Wolves fall to Peterborough

Wolves have just one more chance to win away from home in 2008 after they went down 56-37 in their penultimate Elite League fixture at Peterborough.

The side never recovered from a terrible start which saw them 18 points behind after seven heats, although some fine form from reserve Nicolai Klindt stemmed the tide in the second half of the match.

The quality of the racing also improved as the night went on, with both teams making several daring swoops around the outside of the fourth turn at the pacy East of England Showground circuit.

Klindt was the form man of the night for Wolves, sparking their fightback with two successive wins in heat eight and nine, the latter inflicting Kenneth Bjerre's only defeat of the evening.

Klindt said: "I changed my clutch after my opening ride and this seemed to help. I enjoy this kind of track, and my only annoyance was in heat 14 when I couldn't find a way past Henning Bager – he kept changing his line and twice I nearly hit his back wheel."

Niels Kristian Iversen and Fredrik Lindgren also improved as the night went on, the Dane producing the ride of the night in heat 15 to blast around the outside of the pack and go from last to second, just failing to catch Bjerre on the line.

Earlier Iversen had scored six points after being nominated for a tactical ride in heat 10, using a similar line to lead from tapes to flag.

Lindgren and brother Ludvig both showed flashes of speed during the evening, with Fredrik taking two wins.

Ludvig said: "British speedway is like another planet compared to other countries – nearly all of the tracks have a big home advantage."

Morten Risager was disappointing on his return to his former club, taking a fall as a result of bunching at the start of heat 11, while fellow former Panthers David Howe and Jesper B Monberg endured a dreadful evening.

All seven of the home side enjoyed at least a paid win, although reserve Claus Vissing was involved in two spectacular tumbles.

The Panthers were by far the sharper out of the gate, and this was to prove the downfall for the visitors in several heats on a track where passing is difficult.

Wolves' final regular Elite League fixture takes place at Eastbourne on October 18, while the date for the second leg of the Midland Shield at Birmingham is yet to be confirmed.

The club's home leg of the Elite League's first ever-relegation play-off is scheduled for October 14, with their opponents still to be decided.