LAKESIDE said farewell to the Arena-Essex Raceway with a 50-40 win over Glasgow to remain on course for the play-offs.
The Hammers overcame the mid-meeting loss of reserve Zach Wajtknecht to overcome the Tigers, who missed out on the chance to finish top of the table.
Adam Ellis picked up 12 points for the home side with Nick Morris adding 11, whilst Craig Cook notched 13 for the visitors.
Lakeside team boss Will Pottinger said: “It was a big night for the club, very emotional as you would expect. But I was proud of the way the boys handled it.
“It was a difficult night in the end. We lost Zach Wajtknecht in Heat 7 with a back injury after a bad crash.
“There was a big delay but the team kept their focus and always kept Glasgow at a safe distance with a decent lead.
“Nick Morris also had a big crash in Heat 15 but thankfully he walked away. We obviously hope Zach is OK but we’ll have to see how he is after a check at the hospital.
“It’s a very important home win and now we have to finish the job of making the Play-Offs at our new home of Rye House on Saturday night.
“It was a great farewell to 34 years at the Raceway. So many legends of the club were present, it was great to see such a great turnout of fans and ex-stars who have proudly worn the Hammers.”
Glasgow co-chief Peter Facenna said: “We gave it a good shot tonight - and we were perhaps unlucky not to take something more from the meeting.
"But a bit of bad luck and a couple of silly mistakes meant we fell behind and couldn't claw the deficit back.
"It would have been nice to finish top but we're confident after our wins over Edinburgh and Ipswich this week and we have plenty to look forward to in the play-offs."
25/10/19 1930 Belle Vue v Leicester (NL-KOC Final.2)
27/10/19 1830 Newcastle v Redcar (C-KOC Final.2)
28/10/19 1830 Kent v Leicester (NL Grand Final.2)
28/10/19 1930 FAST Golden Hammer, Cradley
LATEST RESULTS...
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23:
GREAT BRITAIN GLOBAL CHALLENGE Great Britain 53 (Adam Ellis 10, Charles Wright 10) Denmark 37 (Rasmus Jensen 11+1)
NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP FINAL, 1st leg Leicester 45 (Joe Thompson 12+2) Belle Vue 27 (Kyle Bickley 7) Abandoned after 12 heats - Rain - RESULT STANDS
TUESDAY OCTOBER 22:
CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL, 2nd leg
Glasgow 50 – Craig Cook 14+1, Claus Vissing 14+1
Leicester 40 – Ellis Perks 11
Leicester win 91-89 on aggregate
Leicester are 2019 Championship League Champions
MONDAY OCTOBER 21:
NATIONAL LEAGUE GRAND FINAL 2nd leg
Kent v Leicester - OFF Re-staging: Monday October 28
SUNDAY OCTOBER 20:
PREMIERSHIP SUPPORTERS’ CUP Wolverhampton 7 Peterborough 5 Abandoned after Heat 2 (rain) – Result does not stand
CHAMPIONSHIP KO CUP FINAL 2nd leg
Newcastle v Redcar - OFF
Re-staging: Sunday October 27
NATIONAL LEAGUE RIDERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP, Scunthorpe 1 Anders Rowe (Kent) 9 2 Drew Kemp (Kent) 8 3 Max Clegg (Cradley) 8 Abandoned after Heat 14 (rain). Result stands with scores taken after the completion of Heat 12.
BRITISH YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP, Wolverhampton – OFF
SATURDAY OCTOBER 19:
CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL 1st leg Leicester 51 - Richard Lawson 11+1 Glasgow 39 - Rasmus Jensen 15
FRIDAY OCTOBER 18:
CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL 1st leg
Glasgow v Leicester - OFF
Re-staging: Tuesday October 22, 7.30pm
THURSDAY OCTOBER 17:
PREMIERSHIP GRAND FINAL, 2nd leg
Swindon 62 – Jason Doyle 13+2
Ipswich 27 – Jake Allen 11
Swindon win 111-68 on aggregate and are Premiership Champions
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 16:
NATIONAL LEAGUE GRAND FINAL, 1st leg Leicester 59 (Danyon Hume 16+2) Kent 31 (Dan Gilkes 7+1)
TUESDAY OCTOBER 15:
PREMIERSHIP GRAND FINAL, 1st leg
Ipswich 41 – Niels-Kristian Iversen 9+2
Swindon 49 – Tobiasz Musielak 12+1
MONDAY OCTOBER 14:
PREMIERSHIP GRAND FINAL, 1st leg Ipswich v Swindon - OFF Re-staging date: Tuesday October 15, 7.30pm
NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAY-OFF FINAL, 1st leg Kent v Leicester - OFF Re-staging date: Monday October 21 (6.30pm)
SUNDAY OCTOBER 13:
CHAMPIONSHIP KO CUP FINAL 2nd leg Newcastle v Redcar - OFF Provisional re-staging date: Sunday October 20, 6.30pm
