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tions. "There was some hard tacing, but you have to accept that in a World Final. You have to ride 25percent harder than you would do normally. Perhaps our machines did LOuch, but it was accidental and I did not do anything wrong. I'm sorry Tommy had to take it that way but if 1 had been disqualified I would not have been pleased." Neither Knudsen nor Gundersen was prepared LO congratulate Nielsen on his su cess, but ielsen, twice runner-up to Gundersen, did not allow the onrroversies to pail his champagne celebration. The second heat, in which he wa drawn against Gundersen and Ermolenko, was expected to be the race which would decide the destination of the title and the three riders were shoulder to houlder as they charged inLO the first bend but it was Gunder en on the utside who emerged in front on the back straight and though ielsen and' Ermolenko chased hard they could not catch him. It seemed nothi ng couid sLOp Gundersen aft r that, but his chances of holdingon to his title disappeared in his next rce when he burnt out his clutch and was left at the stan by the England trio of Neil Evius, Kelvin Tatum. and Chris Monon. By the time Gundersen had picked up peed it was too late. He gave chase but did not have the power LO get through and tailed off last. He won hi third ra e but had more rna hine problems in his next heat when he was shut inLO third pot, and when he tailed off behind the field in his final race he pulled out, a sadly disappointed and discon olate figure. ielsen did not allow his first race defeat to upset him. Encouraged by Jan Pedersen (111 finished second to Njelsen. Here he's racing with Chris Morton (161 and Jimmy Nilsen (11 I. Gundersen's failure he went on LO chalk up four wins in a row LO take the title with 14 points. Apart from the Knudsen incident his only threat came from Jan Pedersen who rides with Gundersen in the British League for Cradley Heath. Like Niel en he had dropped only one point when they lined up together for the last heat but 'ielsen made his beSt start of the meeting, shooting away from the tapes and leaving Pedersen behind. He gave chase but could not catch the flying Nielsen and had to be content with the runner-up spot. Third place on the presentation rostrum was occupied by England' Tatum. • Results To Hans Nielsen (14); 2. Jan Pedersen (13); 3. Kelvin la'tum (12); 4. Jimmv Nilsen IT 1); 5. Tommy Knudsen (10); 6. Viktor Kuznetsoy (10); 7. Sam Ermolenko 19}; 8. Chris Morton (8); 9. Neil Evitts (8): , O. Erik Gundersen (7); 11. Rvszard Oolomlsiewicl 161: , 2. Marvyn Cox (3): , 3. Karl Maier (3): '4. Antonin Kasper (21: 15. Armando Castagna (2); 16. Mitch Shirrs (1). Petr Vandirek (1).