Latvian ace Andzejs Lebedevs warmed up for Saturday’s OlyBet FIM Speedway GP of Latvia – Riga by helping Dackarna to a 47-43 victory away to Indianerna in Sweden’s Bauhaus Elitserien on Tuesday.
The European champion racked up 11 paid 12 points from five rides as he prepares for his home event at Bikernieki.
His score was bettered only by a 12 paid 13-point haul from Swedish international Timo Lahti, while former SGP rider Pawel Przedpelski also picked up 11 paid 12 for the Malilla team.
Former world No.2 Patryk Dudek was the Indians’ top performer on 12 points, with compatriot Szymon Wozniak tallying 10 paid 11.
Elsewhere, Great Britain racer Robert Lambert collected 10 paid 11 for Vastervik as they triumphed 53-36 at home to champions Lejonen.
Double Swedish champion Jacob Thorssell added nine paid 11, with Matias Nielsen adding eight paid 10 and Great Britain star Tom Brennan collecting eight paid nine. Fredrik Lindgren scored six.
Five-time Speedway GP world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik scored 13 paid 14 points for the Lions, with SGP rival Dominik Kubera adding four.
In the evening’s other match, GB international Adam Ellis racked up 15 paid 17 points for Rospiggarna as they ran riot 66-24 at home to Piraterna.
Danish talent Villads Nagel added 12 paid 16, with Sweden’s Philip Hellstrom-Bangs scoring 12 paid 14, Ryan Douglas registering 11 paid 12 and Vadim Tarasenko bagging 11. Poland’s Oskar Paluch led the Pirates scoring on nine paid 10 points.
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