SPEEDWAY
W R DTEAM CUP FINAL
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By John Hipkiss
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VOjENS, DENMARK, SEPT. II
he memory of the dea r, departed John Scott wa s uppermost in
th e thou ghts of the victor iou s
American camp in Vojens. The United
States' first World Team Cup win since .
1993 wa s ded icated to Scott, the quintesse n tia l Englishman who w as th e U.S.
team boss for 18 years before his death
last su mmer. Scott, fond ly known as the
"Squire, " wou ld ha ve been proud to
have witnessed a polished performance
that further enha nced the aw esom e reputati on for tal ent of Billy Hamill and
Greg Hancock, and won the Americans
their fourth World Team Cup trophy of
the 1990s.
The pair was back in the event after a
se lf-im p ose d two- y ea r a bse nce, a n d
Hamill and Han cock, delayed en rou te
by 9 ight problem s, we re never serious ly
cha lle nged on an other so gg y Danish
n ight. Maj or meet in gs at Ole Ol sen 's
purpose-built ve nue are so often a ma gnet for rain, and this was no different. It
was di fficul t to see ho w the track could
cope with an other dow np our jus t after 7
p.m., coming on top of copious amounts
of wet s tu ff in the. previous 24 hours.
But cope it did , and Ols en deserves the
richest praise for succes sfu lly running a
high-profile mee ting in such inclem ent
(Above) Billy
Ham ill (outside)
and Greg
Hancock flank
Danish
teamster Brian
Karger . The
American duo
topped the field
- in dominant
style - at Vojens
Speedway
Center for the
World Team
Cup Final.
(Right) Greg
Hancock,
James Easter ,
Sam Ermolenko
and Billy Hamill
celebrate team
USA's victory
in the World
Team Cup
Speedway
championship.
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