F IM W orld Championshi p S p e e d w a y Gra n d P r ix
R o u n d S : V iking S h ip S tadi u m
World Ch ampio ns h ip Gr and Prix o f
2003 at Hama r in Norway , w ith Ped er sen adding his name to the c el e br at ed Dan ish d ynast y of W o rl d
Champi on s wh en he saw o ff J ason
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Pedersen and Greg Han coc k
sh a red th e h on ors in t he fin a l
Cr ump, Tony Rickardsson and Le ig h
Adams to c l ai m the shal e sport 's
gr eatest pr ize.
But Hancock - who h imself lifted
th e co veted title in 1997 - ended th e
Greg Hancock (above left) won the
battle at Viking Ship Stadium, but
Nicki Pedersen (above) won the war,
earning his first career Wortd
Speedway Championship.
Moment of truth: Jason Crump's (2) title hopes vanished when he
took do wn Rune Ho lta (center:! in th e second semi and was
excluded fro m th e ra ce. It mea nt that Crump would fini sh the
season as Wortd runner-up for th e third straight yea r.
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