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SPEEDWAY W RLD INDIVIDUAL O CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Round 6: Danish G Prix rand Greg is now . I'm pleased for him and he deserves it - I ha ven't won a meeting all season, and that's no t enough to be a champion , although I have been u p there cha llenging for most of the se ries and I have to be ha ppy wit h that." Gollo b was d eli ghted to. be co nfirmed as world num ber three particularly as he finished bottom of the pile in Germany but recovered well for the next » two rounds. "I am very pleased to ha ve achieved this, and I would like to go two better next yea r an d become Worl d Champion," Goll ob sai d . "I was plea sed with the meetin g, a nd I th ink we can take encouragem en t for the futu re - I might even have finis hed second if Billy had not recovered from his bad start." All indica tions are that Hancock will be ev ery bit as go od a cha m pi on as Hamill. They a re tw o men who arc a credit to the sport, and there is no reason why they canno t go on to dominate the Grands Prix for yea rs to come. Looking ah ead to next yea r, the Team Exide boys are sure to be up there again - but (Above) Hancock dropped (3) one point to Gollo b (13) in a clos e race during heat 19 , but the World title was already clinched, as the californian finished w~h 13 points for the top seed into the A fina l. (Right) Hamill's (1) last ride as World Champion came In the B final. where he finished second to England's Chris Louis (8); Hans Niels en (3) was third. The American vows t o be back stronger than ever in 1998 as he makes a bid to regain his lost crown. th e likes of Gollob, Ande rsen a nd , of course, Niels en will be back to mount an even str ong er challenge. If that is the case, the future of Gra nd Prix racing looks healthy, with plenty of exciting action ahead over the n ext few years. f~ (Above) Hancock ce lebrates his glorious triumph with fian cee Joanne Dews . The new World Champion plans to return to America and complete his dream season by winning the U.S. National Championsh ip in California on October 4. r-, 0\ 0\ ,..... 00' ... (IJ ..0 o ~ u o 22 (Right) The final ride: Loram (7) made a spectacular charge to wi n the A fi nal and claim the Danish GP laurels. Former wo rld champion To ny Rlckardsso n (4) was second. Hancock (3) was third, and Gollob (13) was fourth. Danis h Grand Prix Vojens, Denmark Results: Septe mber 20, 1997 (Round 6 of 6) Q u.ali fylng Ht'.a t~ O /A PO INTS: 1. G reg Hanco ck (13) ; 2. To m.... r. Collob (12); 3. (TIE) Tony Rickard s.!lOn /Mar k Lora m (1 1); 5. Ha ns N id St. / Jun my Ni1scn/Bill y Hanull 'n no); 8. m E) C hris louis/ Brian Andersen (9); 10. LeIgh Adams (7); 11. Andy Smit h / Pete r Karl sson/Mikacl Karl sson (4); 14. Pio tr Protasicwicz (3); 15. Jl'5pcr B. Jensen (2); 16. Sla wom ir Drabik 0 ). Grand Pri x Finat,. D FINAL : 1. [espc r B. [ense n; 2. Piotr Pro l.lSil' wkl.; 3: Midwd K.irb!oUn; 4. Sla womir Drabik . C FIN AL: 1. u·igh Ad otclS; 2. Brian A nd l.'r~ n ; 3. . . I'eter Karl~'\On; 4. Andy Snu th B FIN AL: 1. Chri .. Lou i..; 2. Rilly Hd m ill; 3. Han.. N ichen; 4. ji mmy NilM"JI. A ANAL: I. Ma rk Loraro; To ny Rickard'''''On; Greg H.mcock; Toma sz Co llob. WOR LD INDIVIDUAL SPEEDWAY CHA.\1P ION S H IP SERIES POI NT STANDINGS (Mtt'r f) of f) round!!>): I. Cn.-g Hancock (118/2 wi ns ); 2. Billy H.lmill (10t); 3 . T O Dl,l S Z Collob (92/ 1); 4. To nv Ricka rdsson (90); 5. M.uk L...ram (81/1); 6. Brian And t!n.eR (SO /1); 7. Ha m; Nit"I">t"t1 (15 / 1); 8. Jimmv Nibt-n (7J); 9. Club Lou is (59); 10. Leig b Adam.. (42); 11. Sldwomir Drabik (Jij); 12. Peter Karl' '''''n (37); 13. Plott Pmtaowiwic7: (30 ; 14. Andy ~ mi t h (22); 15. Henka Gu~ta f!l"'(1n (20); 16. Mikacl Karlsson (14 ); 17. Simo n Wi U (13) ; 1R. [oe mE> Screen (8); 19. Jason Crump (8); 20. Robert Barth m.