MAGIC THIRD IN ELRC

Poole captain Maciej Janowski opened his 2015 British speedway season with a third place finish in the Elite League Riders' Championship staged at Leicester on Saturday evening.

With four winning rides following a first outing third place Janowski took the direct route to the four man final along with King's Lynn representative Niels-Kristiaan Iversen, where they fought out a furios batte behind eventual winner Jason Doyle (Leicester) who along with defending champion Troy Btatchelor (Swindon), had to comet hrough a twice started semi-final which was eventually  awarded.

Just missing out on a place in that semi-final was Poole's other representative Chris Holder who missed the cut scoring 8 points from his five heat outings.

Janowski and Iversen will renew their rivalry when King's Lynn visit Wimborne Road on Wednesday night (7.30pm) as Poole host the first leg of the Elite Shield as their season opener.

ELITE LEAGUE RIDERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP, Leicester
Scores from heats: Maciej Janowski 13, Niels-Kristian Iversen 12, Jason Doyle 12, Hans Andersen 10, Scott Nicholls 10, Troy Batchelor 9, Chris Holder 8, Freddie Lindgren 8, Szymon Wozniak 8, Matej Zagar 7, Bjarne Pedersen 6, Kenneth Bjerre 6, Nick Morris 5, Richard Lawson 4, Mikkel Bech 1, Chris Harris 0, Josh Auty (res) 0, Josh Bates (res) 0.

SEMI-FINAL: Doyle, Batchelor, Nicholls, Andersen (f,dq)
FINAL: Doyle, Iversen, Janowski, Batchelor

Picture: JEFF DAVIES