Craig Cook’s stay with Leicester has been brief as the Lions have made another change to their top flight line up.
They have moved to sign Lewis Kerr following his release form Sports Insure Premiership rivals Sheffield.
Kerr joins the Lions for their final two matches as they look to cling on to a play off place, with ex-Workington star Craig Cook making way.
Manager Stewart Dickson said: “Lewis is experienced and he knows what he has to do, he needs to help us win at Wolverhampton next Monday ideally, and if we get in the play-offs we know he rides Leicester well.
“It’s all amicable with Craig, I had a chat with him and he understands our position. The important thing for him is that he gets back to scoring points with Edinburgh, and who knows what the future may hold.”
Crook has been struggling to get back in the groove following his crash at Edinburgh when his bike cleared the fence and subsequently a track photographer was injured.
Taking part in the weekend Championship riders final he had to retire from his first race with mechanical problems and was never in action again.
Leicester had been slammed 61-29 in an early meeting at Belle Vue yesterday as the Aces completed their home Sports Insure Premiership programme in devastating form.
They are virtually certain to finish top of the table and achieved the result with 14 of the 15 race winners, Australian star Jaimon Lidsey scoring a 12-point maximum.
Brady Kurtz (13+1) and Maryport racer Dan Bewley (12) were also unbeaten from their first four rides before Max Fricke finally gave the Lions a consolation win in Heat 15.
Meanwhile CLRC winner Charles Wright overcame a broken finger to score 7+3 – and he says the Aces are in fine shape.
The former Comet said: “This was a brilliant result for us. It was so crucial not only for us to get the win over Leicester but that aggregate point was a must, and going into it 14 points behind was a lot to overhaul.
“But we not only achieved that, we went onto win by 18 on aggregate which is phenomenal and sends a very clear message to the other clubs before the play-offs.
“It’s been a tough 24 hours for myself, but very rewarding too. Winning the Championship Riders Individual at Redcar on Sunday was very special and the result at Belle Vue was the icing on the cake.”
The defending champions now await their play-off opponents and will race the home leg of their semi-final on September 18.
Leicester actually rode last night as well at home to King’s Lynn and gave their play off hopes a boost with a 57-33 victory to end a seven-match winless run.
The Lions are now back in the top four of the Sports Insure Premiership but may still need points on the road next week at Wolverhampton and/or Peterborough depending on how rivals Ipswich fare at King’s Lynn.
Max Fricke scored 13 from five rides against the Stars with Richie Worrall chipping in with 11+2 whilst west Cumbrian star Dan Bewley made a guest appearance and scored 11+1.
Robert Lambert racked up 16 for the visitors, including four wins, and he ended Fricke’s maximum chances with victories in Heats 13 and 15, whilst skipper Simon Lambert, another former Comet, scored 6+1 and took the scalp of Bewley in Heat 9.
