tain Greg Hancock, who won all
six of his races. His first race fea-
tured a dramatic finish-line pass
to oust Swede Kim Nilsson. After
that, Hancock was untroubled in
his last five races, inflicting de-
feats on fellow Grand Prix riders
Darcy Ward, Chris Holder and
Andrea Jonsson.
The young teammates in sup-
port of Hancock were on very
unfamiliar territory at a track that
is much different to what they
usually ride in England and Cali-
fornia. Ricky Wells contributed
a hard-earned four points, while
17-year-old rookie Max Ruml
scored one. Gino Manzares
ended scoreless but both he and
Ruml, making their Polish debuts
in what is deemed the most com-
petitive speedway racing in the
world, gained a huge amount of
experience for their promising in-
ternational futures.
Team Manager Billy Hamill
paid tribute to his riders.
"Greg Hancock had a perfect
event and was truly an inspira-
tion for our team," he said. "Our
youngsters Gino and Max were
thrown into the deep end, but
they earned valuable experience
and now know what it means to
ride for the USA. Ricky Wells
worked hard and scored four
valuable points to help our world
ranking. We have established
ourselves as a team on the rise in
the Speedway World Cup based
on our results from the last two
years and we will build on that"
Steve Evans
IN
THE
WIND
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Although Team USA didn't
advance, Greg Hancock was
masterful in the Race Off in
Poland, the veteran winning all
six of his races.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
STEVE
HONE
