Two former Workington riders combined last night to book Redcar’s place in the Championship KO Cup Final.
The Bears scored a 54-36 win over Edinburgh for a 14-point aggregate victory.
Leading the way was skipper Charles Wright, in his first meeting back from injury. with 13+1, whilst guest Richard Lawson added 11.
It was a triumphant return for Wright who had to miss the last two Redcar meetings while Lawson is scoring points around the country in various guesting roles.
The result will also give the Teesside outfit confidence as they face the same opponents in the league play-offs next week.
Josh Pickering scored 13 for the visitors but they were unable to defend their narrow first leg advantage.
Monarchs boss John Campbell said: “We didn’t do enough in either leg. Sam Masters’ machine problems didn’t help.
“I felt we were still in with a chance if we could have kept it close and got Sam going, but it wasn’t to be. Next week in the play-off we will be looking for a few more points at home and I think we will be in with a chance.”
Amother ex-Comet Kyle Howarth was in good form for Leicester as they drew 45-45 at Scunthorpe to set up a Championship KO Cup semi-final clash with holders Poole.
The Lions were already 26 points to the good from the first leg and enjoyed a comfortable progression at the Eddie Wright Raceway, in what proved to be a close meeting on the night.
Howarth (12) and Connor Mountain (10) hit double figures for the visitors, whilst home No.1 Ryan Douglas was the individual star with 17 points, reeling off five wins after missing out to Nick Morris in Heat 1. Jake Allen also scored 11 for the Scorpions.
Leicester boss Stewart Dickson said: “It was a professional job well done, and I’m pleased with the performance.
“The only real blip came when we conceded a 5-1 in Heat 2 and at that point I was thinking, ‘here we go,’ but we recovered from that quickly and I’m content with 45-45 on the night.
“I could have used Nick or Richie (Worrall) in Heat 15 but to be fair Connor had gone really well and he deserved the extra ride.”
Leicester have confirmed they will stage the first leg of the semi-final against Poole next Saturday (September 10).
