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ride but we bounced back well, we worked with the conditions the best we could and it was working fine. When I got to the semifinal, it felt like the track was changing, and I didn't go as good as I did in the race before against Billy, Tomasz and Leigh. "That was a hell of a race - it was pure adrenaline, everyone was riding hard and chasing one line. The way the track was riding, guys who were chasing one line were stuck there and guys that were behind them were diving for another line, and where you gained somewhere, you lost somewhere else. I was capitalizing on when somebody would screw up, then I would screw up, but I kept getting a good run up the inside there and the other guys were getting divebombed. "It's amazing how cutthroat it is when you're desperate for positions," Hancock continued. "I just kept making good corners, getting good cutbacks, and every time I went by them, I kept thinking, 'Wow, I've done it again.' I rode with my heart there and tried to keep a cool mind. My engines are going great, we've got a great setup. I'm going to stop talking about luck because it's not all luck, it's what happens around us. Everybody's working hard, and when we don't get the result, it's pretty disappointing. Finally, we're getting the results. Maybe I'm a little more relaxed in myself. I've got a good idea of what I want. I'm climbing the ladder. There's still Stockholm to come, so we'll keep the focus." The hyped-up Crump's victory in the final temporarily delayed Rickardsson's bid for his fourth World title. The Aussie ace, who always looked head and shoulders above the rest of the field, bravely swept around the Swede against the fence on lap two to secure his second win of the meeting over the Grand Prix leader. Karlsson, in his first-ever appearance in a main final, got third, ahead of Hamill. However, Rickardsson, who would have lifted the crown had he beaten Crump in the final, leads the Aussie his only challenger - by 18 points, and only requires eight in the last Grand Prix is his native country in a fortnight's time. That now looks like a fu=al~. ~ Polani. Stadium .ydgllSZl:Z, Poland Results: September 8, 2001 BYDGOSZCZ HEAT DETAILS SEMI 1 (Top 2 advance to Main F"'anaJ): 1. Jason Crump; 2. Mikael Karlsson; 3. Mark Loram; 4. Greg Hancock. SEM.I 2 (Top 2 advance to M.ain Fmal): 1. Tony Rickardsson; 2. Billy Hamill; 3. Rune Hotta; 4. RyllO Sullivan. CONSOLATION FINAL: 1. Rune Halta; 2. Ryan Sullivan; 3. Mark Loram; 4. Greg Hancock. MAIN FINAL: 1. Jason Crump; 2. Tony Rickerdsson; 3. Mikael KlIrlsson; 4. Billy Hamill. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SPEEDWAY GRAND PRIX SERIES POINTS STANDINGS (After 5 of 6 rounds): 1. Tony Rlckardsson (106); 2. Jason Crump (88); 3. Tomo.. Gollob (83); 4. Ryan Sullivan (62); 5. Leigh Adam, (55); 6. Billy Hamill (53); 7. Todd Wiltshire (51); 8. 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