FIM Speedway Grand Round 3 l Prague l Czech R


IT was third time lucky as the Grand Prix moved on to Prague’s Marketa Stadium for round three – and this time there were no complaints about the track, the starting gate or even the weather. The Czech Republic gave us an exciting GP


and Tai Woffinden stormed to his third consecutive Czech win to equal Aussie World Champion Jason Crump’s record. This was the 19th Grand Prix to be held at


the famous Marketa Stadium, the longest- running of all the GP circuits, and a track where the riders can show their skills without fear of hitting holes and soft patches at high speed. At the end of 23 fast and furious heats, Monster-sponsored Woffinden was the meat in a Red Bull sandwich, flanked on the rostrum by Poland’s Jarek Hampel and ‘Magic’ Maciej Janowski, who carry the Austrian drinks company’s red, blue and silver logos on their helmets. Tai had looked fast all weekend,


from Friday’s practice to Saturday’s meeting, and gave the many visiting British fans plenty to cheer about. Happy, confident and relaxed, the break from the pressures of riding in too many league competitions and meetings seems to be suiting the lad from Scunthorpe. After the meeting, he was quick


to praise the UK fans for their support. It was good to hear the British National Anthem being played and to see Tai singing along. The British fans present were also singing heartily, if slightly out of tune! Friday’s practice had gone well although


Tomas H. Jonasson didn’t ride as he was tr ying to give the ligaments in his injured knee some


Kelv was testing the new GTR engine, built by Swiss tuner Marcel Gerhardt, and was very pleased with the results. The former World Longtrack Champion looked so good on the track that his fellow Sky commentator Nigel Pearson was trying to persuade him to ride in Cradley’s Golden Hammer in August! The GTR bikes created a lot of interest in the


BERT HARKINS was trackside at the Marketa Stadium for Speedway Xtra


extra time to heal. But even with that extra day’s rest, the Swede had to pull out of Saturday’s Grand Prix after three rides. A tough weekend for Tomas. Friday had also thrown up another surprise...the sight of Sky TV’s Kelvin Tatum back on a bike and putting in some fast laps for the cameras.


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