IT was a hugely profitable weekend for Lakeside Hammers as they secured back-to-back wins over Leicester including a thrilling away win.

Having won 66-26 on Friday night, Lakeside edged to a dramatic 46-44 away win just 24 hours after their crushing victory when the sides met at the Arena-Essex Raceway.

The Purfleet outfit led for the majority of the second meeting but were pegged back as the home side struck back to back 5-1s in heats eight and nine.

They entered the final race level - but guest Craig Cook roared to victory while skipper Andreas Jonsson blasted into third place to ensure they snatched victory.

It was a gutsy performance from the high-flying Hammers - and promoter Jon Cook was full of praise for the character shown by his side.

"The meeting was on a knife-edge throughout, so we were delighted to get over the line and get the win in the last race,” said Cook.

"Craig Cook was an absolutely superb guest for us, and with AJ he did the business in the last race which was superb.

"We weren't at our best, we perhaps had a win that was too easy last night, and we made hard work of it.

Cook top-scored for the visitors with 11+1, whilst Grand Prix star Jonsson also notched paid double figures.

Richard Lawson bagged an important nine points in the No.3 spot as Lakeside won the battle of the heat-leaders.

Leicester skipper Nicolai Klindt struck a stunning, seven-ride paid maximum at reserve for the hosts, but the Hammers ran just six last places with a strong all-around team display.

The previous day, the Vortex Hammers provided all 15 race winners and ran just two last places with a dominant display to maintain their perfect home record.

Andreas Jonsson, Richard Lawson and Lewis Kerr all struck faultless paid maximums while Eddie Kennett and Lewis Bridger also bagged double figures with impressive performances.