Fraser Bowes heads for his first win in British Speedway on the inside of Anders Rowe and Vinnie Foord. Picture: Dave Payne
Workington Comets were defeated in their long-awaited season opener at Redcar.
The Bears made it two home wins out of two in the BSN Series despite seeing both reserves crash out of the 51-39 victory over Workington.
Tom Spencer and Ace Pijper were involved in a Heat 2 incident and were withdrawn with ankle and shoulder injuries respectively.
But the remaining Bears did enough to maintain a comfortable advantage throughout the evening, even though they were only able to field one rider in five races.
Skipper Charles Wright dropped a point to Troy Batchelor in Heat 1 but was then unbeaten as he ended on 14, whilst guest Anders Rowe impressed with 11 from four.
Batchelor top-scored for the Comets with 10 from five rides and Tate Zischke added 9+2 from six.
