RICKY Wells turned in his best performance in Stoke colours as he scored paid seventeen points haul to help the Potters gain all three points over Glasgow in the Premier League at Loomer Road last night.

 Wells chalked up three race wins in his haul and he was well supported by guest Leigh Lanham who scored a paid fourteen points as the Potters gained a 50-41 victory over the Tigers.

Potters boss Malcolm Vasey was elated with the victory saying "This was a team effort and it was great to see all the team getting amongst the points. Everyone played their part tonight and our journey as a team is now beginning. I really do feel we can beat anyone around Loomer Road and we are still not at our best, yes this was a good performance but there is better to come and I do feel that once Taylor is fully fit and Jason returns for our next home meeting in a couple of weeks, along with Claus not many teams will fancy racing against us here at Stoke. Leigh Lanham again was a superb guest for us and I'd like to thank him yet again for all his efforts because he has again been absolutely superb for us yet gain. When you think that Glasgow have got two riders who have dropped down from the Elite League this season it shows how well we have ridden tonight as a team tonight and just what we can do. The crowd were also exceptional tonight and they also played a big part in tonight's win and there is nothing like a Stoke crowd roaring a side to victory and I want to hear them getting louder as the season progresses."

The Easy Rider Potters went in front in heat two as Wells and Lee Smart took a comfortable 5-1 to put the Potters four points up, but Glasgow struck back in the next race as Travis McGowan and former Stoke rider John Branney took maximum points over Jan Graversen and Taylor Poole to level the scores up.

The Potters responded immediately with a 5-1 in heat four to regain the lead with Hynek Stichauer and Wells taking victory over Nick Morris as Stoke take a 14-10 lead after four heats. The Potters then extended their lead in heat six as Stichauer and Leigh Lanham gained maximum points over Jamie Courtney after Josh Grajczonek came a cropper while challenging Lanham for second place, Grajczonek doing well to get himself and the bike off the track in order for the race to continue. It was Lanham and Wells in heat eight that took the honours from Nick Morris to give Stoke a twelve point lead as the Potters lead 30-18.

Glasgow team manager Michael Max introduces Josh Grajczonek as a tactical ride in heat nine but it is fellow Tiger Nick Morris who makes a superb start to take victory from Jan Graversen while Grajczonek finally finds away passed the struggling Taylor Poole to give Glasgow a 5-2 heat advantage as the Tigers reduce the deficit to nine points.

Stoke extended their lead to eleven points in heat twelve as Ricky Wells takes victory from Branney with Graversen taking third place from Courtney for a 4-2 heat win for the Potters to give Stoke a 42-31 lead with three heats remaining.

Glasgow hit back with a 4-2 themselves in heat thirteen as veteran Joe Screen and Grajczonek made a good start but Lanham rode hard under Grajczonek to take second place and split the Tigers pairing as Glasgow reduced the Potters lead to nine points.

Ricky Wells came into replace out of sorts Taylor Poole in heat fourteen and he duly delivered and he makes a superb gate to lead Aussie Travis McGowan who puts pressure on Wells for the whole for laps but is unable to find a way past, Lee Smart managing to overhaul Nick Morris to take third for a Stoke 4-2 as the Easy Rider Potters seal all three points with a heat remaining.

Glasgow have the final say in heat fifteen as former England international Screen completes his maximum with victory over Lanham with McGowan third for a Tigers 4-2 but it is not enough as the Potters gain a 50-41 win over their Scottish counterparts.

Ricky Wells was delighted with his performance and said "It was good out there tonight I made a few starts and things came together really well; I didn't do anything differently than I've done all season but tonight things just clicked. I've been practicing starts and the all the hard work has paid off tonight and hopefully I can continue that at Glasgow tomorrow afternoon I'm just really pleased to be scoring the points, I enjoy it here at Stoke and there is a good spirit in the pits and long may that continue."

Stoke 50: Ricky Wells 14+3, Leigh Lanham 13+1, Hynek Stichauer 9+1, Lee Smart 7+3, Jan Graversen 6, Taylor Poole 1+1, Jason Bunyan (Rider Replacement)

Glasgow 41: Joe Screen 15, Travis McGowan 12, Nick Morris 6, John Branney 4+1, Josh Grajczonek 3, Jamie Courtney 1, Lee Dicken 0