STOKE Easy Rider Potters went down to a 60-31 defeat against the Edinburgh Monarchs in the Premier League at Armadale last night.

 The Potters were trailing 10-2 after just two heats as Stoke got off to the worst possible start against last seasons league champions, before the Potters struck back with a 4-2 heat advantage from skipper Lee Complin and Klaus Jakobsen over home skipper Matthew Wethers.

 The Monarchs then struck back with two 4-2 heat wins and a maximum 5-1 heat advantage in the next three races to build up a 25-11 lead after six races.

 Easy Rider Potters team boss John Woolridge introduced Lee Complin as a tactical
ride in heat seven and Complin was leading when disaster struck as he suffered an
engine failure allowing Michal Rajkowski to take victory from Klaus Jakobsen with Aaron Summers third for a Edinburgh 4-2.

The Monarchs piled on the pressure with a 4-2 and 5-1 in the next two heats to extend
their lead to twenty one points with the score 41-19 after ten races. 

Jason Bunyan took the Potters second tactical ride and finished in third place behind second placed Rajkowski while Tom P Madsen took the race victory for a Potters 5-2 heat advantage.

 Edinburgh were not finished though as they completed a comfortable victory over the Potters as they finished with two maximum heat wins and a 4-2 in the final race to take a 60-31 victory.

Edinburgh 60: Michal Rajkowski 14+1, Ryan Fisher 13+3, William Lawson 12, Matthew Wethers 11+1, Byron Bekker 6+1, Aaron Summers 4, Kevin Wolbert (Rider Replacement)

 Stoke 31: Lee Complin 6+1, Klaus Jakobsen 6, Jesper Kristiansen 6, Tom P Madsen 5+1, Jason Bunyan 4, Craig Branney 3, Robert Ksiezak 1