NEIL Middleditch revealed his relief that Pirates duo Chris Holder and Maciej Janowski had emerged unscathed from the Warsaw Grand Prix and insisted: Someone must be held to account.

The opening round of the 2015 world championship was dogged by problems with the track and Holder was among those to hit the deck after seeming to hit a rut.

Troy Batchelor twice appeared to suffer the same fate and there were repeated problems with the starting tapes which troubled Janowski amongst others.

Poole team manager Middleditch was pleased to see Holder and Janowski avoid injury, particularly as the latter had been carrying a knee problem sustained at Coventry eight days previously.

Middleditch told the Daily Echo: "Magic was going in nursing an injury and on those sort of tracks you can catch your foot in a hole or come off like Chris did - anything can happen.

"I'm very pleased they got through it from a Poole point of view.

"Rider safety is paramount but someone is to blame for this - it can't go unpunished. Something has to be done to ensure this never happens again.

"You are always concerned for your riders' welfare but the whole thing is they have been using temporary tracks for long enough to know what material to use and the timescale they need to get a track down.

"It reminded me of the early days of the Cardiff Grand Prix when there were some nasty ruts in that track. Thankfully, nobody was injured on Saturday, which was the one saving grace.

"I don't know who to point the finger at and I don't know who's to blame but someone should have looked at the track and said it wasn't right and done something about it."

In the aftermath of the abandoned event, the Polish Motor Union (PZM) issued a statement which revealed it was considering legal action against Speedway Grand Prix rights holder BSI Speedway and Speed Sport, which had been responsible for track preparation.

The PZM also apologised to those that attended the event and to speedway fans in Poland.

Middleditch added: "I watched it down my local pub where I'm always singing the praises of the sport and for that to happen was an absolute embarrassment.

"A couple of apologies should be made to the speedway world in general and there needs to be an inquiry, for sure."

Janowski totalled just three points on his full-time GP bow while Holder failed to score from his three rides in the Polish capital.

The next round of the series is due to be held in Tampere, Finland on Saturday, May 16 on another temporary track.