Fog and mist posed a threat from the start, but visibility was sufficient for the meeting to go ahead. Conditions deteriorated, however, and by heat eight it was not possible to see the back straight from the referee's box. Perks made his decision after visiting the pits to confer with riders and officials. As the meeting had not reached heat 12, the result does not stand and there are no immediate plans to re-stage the fixture. The Rebels never recovered from a frustrating start, in which new skipper Magnus Zetterstrom suffered mechanical problems in the first race. It was a disappointing home debut for the Swedish star. He made a good gate but ground to a halt after less than half a lap, gifting a 5-1 to visitors Michael Coles and Kristian Lund. Somerset were given some hope by their new reserve pairing. Jason King provided the home side with their only race winner in heat two, beating Newport's experienced skipper Tony Atkin. Lee Smart held off Karlis Ezergalis for third place to give Somerset a 4-2 - their only heat advantage of the evening. Former Rebel Neil Collins enjoyed a successful return to the Oak Tree Arena, when he stormed to victory in heat three with Mads Korneliussen holding off Paul Fry to give the Wasps maximum points. Craig Watson clocked the fastest time of the evening with 58.93 in heat four to finish ahead of Glenn Cunningham and Jason King in the only drawn heat of the match. Fry provided one of the most exciting races in heat five, when he forced his way past Coles into second place, but was unable to overhaul Lund, who went on to complete three races unbeaten by an opponent. Generally Newport were sharper out of the starts, and Somerset were left battling for the minor placings. Watson led Zetterstrom from the gate to win heat six in a repeat time of 58.93, as Newport opened up a 10-point lead on the night. That provided Somerset team manager Mick Bell with the opportunity to nominate Cunningham for a tactical ride in heat seven. But the normally impressive home favourite had to settle for a two-point third place behind Korneliussen and Collins. By the time referee Perks called a halt, Somerset were trailing by 15 points on the night and 19 on aggregate, following their 50-46 first leg defeat at Newport. | 
