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This could be a Grand Prix final.’ “I just made a good start and
rode the line I wanted to ride. I kind of forgot who was in it with me. Off I went and it was a good race. “Thinking about it, I wish I had done a few things differently. I would have liked to get out to the dirt. I kept getting trapped on the inside. But that’s all part of learning and that’s why I’m here. That’s why I’m doing it.” Worrall admits coming into the Final with no expectation him helped him pick up points. He said: “It was tough. The level of opposition was high and the standard was high. But maybe it helped me, coming in with no pressure on my shoulders. I wasn’t there to prove anything to anyone. I just came in, did my thing and luckily I was successful.” The St Helens-born man showed huge composure to bounce back from breaking the tapes in his opening ride. He admits it may have proved a blessing in disguise as the meeting progressed. He said: “Gating is one of my
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strong points. From the practice, I was a bit worried about my gates. In Poland, it’s a bit different to Britain. The material and the ruts are completely different – it’s a
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different style. Once I got to the meeting, I just did my thing and it worked out well.
“I had one hiccup at the start when I hit the tapes, but other than that it was all right. Maybe I needed that to settle me down.
“I feel like inside my body I have a little timer. I’m so used to letting the clutch out when it’s meant to be let out in Britain. But I watched the Race-Off and the referee seemed to be holding the starts for longer. It just caught me out because the little man inside said ‘it’s time to go’, and obviously it wasn’t. “That calmed my nerves and made me aware that I had to sit still, relax and I know my reaction times are fast enough to get me there, without me having to anticipate it.”
SWEDISH star Linus Sundstrom returns to the FIM Speedway Grand Prix stage as wild card for the Teng Tools Swedish SGP in Malilla on August 12. The 2015 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup winner, who claimed silver with his country at this year’s Final in Leszno on July 8, dons the No.16 race-jacket for what will be his fifth SGP appearance. An unused track reserve in last
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