Leigh on fast track to Slovenia (From Swindon Advertiser)

Leigh on fast track to Slovenia

8:30am Friday 25th April 2008 in

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LEIGH Adams fired a warning to his Grand Prix rivals ahead of tomorrow's opening series meeting in Slovenia with a sublime paid maximum to keep Alun Rossiter's Robins top of the Elite League tree.

Swindon survived a mid-meeting wobble to eventually overcome a game Wolverhampton 50-42, with Adams once again in unstoppable mood.

The result may have been a formality by the time he lined up in heat 15, but the man from Mildura summoned all his magic to leave fellow Grand Prix riders Freddie Lindgren and Niels-Kristian Iversen in his shadow.

"It was good to smoke those guys heading into the weekend," beamed Adams after yet another Robins home win.

"That last race was pretty cool. It was great to come from the back to win against the two GP riders.

"I'm really looking forward to Slovenia now. It's a big fast track, so we'll see how it goes."

Adams set the tone for another Abbey Stadium triumph with victory in the opening heat, as James Wright came home third for a Robins 4-2.

Seb Alden led from tapes-to-flag in two, but guest rider Tomas Suchanek was well off the pace in fourth as Wolves shared the spoils.

Iversen showed his calibre to win heat three before Mads Korneliussen stormed to his first chequered flag of the night in heat four.

Batchelor and McGowan provided Robins' first maximum in five, although the latter had to hold off a strong challenge from Lindgren.

The imperious Adams glided to another heat win in six, but again Wright failed to latch onto his rear tyre as David Howe grabbed second.

Heat seven went to a re-run after both Wolves riders hit the shale.

Iversen was excluded after he went spiralling into the fence on lap three, but the remaining Klindt dusted off his leathers and flew out of the traps to win the re-run.

Alden was penalised for touching the tapes in eight, and Robins boss Alun Rossiter took the opportunity to introduce Suchanek for his third ride of the night.

The Czech star repaid Rosco's faith with a two-point ride, Alden grabbing third with Klindt well out in front for Wolves.

Wolverhampton employed the tactical ride in heat nine, as skipper Lindgren came from 15 metres back to steal second from McGowan on the final bend. Batchelor's second successive heat win ensured a 4-4 split.

Adams made light work of heat 10, but again Wright limped out of the gate as Iversen and Klindt powered into the remaining point-scoring positions.

And Wolves clawed their way back to level pegging with back-to-back maximums in 11 and 12, as the home crowd feared a repeat of last Thursday's draw with Ipswich.

Adams calmed the nerves though with another selfless ride in 13, waiting what seemed like an age for Korneliussen to join him as the Dane eventually powered through for a Swindon 5-1.

And Robins wrapped up victory in the penultimate heat, McGowan and Alden gating well and holding off the challenge of the in-form Klindt.

"We're all throwing everything at it as you can see," said a jubilant Adams afterwards.

"There's a lot of good teams around, so the most important thing is to keep our heads above water at home.

"The two away wins just shows our full potential and what the riders can do.

"It's no use getting the wins on the road and not following it up at home, but we did the job tonight."