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but holding off Polish Grand Prix winner Tomasz Gollob. "1 feel fairly pleased that I have improved on my Polish Grand Prix result, but I still have a lot of work to do:' Hancock said. "1 want it to be my tum next...and I'm going to keep working to try and make it happen for me." Then came Hamill's moment of glory - the A Final. Rickardsson, who was undefeated in . his five qualifying rides, chose the inside gate. In the early stages it was obvious that the inside was more favorable; the shorter run to the first turn made life a lot easier for the riders in gate one, and it appeared to still have plenty of drive left. Predictably, Nielsen went for gate two, but Hamill gambled and went for the outside gate, leaving Loram to start in gate three. "When it came to choosing the gate· positions, I thought it was best to leave Hans and Tony worrying about each other:' Hamill said. "50 I just got on with it from the outside." A gamble it may have been, but it was. a well-worked gamble which paid off superbly on the start. As both Nielsen and Rickardsson battled against each other on the tight inside line, Loram missed the start, and Hamill found some dirt on the outside. "When I hit the dirt I could see that there was a chance of diving past both . of them (Nielsen and Rickardsson) because Mark had missed the gate:' Hamill said. "When it happened, I" told myself to ride the bike until the wheels come off!" The sight of Hamill roaring past the two favorites down the back straight was simply brilliant, but that was not the end of the matter. Rickardsson did enough to halt Nielsen, but the reigning World Champion was trying to catch HaITlill. Rickardsson tried everything possible to do so, but Harnill rode a perfect race and no one was going to pass him once he was out in front. He crossed the line to gain 20 Grand Prix points, giving him a total of 24 and moving him to eighth in the current series standings. Rickardsson finished ahead of Nielsen, who now maintains a twO-point edge over the reigning champ in the overall series, leading the standings with 35 points. "1 want to dedicate this win to my family and my race team because they have always been behind me:' Hamill said. "1 hope that they are as pleased as me with this victory." 0 WIener NeustlIdt Speedway WIener Neust8dt, Austrill Results: June 17, 1995 (Round 2 of 6) QUALIFYING HEATS OIA POINTS, 1. Tony RicI:ardsson (S) 15 points; 2. Hans N;eIsen (OK) 14; 3. Billy Hamill (USA) 10; 4. (TIE) Mark Loram (GB)/Henka Gustaisson (S)/Marvyn Cox (GB) 9; 7. Greg Hancock (USA) 7; 8. {TIE) Tomasz Gollob (P)/Chris Louis (GB)/Andy Smith (GB)/Craig Boyce (AUS) 6; 12. [rIE) Sam Ermolenko (USA)/Gary Havelock (GB)/Franz Leitner (AS) 5; IS. Jan Staechman (DK)/Mikael KaTlsson (S) 4. . GRAND PRJl( HEATS D FINAL: 1. Gary Havelock; 2. Franz Leitner; 3. Jan Staedun.an; 4. Mikael Karlsson. C FINAL: 1. Sam Ermolenko; 2. Chris Louis; 3. Andy Smith; 4. Craig Boyce. 8 FINAl.: 1. Henka Custafsson.;: 2. Marvyn Cox; 3. Greg Hancock; 4. Tomasz GoUob. A RNAL: 1. Billy Hamill; 2. Tony Rickardsson; 3. Hans Nielsen; 4. Ma.rk Loram. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP INDIVIDUAL SPEIDWAY SERIES poINTS STANDINGS (After 2 of 6 rounds): 1. Hans Nielsen (OK) 35; 2. Tony Rickardsson (S) 33; 3. (TIE) Tomasz GoUob (P) 32/1 win/Mark Loram (GB) 32; 5. (TlE) Chris Louis (GB)/Henka Gustarsson 27; 7. Sam Ermolenko (USA) 25; 8. Billy HamiU (USA) 24/1; 9. (TIE) Marvyn Cox (GBl/Greg Hancodc (USA) Z2; 11. Gary Havelock (GB) 20; 12. Craig Boyce (AUS) 19; 13. Andy Smith (GB) 15; 14. Jan Staechman (OK) 11; 15. Darius Sledz (P) 10; 16. (TIE) Franz Leitner (AS)/Mikael KaTlsson (S) 6; 17. Peter Karlsson (S) 1. Upcoming Rounds: .Round 3 - Abensberg, Germany, July B Round 4· Unkopink, Sweden, August 12 ~ !IOSII HIstOry Contlnues_ A aean SWeepl1hree National aass Wins In three Weeks Mid-Ohio Road America Loudon, NH Int'l 1st SUperbike 1st 750 Supersport 181 600 Supersport Miguel DuHamel 1st SUperbike Fred Merkel 1st 750 Supersporl Fred Merkel 181 600 Supersport 181 750 Supersport 1SI 600 Supersport Fred Merkel Miguel DuHamel Miguel DuHamel 1st SUperbike Miguel DuHamel Fred Mensa, Thomas Stevens, Donald Jacks. Miguel DuHamel and Mike Hale Trust The Power of YoshImura.- SO.can You; ~ !IOSIIIMU8A YOSHIMURA R&D or AMERICA 4555 carter Court, Chino, CA 91710 Miguel DuHamel Miguel DuHamel AMA SUperTeams 8erIes New Hampshire Int'l Speedway, Loudon. NH 1st Cycle Motion Racing (Suz) 2nd Ebsco Media Suzuki (Soz) For lnfonnallon call (909) 627-9249 (909) 628-4722 FAX (909) 591-2198 31