VOL. 50 ISSUE 38 SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
miss the rest of the season.
The World Championship race
may not have been settled in Stockholm, but Iversen made a sensational surge into the bronze medal
position with an awesome 18-point
haul. He moved to 119 points, while
Nicki Pedersen is six points behind
on 113 ahead of the season-closing
Torun Speedway Grand Prix of Poland on October 5.
Iversen has established himself as one of the most consistent
riders in world speedway over
the past two seasons. After adding his Stockholm success to his
Italian GP win, Puk would love to
crown a fine season with a topthree finish in the championship.
"If I could pick up a medal, it
would be a dream come true,"
he said. "It's something I have always dreamed about. To do that
would just be amazing. I maxed
out tonight after my first heat
World Championship
leader Tai Woffinden
crashed out of
the event and
reinjured his broken
collarbone. The Brit
is six points short
of winning the title
and he hopes to be
fit enough to do so
at the next round in
Poland on October 5.
P67
when I hit the tapes and to do
that at this level is just insane. I
can't really describe it. I almost
don't know what to say really. I
can't believe it went that well. I
didn't make the best of starts at
the beginning and had to make a
few passes. It just went better as
the night went on. My starts were
better, my speed was better – it
was perfect.
"There is still a lot of work to
get that medal and there are
some guys who want to do it as
much as I do. I've got to stay
focused. I'm not looking at it as
needing to defend something in
Torun – I need to attack it. I need
to score all the points I can."
Iversen has never finished
above the 12th place he achieved
in the 2008 World Championship,
but has transformed himself from
a solid international racer into one
of the sport's big-hitters over the