WEYMOUTH'S Anders Rowe secured his first perfect maximum for Poole Pirates as they beat Scunthorpe Scorpions on Wednesday night – but admitted he made it hard for himself.
Rowe was on flying form at Wimborne Road on Wednesday night, picking up five wins from five races.
And he showed off his overtaking skills to good effect in front of the home crowd, taking a fantastic heat victory in his first ride of the night in heat three, pipping Connor Mountain to the line on the final lap.
Rowe told the Daily Echo that a lot of hard work and effort had gone into preparing for the performance, and he was pleased to see the rewards as he went to five wins.
“I like to win from the start line, but not there, so it is what it is and we're happy with it and move on to tomorrow.”
There was more drama for Rowe in the 15th, as he paired with number one Richard Lawson.
After an excellent move from the Rocketman on the first bend around the outside to take the lead, Rowe found himself third, behind Mountain again.
But he was able to get past the Scunthorpe rider, and Lawson eased up before the line to let Rowe through for a perfect maximum.
“So, I messed that up, but I managed to get it back and thought, if I want this maximum, I'm going to put myself through the fence for it. And went for it and luckily I didn't go through the fence, so.
“And then Lawson looked and I was so happy when he backed off the gas and I was like, yes, yes, come on, bike. Go, go, go.
“We managed to do it and it's good for the team, we come back on a win and a confidence boost for us here.”
Rowe is on fine form on the bike after a strong showing at the British Final, where he reached the semifinal stage.
“It is what it is. You can have a bad one, you can have a good one and that's speedway, it's life.
“So, it's not the end of the world, I’ll move on to the next one and just keep plugging away and take one race, one lap at a time and see what happens.”
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