SWINDON Robins reserve Stefan Nielsen admits that he is finally finding his feet at the Abbey Stadium after a slow start.

On Monday, the 21-year-old recorded two heat wins in a meeting for the first time since joining in the close season from Belle Vue Aces.

Nielsen set the ball rolling in heat five as his lead home Josh Grajczonek to land Swindon’s first maximum of the afternoon before claiming another win in heat 12 as he kept the impressive Brady Kurtz behind him to record seven points from his four rides.

The young Brit admits that slow starts have plagued his early career but is hoping to build on his best result of the season against Poole Pirates this evening.

“It was obviously a disappointing result and we walked away with nothing,” he said after the two-point defeat to Poole on Monday.

“If we had got two more points and they had lost two then we would have got three league points, so that shows how small the margin was.

“I really liked the track and I think I rode it better than I have done previously.

“It was a good meeting for myself but it was just a shame that we couldn’t finish it off with a win.

“I had a slow start and I didn’t click last year at the start of the season; it just seems to be one of my bugs that I need to get out of my system.

“It is something I need to work hard on and hopefully, with a few more years’ experience, I can figure it out so I don’t have a slow start every year.

“Things are picking up now and I feel like I am riding really well, and I just need to keep it up and keep scoring points and hopefully the rest of the team will keep doing their bit.”

Swindon travel to Wimborne Road looking to avenge Monday’s narrow defeat against the reigning champions.

The Robins have come a long way since suffering a heavy defeat on the opening day of the season, with Swindon sitting four points clear of fourth-placed Poole in the Elite League table.

Nielsen believes he has seen enough from the team to believe that they can record a win, despite Swindon's issues with the Pirates' track.

“We have to move on now and focus on the next one and if we can go down to Poole and give them a good run for their money, then hopefully we can get something out of it,” he added.

“I did watch on TV the other day when Belle Vue beat them at their place, so it is definitely there for the taking.

“It is tough if you have to sit around and wait for a week but we get to face Poole straight away.

“I have ridden around Poole a few times now and have always thought that it was bumpy but now they seem to think it is even bumpier.

"I don’t want to worry about it too much and I just need to turn up and ride my bike and hopefully get a lot of points.

“We have just got to go there with a positive attitude and really go for it.”