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contributions have been a huge
part of Team USA's resurgence in
the Speedway World Cup. Fortu-
nately, he will be on hand to lend
support to the team during the
competition."
As for Ruml… Hamill isn't con-
cerned about the youngster's de-
but on the world scene.
"Max has been phenomenal
on the U.S. scene this year,"
Hamill said. "He rode exception-
ally well at the second round of
the AMA National Series [at the
European-sized track] at Ventura
last month. He is fast, he listens
and he learns. There is no pres-
sure on him. He is there to earn
some points when the opportu-
nity is there."
Ruml will join Team USA team-
mates Greg Hancock, Ricky
Wells, Gino Manzares and re-
serve rider Aaron Fox as the
Americans take on teams from
Great Britain, Australia and Italy.
The winning team goes straight
through to the final, while the
second and third place teams
proceed to the race-off; with both
taking place the following week
in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Steve Evans
BRITISH DOUBLE
FOR BOU
I
t was a weekend of double wins for Toni Bou and
the Repsol Honda team as he dominated both
days of competition in the Grand Prix of Great Brit-
ain in Penrith, England, on Saturday and Sunday.
Bou's closest challenger in the championship –
Gas Gas' Adam Raga – ended up second on both
days, beating Beta's Jeroni Fajardo by just a single
point in Sunday's finale.
After two days of action in England, Bou has
now a 10-point lead over Raga at the top of the
championship.
The first day of the trial was held in wet condi-
tions, but Sunday dawned sunny and warm and
Bou turned up the heat on Raga, with the latter
earning 13 marks on the first lap while Bou lost just
a single five-mark penalty in section eight to take
an early lead that he held to the finish.
Round seven of the championship will take place
next weekend, Sunday, July 27 at the Pyrenean ski
resort of La Mongie in France.
"I am so happy to take the win today and extend
my championship lead," Bou said on Sunday. "It
was important to take the two wins in Great Britain
and the 10- point lead in the championship, and
what I was looking for. At this moment I am feeling
very confident and as you can see this is reflected
in my low scoring rides on both of the days."
PHOTOGRAPHY
COURTESY
OF
REPSOL
HONDA
Toni Bou was
perfect, winning
on both days of
the Grand Prix
of Great Britain
on Saturday and
Sunday.
