, 61.8

Heat 9:Gathercole, Korneliussen, Jankowski, Gjedde. 21-33, 62.7

Heat 10: Crump(TR), Forsberg, McGowan, Batchelor 61.1 29-34

Heat 11: Adams, Screen, Wright, Rajkowski 61.1 31-38

Heat 12: Batchelor, Gjedde, Gathercole, Ksiezak 61.4 33-42

Heat 13: Crump, Adams, Screen, Korneliussen 61.0 37-44

Heat 14:McGowan, Gathercole, Jankowski, Rajkowski 62.8 38-49

Heat 15: Crump, Wright, Screen, McGowan 61.0 42-51

SWINDON WIN 51-42