Bears' roar tames Scots Tigers.

Byline: Speedway

Record-breaking results were the order of the day for the second week running, as Redcar Bears took on the Glasgow Tigers last night.

The Bears pulled off a superb 59-36 win against the full-strength Scottish side.

The fantastic win eclipsed last week's biggest ever victory when the Bears whipped Edinburgh Monarchs 56-38 at South Tees Motorsports Park.

Last night, in a match delayed to avoid England's clash with Trinidad and Tobago in the World Cup, Bears' captain Gary Havelock turned in a solid performance to lead by example as the squad roared to to well deserved victory.

Havelock was beaten just once. In his first race of the night the skipper finished second to Danny Bird.

But that was the only win any member of the Glasgow squad could pull off over Havelock as he notched up 14 points.

In the 13th heat of the night, Havelock was threatened by Tigers' captain Shane Parker, who tried desperately to overtake him on a couple of occasions. But the 37-year-old Teessider held him off to take the three points.

Daniel Giffard, who returned to the Bears' squad after illness last week, also added top points to the score sheet in two of his races.

The 21-year-old has been suffering with high blood pressure and had to pull out of last week's match, but this week he saw off tough competition from Parker and James Cockle to finish first in the fourth race. Teammate Chris Kerr finished third in that heat.

In the eighth heat Giffard also took the three points after a re-run.

Cockle fell and was taken from the track in an ambulance, but was thought to be suffering a hand injury, which didn't stop him racing for the rest of the fixture.

Glasgow's David McAllen made the gate, but excellent team riding from Giffard and Mathieu Tresarrieu saw the duo pass McAllen and keep him at the back.

Bears' Tomas Suchanek looked on fire in heat 12 and completed a fantastic race for the three points.

Tigers' Robert Ksiezak made the gate, but both Suchanek and Giffard passed him to take first and second.

The Bears again pulled off some superb team racing to win heat nine, with Suchanek and Kevin Little taking the top five points.

The Bears next fixture is away, against Rye House Rockets tomorrow.

The Hertfordshire outfit will make the return journey to Teesside next Thursday.