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POLISH GRAND PRIX
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The top 3 coming into this round all produced solid performances to mean no movement in the rostrum places with RAY FRANCE (KING'S LYNN LIGHTNING) being crowned as a deserving World
Champion following 8 rounds. PETR MARKO (BOTTESFORD BULLETS) and FILLIPPE CHONG (NECRONS) join him on the final rostrum after both being
in the battle for the title all season and there can be no doubt the best 3 riders over the series received their just rewards this year.
Marko went into the Grand Final in this round knowing he needed a point for 2nd overall and did it in some style by winning to take the round.
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ERLING TROELSEN (LANARKSHIRE LIONS) top scored in this round but couldn't quite do enough to steal a place in the top 8 overall and he will now face the GP Challenge to ensure he
returns to the series next season. An engine failure for Troelsen in heat 11 almost certainly cost him a top 8 spot but the spot above
him did go to LOUIS JOOSSENS (RICHMOND CHEETAHS) who missed an earlier round through injury so you could argue justice was done over the whole series. Other riders to join Joossens and the top 3 in automatically qualifying for next season were JACK HAGEN (STOCKHOLM SCORPIONS), RHODRI SZCZYGIEL
(CANVEY ISLAND CASTAWAYS), RAFAL ARANOWSKI (READING REBELS) and JACEK KLECHA (unattached). The achievement from PL rider Szczygiel has
been particularly impressive as he started the series as a reserve and didn't ride in the first round but took advantage of being called on to cover an injury in Denmark to keep his
place as a wild card throughout and reach the Grand Finals on his way to joint 4th overall!
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For everyone else it's the dreaded trip to the GP Challenge, always a tough meeting with only the top 5 finishers absolutely guaranteed a place back in the GP series next season.
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1. Petr Marko................ 2 2
0 2 3 2 3 14
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2. Erling Troelsen........... 3 3
R 3 3 3 2 17
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3. Ray France................ 1 3
2 2 3 2 1 14
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4. Rhodri Szczygiel.......... 1 3
3 3 1 3 0 14
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5. Arne Karlsen.............. 2 2
2 3 2 1 - 12
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6. Jack Hagen................ 3 2
3 1 1 1 - 11
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7. Fillippe Chong............ 2 3
3 2 2 0 - 12
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8. Enzo Innacone............. 0 1
3 3 3 0 - 10
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9. Steen Eriksen............. 3 1
1 1 1 - - 7
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10. Leon Jeppesen............. 2 0
2 2 0 - - 6
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11. Eddie Mendoza............. 3 1
1 0 0 - - 5
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12. Louis Joossens............ 1 2
1 0 1 - - 5
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13. Rafal Aranowski........... 0 1
2 1 0 - - 4
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14. Boguslaw Kryznowek........ 1 0
0 1 2 - - 4
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15. Jakub Baran............... 0 0
0 F 2 - - 2
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16. Jacek Klecha.............. 0 0
1 0 0 - - 1
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17. Jerzy Wieczorek........... Did not ride
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18. Teodor Patocka............ Did not ride
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No. Results
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1: Erling Troelsen, Fillippe Chong, Ray France, Enzo Innacone
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2: Jack Hagen, Leon Jeppesen, Louis Joossens, Jakub Baran
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3: Eddie Mendoza, Petr Marko, Rhodri Szczygiel, Rafal Aranowski
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4: Steen Eriksen, Arne Karlsen, Boguslaw Kryznowek, Jacek Klecha
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5: Fillippe Chong, Arne Karlsen, Rafal Aranowski, Jakub Baran
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6: Ray France, Petr Marko, Steen Eriksen, Leon Jeppesen
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7: Erling Troelsen, Louis Joossens, Eddie Mendoza, Jacek Klecha
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8: Rhodri Szczygiel, Jack Hagen, Enzo Innacone, Boguslaw Kryznowek
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9: Fillippe Chong, Leon Jeppesen, Eddie Mendoza, Boguslaw Kryznowek
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10: Rhodri Szczygiel, Ray France, Jacek Klecha, Jakub Baran
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11: Jack Hagen, Rafal Aranowski, Steen Eriksen, Erling Troelsen (R)
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12: Enzo Innacone, Arne Karlsen, Louis Joossens, Petr Marko
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13: Rhodri Szczygiel, Fillippe Chong, Steen Eriksen, Louis Joossens
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14: Arne Karlsen, Ray France, Jack Hagen, Eddie Mendoza
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15: Erling Troelsen, Petr Marko, Boguslaw Kryznowek, Jakub Baran (F)
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16: Enzo Innacone, Leon Jeppesen, Rafal Aranowski, Jacek Klecha
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17: Petr Marko, Fillippe Chong, Jack Hagen, Jacek Klecha
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18: Ray France, Boguslaw Kryznowek, Louis Joossens, Rafal Aranowski
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19: Erling Troelsen, Arne Karlsen, Rhodri Szczygiel, Leon Jeppesen
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20: Enzo Innacone, Jakub Baran, Steen Eriksen, Eddie Mendoza
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SEMI FINAL 1: Erling Troelsen, Ray France, Jack Hagen, Enzo Innacone
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SEMI FINAL 2: Rhodri Szczygiel, Petr Marko, Arne Karlsen, Fillippe Chong
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GRAND FINAL: Petr Marko, Erling Troelsen, Ray France, Rhodri Szczygiel
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