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putting a lock on the title by eliminating
his two nearest rivals - but then, dramat ically Crump went wide at the end
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of lap three. and Hancock accepted the
gift to put Crump out of the final.The
second se mi was another Rickardsson
demonstration. but the action was over
second place, which saw Jonsson again
make it past the challenge of Nicki
Pedersen to complete a Swedish one two over the World Champion and
namesake Bjarne Pedersen.
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Jonsson, however. drew gate three in
the final , with Rickardsson landing the
favored gate one . For once, the mighty
Swede made a poor start, and Hancock
and Jonsson battled up the back straight.
only for Rickardsson to pull off a highclass move on the third and fourth bends
and shoot through into the lead.
That appeared to upset Jonsson, who
made a mistake and dropped behind
Andersen, and in his efforts to repass the
Dane o n the last bend, the Swede
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became the
night's only faller.
Rickardsson completed a perfect night of
five wins on the bounce , with Hancoc k
settling for second spot and Andersen
following up his ScandinavianGP triumph
with his second consec utive podium finish, in third spot.
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KRSKO STADIUM
KRSKO, SLOVINIA
RESULTS: SEmMlER
4, 2004
(ROUND
7)
SEMI I: I. Hans Andersen; 2. Greg Hancock; 3. Jason
Crump ( I 3); ~ . l.e;gh Ada"" ( I I).
SEMI 2: I. Tony Rickardsson; 2. Andreas Jonsson : 3.
Nkld Pedersen (1 3 );~ . Bjame Pedersen ( I I).
FIN"""' I. Tony Rkbnkson (25); 2. Hancock (20); 3.
Han. Andenen ( I B); ~. And_ Jonsson ( 16).
FIM WORLD INDIVIDUAL SPEEDWAYCHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS (Aft er 7 of 9 rounds):
I. Jason Crump (127 ); 2. lOny Rkkanl.son (1 12); 3. G, og
Hancock ( I I I); ~ . Leigh Adam. (102 ); 5. Nkid Pedenen
(8'1); 6. Andreas Jonsson (76); 7. (TIE) Toman GoIlob
(70)/8jame Pedersen (70 ); 9. Hans _
(66); 10. Lee
Rkhanlson (6'1); II. Ja<>oIaw Hampel (6 1); 12. Ryan
Soll_ (5 1); 13. Seen Nkhol~ (~9); I~. Piotr P>-otaciewkZ
(4 1); 15. Mikael Max (37); 16. Rome Holta (ll); 17. Mati<
Lor.m (32); lB. (TIE) eo BmeI (30)lJesp,,, Jensen (30); 20 .
Lukas Doymi (2 1).
UPCOMING ROUNDS:
Round B. Bydgoszcz, Poland, September 19
Round 9 . Hornor, Norway, October 3
