ROUND 7/JUNE 29, 2013
PARKEN STADIUM/COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
SPEEDWAY
P88
WORLD SPEEDWAY GRAND PRIX SERIES
(Above) Californian Greg Hancock
(leading) finished seventh in
Denmark; Chris Holder (behind) was
third.
(Left) Celebration time.
bike, which is what I didn't do at
the start of the season. It cost me
and I need to learn from that."
After realizing a boyhood
dream to become a Grand Prix
winner, Ward paid tribute to his
parents watching at home near
Brisbane for their love and support in getting him on to the
sport's biggest stage.
"It's what you always dream of
and it has been a lot of hard work
from when I was a kid. My mum
and dad put their heart and soul
into me to get me here. All the
credit to them – I love them and
I'm very thankful for what they
have given me."
Zagar was over the moon to
bounce back from being excluded in heat three by recording 13 points and claiming his
second silver medal of 2013. The
Ljubljana-born star managed just
10 points in the previous two GP
events combined and was happy
to be back on song.
"I needed the points and, in
the end, it was close to perfect,"
Zagar said. "Congratulations to
Darcy, he was faster in the final.
I'm pretty pleased after a disas-
trous start. It was a very good
result for me. It could have been
even better, but after the last few
GPs, it was a much better performance from me. I was struggling
a little bit with the engines. These
problems are hopefully gone now
and I'm looking forward."
Holder, who is third in the World
Championship on 82 points, admits he felt short of speed. But he
was pleased to move a point closer to Emil Sayfutdinov, who still
leads the table on 97 after exiting
in the semi-finals with 13 points.
"It would be nice to be a little
bit faster, but if I can still get a
few points and get on the podium, that's a good job for me. I
swapped bikes and that was better. I just need that little bit more
speed and that comes down to
a few things – me, the bike. It's
getting there and I'm happy to be
in this position."
The meeting saw Swedish duo
Andreas Jonsson and Fredrik
Lindgren crash out. AJ has sustained a broken shoulder and
ribs, while Lindgren suffered a
broken arm.
CN
Final
1. Darcy Ward
2. Matej Zagar
3. Chris Holder
4. Tomasz Gollob
5. Emil Sayfutdinov
6. Tai Woffinden
7. Greg Hancock
8. Fredrik Lindgren
9. Nicki Pedersen
10. Jaroslaw Hampel
