West Cumbrian speedway star Craig Cook crashed out of Glasgow’s big Championship clash with Leicester after a first heat smash.
The crash happened when the Lions’ Nick Morris shed a chain, causing a collision, and inflicted the visitors’ first defeat in 10 league matches.
Glasgow overcame the loss of their number one Cook to secure a big 56-34 home win over the Championship leaders.
Glasgow manager Cami Brown said: “When you lose your No.1 you have to worry. But the boys all chipped in – we got them all together and it was the best performance for two seasons.
“To beat a Leicester side packed with real top-class riders so easily – that was a royal victory for us.
“Craig has a shoulder, wrist and knee injury. The knee injury was from Oxford, the wrist injury from Thursday night (riding for Sheffield) and the shoulder injury from this latest spill. We’re unclear if Craig will be in the team on Tuesday at Plymouth.
The Tigers dug deep after Cook crashed out and Benjamin Basso (13+1), Tom Brennan (11+1) and Ulrich Ostergaard (10) were all in double figures for the hosts. Former Workington rider, the in-form Kyle Howarth notched 13 for the Lions.
Leicester boss Stewart Dickson said: “Our winning run came to an abrupt end, and there’s not really a lot to say other than we were well beaten and now we need to dust ourselves down and go on another run.
“Glasgow were by far the better team on the night, and we were pretty much second best for the whole meeting.
“We send our best wishes to Craig Cook, because that was a terrible accident and Nick was also affected by it as well, both from an injury angle and from a personal point of view.”
