FIM SPEEDWAY GRAND PRIX 2012
Lendava is situated in a particularly charming area of Slovenia, with its hills liberally littered with the vines that produce the grapes for some of the country’s best-known white wines.
And it was all so quiet and peaceful, so different from the hustle and bustle that we have become accustomed to.
Speedway Star’s GORZOW
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Speedway Star’s Philip Rising continues his update on the Grand Prix trail as the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix Series visited, Gorican in Croatia for round 7 of this year’s SGP Series
No sooner had we got back to our hotel than it was time to go to the track. By now the temperature had climbed to 33c (92f) and we were roasting.
The numerous refreshments outlets around the stadium were doing a fantastic trade and all the various water dispensers in the pits required regular re-filling.
But no matter how hot we all felt it must have been nothing compared to those ‘soldiers’ dressed in traditional uniforms of a bygone era including heavy boots, long black overcoats and hats.
The meeting itself probably drew mixed
reviews. It wasn’t the best and it wasn’t the worst and the track crew, under the direction of GB Race Director Tony Olsson, managed to keep the surface moist despite the blazing sun. Nicki Pedersen had the look of a winner
throughout, especially with championship leader Hancock a little off par, Crump injured and Chris Holder suffering a heavy fall in his fourth ride. Most of the riders were facing journeys in
excess of 1,000 kms back to Poland for Sunday league matches and the vans were already departing less than an hour after the GP’s conclusion.
Nicki Pedersen leads Greg Hancock in Gorican
Tomasz Gollob in pursuit of Chris Holder
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