CRAIG Cook raced to glory as Glasgow’s representative in the Championship Riders’ Individual - and then dedicated his title to club bosses.
Cook needed a win in the Semi-Final in a brilliant meeting at Sheffield’s Owlerton Stadium to book his place in the final.
He made a great start off the outside gate to edge out Lakeside’s Richard Lawson and home hero Kyle Howarth.
Said Cook: “I’d like to dedicate this to the people at Glasgow and the management who gave me an opportunity to have extra meetings in the second half of the season.
“Also to the Glasgow fans who have been brilliant with me since I joined and they got right behind me again.
“It’s making me feel positive about my racing and I’m looking forward to the rest of the season.”
Runner-up Lawson said: “It would have been nice to win my first title and I thought I’d got it but I just left too much room and Craig took full advantage.
“I’m pleased with my performance but it would have been nice to have won it.”
SCORERS: Richard Lawson 11, Kyle Howarth 11, Erik Riss 11, Craig Cook 10, Charles Wright 9, Ty Proctor 9, Tero Aarnio 9, Ben Barker 8, Aaron Summers 8, Steve Worrall 7, Ricky Wells 6, Scott Nicholls 6, Michael Palm Toft 5, Josh Auty 5, Kevin Doolan 3, Nico Covatti 1, Kyle Bickley (res) 1. SEMI-FINAL: Cook, Riss, Wright, Proctor. FINAL: Cook, Lawson, Howarth, Riss.
CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD FINAL, 2nd leg Workington 52 (Mason Campton 12+1) Lakeside 38 (Nick Morris 12+1) Workington won 98-82 on aggregate.
CHAMPIONSHIP Workington 18 (Rasmus Jensen 6) Lakeside 6 (Adam Ellis 2, Nick Morris 2) Abandoned after 4 heats - frozen track - result will not stand.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 28:
CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL 2nd leg Workington 61 – Nicolai Klindt 15 Lakeside 29 – Adam Ellis 9 Workington win 95-73 on aggregate and are league champions
TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE Buxton 38 – Tom Woolley 13 Eastbourne 52 – Georgie Wood 13+1 National League points: Buxton 0 Eastbourne 4
Stoke 41 – Max Clegg 18 Eastbourne 49 – Tom Brennan 11 National League points: Stoke 0 Eastbourne 4
SATURDAY OCTOBER 27:
CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL 1st leg Lakeside 44 – Nick Morris 12 Workington 34 – Mason Campton 9 Abandoned after Heat 13 (rain/track conditions) – Result stands
FRIDAY OCTOBER 26:
TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE Eastbourne v Mildenhall - OFF
THURSDAY OCTOBER 25:
CHAMPIONSHIP KO CUP FINAL, 2nd leg
Workington 62 (Rasmus Jensen 16+1)
Scunthorpe 28 (Jake Allen 10)
Workington win 98-82 on aggregate
NATIONAL LEAGUE GRAND FINAL, 2nd leg
Mildenhall 46 (Drew Kemp 13)
Eastbourne 44 (Georgie Wood 11+1)
Eastbourne win 98-81 on aggregate
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24:
CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF S/F, 2nd leg Lakeside 56 (Ben Morley 12+1) Peterborough 34 (Emil Grondal 8+1) Lakeside win 102-78 on aggregate.
