VOL. 50 ISSUE 20 MAY 21, 2013
Woffinden
was the first
Brit to win a
World Speedway round
in nearly six
years.
"I'm one point off the top – who would have
thought that at the start of the year? But my goal
is still the top eight and I'm comfortably in the top
eight now. I'm not going to try and run before I can
walk. It's my first Grand Prix win, but the GPs are
tough. It's a long season. I'll keep my feet firmly
on the ground and always go out and do my best."
After training furiously throughout the winter and
adopting a strict diet, Woffinden has never been
better prepared for success.
"Fit in body, fit in mind," he said. "It's an amazing feeling to get my first Grand Prix win. My hard
work is paying off and I'll be working twice as hard
next year."
Polish international Krzysztof Kasprzak picked
up the silver medal in Prague to end a nightmare
start to 2013, which saw him fail to reach a single
semi-final in the opening three SGP rounds.
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"I've felt better in the last two
weeks in Poland with Gorzow and
at Coventry in Britain," the Pole
said. "I'm very happy. I made some
mistakes, but I'm happy to get to the final. I worked
hard in the winter, but over the last week I've been
working double hard. I want to say thank you to
Johnsy [tuner Peter Johns] for doing a very good
job with my engine. I bought a new engine from
him. This engine is very powerful and that's why I
was in the final."
Third-placed Pedersen wasn't even sure he
would be able to race in Prague after breaking his
arm in the Fogo Swedish GP in Gothenburg on
May 4. But after getting a special silicon brace fitted and undergoing extensive physiotherapy over
the past two weeks, the three-time World Champion was over the moon with 11 precious points.
"I don't think I could have asked for any more,"
he said. "I didn't think I would be here 13 days
ago. I knew my physio Lisa would do something
to help and I wanted to be back, no matter what
the arm was like. It's so important to score points
when everyone in the top five is so close. I had an
aim of six points and I nearly doubled that. I can't
ask for any more. I was even gating with a broken
arm. It's amazing what you can do when the adrenaline is pumping, but I was in a lot of pain." CN
Czech Republic Grand Prix
1. Tai Woffinden
2. Krzysztof Kasprzak
3. Nicki Pedersen
4. Emil Sayfutdinov
5. Fredrik Lindgren
6. Matej Zagar
7. Andreas Jonsson
8. Jaroslaw Hampel
9. Chris Holder
10.Niels-Kristian Iversen
