FIM World Individual Speedway
Championship
aso n Cru mp is t he new Wo rl d
Champ ion in waitin g after his fifth
rostrum finish of the season in Saturda y's Polish Gra nd Prix at Bydgoszcz. Local lege nd Tomasz Gollob
cele brate d an emotional GP victory
In front of his cou ntrymen on the night,
but C r ump 's secon d place , ahead o f
Tony Rickardsso n - his only rem aining
challenger - has left the Aussie ace I 7
po ints clear at the head of the field with
o nly one roun d to race.
On ly Crum p's impro bable ea rly exit in
the final GP in Norway on Octob e r 2
would leave t he way open fo r
Rickardsson to steal the crown, and only
the n if the Swede won at Hamar.
" I was under a good deal of pressure,
and my focus was not to concede any
points ," said Crump, who needs to re ach
the
semi-finals in
No rway to be
absolutely certain of landing his first
Wo rld title. 'I\fte r Greg [Hancock] went
out, I knew that it was between me and
Tony. I was happ ier with my first start
before the final was re run, but in the end
I just couldn't keep up with Tomasz."
Norway 's Viking Ship Stadium does
not hold happy memories for Crump, as
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