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Cycle News 1995 08 30

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totally dejected and' Knudsen still unbeaten. But things weren't going to remain as comfortable for the Dane, who failed to get on terms with the pace in heat 14, and with Rickardsson taking the honors, it looked as though the Swede would go through the card cheered on by the sunbaked Swedish crowd. But England's Chris Louis, still with an outsider's chance of causing a major shock in the series, had different ideas in heat 18 and rode a good race to collect his first win of the evening, trailed home by Hancock - still very much in contention - and Rickardsson in third. But that was (Lett) Amerlc:an Joah Larsen wu a victim of circumstances and did not compete In Sweden. (Above) Billy Hamill (18), here leading Marvyn Cox (6), Henke Gustefsaon (7) and Chrla Louis (11), won the C Rnal. louis came back and won the B final. (Below) Hans Nielsen (2) finished fourth In the A Rnal but stili leads the S«les championship cha911 by Just six pointe over Tony Rlckerdaaon, who finished second In the A Rnal. enough to ensure Rickardsson a place in the A final, where he would be joined by Hancock, Nielsen, and Knudsen, thanks to the Dane's hea t-20 victory over Karlsson. All this was happening as Larsen looked on from the pits, disenchanted, having prepared to be part of the meeting. "The FIM have been sending me papers confirming that I would be back in the top 16 once I was fit enough. I have traveled to Linkopping in the belief that I would be riding, but then was informed of their decision over (Havelock's) appeal. To be honest, I just can't believe it, but what can I do?" FIM's Gunther Sorber admitted, "It was a very difficult decision for the jury to make, but they had to act in view of the fact that Gary Havelock won his appeal. Our rules allow that, and they also say that an injured rider will be reinstated in a future round when fit to do so. It does not actually stipulate the next round. W.e feel very sorry for Josh Larsen, but we had to come up with something." In the first of four finals, Marvyn Cox strengthened his threatened position with a comfortable win over Havelock, who had not done enough to ensure that he would be part of the Vojens lineup and now drops to first reserve. It does mean, however, that he will be assured of a place in the final round in his home country at the newly developed London Stadium. The same cannot be said for his British counterpart Andy Smith, who, while avoiding the cut this time around, finds himself desperate for a solid performance in Vojens on September ninth. Hamill, who experienced the delight of winning the A final in Austria, had to settle for success in the C final this time around earning himself 11 more GP points and ruing that first-time-Qut fall that had limited his scoring potential. But he had done enough to overtake Henrik Gustafsson, who had been lying in third place overall. Gustafsson slipped to fifth place after failing to deliver his promise "we will race if the track will let us," by finishing last in the C final behind Gollob and Loram. Loram's brother-in-law Chris Louis took the honors in the B final, scormg enough GP points to move him into third place overall. His win was at the expense of Australian Craig Boyce, who had enjoyed his best meeting of the series and gained 14 va!uable points, leaving him just outside the all-impor- tant top eight placing which would give him automatic entry into next year's Grand Prix. . Boyce closed the ga p on his close friend Ermolen1

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